[DeTomaso] [EXTERNAL] Re: Any change in plans for the Fun Rally with the COVID-19 outbreak?

[Himes, Terry (US 397C)]

While that is true now, it is possible to get much worse. That is what prevention is all about. 
Raising awareness for all the dumb-asses out there is a good thing. 

The media did report there are something like 50,000 deaths per year from the flu. They are both
respiratory illnesses, but caused by different viruses. 

My friend here in Sandy Eggo works for Fitbit and spends 2-3 weeks in China every month, near the
epicenter. He just made it out, but many of his coworkers are stuck there.  They report that the Chinese
are under-reporting the deaths by Coronavirus. Only 1 in 10.  That means there could be as many as 
30,000 deaths, not 3,000. 

I think all the Pantera owners are pretty dang smart, so are likely to take precautions. So I say, go for it.
IMHO

Terry


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On 3/12/20, 6:41 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Mike Drew via DeTomaso" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

    Mike,
    
    I asked Josette the question yesterday. This is what she said:
    
    “If we cancelled because nobody was coming or any other reason we would have to pay them the hotel rooms and our food and beverage minimum. 
    If they cancel we should be off the hook.”
    
     Not  addressed is the third possibility—that the government issues restrictions that prohibit large gatherings. California just today prohibited any gathering of 250 or more people indefinitely. 
    
    We are still planning on going. 
    
    FWIW I spoke today with a POCA member who is an ER doc and his summary of the Covid19 crisis was, “It’s all BS”.  People are dropping like flies from the ordinary flu, just as they do every year, and nobody bats an eye. According to the CDC, something like 50,000 Americans have died from the regular flu just since September! Where is the panic about that?
    
    A couple of dozen Americans die from this cousin of the flu and the media causes the world to go crazy.   Grrr.....
    
    Mike
    
    Sent from my iPad
    
    > On Mar 12, 2020, at 18:23, Mike & Elizabeth Thomas <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com> wrote:
    > 
    >    Just asking the question.  It looks like Arizona has not yet been hit
    >   very hard but here in the Seattle area it's very real.  We've had three
    >   event cancelled on us just this week.
    > 
    > 
    >   Hope everybody is staying healthy.  Let's get this thing behind us.
    > 
    > 
    >   Mike Thomas
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    >   Panteras Northwest
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