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Who here gets the virus first?

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  1. cantexian

    cantexian Legendary Woodsman

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    Democrats...always counting on the average American not being able to count...votes, weeks, articles in the Bill of Rights
     
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    wl704 Legendary Woodsman

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    Not buying. Original surgeon General plan was what 15 days? That didn't work either...
     
  3. Sota

    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    Screw the virus I am going fishing in Florida in October.
     
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    Racks&Ridges Weekend Warrior

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    I dont do vaccines, never saw the point of pumping dead virus cells into my body through a needle. Plus who knows what else they put in those. All we know the last flu shot in fall of 2019 could of had this virus. Sad to say after reading the cdc numbers of the total deaths (180,000) broken down into percentages that only 6% (under 10,00) have died from covid only. 94% from having an average of 2.3 other related health conditions that were factored in(heart disease, diabetes etc). Not to mention a nurse I know took multiple tests and put different samples on them like makeup, chewing gum, fruit juice and a flower pedal..........can anyone take a guess how many positive tests came back to her? Something aint right and im calling it more of a scamdemic than a pandemic. Im not saying the virus isn't real but how it was narrated is what is very fishy!
     
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    MnHunterr Legendary Woodsman

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    100 people laid off/fired today due to "Covid" (I think they have just handled their business terrible since last year). Thankfully I was not one of the ones fired.
     
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    Hotrod9 Weekend Warrior

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    Glad you are still there, what industry are you in?
     
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    MnHunterr Legendary Woodsman

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    We are in the trucking/transportation industry. The name of the company is PeopleNet/Trimble Transportation. We build electronic dashboards that get installed into semi trucks to act as their log books.

    I deal specifically with fuel and mileage tax of our clients. Thank god I have a few of our largest clients (Estes/Walmart/Airgas). I think that's the only reason I am still employed.
     
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    Countersg Weekend Warrior

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    We had a few guys fly from Guam around March/April time frame. With in 2 week the whole shop was sick and most of them were out for at least a month. Medical said it was an unknown upper respiratory infection.
     
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    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    I have been requested to go to Saipan, no thank you not today and tomorrow is not looking good either.
     
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    Countersg Weekend Warrior

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    Wow, I didn't know there was anything out there. Yeah, I wouldn't want to go anywhere near that area, I didn't before covid, and I still don't.
     
  11. Sota

    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    Landfill work fascinating island lots of WW2 history there, still tanks in the bays, mortor holes in the cliffs. Been there twice it takes 2 days to get there have to go thru Narita Japan, too long on a plane.
     
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    Countersg Weekend Warrior

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    Well with WW2 history I'd be willing to make a trip. Still going to be in a Level A (hazmat) suit though.
     
  13. Sota

    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    You fly to Tokyo then 1500 miles south, bomber range. It is a protected US commonwealth not a territory but your $ and your phone works there.
     
  14. Countersg

    Countersg Weekend Warrior

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    Nah, I rather just come from Hawaii and never hit that side of the world.
     
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    Sota Legendary Woodsman

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    Have a project going on in Guam too, it is just a skip from Saipan, probably will do both hopefully on the same trip doing it twice would be a *****.
     
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    cls74 Legendary Woodsman

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    Each day that passes I am growing more concerned at my place of work. I'd like to think I am safe but will never feel invincible, but man, there will be some good people sent to the sidelines. I have a select handful I would push to be at the top of the list on who goes first, but wouldn't even like to see that. Would rather see them fail when opportunity is there.

    Right now of the 80-90 CNC machines running, I'd say 70% are running low on work, 50% of them are doubled up with operators cross training due to lack of work and 15% going idle due to lack of work.

    It's only going to get worse through the election and who knows what happens after the election and what I see as certain chaos declaring it.

    On the bright side, last I heard an asteroid was possible day before the election. So we have at least a chance that none of what I feel is possible ever happens :lol:
     
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    cls74 Legendary Woodsman

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    May have missed it somewhere, any relation to the @LittleChief of the forums?

    I generally only frequent threads I get notifications on because I have replied in them before :lol:
     
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    0317 Grizzled Veteran

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    Ive been to Tinian, stood on the airfield where the Enola Gay and Bockscar flew off from ... been in those buildings in that pic and stood next to the bomb pits where they housed the bombs prior to loading .. ... Been to Guam Twice, Okinawa twice, Fiji, New Caledonia, Singapore twice, Hong Kong twice, Sydney Australia 3 times, Subic Bay numerous times, Manila, Baguio

    memorial-plaque.jpg
     
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    Countersg Weekend Warrior

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    Yeah, he's kind of my old man.
     
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    cls74 Legendary Woodsman

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    I figured as such, but then thought the was an off chance you altered the screen name you originally wanted.

    Welcome to the forums
     
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