E4 No More

The news story that I saw she was on the side of the re-open protesters. The reporter had her on one side and a guy on her other side. Both had re-open messages.

I said the same thing when I saw it.

I saw that on a live report on the news the other day. I absolutely couldn't believe it.

@MacGyver I'm not too busy. There was a story on the news of a young lady who was going into the grocery store when she heard a frail voice call out to her. She approached the car the voice came from to find a very old couple who were sitting there in tears. They had been sitting in their car for quite some time because they were terrified to go into the grocery store because of the virus. The young lady took their shopping list and went in to fulfill the list, and then come back to load their groceries. There are definitely good people out there. We just hear more about the A-holes than anything else.

Actual WiFi speeds are dependent upon many factors: 1. Which 802.11 protocols/technology used by both devices (least common denominator) 2. Distance from the access point (the farther you are away then the weaker the signal and thus slower speed) 3. Proximity to the access point (are there other wireless devices between your device and the access point hogging up the throughput?) 4. Is there any electromagnetic/radio frequency interference in the 2.4GHz or 5GHz range? The following are common ones: Interference causing devices: Microwave ovens Cordless phones Bluetooth devices Wireless video cameras Outdoor microwave links Wireless peripherals PDAs, cellphones Zigbee - Wireless personal area network technology Fluorescent lights WiMAX Other 802.11 networks - this is known as co-channel and adjacent channel interference. Since other 802.11 devices follow the same protocol, they tend to work cooperatively – i.e. two access points (APs) on the same channel will share the capacity of the channel. Bad electrical connections can also cause broad RF spectrum emissions Here are some devices that interfere with 5 GHz radios: Cordless phones Radar Perimeter sensors Digital satellite If it is a matter of distance then the most practical solution would be to use a repeater since the FCC frowns on boosting transmit powers on the devices. Second option would be to run a Ethernet cable to an access point in the room but is dependent upon your skill set at running cable and your wife's tolerance for "unsightly" cables.

Certainly not the shotgun locks we had in our patrol cars in the late 80's and 90's.

Just add a switch: https://www.staples.com/NETGEAR-ProSAFE-FS105-5-Port-Fast-Ethernet-Desktop-Switch/product_446867?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:446867&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=446867&KPID=446867&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuqae64v66AIVB56fCh0Jrgo0EAQYASABEgKYlfD_BwE

Local taxes?

I use to joke that enemies who were 50 yards away from me with a pistol in my hands were far safer than being 500 yards away from me with a M-16 in my hands. I've always been better with rifles than pistols.

Maybe it broke-di-did!

Now some interesting studies may indicate that the pandemic started much sooner, and is more widespread than originally thought. This would explain it reaching a remote area so soon. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/antibody-research-indicates-coronavirus-may-be-far-more-widespread-than-known/ar-BB12MFWL?li=BBnbcA1 https://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2020/04/covid-19-outbreak-may-have-started-in-september-say-british-scientists.html

Considering the current pandemic, the article says it's Coronavirus, and the kid is in an ICU, it's a good presumption that it's COVID-19.

The UN is demonstrably as useless as teats on a boar hog!

Sturmmorser 38 Self-Propelled Rocket Launcher https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/12-german-self-propelled-guns.html

Essential personnel should be given utmost protection but there are numerous examples of where they are not. The employer should be held responsible for that I work for a very large IT company that hires thousands of young'uns that work from home. They manage out those who refuse to perform their duties. The problem is many in senior management are either control-freaks or just plain too old to embrace change.

Prove something that was prevented? OK, look at how quickly Seattle and NYC were overwhelmed. Imagine that had no action been taken at all.

I would agree with that.

I'll give you a personal example. I WFH normally and my wife is currently, BUT if they had their way she'd be sitting at her desk right now although the only physically present task is she has is to sign checks once a month. I know this because they denied her WFH at the beginning of this until a case turned up in their building. I would imagine someone pointed out liability concerns at that point. My house contains 4 at risk people including my wife and I with me being the most at risk. If this crap comes in this house before a solid treatment is decided only I would likely die.

Had they not shut many down there would be a hell of a lot more people infected in this country than currently are. That would have grossly overwhelmed the hospitals and a far greater death toll would be the result. This is clearly something that required being managed, and you can't leave it up to A-hole employers to do the right thing as evidenced by the Gallatin nursing home that told a sick employee to come to work or be fired and thus infected the entire nursing home resulting in numerous deaths. In my decades on this earth I have encountered numerous employers just like that , so it is certainly NOT an anomaly. IMHO, they need to open back up in phases and allow at-risk employees to continue working from home without retribution.

Another option is that you have a Sportsman's Warehouse in Chattanooga. You can search their website to see if they have one in stock anywhere. If they do you can purchase it online and ship it to your local store. My Interwebz search is slow. but it looks like you can get one by the 27th. They are advertising $649.99 but if you ore hubby are veterans they give a 10% military discount. https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting-gear-gun-supplies/handguns/ruger-57-57x28mm-494in-black-nitride-pistol-101-rounds/p/1623009

The big differences here are that there are flu vaccines for those who wish to receive one, and this virus appears to be a lot more contagious than the flu. If this virus were to start mutating like the flu or cold does then we'd REALLY be screwed. Even if the flu vaccine that you get doesn't cover the particular strain that you get infected with it still reduces the severity of your body's response. This is not the case for COVID-19 since there is no vaccine to begin with. And the shutting down thing was so that this highly contagious virus doesn't overwhelm the health system thus causing more deaths than necessary.

Sicilian hit-team?

https://www.foxnews.com/world/teen-in-remote-amazonian-tribe-tests-positive-for-coronavirus It'd be interesting hearing the doctors try to explain this one!

https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/ct-ahp-video-home-invastion-tl-20200409-wbj72d6rkndvjcy4nufumyjr4u-story.html?__twitter_impression=true One intruder killed and the other beaten before running away.

Man, isn't that the truth!!