Posts by restlesssurfer97

Laura Chavez93 said:Has it occurred to anyone here that the decision to keep stores closed on Sundays might actually be an attempt to prevent large crowds from congregating in cramped indoor spaces? ☕
Given the typical American mindset—if you know what I mean—half the population would probably spend the entire Sunday loitering in a Target just to avoid being bored at home...

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It’s honestly kind of hilarious when some interviewer asks a cashier on TV if they’d prefer to have Sundays off just to hang out with their family, and you can tell they’re totally stuck because, obviously, what else can they say without sounding like a total rebel? Like, they have to play along and say they’d love to take the kids to church in the morning and then spend the whole afternoon cooking up a big family feast together.

But deep down, in the back of your mind, you’re thinking that people should just keep working through Saturday and Sunday, because let’s be real, those are basically the only days my husband actually touches a spatula, and besides, once the house gets loud and chaotic, you can't even hear yourself think, so I'm sitting there wishing for a Monday off instead, just so I can enjoy a quiet, empty house all to myself.

Fishing for some work and catching up with my buddy, who’s way past retirement age by now, and he just looks at me like, "Man, how did you pull all that off—the villa, the vacation home, the yachts?" And honestly, man, it's been an absolute earthquake, just total chaos 😂

wiredrider9 said:I mean, I don't plan on moving to the EU—I'd probably make more cash and actually get some respect, for sure—but right now, it's just not on my radar.

That was actually my plan for this spring (just ditching this moron once and for all), but then Coronavirus came along and totally screwed me over. ☕

Well, look on the bright side, the Coronavirus basically forced you to finally take those vacation days😂

Jessica Gonzalez said:I work on Sundays because I want to, so I'm not sure how anyone would actually stop me. I guess it's pretty easy to just talk big when you aren't actually doing anything.

Did you start acting like this after the earthquake hit? 😂

wiredrider9 said:Dude, this is America, not Germany 🙄

I'm basically on my first vacation since 2019—it's April 2020 now—so what the hell are you even talking about?

Prika, look, the US is huge, and if you aren't feeling the vibe under the current boss, you just pack your bags and head somewhere better, because none of those Sunday work bans or minimum wage nonsense is going to save you.

wiredrider9 said:Seriously, has anyone actually asked the people working here if they even want to work on Sundays? Like, is anyone forcing you? Pretty sure the shop owners aren't exactly clocking in on a Sunday themselves.😉

They ask you about signing an employment contract. What are you even talking about?

brightpilot6 said:I’m not entirely sure if you’re taking a swipe at me. If you are, let it be noted for the record that my opinion is that things are only getting progressively worse as time marches on. It seems to me that while the healthcare aspect was handled quite well, everything else has become such a chaotic mess that "colorful" doesn't even begin to describe it.

All this ambiguity, the sheer lack of logic, and the constant contradictions—it's enough to drive people mad, and there's just more of it every single day.

Of course I'm talking about you. 🙂

And I totally agree with what you said, because things are just spiraling out of control since the topics are getting wider and wider, and they aren't even qualified to handle all these different sectors anymore, plus they're basically asking for it since Capak keeps trying to answer questions that aren't even his business.

At this point, they either need to bring in actual experts from other fields to bolster the task force, or they really need to stop putting the entire spotlight on them, because there is zero sense in having Alemka explaining how hotel pools are going to be used in the summer (to use a metaphor), or having Capak weigh in on whether people can try products in grocery stores (and I'm not even joking 🤦).

The front office definitely hired a lawyer from SportsCenter, so just watch out guys, they've got an expert with hundreds of games under their belt 🤣

mellowotter36 said:America actually has significantly more hospital beds per 100,000 people than Sweden does. I can't Google it right this second, but I remember seeing that data on Eurostat. Sweden has one of the lowest numbers of hospital beds in the EU.

This is exactly what I'm talking about. I saw that same chart myself.

Churches are opening up this Sunday so everyone can get there to pray that things start looking up for us starting Monday.

ruggedjackal46 said:The death toll in the USA is ten times higher than what we're seeing in China. What kind of leadership does that even suggest?

Sweden has a death count roughly equal to our current infection numbers. Look, countries like Sweden or Germany can afford to take those kinds of risks because they have robust healthcare systems capable of absorbing a massive surge in patients. Our healthcare system is already straining at the seams; they're turning away people who don't even have Coronavirus just to keep up. What on earth would happen if we had 20,000 active cases instead of 2,000?

Honestly, this whole situation is a tectonic disaster. It’s a complete wreck for the economy, and it’s just as messy for politics, especially now that the crisis management team has basically become an unquestionable authority. No matter how you slice it, it's a total mess.

😂😂

Sweden has as many deaths as we have total infections right now, and honestly, countries like Sweden or Germany can actually afford to take those kinds of risks because their healthcare systems are massive enough to handle a surge in patients, whereas our system is already struggling just to stay afloat, turning away people who don't even have Coronavirus, so imagine the absolute chaos if we had 20,000 active cases instead of just 2,000.

Around here, hospitals are turning away non-COVID cases mostly out of pure fear, which is really just a direct byproduct of this whole COVID panic rather than actual hospital capacity issues—if that were the case, it would actually support your point, but I'm genuinely wondering how you managed to talk yourself into such a circular logic trap here.

btw, I can't be bothered to go digging for it right now, but I remember seeing some chart comparing things like ICU bed capacity, ventilators, and all that stuff where the US was doing better than Sweden, and Germany was sitting way up at the top.
But hey, whatever, I don't know how precise those numbers were, so if anyone actually has the data, feel free to drop it.

Paul Sanders5 said:Thanks to Sweden, we’re actually going to have something to compare this to. In a few months, or maybe even a year, once everything finally settles down ( 🤣 ), we'll see the real numbers. Honestly, I’m ready to bet money right now that it’s going to be a pathetic rate—just a tiny footnote in the history books.

Thank God there are other countries finally starting to wake up. The Governor of California just ordered autopsies for all those suspicious cases from December

edit: Just so people don't think I'm out of touch with the Coronavirus situation, my cousin is actually in the hospital because of it 🤣 there's about 20 of them in that ward, and nobody's actually sick; they're basically dying of boredom, being total pains, and just waiting to get discharged 😁 he didn't even have symptoms, he just got tested because of contact.

And once again, you've got silly Americans leading the way on 🙏🙏🙏

Elizabeth Mendoza said:First off, they weren't telling anyone to wear masks because they didn't have any in stock. Now, suddenly, after two massive shipments of 70 and 50 tons of medical supplies just landed, everyone’s acting like wearing a mask is mandatory all of a sudden.

And what about everything I’ve been typing for the last month and a half, all just to watch them try to justify their own incompetence by intentionally pushing the wrong advice? It’s honestly pathetic.

I still vividly remember that Open segment at the start of this whole crisis, when Alemka and Fižulica were guests; Fižulica looked almost embarrassed to even be wearing a mask after Alemka claimed they weren't even important, and he just sort of sheepishly admitted he was wearing one just so he wouldn't have to touch his face, looking just like a little puppy staring at Alemka.

Look, I don't have anything against Alemka personally, but she clearly messed up too, and honestly, regarding those masks, they should have just been upfront from the very beginning and said they were recommended, and that would have been that.

And they’re back at it again with the fantasies, whether we're talking about being stuck indoors or even out in the open... honestly, if they just started recommending masks every single day, it would be over and done with.
Americans are proven to be incredibly obedient, and they basically treat the command center like some kind of altar.

Krunoslav Capak, the head of the CDC, mentioned that cloth masks aren't exactly recommended for strictly medical purposes, though he did point out that even a simple cloth one helps catch those aerosols you get from coughing or sneezing. He’s suggesting people wear them in crowded indoor spots where everyone is packed in, and honestly, he thinks it might even be a good call for certain outdoor settings too.

"It would be really great if people just started wearing masks," Capak said.

Then you had the Secretary of Homeland Security, Davor Božinović, weigh in on the whole mask situation too.

"We've moved into a new phase here, and there was no way we would have stepped into this stage if citizens weren't actually following what we told them. This second phase really comes down to how much we stick to all the basic epidemiological guidelines, including wearing masks. We aren't talking about surgical medical masks here, just covers for your mouth and nose to help stop droplet transmission. The recommendations we’re releasing today are meant to help both regular folks and business owners organize themselves so we can breeze through this second phase with minimal infections and stay one step ahead of the virus," Božinović concluded.

he he

Finally, we’re seeing some actual data regarding the testing numbers over in China, apparently they're hitting about 50,000 tests a day over in Wuhan.

And what kind of position is restlesssurfer97 even playing when ZZ starts showing his teeth? 🍿

ruggedjackal46 said:Do you honestly think hospital bed capacity is the ultimate metric for healthcare quality? Is Bulgaria supposed to be the gold standard for medicine in Europe now?

That whole "you think" thing you're doing really reminds me of that super annoying "sooo, what u saying is..." trope people use when they're trying too hard.🤣

ruggedjackal46 said:Do you really think the US would have a lower mortality rate if we had an equivalent number of cases?

Honestly, I feel like if the US saw a death rate that high among those infected, it would probably just be because our healthcare system is struggling so much right now.

I mean, look, we all know why Italy is seeing such massive numbers, and I haven't really dug into the data on Sweden yet, but don't even get me started on Belgium—it’s like, what is even happening over there lately? 🤷