One of the things I love about A&J is that it is unblinking in its portrayal of life in today’s world. We feel sorry for fictional characters here because they reflect real people everywhere.
Sorry Kids that your biz went under but that’s life. You’re young and healthy though so plenty of recovery time left. Plus you have the P’s to give you a life line.
The reasoning by those who want to “let the disease have a free market” has to be extended and be more forthright. We are referring to those who say it is just another flu and that people die (regardless of the cause) so why take these “costly unnecessary precautions” that damage the economy.
It should follow, if they are going to be honest, that they advocate for all societies to base themselves on a Darwinian concept of the survival of the fittest. Do away with researching causes, taking preventive measures, trying to find vaccines, and administering care for the sick.
Hospitals need be only for those who have a physical injury that can be patched and healed. Care will only be given, however, if they can resume being a fully productive member of society.
This would eliminate SSI, disability payments, Medicare, food stamps, prescriptions supplemented by the taxpayers, etc. Would not need environmental controls either. It would take us less than a generation to return to primal governing. Sure, let’s do away with the nanny state.
Your ice flow just arrived, Granny. Now push off and take the gimp with you.
The “let it go” mentality is extremely short sighted. Do you think people will get sick in small numbers over a systematic period of time?
Smithfield meat processing in SD is a good Micro example of what will happen to the quality of life. That plant’s shutdown effected about 10% of the food supply chain for red meat eaters. Now extend it to letting the virus go unchecked on those keeping your utilities operating, mass transit including the roadways functioning, fire fighting and policing at optimal strength, etc.
If your “Live Free Or Die” was only that simple so that it could only be applied to you “true believers”. Unfortunately, every war has collateral damage so if you prevail you will take some of us with you. Some will go quickly and others will struggle to cope before they succumb.
Since we weren’t the first country to get this (we saw what was happening in Italy) if we had shut down in the beginning (would have helped if the CDC had made up its mind—masks or not,) and PEOPLE WOULD HAVE ABIDED BY THE RULES, we wouldn’t have been in the mess we are now. But, no, we are a free country and we won’t be told what to do. Kind of like the little kid that says “you’re not the boss of me!”
You do realize that your numbers are out of context. While your core numbers are accurate, 60% of Mayo Clinic revenue is derived from Elective Surgeries from around the world. Because of travel restrictions, or bans, and the fact elective surgeries have been put on hold, they are not bringing in the revenue. Not because, as your presentation of the numbers imply, there are not enough “sick” people.
too many uncertainties; very little solutions. my nightmare is that the tests we will get eventually (hopefully soon) will give us a false sense of peace of mind because we will find out later they were faulty and more will die, maybe even me.
Weren’t they barely making money to begin with the last time we saw them. It seems they just don’t have a very successful business model if they could only barely make it in the best of times. Rebrand for the summer as an outdoor cafe with appropriately spaced tables. Or reopen Gus’ far more successful seafood restaurant that wasn’t located in the middle of nowhere.
I can see ways for them to make it work to their advantage. They’d only have 2 maybe 3 table well spaced in the dining area and the dinner reservations would be 90 minutes apart from 4:30-9. That’s 4 seatings of 2 or 3 tables and time to completely clean. Are they doing that much better now? Plus, in summer the tables would go all around the outside of the building. Or just be open Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
How many here would be open to installing an app on their mobile device so that contact tracing would be automated? This would be for a limited period of time, or, you could always delete the app, or presumably disable it.
Even worse than the corona virus itself is its effect on those with other medical problems. We have had to cancel my 91 yo mom’s visits to her surgeon, oncologist, and vein doctor. She lives in an assisted living residence. Luckily they do the testing on her pacemaker so it was done. Husband and I are past due for followup to our ophthalmologist and while we are both Diabetics it is a major problem for him as he has eye troubles and if we miss something he could go blind.
Today mom had to go to the hospital – not due to symptoms of C-19. She had to be tested for same on her arrival there and was put in the medical ward instead of the C-19 ward as she tested negative- but she is in the same building and staff maybe at one ward one day and the other and the next. She may have additional cancer – which might have progressed less before being found if she did not have to miss her mid March appointment with her surgeon and her oncologist. Until now she has been isolated in her apartment since March to keep her away from what now she may well may be exposed to.
And if all this results in her death it will not be counted as part of the C-19 deaths as it will be from other reasons – but certainly C-19 and the fact that she had to miss appointments will have added to her death even though she never had it as her medical care was diminished by same.
Tyge Premium Member almost 4 years ago
♪C’est la vie! Say the old folks. Goes to show you never can tell.♪ — Chuck Berry
Ahuehuete almost 4 years ago
The booth will make a comeback!
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 4 years ago
Deliver on a pre-set basis, varied foods, spaced times. There are probably hundreds missing the variety.
qct almost 4 years ago
We are all going to get it eventually unless we are immune. So let it go as long as the hospitals can handle it.
flagmichael almost 4 years ago
One of the things I love about A&J is that it is unblinking in its portrayal of life in today’s world. We feel sorry for fictional characters here because they reflect real people everywhere.
admiree2 almost 4 years ago
Sorry Kids that your biz went under but that’s life. You’re young and healthy though so plenty of recovery time left. Plus you have the P’s to give you a life line.
The reasoning by those who want to “let the disease have a free market” has to be extended and be more forthright. We are referring to those who say it is just another flu and that people die (regardless of the cause) so why take these “costly unnecessary precautions” that damage the economy.
It should follow, if they are going to be honest, that they advocate for all societies to base themselves on a Darwinian concept of the survival of the fittest. Do away with researching causes, taking preventive measures, trying to find vaccines, and administering care for the sick.
Hospitals need be only for those who have a physical injury that can be patched and healed. Care will only be given, however, if they can resume being a fully productive member of society.
This would eliminate SSI, disability payments, Medicare, food stamps, prescriptions supplemented by the taxpayers, etc. Would not need environmental controls either. It would take us less than a generation to return to primal governing. Sure, let’s do away with the nanny state.
Your ice flow just arrived, Granny. Now push off and take the gimp with you.
admiree2 almost 4 years ago
The “let it go” mentality is extremely short sighted. Do you think people will get sick in small numbers over a systematic period of time?
Smithfield meat processing in SD is a good Micro example of what will happen to the quality of life. That plant’s shutdown effected about 10% of the food supply chain for red meat eaters. Now extend it to letting the virus go unchecked on those keeping your utilities operating, mass transit including the roadways functioning, fire fighting and policing at optimal strength, etc.
If your “Live Free Or Die” was only that simple so that it could only be applied to you “true believers”. Unfortunately, every war has collateral damage so if you prevail you will take some of us with you. Some will go quickly and others will struggle to cope before they succumb.
Michael G. almost 4 years ago
The problem seems to be those who believe they know.
well-i-never almost 4 years ago
I hope he moves away from this arc so all the experts go somewhere else.
gypsywolf59 almost 4 years ago
Since we weren’t the first country to get this (we saw what was happening in Italy) if we had shut down in the beginning (would have helped if the CDC had made up its mind—masks or not,) and PEOPLE WOULD HAVE ABIDED BY THE RULES, we wouldn’t have been in the mess we are now. But, no, we are a free country and we won’t be told what to do. Kind of like the little kid that says “you’re not the boss of me!”
konjuraken almost 4 years ago
You do realize that your numbers are out of context. While your core numbers are accurate, 60% of Mayo Clinic revenue is derived from Elective Surgeries from around the world. Because of travel restrictions, or bans, and the fact elective surgeries have been put on hold, they are not bringing in the revenue. Not because, as your presentation of the numbers imply, there are not enough “sick” people.
33Angel almost 4 years ago
Is it me or is Gene lookin’ pretty hot today? (Meaning good-looking.)
tb40001 almost 4 years ago
It’s very easy to say let the old and the sick die when you’re not one of them or don’t have one as a family member.
j.l.farmer almost 4 years ago
too many uncertainties; very little solutions. my nightmare is that the tests we will get eventually (hopefully soon) will give us a false sense of peace of mind because we will find out later they were faulty and more will die, maybe even me.
chrisjozo almost 4 years ago
Weren’t they barely making money to begin with the last time we saw them. It seems they just don’t have a very successful business model if they could only barely make it in the best of times. Rebrand for the summer as an outdoor cafe with appropriately spaced tables. Or reopen Gus’ far more successful seafood restaurant that wasn’t located in the middle of nowhere.
Grutzi almost 4 years ago
I can see ways for them to make it work to their advantage. They’d only have 2 maybe 3 table well spaced in the dining area and the dinner reservations would be 90 minutes apart from 4:30-9. That’s 4 seatings of 2 or 3 tables and time to completely clean. Are they doing that much better now? Plus, in summer the tables would go all around the outside of the building. Or just be open Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
ScullyUFO almost 4 years ago
How many here would be open to installing an app on their mobile device so that contact tracing would be automated? This would be for a limited period of time, or, you could always delete the app, or presumably disable it.
rlpniew Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Is this possibly a setup for an “extended family living with A & J” story arc?
craigwestlake almost 4 years ago
Just re-open as usual; The immunes will love the intimacy and fine food and the others will make great compost…
1776july almost 4 years ago
Wonderful…just what we need, more experts…in the comic section to boot,how ironic! ha..
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 4 years ago
Not until a vaccine is discovered and proves to be harmless to humans.
jimvl63 almost 4 years ago
You haven’t been keeping up; mortality rates are less than 1% and heading down fast as we find more infections than thought
DaveQuinn almost 4 years ago
Some of these comments are way off track and totally missing the point of the comic.
mafastore almost 4 years ago
Even worse than the corona virus itself is its effect on those with other medical problems. We have had to cancel my 91 yo mom’s visits to her surgeon, oncologist, and vein doctor. She lives in an assisted living residence. Luckily they do the testing on her pacemaker so it was done. Husband and I are past due for followup to our ophthalmologist and while we are both Diabetics it is a major problem for him as he has eye troubles and if we miss something he could go blind.
Today mom had to go to the hospital – not due to symptoms of C-19. She had to be tested for same on her arrival there and was put in the medical ward instead of the C-19 ward as she tested negative- but she is in the same building and staff maybe at one ward one day and the other and the next. She may have additional cancer – which might have progressed less before being found if she did not have to miss her mid March appointment with her surgeon and her oncologist. Until now she has been isolated in her apartment since March to keep her away from what now she may well may be exposed to.
And if all this results in her death it will not be counted as part of the C-19 deaths as it will be from other reasons – but certainly C-19 and the fact that she had to miss appointments will have added to her death even though she never had it as her medical care was diminished by same.