Team USA

[Hamartia Antidote]

@Gomig-21

Looks like somebody got an old 1990 Firebird Formula 3rd gen

Hopefully he doesn't pull one of these

The guy walked away. These car are built like tanks.


Should have gotten one of our badass 4th gens

This is an American Experience

 

[VCheng]

Proud of my son for his dedication and service!

 

[VCheng]

Slowly but surely, USA is turning a corner in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The economy will start healing once things re-open, although it will be a gradual process by design.

 

[VCheng]

My other son on the frontlines after a long day:

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Things are slowly getting better, and USA will come through this like a champ, no doubt.

 

[tower9]

Just found this cool thread.

Here are some links to classic songs of the Delta Blues genre.

A myth surrounds this song by the legendary Blues singer Robert Johnson, who is said to had made a deal with the devil to acquire his music playing skills and sure enough, he died young and was said to have been poisoned.

Son House's famous Death Letter Blues. This is as gritty and real as you get.

The Delta Blues were the father of modern Blues music as Southern Blacks made their way into Northern cities and also influenced the birth of modern Rock and Roll.

Muddy Waters is a great example of that migration to the North.

 

[Slav Defence]

Gentlemen,
I hope that you all are doing well in US. Please people, stay at your respective homes and be safe.

Regards

 

[Nilgiri]

God bless your sons @VCheng ... things do seem to be shaping up more positively on the situation, let us hope for the best

 

[VCheng]

God bless your sons @VCheng ... things do seem to be shaping up more positively on the situation, let us hope for the best

Thank you for the kind words. My younger son was commended for his service by the hospital in NYC. He is on night duties in the ICU currently. My older son is working part of an IR team in Western NY. I am in my hospital daily.

(I have forgiven - but not forgotten - the lowlifes who attacked my family at the behest and support of certain creatures here. As I said elsewhere, success is the best revenge. )

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The patient census related to Covid-19 is steadily falling in NYC, with much lower ER visits and admissions. The initial wave of ICU admissions was mainly related to patients with significant co-morbidities and this cohort had a high mortality rate, unfortunately but not unexpectedly.

For much of upstate, major hospitals were prepared to convert to all ICU beds at 200% capacity, but we never went above 75% ICU occupancy at regular capacity. We had plenty of trained staff and PPE in reserve. The curve is falling, but we remain vigilant for any focal or regional upticks. A few nursing homes had clusters of outbreaks, but these were handled quickly. We are looking to resume elective procedures in the coming days, given that the surge capacity likely may not be needed now.

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I remain cautiously optimistic that we will overcome this scourge in the next few weeks. We still have to deal with the financial impact of the recent weeks, but the costs related to them can be spread over the next several months by cost containment measures and additional government support.

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Things are looking up. It will be a cool but sunny spring day tomorrow and I think I just might go out for a ride. God bless USA, and us all!

 

[Nilgiri]

(I have forgiven - but not forgotten - the lowlifes who attacked my family at the behest and support of certain creatures here. As I said elsewhere, success is the best revenge. )

Yes, 100%...this be the downstream realm of fantasy-psyche all said and done (though it does bend away from its gooey emotional centroid.....at the edges in various places to have a sound logical, productive exchange...though that seems to wax and wane to its own tune).

It (centroid) should thus largely be mocked, summarily ignored and proven wrong where it matters...to those that matter.

Of course cannot be forgotten if you got invested into it when it was shaped better upstream.

But you are ultimately a better person to forgive. It is good and wise....as life goes on...and you owe it to yourself and your loved ones to not be saddled needlessly with dead-weight

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Appreciate the rest of the update and analysis, and yes this agrees largely with the broader stream I am getting from others in the know too.

 

[VCheng]

Appreciate the rest of the update and analysis, and yes this agrees largely with the broader stream I am getting from others in the know too.

Team USA will win this bout, for sure. I am just sad that the USD is dead, though.

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Maybe this will be off-topic in this thread, but I remain worried about Pakistan and South Asia in this pandemic. I do know that PMIK has good counsel from Dr. Faisal Sultan, an eminently brilliant physician, trained here in USA in Infectious Diseases, and probably the best person to advise him regarding Covid-19. (And my class fellow and good friend, incidentally. )

 

[VCheng]

Appreciate the rest of the update and analysis, and yes this agrees largely with the broader stream I am getting from others in the know too.

I spent pretty much the whole day out yesterday, down to deep in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Things are slowly getting better indeed, and interestingly, people are looking at stimulating the economy and preparing for the next Presidential elections, and not as much concerned about Covid-19 anymore.

It is going to be an interesting next few months, for sure, and USA will rise above all the recent issues to continue with its progress, I have no doubt.

 

[tower9]

I spent pretty much the whole day out yesterday, down to deep in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Things are slowly getting better indeed, and interestingly, people are looking at stimulating the economy and preparing for the next Presidential elections, and not as much concerned about Covid-19 anymore.

It is going to be an interesting next few months, for sure, and USA will rise above all the recent issues to continue with its progress, I have no doubt.

I really hope this is true.

 

[Nilgiri]

I really hope this is true.

Having lived in a fair few countries myself of varying description. I would say no one really comes close to the US in terms of institutional breadth, depth and networking. I will always be optimistic about them.

 

[VCheng]

I really hope this is true.

I have no doubts in this regard, and I am quite sure this will be shown to be correct in due course.

Having lived in a fair few countries myself of varying description. I would say no one really comes close to the US in terms of institutional breadth, depth and networking. I will always be optimistic about them.

And I agree with the above.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

I spent pretty much the whole day out yesterday, down to deep in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Things are slowly getting better indeed, and interestingly, people are looking at stimulating the economy and preparing for the next Presidential elections, and not as much concerned about Covid-19 anymore.

It is going to be an interesting next few months, for sure, and USA will rise above all the recent issues to continue with its progress, I have no doubt.

Everybody in my neighborhood is treating all this like an extended Labor Day weekend. People are mowing their lawns (i did mine), mulching, planting stuff, cookouts, kids on swingsets, etc