Ok boomer, remember to stay indoors.

given how countries are completely shutting down lately this figure seems much less likely

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Modern medicine for treating flu-like symptoms is also much better today than it was in 1918. And there was also a world war going on which is going to play a role in both movement of people and governments' ability to handle health crises.

Needless to say, people can throw out all the scary statistics they want. It will be very interesting to see how COVID-19 stacks up against the several other pandemics which have occurred in recent history and also compared to the public and private reactions to them.

BTW, if you would like to quote me and reply to anything I say, be my guest. But do not alter my comments within a quote and interject your own viewpoint by putting words in my mouth. That is quite lame.

Agreed. Three long-time 2+2 posters have now been banned due to their posts in this thread. Whether that reflects bad modding in the past or good modding in the present is difficult to judge.

I'm going to vote for the latter. Well done.

-BD

People in that Sam's club stabbing twitter thread asking questions about why people are buying water when they have functional taps at home is the stuff investigative journalism was made of.

It couldn't be because large swaths of populations everywhere feel like they're being drugged by their water supply, could it? Nevermind, this is the age of "investigative journalism is conspiracy theory" so I'll probably be banned by a MOD for spreading dangerous disinformation.

I boil and Brita my water every single day and still feel like I'm waking up with a psychotropic hangover every morning, FWIW.

Please point to your references. The word "experts" doesn't mean anything.

I've been thinking about this as well.

CZR execs really dont care about WSOP. its a rounding error on their annual financials.

They are probably thinking more about what impact a WSOP cancel would have on their casino business, than any impact it would have on WSOP , WSOP attendees etc etc

If you were one of their reg casino patrons, and you heard that they cancelled WSOP because of corona , you would be even more worried about visiting the casino.

With their foot traffic I am sure taking huge hit across all properties right now I am sure they dont want to take any action they dont have to or feel morally obligated to take that will further reduce foot traffic.

and yeah... hasnt this pandemic thrown a wrench in CZR being acquired by Eldorado? Lot of debt in that deal. Corporate credit market is a mess right now. Even worse for impacted industries like travel /entertainment. That's the biggest issue on minds of CZR execs.

TLDR. WSOP managers cant do anything public right now without approval from CZR Execs. WSOP is last thing on the minds right now of CZR execs. They are in a world of hurt on multiple fronts.

could it be both?


Totally agree. When the Great Toilet Paper scare started in Australia and people started hording , reporter went to store and asked several of them why they were hoarding toilet paper. not one could give a coherent answer

I'm sure you know free speech isn't limitless. If you want the pertinent SCOTUS case, send me a DM and I'll send you the relevant link.

How long do you think your events business would last if under normal circumstances you had a 1/500 chance of death per person per event?

Alton Towers has about 2 million visitors per year and a single accident which badly injured 5 people nearly bankrupted them...

Juk

The WSOP doesn't start until the end of May. Even tho I think it will be cancelled I don't think there is any reason not to wait a couple of more weeks and see where the land lies.

I highly doubt many people are out there making their WSOP reservations right now, and even in the unlikely event that it does go ahead, the numbers are clearly gonna be way down this year for a variety of reasons so not like people have to worry about hotel room capacity.

One other reason why they might be staying silent is that they have event insurance that only pays out once certain action is taken by the state/national government.

Well i've had quite a bad cough and been sneezing a lot the past couple of days - just going to use my common sense and stay home for 7 days and if it doesn't get better i'll call NHS 111 as the advice says to do, hopefully it's just a common cold though.

Although if symptoms don't appear after 5 or so days then if I do have coronavirus then would I have had it 3 days ago when I was out at the supermarket doing the weekly shop etc, touching loads of stuff and possibly spreading it?

I'm sure i'm fine and if I do have coronavirus I will be fine, i'm a healthy (ish) 26 year old but worried about possibly spreading it.

Just using my common sense, no point taking any risks i'll stay home and see what happens

agreed. there is absolutely not reason to cancel something that doesn't start for almost 11 weeks.

I'm going to reply to you the same way my sister replies to my 7-year-old niece. No. You do the work. You'll be a better person for it.

Kudos. It's the right decision.

Many forums are taking this step. Right now communities (both online and in the "real world") need reliable, actionable information and the strength to unite and support each other; not trolls, disinformation, and distractions from the heavy task ahead of us.

Anyone still blaming the media and not the administrations initial fumble and continued fumbling of this problem needs to do some serious soul searching. It will only get worse as Trump lies about everything (see 0 cases. Everyone can get a test. We have it under total control. Closed Mexican borders are helping us). The market isn’t crashing because of liquidity issues. Pumping money into it won’t help. It’s crashing because of the total obfuscation and uncertainty coming out of the White House. Not only that but our deficit, thanks to this administration, is over 1 trillion per year, without taking into account the cost of this disaster.

I have seen that in some countries the internet is crawling because so many staying home and kids home from school playing online video games. I am seeing it today, my TV's keep freezing up.

I can't really compare my events with Alton Towers because mine all are based on walking at ground level and don't involve theme rides. In the area of events that I am in I have never heard of a death on one of them, which includes my events and competitors who run similar events.

Incidentally, theme parks may still do quite well in the current situation because they are open air activities that can be travelled to and from by car.

Similarly I think we'll see activities like playing games in the local park, cycling, rowing, sailing, racket sports, and rambling and hiking increase in popularity during this period.

People are definitely more concerned about enclosed, shared spaces such as planes, trains, cinemas and restaurants...… and brick and mortar poker rooms!

apprently sneezing not part of the symptoms of covid-19, still better stay home

everything Disney has been shutdown though

Maybe your 7-year-old niece should be skeptical of the things your sister says.

Teach a man to fish feed him for a day. Feed a man to a fish. Wait... how does it go again?

I guess that is to do with the hotels element of Disney, but really theme parks and funfairs are among the safer activities being mostly out in the open air.

Alton Towers does have a hotel but I think most people just visit it on a day trip.