Nationals and Coronavirus.

Lake Peachtree is currently a balmy 64F. Not balmy enough for me. I have Raynaud's, so I have to be really careful. When it starts warming up, I'll be there! :banana: Please let me know when the water temp reaches 70 and if there any organized swims. As long as we all keep our distance from each other, it should be safe, right?

This is such a nightmare. We should start a thread on support for swimmers through this crisis. I need a total knee replacement (ex-runner for 30 years), so I'm limited as to what I can do to replace swimming. Let's just do it here! I'll start with providing a link to Swim Smooth that may help us. They are running videos for dryland training to keep us all fit during COVID-19.

Went to gym yesterday, and while in locker room, heard the gym was closing this evening. Got a nice 3500 yards in. While I enjoyed having the entire pool to myself for most of my swim, I was a bit freaked out wondering if I AM THE CRAZY ONE.

This is such a nightmare. We should start a thread on support for swimmers through this crisis. I need a total knee replacement (ex-runner for 30 years), so I'm limited as to what I can do to replace swimming.

Sounds a little bit like me. A runner of nearly 45 years, I am currently schedule for an MRI on my knee in a couple weeks. Doctor say the x-ray show the knee is good, and shouldn't need knee replacement. The pain is most likely being cause by soft tissue injuries. And yet I still run on it...albeit very slowly. Fortunately, I am also a bicyclist so I have that to fall back on. Dan That is wonderful that you don't need a knee replacement! I used to run on stress fractures, til I finally got smart. I miss running so much! I wonder what we all will do if we are forced to stay IN OUR HOMES?

I do not veil anything. I say what I mean. Contagion rate is something to be considered, but the mortality rate is far lower than most strains of flu. Michael, you have been quiet on this thread since you wrote this post as well as posting "a visual for the unenlightened." I suggested this in my March 14th post, #47: "Everybody who is reading this, check back on his post at the end of the month and see where we're at in this country. Michael's statement will look like... well, you can judge for yourself." I would like to edit my statement to check back on Monday. Thanks to the 2018 cutback of the pandemic team, our government doing way too little way to late, and Americans NOT taking this seriously; this country will be a serious mess long before the end of the month. :censor: Oh, and if you think your safe because your younger, think again: www.msn.com/.../ar-BB11nGEB

ElaineK, What follows is just my opinion - read at your own risk (or shelter in place)... I hesitate to post because this will become more political than it already has. BUT, there is no way of knowing if the things you mentioned in your third paragraph would have made a positive difference - it is all speculation. What is NOT speculation is the hysteria and panic caused by the media for not reporting or irresponsibly reporting partial truths. The world survived N1H1 that killed an estimated 150-200,000 people world-wide. This year alone, more than 500,000 people have died world-wide from the flu viruses. I am in the camp that our government has failed us by implementing these draconian measures. And guess what, 3-4 years from now, the same media that that said enough was not done (which has caused so many to be unemployed and wageless), will write about how the rich got richer from the 30% drop in equities and subsequent recovery, the huge increase in national debt, blah, blah, blah. Oh - and watch - each year during flu season, pools, schools, restaurants, etc. will close to stop the spread. This reaction will become the new norm. Better get an endless pool now while they are still on the shelves. I am in Michael's camp on this one. The only thing for sure is this: there is one side of the story, the other side of the story, and then there is the truth.... Paul

Hey, I'm usually a glass-half-full kind of gal; however, I'm listening to the top doctors and scientists from the most well-respected universities and hospitals being interviewed by the media, not the politicians or talking heads behind the media desks. I also read the CDC website. Where do you get your "truth" from? All you have to do is watch what is happening in Italy to see what's down the pipeline for us. If we had handled the pandemic like South Korea did, we would be in a lot better shape. Unfortunately, we're following in Italy's footsteps, and we don't have the hospital infrastructure or respirators to keep up with the demand. I hope I'm wrong, but it seems to be getting so much worse every day. I still think USMS made the right call. Message to Rob Copeland and other moderators: If there is anything I need to delete from previous posts, please send me a PM and I'll do it. I really don't want to get kicked off the Forums. :angel:

Wonderful explanation. Thank you

This was sent to me by my kids' club coach, who is by all means anxious to return from our spring break and get the kids back in the water. As an engineer who is married to a physician, I tend to try my best to bypass the folks opining in the media, and listen to experts such as Anthony Fauci, and their comments directly. At any rate, I found the information below to be pretty interesting, and good at explaning why we are taking such drastic action. Pay special attention to the very last thing written. Posted from a Ballad employee Dr. Mayur Patel... This was wonderfully helpful. Can you provide a source so I can share this with others? I haven't seen such a simple explanation yet.