Coronavirus, this is getting out of hand.
Mar 12, 2020 14:14:58 #
I like street shooting and shooting events, now there shutting all the events down even here in Central Texas.
Just curious to know is it stopping you from shooting?
Just curious to know is it stopping you from shooting?
Mar 12, 2020 14:18:34 #
Since I mostly shoot macro, no it hasn't...
Mar 12, 2020 14:18:45 #
Mar 12, 2020 14:20:36 #
Here in the Florida Panhandle, both my girls play football (soccer) and nothing has been cancelled. Linking to OP's question, if I wasn't coaching both teams, I would be taking pictures, so not here.
Mar 12, 2020 14:24:28 #
Mar 12, 2020 14:25:34 #
I shoot plenty wildlife pics and then there's the Attic where mouths can be shot off regularly about nothing as well.
Mar 12, 2020 14:35:54 #
HOT Texas wrote:
I like street shooting and shooting events, now there shutting all the events down even here in Central Texas.
Just curious to know is it stopping you from shooting?
Just curious to know is it stopping you from shooting?
The animals wanted feed as their ‘modeling fee’ as usual.
Mar 12, 2020 14:36:02 #
Until there is enough testing kits available we will not know what the extent of the virus is. In Australia anybody can get tested any time. How come we cannot do that? Something is not right.
Mar 12, 2020 15:09:44 #
GeneV
Loc: Lampasas, Texas
MoT wrote:
Until there is enough testing kits available we will not know what the extent of the virus is. In Australia anybody can get tested any time. How come we cannot do that? Something is not right.
Maybe this has something to do with it:
Australia population in 2017: 24.6 million
USA population in 2018: 327.2 million
Gene
Mar 12, 2020 15:10:48 #
GeneV wrote:
Maybe this has something to do with it:
Australia population in 2017: 24.6 million
USA population in 2018: 327.2 million
Gene
Australia population in 2017: 24.6 million
USA population in 2018: 327.2 million
Gene
exactly...
Mar 12, 2020 15:36:36 #
MoT wrote:
Until there is enough testing kits available we will not know what the extent of the virus is. In Australia anybody can get tested any time. How come we cannot do that? Something is not right.
One of the news shows interviewed workers at a testing lab. They said they are ready and waiting, and waiting, and waiting.
I guess not as many people with symptoms are asking to be tested.. That could be because they just stay home thinking they have the flu. That only requires chicken soup and a kiss on the forehead.
There is no sense in testing people without symptoms since negative today could be positive tomorrow. Some people would be asking to be tested twice a day instead of just staying home.
We have a very serious situation, but not catastrophic. Most people who are infected get over it with only mild discomfort for a few days.
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Mar 12, 2020 15:42:42 #
HOT Texas wrote:
I like street shooting and shooting events, now there shutting all the events down even here in Central Texas.
Just curious to know is it stopping you from shooting?
Just curious to know is it stopping you from shooting?
The same thing is happening all over.
The NBA shut down it's season yesterday and MLB and NHL did the same today. Duke and Kentucky have halted their basketball operations.
I'm still going out shooting. Empty streets can be interesting.
Mar 12, 2020 15:49:03 #
GeneV wrote:
Maybe this has something to do with it:
Australia population in 2017: 24.6 million
USA population in 2018: 327.2 million
Gene
Australia population in 2017: 24.6 million
USA population in 2018: 327.2 million
Gene
Then again, probably not.
USA population: 327.2 million
China population: 1.435 billion
Mar 12, 2020 15:50:51 #
GeneV wrote:
Maybe this has something to do with it:
Australia population in 2017: 24.6 million
USA population in 2018: 327.2 million
Gene
Australia population in 2017: 24.6 million
USA population in 2018: 327.2 million
Gene
Then you plan accordingly for the larger population. This is not a rational response to the question. You don't build a city to house 10,000,000 people and not the infrastructure to support it - hospitals, water, power, sewer, neighborhood services like restaurants, supermarkets police, fire, sanitation, etc. It doesn't take a genius to understand that you need to need to be strategic, not purely tactical in situations like this.
The more likely scenario is the current administration was caught with it's drawers at it's knees. Not to mention the behavior of the past 3 yrs where all the cuts went to services like the NIH, CDC, and other agencies that could have been providing the correct advice and guidance to be in a better position to respond, and some leadership that had respect for science and scientists. Don't get me started . . .
Mar 12, 2020 15:53:37 #
Gene51 wrote:
Then you plan accordingly for the larger populatio... (show quote)
Well said. Thank you for this.
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