[Shop-talk] everybody OK with Covid-19?

[Philip Ethier]

Eric, I can't square your outlook with what has happened in northern Italy.

On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 12:46 PM eric--- via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Dave writes
> >Dealing with this situation with wishful thinking is a recipe for
> disaster.
>
> No disrespect to you, Dave, but your post brought up the problem I'm
> having with all this. None of this is directed at you or anyone here, just
> my frustration with this situation.
>
> First, we loose tens of thousands of people each year to the flu, but
> there is never a whisper of it.  In fact, many of the people that are
> shaking in their boots now are the same people that parrot the 'I'm not
> getting a flu shot, that will just get me sick" manta.  But if they
> released an untested vaccine today, they would be lining up by the
> millions.  I hate hypocrisy.  (I'm not suggesting that you are in any way
> one of these people.)
>
> Next, of course 'professionals' in the industry will claim that this is
> the end of days.  Just look how money is flowing into labs without
> question.  I can't say I blame them, they have most likely been fighting
> for grants for the past decade, it makes sense to hype it up for funding
> now.
>
> Finally, the news networks (both sides) have been driving this agenda to
> sell ad space.  I will stand by my guns here and say that this is nothing
> more than any of the other flus that go around this time of year.  If the
> media wasn't crying about a falling sky, people wouldn't panic and life
> would be much more predictable.  They will cause more panic before this is
> over.
>
> I say this as a person (almost 50) WITH respiratory issues and I will NOT
> change any habit as a result of this.  But I am getting more shop time and
> it's awesome!
>
> One more final note-  I have looked in all my sofas, under all my
> cushions, and I didn't find ANY women to spend time with.  8>(  I guess I
> need to shop at better furniture stores!
>
>
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