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    Quote Originally Posted by bowie View Post
    Free Oil - crude oil collapsed last night -

    WTI crude falls over 300% to -$37/BBL

    Yup, free oil - just gotta find a place to store it - oil traders are scrambling
    That definitely caught the eye this morning.

    Though, it will be a bit longer before PTT are paying us to fill up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HermantheGerman View Post
    they will be searching for their relatives for the next ten years in latin Americas's biggest graveyard.
    The countries of South America do not need the excuse of CV-19 to resort to tactics that make it necessary for their citizens to wonder where the graves holding their friends and families are.
    And when the jobless, poor and penniless start looting supermarkets and government warehouses, they will no doubt use them again.
    Blessed are the piss takers, for they shall inherit the mirth.

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    The time is ripe to open up the world to reality.

    Wharever the cause, this virus presents a golden opportunity to thin the herd. The virus seems predisposed to fatality in the elderly who have pre existing conditions, which already make them a drain on poorly distributed healthcare.
    If nations are to survive and recover from the economic effects of the virus, a healthy and robust population is essential to future prosperity. Let the old and the sick die, and allow the young and healthy run the future, such that is left of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    That definitely caught the eye this morning.

    Though, it will be a bit longer before PTT are paying us to fill up.
    Be even longer before the producers realise that when storage is expensive and full and you can't even give it away, best place to store it is where it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Switch View Post
    The time is ripe to open up the world to reality.

    Wharever the cause, this virus presents a golden opportunity to thin the herd. The virus seems predisposed to fatality in the elderly who have pre existing conditions, which already make them a drain on poorly distributed healthcare.
    If nations are to survive and recover from the economic effects of the virus, a healthy and robust population is essential to future prosperity. Let the old and the sick die, and allow the young and healthy run the future, such that is left of it.
    You are, of course, volunteering to be one of the first ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jabir View Post
    Be even longer before the producers realise that when storage is expensive and full and you can't even give it away, best place to store it is where it is.
    Wanna bet?

    Canadian oil companies have begun shutting down steam-driven oil sands production projects as prices continue to fall, Reuters reports, noting the move could have dire long-term consequences for the production facilities.
    Steam-driven oil sands production, also called steam-assisted gravity drainage, involves injecting steam into an oil sands deposit to melt the bitumen and make it flow up the well. To ensure long-term production, the temperature and pressure at such sites must be maintained at a certain level. Disruption, Reuters explains, could result in permanent damage, which would translate into a permanent loss of production.
    Yet Western Canadian Select, the heavy oil benchmark of Canada, has been trading below $10 for about ten days now, with a temporary spike to $10.13 a barrel last Thursday. At the time of writing, WSC was trading at $-0.01 a barrel.
    https://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Pric...roduction.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Women also have a stronger immune system/ less susceptible to disease
    A woman's skin is different to a man's in a number of ways. That may have a bearing on whether a man is more able to catch the virus through it.

    I merely throw this in for consideration; I make no pretense to having any medical knowledge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Switch View Post
    Let the old and the sick die, and allow the young and healthy run the future,
    You've been watching Logan's Run again have you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dillinger View Post
    I notice Sid let that fly
    Sorry for the delay, its great btw bumping along the bottom and the dosh is parked for a year - all good thanks. As i said i trousered about 7 months of Sausages pension already so the money investment can just sit there now.

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    Not put any juice in the motor for around 3 weeks now. The low fuel flashed up on the console saying I had 140km left. I pulled up at PTT and told the young lad to put 1000 baht B10 diesel.

    The pump stopped at 910 baht because the tank was full. Drove away with the console saying I was good to go for another 926Km. Cheap as chips.

    This time a couple of months back, it would have been nearly double that to fill up (2019, 7 seater SUV)
    Black diamonds? I shit 'em.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pragmatic View Post
    Why do men die before their wives? Cuz they want to.
    Just to throw a spanner in the works, my dad has outlived 2 wives, both were nurses and last was 10 years younger.

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    Antibody Testing

    Redacted to minimize post – interesting info and read - see link

    How many people have had coronavirus with no symptoms? - AOL News

    How many people have had coronavirus with no symptoms?

    ASSOCIATED PRESS: MARILYNN MARCHIONE Apr 20th 2020 10:17AM

    A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared.

    While that’s clearly good news, it also means it’s impossible to know who around you may be contagious. That complicates decisions about returning to work, school and normal life.

    In the last week, reports of silent infections have come from a homeless shelter in Boston, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, pregnant women at a New York hospital, several European countries and California.

    The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 25% of infected people might not have symptoms. The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John Hyten, thinks it may be as high as 60% to 70% among military personnel.

    None of these numbers can be fully trusted because they’re based on flawed and inadequate testing, said Dr. Michael Mina of Harvard’s School of Public Health.

    Collectively, though, they suggest “we have just been off the mark by huge, huge numbers” for estimating total infections, he said.

    Worldwide, more than 2.3 million infections and more than 160,000 deaths have been confirmed. The virus has caused nearly unprecedented economic and social harm since its existence was reported in early January.

    STEALTH CASES
    Based on known cases, health officials have said the virus usually causes mild or moderate flu-like illness. Now evidence is growing that a substantial number of people may have no symptoms at all... (continued)



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    Quote Originally Posted by Switch View Post
    The time is ripe to open up the world to reality.

    Wharever the cause, this virus presents a golden opportunity to thin the herd. The virus seems predisposed to fatality in the elderly who have pre existing conditions, which already make them a drain on poorly distributed healthcare.
    If nations are to survive and recover from the economic effects of the virus, a healthy and robust population is essential to future prosperity. Let the old and the sick die, and allow the young and healthy run the future, such that is left of it.
    But let's be fair and not only give a break to the healthcare system. Let's also give mother nature a break and thin out the herd equally. Let the young and healthy also die, and allow mother nature to get back in track, such that is left of it. Maybe the chinese can come up with a Covid-2.0

    Ohhh.... but please leave out my family and friends.

    .....and me of course
    Last edited by HermantheGerman; 21-04-2020 at 05:57 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Disruption, Reuters explains, could result in permanent damage, which would translate into a permanent loss of production.
    Some suggest the fracker's holes will similarly silt up and at a minimum require expensive reworking.

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    Coronavirus in Russia April 21

    Russia confirmed 5,642 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 52,763. Four hundred and fifty-six people have been killed by the virus.

    A new Moscow hospital built in a little over a month to treat coronavirus patients has admitted its first 20 patients, the Moscow mayor’s office said Tuesday as the Russian capital continues to battle an onslaught of new cases.

    A number of unidentified African countries have asked Russia to assist them in the fight against coronavirus, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

    Russian tech giant Yandex said that it will offer free coronavirus tests to everyone in Moscow as the city grapples with a rapid rise in infections.

    A black market has emerged in Russia for an antiviral HIV drug being explored as a possible treatment for Covid-19, Reuters reported.

    Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News - The Moscow Times



    Russia has idiots, too! At least theirs don’t have guns.

    Hundreds Rally Against Coronavirus Lockdown in Southern Russia

    Around 500 demonstrators have gathered in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz to protest against job losses and lack of information about the coronavirus outbreak, Russia’s MBKh News website reported Monday.

    National Guard troops have been deployed at the scene and at least three people, including the organizers, have been detained, the outlet added.

    MORE Hundreds Rally Against Coronavirus Lockdown in Southern Russia - The Moscow Times

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    It appears "epidemics and plagues" have been around for millennia, Earliest 1200 BC and onwards. Wiki lists 250.

    List of epidemics

    List of epidemics - Wikipedia


    Humanity survived them all.
    Last edited by OhOh; 21-04-2020 at 07:11 PM.

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    ^ Isn't TB one of the earliest...going back to Greek times and earlier. Still going strong ...

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    Appears that virology, epidemiology and other related studious fields are still somewhat baffled as to the character and mechanics of the current COVID-19.

    There are growing debates among these classes as to what type of pathogen that it might be.
    True, that in some circles it is classified as related to SARS but much more complex and unpredictable - as it's proven to be already.

    Already read/heard among some challenging experts that Corona isn't really a true influenza bug - yet, a distant mutated cousin.
    An odd percentage show little symptoms [a couple days of sniffles, etc], some effected appear to run the duration of a very bad cold/flu, and than an unnerving percentage of those who are hit hard - usually lung related, etc - resulting in death. There's no consistency as to how and when it interacts with us.

    Like most viruses of this nature [Ebola, AIDS, and other deadly pathogens], they have an origin from the natural world.....mostly wildlife [moneys, bats, other exotics].
    Contrary to popular [and repeated] stereotypes and ignorance, such nasty pathogens are not transmitted by consumption but by exposure in one form or another.

    It's all quite fascinating to delve into those scientific experts of an alternative nature, where questioning and challenging of standard convention has become the norm.

    Unfortunately, most of us/them fall under the spell of the ever encompassing dominant paradigm - regarding most everything.

    Few are curious as to traveling different/alternative paths.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy View Post
    Just to throw a spanner in the works, my dad has outlived 2 wives, both were nurses and last was 10 years younger.
    That guy's just bad luck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Warwick View Post
    A woman's skin is different to a man's in a number of ways. That may have a bearing on whether a man is more able to catch the virus through it.

    I merely throw this in for consideration; I make no pretense to having any medical knowledge.
    Just as fucking well.


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    Quote Originally Posted by bowie View Post
    Antibody Testing

    Redacted to minimize post – interesting info and read - see link

    Iceland, who had at that point done random testing on 10% of its population, estimated that 50% of infections were asymptomatic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Latindancer View Post
    You are, of course, volunteering to be one of the first ?
    When you are too old and sick and stupid to do your job properly, you should die. No one else, just you and all the other expensive geriatrics.
    The stockpile of humanity would be much improved, and the economic benefits are obvious.

    Go have a lie down and eat some lettuce you oxygen thief. The added bonus would be, no one needs to listen to your selfish whining.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HuangLao View Post
    Appears that virology, epidemiology and other related studious fields are still somewhat baffled as to the character and mechanics of the current COVID-19.

    There are growing debates among these classes as to what type of pathogen that it might be.
    True, that in some circles it is classified as related to SARS but much more complex and unpredictable - as it's proven to be already.

    Already read/heard among some challenging experts that Corona isn't really a true influenza bug - yet, a distant mutated cousin.
    An odd percentage show little symptoms [a couple days of sniffles, etc], some effected appear to run the duration of a very bad cold/flu, and than an unnerving percentage of those who are hit hard - usually lung related, etc - resulting in death. There's no consistency as to how and when it interacts with us.

    Like most viruses of this nature [Ebola, AIDS, and other deadly pathogens], they have an origin from the natural world.....mostly wildlife [moneys, bats, other exotics].
    Contrary to popular [and repeated] stereotypes and ignorance, such nasty pathogens are not transmitted by consumption but by exposure in one form or another.

    It's all quite fascinating to delve into those scientific experts of an alternative nature, where questioning and challenging of standard convention has become the norm.

    Unfortunately, most of us/them fall under the spell of the ever encompassing dominant paradigm - regarding most everything.

    Few are curious as to traveling different/alternative paths.
    Did you write all this bollocks yourself?

    Just so you know Jeff....

    The DISEASE is called COVID-19

    The VIRUS is called SARS-COV2 - because it is genetically related to SARS-COV *

    You fucking idiot. This shit has been out there for months and you're too stupid to understand it as usual.

    * Although WHO won't call it that because that fucking prick that runs it is scared of upsetting the chinkies.

    To everyone in the know, it's the CHINESE VIRUS or the WUHAN VIRUS.



    Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that causes it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troy View Post
    Isn't TB one of the earliest
    According to the list;

    "Indian Sanskrit scholars found records of a disease resembling the Flu"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bogon View Post
    I pulled up at PTT and told the young lad to put 1000 baht B10 diesel.

    The pump stopped at 910 baht because the tank was full. Drove away with the console saying I was good to go for another 926Km. Cheap as chips.
    19 baht a litre?

    Its 10 baht a litre here

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