Covid Lockdown Activities

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I usually used to ride Black Rock but as I get older I find I like the rough fast stuff more. Jumping is fun but it hurts a lot more when it goes wrong.

Big air is a distant memory for me.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by spike021

As far as I've read/heard, this shouldn't be transmitted directly by food (though wrappers/paper bags are another story).

I was mostly just yanking your chain but in reality, yes, the food is as much of a concern as the packaging. For instance - again in the spirit of the exercise - produce must be washed or cooked before consumption. Passive-aggressive assholes walk among us, coughing on the parsley.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Big air is a distant memory for me.

Yeah I miss the days where "I think I can" was a good enough reason to do something, and I am not even that old yet

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Spuds

... you might want to think a bit more about that one...

No this is correct. If the food is prepared properly the virus cannot survive the cooking process and would not survive the digestive process even if it did, at least from what I've read.

Originally Posted by FDA

Currently there is no evidence of food or food packaging being associated with transmission of COVID-19.

Unlike foodborne gastrointestinal (GI) viruses like norovirus and hepatitis A that often make people ill through contaminated food, SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, is a virus that causes respiratory illness. Foodborne exposure to this virus is not known to be a route of transmission.

The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person. This includes between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet), and through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads. However, it’s always critical to follow the 4 key steps of food safety—clean, separate, cook, and chill – to prevent foodborne illness.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I was mostly just yanking your chain but in reality, yes, the food is as much of a concern as the packaging. For instance - again in the spirit of the exercise - produce must be washed or cooked before consumption. Passive-aggressive assholes walk among us, coughing on the parsley.

Fair enough.

And the people at grocery stores who stand in front of a shelf for 5+ minutes without gloves, picking up and putting down literally all the options because they can't decide.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

LOL How did you ever guess Those trees jump in front of you out of nowhere.

One of the main reasons I stopped riding is couldn't get anyone else to go and I had a few bad offs riding by myself.

After looking at your video, I wonder why not! -

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

No this is correct. If the food is prepared properly the virus cannot survive the cooking process and would not survive the digestive process even if it did, at least from what I've read.

Yeah, but the fact that people aren't running around coughing on each other and it's still spreading quickly indicates that there is more to it than that. One guess I have (I'm not an expert) is that simply speaking puts out enough virus to infect someone. So if anyone infected talks within 6 feet of your food after it has been cooked and then you put that food in your mouth, you could now have virus in your mouth.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

No this is correct. If the food is prepared properly the virus cannot survive the cooking process and would not survive the digestive process even if it did, at least from what I've read.

A hamburger bun is not cooked after it's wrapped in the paper. Even that snippet you quoted is full of weasel words.


It's food for thought ~cough~

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

A hamburger bun is not cooked after it's wrapped in the paper. Even that snippet you quoted is full of weasel words.


It's food for thought ~cough~

What else is the FDA gonna do? Tell you that they don't have any control over the situation?

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Spuds

you could now have virus in your mouth.

but does it melt in your mouth and not in your hand?

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by soundman98

but does it melt in your mouth and not in your hand?

Yes

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Spuds

you could now have virus in your mouth.

...or a penis

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

...or a penis

How are you getting virus in your penis?

[Opie]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Yeah, but the fact that people aren't running around coughing on each other and it's still spreading quickly indicates that there is more to it than that. One guess I have (I'm not an expert) is that simply speaking puts out enough virus to infect someone. So if anyone infected talks within 6 feet of your food after it has been cooked and then you put that food in your mouth, you could now have virus in your mouth.

It's like any other virus, it infects those that do not have antibodies to fight it off. It's on surfaces, it's in the air, it's everywhere. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of viruses we all encounter everyday that we pay no mind too because we have antibodies that ward them off. It will not magically go away, just like the viruses that cause measles, polio, H1N1 (Spanish Flu), etc. They are all still present, our immune systems just take care of them. This will be the same for the coronavirus.