Ebola: Horrible for People, Great for Business

I wonder how many of those impermeable CBR suits are expired... or counterfeit.

We've just received word that the "Rev." Jackson is coming to town at the invitation of the "family".  (I believe they asked him to come to Dallas like I believe in Unicorns. )

If this wasn't already sideshow, we have to suffer Jackson and his minion sidekicks come to town and coming to the Dallas media to do nothing but try to stay relevant.  (Maybe he and Clay Jenkins can swap tips on how to look useful in a crisis and cover up your mistakes.)

Of course, the location of "the family" is a closely guarded secret by elected officials, so I'm not sure how Jackson is going to visit them.  But, I'm sure Jenkins will tell Jackson where he needs to go to the McMansion paid for by someone - probably taxpayers - so he can see them and be photographed.  (Of course; they're both liberal Democrats.)

Oh...that reminds me, this is an election year and Jenkins has an opponent.  No wonder he is trying to look good to the black community; he needs their votes. 

Have a feeling there will be a lot of costume overlap for this year's Halloween.

I'm presently camped out in front of Toys R Us awaiting the release of Ebola!  The Board Game!

However rumor has it the English version won't be out until the 27th of '15.

Apparently, the neighbors of patient zero are feeling "discriminated against" in their job hunts and shopping, and there is talk of legal action. Ca-Ching!

There are over 40 languages and dialects spoken in this "community". Whether they mean community in the physical sense or community in the progressively-organized sense is unclear, but I wonder if the lack of language skills might have something to do with the sudden inability to find work.

Also, a note to you Dallasites - just as a community garden can bring grief and anguish to some in the Mexiccan immigrant community, the sight of a particle mask, hazmat suit, or Clorox can negatively affect the ebola-neighbor community's sense of well-being and self-worth.

So, all those people buying this stuff, keep it under wraps or you might get hit with an assault charge in any one of 40+ languages.

I learned from a CVS pharmacist that while sales of gloves and masks have gone up some in her store, other CVS pharmacists have told her they've seen a huge spike in demand for these things. 

I'm also curious why there are rumors of several normally crowded restaurants having much smaller crowds. (It will also be interesting to see if State Fair attendance is up, and if hotels are experiencing any change in normal business at Fair time.

@bvckvs Safecastle is very reputable, and educates the community on what to look out for on counterfeit supplies.  (It's a big problem for med equipment already, specifically tourniquets).  

Ebay is where you really have to worry about counterfeits.  Amazon occasionally, but they seem to be good about cancelling those sellers.  Ebay doesn't seem to care.

@noblefurrtexas 

I don't really care if Jesse Jackson comes to Dallas to have a prayer vigil at Preby, why do you? Will he affect your life in any way should he have his vigil? There isn't any mention of Jackson going to the residence of the family BTW.

Clay Jenkins has done a great job, just what "mistakes" can you place on him? From where I sit Jenkins has managed the situation well, has kept the focus on moving forward. A rational voice in a sea of irrational voices: see the ridiculous news out of HPISD about parents "concerns" about being in school with Jackson's kids.

The family is in a private residence that has been donated for their use according to reports. This act really shows a great deal of compassion for their situation, a trait that sure seems to be in short supply around here.

@holmantx

It's not really a Racial Crisis until the other Reverend shows up, the future AG guy.

And don't think the fact that ebola popped up in GW Bush's back yard has gone un-noticed. First the levees, now this.

@Sotiredofitall LMBO !!!

@Sotiredofitall

Care to guess how many trickortreaters Vickery Meadows will get?

@holmantx Will there also be a video game version?

@TheRuddSki 

but I wonder if the lack of language skills might have something to do with the sudden inability to find work

no, the reports were the employees went to where they had jobs and were told to go home because they lived in the Five Corners area.

so they had a job, and then they didn't.

@TheRuddSki

I understand how they feel.  You now have to be bi-lingual to work in any of the trades.  Let me redact that.  You don't have to be bi-lingual, you just need to know Spanish.

@mavdog @noblefurrtexas Do you seriously believe it does this family any kind of long-term good to be put in a McMansion they could never afford with furnishing and fixtures worth more than their car.

Wait till the neighbors figure out who's there.  It will be interesting if they EVER vote for that nitwit County Judge again.

@Chattering_Monkey @noblefurrtexas No.  I think it's the Columbian java brew and some strange kind of sweetener.  Now if you start making any sense, I'm gonna send this concoction back with an EPA warning. 

@TheRuddSki Both of them will only go to private homes.

@Sotiredofitall @holmantx

A militarized one is already training helicopter and drone gunners.

All part of the President's Continuity of Government contingency.

spread a little love, via an oil-cooled chain gun. - Sin City

@holmantx

Not where I am. My lawn crew looks like Duck Dynasty.

Rednecks - always ready to do the work well-tanned Americans refuse to do.

@Chattering_Monkey @noblefurrtexas Does your juvenile probation officer know you're using her computer while she changes the batteries in your ankle monitor? 

Wishing people would die of a potentially pandemic disease must be a real joy to you.  I'm sure it is to the reform school where you failed manners and class.

@noblefurrtexas 

Do you seriously believe it does this family any kind of long-term good to be put in a McMansion they could never afford with furnishing and fixtures worth more than their car.

what does the value of their temporary home have ANYTHING to do with the issue? the answer is nothing. zero.

I seriously believe that staying in the apartment was very negative in the short-term, which frankly is what we should be focused on.

Wait till the neighbors figure out who's there. It will be interesting if they EVER vote for that nitwit County Judge again.

why, are they also irrational and uninformed like the HPISD parents, and the employers who sent the workers who lived near the Ebola patient home? and it seems you?

notice you couldn't answer what Jenkins' "mistakes" are... 

@holmantx @Sotiredofitall Happiness is a belt fed weapon ?

@TheRuddSki

must be small town America.  

That's where the Boomers are fleeing to.  Meth heaven.

@Sotiredofitall @holmantx

Hanging out of the belly of an AC 130.

don't want to get any on ya.

@holmantx

Small enough. The only minorities here have degrees, and most are from India.

I think Indians are considered Caucasian, so I guess I live in a lily-white town after all.

@Chattering_Monkey @noblefurrtexas Honestly, you keep getting worse by every word you type. 

I have way too many gay friends to wish any of them would go to Hell.  I may disagree with some of their political agendas, but I'm not one - like Obama - who wants anyone who opposes him to suffer and die.

If I didn't tolerate criticism, I wouldn't be here at DO, in a marriage, or a golfer.  :)

@Chattering_Monkey @noblefurrtexas Is English your second language? 

If I say, "I have way too many horses to approve of eating horse meat", it doesn't mean I'm willing to give some of them up.  It means I am so committed to the creatures that the idea of eating them is repugnant.

Got it now, or did that go over your head while you had it in some lower juxtaposition?

@Chattering_Monkey @noblefurrtexas What's wrong with having gay friends?  I don't select my associates based on their sexual preferences, as long as I'm not on that list. 

I'm sure you're much more discriminating than I, and only hang with the straight people you knew in prison who didn't compete with you for the honor of being "Big Bubba's" "special friend". 

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