2020 Dumpster Fire (Enter at your own risk)

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

Anyone else like the new design by Jim?
Advertising up?

[Bison06]

12 minutes ago, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

It's going to be a slippery slope where something else needs to be given to those who already paid theirs off. Not to mention reigning in college costs for future generations.

If something isn’t done to fix the rising cost of college, then this will be an incredible waste of money. Eliminating federally backed student loans would be a really good start to curb the problem.

[Bison06]

28 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

If that is your real question? You are part of the problem. There's a lot more to this than just slapping on a mask.

Which city, state, country has handled Covid in a way that you think holds up as an example for how to manage this?

[Oxbow6]

29 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

If that is your real question? You are part of the problem. There's a lot more to this than just slapping on a mask.

Washing hands.....✔

Social distancing when possible.....✔

Lockdowns to ruin lives, families,  businesses and any sense of hope......✔ 

[1972]

29 minutes ago, BarnWinterSportsEngelstad said:

If that is your real question? You are part of the problem. There's a lot more to this than just slapping on a mask.

Well then, what is it?  Seems to me that NO BODY has the answer.....so the question remains, why do people think masks are the answer?

[SIOUXFAN97]

12 minutes ago, 1972 said:

Well then, what is it?  Seems to me that NO BODY has the answer.....so the question remains, why do people think masks are the answer?

its a visual physical reminder that you THINK your helping...when if not used correctly it isn't.

[SIOUXFAN97]

29 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Washing hands.....✔

Social distancing when possible.....✔

Lockdowns to ruin lives, families,  businesses and any sense of hope......✔ 

lockdowns help CHINA

[Nodak78]

The ND health website must be down with Covid.

 

NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Please note: The software that reports the number of recovered and hospitalized is down, which also impacts active cases. This info will be updated once the system is back online. Find available information on the daily news release. 

[The Sicatoka]

2 hours ago, jdub27 said:

Mostly my thoughts as well, but are they going to have a designated "CoVid" staff so that those infected can stay away from their healthy co-workers? I know that the plan is to only have them work with already infected patients but it sure goes against the message of "if you're positive, stay home" and knowingly bringing the virus into a healthcare setting doesn't exactly scream "protect the vulnerable". 

I'm pretty sure there is a segregated area for just Covid patients. If they can set up that, or a floor, and designate a stairwell or elevator for just that usage they could create an isolation ward (effectively for both patients and staff). 

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, jdub27 said:

It's been done before. 

The common cold?
Influenza?
Chicken pox? 

MMR vaccine ... but it's still out there.
Hepatitis vaccine? Out there.
Rabies vaccine? Out there.

Best claim might be polio, or small pox. 

[Nodak78]

The biden tax plan gearing up with some notably results.

 

Schmidt, one of America’s wealthiest people, and his family have won approval to become citizens of the Mediterranean nation, according to a previously unreported notice in a Cypriot publication in October. While it is not clear why exactly Schmidt has pursued this foreign citizenship, the new passport gives him the ability to travel to the European Union, along with a potentially favorable personal tax regime.

 

https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/11/9/21547055/eric-schmidt-google-citizen-cyprus-european-union

[The Sicatoka]

6 minutes ago, Nodak78 said:

The ND health website must be down with Covid.

 

NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Please note: The software that reports the number of recovered and hospitalized is down, which also impacts active cases. This info will be updated once the system is back online. Find available information on the daily news release. 

Must .... not ... type ... HAMMER ... and ... SCORECARD! 

 

[The Sicatoka]

I'd say it's a coin flip. 

[The Sicatoka]

I like what Manchin is saying, but can he follow through? 

 

[Wilbur]

55 minutes ago, 1972 said:

Well then, what is it?  Seems to me that NO BODY has the answer.....so the question remains, why do people think masks are the answer?

Walked out of the store this morning when it was 6 degrees here in beautiful western NoDak and the exhaust was pouring out of people's masks walking to their vehicles from the store, mine too.  Maybe we were wearing them the wrong way, but not sure that they were very effective.  

All the workers in my grandmother's nursing home are required to wear gloves and masks 100 percent of the time, and some even mask up and use the plastic shield.  

So....how in the hell did she get Covid?

[SiouxFan100]

My take

There is nothing that will eliminate Covid. Even after a vaccine. All we have are ways to mitigate it. I think masks help mitigate though isn't effective all the time. Social distance will mitigate. Shut downs are probably the best way to mitigate but the cost is too high and we can't shut down again.

I am not for wearing masks all time outdoors. I see some wearing a mask while mowing the grass. The last guidance I  heard was that masks help. That seems to be the most responsible thing to do until told otherwise. 

[ToDaClub]

22 minutes ago, Wilbur said:

Walked out of the store this morning when it was 6 degrees here in beautiful western NoDak and the exhaust was pouring out of people's masks walking to their vehicles from the store, mine too.  Maybe we were wearing them the wrong way, but not sure that they were very effective.  

All the workers in my grandmother's nursing home are required to wear gloves and masks 100 percent of the time, and some even mask up and use the plastic shield.  

So....how in the hell did she get Covid?

Todays count has 803 workers in Long Care facilities positive, and 593 residents positive. https://www.health.nd.gov/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/north-dakota-coronavirus-cases

My mother passed away late June this summer, I was not allowed to see her until hours before she passed.  I would also ask how this happened. 

[The Sicatoka]

Hint about masks -- Look into cases of pneumonia without Covid lately. Folks aren't washing their re-use masks. 

[The Sicatoka]

5 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said:

My take

There is nothing that will eliminate Covid. Even after a vaccine. All we have are ways to mitigate it.

Virus gonna virus. 

[Oxbow6]

30 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

I like what Manchin is saying, but can he follow through? 

 

<putting on tinfoil hat>

Georgia Dems steal.....I mean win both senate races. 50/50 split. He comes from a state where 69% voted Trump. Not a single county went for Biden....zero. He sees the shithole this country will become  with the Dem party unchecked. Decides to switch parties and cements his legacy as a true American patriot.

[Old Fella]

1 hour ago, Nodak78 said:

The ND health website must be down with Covid.

 

NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Please note: The software that reports the number of recovered and hospitalized is down, which also impacts active cases. This info will be updated once the system is back online. Find available information on the daily news release. 

The daily news release:

Over 1,000 new cases.

New record deaths.  30

[Oxbow6]

22 minutes ago, Old Fella said:

The daily news release:

894 new cases.

New record deaths.  30

FYP

Not that it is much to celebrate  with the record deaths but 894 is lowest daily total in 2 weeks

[The Sicatoka]

39 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

<putting on tinfoil hat>

Georgia Dems steal.....I mean win both senate races. 50/50 split. He comes from a state where 69% voted Trump. Not a single county went for Biden....zero. He sees the shithole this country will become  with the Dem party unchecked. Decides to switch parties and cements his legacy as a true American patriot.

In your 50-50 scenario, if Manchin were to declare as he's declared (we keep filibuster, and no Court packing) and Senator Schumer* tried to squeeze Manchin hard, Manchin does have the ultimate leverage on Schumer. It'd go like ...

"Really Chuck, Really? You're gonna do me like that. You really think you have me jammed up. I have Mitch on the other line and he's fitting me for an "R" right now. He really likes 51-49 and "majority leader" back by his name, and you should see the committee chair I'm getting now. See ya later, Chuck. Say "bye" to Ilhan and AOC for me." 

 

 

*Schumer would be majority lead if Biden was in WH as Harris would break Senate ties

[dmksioux]

1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

Walked out of the store this morning when it was 6 degrees here in beautiful western NoDak and the exhaust was pouring out of people's masks walking to their vehicles from the store, mine too.  Maybe we were wearing them the wrong way, but not sure that they were very effective.  

All the workers in my grandmother's nursing home are required to wear gloves and masks 100 percent of the time, and some even mask up and use the plastic shield.  

So....how in the hell did she get Covid?

Any Compassionate care visits by family? 

[TheFlop]

4 hours ago, Feff said:

What gets me about this whole pandemic is the absurd number of people unwilling to do even the bare minimum to reduce spread. Gods forbid we have to be inconvenienced for any length of time. Nope. Can't wear a mask because "You can't make me" mentality, can't social distance, can't put off purely optional activities because, "it's no worse than the flu." Despite evidence to the contrary. We have to have our normal lives at all costs.

The hypocrisy is what gets me. Some of the same people that think sports are evil spreading events are the ones sneaking their kids off onto special travel teams so their kids don't have to miss out ...just yours should have to miss out .  The blue hairs that think the 35 and under crowd should give up bars, in person school, etc but the blue hairs should still be able to have their morning cup of coffee at Perkins or their unnecessary 12 noon on a Saturday stroll through Menards.  Sturgis is still getting hammered for being the root cause of 99.9% of American Covid spread but the 3 months straight of riots in Portland and BLM protests other places are given a free pass.  Don't sit here and try to pretend that 100 spectators at a JV football game is a huge issue but the Biden celebrations weren't.  Be consistent.