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On 7/2/2020 at 1:36 PM, The Zip said:

Totally agree.  Some wear masks, some don't.  No masks in a California city will make your wallet 300 bucks lighter. 

And why is this so hard?

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July 18 I'm keeping a watch on

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I’m wondering. Remember H1-N1? Mass hysteria? Stock Market going crazy? Who’s going to make money? Who’s pushing the most hysteria?

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I work in a gov't office in a secret underground undisclosed location, as they say.  No, really.  We received a briefing from an epidemiologist in Washington State.  He said that if you put someone in

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The Zip Senior Enthusiast

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6 hours ago, Grumpy Bear said:

And why is this so hard?

It will get easier, at least in a California city.  Especially when a second offense will cost the offender up to $5000.  Sometimes when you ask someone to do something, you have to hit them in the pocket to get them to listen.

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41 minutes ago, The Zip said:

you have to hit them in the pocket to get them to listen.

We call that reaching into Hip National Bank in Washington with the crooks we deal with here in power.

 

90 days in jail here for offenders, makes sense, take a crowd of infected people and put them in a 6' x 6' cell, easy to SD in those circumstances….

 

 

 

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17 hours ago, Grumpy Bear said:

And why is this so hard?

:) 

 

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The mask movement is really interesting to observe.  In my area, it is enforced in specific venues.  The pressure to wear a mask elsewhere on a consistent basis comes in part from peer/public pressure.  There are also some very cool looking masks that are appealing to the fashion conscious!  A couple of months ago, I thought those wearing a mask were "over doing" it and now I think the bare faced people are behaving selfishly.  I know masks can be problematic for some health issues but not in the numbers we see on the news.  The issues of their effectiveness, comfort and appearance have all been addressed.  It is unfortunate that at this stage in the pandemic that fines need to be implemented in order for some to comply to basic, common sense, safety measures.  The message is arriving very slowly to some people. :( 

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35 minutes ago, Ithan Henry said:

Saw the same thing on my local news. Kinda speechless. 

Of topic really but I tried to watch the link quoted and got a message that said they noticed I use an add blocker. I can watch the story by turning it off OR giving them a $1 to read that story. Get a grip....

 

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College students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have been throwing parties in which they invite people infected with the coronavirus and gamble on who comes down with the illness first, city officials say.

Tuscaloosa City Councilor Sonya McKinstry told ABC News about the practice on Wednesday. The city's fire chief, Randy Smith, first reported the parties at a meeting on Tuesday, according to WBMA.

Smith said the fire service had received reports of students throwing parties and inviting "known positives" but initially thought it was a rumor.

"Not only did the doctor's offices help confirm it, but the state confirmed they had the same information," Smith said, according to WBMA.

McKinstry went into more detail about the parties Wednesday, telling ABC News that not only were these parties with the infected taking place, but attendees were also gambling on who would get sick next.

"They put money in a pot and they try to get COVID. Whoever gets COVID first gets the pot," she said.

"It makes no sense."

Officials did not say which college the students attend. The largest school based in Tuscaloosa is the University of Alabama.

In March, the University of Alabama canceled in-person classes and spring commencement to curb the spread of the coronavirus. It plans to reopen the campus for some in-person classes in the fall, however, according to the school's website.

McKinstry said authorities were trying to break up any parties they heard of — a challenging task.

"It's nonsense," she said. "But I think when you're dealing with the mind frame of people who are intentionally doing stuff like that and they're spreading it intentionally, how can you truly fight something that people are constantly trying to promote?"

Alabama residents are under an order to quarantine for 14 days if they test positive for the coronavirus. Breaking that quarantine can incur a fine up to $500.

As of Thursday, the state had confirmed more than 38,000 cases, including 2,049 in Tuscaloosa County. More than 2,800 people have been hospitalized with infections and 947 have died, according to state figures.

Health authorities have warned that intensive-care-unit beds might run out in the state. Dr. Don Williamson, a doctor with Alabama's Hospital Association, told WBMA last week that 82% of ICU beds in the state were full.

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The Zip Senior Enthusiast

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2 hours ago, Ithan Henry said:

Saw the same thing on my local news. Kinda speechless. 

Speechless, yes.  Surprising, no.  This is what happens when we are bad examples for our kids, they take it to levels we can't imagine.  

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Covid is not our worst enemy, we know how to manage by now.  It's what we can't manage during this pandemic that's giving us problems, it's people.

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7 hours ago, The Zip said:

Covid is not our worst enemy, we know how to manage by now.  It's what we can't manage during this pandemic that's giving us problems, it's people.

Bingo.

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Ithan, given you are a school teacher, what is the conversation among your peers about school restarting now that virus numbers are what we saw months ago.  Requiring masks while being fashionable (like the mascot) might help, but forget about distancing.  Cases are up but deaths are down added to kids may have a better tolerance for the virus.

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We're still being told to prepare for 3 possibilities. 1st is a full return, which is what the department of educating is pushing for. 2nd is a partial return with students coming in half time on a staggered schedule so only half the students are in the building at any given time. 3rd is a continuation of online learning. 

 

My gut feeling is that we'll return full time in the beginning, but there is a real possibility that we'll do online learning once flu season starts. Most teachers I have talked to want to return full time knowing that online learning isn't beneficial to students. We know the risks and will support the teachers that shouldn't return because of their underlying health conditions. 

 

We'll never be able to social distance in a school building and we know this. My wife is already preparing to have to wear a full face shield when she goes back to her classroom since she's high risk. It's not ideal since she teaches kindergarten and 1st grade. We'll figure it out, we always do. 

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10 hours ago, The Zip said:

  Cases are up but deaths are down added to kids may have a better tolerance for the virus.

Curious thought that children live in a bubble that protects others from their infections don't you think? 

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On 7/3/2020 at 2:42 PM, The Zip said:

Covid is not our worst enemy, we know how to manage by now.  It's what we can't manage during this pandemic that's giving us problems, it's people.

Death by politics.

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