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re: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Posted on 5/17/26 at 9:29 am to redstick13
Posted on 5/17/26 at 9:29 am to redstick13
Do not care what happens in Congo.
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Posted on 5/17/26 at 9:34 am to Faurot fodder
quote:
Another gift Africa will be sending us
I'll add it to the current list
1. Hurricanes
2. AIDS
3. Ebola
4. Somalians
Don't forget Obama
Posted on 5/17/26 at 10:15 am to redstick13
quote:
Really good fresh fruit (especially mangos)
It’s insane how much different and better tropical fruit is when you’re near where it’s actually grown.
What we get commercially here is like a bad photocopy of what it’s like fresh off the tree.
I mean the same is true to a lesser extent with peaches and citrus, but it’s far more noticeable with mango, papaya, etc.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 10:18 am to redstick13
Sounds interesting. What countries have you worked in that you felt in danger and which ones were surprisingly safe for what I assume is a white person?
Posted on 5/17/26 at 10:18 am to redstick13
Edit: double post
This post was edited on 5/17/26 at 10:19 am
Posted on 5/17/26 at 10:32 am to Faurot fodder
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quote:
Wonderful
Another gift Africa will be sending us
I'll add it to the current list
1. Hurricanes
2. AIDS
3. Ebola
4. Africans
FIFY
Posted on 5/17/26 at 10:34 am to GeauxTigers123
Nigeria was the most unsafe I've been in. Sao Tome was my favorite. Very friendly people and beautiful place. Went there for a vacation. I had booked at a resort on a small island on the southern tip of the main island. Didn't realize until I landed I needed to sort my own transport to the boat dock. There were no taxis available at the small airport so I dipped into a small local bar to have a beer and figure it out. Started talking with a local and he offered to take me and the girlfriend to the boat dock. We went by his family's house for him to drop something off, picked up some beer and off we went. We got to the drop point and it was a small wooden dock in the middle of nowhere. 5 minutes later a diving boat pulls up to take us across. The guy had called the resort to let them know we were coming when we stopped by his family's house but didn't tell me anything just to mess with me a little. Very cool guy and one of my favorite trips.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 10:36 am to Cosmo
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This happens all the time.
We've come full circle again, back to 2014. Does no one remember that?
Posted on 5/17/26 at 10:44 am to Cosmo
This is a big deal in terms of the human impact. Not a worry for the world, but a shite ton of people in Africa are going to die of all ages
Posted on 5/17/26 at 10:45 am to lsupride87
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This is a big deal in terms of the human impact. Not a worry for the world, but a shite ton of people in Africa are going to die of all ages
Maybe, but Ebola kills so quickly that a widespread outbreak is almost impossible.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 10:50 am to LordSaintly
It won’t be widespread , but imagine losing 10k people in your town of women, children, etc
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:01 am to Disco Ball
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They weren't a gift
We took them
We're 100% to blame
No.. WE didn;t. In fact.. I got a family grave stone in the cemetery dated 1863 proving that WE didn't
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:04 am to lsupride87
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It won’t be widespread , but imagine losing 10k people in your town of women, children, etc
You're right. It's just sad.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:21 am to Oates Mustache
quote:I remember one of the nurses in Dallas, Nina Pham. I also remember a full hazmat team broke into her apartment to incinerate all her possessions, including her dog.
We've come full circle again, back to 2014. Does no one remember that?
Thankfully, both Nina and Bentley survived.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:56 am to GeauxTigers123
I could be misrembering, but I think Redstick is Black.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 12:08 pm to redstick13
Ebola is a fricked up disease. While Hot Zone is a little sensationalist on the effects of Ebola, I won’t soon forget the story of the French guy collapsing in the emergency room waiting area and explosively shitting out blood along other stuff
Posted on 5/17/26 at 12:12 pm to PJinAtl
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you get sick fast, and it quickly knocks you down and kills you. You aren't going to be walking around for a couple of weeks with mild symptoms.
Well, that’s comforting.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 12:13 pm to tide06
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and citrus
It's definitely noticeable with citrus too, California oranges are dry AF compared to oranges grown in the Southeast. And a homegrown Meyer Lemon is like turning a store bought lemon up to 11
Posted on 5/17/26 at 12:16 pm to redstick13
Posted on 5/17/26 at 12:19 pm to Bigdawgb
100%. I had lemons in southern Italy and it was like I had never had an actual lemon before. Unreal.
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