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Posts Made By: Darian Rachal

August 9, 2020 09:38 PM Forum: Politics

5 Million Cases/161,000 Dead/Trump: "Pandemic's Going Away"

Posted By Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by James Lacey


It's not deranged to realize that 250,000 people gathering together for Sturgis without little to no safeguards to prevent the spread of COVID, a highly transmissible disease, is a recipe for disaster. It takes almost no imagination to see and understand this, and even a young child could imagine it. I would guess that public health experts are shocked that this is happening and that it will last for ten days. Seriously, Darian, you think that concern over this event is an example of over-reaction? All I can say is thank goodness like-minded people are not in charge of our public-health policy and infrastructure.
James, I guess the 250,000 people attending this event have a bit of a different perspective on the matter. I suspect they lack an element of fear that some seem to possess. Contracting the virus is not a death sentence. I know several people that supposedly tested positive for the virus. One or two had a bit of fever, others had no symptoms at all. One fellow that I know contracted the virus, was hospitalized and put on a respirator(or possibly oxygen?). During the night he became disorientated, removed the respirator(oxygen?), got out of bed, fell to the floor, and died. No relative was able to be in the room with him because of restrictions, otherwise, he'd have received help. Was his death caused by the virus? Not really, but I suspect that it may have been counted as such. 

August 10, 2020 01:18 AM Forum: Politics

5 Million Cases/161,000 Dead/Trump: "Pandemic's Going Away"

Posted By Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

His death should be attributed Covid; to think otherwise is ludicrous. And, of course, no family friend or relative should have been in that room to be exposed to it and put themselves or others in harm's way. Finally, since you're getting that information second hand from somebody else it's quite possible that version is wrong and I''d want to take the reports from the hospital first and examine those before I draw any conclusions about anybody being in the room at the time who could have somehow saved him...
Rod, if the man died from lack of oxygen, even if he tested positive, it seems to me that asphyxiation should be the cause of death.
The information on what occurred to cause his death is what I was told by the family. I suspect that if given the choice, a family member would have chosen to be in the room with him.

August 10, 2020 08:25 AM Forum: Politics

5 Million Cases/161,000 Dead/Trump: "Pandemic's Going Away"

Posted By Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
BTW, I think asphyxiation is a complication of covid because dyspnea (difficulty in breathing) is a major symptom of Covid19.
If that was indeed his condition brought on by COVID, then I'll have to attribute his death indirectly to the virus. To the best of my knowledge, this individual was not in a critical condition. It was an unfortunate set of circumstances that led to his death alone in his hospital room if the information given to me by his family is correct. Otherwise, I don't think this fellow would have died.

August 11, 2020 03:59 AM Forum: Politics

Riden With Biden

Posted By Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Biden might just get on it backwards.
Biden probably would be unable to find his way back to wherever he started the ride from.grin

August 13, 2020 01:42 AM Forum: Politics

Happy with Harris

Posted By Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

BTW, these petulant losers would vote for Karl Marx if they thought it would oust Trump from office.
Richard, like I've previously stated, put a D after a pile of dog s**t and many would pull that lever in the voting booth.🤡

August 13, 2020 03:13 AM Forum: Politics

Another Election Model

Posted By Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/511666-fivethirtyeight-model-biden-has-71-percent-chance-of-winning-the-white
The Economist's model gives Trump only a 10% chance of winning...
😭

August 14, 2020 10:10 PM Forum: Politics

Another Kamala(the Ugandan Warrior)

Posted By Darian Rachal

Actually, if this fellow was not deceased, he'd be a much better VP choice for Biden.cool

I actually saw him wrestle back in the mid-'80s here in Alexandria. He was one of my favorites.

August 15, 2020 02:11 AM Forum: Politics

Another Kamala(the Ugandan Warrior)

Posted By Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck
Why am I not surprised you are a wrestling fan, Darian. 
Jim, actually I'm not. smile Wrestling was on local TV 35+ years ago and I got a kick out of watching it with my two small children. When it was announced that it was going to take place at a local Colesium, I thought the children would get a big kick out of seeing the wrestlers they saw on TV. Kamala the Ugandan Warrior was one that appeared along w/Jack the Snake, Skandor Akbar, etc. cool

I have a friend that's a history professor at a local university; he's a big wrestling fan(historically speaking).

When I was a small child in the late '50s, early '60s, I did enjoy it

August 15, 2020 03:07 AM Forum: Politics

Another Kamala(the Ugandan Warrior)

Posted By Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer
Jake the Snake.....not Jack. I knew him personally as after he retired from wrestling he became a baker at a commercial bakery in Athens GA and I was one of the electricians who maintained their equipment.....that's been quite a few years ago now.....
Greg, I knew it was not Jack. I think my spell checker must have messed that up.cwy

August 15, 2020 03:25 AM Forum: Politics

Another Kamala(the Ugandan Warrior)

Posted By Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck
Back in the 60's we had Dick the Bruiser and The Sheik here in Detroit and Windsor, CA. Can't say I was ever a fan, but my adopted Grandma, who was this little old Serbian lady, was the biggest wrestling fan and planned her weekends around when Big Time Wrestling was on the TV. She was a hoot to watch as she'd get so into it.
I can imagine. w00tgrin

Texas Wrestling came on Saturday(maybe Sunday?) afternoon around here on the one channel we could pick up. The one wrestler I remember was Duke Keomuka.