Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire If you're 87, be terrified of covid

Okay, maybe terrified is a strong word. All of MN has had 79 covid deaths so far. Age range 56-100. Median age 87 years. Almost all had preexisting conditions. We shut our nation down for this.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/04/coronavirus-in-one-state-13.php

Good comment section in that link. Not everybody in Minnesota is a retard, maybe.

Yes, I’m sure there have been 79 deaths in MN in the last two months.

If I made it to 87, I would hope there would be very little that would terrify me at that point. Would have outlived Dad by 10 years and his Dad by 30 years, so would consider myself way ahead of the game.....

I've got an 87 year old uncle that's in assisted living, I bet he's nervous. I need to call him.

This. After working in health care most of my life, this whole thing is way overblown. Everyone gets sick. Everyone dies. The average age of death in Italy was 81. They stopped treating people 80 and over, then dropped it back to 65. And many deaths are attributed to the virus. Not heart attacks, COPD, stroke, renal or liver failure, etc.

My dad is 78, and dyslexic, but doesnt live in Mn.
But being 78....he proly thinks he does

Man, you made me laugh with that one !

Good one.

So it's ok to say "what the hell,let the older people die" ? Instead of dying peacefully, it is ok to let them go out struggling for breath. I guess the same ones saying this says it is ok to kill the babies in late term abortions..I mean they are going to die some time right .

There are some cruel hearted SOB"s in this world that is for sure

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After working in health care most of my life, this whole thing is way overblown. Everyone gets sick. Everyone dies. .[/quote]

I wonder how you would feel if you were suddenly faced with the prospect that most people in your age bracket will be dying in a few days or weeks

I wonder how you would feel if you were suddenly faced with the prospect that most people in your age bracket will be dying in a few days or weeks
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This is not an equitable comparison nor fair rebuke.

Osky

A retired surgeon friend of mine say "Pneumonia is an old man's best friend."

He is 84 and still hunts birds 150+ days per year.

I wonder how you would feel if you were suddenly faced with the prospect that most people in your age bracket will be dying in a few days or weeks
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If you're 87 and don't understand that most people in your age bracket are going to be dying soon, you must have not been paying attention.

If you're 87 and don't understand that most people in your age bracket are going to be dying soon, you must have not been paying attention.[/quote]

Says the young, bulletproof truck driver.

I wonder how you would feel if you were suddenly faced with the prospect that most people in your age bracket will be dying in a few days or weeks
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Well said. For those of us over 70 this is a serious concern. I may die anyway, but I don't plan on dying this year. And I certainly wouldn't want to die laying in a bed gasping for air until there was no hope. For some of those making those comments, I would ask if they mean their parents as well?

Well said. For those of us over 70 this is a serious concern. I may die anyway, but I don't plan on dying this year. And I certainly wouldn't want to die laying in a bed gasping for air until there was no hope. For some of those making those comments, I would ask if they mean their parents as well? [/quote]


Two in my family are on both sides of 90 and have better outlooks on life and are as active daily than many of those younger.

Over 70, stay home a few months. That is not the same as saying we don't care and wish you would die.

Lots of folks 70 and older still work.

Hardly young, but that doesn't change the fact that 87yos who haven't dealt with the concept of death are in for a rude awakening. I blame Disney.

Really? Where?

The vast majority do not. And shutting down the entire economy for this is beyond retarded.

I am 62 years old. Just had a serious stay in the hospital in March. I am vulnerable to the Covid.

OPEN THE DAMNED COUNTRY UP !

No one lives forever. Am I in a hurry to die? No. However, learned a long time ago that when God says it is your day, it is your day... I cannot see bankrupting and enslaving my children and grand children for the Socialist Utopian false hope of "Saving Everyone..."

Time to move on !