Coronavirus (NO POLITICAL OR SOCIAL COMMENTARY PLEASE)

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I don’t mind the safety procedures...although I admit I will miss certain breakfast buffets at certain highend properties. What I don’t like is getting smacked with a resort fee for services I never use nor intended to use.

You have to pay extra fees for disinfected rooms (no bugs in the bed) and sanitized bathtubs. But you shouldn't pay extra if some services are eliminated...sauna, whirlpool, hotdog buffets, TV remote control, bathrobes, feet masseuses, ...

[ctujackbauer]

Wall Street Journal - The Lockdown Made Big Fish Bad News
When restaurants closed, fish farms got crowded. Now aquatic farmers are trying to stunt growth.

^above article is paywalled, but worth viewing if you have a library card and the library offers free digital articles, such as ProQuest.

New York City is one of the biggest markets for aquaculture, aka farmed fish. Because of the covid lockdown of the city and many other big city restaurants, the farmed fish have been growing in the tanks without being bought.

Fish that get too big, bigger than the size of a restaurant dinner plate, aren't useful to the farmers. Many of the farmers are selling to people direct, donating to food banks, freezing them with liquid nitrogen, or smoking them. They're also trying to lower the water temperature to slow down fish growth.

The WSJ often does these quirky articles in a section called A-HED.

[DanTheMan]

Originally Posted by Waboman

He now plans to face/off with the media, despite the fear that his family has that he might have another public blow out. “I say just Carrie on”, one relative of Travolta was quoted when asked. One major news outlet responded back with “Savages.” “Look Who’s Talking”, replied back the Travolta family.

Travolta’s rep had no further comment on the matter other than, “Be Cool”.

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I don’t mind the safety procedures...although I admit I will miss certain breakfast buffets at certain highend properties. What I don’t like is getting smacked with a resort fee for services I never use nor intended to use.

I'm not being charged with a resort fee but I would understand it if it was a covid charge.

The first hotel I'm checking into next month has an arcade, bowling alley, fitness center, complimentary use of bicycles, pool and hot tub and free breakfast. I guess none of those things will be available.

I wouldn't mind if I was going by myself, but am bringing the family as our first getaway.

I don't know if this hotel will do it, but leaving a room empty for 72 hours after check-out is going overboard and frankly not a sustainable business model.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Penton, I know you're a man of numbers, like I.
Did they also mention any number for the 4th of August, 4th of September, 4th of October, 4th of November, ...by the end of December 2020?

? you’ve been reading my mail and were the only one to consider the importance of just shooting (not necessarily shooting and delivering) at the highest rez possible due to the benefit of working with an oversampled image as the source – https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...k#post17749919

I haven’t noticed any prediction in that regard out of CDC, but Dr. Ashish Jha (a recognized expert from Harvard Global Health Institute) predicts 200,000 deaths by September if we just stay flat, as well as him making other key points with regards to a paramount missing piece -

‘We Will Cross The 200,000 Mark’ In Coronavirus Deaths By September, Doctor Says | TODAY - YouTube

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

I like what you said before: Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

and vice versa - https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/04/61943/

[Dollar Colonel]

Originally Posted by bruceames

I'm not being charged with a resort fee but I would understand it if it was a covid charge.

The first hotel I'm checking into next month has an arcade, bowling alley, fitness center, complimentary use of bicycles, pool and hot tub and free breakfast. I guess none of those things will be available.

I wouldn't mind if I was going by myself, but am bringing the family as our first getaway.

I don't know if this hotel will do it, but leaving a room empty for 72 hours after check-out is going overboard and frankly not a sustainable business model.

Most hotels don't have many weekday visitors anyway, so leaving the room empty for 72 hours after a weekend visit won't be an issue.

Resort fees, wifi fees, etc. are lame excuses for a hotel to not pay booking sites.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

the latest news

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...id-19-n1231076

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I haven’t noticed any prediction in that regard out of CDC, but Dr. Ashish Jha (a recognized expert from Harvard Global Health Institute) predicts 200,000 deaths by September if we just stay flat

The trend is not flat but downward. I don't know if he is predicting the death curve to flatten or he is not making a prediction per se, but rather is just projection out the numbers from today's average mortality figures.

Seven day moving average now down to 770 per day, which 90 days from now if flat would be 187,000 deaths.

[deckard82]

I think the key to decreasing the mortality rate is early detection which requires a ton of testing. That's what did the trick for us early on. And looks like that's working out much better in the US now too.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by bruceames

The trend is not flat but downward. I don't know if he is predicting the death curve to flatten or he is not making a prediction per se, but rather is just projection out the numbers from today's average mortality figures.....

we’ll see how it pans out, regardless, as far as I’m concerned, waaaaay too many people have already died and suffered due to a lack of a concerted nationwide (federal) response, meanwhile coming up shortly on JAMA Live -

Coronavirus Q&A with Carlos del Rio, MD Monday, June 15, 2P CST #JAMALive - YouTube

[Batman1980]

Too many people care more about nonessential trips out of the house for a true number drop

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Too many people care more about nonessential trips out of the house for a true number drop

Bat, it's o.k. if people do it right

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

we’ll see how it pans out, regardless, as far as I’m concerned, waaaaay too many people have already died and suffered due to a lack of a concerted nationwide (federal) response, meanwhile coming up shortly on JAMA Live -
Coronavirus Q&A with Carlos del Rio, MD Monday, June 15, 2P CST #JAMALive - YouTube

Is it what it is. We can't undo what's been done. Always too many people dying, but as long as the trend is in the positive direction, one can take hope from that and will continue to fall.

It's odd that all the focus is on cases, which are largely due to increased testing and thus the least reliable barometer, but ignored are positive trends in something so important: people dying.

[Batman1980]

That's because there is no good way to look at suffering, loss and death. Also, news cycles focus almost exclusively on negativity, it's what has and will continue to sell.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Penton, you spend a lot of time in the outdoors, on location, seeing the world outside....

taking in the view from behind the sign



P.S.
Note to Waboman, the hike being without any Pom Pom - https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...n#post17568612

[deckard82]

Originally Posted by bruceames

Is it what it is. We can't undo what's been done. Always too many people dying, but as long as the trend is in the positive direction, one can take hope from that and will continue to fall.

It's odd that all the focus is on cases, which are largely due to increased testing and thus the least reliable barometer, but ignored are positive trends in something so important: people dying.

Because hospitalizations are going up as well in several states (14 last time I checked). An increase in testing does not explain that.

[deckard82]

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/15/p...rus/index.html

[Bigdog]

Originally Posted by deckard82

Because hospitalizations are going up as well in several states (14 last time I checked). An increase in testing does not explain that.

Yes i'm sure the 100k deep protest's in most american city's the last 3 weeks has nothing to do with it at all.

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/...-blm-protests/

To further this point i have just read that Deworthless mayor of NYC will not allow it's contact tracers to ask if the person was at a protest!

[deckard82]

Originally Posted by Bigdog

Yes i'm sure the 100k deep protest's in most american city's the last 3 weeks has nothing to do with it at all.

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/...-blm-protests/

To further this point i have just read that Deworthless mayor of NYC will not allow it's contact tracers to ask if the person was at a protest!

Hospitalizations are up in states that opened early. There were protests all over the US. And Europe too, btw.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...id-19-n1231076

I was coming to that as I just learned not long ago...about an hour.
You keep track with important news Penton, excellent.

▪ https://www.biospace.com/article/fda...-for-covid-19/