Offside Chat Archives (2014-2021)

Amanda Evans2 said:It honestly feels to me like everyone is just desperate to find proof that this thing is dangerous.
As of right now, only one person in America has died from this disease—the same disease that has already cost quite a few of my friends their jobs.
And let's not forget that some people passed away simply because they couldn't get proper medical care, which is something I've mentioned before.

The mortality rate for people in the 20-30 age bracket is about 0.2 percent. Of course, you're going to run into someone here and there who falls victim to it, like that Spanish man with leukemia...

But what about those who aren't in that 20 to 30 age bracket?
WFT?

Matthew Young35 said:But what about those who aren't in that 20 to 30 age bracket?
WFT?

What on earth does that have to do with the discussion Paul Martinez73 and I are having regarding this British guy who is only 21 years old?
My point is that he's being taken out of context to try and scare people into thinking this is dangerous for younger folks too.
I don't know how else to draw this out for you... I'm not much of an artist...

brightpilot6 said:Nobody truly has a solution for this situation, especially not under a government as inept as ours.

Our support measures for entrepreneurs are nothing more than a joke.

But if this whole ordeal is just some predictable, petty squabble in Split, then so be it; perhaps then we might actually see better days.

What kind of political game? Like I said, these people won't give up an inch of anything just to keep their voters in line.

Elizabeth Mendoza said:Look, if you ask me, we’ve got barely any life left to live. We're just going to spend what's remaining stuck at home. The world is heading straight for a total collapse—wars and crises with absolutely no turning back.

I didn't say that. I just meant that the whole "Just let us live our lives and work, who cares if people die, it's just the flu" attitude doesn't really hold water.
Especially while the virus is still in its early stages and nobody has any clue what happens next.

A buddy of mine calls me today acting like, "Oh, the weather is warming up, this will all blow over." He’s already prepping his vacation rentals, talking about how it'll be a crazy season with everyone showing up like walk-ins. I told him, man, you're being a massive optimist—that sounds like pure conspiracy talk. We got locked down because a few people died, and now he thinks it'll just vanish once it gets warm. When I asked him how he could be so sure, he was like, "Look, every flu disappears when the heat hits; even if winter was mild, it didn't stop the viruses, so this will disappear just like any other flu."

The guy has clearly done his math; he's convinced it'll just melt away with the sun, and nothing can stop that...

I wasn't saying we're all going extinct, I'm just seeing the logic behind everything they're doing. And honestly, it makes perfect sense to me. I'm not out here fighting politicians by claiming they're "building a police state," or that "they'll track us through our phones," or "we won't be allowed to go anywhere"... because, hey, they can't actually do much of that. Every app on your phone tracks where you go and what you do if the government wants to know. You have IDs; they know exactly who you are and where you are. You've got a smartphone in your pocket, yet some people act like they're rebels against the system (not me, obviously, but there are plenty of them around).

To me, it's logical to lock everyone down for a couple of weeks to try and suppress the spread, buying time to reorganize and figure out the next move. It keeps everyone from flooding the hospitals all at once, gives the infected staff time to recover, and lets them make strategic moves—maybe in two or three weeks, we'll actually know more about this virus.

Paul Martinez73 said:I didn't say that. I just meant that the whole "Just let us live our lives and work, who cares if people die, it's just the flu" attitude doesn't really hold water.
Especially while the virus is still in its early stages and nobody has any clue what happens next.

A buddy of mine calls me today acting like, "Oh, the weather is warming up, this will all blow over." He’s already prepping his vacation rentals, talking about how it'll be a crazy season with everyone showing up like walk-ins. I told him, man, you're being a massive optimist—that sounds like pure conspiracy talk. We got locked down because a few people died, and now he thinks it'll just vanish once it gets warm. When I asked him how he could be so sure, he was like, "Look, every flu disappears when the heat hits; even if winter was mild, it didn't stop the viruses, so this will disappear just like any other flu."

The guy has clearly done his math; he's convinced it'll just melt away with the sun, and nothing can stop that...

I wasn't saying we're all going extinct, I'm just seeing the logic behind everything they're doing. And honestly, it makes perfect sense to me. I'm not out here fighting politicians by claiming they're "building a police state," or that "they'll track us through our phones," or "we won't be allowed to go anywhere"... because, hey, they can't actually do much of that. Every app on your phone tracks where you go and what you do if the government wants to know. You have IDs; they know exactly who you are and where you are. You've got a smartphone in your pocket, yet some people act like they're rebels against the system (not me, obviously, but there are plenty of them around).

To me, it's logical to lock everyone down for a couple of weeks to try and suppress the spread, buying time to reorganize and figure out the next move. It keeps everyone from flooding the hospitals all at once, gives the infected staff time to recover, and lets them make strategic moves—maybe in two or three weeks, we'll actually know more about this virus.

I don't think like that at all, but honestly, this constant jumping to extremes and acting like the world is ending is getting to be a little too much.

Just play it safe. Wash your hands, use sanitizer, stay out of crowds, and avoid big gatherings. We'll get through this virus eventually. Of course there will be idiots; there always have been. You’ve got those people tanning in the sun, wandering through parks, or riding their bikes around like they're on summer vacation...

China hasn't had a single domestic case in almost a week. In a country of over a billion people, only 3,000 have died. So, what are we even talking about?

ruggedjackal46 said:It’s honestly a waste of breath telling people not to touch their faces now that restlesssurfer97 is back on the forum 🤦

🤣🤣

Here’s Roflić’s delivery, since you clearly can't just head down to the store to grab it yourself🙏

🙂.🙂.


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bluebison47 said:🤣🤣

Here’s Roflić’s delivery, since you clearly can't just head down to the store to grab it yourself🙏

I don't need any, honestly—my pantry is already overflowing with Roflić snacks and coffee. Why don't you send some to little restlesssurfer97 instead? He's been suffering from that Barcelona obsession for years now.☕

Damn, you're killing the coffee! You got any toilet paper?

Don't go coming at the coffee like that. It’s gonna mess with your stomach every single time, and then you'll burn through your supplies way too fast.

Reading these forums can also have a devastating impact on your digestion ☕

Joseph Clark37 said:Michelle Palmer6, I wanted to ask you... Has anyone actually researched the average amount of time between when someone gets infected and when they become contagious to others—meaning they can spread the virus through sneezing, coughing, or other methods?

Michelle Palmer6, please answer... 🙂

Elizabeth Mendoza said:I don't think like that at all, but honestly, this constant jumping to extremes and acting like the world is ending is getting to be a little too much.

Just play it safe. Wash your hands, use sanitizer, stay out of crowds, and avoid big gatherings. We'll get through this virus eventually. Of course there will be idiots; there always have been. You’ve got those people tanning in the sun, wandering through parks, or riding their bikes around like they're on summer vacation...

China hasn't had a single domestic case in almost a week. In a country of over a billion people, only 3,000 have died. So, what are we even talking about?

Don't just take China's word for it, especially since it seems like even they aren't entirely sure what's happening on the ground. Everything gets suppressed instantly—one minute there are cases, the next everything is "normal" again. Nobody can truly verify anything. I mean, what can you really say about a country that runs re-education camps?

A friend of mine from Thailand tells me masks are everywhere, but they're selling for $25 per 50 pieces online; meanwhile, people here can't find any masks to buy. Apparently, the government is subsidizing some shady schemes, though she couldn't quite explain how it works, just that the money disappears into thin air. When you visit those sites, you see a massive swarm of companies all charging those ridiculous prices.

Look, the Chinese lied through their teeth about the infection numbers and all that nonsense. But from where I'm sitting, it looks like they finally got things under control in Wuhan, and now they're just out there trying to pad their stats and score points on the global stage.

I wouldn't go as far as saying the Chinese Communist Party would mess around like that and try to cover up something this massive. You're acting like Donald Trump here; the Chinese are just playing games and lying. 🤣

I really hope that Paul Sanders5 is actually working for some major national newspaper or something, you know, so he can at least go treat himself to a nice meal at Walmart 👋

Elizabeth Mendoza said:I wouldn't go as far as saying the Chinese Communist Party would mess around like that and try to cover up something this massive. You're acting like Donald Trump here; the Chinese are just playing games and lying. 🤣

You realize they covered up the first cases and then just tried to manage the fallout, right? I don't trust a single thing this regime says, and look at what happened in Hong Kong... You know they suddenly reported 15,000 cases in a single city in one day, as if by pure coincidence, right when the pressure mounted and they realized a massive scandal was brewing...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www3.nh...23_37/amp.html

restlesssurfer97 said:I really hope that Paul Sanders5 is actually working for some major national newspaper or something, you know, so he can at least go treat himself to a nice meal at Walmart 👋

Is this even possible? 🙏

The fact that the ophthalmologist Li Wenliang—a genuine epidemic hero in America—died from pneumonia last week really exposes the darkest parts of the Chinese Communist Party and their desperate attempt to gaslight everyone about this whole out-of-control situation. Back on December 30, Li told his colleagues in an ESPN group chat that he was seeing patients in Wuhan who looked just like SARS cases... but just a few days later, for the "crime" of actually telling the truth, Li and seven other doctors were hauled in by the security police and forced to sign papers admitting they were "spreading lies." Even when the authorities tried to silence him, Li kept sounding the alarm through the BBC World Service, right up until he contracted the virus while caring for his patients and ended up in the ICU. He was only 34 when he passed away on February 6, and honestly, his death has completely unleashed a wave of fury across the country, sparking massive protests against the government cover-up...

I found some spikes on the road over at Murter, meant for puncturing tires. If only someone had given me a heads-up about this ten days ago...

Keith Patel81 said:I found some spikes on the road over at Murter, meant for puncturing tires. If only someone had given me a heads-up about this ten days ago...

We can't exactly line them up on the interstate to stop people from driving the wrong way, but here they are, tucked away in some backwater nowhere 🤣

What, you think I can control who leaves? Just pure luck I happened to be out there last year—there’s literally just one single bridge about 65 feet long. 🤣