Posts by Paul White9

wanderingbadger77 said:I guess I'll keep lying for a bit. Where do you guys even get this inspiration?
Dentists are working.
Besides, what does that even have to do with isolation.
You guys are clogging up every single thread.

Look, if you have an actual toothache or some emergency—like a broken tooth—then yeah, they’re working. But routine checkups twice a year or getting your teeth cleaned where aerosols are being sprayed? Forget about it. You need to see a dentist regularly, not just when you're in pain. By the time it hurts, you're already too late.

Dentists? They aren't even allowed to work. You end up losing teeth just because you couldn't be bothered to fix a cavity when a routine checkup would have caught it. Instead, you wait until it’s an emergency and the nerve starts screaming. Then, seven years down the line, the tooth cracks and you're stuck paying out of pocket for a crown. If that fails, you lose the whole tooth. Before you know it, your digestion goes to hell because you can't chew properly, leading to all sorts of GI issues. All of this could have been prevented or at least pushed back for decades if you had just visited a local dentist for a simple cleaning. Of course, those crowns or future implants? You'll be footing that entire bill yourself.

Nicole James said:Of course. That’s why instead of jumping straight to a full-scale lockdown, the goal is to resolve things through contact isolation, masks, and limiting large gatherings... But then you have certain people who stubbornly refuse to wear masks, won't report contacts because they don't want to offend their friends, or gather en masse as if there's no tomorrow... they essentially obstruct every attempt to keep the situation under control with moderate measures.

Except that the "some" in this case is roughly a larger order of magnitude than it is with the flu...

Which is why you shouldn't board a streetcar with a basket of bees...

My colleagues are heading out to Africa for fieldwork. Honestly, you go to a decent club there, meet some attractive people looking to hook up with foreigners, and the reality is that out of ten people, seven might have AIDS. You either don't do it at all even if you want to, or if you decide to risk it without a condom, you're still not even guaranteed safety.

Here in the States, most people don't bother with condoms during one-night stands because they aren't readily available and they think the chance of infection is low. And most of them get through it just fine.

If COVID-19 were a disease where you were highly likely to be dead within ten days, believe me, Stozer wouldn't need to be telling people to protect themselves; they'd be doing it on their own.

Charles Ramos7 said:Mortality isn't the only issue here. From what I can see, even the more severe complications (which have been showing up in younger people too) aren't exactly harmless.

Look, you pull through, you recover, and you move on with your life. You aren't going to go out and run a marathon immediately after bouncing back from COVID. You aren't doing that after a brutal bout of the flu that completely leveled you, either.
Just give your body some damn time to recover.

Nicole James said:Good for you if you managed to breeze through it with such mild symptoms. Just keep in mind that there are perfectly healthy, young people out there ending up in the hospital with permanent lung scarring.

Exactly. Some young people end up on oxygen from a standard flu, and some even die. Most don't. Just like with COVID, most people are fine.

You made a fair point there. But look, if we're looking at a mortality rate of around 0.1-0.2%—which is what we actually know now, unlike back during those first three months when everyone was just panicking and flying blind—then we’re essentially just dealing with another virus that doesn't carry a massive death toll. If this thing had a 30-50% fatality rate for everyone who caught it, you wouldn't need all these government mandates, COVID enforcement officers, public pleas, "educational" campaigns, or any of that other nonsense.

Basically, it's just like flu season every year. We tell the elderly and the immunocompromised to stay safe and be careful, while the rest of us just go about our business and get on with life.

crimsonranger3 said:But those $2667 are looming over us...

None of that matters if you’re being harassed just for trimming the grass on the public strip in front of your house. 🙂

But try spreading fertilizer on your own damn lawn—now that’s where they really step in.

crimsonranger3 said:So, I can just walk around outside until then?
Their rules are straight out of the NFL.

Look, if nobody reaches out to you, how are you even supposed to know you need to quarantine? And if they do call you while you're already out and about, you've got to figure out some way to get back home immediately.

crimsonranger3 said:So I've already wasted 5 days. 😁

What an absolute joke. They mandate self-isolation, yet I had no clue I was even supposed to be isolating for the last five days...
Pure stupidity.

Exactly.

Either you take a test and have no idea what the result will be—so you go out and do a massive grocery run just to make sure you have enough food if you end up stuck at home—or you get home, check your email, and finally see the results.

All these mandates and regulations completely fly in the face of common sense. You don't even need to be a genius to realize that these rules are failing on every single level.

driftingranger2 said:I wouldn't count on it...
The cops are out doing door-to-door checks at the residence.

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And where exactly does it say you're required to isolate specifically there and nowhere else?

Keith Barrett2 said:Can you actually register your own apartment through e-visitor too?
Like, if the person doesn't officially live there but they actually own the place.

I mean, some people just head over temporarily to stay in an aunt's or a brother's place while they're living out in Europe, leaving their actual homes here in America sitting empty since they only show up for the summer. What are we even supposed to do about those cases?

It’s not just that you can—it’s that you absolutely have to! And honestly, they give you the option to pay the tourist tax for the entire season upfront instead of doing it day by day. It's exactly like how you used to pay at the local tourism office before e-visitor existed.

nimblescout50 said:It's funny how it works—everyone from the small towns heads to the big cities to get treated, rather than the other way around.

You can see that pattern clearly at Mayo Clinic. People will drive all the way from Miami or Indianapolis just for a rebro za pregled ili operacija, even though they have their own top-tier medical centers right back home.

Bryan Taylor6 said:Oh really? Who am I even talking to here? Half the country is living on minimum wage, people are scavenging cans just to get by, and the economy is cratering... but sure, everything is "fixed" if you just grab your bags and head for the bright lights of the West. That’s exactly the kind of attitude our President has been pushing...

plavuša 😁

Look, I’m asking you: if you don't let him go pursue his own path and actually make a little damn money, what's the point of staying in America? A laborer can work abroad too. People stay here because they can afford to hit the beach at their summer house, even if they can't swing a hotel room. At least you work hard and then get a vacation out of it. If that isn't an option... then why are we even bothering to talk about this anymore?

Bryan Taylor6 said:Moving to a "better place" with zero dollars in your pocket? People out there absolutely love those types of folks... including the 60-year-olds.

I have no idea who you think you're talking to. I am actively working and have solid experience in a high-demand field on a global scale. And I am nowhere near 60 years old.

As for the other guy starting with zero bucks, just listen to how many people packed up and moved abroad chasing the American Dream and better opportunities, only to find they ended up much better off in the end.

Matthew Jackson2 said:Well, you aren't wrong there. With this unseasonably warm winter we've been having, it’s basically an open invitation for a massive rat infestation, and frankly, after everything we've just been through, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if those rodents started spreading some kind of disease next.

City kids just don't get it. They think they're living the high life just because someone invites them over for a BBQ and a few drinks twice a year. To them, everything is perfect—pretty flowers and manicured lawns—as if that's the pinnacle of existence.

Bryan Taylor6 said:If you’re so eager to plant things, head out to the Midwest and plow. There's plenty of land out there just waiting for someone to work it...

Look, I have my own weekend cabin and a garden I tend to every single year. Whether I’ll still be doing that this year, I honestly can't say. I was working on it right before winter hit. I don't need the Midwest to feel productive.

Tell me, what actually keeps people tethered to the US? It’s all about real estate equity and family. If they strip away your capital and your property, you just move your family somewhere better.

Bryan Taylor6 said:Don't compare a car where people are breathing down each other's necks to an 800-square-foot apartment. We aren't idiots. It's not the same thing, and it can't be treated as the same...

800 square feet? I guess you're living the high life, then.

It's a delusion. 800 square feet is absolutely nothing.

dustymarlin10 said:And why wouldn't that be an issue?
You really think those local cronies aren't just going to write off the fines?

Once the foreclosure finally goes through, they'll grab that piece of land you were eyeing ages ago🙂

Bryan Taylor6 said:Right, because the absolute biggest crisis we're facing right now is overgrown weeds🙏

Exactly. Some people won't have access to fresh produce. Others won't have a garden or veggies to rely on. Or even wine. But what people *are* losing is their jobs, hour by hour. Do the math. You lose your job, you lose your income, and suddenly you don't have food—and you can't just head down to the local market to grow your own stuff and eat. Brilliant, right?

Bryan Taylor6 said:It matters, because they shouldn't have even left their house the first time.
What kind of "quarantine" is that when you're driving across the entire country, putting everyone at risk?
And they're doing it with their whole family... hours spent in a car together... suddenly you don't just have one infected person, you have four.

And what if it isn't someone in quarantine, but just someone else without any restrictions? Are we supposed to punish everyone? Everyone is guilty until proven innocent, right? And if they're stuck in quarantine at home in an apartment, their wife and kids are there too. Just like they were in the car.