MAY we stop the quarantine and meet for Coffee and Tea?

[Major E A Sterner]

Another month down, Hoping they lift the stay at home BS so we can start shooting CAS again.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are hot.

Another month down, Hoping they lift the stay at home BS so we can start shooting CAS again.

I hope so, too.

'Tis 28 and sunny. High of 67.

Slim

[litl rooster]

Another month down, Hoping they lift the stay at home BS so we can start shooting CAS again.

I refuse to let them dictate this to me. Now if they would just open Waffle House.


Thanks for the coffee

[Dave T]

A "quarantine" has traditionally been applied to the sick to separate them from the healthy. This is one of the few times (if not the only time) the healthy have been separated from each other. Since I'm a grumpy old man I tend to think there is more to this than we are being told, or the powers that be are admitting.

YMMV,
Dave

[litl rooster]

A "quarantine" has traditionally been applied to the sick to separate them from the healthy. This is one of the few times (if not the only time) the healthy have been separated from each other. Since I'm a grumpy old man I tend to think there is more to this than we are being told, or the powers that be are admitting.

YMMV,
Dave

Your not the only one

[River City John]

Pay attention to what IS being told.

Covid-19 is extremely virulent and communicable. All ages have been infected. Most devastating to high risk populations, with comorbidities. (Which means us.) Devastating to close quarters situations, such as Senior Care homes, cruise or Naval ships, meat and poultry processing plants, incarceration facilities, airline, subway and commuter rail and sadly, hospitals.

Because of the high percentage of asymptomatic cases, people could be running around infecting vulnerable populations even though they "don't feel sick".
Large event gatherings, concerts, movie theaters, restaurants, - you name it, have to be cancelled to keep the spread down.

There aren't enough accurate tests yet to be able to sample enough of the population in order to gauge "herd immunity", if that model even applies in the case of this disease.

Contrary to the musings of the Orange Idiot, this is not a hoax, it is not going to magically go away, and there is no vaccine nor wonder cure available nor in the foreseeable future.
Unfortunately, as showing by the graphs and numbers, confirmed cases and deaths are still rising in the heartland.
If draconian social distancing measures had not been enacted, think of how much more terrible this would have turned out.

RCJ

And now for something to lift our spirits:

[Professor Marvel]

A Big Plus to River City John -

and contrary to some folks' poor memories, YES such quarentines and enforced isolation HAS occurred in the
past, as required, such as the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and various Polio and modern Flu epidemics.

We have become complacent because of the advances in modern medicine and science, the advances in detection and monitoring,
and the ability to forsee trends and rapidly respond with anti-viral medicines and vaccines.

HOWEVER this corona virus is so new, so virulent, and so deadly and with such a long incubation & contagion period and even Carriers that show no symptoms, like Typhoid Marys; and no known medicinals work on it.

And International air travel spread it faster than anyone except the epidemiologists expected. And they were ignored.
And the cruise ships became unknowing incubators and spreaders.

Quarantine and Lockdowns are literally the LAST DITCH LAST RESORT to stop the spread and the try to mitigate the DEATH RATE.

WE MUST STOP IT SOMEHOW BEFORE IT BECOMES THE BLACK DEATH OF 2020.

If you don't think its that big a deal, go here and look at the map.
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
Zoom in on the HOT ZONES of confirmed cases - the entire US east of the Mississippi is One Big Red Blob.

Look at the DEATHS - The first 4 highest death numbers are from entire countries. The fifth highest is from NYC ALONE


for Isolation to end we must have
1) everyone wear masks
2) everyone get tested.

otherwise every single person MUST be considered a carrier.

[Dave T]

Orange Idiot? Glad you didn't go personal or make it political.

Dave

[Silver Creek Slim]

Please keep it civil.

BTW, gas prices jumped from $.91 to $1.08 overnight.

Slim

[Marshal Halloway]

....and a good way to start the month of May is to spend part of the weekend in the man cave.

Have a great weekend!

[Major E A Sterner]

Last month someone was talking about speed loaders that aren't as bulky, Check out this company...
https://zetasix.com/

[litl rooster]

Last month someone was talking about speed loaders that aren't as bulky, Check out this company...
https://zetasix.com/

These look pretty handy they say the lower one will work on the Ruger sp101 with conceal grips.

[Delmonico]

Please keep it civil.

BTW, gas prices jumped from $.91 to $1.08 overnight.

Slim

Ours never got below $1.69 that I saw, but ain't been out much. 

[litl rooster]

Ours a bit higher. Like you I haven't gotten out much.

[Major E A Sterner]

Cheapest gas I saw is a citgo station about a mile south of me at $1.999 for regular, most other stations are $2.059.Problem is, I have to use mid range gas in my Magnum which is $2.329 and that's across the river from me.

[Major E A Sterner]

These look pretty handy they say the lower one will work on the Ruger sp101 with conceal grips.

Roo, any J-Frame speed loader will work on a Ruger SP-101, I used to have one and that's what I used with it.

[Major 2]

I've been getting 4 weeks to the gallon....

Ironic isn't it , gas is cheap and plentiful , lots spare time on my hands, and ya can't go ANYWHERE !

Sure am glad we have each other here at the Tall Tails Coffee pot

[Professor Marvel]

Last month someone was talking about speed loaders that aren't as bulky, Check out this company...
https://zetasix.com/

I like this staggered strip - it looks like you can load 3 at a time vs my "speed strips"...

in ABQ there is a gas war that has been going on for at least three weeks, gas at $1.35
I only know since having to take Mrs Marvel to Urgent care for "oridinary pnuemonia", and then get prescriptions.
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In other news, hospitals in and around Gallup NM are above capacity with covid patients, no beds available, ran out of ventilators.
The Mayor of Gallop requested the governor invoke emergency powers under the state's Riot Control Act.
All roads into Gallup were closed at 12 p.m Friday.
"A lot of people just don't seem to take it serious," Bonaguidi said. "It's an epidemic, it's killing people.
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I've been getting 4 weeks to the gallon....

Ironic isn't it , gas is cheap and plentiful , lots spare time on my hands, and ya can't go ANYWHERE !

Sure am glad we have each other here at the Tall Tails Coffee pot

It's great to have you folks

If you want I can post my recipe for Hot Glue bullets, and perhaps we can shoot "online matches" in the basement or garage....

[Delmonico]

County of 300,000 people we are at 150 total cases since it started and have 6 people in hospital right now. 

[River City John]

County of 300,000 people we are at 150 total cases since it started and have 6 people in hospital right now. 

Yes, Del, we have hotspots and large bare spots within the state,- 5,008 total cases and 73 deaths so far. Fortunately many were able to fight the disease at home if they had mild enough symptoms, and only those critical needing to be hospitalized on ventilators.

It will be curious how the states will regulate travel as it opens up. How are they going to screen and enforce a requirement for people coming into a state to quarantine for 14 days?

Happy May Day everyone.

RCJ