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I believe that this covid19 is serious but exteremly over blown. There have been several diseases over recent years that have been as bad but not hyped like this. Want say why it’s hyped but I bet we know why.
Way over blown, it seems to be serious for the elderly and those with underlying health issues. H1N1 was more serious and killed thousands but the hype was not there. Now we have a virus that has killed less than 100 in US and it is the plague. Don’t see it.
BINGO wayne newman!!!!!!!
Yes, H1N1 did kill thousands….but over a much longer period of time. This virus is just beginning and has been determined to be 10 times more dangerous than the flu. We can only wait and see if it stays around as long as the flu did or if the, so far, undeveloped vaccines can control it.
10X more dangerous than the flu? Who determined this and can you cite the article in which this was reported?
cdc.gov. All the data I have seen say the mortality rate for the normal seasonal flu viruses is 0.1 % which means if 20 million people get it 20 thousand people die, which about what happens each year. The data so far available for this corona virus says the mortality rate is about 2%, so if 20 million people get it 400 thousand people will die, and it is more contagious, so those numbers will likely be higher. That makes it at least 20 times worse than the normal flu.
And, the mortality rate is much higher for elderly people for both types of viruses. However, I still think it is overhyped because, for comparison, about 30,000 people a year die from automobile accidents, and over a million people a year die from all causes including old age.
From what I read, they actually have no idea how many people have it so therefore, no actual idea what the mortality percentage is.
My question, too.
Serious, yes but the media has it plugged as the wort plague since the Black Death of the Middle Ages. Yes people will die but I do not think it will be any worse than the flu season which kills 20 plus thousand every year. I would also think a vaccine will be available before the next flu season.
So… what do you think now?
If this was not an election year you would hardly hear anything about it.
I would generally agree with you however I do not think it’s an election year in Italy, Spain, Iran, South Korea and of course China and also a host of other nations that have extremely high rates of contamination and death.
Robert, you strike me as the sort of person who (unwittingly) depends a lot on the awareness and kindness of strangers.
Rich T, I don’t depend on anyone for anything. I have a mind of my own. I do think the current events are a cause for concern and I will be taking the recommended precautions. That being said I do believe the situation is being politicized. It will become evident during the upcoming presidential debates.
Robert, maybe my comment was too subtle. I think your comment is *******. Furthermore, as someone else pointed out, it’s not an election year in China, Italy, France, or anyplace else where people have died in great numbers in a very short time span. Italy just reported 368 more deaths over the past 24 hours. IT is spreading fast, there because they didn’t respond quickly as China, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Australia did. We got a late start also, and realistic projections show that our critical care beds and ventilators may be overwhelmed as they are presently in Italy, I think you need to wake up and smell the coffee, bud, and stop thinking of this as some political hatchet job. [Bleeped by Diane. No name-calling, please.]
As a former health care executive it’s worse then being portrayed because of the lack of information, false information and government malfeasance. More importantly it seems to be worse among the elderly but let me really scare some of you with what could happen. A number of people who have been in contact with the President and Vice President have self quarantined and the President of Brazil has the virus through contact with someone who was at Mar-a Lago. But if President Trump and Vice President Pence become incapacitated then President Pelosi steps in. Not serious enough for you – to much hype – Well OK
President of Brazil did not test positive. It was announced an hour after the false information got out. Trump did do a test and tested negative to satisfy the panic spreading media. Dr Fauci specifically said, about himself and anyone else, if you don’t have symptoms no need for a test.
I have 90 year old parents. I HAVE to take it seriously to make sure they keep food in their house to keep them healthy.
In the end, it will be impossible to know if we overreacted or did too much, but it will be quite apparent if we under reacted or did too little. It’s probably overblown but we’re erring on the side of caution.
Wise words. Better safe than sorry.
Guess we don’t know if it’s overblown at this point due to the incompetence of this administration in having people tested . It should be down right embarrassing that countries like South Korea have tested 20 times more people than the supposed greatest country on earth. Overblown by media? Maybe. But can you really believe a man who has been caught in lies in regards to this already. Personally, I would rather have this situation overblown, but truthful, by the media.
Why do you have to make it political. The CDC testing was set up to be done by doctors. You feel sick. You go to your doctor. He takes a test and sends it to a lab. The lab does the test. Sends info to doctor. Doctor calls you with results and what do/take. It wasn’t designed for pandemic outbreaks. Also, many govt regulations that prevented cross sharing of doctors/equipment, etc. Lots of bureaucracy. Be thankful we had someone willing to cut all the red tape to open up all possibilities to solve this problem.
Just like no gas in 1974 and when they get what they want we have to pay!!! Remember when you bought gas buy your tag number.
There’s something bigger at play here and you nail it Patricia. Imagine a world without social media and TV!!
Many responses prove the quote from DPMoynahan Ambassador and Senator from NY “You are entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts:”
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/02/graphic-coronavirus-compares-flu-ebola-other-major-outbreaks/
Those who are making the decisions to cancel events, close schools, etc., are in a no-win situation. If they were to take none of these actions and then COVID-19 kills tens or hundreds of thousands, they will be blamed for their inaction. If the actions they’re taking (called hype and “overblown” and panic-mongering by some) are successful at slowing the spread of the virus and keeping the illness and death rates low, then the same nay-sayers will be screaming about how this was all unnecessary government intervention in our lives. Personally, I’m taking COVID-19 very seriously. I believe that if we don’t, then within weeks we’ll be in the same situation that Italy is in today.
PLEASE SEE THE AGE STATISTICS before adding to the PANIC-demic. It is serious, but what will control this is common sense.
I’m 71 and going through CHEMO treatment for Cancer – also have lowered resistance – and have a Coronary issue.
I’m thankful that all the readers didn’t do like you did and put their personal situation on line. This is a waste of space for us who want to read about the virus not peoples individual situations.
You are one of the people who are at high risk probably should self isolate. Good luck to you.
We are taking it seriously, however, another consideration for those who believe it being hyped is that in this new information age we have many more sources as well as faster access to information than anytime in my 74 yo lifetime. All these media sources need to make a buck so it’s definitely your choice on whether it is hyped or not. It is also your life to gamble with. Stay safe and healthy out there.
My life to gamble with????? No gamble here!
Good grief Ray, in Canada (where I live) ONE person out of 37 million or so, has died from this and that person was an 80 year old (with serious immune system problems) who resided in a care home for the aged!
That’s far from a pandemic – BODIES ARE NOT PILING UP.
Understand contacting this virus IS NOT a death sentence.
I’m staying healthy and safe by not being scared to death by another manufactured Y2K, Sars, Elboa, bird flue swine fle etc etc etc pandemic.
I say CHILL!!!! Look for the sun!
It will be interesting to rerun this poll in a couple of weeks. People have trouble wrapping their heads around exponential spread rates.
A textbook example of late response to the outbreak of a deadly new pathogen:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/who-gets-hospital-bed/607807/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/not-a-wave-a-tsunami-italy-hospitals-at-virus-limit
The only ways to mitigate it:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/
At this point we can only hope there won’t be many deaths due to the insufficiency of critical care, as there presently is in Italy:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/14/815675678/as-the-pandemic-spreads-will-there-be-enough-ventilators
Rich T, you have been reading to much Drudge.
Robert, I don’t know what gives you the sense that I have my head as far buried as you apparently do. My references are The Atlantic Monthly, Washington Post, NPR… does that sound like fringe BS outlets like what you’ve probably OD’d on? Do you have any idea how uninformed you are? I just hope you don’t end up infecting someone. So go ahead, keep trolling till you start getting the sniffles…
The sources he sights are left leaning. Obviously not a drudge follower
It’s curious – but as it turns out, facts – including science itself – are “left leaning” if you define that term to mean supporting policies of one party vs the other in this country. Take a poll sometime, study science, read some actual peer-reviewed journals, and I think you’ll see what I mean.
Are you really that naive or ignorant? This is not fake news, do you think the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC are making this up? Hell, maga man just got tested and we(U.S.) don’t have enough test kits or can’t get one. Asking this question is foolish on your part.
Putting a lot of faith in a “long past its best before date” United (?) Nations dept aren’t you Gman ?
Is that the same, calamitous outfit paid for by you and I that through the IPCC is scaring the hell out of everyone with climate change fakery, when it doesn’t have us on the run with a virus of the year!
GMAN – I have asked this before and will again. Why do you need to get tested?!? – FOR WHAT – there is no medical cure. If you are feeling sick – STAY HOME – If your fever goes above 101 – go to the urgent care or emergency room. This is a virus like the FLU. Treat it like that.
Isolate, rest, hydrate and get better.
All testing is doing is giving some birdbrain more data to make charts for the pundents and media to spout ( and to panic people) – **** – it’s here – I don’t need more statistics! Sorry guess I have a over-abundance of common sense!
Not throwing stones, but let’s start thinks logically –
I’m betting you were not involved in the massive Y2K remediation effort in the year preceding. Talk is cheap.
Yes, I was. Much expense and was much ado about nothing.
Think about it this way…uncontrolled penetration would probably exceed an 80% infection rate. With a conservative 2.5% death rate that would mean that the United States, alone, has the potential of 6,000,000 deaths. I take it seriously. Politicians of any party do not shut down countries because of hype. For comparison, normal flu has a .1% death rate, a vaccine and treatment meds available. You probably do not need to stockpile 200 rolls of TP or 50 cases of water but do practice good hygiene and social distancing. The life you save could be your own.
While your overall percentage is basically correct, we need to get off the PANIC-demic freight train and look at this in perspective. (God, I hate social media speculation) The link below is the current breakdown of death rates for this virus. If you look at it, far and away the population at risk is over 60 WITH serious pre-existing conditions. The death rate for those without pre-existing conditions is less than .9% and that included all ages. The 70 and above population with compromised health is the group at most risk, which is usually the case. Healthy and under 60, just take precautions!
I am not trying to minimize this at all, but if you are healthy without a serious pre-existing condition, the risk is much lower. We need to use common sense. practice good hygiene, stay clear of potential high risk areas with large crowds, get and use disinfectant cleaners / wipes and stay home if possible. The risk of death is really low if you never contract it – right!
No preaching but trying to be realistic –
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lamvo/coronavirus-death-rates-age-charts-us-china
thanks and be safe!
Just a couple of things you may have overlooked: You can have it, be spreading it, and not even know it. It is much easier to transmit than most viruses. There is no herd immunity. There is no vaccine. Younger people in the US are now starting to show up in intensive care wards. If we don’t slow it down hospitals and intensive care wards (and ventilators) will be too few to treat everyone. So stay calm, yes. But TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS – INCLUDING SOCIAL DISTANCING to avoid being an unwitting carrier.
I don’t think CDC or any other organization has any idea how many have it, so therefore probably have no idea what the actual death rate is.
EXACTLY, and all the other killers annually since.
Every virus has different features. A few features of this one:
1) It’s very easy to get it. Not all viruses are easy to get. Most strains of flu are harder to get, and HIV, for example, is much harder to get.
2) Not everyone who gets it knows they have it. Younger people in particular apparently don’t always show symptoms, so are unaware they have it – but they are contagious.
3) The virus affects people more the older they are. In the worst cases, the body’s own response to the virus causes as much damage to the lungs as the virus itself.
4) There is NO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT. The only thing that works in the worst cases, where pneumonia develops, is to put the person on a ventilator and pray.
One last time: It’s HIGHLY and UWITTINGLY contagious.
Unfortunately, the media are hyping this virus – WITHOUT telling the true reason for attempting to control the spread. The fact is, for example, if Goldie is correct – and I think he/she is – then where are all these people going to get medical care? We – across this world – do not have enough hospital beds or Doctors or technicians – if we were all to become ill near the same time!
Fortunately, we have a pro-active administration which is attempting to keep us informed – too bad the media doesn’t do the same – altho I will, reluctantly, have to give Lester Holt on NBC Evening news credit for taming it down compared to the other networks.
Be smart, be considerate and be careful – if you think it is ALL hype on the part of Pres. Trump – well you should be thankful for his not being any more re-active than necessary to slow this thing down to a manageable size – HOPEFULLY, and I am sure, it will all work out in a few months if we cooperate!!!
We have missed the mark. The WHO was advising the world what actions to be taking and this country delayed and denied. Other countries were testing and containing. We were keeping that from happening. Thousands and thousands more will die needlessly. You’d better hope you come down with COVID-19 today, while you still might be able to get a hospital bed and ventilator if needed. Otherwise, when the peak hits, if you need the help, there will be “no room at the inn”.
Here is how Michigan is dealing with corona:
The large gatherings ban is one of several statewide efforts to help stop the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The ban went into effect at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 13 and remains in place until Sunday, April 5 at 5 p.m.
The executive order applies to all gatherings of more than 250 people in a single shared space and includes both private businesses and public locations. A single shared space includes, but is not limited to, a room, hall, cafeteria, auditorium, theater, or gallery. People gathering for the purposes of industrial or manufacturing work; mass transit; or the purchase of groceries or consumer goods are currently exempt from the state ban.
I go with the science and the CDC recommendations. Everything else is just blather, including the spin from the current administration.
As a senior with health issues I do feel more vulnerable. On the other hand, I refuse to sit in a corner and pray to live. I will avoid large crowds as it can spread from young people to me. I will practice the guidelines. I do have a 2-3 week supply of good for quarantine if necessary. But I cannot stand the media hype and hysteria, the lies and implications that somehow the administration wants everyone to die. If EVERYONE takes responsibility, then we’ll be okay. If all people can do is throw blame, then that’s not helpful. Those stupid young people crowding the bars in NYC when they KNOW the virus in rampant there are just being irresponsible. So I will avoid those crowds and hang around with family and senior friends who are healthy.
After 40 years in healthcare and emergency services, this is the real deal. The “flatten the curve” concept is real. As this is a new, mutated virus, no one has any built in protection to it. As a society we can handle the great number of ill patients, but not if they all get sick at once. The more we can slow the spread, the better off we all will be.
Watching what has happened in Italy and other countries is a good warning to us…both my hubby and I are over 60 and have preexisting conditions. Going to be careful, so glad that so far our Grand Kids appear safe. We have two weeks of supplies (which we usually do anyway) and hope for the best for our family, friends & world!
As a former triage nurse my heart goes out to the doctors and nurses that will soon be making the decisions about who will get ventilator treatment over others. The US system will be overwhelmed if people who think it won’t happen to them because of refusing to take this seriously.
Two weeks ago, I would have said move along normally with excessive hand washing but now…….I have cancelled my cruise plans for next week, I do wash my hands excessively because my bro-i-law is staying with us while having stem cell replacement therapy for his cancer.
Last week we didn’t have cases of healthy young folks dying of this virus, nor did we know that people with pre-symtoms could be carriers of this virus – POTENTIALLY we ALL could be carriers and not realizing it! 🙁
Like podcasts? Here’s a good one: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-joe-rogan-experience/e/67924140 Michael Osterholm is an internationally recognized expert in infectious disease epidemiology. He is Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, a professor in the Technological Leadership Institute, College of Science and Engineering, and an adjunct professor in the Medical School, all at the University of Minnesota.
Is there a comment here – or are you advertising the podcast. You don’t even say what the podcast is about – so it is like how to bundle your trash?
Come on man!
I’ve listened to this podcast, all 1.5 hours of it, and I’m now reading his book. His brother was the director of our county public health service. Michael thinks this is very serious and I believe him. BTW, the part of the broadcast where they went off topic onto chronic wasting disease is very interesting, too.
As an RN, I take it seriously. As a 12 year heart transplant recipient, I take it doubly serious.
I guess we will see how serious the virus is%
The virus will be done by June. The financial impact of government forced panic will take years from which we recover.
Are you taking bets? I’ll take that action. Wanna check back in June? Do everyone a favor – wake up.
I believe your June forcast is a bit off but I do agree it will take years to recover. Thankfully I have a good 5-6 years until retirement so my investments can recover.
I hope you’re right.
I feel the government and media blew this way out of proportion. This isn’t the first virus we’ve been through and it won’t be the last. The treatment is the same as if you had the flu. Will we go through this every year?
I guess we will – if every year there is a brand new never before seen virus that nobody is immune to, that no vaccine exists for, that there is no effective treatment for, and that is 8-10 times as lethal as the flu (for which of the above exist – some immunity, some vaccines, less contagious and less lethal).
Someone yells fire in a crowded room an panic ensues. We have many people yelling fire!
Very serious. My husband is 85 with asthma. I care about him, do you?
Not as much as you do, but I wish him well.
You’re right about the market – it’s bad. I’m 65, and my retirement investments have taken a beating. But sometimes things are actually worse than you think. Would you rather keep your money and see millions of people die, or see investments drop for a while, but ultimately recover? Who dies in that case?
As Ann said: It will be interesting to rerun this poll in a couple of weeks. People have trouble wrapping their heads around exponential spread rates.
As I said Sunday:
Every virus has different features. A few features of this one:
1) It’s very easy to get it. Not all viruses are easy to get. Most strains of flu are harder to get, and HIV, for example, is much harder to get.
2) Not everyone who gets it knows they have it. Younger people in particular apparently don’t always show symptoms, so are unaware they have it – but they are contagious. There are a LOT of infected people running around infecting other people (see #1 above).
3) The virus affects people more the older they are. In the worst cases, the body’s own response to the virus causes as much damage to the lungs as the virus itself.
4) There is NO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT. The only thing that works in the worst cases, where pneumonia develops, is to put the person on a ventilator and pray.
5) Unless we’re able to seriously slow down the rate of infection, there will be a lot more people in need of critical care (ventilators, i.e.) than we actually have or can bring online in the short term, and doctors will then have to make agonizing decisions about who will live and who will die, just as they’ve been doing in Italy the past several days – even while the numbers continue to grow. Even more alarming – our trajectory looks a lot like Italy’s due to the delayed response and the terribly short supply of tests.
One last time: It’s HIGHLY and UWITTINGLY contagious.
One more point: Because we are WAY BEHIND with testing, you can take the number of confirmed infections and multiply it by 4 *at least* (based on the calculated number for passing the infection, and it’s probably higher, possibly much higher. See (2) above. Nothing I’ve said here is exaggerated – it’s just the facts.
One more point: this is an *entirely new virus*, so *nobody has immunity, and there is no vaccine*. That increases the infection rate way beyond anything you or I have ever seen.
Thank you, RichT, for posting the best, most rational and fact based comment. I wholly agree that a great many people don’t grasp the frightening power of exponential dispersion.
The two facts that – 1. The virus was allowed to freely spread around the country for 6 weeks; and 2. Young people in some cases are massively contacting and spreading the virus – mean that the reported numbers for infected people are *way* too low.
This gives everyone a false sense of limited safety and causes them to be careless. Putting *everyone* at risk, even those who are truly trying to avoid contamination, yet somewhere, sometime, make an inadvertent error.
I could go on, but am more interested in reading on to get a sense of others’ views.
More information coming to light. You tell me if it’s overblown:
Virus particles remain viable on surfaces for hours to days:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-study/new-coronavirus-can-persist-in-air-for-hours-and-on-surfaces-for-days-study-idUSKBN2143QP
West Virginia was the last state to report any cases – not becauase there were none, but because they didn’t have enough tests to go around and were imposing strict guidelines and refusing requests. Unfortunately of all the states, they may have the most vulnerable population of all:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/17/health/west-virginia-no-confirmed-coronavirus/index.html
Take a good look at other nations’ responses, then think back to how this was all handled, and ask yourself who and what were really to blame.
I absolutely agree with you about the tests. I live in a small community of 30,000. We have the regional hospital for a 9 county rural area. We have 23 test kits. I know this because my DIL is on the COVID-19 planning team and is an RN. They do not have enough masks, gowns, anything. She tells us to stay home every chance she gets. It’s not that some areas don’t have any cases to report…it’s that they are not testing because they don’t have kits. This, more than anything, is what makes this virus so scary to me.
I believe it could be and will be a serious threat if young people don’t stop congregating and passing it on to the elderly and chronically ill. But we need to black out the media’s opinion and their “experts” who are dealing in chaos, paranoia and constantly questioning the actual experts because of a lack of respect for those in office. We all need to get off our political high horses and follow the actual experts instructions, whether you like the person or not. The media is who lead to the food crisis, the TP crisis and the reason I can’t even see my Drs. Just stop the hysteria and follow the laid out advice.
I think you are following the wrong media. Instead of the commercial, sensationalized BS, why not try PBS Newshour and NPR (any time of day)? There are lots of print/online media that take the same approach. They are not hard to find. Just go down the list of news organizations that have been condemned as “fake media” by the president, and you will find them.
“will be a serious threat if young people don’t stop congregating and passing it on to the elderly”
Ah! Now there is a good reason for the young to stop visiting the elderly family members. I hope you enjoy your ‘quiet time’ in the nursing home.
I have found the RV community to be open minded, friendly and careful. Many of them know how to read and research local & world events. The Spanish Flu was only 100 years ago. Biological weapons may be outlawed, but still exist. The older campers pick up trash that some younger campers leave behind. covid-19 may of been created in a laboratory, and got loose by accident. It has different effects on different races, different blood types, different ages. As the Boy Scouts say, “Be Prepared”
From the CDC website, weekly USA deaths from:
Week ending Feb 29/20: Influenza – 384; Pneumonia – 2,280
Week ending Feb 22/20: Influenza – 415; Pneumonia – 2,911
Week ending Feb 15/20: Influenza – 440; Pneumonia – 3,251
All this worry from a virus that may kill you?
This is not influenza! Have you not been paying attention? As a 70 yr. old with comprised immunity, I am worried.
This viris is hundred times worse than the flu plus there’s immunization for the flu. After getting what they called the hong kong flu I’ve had the shot for 50 years and never had the flu.
Two things that concern me: 1. I am 75 and have had MS for a number of years causing my immune system to be compromised. My wife is also 75.
2. It scares me that the younger generations feel they are invincible and do not hesitate to gather in groups (spring break on the Florida/Texas beaches, etc.). They may not care but some of them will pass it on to others who will pass it on, who will pass it on, who will pass it on…
It concerns you that BOTH of you made it to 75?? You should be proud that you made it through the ‘tough times’, you should relax and just watch the youngin’s running around in a panic, you’ve been there I am sure.
Then for spring break, I would think it will be sparse this year, but if not, they have always done stupid things. Just give the grandkids two weeks before they come visit… just to be safe.
I hope you enjoy many more years together.
Pot calling the kettle black as the saying goes. We have a wonderful country, but it is being spoiled by a generation that knows little to nothing about history, economics or God. Remember this, “IN GOD WE TRUST! And those who fail to honor history are bound to repeat it. May the good Lord bless and keep you, and reform your ignorance about the real, honest and successful RV community is about.
The 2/3 here that are not seriously concerned about COVID-19 will remember how dismissive they used to be of the virus. Post this same survey a month from now and you will see how terribly the times have changed.
This virus which we humans have no resistance to is serious as a heart attack and it will continue to be an immense threat to each and every one of us until a vaccine is developed.
“and you will see..” – This is knowledge you got from yer crystal ball or the Ouija board?
Humans also have no resistance to overeating, alcohol, opioids,… you name it and there will NEVER be a vaccine for those. Big business would never allow it.
No, magic has nothing to do with science. The trends are clear. ALL health experts are warning that a full-scale disaster is underway. The virus is FATAL for 15% of infected people 60+ years old and/or those of any age with health issues. And of those in the high risk age/health categories who survive the infection, 20% get severely ill and require hospitalization.
Fully 1/3 of infected older people and people with health problems die or require serious medical care. No one should roll those kind of dice.
I’m a conservative, and I guess all my life I have been “trained” to LOVE. Love the outdoors, love my brother and sister as myself, love my family, and to love my Father in Heaven above all else. One more thing PGR, you must have a lot weight on your shoulders speaking for the “rest of the world”.
Well then, this was in response to a posting of a person that goes by PGR. It appears it was removed, which as well should have been. Thank you RVTravel staff!
Difficult to keep up with everything these days, Sink, especially when I can’t get online because of the heavy load on the internet. Better late than never, I guess. Have a great day and stay healthy, Sink! 😀 —Diane at RVtravel.com
You don’t have to be a conservative to be loving and all those other good things. I didn’t have to be “trained” to be that way. It just came naturally.
The survey is surprising and scary. I would have thought the majority of RVer’s would have taken the virus more seriously. But I’m assuming an average age of 65 on this site, maybe I’m wrong.
Please put your juvenile and uninformed political ideology in check. America is as great as its populace. All Americans must put differences aside and be part of the solution instead of the problem.
I take it seriously but listen to the guidelines and therefore feel I am reasonably safe. I hate to see the various social platforms where RV’ers ignore all the suggestions and are travelling anyway. They feel they are invincible and are more concerned with their personal wants and not the danger they pose to others.
I take the threat seriously, but I’m not particularly worried, We did attend the Strawberry Festival near Tampa and it was mobbed. That was 12 days ago (before we heard much about the virus). Other than that, when we travel we mostly only see each other. We are now at home on a farm, where we usually don’t go out all that much anyway. Daughter-in-law, who is much younger, does most of the shopping. Besides washing our hands frequently, we don’t do much and we don’t go anywhere. Let’s hear it for Netflix.
Not sure when you posted this but we can only hope to be come to. Your senses in the past few days.