Rants and Raves

[QUOTE=ComTech42;5133811]Most of us on this site are are part time Gynecologists are we not[/QUOTE]Caught me off guard during this on going argument. Thanks for the laugh.

Would be delighted to tell them that. Care to provide any names or data to back up your comment?

This is akin to saying. I got an STD even though I religiously wear a rubber.

Except that one time. At the gangbang. Apart from that. Religiously.

[QUOTE=SgtLurker;5134741]Tell it to the very people who wore the masks religiously and still contracted COVID.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=SgtLurker;5134741]Tell it to the very people who wore the masks religiously and still contracted COVID.[/QUOTE]No-one ever claimed that masks are perfect at stopping the transmission of the virus, but they are FAR, FAR superior than not wearing one at all in preventing its spread. They would be even better if a greater percentage of the population wore them. And they must be worn correctly. Those who have them over their mouths with their noses exposed do not count as mask-wearers.

Its a pain in the ass to wear one, but a small price to pay to minimize the spread of the virus until enough people are vaccinated to to get this thing under control.

[QUOTE=SgtLurker;5134741]Tell it to the very people who wore the masks religiously and still contracted COVID.[/QUOTE] Many who refused to a wear a mask and contracted COVID regretted their decision. Here’s a snippet of people posting their regrets.

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[B]Mike Pence Regrets Not Wearing Face Mask to Mayo Clinic: 'I Should Have'[/B] - Newsweek
May 3, 2020 While Pence admitted regret, he also defended his decision to not wear a mask, saying that he knew he didn't have coronavirus at the time.

[B]COVID-Positive Doc: 'I Didn't Wear a Mask and I Regret It' [/B]| MedPage Today
Jul 23, 2020 They said they also suspect their 2-year-old daughter has the virus based on symptoms. "We did not mask while visiting with family because we let our guard down and thought we were safe......

[B]Man who went to party warned people not to be an 'idiot like me' a day before dying of covid-19.[/B] Jul 2, 2020 He'd gone out to a party where no one wore masks, his niece Danielle Lopez said, only to learn afterward that someone knowingly attended with the novel coronavirus, apparently reasoning*...


[B]ICU Nurse: Many COVID-19 Patients Regret Not Heeding Warnings[/B] : NPR
Nov 12, 2020 What are you seeing when you're walking in to work, right? I mean, are people wearing masks? Do you see social distancing? MOBLEY: Definitely, definitely a lot more need for people to do a lot*...

[B]Texas 24-year-old hospitalized 79 days with coronavirus regrets not wearing mask[/B] | WFLA - WFLA.com
Texas 24-year-old hospitalized 79 days with coronavirus regrets not wearing mask. Coronavirus. by : Nexstar Media Wire and CNN Newsource. Posted: Jul 18, 2020

[B]A Message from Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.: I regret my error of judgment in not wearing a mask[/B] | Office of the President | University of Notre Dame
A Message from Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.: I regret my error of judgment in not wearing a mask. Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,. I know many of you have read about the White House ceremony I recently attended.

[B]Chris Christie Reveals Regrets After Battling COVID-19: 'I Was Wrong To Not Wear A Mask' [/B] CBS New York
Oct 15, 2020 I hope that my experience shows my fellow citizens that you should follow CDC guidelines in public no matter where you are and wear a mask to protect yourself and others.

[B]Masks stop coronavirus. Getting AIDS showed me the stupidity of not wearing them.[/B] - NBC News
Jul 25, 2020 Image: A frustrated man wearing a mask watches a jovial couple, with no masks ... I also know the feelings of regret, anger and guilt that come with the decision to value free choice above all*...


[B]Harrison man with COVID-19 regrets not taking coronavirus seriously[/B] - The Post-Crescent
Jul 2, 2020 In that time, Garber has had regrets, asking himself why he didn't heed the advice of public health professionals who recommend wearing a face mask whenever in public, in addition to social*...

[B]Formerly disbelieving, Arizona couple who suffered from COVID-19 expresses regrets[/B] - KOLD.com
Aug 4, 2020 We make any member or customer walking through our doors remove their face mask. That's our pride, gun shop owner Patrick Baughman said. Absolutely. You do not shop in my store with *...

[B]Henderson regrets not wearing mask at protest in Redmond [/B]| Coronavirus | bendbulletin.com
May 1, 2020 Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Henderson regrets not wearing his face mask at last Friday's Town Hall rally in Redmond, where he addressed protesters angry with the governor's stay-at-home*..

[B]Man dies of coronavirus after posting his regrets for not social distancing[/B] - Fox23
Jul 2, 2020 Man dies of coronavirus after posting his regrets for not social distancing ... This is no joke. If you have to go out wear a mask and practice social distancing. Don't be a (expletive) idiot like me.

[B]USFK regrets no-mask dance parties amid Covid-19 resurgence[/B] | MENAFN.COM
Dec 10, 2020 The USFK has been under criticism over the dance party held last week at the American bases, in which participants did not wear masks. Both the US Army Garrison Humphreys and the Osan Air Base are...

[B]Heartbroken Westmore Pastor Regrets Not Encouraging Masks[/B] - ChurchLeaders
Jul 13, 2020 But perhaps when we all wear masks, the vulnerable are less likely to be vulnerable. In a message filled with emotion, the pastor said, The last few weeks have been tough.

[B]Woman who destroyed Target mask display has some regrets[/B] - New York Daily News - NY Daily News
Jul 30, 2020 In the video, which Rein Lively posted to her own social media accounts, the woman pulls down a mask display after being confronted by employees about not wearing one herself and claims*..


[B]US pastor says he regrets not forcing people to wear masks after Covid-19 outbreak at church[/B]- Premier Christian News
Jul 15, 2020 A pastor from the US state of Tennessee has said he regrets not making masks mandatory for congregants after a large-scale outbreak of Covid-19 rocked his church last month,.
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[QUOTE=SgtSoros;5135225]Many who refused to a wear a mask and contracted COVID regretted their decision. Heres a snippet of people posting their regrets.[/QUOTE]Religiously wearing a mask is virtually impossible. Who wears a mask 24/7? You could come home to an asymptomatic wife or family after wearing a mask religiously ALL DAY, take off your mask, and catch it. While the mouth and nose are still the biggest areas of concern, it's possible to catch it through the eyes as well. When working with COVID patients, the majority of the staff wear a face shield. I probably see less that 1% of people wearing face shields when I'm out in public.

And the debate continues. LOL.

[QUOTE=SgtSoros;5135225]Many who refused to a wear a mask and contracted COVID regretted their decision. Heres a snippet of people posting their regrets.[/QUOTE]Studies have proven that most regular masks of not all do not protect you from covid. Only an n95 protects you the most and even that I don't believe is 100 percent. In medical settings people wear face shields too tu avoid any splash from things such as coughing. You need to practice social distancing and just avoiding people you don't know. This hobby is very risky especially if you are not a single man and have family. Look what happened to King. When your setting up and participating in gb parties with a bunch of guys and a few girls then you can't act surprised when someone gets the bug. That's an example tailored to people here but think about how many new years parties will be held at private residences and clubs packed full of people. Great way to start off 2021 being stuck in a ventilator. There are real consequences to your actions. My friend whose been out travelling overseas and hobbying just caught the bug. He is doing ok now but from having video chat via WhatsApp with him and seeing his state was concerning. He was hooked up to 4 L of oxygen and his oxygen saturation was still hovering at around 92 or below. He's doing better now but it's not always the case. Plus many people are reporting long term effects from having covid. So I personally don't care about those statistics about the number of deaths that you guys keep reporting. At the end of the day I'm not trying to be any part of any of those statistics.

100% - and this is just a sampling of documented regrets of people who chose not to mask and / or distance that subsequently contracted the virus and. In some cases. Paid the ultimate price.

In contrast, the number of people that "religiously wore masks and contracted COVID" are embarrassingly absent from the public record.

[QUOTE=SgtSoros;5135225]Many who refused to a wear a mask and contracted COVID regretted their decision. Heres a snippet of people posting their regrets.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=PunkedLife;5135642]Studies have proven that most regular masks of not all do not protect you from covid. Only an n95 protects you the most and even that I don't believe is 100 percent. In medical settings people wear face shields too tu avoid any splash from things such as coughing. You need to practice social distancing and just avoiding people you don't know. This hobby is very risky especially if you are not a single man and have family. Look what happened to King. When your setting up and participating in gb parties with a bunch of guys and a few girls then you can't act surprised when someone gets the bug. That's an example tailored to people here but think about how many new years parties will be held at private residences and clubs packed full of people. Great way to start off 2021 being stuck in a ventilator. There are real consequences to your actions. My friend whose been out travelling overseas and hobbying just caught the bug. He is doing ok now but from having video chat via WhatsApp with him and seeing his state was concerning. He was hooked up to 4 L of oxygen and his oxygen saturation was still hovering at around 92 or below. He's doing better now but it's not always the case. Plus many people are reporting long term effects from having covid. So I personally don't care about those statistics about the number of deaths that you guys keep reporting. At the end of the day I'm not trying to be any part of any of those statistics.[/QUOTE]Bullett states it eloquently, wearing a mask is better than wearing nothing. People, this is not rocket science!

[QUOTE=Bullett64;5135193]No-one ever claimed that masks are perfect at stopping the transmission of the virus, but they are FAR, FAR superior than not wearing one at all in preventing its spread. They would be even better if a greater percentage of the population wore them. And they must be worn correctly. Those who have them over their mouths with their noses exposed do not count as mask-wearers.

Its a pain in the ass to wear one, but a small price to pay to minimize the spread of the virus until enough people are vaccinated to to get this thing under control.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=MartyBass864;5136725][URL]https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9094477/Atlanta-mayor-asks-help-solving-alarming-crime-wave.html[/URL]

Crime in the atl is out of control![/QUOTE]It's astounding they refer to her as a "star" in the same breath they reference the deadliest year in decades for Atlanta.

[QUOTE=RedneckStud;5134984]You're thumbnail doesn't have the title of the table. Take a look again. It says from 2/1/2020. It's missing data from January.

Talk about someone that wants to stay in their narrative and not learn something![/QUOTE]It says the week ending 02/01/20 so part of the data from January could be missing.

We will have to wait and see what the total number turns out to be.

Thanks for pointing that out. I don't think it's going to be over 3,000,000 but now we will have to see.

[QUOTE=Admin2;5137073]It says the week ending 02/01/20 so part of the data from January could be missing.

We will have to wait and see what the total number turns out to be.

Thanks for pointing that out. I don't think it's going to be over 3,000,000 but now we will have to see.[/QUOTE]Go to the link I provided. It provides deaths by week for the United States as an aggregate (don't try to sort by date and sum the totals because there will be some duplication). January (which might include some deaths from Dec 2019) had about 240,000 death. The last week of December of this year will probably add another 65,000.

Glad to see you practice what you preach. Have a happy new year and stay away from the covid!

[QUOTE=SgtSoros;5136873]It's obvious, the Atlanta Mayor is not up to job and needs to step aside.[/QUOTE]What people expect her to do? Put in a cape and fly around stopping crime? Like she could have stopped a stray bullet? But on another note WTF two 16 yr in a hotel together for smdh? Kids trying to be adults. Like how they even book a room? Parents are more to blame than a damn mayor.

[QUOTE=SgtSoros;5136060]Bullett states it eloquently, wearing a mask is better than wearing nothing. People, this is not rocket science![/QUOTE]I wasn't stating not to wear masks. I was saying wearing masks already does so little that you might as well not wear anything if you aren't going to do the other more successful actions such as social distancing. Like these new years parties that are going to be occurring. Yes wear a mask but be in a packed bar, club, strip club, etc with a bunch of strangers you don't know where they've been just doesn't make sense.

[QUOTE=MTWilliams911;5133384]I do not have to ask a doctor. I am a doctor.

Transmission of bacteria in the OR is a completely different issue than an airborne virus and non-certified cloth masks.

Peer reviewed publications show commonly used cloth masks only stop a tiny percentage of airborne viruses.

We should probably throw some virgins in a volcano to stop the spread. Probably as effective as the hysterical "shut down everything" and "wear masks" superstitious crowd.

Florida is largely open. California largely closed. Difference in spread rate is statistically not different.[/QUOTE]It doesn't matter who's locked down on paper and who's not -- the reality is that poll and after poll and election results show that for a variety of political and ideological reasons, from 30 to 40 percent of the country simply have not been following anti-COVID procedures; often with the support of local and state governments (in California, your "locked down" state, police chiefs in numerous cities have publicly pledged not to enforce mask and / or lock down statutes).

And that's the problem. If COVID measures were ineffective, then most of the countries in the so-called first world would have the same COVID stats as us. They don't -- despite having the most expensive health care system in the world, and low population density than many countries, the USA Has 4% of the world's population and 20% of the COVID deaths.

[QUOTE=AllTheTime;5137525]It doesn't matter who's locked down on paper and who's not -- the reality is that poll and after poll and election results show that for a variety of political and ideological reasons, from 30 to 40 percent of the country simply have not been following anti-COVID procedures; often with the support of local and state governments (in California, your "locked down" state, police chiefs in numerous cities have publicly pledged not to enforce mask and / or lock down statutes).

And that's the problem. If COVID measures were ineffective, then most of the countries in the so-called first world would have the same COVID stats as us. They don't -- despite having the most expensive health care system in the world, and low population density than many countries, the USA Has 4% of the world's population and 20% of the COVID deaths.[/QUOTE]He is a Doctor, believe the science.