[Mick]

Shelter-in-place is not like a short-term course of drugs. A 6 or 8 weeks course of SiP doesn't cure the disease.  It's more like a tourniquet.  As long as you have it in place, it works.  Take it off and the bleeding resumes.

Just want to make sure I understand you.  America needs to shelter in place from now until there's a widely available vaccine for SARS-CoV-2?

I am offended that your response is trying to put words in my mouth.  Please refrain from trying to do that.   Next time, I may just respond in (un)kind.

The communicability of the disease hasn't changed.  The lack of immunity hasn't changed.  Our society & the world has taken drastic measures & costs.  We're seeing some progress, but also getting some of the stench of what the alternative is.

I apologize that my asking a question offended you. Please note the question mark at the end of my sentence. I didn't understand the logical conclusion from your sentence, and I'm simply asking you if I drew the appropriate inference from your statement. Your statement was:

"Shelter-in-place is not like a short-term course of drugs. A 6 or 8 weeks course of SiP doesn't cure the disease.  It's more like a tourniquet.  As long as you have it in place, it works.  Take it off and the bleeding resumes."

I read that to mean that SiP is a tourniquet that must remain in place, and that it can't be 6-8 weeks. My understanding, then, is that you are advocating that it remain in place -- otherwise, the bleeding obviously resumes. To me, that implies that the SiP/tourniquet must remain in place until there's a clear and logical alternative, which I understand to be a vaccine.

If I have incorrectly stated your position, please advise. BTW, you didn't need to say "I am offended that your response is trying to put words in my mouth.  Please refrain from trying to do that.   Next time, I may just respond in (un)kind." You could just as easily have said "Mick, you don't have it right, here's what I really meant..." That was all you had to do...

[Mick]

Shelter-in-place is not like a short-term course of drugs. A 6 or 8 weeks course of SiP doesn't cure the disease.  It's more like a tourniquet.  As long as you have it in place, it works.  Take it off and the bleeding resumes.

Just want to make sure I understand you.  America needs to shelter in place from now until there's a widely available vaccine for SARS-CoV-2?

I am offended that your response is trying to put words in my mouth.  Please refrain from trying to do that.   Next time, I may just respond in (un)kind.

The communicability of the disease hasn't changed.  The lack of immunity hasn't changed.  Our society & the world has taken drastic measures & costs.  We're seeing some progress, but also getting some of the stench of what the alternative is.

I apologize that my asking a question offended you. Please note the question mark at the end of my sentence. I didn't understand the logical conclusion from your sentence, and I'm simply asking you if I drew the appropriate inference from your statement. Your statement was:

"Shelter-in-place is not like a short-term course of drugs. A 6 or 8 weeks course of SiP doesn't cure the disease.  It's more like a tourniquet.  As long as you have it in place, it works.  Take it off and the bleeding resumes."

I read that to mean that SiP is a tourniquet that must remain in place, and that it can't be 6-8 weeks. My understanding, then, is that you are advocating that it remain in place -- otherwise, the bleeding obviously resumes. To me, that implies that the SiP/tourniquet must remain in place until there's a clear and logical alternative, which I understand to be a vaccine.

If I have incorrectly stated your position, please advise. BTW, you didn't need to say "I am offended that your response is trying to put words in my mouth.  Please refrain from trying to do that.   Next time, I may just respond in (un)kind." You could just as easily have said "Mick, you don't have it right, here's what I really meant..." That was all you had to do...