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Bluenorthwest

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14. They call that 'an out of town try out'. But what this is should be called, perhaps, a bloody full

Reply to fadedrose (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 8, 2014, 12:26 PM

Oct 2014

dress rehearsal. Except of course for the fact that this is not a premiere, it is a revival. We already did a full run of 'major viral outbreak show' in the 80's and 90's and that show is still running strong not just in the US but in markets all over the world.

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I see the ebola outbreak as a "dry run" for this country and the world. [View all] cali Oct 2014 OP

Yup. k&r for getting it together sooner than later uppityperson Oct 2014 #1

Dry runs don't kill people. malthaussen Oct 2014 #2

I get your point. got any suggestions to replace the phrase? I'll be happy to change it. cali Oct 2014 #3

I was actually thinking about that when I posted:) malthaussen Oct 2014 #6

What do they call the shows fadedrose Oct 2014 #7

They call that 'an out of town try out'. But what this is should be called, perhaps, a bloody full Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #14

Dress rehearsal. A good analogy, but somebody here will bitch about that word choice, too. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #19

Perhaps a learning opportunity? Baptism by fire? kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #18

A precusor. morningfog Oct 2014 #26

i kinda figured. lots of lessons learned and many more we need to figure out. nt seabeyond Oct 2014 #4

We have to prepare... N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2014 #5

Disease not worst thing that could happen fadedrose Oct 2014 #12

Gravity has shifted... N_E_1 for Tennis Oct 2014 #20

Spot on Needa Moment Oct 2014 #25

The ice is still melting fadedrose Oct 2014 #28

Human beings are a weird lot FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #8

Maybe it's the name... logosoco Oct 2014 #10

I don't think people are panicking. As I said, whether it's an evolved ebola cali Oct 2014 #11

What I'm saying is Ebola isn't a good "dry run" case. FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #15

Of course we can learn things to apply to a deadly flu outbreak cali Oct 2014 #16

Name one learning from Ebola that wasn't already already known by experiences existing viruses. FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #24

Can you please offer up a list of viruses that have 'evolved' into a form that is more easily Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #17

super resistive forms Needa Moment Oct 2014 #27

Yes, it is, but sadly some are dying during the dry run. I was watching a video sometime ago, and RKP5637 Oct 2014 #9

I hope the researchers learned a lot. And the folks would work with agencies logosoco Oct 2014 #13

To be fair... Fearless Oct 2014 #21

Agree. I've been thinking it's very good for preparedness, if not the unfortunate victims. Hortensis Oct 2014 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2014 #23

It works great for 1% of the people harun Oct 2014 #29