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  1. It will be bad. We knew it was coming, logically, some day. It happens. We will lose people we know. And maybe very close to us. Now having said that, and I was being sincere - We forget how spoiled we are. You want a taste of how our parents or grandparents grew up? This is it. Every summer - will there be an outbreak of polio? How about tuberculosis- is anyone old enough to remember, or remember stories of, the sanitariums filled with TB patients? Quarantined to prevent the spread. With no cure except maybe with time things will improve. These were real and daily possibilities previous generations lived with. They got through it. We will too. Let’s keep our dignity, calm, support and compassion for each other. And to hell with the media inciting panic. Voice your anger with them.
    6 points
  2. Whoa. The CDC has just recommended that there be no gatherings of 50 or more people anywhere in the country for the next 8 weeks. I think that's the right call, if maybe not enough, and it probably should have been issued two weeks ago, but still: wow.
    4 points
  3. Why the fascination with posting “I know something you don’t know” type posts? Do you find it helpful or feel it’s impressive?
    4 points
  4. Or they keep the 2020 show for 2021, and there is no second set of design fees.
    4 points
  5. No it isn't. The first one might have been when they misplaced their cell phone.
    4 points
  6. This may be her first apocalypse, whereas those of us who are older consider it the most recent apocalypse in a long list of apocalypses.
    4 points
  7. All of them. But youre right some of these shows, especially Opinion shows do speak volumes, for those who really want to listen
    4 points
  8. DCI surviving this is the last thing on my mind right now.
    3 points
  9. My sister has RA, too. The drug she takes lowers her immune system. Hope you both avoid this virus. 🤗❤️
    3 points
  10. If the "news" was simply politically neutral experts reporting and giving advice, we would be so much better off. But when that evolves even to those same experts being interviewed, that already begins to twist the tone and emphasis of the coverage to the language and question choices of the interviewer. Add onto that their headlines, teasers and opinion/analysis that these interviews are embedded in, and there is no escaping the biases of the news team. News programs are incentivized by ratings (among other things). That generally causes them to amplify stories. It is not black or white, with no gray in between. I think most people, even those critical of media overhype, still agree that significant measures are appropriate right now to achieve social or logistical distancing so as to slow the spread of the virus. Just because we fall short of unanimity on the specifics of when, where, how and how much, does not mean any of us think it is ENTIRELY fear-mongering. An oil price war. An attack on a military base in Iraq. A presidential primary campaign. Whether Meghan Markle is pregnant again. There is plenty to report on.
    3 points
  11. All this concern for us. Suddenly. After “Ok boomer “ and “Die, Boomer, Die”. It’s heartwarming. 🙄
    3 points
  12. This may be a time when local news could be more valuable than national and cable news. In April 2013, most of the Boston area was in lockdown while they were searching for the Boston Marathon bombers. Everyone had their televisions on, and I did quite a bit of channel surfing. CNN and Fox were blatantly wrong about so many things. Local coverage was spot on. Errors included locations where the search was taking place and names of local authorities. The coverage of National Security issues was on target for the cable networks, but at that time it was only a small portion of the story. I have found in this situation local coverage has input from the major hospitals in the area, what is open and closed and why, numbers of people infected, and what to do and not do. Fox, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, etc. have to fill airtime 24/7, local news has a smaller time frame so they are more likely to be accurate, especially for your locale.
    3 points
  13. It hit my facebook notification. I despise Facebook in every possible way. But since it was drum corps and specifically PR, I clicked on the icon of evil and cranked the volume.
    3 points
  14. Cadets have 80+ members present for their virtual brass camp this weekend!
    2 points
  15. I’ve heard that here, too. Like someone said. Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst.
    2 points
  16. My sister is a RN/BSN. It’s been a tough few weeks but she’s a tough girl. She’s kept her sense of humor.
    2 points
  17. 100% agree Tim and believed that since I saw the difference between local and national reporting on Three Mile Island. Parents live in the area and I was couple hours away. People would watch national news and then ask me if I had talked to my parents lately so they could get the real story (real story is quote). Edit: Uncle Walter Cronkite actually said “the aura of fear in Middletown” and sounded like everyone was going batso. Local news was: “now this is what we know”. Irony was story was broken by local top 40 AM radio station. Traffic guy was going to work around 4am and passed TMI and saw whole lot of flashing lights. He called station news guy and station called TMI. TMI stonewalled until was told “look we have the news coming up and if you don’t give us info we’re going to say something is going on and you refuse to talk”. Next was”ahhh let me get someone in charge”
    2 points
  18. A lot of times, when it comes to media, people will see and hear what that want to see and hear. That's not to say that all media coverage is 100% responsible. Of course it's not, but some folks see a scientist or viral expert being interviewed on the news reporting on whatever the most accurate statistical modeling is saying about what's going on/what we're most likely going to expect, or giving best advice practices about what to do to stay safe (none of which involves hoarding toilet paper, btw!) and somehow they manage to conflate that into "the media is telling everyone to panic and that we're all gonna die!!!" In short, people can be incredibly and willfully stupid at times like these. Postponing or cancelling events in the face of a world-wide pandemic is not fear mongering. Neither is limiting large public gatherings as much as possible or advising people to practice social distancing. But many people think that it is, and that it's all a result of the media overreacting "just to get ratings." Think about what's happened in this country just in the last 7 days alone. This thing has totally blindsided us to the point that something newsworthy is happening every half hour and it's always changing, moving faster than we can even process it. What else is there to report on? Now imagine what it will be like in the next 7 days. And consider that we're already way behind in our response to this. With little to no testing available up to this point, it must be reasonably presumed that there are far more people infected right now than have been officially counted who don't even know it. People are trying to be optimistic that hopefully this whole thing will have run its course by June. Honestly, I think this thing has just gotten started and the worst is yet to come. That's not a fear mongering take on my part, but just someone looking around at how the rest of the world has been impacted by this and knowing that our lack of preparation is not going to make things easier going forward. If you're not happy with the media coverage, change the channel or turn off the TV. There are many sites online that can provide you with the information you require in emergencies like this. (But in my experience, the people who complain about the media the most are those who can't seem to ever turn it off.)
    2 points
  19. In efforts to remedy our social distancing and off-season drum corps woes, PR is currently live with a 12 hour stream of their shows on Facebook! Link is from their post yesterday:
    2 points
  20. As far as I am concerned, "media" is now a four letter word.
    2 points
  21. Here as well. The bread and paper products isles are barren wastelands now as well as the meat isle. The grocery store managers are stressed to the max due to ornery people wanting to know what's on trucks, when they will be there and wanting to buy out the inventory before it even hits the shelves. I've resisted the urge to snap on people multiple times at this point. It's a real thing for certain and although, yes, it is another form of flu, the fact that it is so deadly to those who already have compromised immune systems, makes it unique in our time. The generation of people who I saw at 3 different stores yesterday in full blown panic mode were millennial's and let me tell you, they have a WHOLE lot of mistrust and social anxiety. I've never seen people flip their s##t quite like this. Britt's mom is visiting us and have some significant health issues including COPD and lung cancer. The second I got home from work yesterday I was practically attacked with Lysol...which incidentally, really ###### me off. That being said, this has created some of the funniest internet trolling and memes that we have seen in years. https://www.tiktok.com/@603piper/video/6803765249389481222
    2 points
  22. I get it. It's kind of like going to the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa (and of course, all the other brilliant art.) You should do it to say you've done it. But once you've jockeyed for position to see a tiny painting from 20 feet away with 40 other people doing the same thing, you don't usually feel the need to do it again. When I last saw her, she wasn't even in the same place as she is now. I felt the same way way about pretty much everything in London. Once I had "been there and done that," I don't feel the need to go back unless I'm with someone who's never been. I even felt the same way about Stone Henge. It could also be that I was between 5 and 12 years of age when all this travel went down and probably didn't appreciate it the way I do things now. I think sometimes that travel to certain places can be somewhat wasted on the very young.
    2 points
  23. Yeah, but sometimes you’re a tourist, LOL. Plus it was my daughter’s “ I want to do this” pick of things to do or see. She has a fear of heights and she picked kissing the Blarney Stone to get past it.
    2 points
  24. It's real, but I honestly believe this is just going to end up being a new seasonal illness like the Flu. It's just being blown up, in my belief, because it's something new.
    2 points
  25. I respectfully disagree. I believe this is a real thing. I hope I’m wrong.
    2 points
  26. 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.
    2 points
  27. That's pretty much what theaters are having to face: the end of their current seasons, substantial staff cuts, and fingers crossed for next season. Tight financial circumstances may force drum corps to pare down to the essentials next year. And while that might appeal to me, I'd rather it didn't require the deaths of many thousands of Americans to bring about that change. Today, Mar. 15, the Vice President announced that the total number of confirmed cases in the U.S. is 2,900. It was 2,200 yesterday. That's a 32% increase in one day. Some of that increase surely is due to increased testing. But every expert agrees that the real number is much larger than 2,900. If it were to keep growing by 32%, then one month today, there would be 23 million confirmed cases in this country. If the real number right now is, as various epidemiologists believe, between 50,000 and 500,000, then on Apr. 15, at that rate of increase, it would be somewhere between 134 million and, well, everyone. At this point, there seems to be a rough scientific consensus that at least 40% of Americans will contract COVID19 by the time the epidemic is done. So that 134 million is not an unbelievable number -- and while it won't happen in a month, it could happen over a few months, which would overwhelm our hospitals. The number might be sort of manageable if it happens over the course of a year or more -- though even the best observed mortality rate, of 0.5% seen in South Korea, would leave 670,000 Americans dead. And as we know, the older you are, the more at risk you are. So a number of the "dinosaurs" who most want to see drum corps go back to a simpler time may not be around to see that happen. That said, younger people should take note of the message that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of infectious disease at the National Institutes of Health, today directed to young Americans: "You are not immune or safe from getting seriously ill."
    1 point
  28. If 2020 was cancelled now, I would be willing to bet all drum corps orgs. shut down most of their operations until recruiting time in the fall, when they’d start things up for 2021. Most everyone would be on hiatus. One positive is they can do their program in 21, that they were going to do in 20. Unless things got leaked.
    1 point
  29. Although cancelling the entire 2020 season should be on the table, I hope they wait. It's still only mid-March. Don't over-react. Give it a few more weeks to see how this thing plays out.
    1 point
  30. It's a good thing that the governments are stepping up with benefits that offer direct cash to those affected. They're even allowing restaurants to return unopened liquor to the State stores they run and offer a full refund. Unemployment benefit qualifications are being eased drastically, companies and individuals are being considered.
    1 point
  31. PR Watch Party has five more great shows coming up. https://www.facebook.com/watchparty/205602967200335/
    1 point
  32. Well, go out in the garage and get a hunk of 2x4 about 3 feet long. Use your fancy woodworking tools to carve a nice, smooth handle in one end, and drill a few 3/4" holes in the other end to decrease wind resistance. Then find said young person, tell them to calm down, get a grip on reality, and use his/her God-given senses to work the problem and solve the issue. If that doesn't work, discuss the benefits of white pine as a communications device.
    1 point
  33. I went at 7:30 am Friday and there was already a line. I keep disinfectant wipes in my bag.
    1 point
  34. And get the thread shut down. Seriously, however you consume your media (and whichever side or sides), be mindful not to exceed the dosage you can tolerate. Too much of anything can be toxic.
    1 point
  35. I always wanted to go to the Vatican. We did some concerts in Rome but I just never had the opportunity to get to several other places. And again, I was very young so my tastes have changed over time. Belgium brings up a few vague memories mostly because of being like 10 years old and seeing the Manneken Pis for the first time and thinking it was funny. Like I said, my 5-12 year old self just didn't appreciate things that my 48 year old self does now.
    1 point
  36. My other hobby is World War 1 history - there are places in France (like Verdun) & Belgium (Ypres) that are good. Plus, these people really know how to cook. Rome / Vatican is worth seeing, but it is art porn - oh - there's another Michelangelo....More Rafael's over there....oh - that's a Leonardo, ... ... ...
    1 point
  37. Thank you for mentioning Facebook. I’ve avoided that for years and will continue. Also won’t use Google for similar reasons. Back to the 2020 Season, I’m still expecting a shorter, although more difficult season. The housing problem is obvious. That, in itself, could become a negative for years to follow.
    1 point
  38. Watching it at work now LOL
    1 point
  39. I think the increased hoarding is being fueled by the all the coverage of hoarding. One of those social behaviors where people see it happening and think "I should be doing that as well!" My heart goes out to the people working in the stores. I looked at the head cashier in the grocery store yesterday and I all I could say was "I really hope you are ok." I wasn't there to buy anything but a couple of beers. Those were in stock. I also feel for all medical personnel having to deal with this. Yesterday they announced that one of the local doctors who had been treating patients tested positive. One of the local food banks just announced they were closing and would do emergency deliveries only. Food banks are there in case of emergency.....
    1 point
  40. Since I was in full-blown follow-drum-corps-as-a-religion mode in the early 90s, I've had a gut feeling that there would be no 2020 season, which seems bizarre. I always thought this would be due to financial factors. In 1987 I also had visions of the twin towers collapsing. I know this is an inappropriate comparison, but it feels very similar to me.
    1 point
  41. Could be. My condo in Georgia was that way. And our family condo up in Maggie Valley I STILL have to GPS every time I go because they all look exactly the same.
    1 point
  42. The media is obviously hyping it up compared to, for example, H1N1 - but that doesn't make it "not a real thing" It's a bad "flu" that can kill the most vulnerable among us - but I'm sorry to admit the media/social media is stirring everyone into a frenzy - my local grocery store is wiped out of everything, which is ridiculous.
    1 point
  43. ...and check SCV 2012 and BDB 2016 for "Leonardo..."
    1 point
  44. Hopefully this will all be over by June. Keeping my fingers crossed!!!
    1 point
  45. They will not be the only one.
    1 point
  46. 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.
    1 point
  47. That's what i mean you're one of the people who past me while i stood in a field at attention allowing the mosquitos to suck the blood out of me an the other children lived in the parking lots! You fail to recognize what it took to compete under rules . Obviously its easy with no rules. Why did i pay only $168/yr and these kids pay thousands. Rules seem to make you work hard and no rules cost more!!?
    1 point
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