They released some more info today on why they are doing what they are doing, educate yourself. Fact of the matter this thing is way way more contagious than any form they've seen before,
-per ML of sputum there are 1000 more infectious agents than SARS had, thats insane, this stuff can spread like wildfire!

Remember the death rate is 1-3% depending on country, may not seem like much but thats insanely high compared to the flu. They are trying to prevent the healthcare system from being overwhelmed which is what WOULD happen if they do nothing.

Mentioned this in the TTT cancellation post, applies here:

We as a society train specialists to learn everything there is to know about health and disease prevention. We trust these people to guide us in things you and I do not understand enough to make wise judgment. They are saying this is an exceptional situation that requires a higher level of attention than the bugs we regularly deal with. All these restrictions suck... they suck hard and we're not even close to the worst of it yet. But, I trust the people who have been trained to handle this kind of thing and will do my best to abide their recommendations.

This about sums it up. Do what we can do, and follow the advice and directions to help protect each other. You can still fish. It’s allowed. So, take to the lakes.

Add the Bassmaster open on Lewisville to your list

Damnit!

We will see how this all works out but what about next time this comes around it could be a yearly thing like the flu. If so do we shout everything down every year for this virus.
Not saying we should not take precautions but we might also have to eventually take it on the chin at some point. Tough to compare to the flu cause when the flu first hit it was extremely deadly it took the human race a while to build up some resistance to it ,so the flu numbers you compare it to today are skewed because the resistance we have built up to it. So its not like you are really comparing apples to apples. IT does seem to spread very easily because we have no internal resistance to it so instead we are trying to hide from it.

I disagree, but to each his own

You're Ok. I've listened to multiple press conferences from the Trump team and governors. I especially liked the PC from the New Jersey governor. To a man and woman they are VERY concerned. So I'm going to continue my social distancing. I spend a lot of time looking out my back window at my dock seeing the ZX 250 swinging in the slings. When this all depresses me I drop the boat in the water and fish. Fishing has gotten a lot better the past two days.

I think people have forgot where this started at.
I think the China men government are very much the ones to blame. Where did it start CHINA.
Who let it out into other countries. CHINA
Does China hate Trump, yes. Is it election year, yes.
From my research there is a bio company in Wahan or however you spell it, that was doing research on this particular virus. For several years before this outbreak.
You let this corona virus out there and then let your host sped it to country to country.
I have said for years that a lot of our food comes from there. China knows you make people sick and it takes 3 to 4 people to take care of them.
No country is prepared for this, but I believe we are by far superior to most. And our President is doing what needs to be done as swiftly as possible.
Just my 2 cent and theory.

This is the elephant in the room that everyone seems to ignore!

man, the more I read these threads the more I realize we are a me me me society now, just look at the hoarding and how people are responding to things being postponed.

says a lot about why we have our own problems in this country other than the wuhanflu.

It may be more contagious than SARS, but SARS was far more deadly than this in the event that you got it.

Here's the reality. We are all going to be exposed to this. It's no longer an issue of trying to prevent exposure. That WILL happen. Only goal now it trying to manage the burden on our healthcare system. I didn't take this thing serious at first, but the numbers I have seen the last few days from some sources I trust are scary. With that said, what scares me more than this virus is how quickly many of the local governments have implemented what amounts to martial law. Shutting down private business, curfews, etc. I don't agree with removing our freedom for anything. Even in the name of public safety. Government agencies should make suggestions and manage government facilities as they see fit, but should not be able to shut down private business or lock people in their homes.

The other issue we are going to have to face is that we have to maintain some sort of economy. Tanking the world economy will kill far more than this virus ever could. People still need goods an services. We better find some sort of balance soon or we may create a recession that will last a long time.

Which massively contained the spread of SARS. Anyone who got SARS was immediately severely sick and in the hospital. Conversely with COVID-19 many younger people who get it have mild symptoms. They go about their normal lives spreading the virus far and wide. This virus isn't the most catchy. It isn't the most deadly. But when you combine the two factors it becomes a formidable beast. Also, it doesn't just kill olds or people with serious medical issues. Obesity, hypertension, etc.. are all risk factors. I'm 37 and can go run 5 miles without skipping a beat right now. That said I have high blood pressure and have had it since I was in my late 20's. So far that appears to have a 6% mortality rate. At 37 I don't like my odds of being dead if I catch it at 1 in 20.

I fully agree we shouldn't panic. We will get past this. Eventually there will be a vaccine. For now though, we should take it seriously or be prepared for some potentially ugly consequences.

nice Ray