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  1. Cadets have a virtual brass camp this weekend...gotta love it! They are on a mission.
    5 points
  2. Does anyone have a vid of Madison Scouts 202? I would Love to see that. I am guessing it’s a lot of those ram’s horn things and kettle drums. And sandals. But the guard work I bet was way ahead of its time.
    4 points
  3. Spending more quality time with family. Or learning Morse code from the person in the next quarantine room.
    4 points
  4. Per the death rates being significantly inflated over what we will eventually see, as discussed ad nauseam 15 pages back or so, that's the point! Yes, we will all be trying to prove a negative at that point, but the idea is that we DO take the precautions we're taking now so that this doesn't spread and that the death rate does remain lower than anticipated. Again, ###### if you do, ###### if you don't. We already have estimates of what it is in South Korea, China, Japan, & Italy, why not try every attempt to make that death rate much lower here, which will inevitably make it look like we were overreacting? My argument with FlamMan is not on the merits of whether we should be washing our hands or not, it's his implications that all this is overreaction as a form of conspiracy by the MSM to discredit the president, which is, of course, absolutely insane and has no basis in reality.
    4 points
  5. That 60 million figure is based on a year’s worth of time. We’re about a month and a half in, here in the U.S. Go back to the CDC page that lists the H1N1 2009 stats and look up the estimate of how many of those 60 million cases required hospitalization. Now compare that percentage to the covid-19 infections that require hospitalization. There’s the answer to your previous question.
    4 points
  6. Like I said earlier the issue isn’t how many cases/deaths we have now, it’s how bad things might get if we don’t take precautions. But I guess Italian doctors having to decide which patients get hospital assets is all a conspiracy. Along with medical experts here worrying that ERs and hospitals could be overwhelmed is a conspiracy too. But somehow it’s all the media....
    4 points
  7. You need to stop...
    4 points
  8. So an hour before Saturday finals last summer our Ring spotted an individual looking into the back windows of our house. He then went on the deck and started pulling on the back door. My wife called the local police and told the dispatcher she was in Indianapolis and reported the incident. The dispatcher asked if she was at DCI and told her he was an alumni of the Spartans and how thrilled he was they won. It ended up the intruder was a neighbors brother who was visiting and had gone to the wrong house.
    3 points
  9. See, this kind of situation is where hard work wins out over talent. Go Cadets!
    3 points
  10. I’m going to miss the camp and spring training discussions of how [insert your favorite corps here] is WAAAY ahead of last year. And the ultimate angst at season’s end when Blue Devils crushed the hopes of [insert your favorite corps here] again.
    3 points
  11. That's what you're hinging everything on, your experience with hygiene in Italy? In the real world, people go by facts, and all medical sources put the average death rate for the coronavirus around 3%. No one should go off of anything else other than facts, and it makes perfect sense to use them as predictors and close all major events and schools out of precaution. To imply that this thing is a conspiracy against the president to make him look bad is nothing short of sheer barking lunacy. Back up your arguments or get off the pot. I just told you in two different replies that this is either 15 or 150 times more deadly than H1N1, using YOUR numbers in each case. In the face of those numbers, how can you still call this a conspiracy?
    3 points
  12. I have traveled to those countries, most recently spending 2 weeks in Northern Italy in early January on business. Lets just say that Hygiene is not a priority in the countries you mentioned like it is here.
    3 points
  13. I can't understand why you're burying your head in the sand so hard on this one. everyone is trying desperately not to let it get to 60 million infected, because then almost 2 million people will likely die. The current death rate estimation is at 3.4% from the aggregate of all countries infected, not the US, where the virus is relatively young. Look to Italy, South Korea, China, Japan to see how this virus most likely will progress. Why on earth would we assume it won't progress with the same death rate here and not take every precaution?!
    3 points
  14. Last year it was established Feb 12. Official announcements already released.
    2 points
  15. if by June it's still an issue, i highly doubt stadiums will hold DCI's feet to the flame as by then thousands of events will have been cancelled nationwide big and small
    2 points
  16. I plan to use the time to get outside and connect with people, go to networking events and shake lots of hands, visit a lot of museums with hands on exhibits, maybe travel to Ireland and kiss the Blarney Stone...
    2 points
  17. Try to make it out to the facility they have at Dulles airport as well. All kinds of way-cool stuff they can't fit into the mall location.
    2 points
  18. Or you can stay in Rockville, Md or Gaithersburg, Md were hotels are cheaper then take the Red line right into the heart of the city. If you have questions. I'm a native Washingtonian.
    2 points
  19. And again folks.... one of the big reasons to take precautions is so the number of people that will need medical care will be spread out over a longer period of time. That way medical resources will not be overwhelmed. That being said.... wondering what will happen when we get plenty of testing kits and if we find out lot more people than we thought have the virus.
    2 points
  20. "...more deadly..." As the denominator goes up (and the numerator, too) the percentage death rate will adjust to its actual level. Based on more than just the math (and I'm a numbers guy!), the odds are high that the death rate will eventually be drastically lower than H1N1. The estimates that others are reading do not have less merit or accuracy than the ones you're quoting. It's simply too early in the testing process to determine an accurate death rate ESTIMATE. FlamMan in not suggesting that testing stop or we shouldn't wash our hands. He's simply stating his belief that the death rate expectations by the MSM to push their agenda is significantly inflated over the death rates we will eventually see. He's no more wrong than you are with your numbers. Oh, and the "madness of crowds" doesn't make either side's estimates any more valid or accurate in time.
    2 points
  21. The new world order is taking advantage of an opportunity to forward their agenda and take over the world. We'll be getting rid of cash soon and the monetary system will be allowed to collapse as the wealth transfer to the elite is almost complete....
    2 points
  22. Yes I have. Thank you. We’re better than this.
    2 points
  23. I’ve washed my hands so much, that my cheat notes from 1975 have come up. .
    2 points
  24. I think I washed my thumbprint off. My phone and iPad won’t open with my thumb anymore. 😳
    2 points
  25. Thanks for asking. Yes after a very long day of travel he is now tucked away at our cottage in rural northern Wisconsin to quarantine for 14 days. We didn’t even see him. Dropped a car in the airport parking lot. He exited the airport, got into the car and drove to the cottage. He has two other students with him who also returned from Europe. So they can keep each other from going stir crazy I hope. We stocked the place with food before they arrived
    2 points
  26. Maybe you’re right. I’m not sure you’re right. You’re probably right. You may be wrong. You really could be wrong. But you’re probably right. Oh no you’re wrong. Oh *whew* you could still be right. Oh my god you are completely wrong!!! Oh hey it looks like you could have been right all along. Hmm... Perhaps I shouldn’t base my opinions solely on the Dow Jones.
    2 points
  27. Six years for me. I still flip the bird to my employer every time I drive by.
    2 points
  28. Was going to finally get out on my own when I got back from doing admin stuff again. Will probably do that sooner. Get my first place. Have been working to and have lost weight the last year and a few months, will get to keep doing that. And focus on some clients I have during the fall for marching band. Play video games. Read some books. Be big sad.
    2 points
  29. I still think housing is going to be the biggest obstacle for the summer. Even if the coronavirus is near or completely under control come June; I can't imagine too many schools that would want to open their doors for a large group of individuals coming in from another state with some members, staff, and support staff possibly ailing from the tour crud.
    1 point
  30. Some of those items might already have been ordered based on this years show theme.
    1 point
  31. A friend who books tours to Ireland claims the biggest reason Blarney Castle is a stop is because the Blarney Woolen Mills are a popular shopping destination. I have to agree with LabMaster. I think that’s more of an urban legend, but as soon as you get off the bus, the Blarney Woolen Mills serves you an Irish coffee, and I had a Guinness with lunch, so maybe Greg is right and when I kissed the Blarney Stone I just didn’t know cause I was half in the bag! Early Happy St. Patrick’s Day. ☘️🇮🇪
    1 point
  32. Condos that all look alike lol? Have a friend in a condo association and every time I go there I have to set the gps to find her place. Most of the roads are partial circles and all condos look alike except for the crap people put on the porch. Always think of my dads line when he saw his first place like that “holy #### don’t come home drunk at night, you’ll never find your place”. 🥺
    1 point
  33. that's not accurate - of course you can twist "stats" any which way desired So - DCI schedule.. If a massive delay to the summer, would it look something like: ST > June 7-30 All June contest canceled July 1 - contests begin Or something else? Or an even shorter season/tour >> June 15-July 11 ST July 12 schedule resumes / or regional schedule with no nationalized tour breaking corps into 4 groups then head to Nats Or > season canceled and all get an extra year of eligibility?
    1 point
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  35. They will not be the only one.
    1 point
  36. Thanks for the addition to the bucket day trip list.... edit: supposedly 🙄 2 hr drive down Rt 15 for me and then over a bit...
    1 point
  37. Don't forget the National Air and Space Museum. Just make sure they're not closed do to THE virus.
    1 point
  38. I haven't been to the Smithsonian since I'm thinking maybe 1984. Britt went in HS (so I'm guessing around 2005 or so.) We HAD some family up that way but they've moved to warmer climates now. We're seriously considering taking the Amtrak from the ATL into DC and either renting a car (which we probably wouldn't be able to find parking for or using the tube (metro.)) I think 3 days should be good enough for the Smithsonian or we can do 4 days and maybe do the zoo as well. And I think we're going to do some kayaking on the Ocoee this summer when it warms up. I'm not super fond of being away from the shop without cell phone service for long periods on time. I guess I should probably get a security system after last years break in.
    1 point
  39. 100 exactly correct. The MSM certainly wont discuss the above points because it hurts their narrative and desired outcome.
    1 point
  40. The cat is now out of the bag. Blue Devils have been moved from the Annapolis show and Crown, Boston and The Cavaliers have been added. I didn't want to step on DCI's toes. See below: https://www.dci.org/events/2020-drum-corps-an-american-tradition-annapolis
    1 point
  41. 3,000 people died in 9/11 attack out of 300,000,000 Americans. 1 out of 300,000. Does that make the attack any less tragic? The bigger point I'm trying to make is just because something is statistically insignificant doesn't mean it is insignificant.
    1 point
  42. Yep, totally agree. It is the law of unintended consequences. Sometimes "Just do something" is the wrong thing to do.
    1 point
  43. To be on the safe side, I am filling my body with 60% alcohol.
    1 point
  44. Naturally, though, the only rational course for a country as prosperous as the US is the most conservative one. I'm not sure how we'll measure "weakest" but fewer deaths will likely be credited to the actions that ARE taken. We can't prove the negative. Or, rather, most of us don't want to prove the negative of more deaths (other than the mods. The mods love death, destruction, and Spartacus). One GREAT thing is exposing the dependence we have on China for critical goods and supplies. Another great thing is that we watched and observed and didn't over-react, either. And a REALLY great thing is that it looks like Covid will have run its escalation course long before the drum corps season has to be called off. Missing March is not a season-killer, I wouldn't think. Most everyone would rather have a little less-clean drum corps season than no season at all. (I think even the mods agree with that.)
    1 point
  45. Just want to point out ‘steps’ were taken as early as January 27 !
    1 point
  46. Serious question here. 10 years ago the H1N1 swine flu killed 12'000 Americans, hospitalized 300,000, and infected 60 million. Essentially nothing was done during that situation and not a single event was canceled or shutdown. Corona virus has killed about 40 Americans, and infected about 1500 with a minimal number hospitalized yet we have a hysteric emergency with everything being canceled. Why the huge difference?
    1 point
  47. I’ve been retired for almost two years ... I am still disoriented.
    1 point
  48. Go to more concerts. I’m seeing Steely Dan and Steve Winwood in July.
    1 point
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