D&D and the rising pandemic

[Zardnaar]

...and our houseguest (Master’s degree & former PhD candidate) is openly musing about how suspicious it is that hydrochloraquine- available as a generic- is failing in clinical trials while Gilead‘s remdesivir- still under a patent- is succeeding.

And that’s not the craziest thing she uttered in the same 30 minute window.

I've known this woman 30+years, but it seems more and more like I didn’t know her at all. Her son has extended an offer to her to come life with him and his family in Florida after the crisis has abated. I sincerely hope she accepts.

Can't fix stupid waste of time trying.

I'm considering early retirement age 41. Sell house, fly back here to do seasonal work and go live somewhere dirt cheap like Rarotonga. Or do the same thing somewhere in eastern Europe where the land is dirt cheap and visas are easy to get.

Work 6-12 weeks a year, drink booze play D&D. Buy farmlet. See what happens.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Can't fix stupid waste of time trying.

Yeah, pretty much not responding to the wackier stuff.

IDK what- if any- kookiness she’s said to Dad, but she’s spouted a few things to Mom that have her worried. If our houseguest does anything to endanger the household, I’ll flat out “vote her off the island.”

ASAP, of course. I doubt my folks would kick her out if things were dangerous for a single violation.

 

[Zardnaar]

Yeah, pretty much not responding to the wackier stuff.

IDK what- if any- kookiness she’s said to Dad, but she’s spouted a few things to Mom that have her worried. If our houseguest does anything to endanger the household, I’ll flat out “vote her off the island.”

ASAP, of course. I doubt my folks would kick her out if things were dangerous for a single violation.

Just don't send her to Rarotonga.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Just don't send her to Rarotonga.

I don’t think she could afford to go, and I’M not paying for that ticket.

My one worry about her is that- even if she does accept her son’s invite, she could still boomerang on us. She has an almost King Lear-esque relationship with her 3 kids, and NONE of them is as good as Cordelia or as evil as Goneril or Regan.

Each has taken her in at some point, and each has either driven or kicked her out- one on a rainy Mother’s Day. Because she brought donuts into the house.

 

[Zardnaar]

Today's update.

1479 cases
Over 1250 recovered
19 deaths
6 in hospital

3 new cases

Stuff

i.stuff.co.nz

Interest free loans for small/medium businesses. Idiots decide to party so the Police are gonna be used to remind them we're still in lockdown.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

That’s a great recovery rate! GO NZ!

 

[Zardnaar]

That’s a great recovery rate! GO NZ!

Just can't squeeze out those last few cases. They were medical staff.

They probably missed a few but the hospitals aren't piling up. We can now go to beach and get KFC.

No new cases locally for about a week.

Boss bought KFC for the workers and sister in law had Maccas. Enjoyed my oatmeal today with plastic cow milk.

Popular.

Leaked poll shows big jump for Labour

The National Party is on just 29 percent, while Labour is polling at 55 percent, according to the latest survey by Labour's pollster.

www.rnz.co.nz

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I suspect Covid-19 will be one of those that- even with successful research into vaccines and treatments- is going to be responsible for a trickle of cases & deaths everywhere in the world.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

If true, good news!

South Korea says recovered coronavirus patients who tested positive again did not relapse: Tests picked up 'dead virus fragments'

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was worried the virus was reactivating after people recovered, but scientists dismissed the fear.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Zardnaar]

If true, good news!

South Korea says recovered coronavirus patients who tested positive again did not relapse: Tests picked up 'dead virus fragments'

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was worried the virus was reactivating after people recovered, but scientists dismissed the fear.

www.yahoo.com

Saw that

yesterday. That's a best case scenario and it took them 3 months.

Vaccines aren't a magic bullet except vs things like Smallpox.