Polk/Johnson county might need to think about their own shutdown
Johnson county yes.
Considering 1/5th of all Iowans live in Polk county/DSM Metro 24 cases is not really all that alarming to me.
Polk/Johnson county might need to think about their own shutdown
But I think we are well aware there are tons more non tested positive people out there around us. It would not surprise me if the actual cases are in the thousands here, but they just have not been tested yet.Johnson county yes.
Considering 1/5th of all Iowans live in Polk county/DSM Metro 24 cases is not really all that alarming to me.
Oh they are definitely in the thousands. Limited testing doesn't allow even close to the truth as far as what our true numbers are, or what numbers are in the entire United States.But I think we are well aware there are tons more non tested positive people out there around us. It would not surprise me if the actual cases are in the thousands here, but they just have not been tested yet.
34 new cases today, including 7 more in Johnson and 5 more in Linn
Weird. I was assured we were winning this battle because traffic counts are down.
On the verge of suspending/deleting Facebook. My god.
Same with Twitter. It’s a mix of “this isn’t that big of deal” and “holy **** the world is going to end”. Sad we live it a country where who screams the loudest, regardless of facts, wins.
In surprised gas prices aren't actually even lower.
My parents live in a rural county that already has positive cases. After talking with my parents I 100% agree. It doesn’t sound like their area is taking things as seriously as they should be. What's even scarier is the county has 2 respirators total.
However the school district closed for a month way before most schools in the DSM metro did.
If you look at the bar graph for Iowa, there are one or two confirmed cases in the 0-17 age group. It's reasonable to assume that cross section has had way more exposure than that data would lead one to believe. There is empirical data that shows that group to be the most asymptomatic. Plus that group is most likely the dirtiest, most reckless, most least aware of all. Basically agar plates with legs.Oh they are definitely in the thousands. Limited testing doesn't allow even close to the truth as far as what our true numbers are, or what numbers are in the entire United States.
I deleted Twitter this morning. There was some valid news in there I will miss, but it was really hard to find between the constant negativity. For some reason my Twitter world was consumed with people trying to put forth the most dire view of the future possible. It's like it's some competition on who can paint the bleakest picture.
This is undoubtedly serious stuff, but the "this will never end and we will all die" takes are overwhelming.
Kinda throwing the baby out with the bathwater, aren't you? Mute people or unfollow.
I'd also be really curious to know who you're following that's painting such a bleak picture. Because if you're using CF threads as your baseline, the crowd here has been much more dismissive overall of coronavirus since it started than most neutral experts and analysis I've seen.
Per Bloomberg, wholesale unleaded gas (after refining) is 54.3 cents per gallon. Still sucks for the oil companies due to the extraction costs exceeding sales prices, but they are certainly making some of that back due to the current spread between the wholesale price (54 cents), taxes (50 cents), and sales price ($1.44)...40 cents per gallon.I agree, but how low can they go? Some on Gasbuddy.com are already reporting $1.44/gallon (Ankeny Casey's and Sam's Club).
After you take out $.50 in state and federal taxes that leaves less than a dollar per gallon for oil companies to extract, refine and transport it to the local stores. Not much margin for profit there- if any.
They are being used to wear over N95s to extend their longevity though.
OPEC tried to get Russia to mutually agree to decrease production of oil to keep prices up during the epidemic. Russia said no. OPEC responded by increasing production to drive the price of oil way down in hopes of putting pressure on Russia and other oil producers around the world. That's why gas is so crazy cheap right now. It's good for the prices at the pump but is not good for the world economy overall.I agree, but how low can they go? Some on Gasbuddy.com are already reporting $1.44/gallon (Ankeny Casey's and Sam's Club).
After you take out $.50 in state and federal taxes that leaves less than a dollar per gallon for oil companies to extract, refine and transport it to the local stores. Not much margin for profit there- if any.
Johnson county yes.
Considering 1/5th of all Iowans live in Polk county/DSM Metro 24 cases is not really all that alarming to me.
But I think we are well aware there are tons more non tested positive people out there around us. It would not surprise me if the actual cases are in the thousands here, but they just have not been tested yet.
States like New York, Washington, and Illinois have had to be more proactive than us.
The published stat I've seen is that for every 1 positive test, there is 100 positive that haven't been tested.
Honestly wouldn’t surprise meSo 7.5 million people in the U.S. are positive?