Michael Posted September 29, 2020 Report Posted September 29, 2020 We are down in the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a weeks vacation. I think NC is supposed to be 50% capacity for restaurants. Stopped for dinner at a restaurant in Buxton, NC and place was packed and several of the servers and managers had masks under their noses. At least one of the servers wore no mask. e are on Ocracoke now and I picked up dinner at an outdoor bar/restaurant on Silver Lake harbor and the bar was packed and tables looked to be all filled too. A few servers wore masks as recommended, some did not. We'll be ordering takeout every night. Quote
Brad Posted September 29, 2020 Report Posted September 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Michael said: We are down in the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a weeks vacation. I think NC is supposed to be 50% capacity for restaurants. Stopped for dinner at a restaurant in Buxton, NC and place was packed and several of the servers and managers had masks under their noses. At least one of the servers wore no mask. e are on Ocracoke now and I picked up dinner at an outdoor bar/restaurant on Silver Lake harbor and the bar was packed and tables looked to be all filled too. A few servers wore masks as recommended, some did not. We'll be ordering takeout every night. Pretty unbelievable. Better safe than sorry. Quote
Guy Berger Posted September 29, 2020 Report Posted September 29, 2020 In general I'm pretty supportive of strong public health restrictions but IMHO we had the opportunity to safely reopen in-person schools (especially for younger and at-risk kids) and screwed it up - either by doing it unsafely, or by not doing it at all. Quote
Tom 1960 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Posted September 29, 2020 Personally I wouldn't do any business with an establishment that didn't require all staff to wear masks. Sorry. Quote
jlhoots Posted September 30, 2020 Report Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) Run for your life!! Agree with Tom 1960. Edited September 30, 2020 by jlhoots Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted September 30, 2020 Report Posted September 30, 2020 https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/titans-reportedly-record-eight-new-positive-covid-19-tests-team-shuts-down-activities-nfl-releases-statement/ Beginning of the end of the NFL season? Quote
Brad Posted September 30, 2020 Report Posted September 30, 2020 2 hours ago, bresna said: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/titans-reportedly-record-eight-new-positive-covid-19-tests-team-shuts-down-activities-nfl-releases-statement/ Beginning of the end of the NFL season? Doubt it. It’s two teams. The same predictions were made when the Marlins and Cardinals had many cases but the two teams managed to play and finish their seasons and MLB had very few cases after that (so far). Quote
GA Russell Posted October 2, 2020 Report Posted October 2, 2020 POTUS and FLOTUS have the virus. Quote
mjazzg Posted October 2, 2020 Report Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) Chickens visiting home Edited October 2, 2020 by mjazzg Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted October 2, 2020 Report Posted October 2, 2020 2020, the ultimate roller coaster. Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 2, 2020 Report Posted October 2, 2020 Well he behaved in a Neanderthal way Tuesday night, and Neanderthal genes seem to have an effect on severity: https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/dna-neanderthals-covid-more-severe-003031185.html So ... hope springs eternal! Quote
ejp626 Posted October 2, 2020 Report Posted October 2, 2020 The really interesting follow-up will be whether Biden caught it from all that yelling Trump was doing on stage. And beyond that, Trump met in person (and maskless) with Pence, McConnell and even Barrett over these past few days. So quite a few people are likely to have caught this thing from the Superspreader-in-Chief. Not that I am wishing anyone any ill of course... Quote
Brad Posted October 2, 2020 Report Posted October 2, 2020 Can this darned year get any worse. It probably can actually. Quote
Brad Posted October 2, 2020 Report Posted October 2, 2020 This news, combined with disappointing September jobs report numbers, is going to make for a dark day on Wall Street. Stock futures have tumbled. Time to grin and bear it today. Quote
ejp626 Posted October 9, 2020 Report Posted October 9, 2020 If this holds true elsewhere (that 80% of people infected with COVID in the UK had no core symptoms), then this virus truly will be impossible to beat because we are just not set up to do very widespread testing of entire populations (and probably having to do this repeatedly for a while). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/08/more-than-80-positive-cases-in-covid-study-had-no-core-symptoms The main difference with SARS and MERS and some others is that you basically were only contagious at the same time you were clearly exhibiting major symptoms. I don't think I've ever heard of a disease with such a wide variety of outcomes with large numbers experiencing essentially no symptoms to rapid onset of death. The hidden killer indeed. Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 10, 2020 Author Report Posted October 10, 2020 Seven-day high for new cases this past week in Indiana. Things are not going swimmingly, especially with cooler/colder weather on the way. Quote
ejp626 Posted October 10, 2020 Report Posted October 10, 2020 34 minutes ago, ghost of miles said: Seven-day high for new cases this past week in Indiana. Things are not going swimmingly, especially with cooler/colder weather on the way. Ontario hit an all time high last week (still better than Quebec though). Toronto and the Region of Peel (and Ottawa) are moving back to a modified Stage 2 - no indoor eating or drinking, no gyms or indoor exercise, no movie theatres or performing arts, most (but technically not all) museums are closed, teams can train without any contact but all games are cancelled. This will last for 28 days but will likely be extended if the trends aren't coming back down. I'm basically expecting the end of indoor eating and bars until a vaccine is ready, and most restaurants will simply go under. Probably the independent gyms as well. Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 10, 2020 Author Report Posted October 10, 2020 I should add that the U.S. in general reported 57000+ new cases and 995 new deaths yesterday—so the overall national picture remains quite grim as well. Quote
jlhoots Posted October 10, 2020 Report Posted October 10, 2020 59 minutes ago, ghost of miles said: Seven-day high for new cases this past week in Indiana. Things are not going swimmingly, especially with cooler/colder weather on the way. Same here in New Mexico. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted October 11, 2020 Report Posted October 11, 2020 My 31 year old daughter called to tell me that the husband of her best friend from high school is still debilitated from COVID-19 that he first contracted in March. He's now developed cardiac issues and the doctors are worried about the blood flow in his lungs. He's having trouble walking and often can't get himself out of bed. Since MARCH. Yesterday, France had 26,896 new cases - a new record. Spain too. The UK too. The whole world seems to have learned nothing from the mistakes being made in my country. Quote
mjazzg Posted October 11, 2020 Report Posted October 11, 2020 14 hours ago, bresna said: The UK too. The whole world seems to have learned nothing from the mistakes being made in my country. We haven't managed to learn the mistakes made in our country let alone any others. Being led by incompetent fools doesn't help that situation much Quote
medjuck Posted October 11, 2020 Report Posted October 11, 2020 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/10/coronavirus-denier-sick-spreader/?arc404=true I think this is behind a paywall. I'd like to just cut and paste it here. Is there a policy against that? Quote
sonnymax Posted October 11, 2020 Report Posted October 11, 2020 22 minutes ago, medjuck said: I think this is behind a paywall. I'd like to just cut and paste it here. Is there a policy against that? Paywall or not, it's my understanding that c&p of someone else's work is not allowed. A few sentences and a link is preferred. Quote
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