Does anybody know anybody...

Don't mean to be morbid, but so many things have come to pass, and I don't know anybody who:

Knew anybody who died at the twin towers.
Knew anybody who had a child killed at Sandy Hook, or any other school shooting for that matter.
And the list goes on.
I don't know anybody who contracted ebola, the swine flu, the bird flu, mad cow, or any of that crap they had us all worried about.

But this thing is kinda far enough along now, does anybody know anybody who actually has this damn virus?

Part of me can't help but think about close encounters with the guys in safety suits and the dead birds and cows.

Twin Towers: yes, died
Covid 19: has it, doing ok, in low risk group

The virus; yes, possibly.
He's been a member of this forum and I just spoke with him.
He was exposed. Higher risk group.

The virus? Yes. The mayor of my hometown who was exposed to it when he was at a convention where he met and shook hands with someone who later was diagnosed with coronavirus.

Twin Towers. Yes several who died one who survived.

The Virus? Not that I know of.

We have a family member who was in the north tower on 911. He works for Port Authority. He survived.

My wife contracted the swine flu.

I have Loafantile Paralysis, aka I'm an old lazy shit.

It's been historic as to where they never let a crisis go to waste. They'll somehow come out from under any mess with more power over the people.

Bamby said:

It's been historic as to where they never let a crisis go to waste. They'll somehow come out from under any mess with more power over the people.

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Under normal circumstances I'd agree with you 100% of the time. With Trump, I'm not so sure. We'll have to wait and see on that one.

My S-I-L was Director of Operations for Global Crossing. She was in the Twin Towers the evening before the attack. I think that 14 people who worked for her were killed.

No, I don't personally know anybody who has the coronavirus. There are no reported cases in our county but they are not going to be testing people until they show definite signs of the virus. To me that's dumb as it's 'way too late by that time. You need to catch it early and isolate people before they show symptoms but are still contagious. I guess that we'll just have to sit around and wait and see on that one too.

I've also seen people die of diseases that they don't even have a name for.

No and no. No to all the diseases. But, I know several who have died from cancer, heart attack, stroke, and diabetes.

I was a first responder for 37 years so I saw auto, and motorcycle deaths, falls from high places, a few drownings, and few cave-ins. I even saw a cottonseed mill worker who got eaten by an auger. I saw people shot each other and themselves, hang themselves, OD on pills, drink poison, and one jump off a freeway bridge. The one I see again and again was a family home with kids burned up and the parents drunk outside. I saw 8 people die in a chain reaction auto accident and fuel fire. I saw ordinary firefighters save lives of people who wanted to die. I saw firefighters save the lives of children.

I know I am not normal.