Rants, Raves, and Stupid Tinfoil Hat Wearing Conspiracy Bullshit

[QUOTE=BartonFink;4699331]To which I'd add, don't be fooled into thinking you're special. If they're blowing your phone up, she's probably sending the same messages to every other guy she knows. Beats the hell out of real work.[/QUOTE]Exactly but like I said in my previous rant comment I always keep my distance this is why I started doing this is because it's strictly business no strings attached I'm obligated to see anyone who I want to see but I agree with your comment thanks for your response.

Every few hours there are more reports of restrictions and closings. Nike announce that it will close all its stores nationwide. New Jersey is now under curfew from 5 am till 8 pm. I'm sure there are voices in DC saying lock the country down for 15 days. Some will argue to wait and ride the storm out because it will not get that bad. It might be a good idea to take inventory and get your can goods, shelf milk, frozen meat, ammunition and medicine stocked.

Note: People with addictions or no money will not error on the side of caution. Better get your mongering fix now since some providers are just living for today. Some will continue to see as many clients as possible without considering practicing social distancing for their own health.

[QUOTE=Purple45;4708410]Every few hours there are more reports of restrictions and closings. Nike announce that it will close all its stores nationwide. New Jersey is now under curfew from 5 am till 8 pm. I'm sure there are voices in DC saying lock the country down for 15 days. Some will argue to wait and ride the storm out because it will not get that bad. It might be a good idea to take inventory and get your can goods, shelf milk, frozen meat, ammunition and medicine stocked.

Note: People with addictions or no money will not error on the side of caution. Better get your mongering fix now since some providers are just living for today. Some will continue to see as many clients as possible without considering practicing social distancing for their own health.[/QUOTE]Prepared? Oh hell yea Im strapped, just let someone get close to my Bunker and touch my sanitizer and toilet paper lead will fly. Just kidding. I really hope they identify the TRUE source of this bug ain't no telling what someone ate or fucked that caused it. We thought Al Qaeda was expensive and hard to find Whoa Nelly now we have an "Invisible Enemy" to worry about now and in the future. How many heads will explode under this stress. I predict with all these folks held up at home with nothing to do, there are going to be a lot of babies born 9 months from now in Dec.

On a political note, I never was a George W fan but he faced 911 and Katrina I will give him that. This is definitely Trumps Katrina it’s way too early to tell if it will end soon or if we are just getting started and it will dwarf Katrina. Bottom line is Democrat & Republican shut your pie hole and finger pointing and do your job. Definitely going to be a strange election IF we can congregate and vote good grief.

That waitress / bartender you've had a crush on and wondered if they'd see you outside of work for $?

I have a feeling they will.

[QUOTE=Purple45;4708410]Every few hours there are more reports of restrictions and closings. Nike announce that it will close all its stores nationwide. New Jersey is now under curfew from 5 am till 8 pm. I'm sure there are voices in DC saying lock the country down for 15 days. Some will argue to wait and ride the storm out because it will not get that bad. It might be a good idea to take inventory and get your can goods, shelf milk, frozen meat, ammunition and medicine stocked.

Note: People with addictions or no money will not error on the side of caution. Better get your mongering fix now since some providers are just living for today. Some will continue to see as many clients as possible without considering practicing social distancing for their own health.[/QUOTE]What puzzles me according to cdc statistics the flu has killed more people since January than this. It's not even close to the flu deaths. The flu never was a panic situation and shut the country down so why this?

[QUOTE=JohnHandCock;4709113]What puzzles me according to cdc statistics the flu has killed more people since January than this. It's not even close to the flu deaths. The flu never was a panic situation and shut the country down so why this?[/QUOTE]I'm sure it depends who you ask such as a doctor, politician, business person, the media, average Joe on the street. IMO it's 4 things. Number 1 it's a *NEW* Virus, Number 2 there is NO CURE, Number 3 it is being passed around world wide by human touch and transportation such as plane travel etc. Number 4 in today's society with our 24/7 access to information be it accurate or bullshit, give a human one small reason to PANIC they will jump on it like a Ho smoking crack just can't get enough. By nature we are like animals at a watering hole let one get spooked and jump and run we all follow, got to hoard the groceries just like the other guy. Oh I agree the virus is real but this is how we got to this state of panic it's in our DNA and everything being shut down is intensifying the anxiety. The good news is give it Time it will pass.

[QUOTE=JohnHandCock;4709113]What puzzles me according to cdc statistics the flu has killed more people since January than this. It's not even close to the flu deaths. The flu never was a panic situation and shut the country down so why this?[/QUOTE]You are right! There is no panic each year over influenza (Flu). The CDC estimates that during the 20182019 season included an estimated 35.5 million people getting sick with influenza, 16.5 million people going to a health care provider for their illness, 490,600 hospitalizations, and 34,200 deaths from influenza. So what gives?

1. The world's establishment is in the high risk category so there are creating panic to save themselves?

2. China doesn't want Trump elected in 2020 because he is holding them accountable over trade and currency inflation?

3. The socialists are using the virus to push their agenda of more government control over individual freedoms?

4. The media is politicizing the virus to push the agenda that the current US administration is a failure?

Nobody really knows but different groups are trying to create their spin on events to get a political advantage. The Chinese government has already been putting out stories that the US Army planted the virus in China. Some cultures do not like to admit to their problems or faults because saving face is unfortunately more important than the truth.

[QUOTE=XHippie;4709652]I'm sure it depends who you ask such as a doctor, politician, business person, the media, average Joe on the street. IMO it's 4 things. Number 1 it's a *NEW* Virus, Number 2 there is NO CURE, Number 3 it is being passed around world wide by human touch and transportation such as plane travel etc. Number 4 in today's society with our 24/7 access to information be it accurate or bullshit, give a human one small reason to PANIC they will jump on it like a Ho smoking crack just can't get enough. By nature we are like animals at a watering hole let one get spooked and jump and run we all follow, got to hoard the groceries just like the other guy. Oh I agree the virus is real but this is how we got to this state of panic it's in our DNA and everything being shut down is intensifying the anxiety. The good news is give it Time it will pass.[/QUOTE]I agree. It's new, no vaccine, social media spreads disinformation and the 24/7 media sensationalism because more viewers = more revenue. It will pass but the world economy will go down while debt will go up.

So me and a bottle of a particular spirit known to originate from Russia thought it would be a good idea to waste a scammer's time. This time it was [URL]http://raleigh.skipthegames.com/female-escorts/hot-naughty-local-call-girlsof/360190359602[/URL].

My first question is always "what part of town are you in". Surprisingly sometimes I get a response that is a legitimate location in the area. These are the deposit scammers usually. This time "she" didn't provide a location and it escalated to her saying "I will send you a SMS from Google. If you can show me the SMS then I know you are real and not a robot".

What's their game here? They kept asking if I agreed to accept the Google SMS. This is clearly a fake ad and I'm pretty sure the texts were from a bot. I use a burner app so they can't track me but I'm seriously curious what they stand to gain from this. Anybody have a clue what the gig is?

[QUOTE=LookinGood;4709818]So me and a bottle of a particular spirit known to originate from Russia thought it would be a good idea to waste a scammer's time. This time it was [URL]http://raleigh.skipthegames.com/female-escorts/hot-naughty-local-call-girlsof/360190359602[/URL].

My first question is always "what part of town are you in". Surprisingly sometimes I get a response that is a legitimate location in the area. These are the deposit scammers usually. This time "she" didn't provide a location and it escalated to her saying "I will send you a SMS from Google. If you can show me the SMS then I know you are real and not a robot".

What's their game here? They kept asking if I agreed to accept the Google SMS. This is clearly a fake ad and I'm pretty sure the texts were from a bot. I use a burner app so they can't track me but I'm seriously curious what they stand to gain from this. Anybody have a clue what the gig is?[/QUOTE]Replying to the google SMS will give them your GPS (Global Positioning System). Next step is to say they are close to you by using city near you. They don't use you phone number anymore. Because yo can have anIdaho number and be txting from Florida.

[QUOTE=Purple45;4709686]I agree. It's new, no vaccine, social media spreads disinformation and the 24/7 media sensationalism because more viewers = more revenue. It will pass but the world economy will go down while debt will go up.[/QUOTE]Agree, like I said Earlier IMO we will look back after this is over at the death toll and the economic toll. For example I see on the news that X number of people died or contracted the virus (based on world population the number is generally small) or Kevin Durant / Tom Hanks has been diagnosed Oooo this is really bad. THEN I SEE the stock market in one day DOWN 3000 points! WTF now that's scary! Another interesting news blip today is Millennials are not taking the warning serious the flip side to that story is Millennials are the ones losing the most of their 401 K. You know the old saying life is fragile, I've learned over the years that economies are fragile. I'm old but not the depression era old but I did get my 401 K slammed back in the 80's it comes back way slower than you think. I think the economic impact has Washington sweating right now, hey let's send everyone a thousand dollars yea right. Hey Washington How about some health care, affordable medicine and while you are at it wipe out credit card Dept and student loan dept. Now that would jump start the economy that $1000 will be gone on 3 maybe 4 Escort visits. Since the beginning of time politicians take take take, when their ass gets in the spot light they throw you a skinny bone to calm the natives. This is a real tricky time for them during an election year. I agree P45 this whole virus thing is Political as much as it is a health and business crisis. Can you imagine if this drags into Christmas shopping season what that will do to stores and malls not everyone shops online YET!!! you think Jeff Bezos is rich now you ain't seen nothing yet.

The newspaper industry has suffered for years. What a great way to secure income. There is absolutely zero incentive to NOT panic people with pay per click.

Social media is complete garbage, case in point the "unarmed 16 year old stealing a pizza" who was shot by police was actually a 26 year old pointing a gun at officers, but that didn't matter to the rioters who jumped on it.

If you don't believe locking humankind inside during spring season / time of biorythmic changes will cause riots and mild anarchy in every mid-sized and larger urban area if they tell us in 2 weeks we have to "shelter in place" another month or 2, you're delusional.

The story is NOT "stay away from everyone and shut everything down so people don't get sick. " The story is HALF or more WILL get sick, and 99% will be TOTALLY FUCKING FINE.

Shut down society. At what cost? Is an anarchist, burned down, bankrupt society worth living in? How about let people work and survive and take their fucking chances. The exception would be 60+ age range and actively-compromised people.

The shit is going to hit the fan. Just wait. I can tell you right now, they will arrest me before they keep me inside til June. Ain't happen. Shoot me.

[QUOTE=Amateur11;4710342]The newspaper industry has suffered for years. What a great way to secure income. There is absolutely zero incentive to NOT panic people with pay per click.

Social media is complete garbage, case in point the "unarmed 16 year old stealing a pizza" who was shot by police was actually a 26 year old pointing a gun at officers, but that didn't matter to the rioters who jumped on it.

If you don't believe locking humankind inside during spring season / time of biorythmic changes will cause riots and mild anarchy in every mid-sized and larger urban area if they tell us in 2 weeks we have to "shelter in place" another month or 2, you're delusional.

The story is NOT "stay away from everyone and shut everything down so people don't get sick. " The story is HALF or more WILL get sick, and 99% will be TOTALLY FUCKING FINE.

Shut down society. At what cost? Is an anarchist, burned down, bankrupt society worth living in? How about let people work and survive and take their fucking chances. The exception would be 60+ age range and actively-compromised people.

The shit is going to hit the fan. Just wait. I can tell you right now, they will arrest me before they keep me inside til June. Ain't happen. Shoot me.[/QUOTE]When we have JUST ONE business industry get into trouble it's a big threat to our economy and other countries. Remember you old timers when the Auto industry was about to fold, the oil embargo during the Jimmy Carter days, recently the housing and banking funk the government had to bail out. Now they are basically telling EVERYONE in business to close shop. We are all connected trough business we are either buying or selling to each other everyday. Bringing this big ass economic machine to a halt for just a few days can be dangerous. To do it for weeks or months God Damn be careful Mr Politician and Media Talking Head pay attention to your actions and hype. The virus is bad, fucked up decisions are far worse and last longer. Im sure they read the board and will take my advice, LOL..

[URL]https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/[/URL]

[QUOTE=Purple45;4710869][URL]https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/[/URL][/QUOTE]There's an interesting article on WRAL web page that compares Coronavirus to the regular Flu, check it out it's the little article hidden by today's headlines. It basically says there have been approx millions and millions of Flu cases diagnosed, 500,000 infections that caused hospitalization Tens of Thousands of DEATHS Just in This Country the USA, yep you guessed it just the REGULAR Flu. Again all these were just in the USA, 35,000 were in NC alone. Compare this info to P45's post. Where was the shut down everything got to buy a month supply of toilet paper stand 6 feet away from me OMFG PANIC? I Truly hope we learn something from this bullshit. There will be millions that suffer from this Coronavirus but it wont be because they got it.