These Trying Times

Hi folks. I am nearing 67 years and this virus has me scared. I still work(and need to) at at an Indy TV hub.
We are all friends here, none of us know the answers. I would sure like to know what precaustions if any you all are taking.
What can we do as a group to help each other?
I am a smoker but too late to quit for Corona.
I don't contribute often but I worry at this stage in my life.
What are you all doing?
Since I work in TV there will be no government shutdown in this industry, we must work (unless sick)
I wash my hands so often that my hands are dry and scaly.

Maybe we could all pray together at a designated time each day, force in numbers.

I really have no answers. We all hear about this issue every day more than we want to, I had hours of listening to press conferences from Michigan and Ohio while at work today.
You are all my sisters and brothers and I love you all.

Alan

We’re gonna be fine. The media is hyping this because that’s all they know how to do. Take basic precautions (like washing your hands), and don’t worry. “Who by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”

I worry way too much, thank you for bringing me to ground.

Psalms 37:3 Is what I have always been told when you have done all you know to do . " Trust in the Lord and do good ".

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Jimmy Houston has a pretty good message here. It's well worth the watch. Stay safe my friend..

Funfishers,I'm 77 have an artificial aorta a pig valve and double by-pass. Am I worried? Well a little, but I do try to take all the recommended precautions and keep my fingers crossed. I keep thinking about the other flus that went around over the past years and wonder what they're NOT telling us about this one. The numbers from this one don't even compare to the numbers of the other flus and the media is doing everything they can to scare the heck out of everyone to the point where almost the whole country is on lock down.
Of course all this is just my opinion, but I've never seen anything like it

Good hygiene! Wash ya hands with soap and water! Cover your mouth when coughing ! Pray often and realize how this is being blow out of control by the media and their pushers ! This country his been shut down because of fear and it’s so sad . This too shall pass keep your head up it’s going to be ok!

it is worrying times we live in , it has me on edge as well , I had a PE 2 years ago and smoked for a long time back when .
but we all most likely still have to work and the customer I visit today has a lot of people that visit there from places that have higher incidents of this virus .
the good news is instead of worrying a lot I will stop by a spot on the way out there in a few that has BIG slab crappie up on the bank and if nothing else I will likely ketch me some nice fish on the way .
and I am carrying pure alcohol NOT gel hand sanitizer in my ride …..no worries , it wont make it better , be safe not sorry and carry on my friend:highfive

The phrase "Fear not", or words to that affect, appears 365 times in the Bible. That's one for each day, and that's all I need. My security does not come from the amount of toilet paper I have.

Pray, quit smoking and pray some more.


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In 34 days i will officially turn 85.
I lost my wife 11 years ago, and that was the last i watched TV.
That dosent mean im ignorant as to whats going on in the world, but it does mean im not subject to most of the BS being thrown at us.
We can only wait and see how all this plays out, and use common sence as to what we do while we wait.
Here in Florida we can if we choose listen to all the dooms day predictions on TV every time a tropical depression starts a thousand miles away.
Im confident this will end up being much of the same.

I'm not as old as some of you guys, but I'm old enough to remember when Y2K was supposed to be the end of the world. How'd that turn out?

Stop all of the worrying about the virus. It is blown so far out of proportion that it makes me sick. People still got to work and life goes on. God will not take you until your time. I had a heart scare the end of January where I was shocked twice at the hospital and now have a new jump started installed for my heart. Should probably be dead but not my time. Pray and carry on with your life.

Keep calm, and fish on!

A couple of years ago, I read the book World War Z (about zombie apocalypse -- Brad Pitt was in the movie.) This passage stood out to me:


The only rule that ever made sense to me I learned from a history, not an economics, professor at Wharton. "Fear," he used to say, "fear is the most valuable commodity in the universe." That blew me away. "Turn on the TV," he'd say. "What are you seeing? People selling their products? No. People selling the fear of you having to live without their products.... Fear of aging, fear of loneliness, fear of poverty, fear of failure. Fear is the most basic emotion we have. Fear is primal. Fear sells. That was my mantra. "Fear sells."

" … social control is best managed through fear."


-- from State of Fear by Michael Crichton

I am praying and being careful, Although I am concerned, I am not scared. If the weather would improve here in Bartlett, TN area- I would be fishing. I am 72yrs young and looking forward to a lot more fishing. God bless us all.

Quit watching all the idiots on TV. Yes, there is a virus. Yes, it may be worse than the flu we see every year. Yes the media is blowing everything out of proportion. Yes, IMO there is a political agenda at work to crash our economy in an election year. Our lives are purposely being turned upside down so those in power can see just how much we will take before we openly revolt. Go fishing and tell the idiots in the TP aisle at WalMart to get a life. In 6 weeks this will all be behind us and we can get back to our normal lives.

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Originally Posted by M R Dux

Quit watching all the idiots on TV. Yes, there is a virus. Yes, it may be worse than the flu we see every year. Yes the media is blowing everything out of proportion. Yes, IMO there is a political agenda at work to crash our economy in an election year. Our lives are purposely being turned upside down so those in power can see just how much we will take before we openly revolt. Go fishing and tell the idiots in the TP aisle at WalMart to get a life. In 6 weeks this will all be behind us and we can get back to our normal lives.

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God takes us, when it is our time. No one can stop that. If my time was tomorrow, so be it. Are we scared or concerned, yes, one or the other. But we just need to live our lives, to the fullest, with no regrets.

Prayer and read the Bible is good for calming nerves. We are washing our hands more and using hand sanitizer. When we go to the grocery store we are going at 0700 when it opens to avoid crowds. Having some conditions that put us in a higher risk category we are just staying home. If it would warm up we would hit the lake. There is plenty to do here at home to keep us busy all summer.

There is no time like the present to quit smoking for your overall health. I laid cigarettes down over 25 years ago and am glad I did. Social distancing is recommended keeping 6 ft apart. I would say exercise caution and your best judgement and you should be fine.

Will pray for you....

Isn't it odd to you that COVID 1 THRU 18 didn't cause any kind of fuss such as COVID 19 is now??? I agree, however, that it is a dangerous time... but not because of COVID 19. It is dangerous because there has been more political grand standing going on over the last decade than anytime that I can remember over my 64 years of life on this earth and it continues to drastically worsen every year that goes by ad nauseum.

Never before have I witnessed a time when a rapidly growing leftist faction of our society, including public officials (senators and congressmen) with openly socialistic (communistic) agendas have sought so blatantly to pollute our young people's minds beginning from the earliest ages with the "common core" curriculum taught in our grade schools and continuing (those same liberal teachings) through our colleges that are now specifically engineered to neuter our country of its rich heritage, history and monuments of that heritage and history;

Never before have I witnessed a time when should we should not strengthen or enforce our country's borders... but instead let anyone come in and we should pay also for their healthcare and their education when we haven't even been that effective at providing for our own people;

Never before have I witnessed a time when politicians have kicked out all of the stops and are now more than willing than ever before to wield fear under the guise of something they have named "wokeness" such as this "keen over awareness" to gain and keep power over the American people; and

Never before have I witnessed a weaponized media that is so 24/7 dedicated to corruption to such a degree that it so dangerously borders what was once called treason and sedition against our president, our country, life, liberty and pursuit of happiness and all that it stands for.

Ironically, it's the exact same "fear mongering" that actually serves to keep racism, xenophobia and all of the other hatreds of this world alive and well.

So it is written... so it shall be.

IMHO: This is just another leg in the agenda to take down the current thriving economy and this president and to "remake America" in a whole new image "communism". I hope and pray that they are not successful.

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Originally Posted by funfishers

Hi folks. I am nearing 67 years and this virus has me scared. I still work(and need to) at at an Indy TV hub.
We are all friends here, none of us know the answers. I would sure like to know what precaustions if any you all are taking.
What can we do as a group to help each other?
I am a smoker but too late to quit for Corona.
I don't contribute often but I worry at this stage in my life.
What are you all doing?
Since I work in TV there will be no government shutdown in this industry, we must work (unless sick)
I wash my hands so often that my hands are dry and scaly.

Maybe we could all pray together at a designated time each day, force in numbers.

I really have no answers. We all hear about this issue every day more than we want to, I had hours of listening to press conferences from Michigan and Ohio while at work today.
You are all my sisters and brothers and I love you all.

Alan

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I believe worrying about something you can’t change is senseless.I am however up for a prayer at a certain time for many people to engage in.Prayer May be what works,per a scripture I saw today.It surely can’t hurt,won’t cost anything and could very possibly give people strength to go on with more confidence.One of our biggest threats is politicians and media.You need to be dilligant,research,sift through the so called experts and hopefully believe in something!With prayer I believe the trust is there you just need to ask!I am praying and will continue,to be in a group would only grow the spiritual experience! My two cents!

In my opinion the saddest part of this is the American people have let are elected officials get by with so much corruption and lies in a time we need to know the truth we can’t trust them. None of us knows the truth about how bad this is or is it that bad at all. I was looking at the house bill to help fight this there is more money going to pet programs than to help the people. I pray this is not a political stunt. But at the same time if you go by the numbers it’s not that bad. So are they lying about the numbers or they lying and making people live in fear for there own agendas. It has to be one or the other. Just trust in god.


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I know where I stand politically but this virus knows no boundaries when it comes to political affiliations, gender, race, religious and anything else you could possibly imagine. We are all Americans and as a nation we can defeat anything, just look at history. I just pray for wisdom for our elected officials and for our nation and am taking necessary precautions to protect my family which in turn will help the community.

Today everyone one of us should first read Proverbs 12:25 , and follow that with Matt. 6:25-33.
Then, if it ever quits raining down South, or snowing up North, go fishing and think how blessed we really are!
Yes, these are difficult times. But maybe if the vitriol could cease for one day, if we could be concerned about that neighbor who can not get out to shop, if the selfishness of so many would be replaced with concern for others, if there could be a renewed respect for the elderly and if we could put aside the partisanship just for today, then maybe tomorrow will be better. Then follow up with I Kings 9:13. Selah

Lets end this thread on USMA65's note. Go fishing.....lets lift our spirits, not bring them down. Thanks all