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ShatsBassoon

Throwing bombs & banging moms
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Canada will make sure it's last to lock down. We need to appear to be 'open' and 'caring' to Trudeau's European socialite crowd much more than we need to look out for the health of citizens.

Clearly..
Gotta lock in that seat on the UN security council
 

megatherium

el rey del mambo
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No, I mean she is. I know. I get our side from the BBC or US media blasted at us 24/7. It's fine to hear the otherside every now and then.

edit: also never bought into the russian trolls
Where are you Zeph @Zeph? You can ignore the question if you want.

I'm in Vancouver British Columbia. Born and raised.
 

La Paix

Fuck this place
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Canada will make sure it's last to lock down. We need to appear to be 'open' and 'caring' to Trudeau's European socialite crowd much more than we need to look out for the health of citizens.

Clearly..
No need to worry as they'll receive information. Should be suffice.

"We’ve focused our resources particularly at people who are travelling from high-risk regions…and for all international travellers, they are subject to screening,” Blair said.

“If for example, they have been to one of those high-risk areas they receive certain information and if they are in need of further interaction with our public health officials, the referral takes place right at the airport. We also provide those international travellers with additional information should they become symptomatic or feel ill.”

Canadians advised to not travel outside country, restrictions imposed on international flights, cruises
 

Splinty

Shake 'em off
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Sarah is Lebanese I believe Splinty @Splinty. An anti war activist. I follow her myself.
I know you follow her. Your posts are actually how she came to my attention originally and I was curious who she was with so many followers and such limited information about who she was.
She's not just an anti-war activist though. I don't doubt some of her media is her own but if you dox her you will find her connections to Syrian state media.
 

megatherium

el rey del mambo
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I know you follow her. Your posts are actually how she came to my attention originally and I was curious who she was with so many followers and such limited information about who she was.
She's not just an anti-war activist though. I don't doubt some of her media is her own but if you dox her you will find her connections to Syrian state media.
Yes, I follow a great deal of people connected to the Syrian government. I'm pro regime myself as you well know.

*they also tend to be from the Shia, Druze, Christian and secular Sunni cultural sector.
 
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ShatsBassoon

Throwing bombs & banging moms
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No need to worry as they'll receive information. Should be suffice.

"We’ve focused our resources particularly at people who are travelling from high-risk regions…and for all international travellers, they are subject to screening,” Blair said.

“If for example, they have been to one of those high-risk areas they receive certain information and if they are in need of further interaction with our public health officials, the referral takes place right at the airport. We also provide those international travellers with additional information should they become symptomatic or feel ill.”

Canadians advised to not travel outside country, restrictions imposed on international flights, cruises
Justin Trudeau: "COVID-19, Can you please go away? Thank you."
 

Filthy

Iowa Wrestling Champion
Jun 28, 2016
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lines at the grocery store were over an hour at 6AM.

Not for me, I used to work at a grocery store so I was shopping when the day-stalkers were putting out their high-priority items, and hitting checkout right when dayshift manager was taking over the floor and opening registers. I spent < 20m in the place.
I got the last 18pk of eggs that weren't "natural free range organic blah blah", and there were only half-gallons of milk left. Most of the frozen vegetables were gone, except carrots, lima beans, and spinach...which are actually some of the best things to eat when you're low on food.

Saw a girl with at least 4 huge boxes of tampons, lots of people just hoarding...like having a bunch of stuff is a security blanket. I've seen it before, but weird to see it here with relatively affluent/educated people.

But I was the only one walking around in a mask. Not just the only one in an N95 mask, the only one with anything over their mouth at all. The hour those people spent standing in a grocery store talking to strangers 2ft away probably did more to expose them to coronavirus than any of their ridiculous hoarding is going to overcome.

Everyone was being extra polite, lots of thank yous and pleases to the cashiers and other customers, everyone chatting in line. Until people thought someone was cutting in line. An African-American man came walking up to the self-checkout where I was at, but from the opposite direction of the line. I stopped him and told him whoa-brother, there's a line. The Line got fiesty. But he told me that the cashier at the other end of the store was sending people down to our end. So I quick told everyone to calm down, he's been in line longer than any of us, apologized to him for the misunderstanding...

Then another guy comes from that end of the store, and instead of the store manager directing the lines, they've got some dude that looks REALLY young. I go to leave and he says "there's an open checkout for whoever's next"

I stopped and looked back at him like WHAT THE FUCK? and The Line immediately started berating the poor kid. Profanely, in some cases. So I put the Whoa back on and told the kid "You need to pick a person and tell them where to checkout, or this is going to get real ugly real quick." And that shut The Line up, so I told them "he's going to alternate 2 from this line, then one from the longer line".

then I GTFO.
 

Shinkicker

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Jan 30, 2016
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Star Date 2020 March 14

Well it looks like I have another chance. We had a patient yesterday, the official test result hasn't came back but....the radiologist and the doc that saw the CT scan of her lungs are convinced it is a true case. Guess who was assigned the patient?

What is funny though is that they play it off to the nurse that it's just standard stuff to care for these patients and no big deal, "Just like the flu" they say. However, the admitting doctor assessed the patient through a window in the ante room while fully dressed out there. The infectious disease manager wouldn't even go on that side of the hall. Lol

I had to sign a piece of paper saying that I had read and understood the way to put on protective gear in the ante room and how to remove it in proper order when leaving. I had to sign this because if you say that you were exposed you get automatic 14 days off with pay for self quarantine.

I had to put on isolation gown,shoe covers, hair cap, respiratory mask, goggles, gloves, and full face shield.
If she's there Monday I'm sure they will give it to me again. I'll try to take a pic in my get up.

Splinty @Splinty , I wish I could take a pic of radiologist report and send it to you. I couldn't help but find it a little humorous. I've never seen one like it. It was a whole typed page. It mentioned ground glass appearance like 14 times. You could feel his excitement through the writing. Lol
 

Rambo John J

Baker Team
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Same. I just got back.
Went to Kroger, grabbed a little cart as I just needed a few things. Parking lot was crowded but I figured I'd see how bad it was inside. People were lined up at the checkout counters 20 deep.

Me:


I refuse to participate in the madness. I'll try again at midnight when all these idiots are sleeping with their 34 packs of toilet paper.
get a squirrel or two
 

Yossarian

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Oct 25, 2015
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Star Date 2020 March 14

Well it looks like I have another chance. We had a patient yesterday, the official test result hasn't came back but....the radiologist and the doc that saw the CT scan of her lungs are convinced it is a true case. Guess who was assigned the patient?

What is funny though is that they play it off to the nurse that it's just standard stuff to care for these patients and no big deal, "Just like the flu" they say. However, the admitting doctor assessed the patient through a window in the ante room while fully dressed out there. The infectious disease manager wouldn't even go on that side of the hall. Lol

I had to sign a piece of paper saying that I had read and understood the way to put on protective gear in the ante room and how to remove it in proper order when leaving. I had to sign this because if you say that you were exposed you get automatic 14 days off with pay for self quarantine.

I had to put on isolation gown,shoe covers, hair cap, respiratory mask, goggles, gloves, and full face shield.
If she's there Monday I'm sure they will give it to me again. I'll try to take a pic in my get up.

Splinty @Splinty , I wish I could take a pic of radiologist report and send it to you. I couldn't help but find it a little humorous. I've never seen one like it. It was a whole typed page. It mentioned ground glass appearance like 14 times. You could feel his excitement through the writing. Lol
Using a Star Trek reference. You win the internet today!
 

Filthy

Iowa Wrestling Champion
Jun 28, 2016
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Kicker's Log
Star Date 2020 March 14

Well it looks like I have another chance. We had a patient yesterday, the official test result hasn't came back but....the radiologist and the doc that saw the CT scan of her lungs are convinced it is a true case. Guess who was assigned the patient?

What is funny though is that they play it off to the nurse that it's just standard stuff to care for these patients and no big deal, "Just like the flu" they say. However, the admitting doctor assessed the patient through a window in the ante room while fully dressed out there. The infectious disease manager wouldn't even go on that side of the hall. Lol

I had to sign a piece of paper saying that I had read and understood the way to put on protective gear in the ante room and how to remove it in proper order when leaving. I had to sign this because if you say that you were exposed you get automatic 14 days off with pay for self quarantine.

I had to put on isolation gown,shoe covers, hair cap, respiratory mask, goggles, gloves, and full face shield.
If she's there Monday I'm sure they will give it to me again. I'll try to take a pic in my get up.

Splinty @Splinty , I wish I could take a pic of radiologist report and send it to you. I couldn't help but find it a little humorous. I've never seen one like it. It was a whole typed page. It mentioned ground glass appearance like 14 times. You could feel his excitement through the writing. Lol
I used to work in a clean room doing equipment maintenance. You just get used to being uncomfortable.
 

Splinty

Shake 'em off
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Splinty @Splinty , I wish I could take a pic of radiologist report and send it to you. I couldn't help but find it a little humorous. I've never seen one like it. It was a whole typed page. It mentioned ground glass appearance like 14 times. You could feel his excitement through the writing. Lol
Lmao
That is classic
 

Rambo John J

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By now, let’s hope you’re safely ensconced at home—going a little stir-crazy, perhaps, but doing your part to “flatten the curve.” But let’s say you’re one of those people who can’t stay in. Maybe you deliver Amazon boxes all day long, or you still need to drive a city bus. Or maybe you’re treating sick people in a hospital while trying not to get sick yourself. Or, for that matter, maybe you just have to go to the grocery store. In that case, you might want to know: How long does SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, last on surfaces we touch every day?

Potentially several hours, or even days, according to a preprint published this week by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, Princeton, and the University of California, Los Angeles. The researchers exposed various materials to the virus in the lab. They found that it remained virulent on surfaces for a lengthy period: from up to 24 hours on cardboard to up to two or three days on plastic and stainless steel. It also remained viable in aerosols—attached to particles that stay aloft in the air—for up to three hours. That’s all basically in line with the stability of SARS.


How Long Does the Coronavirus Last on Surfaces?
 

SongExotic2

ATM 3 CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. #ASSBLOODS
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Are they really closing down all the pubs?

If they did that here Cincy would fucking riot.
Closed at midnight last night.

All restaurants too.

And most of the high street followed