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McDad said:
I'm surprised you aren't capitalizing on this down time coupled with super cheap airfare to got to Bogota (or wherever) from some lascivious indiscretions.
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I'm spoken for right now but my buddy who went with me is currently in Brazil for a month courtesy of a 400 dollar round trip flight.

It ain't a mission trip.
 
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golfballs said:
I don’t know anything or even who they are. They just said they would reach out to anyone that may have been in contact with them
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Just interested. I had one hospital I work with say that they're testing no one, unless they have been out of the country and are sick. Then, another one says they are testing anyone with a fever above 101.0 that is showing symptoms.
 
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sjt18 said:
I just read some quotes from an Italian government report. Almost all of the Italian victims suffered from another serious health condition. The average victim's age in Italy... is 80.3.
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I seem to remember stories about italian culture being that adult males tended to live with their parents through their thirties. (Probably happening in the U.S. more these days, too). If that truly is the culture, that might contribute to the high elderly death rate. Mama Mia!
 
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rjd970 said:
I’m not so sure. Avoid at risk and caregivers, sure. But at this point for everybody else that is at lower (almost none) risk of death or serious complications, herd immunity might be the better route.
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You make a good point. Lots of unknowns and this is an industry that can afford to play it safe, so why shouldn't they? is my point.
 
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DinkinFlicka said:
We were open until yesterday. We saw a sharp decline in business at all 3 of our locations to where operational costs were consistently outweighing net profits. It was only trending worse.

We are consistently among the busiest spots per square foot in both towns. That should say something.
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If business is dry to the extent that the money you’re losing money by staying open outweighs what you’re (potentially) paying staff during the hiatus then, by all means, shutter the doors. You’re obviously not compelled to pay your employees when work isn’t open, but it’s certainly a harder pill to swallow for staff to know that you’re closing so as to mitigate financial losses as they’re essentially bled dry.
 
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TrumpedUpVol said:
If business is dry to the extent that the money you’re losing money by staying open outweighs what you’re (potentially) paying staff during the hiatus then, by all means, shutter the doors. You’re obviously not compelled to pay your employees when work isn’t open, but it’s certainly a harder pill to swallow for staff to know that you’re closing so as to mitigate financial losses as they’re essentially bled dry.
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It wasn't an easy call but we crunched the numbers and can pay everyone for about 6 weeks without having to close anything permanently. Better than some groups/places.
 
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TennesseeFan07 said:
Just interested. I had one hospital I work with say that they're testing no one, unless they have been out of the country and are sick. Then, another one says they are testing anyone with a fever above 101.0 that is showing symptoms.
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There are a lot of people in my company who travel internationally.
 
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DinkinFlicka said:
It wasn't an easy call but we crunched the numbers and can pay everyone for about 6 weeks without having to close anything permanently. Better than some groups/places.
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Sounds like a successful business model, which explains the people/square foot and three locations. Any retail/divining/drinking establishment that is able and elects to do this is pretty admirable, and my issue exists much more with places that close due to social “backlash” and may potentially avoid paying employees (Pres Pub) and the people clamoring for spots that don’t have full coffers to close in spite of employee/management desire or need to remain open.
 
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A resident poster, maotai and his wife, think they have it and have been tested waiting the results. Describes his experience below from the pub corona thread.




maotai said:
TLDR Summation: I am feeling a little better but I am no where near 100%. Recovery has not been linear.

Full Summation:

Saturday 3/7: I had no symptoms and took a family member to a coin show in Chattanooga. Thankfully so far no one I was in contact with on that trip has come down with symptoms. All 3 are over 60 and one is a cancer patient.

(1) Thursday 3/12: While talking to a coworker I lost my breath. I proceeded to have what I thought was a panic attack with shortness of breath and a heavy chest. This went away after an hour or so and I had no more symptoms the rest of the day. I summed it up to stress. Symptoms: shortness of breath, heavy chest. I consider this day 1 since this is my first noticeable symptoms

(2) Friday 3/13: I wake up with no symptoms. After a couple of hours at work I noticed a slight dry cough and some shortness of breath but nothing that could not be attributed to allergies. Around noon my wife called me and said she had started coughing uncontrollably and her work was sending her home. I proceeded to leave work and self quarantine. At this point my symptoms proceeded to get worse through out the night and my wife and I started to seriously discuss us actually having the coronavirus. Symptoms: shortness of breath, dry cough, heavy chest, chest pain, fatigue, and malaise.

(3) Saturday 3/14: We wake up and know this is a sickness neither of us have ever had. Symptoms proceed to get even worse and we decide to ride it out instead of going to the hospital. Head is foggy, I can't walk down the stairs without getting out of breath. Later that night me and my wife start using one or two words to communicate. Symptoms: extreme shortness of breath, dry cough, heavy chest, chest pain, extreme fatigue, and malaise.

(4) Sunday 3/15: Symptoms had gotten so bad my wife could not talk for more than a couple words at a time without running out of breath. I had to call her work and explain the situation. I was so weak I had to lean against the wall during the phone call with my eyes closed. I called urgent care for guidance and I was told there is nothing they can do and to just ride it out unless we are near death and only then to go to the emergency room. I start to wonder if we are going to make it and I ask my wife if she wants me to take her to the ER. She decides to wait one more day and talk to our doctors. Symptoms finally peak this night. We decide if we are going to die we might as well get drunk and discover that wine is the only thing we have that lessens the symptoms. I can't post to social media as that would freak out all my coworkers and family. I decide I want to at least get my symptoms out since they are not 100% what is being reported so I post in this thread. Symptoms: extreme shortness of breath, dry cough, chest pain, extreme fatigue, and malaise.

(5) Monday 3/16: Symptoms slightly improve and we call our doctors. Both of us are told there are no tests and nothing they can do for us. My doctor calls me back an hour or so later and offers to bring me in to rule out things but I am told several times they have no covid-19 test. I actually started feeling so well on this day I almost turned them down. After a nap some of my symptoms return to what they were Sunday night and I once again feel like crap. Chest pain and dry cough are greatly reduced. Symptoms: shortness of breath, fatigue, and malaise.

(6) Tuesday 3/17: I woke up feeling awful and for the first few hours of the day I felt as bad as I did Sunday midday. I go to the doctor and they examine me for everything and test me for the flu. After I test negative for the flu I am told I probably have covid-19 and they ask me if I want tested for it, I say "please". After getting a cotton tip pressed into my brain I am shown the backdoor and told to walk around the building. Other than raw sinuses from two tests I have continued to slightly improve as the day has went on and I do feel I have gotten better but I still have a long way to go. I took the garbage out and the pollen really brought back the dry cough. It subsided after an hour or so. Symptoms: shortness of breath, fatigue, sore sinuses.

Random things to note: Eating and drinking any carbonated drink worsened the shortness of breath and heavy chest. Even when I did not feel like it I got up and walked around to burp, even the slightest bit of pressure exacerbated the symptoms. We found wine loosens the chest and makes breathing less labored. We did not drink wine all day but at the end of a day of being sick we split a bottle to reduce the stress and malaise. This gave us something to look forward to and helped us keep our spirits up. I started mega dosing vitamin C on Sunday but I am not sure if it helped or not.

Sorry about the length but I hope you found it informative.
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