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Ferrets are Cool

(22,043 posts) Fri Mar 27, 2020, 09:58 AM Mar 2020

With all this talk about Mardi Gras in NO spreading the virus...

don't forget that Mobile was doing the exact same thing at the exact same time. I believe our numbers are so low ONLY because of the lack of test kits.

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With all this talk about Mardi Gras in NO spreading the virus... (Original Post) Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 OP

few test kits and southern states not testing very much at all beachbumbob Mar 2020 #1

Exactly. So unacceptable, and so little we can do about it Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #2

Oh boy, I didn't think about that, but you are absolutely correct. fleur-de-lisa Mar 2020 #3

Oh, this idiot here has done NOTHING but close the schools until fall Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #4

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

1. few test kits and southern states not testing very much at all

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 10:15 AM

Mar 2020

Ferrets are Cool

(22,043 posts)

2. Exactly. So unacceptable, and so little we can do about it

Reply to beachbumbob (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 10:43 AM

Mar 2020

NOW. It hurts and is deadly that we have to wait till Nov to be able to do ANYTHING to fix this...and even then, there are no guarantees.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,677 posts)

3. Oh boy, I didn't think about that, but you are absolutely correct.

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 11:05 AM

Mar 2020

I think the only reason we started tesing earlier in New Orleans (and Louisiana in general) is because we have a Democratic governor.

Ferrets are Cool

(22,043 posts)

4. Oh, this idiot here has done NOTHING but close the schools until fall

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 03:13 PM

Mar 2020

I was fully expecting a stay in place order this week, but nada. If you are R, money is more important than lives.

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