Ebola and the Metro, is it a risk? Should we drive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you feel about the flu and enterovirus? Those are probably much more likely. Would/do you change your behavior for them?

The flu and enterovirus aren't 50-90% fatal.

But your risk for death is higher from those since they are so much more common (at least for now).

[Anonymous]

Everyone laughs but when it does happen you will be the last ones laughing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone laughs but when it does happen you will be the last ones laughing

No, because we might die and someone else will laugh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, it'll be fine, as long as you don't touch anything. I mean anything. And make sure to wash your shoes in a bleach wash before stepping inside. Or burn your shoes.

true fact. Every year all my friends and I would save an old pair of shoes for mardi gras. After mardi gras, we would through them away and we never wore them inside.

I realize this has nothing to do with the topic but there's a LOT of bodily fluid all over the place at Mardi Gras.

[Anonymous]

quit your job, order food from amazon (answer door wearing a haz mat suit), homeschool your kids (or better yet, send your kids to boarding school in iceland)

[Anonymous]

If you take the car to work, you have a higher chance of dying than if you take the metro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:quit your job, order food from amazon (answer door wearing a haz mat suit), homeschool your kids (or better yet, send your kids to boarding school in iceland)

Sounds good. But I think I'll go to Iceland with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you take the car to work, you have a higher chance of dying than if you take the metro.

mmm, depends on where you're driving. Downtown not so much.

[Anonymous]

OP, do you realize that your chances of dying if you drive are far, far higher?

[Anonymous]

Consider the negative impact your driving will have on the environment, McLean.

[Anonymous]

I think you will be okay if you wear protective gear on the Metro. Get a yellow disposable gown, sterile gloves, a face mask, and glasses that shield your eyes on all sides. You should dispose the gloves, face mask and gown when you get off the train, but you can keep the goggles on and wash them when you get to work.

All that stuff is available from Amazon:

Gowns: http://www.amazon.com/Disposable-Blue-Isolation-Gown-Size/dp/B0055IJKPI/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1412365666&sr=8-11&keywords=surgical+gown

http://www.amazon.com/DISPOSABLE-EARLOOP-FACE-MASK-BLUE/dp/B000QX51LY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412365706&sr=8-1&keywords=face+mask

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Protection-Chemical-Splash-Impact/dp/B00467C7AE/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1412365749&sr=8-8&keywords=protective+goggles

http://www.amazon.com/Sterile-Gloves-Individual-Peel-Open-Package/dp/B000BI1ZLY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412365784&sr=8-1&keywords=sterile+gloves

There are videos that you can watch on Youtube that will show you how to put this stuff on and how take it off without contaminating yourself.

It will run you about $50-$100 a month, because you'll need a fresh set for the morning and a fresh set for the evening, but I don't think you can put too high a price on your health.

[Anonymous]

33,000 people died in car accidents in the US last year. Take metro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you will be okay if you wear protective gear on the Metro. Get a yellow disposable gown, sterile gloves, a face mask, and glasses that shield your eyes on all sides. You should dispose the gloves, face mask and gown when you get off the train, but you can keep the goggles on and wash them when you get to work.

All that stuff is available from Amazon:

Gowns: http://www.amazon.com/Disposable-Blue-Isolation-Gown-Size/dp/B0055IJKPI/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1412365666&sr=8-11&keywords=surgical+gown

http://www.amazon.com/DISPOSABLE-EARLOOP-FACE-MASK-BLUE/dp/B000QX51LY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412365706&sr=8-1&keywords=face+mask

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Protection-Chemical-Splash-Impact/dp/B00467C7AE/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1412365749&sr=8-8&keywords=protective+goggles

http://www.amazon.com/Sterile-Gloves-Individual-Peel-Open-Package/dp/B000BI1ZLY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412365784&sr=8-1&keywords=sterile+gloves

There are videos that you can watch on Youtube that will show you how to put this stuff on and how take it off without contaminating yourself.

It will run you about $50-$100 a month, because you'll need a fresh set for the morning and a fresh set for the evening, but I don't think you can put too high a price on your health.

You jest but Monday the train will have ton of people in mask and gloves. Just like SARS in China.

I am actually not worried about the disease yet, but people panicking is a greater risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:33,000 people died in car accidents in the US last year. Take metro.

Yes, but how many in Dallas? That will tell you the mortality rate.

[Anonymous]

Please drive because ignorance is contagious.