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I really didn't know if I should reply to this or not - as I suspect you are just trying to wind me up!  But here goes. Let's just go back to the original claim:
Quote: In the US, you're 76 more times to become a traffic fatality than a Wuhan Coronavirus fatality.
Admittedly obermd hasn't given any timescales, but I think that omission, means we can assume he is talking about right now - in the middle of the pandemic, which has already killed 200,000 in the US. Based on the 2019 figures, there have probably been circa 20,000 traffic fatalities in the US during the period of the pandemic.
So, right now, (which is surely what we need to focus on), you are 10 times more likely to be killed by COVID-19, than you are by a vehicle. Yes, one day we won't need to worry about COVID-19, (just like, at some point in the future, we probably won't need to worry about getting hit by a vehicle), but that's irrelevant.
Here's another (pointless) statistic: 80 million people died in WW2 and about 1 million have so far died, world-wide, from CODID-19. Does that mean I am 80 times more likely to die in a World War, than I am from the virus?
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*glares at you from the United States*
Real programmers use butterflies
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5teveH wrote: re-opening pubs and restaurants
Maybe they expected british food would be enough to scare off the virus...
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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Stefan_Lang wrote: Maybe they expected british food would be enough to scare off the virus...
 Eight pints of Guinness and you are invulnerable. Well known fact!
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I remember Trump suggesting something similar - just a bit less tasty 
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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Certainly not Dido Harding. 
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5teveH wrote: would increase infection rates?
Only because of the initial lock-down. 
Social Media - A platform that makes it easier for the crazies to find each other.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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They don't have a clue about long-term affects.
The ones that "recovered" either lapse completely in a couple of months, or continue to complain about symptoms. It destroys organs; the ones that don't bounce back easily.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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I feel for people working in shops who will now have to wear a mask all day long - that just sounds like hell.
Also pubs having to provide table service and close by 10pm is slightly bonkers and will really hit some smaller pubs.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I wore a mask when I went to get groceries. I went to two or three places and even wore the mask in the car between visiting those places. When I got home I unpacked and put away the groceries and then went and read a book, watched a film and only remembered I had a mask on when I made a cup of tea and tried to drink!
The mask was properly fitted, comfortable and not in the least inconvenient, except for eating and drinking, obviously.
What's the big deal with wearing a mask? If you think it is choking you then you are wearing it wrong. My son has asthma and wears a mask with no problem. A friend smokes but she wears a mask at all other times without any issues.
Wearing a mask protects others from your spit and protects protects you from breathing their exhalations. Just wear it, get used to it. Make sure you are wearing a proper mask and wearing it properly - it's supposed to cover your nose as well as your mouth! If it isn't comfortable, get another mask that is.
My company sold masks (to raise charity money, we do a lot of that) so I bought a couple. They were quite snazzy but were also too small, tight and uncomfortable. So I carried on wearing my other masks. No problem.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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� Forogar � wrote: Make sure you are wearing a proper mask and wearing it properly
Exactly.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Quote: Make sure you are wearing a proper mask and wearing it properly
Indeed. I keep seeing people who don't cover their nose, or don't realize they are supposed to press it over the bridge of your nose (that's why there's a wire at the top!) so the air you exhale isn't blowing upwards, bypassing the mask (and steaming up your glasses).
Apart from that, the cheap masks costing less than a buck don't filter out much, are uncomfortable to wear, and anyway are supposed to be dumped after an hour or two. In the long run it's cheaper to buy a reusable mask that can be worn for a day and then washed. I've read masks made from fleece are the safest ones (also typically the most expensive ones - but when it comes to your health, how much is it worth to you?)
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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Unfortunately, in our polarized world... every topic has now become political. 
Jeremy Falcon
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I win!
Degree of hardness
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I'm up again tomorrow then - I'll try to make it harder for you ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Randor posted that Paul
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Yes, but two minutes too late.
(And I didn't notice - I started typing the Solution post at the 4 hour mark but got interrupted before posting it.)
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My post is dated 10 minutes before you posted the solution. 
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Yes - but four hours and two minutes after I posted the CCC! 
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Most of the regulars know there is a 4 hour time limit on them, and now, you are one of those people that know too!
It has been called up before (sorry no link) but usually people are lenient if it's close to the wire. Like today, when Griff has offered that you can take the win if you want it.
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No, because it's not happened before!
You are a unique case
Seriously, this is meant to be fun - if you want the win, it's yours! Nobody will mind at all, just say the word.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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He's telling the truth - most of the regulars know there is a four hour limit (it's in the rules) just as there was in the original Dalek Dave CCC.
But we've not had to enforce it until today!
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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OriginalGriff wrote: most of the regulars know
Looking forward to the day when I get to become one of the regulars. I'm looking forward to joining all 10 of you.
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Consider yourself a fully-paid-up member!
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