Headlines I wouldn't have believed 6 months ago: vol. 292938

"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley) 03/07/2020 at 19:34 • Filed to: None

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Obviously we live in surreal times. But some stuff still gets to me. Via the bbc

As a kid/highschooler interested in world history, I always thought that my life would be pretty boring. A little too young to have understood 9/11, not old enough to remember the fall of the Soviet union. Be careful what you wish for I guess.

I’m not too worried about the virus, I’ve already been somewhere where I know someone who had it had been (hospital waiting room nearby). Whatever happens happens at this point, you just have to do your best to protect yourself and your loved ones.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 19:34

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That is alot of time to spend shitposting.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 03/07/2020 at 19:36

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I’ve been basically self quarantine for a month due to my unemployment. I’ll be so pissed if I get for real quarantined just as I found a job! I miss social interactions!

fintail > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 19:38

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Sounds Italian.

And this is how it goes down in China:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51784167

I’m waiting for Kirkland to be quarantined.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > fintail 03/07/2020 at 19:41

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There’s a chapter in Drew Magary’s fiction novel “The Postmortal” where China nukes a couple of its own cities to stop the spread of something.

If there was any nation willing/cablable, it would be them and I always think about it

gmctavish needs more space > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 19:44

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Sp eaking of social interactions, we should grab  Goggles and go for beers sometime soon

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > gmctavish needs more space 03/07/2020 at 19:49

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For sure! ClassicDatsunDebate is in Maple Ridge, we can see if he can make it out as well.

What's your schedule like? 

AestheticsInMotion > fintail 03/07/2020 at 20:03

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I would have read that last part as a joke a month ago, but the local headlines and stories being run out are absolutely insane.

Maybe if we’re really lucky this will lead to a real sick leave policy, like every other 1st world country has. It’s been interesting to see which companies are willing to pay their hourly workers who stay home sick , and which companies “will continue to work with the CDC in an effort to curtail the spread of disease”.... Aka do absolutely nothing.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 20:05

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Pretty nuts to realize that all this is happening because some dude in China wanted bat soup. 

fintail > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 20:08

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Definitely, given how the corrupt Chinese kleptocracy deals with most anything related to humanity, they’d do it and not flinch.

fintail > AestheticsInMotion 03/07/2020 at 20:10

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Oh yeah, you’re in Kirkland, aren’t you? I wonder if you’ll have to wear some kind of scarlet letter :)

Treating people with dignity and offering real benefits is seen as “socialism” by many brainwashed Americans, including those who receive few of the quality of life benefits enjoyed by those in the real first world. I wouldn’t hold my breath.

DipodomysDeserti > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 20:15

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You’re Canadian. Enjoy your healthcare and general irrelevancy in global politics.

DipodomysDeserti > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 20:16

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Sounds like Drew watched “Outbreak” one too many times.

AestheticsInMotion > fintail 03/07/2020 at 20:17

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Let’s just say the FedE x guys who work the Kirkland routes are given a wide berth inside the station. I've been... *discreet* about where I live. 

Eastside t raffic being at 2000's levels has been sublime. This might be the most selfish thing I'll say all year, but I'd happily take a pandemic to keep traffic looking like it has the past week. 

AestheticsInMotion > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 20:18

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Adapt. Improvise. Overcome.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > DipodomysDeserti 03/07/2020 at 20:18

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Healthcare isn’t as free as people think. You still have to pay for insurance to the government . Since losing my job, health insurance has cost me $300 this month.

Also, I wouldn’t say we’re irrelevant. Second tier, sure, but things that happen here still matter.  Especially in Vancouver/Toronto.  

gmctavish needs more space > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 20:20

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Monday and Thursday evenings are good for me, and there’s usually a 50/50 chance I’ll be free on the weekend

Discerning > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 20:23

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Eh... 9/11 was so long ago that it feels like a distant memory. Feels more like something I’ve read in a book than something I experienced as a boy. And I lived in NY at the time.

This doesn’t feel like 9/11, though. Doesn’t even feel similar to the hysteria surrounding Y2K.

Still feels far away and like it is  less of a threat. And apparently someone in my county has it. So hopefully my lack of concern is warranted!

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 20:29

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Our friends in Toronto seem pretty grumpy about their health options— local hospitals and clinics too booked up... “You can be seen next week in London or Kitchener”.

So their view is they can get care, but bring car fare.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > AestheticsInMotion 03/07/2020 at 20:31

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DipodomysDeserti > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 20:32

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Wow, a whole $300 Canadian for health insurance while unemployed.

Fucking Canadians. They make Seattleites look hard.

For Sweden > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 20:37

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The F1 season is effectively cancelled.  Hope you all like NASCAR.

facw > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 20:50

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facw > AestheticsInMotion 03/07/2020 at 20:51

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They need at least 6' poles, those are way too short.

facw > Discerning 03/07/2020 at 20:53

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It’s already killed more than 9/11. And there a plenty of reasonably analyses that thin the best case is that it kills millions.

facw > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 20:56

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It’s probably already too late for these broad quarantines. At this point it seems like the way forward is aggressive testing of the sick and those they are known to have come into contact with (including repeated testing of those who test negative) , and isolation of those cases.

Can’t really do that in the US though, as despite having two months to prepare, our testing capacity is shit, though the VP promises we’ll be able to test millions as soon as tomorrow (I’m doubtful).

fintail > AestheticsInMotion 03/07/2020 at 21:01

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I live on a fairly busy street, I’d say traffic volume is easily half of normal, and 405 seems at least a third less. If there’s a silver lining, this is it.

smobgirl > For Sweden 03/07/2020 at 21:16

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I have been trying not to whine too much about racing...but yeah. Indycar will probably be alright as long as none of the drivers leave the States (*ahem* Le Mans) but I’m gonna enjoy the hell out of this Super Sebring weekend  in case it’s the pinnacle of the season.

someassemblyrequired > AestheticsInMotion 03/07/2020 at 21:20

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I should totally cruise around downtown  DC in my Miata with Washington State plates and a “ Lee Johnson - Kirkland” license plate frame with the top down while faking a bad cough until America gets single payer health care and sick leave.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > DipodomysDeserti 03/07/2020 at 21:32

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AestheticsInMotion > someassemblyrequired 03/07/2020 at 21:45

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Please do this.

Did you buy from Lee Johnson? To this day, they were my favorite dealership to work with. To say nothing of all the help they offered to the local high-school. I remember they would show us how to fix our cars, let us park on their overflow lot if we couldn’t afford the school parking pass, invite kids for donuts and coffee ....

ranwhenparked > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 21:50

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As long as doctors and nurses still need to eat, support their families, pay rent/mortages, etc.; healthcare will never actually be “free”, its just a matter of who directly pays the costs .

AestheticsInMotion > DipodomysDeserti 03/07/2020 at 21:54

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W e’re tougher than hand-distressed copper nails sold for $3.50 a piece by a well-dressed bearded fellow in one-of-a-kind tortoise shell Ray-Bans.

You haven’t seen tough until you’ve witnessed Tina spill her Kombucha over her second favorite workout cardigan , stoica lly keeping the tears at bay . You desert folk don’t know true pain like this. 

ranwhenparked > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 03/07/2020 at 21:56

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I think its nuts for this all to be happening when you realize this country has had 18,000 people die of flu this season, and 19 from coronavirus - the majority them  at ages where they were already at high risk of dying from either walking to the bathroom or being outside in a stiff breeze. In Italy, literally all of their deaths so far have been over 60.

fintail > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/07/2020 at 22:03

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When my employer sponsored insurance ran out, COBRA was going to cost me nearly USD $700. Per month.

I now have a higher deductible plan for nearly $400/month.

I’d happily take Canadian taxation for Canadian benefits (and I wish the current American regime was less relevant).

fintail > facw 03/07/2020 at 22:04

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VP’s boss thinks it is a hoax, so don’t hold your breath, indeed.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 03/07/2020 at 22:39

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Bat soup is in Indonesia /P alau food. The videos circulating showing “ proof” are tourists in Indonesia. Not to say it isn’t eaten in china, but it does not seem to be a common food.

https://observers.france24.com/en/20200203-china-coronavirus-bat-soup-debunk-videos-viral-palau-indonesia  

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > ranwhenparked 03/07/2020 at 22:40

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Italy has the second oldest population, so if the rate continues they do have cause for concern.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > For Sweden 03/07/2020 at 22:47

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Could they a t least they can do bahrain and malaysia since those stands are 1/2 empty ?

someassemblyrequired > AestheticsInMotion 03/07/2020 at 23:15

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Oh it’s going to see some service now. All the lying and bullshit they are spewing here - pretty much everything the federal government is saying is a lie. They need a reminder that they are not as isolated as they think.

Re Lee Johnson, yep it was sold new there (I bought it from the original owner - 15 years ago - scary thought ).

Lee Johnson is great, they gave a great parts discount and just were very Miata-f r ie ndly. Doesn’t surprise me that they would be awesome to kids who were interested in cars.

ranwhenparked > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 03/07/2020 at 23:19

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Well, old people do seem to like warm peninsulas with bad drivers, so I guess that makes sense. 

victor > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 03/08/2020 at 03:09

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Laughs in American because one time blue cross denied me physical therapy for 4 months after a debilitating back injury

duurtlang > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/08/2020 at 04:41

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The European oppomeet starts April 5th... In Tuscany in Italy .

This will be problematic.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > duurtlang 03/08/2020 at 09:58

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Oh...yeah. at least the roads will be quiet? If you can get in

duurtlang > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/08/2020 at 12:29

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The issue is that many participants would be forced by their employers to self-q uarantine for 2-4 weeks.

We’re talking about another location now; northern Scotland (nc500) . No people there, so no Corona either :)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > duurtlang 03/08/2020 at 12:53

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Scotland would be amazing. I hadn’t thought about self quarantine

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > gmctavish needs more space 03/08/2020 at 13:25

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I am crazy free all this week given I don’t start a new role until next week at the earliest. Other than that, I am available most nights

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > gmctavish needs more space 03/08/2020 at 13:25

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I am crazy free all this week given I don’t start a new role until next week at the earliest. Other than that, I am available most nights

gmctavish needs more space > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/08/2020 at 19:58

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Sweet, well, tomorrow night or thursday night would be best for me, but I can probably make any night this week work except tuesday

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > gmctavish needs more space 03/08/2020 at 22:13

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Goggles says he's pretty free, as am I. When/where works best for you?

gmctavish needs more space > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/08/2020 at 22:21

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Meet in the middle at brewers row again? Bakery Brewing is quite nice if you haven’t been there yet. I think Wednesday or Thursday night is probably best for me, but tomorrow night is fine if that’s better for you guys

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > gmctavish needs more space 03/08/2020 at 22:23

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Want to meet at The Bakery at 7 on Thursday?

gmctavish needs more space > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/08/2020 at 22:32

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Sounds good to me!

Goggles Pizzano > gmctavish needs more space 03/08/2020 at 23:14

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See you Thursday. Thanks for thinking of me.

ClassicDatsunDebate > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/09/2020 at 00:59

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Goggles gave me the heads up....I would totally be down except I have a band practice on Thursday.  New bass player tryouts.  I’ll buy a round next time.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ClassicDatsunDebate 03/09/2020 at 01:17

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Oh dang! Well, if you ever are down to just going to silver valley brewing or something locally here, let me know!

ClassicDatsunDebate > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/09/2020 at 01:57

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Sounds good.