How does Coronavirus COVID-19 alter our workflow?

yeah,
My fear of humans
we will devolve into using the 100% method

Not what JC would advocate

Mother Nature is gonna slap us smarty pants organisms
 
Reach said:
we have minimal real contact with the public, and not even that much with each other
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We contact our coworkers a lot through the ropes, shared gear like saws, etc.

I did my first drone rescue on Saturday and it was a wholesale nightmare in terms of keeping social distance from the family, who are friends of mine. As a side note, they were fine with me flipping the drone out of a 90 foot pine crown with my throwline, and the drone slid smoothly down my throwline into my hands, ftw/dropped-the-mike. But yeah, social distancing was impossible.
 
JeffGu said:
"Just think, people who kiss their dogs knowing he licks his ass and balls are in a panic to buy hand sanitizer.
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Priceless . . . .
A good read is "Laurie Garrett - The Coming Plague" by Penguin Books, older now, but still timely.
I always get back to Jeff Goldblum in Jurrassic Park - Nature will find a way . . . .
And, remember George Carlin's skit about Mother Earth - The Self Correcting System"
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W33HRc1A6c

In a lighter vein: Probably what our pets really would think about all this (apologies to originator of this sketch - it's been thru so many hands and emails now it's lost in the X files somewhere . . . ):

NiceDoggy.webp
 
For some reason I just read this whole thread. Lots of science, fear, humor, scare.

Gene Roddenberry has a vision of how Earth changed its course from conflict to explore. A strong cataclysm could be what it takes. I’d rather not see the Mad Max, Waterworld or The Road as a post apocalyptic world
 


This is the best explanation I have heard yet.

96 million infections

48 million hospitalizations

480,000 deaths over the next 3-7 months in the US.

plenty of people dying in their 40's. Obesity is going to be a major factor in mortality.
Doubling time is every 4 days.
Hospitals in the US will be full by mid-May, the way Italy is now.
The primary mechanism for infection is just through breathing, you don't need to touch your face. High levels and infectious starts before symptoms.
No vaccine any time soon. only 2.1% of cases in China occur in children under 19. They get infected, but they don't get sick.
38% of nurses have kids in school. One-fourth of workers in the US have no paid sick leave. The best thing we can do is just limit close contact.

We are woefully unprepared. SARS and MERS were a harbinger of things to come.
85% of the world production of IV bags needed for saline IV drips was produced in one plant in Puerto Rico that got knocked out in the hurricane Maria. That should have been a wake-up call to how vulnerable we are.

of the 153 Acute critical drugs (needed or people die) 100 % generic, all are made offshore, mostly in China and India. There were already shortages before this 690,000 Americans have end-stage renal disease right now. Most of their drugs are coming from China. They could die for lack of drugs.
Best thing we can Limiting close contact.
Stay away from crowds in any area where the air is recirculating ie. cruise ships.
The entire system is at risk.
 
As noted earlier however, 480,000 deaths would be .5% of those infected, or .14% of the US population. Just a tick over one tenth of one percent (with the presumed majority of those elderly or already compromised). Just to keep it in perspective.
 
Tom Dunlap said:
For some reason I just read this whole thread. Lots of science, fear, humor, scare.

Gene Roddenberry has a vision of how Earth changed its course from conflict to explore. A strong cataclysm could be what it takes. I’d rather not see the Mad Max, Waterworld or The Road as a post apocalyptic world
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12 monkeys would be the most likely
 
RyanCafferky said:
I'll keep traveling back and forth between home and California for work (both driving and flying) until the risk to my community becomes too great. I am also flying to different places in the country for workshops I'm attending this spring.

This thing will go everywhere. I'm concerned about certain friends and family members but life goes on.
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Just flew back to California yesterday
RyanCafferky said:
I'll keep traveling back and forth between home and California for work (both driving and flying) until the risk to my community becomes too great. I am also flying to different places in the country for workshops I'm attending this spring.

This thing will go everywhere. I'm concerned about certain friends and family members but life goes on.
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Saw my mom and step dad yesterday. A little weird seeing older folks that you know are seriously at risk.

All of the workshops I was scheduled to attend are rescheduling: Crane Class in PA, TRAQ in Seattle. Still waiting to hear from TCIA but I am assuming the CTSP workshop is also cancelled. Already cancelled my flights anyway.

I just flew back to California for work yesterday but now am starting to think more and more about home. Certainly feels like a bit of a gamble being out and about. Especially on the road. Probably will self quarantine when I do go home.
 
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