They are already vectors for plenty of other nasty shiit. COVID would probably be mild by comparison. I have to larvicide this time every year anyway. If I hit it at the right time(s) I wont see more than a few skeeters here and there through summer. It becomes intolerable by mid May if I don't.
My mosquitoes are all home grown.
I hit one going into Easton this morning, and then this one heading out. No shelf this time. Poured all the way up 309. I get home, and the ground is barely wet lol.
The wind machine is cranking though.
it wont be needed to get back to some semblance of normalcy, but the modified "behaviors" will need to continue. I think most people will abide by it because of some residual fear and simply being used to doing it. I will be ready to roll. I am concerned about how long the travel restrictions will be maintained though. June - August is my time to travel. Also have friends scheduled to come here from across the pond in a couple months.
I took a couple shots of the storm rolling in just as I was driving into Easton around 7 am. Pretty decent storm for being so early and temps in the low 50s. Some good T&L.
Chilly for mid April around here is highs in the 50s- low 60s. Much rather that than a pattern that brings us 80s and humidity. Hopefully we can avoid a late freeze. A few nights in the 30s wouldn't hurt anything.
lol
Notice no one said anything about it but him. No reason for him to swoop in and jump on his soapbox.
It was the libtards who ran Mitch off the board ya know!!!
I have plenty of the big ones, and they do make some serious noise. I had one collide with one of the big right triangle windows on my house years ago, and plopped down onto the deck. it was stunned/concussed and stayed there for hours. Got to see it up close. Woody woodpecker. It was impressive. Eventually it recovered and made its way to a nearby tree, then eventually flew off.
Yeah, I think we got it. Like the first 9 times you posted this.
And..most of us here already knew and acknowledged all this, without you saying it ad nauseam.
Got anything else?
Looks like baseball season will start soon, just not here. Might be a preview of how things will go here later in summer, assuming things progress according to the latest model projections.
Can the U.S. return to sports soon? South Korea might offer clues
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28998585/can-us-return-sports-soon-south-korea-clues
One essential requirement for "reopening" the economy- which we still don't have- is widely available, fast testing. IMO it would be very difficult to execute otherwise.
It could happen in stages, but it will be a bit tricky to execute. Summer, people want to travel, good deals on airfare. NY may be approaching zero new cases by mid May, but here and other places that likely won't be the case.
There will be some hesitation but it wont take long. The tricky part is exactly when do we "reopen"?
Maybe a good ol' early season heat ridge will help quell fears of a re occurrence as the cases dwindle.
Given where we are on the curve in many locations of the country this week, and considering that a significant number of folks who are infected may exhibit no symptoms, wearing masks makes a lot of sense now.