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Positive Covid Test at Fort Worth ATC leads to chaos in skies above Texas

Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:33 pm
Posted by GEAUXmedic
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Member since Nov 2011
41978 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:33 pm
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@E_Pinny
A positive covid test at the ZFW center today has led to 60+ diversions in the last hour and no flights over ZFW (Dallas) airspace since no ATC is in the office while it's being cleaned. Will likely be a >$1 million loss for airlines operating in/at DFW/ZFW in just 2 hours today.




Posted by BorrisMart
La
Member since Jul 2020
9021 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:34 pm to
If it saves one life.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
40535 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:35 pm to
Looks like we're still doing sanitation theater for a virus that doesn't spread that way.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
138029 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:36 pm to
We have lost our collective fricking minds

Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
86059 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:37 pm to
Jesus fricking Christ
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
44126 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:38 pm to
quote:

We have lost our collective fricking minds


Why don't you care about being safe?
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
92692 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:38 pm to
GREAT!!!

More fricking chemtrails over my house spreading the virus!!!
Posted by CheEngineer
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2019
4234 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:38 pm to
I know a few folks in medical field a couple nurses and a surgeon they are not being encouraged to take the covid test because of all the false positive results. Basically the hospital have told them they think the test are about 50/50 so basically if you got tested a few times you would have to take 2 weeks leave and if they tested everyone everyday they would close down.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
138029 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:39 pm to
quote:

Why don't you care about being safe?

I'M DOING THIS TO PROTECT YOU!
Posted by Purple Spoon
Hoth
Member since Feb 2005
20121 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:39 pm to
This will hopefully be a case study one day on what happens when everyone feels like they have to do SOMETHING just for the sake of action regardless of the science or facts of the situation.
This post was edited on 12/30/20 at 4:40 pm
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
44126 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:40 pm to
quote:

I'M DOING THIS TO PROTECT YOU!


Good. About damn time someone did. Now pardon me while I load up the Hoveround Scooter so I can scoot my 400lb diabetic arse up to McDonald's for a supersize double quarter pounder with a diet coke.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
138029 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:40 pm to
quote:

This will hopefully be a case study one day on what happens when every feels like they have to do SOMETHING just for the sake of action regardless of the science or facts of the situation.

Are you shitting me?

This is going to be used as a baseline reaction to everything for the next 50 years.
This post was edited on 12/30/20 at 4:42 pm
Posted by Muthsera
Member since Jun 2017
7319 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:41 pm to
quote:

while it's being cleaned


Cleaned how and for what?

Are they vacuuming out the fricking air like Spaceballs?
Posted by USMEagles
Member since Jan 2018
11811 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:41 pm to
quote:

If it saves one life...


...it's worth every damn plane crash. Honk honk.
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
76485 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:41 pm to
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This post was edited on 1/10/21 at 9:44 pm
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
138029 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:42 pm to
They're acting like someone found ricin in there
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
92692 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:42 pm to
quote:

Basically the hospital have told them they think the test are about 50/50 so basically if you got tested a few times you would have to take 2 weeks leave and if they tested everyone everyday they would close down.


Not to mention, under FFCRA, you are only protected for 80 hours. Anything after that is coming out of your PTO or sick leave...or unpaid leave.

This was an initial concern at my company, but we quickly realized people would rather get paid than sit at home, which was actually a refreshing thing to find out.
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
44018 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:42 pm to
sucks for all those Notre Dame & Bama fans headed to the Rose Bowl.
Posted by different arse
'Merica
Member since Apr 2014
4352 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:45 pm to
I was onboard a plane at DFW ready for departure at 3. We sat at the gate until 330, when they notified us of the COVID positive ATC personnel. We were deplaned and waiting to see when we can board again. shite is ridiculous.

Apparently it is only American Airlines ATC tower.

LINK
This post was edited on 12/30/20 at 4:47 pm
Posted by SSpaniel
Germantown
Member since Feb 2013
29658 posts
Posted on 12/30/20 at 4:47 pm to
People have lost their damn minds over this virus.
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