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2 minutes ago, ErinInTheSky said:
Is this weather really buzz everyone's phones worthy?
The axis that the storms seem to be moving along seems interesting though, I suppose the training may cause some real flooding
You don't have access to radar?
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Yay for Belize!
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Pretty intense double rainbow over DC
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Pretty good wind and rain in DC.. some trees down in gtown
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11 hours ago, yoda said:
Scherzer leading the way toward no baseball season
With all of the ridiculous protocols and lack of fans at games you might as well kill it.. what a joke
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8 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said:
Given our track record of late, we can probably expect 15 min of drizzle.
Good
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7 hours ago, nj2va said:
We live in the Fairlington neighborhood in Arlington and the HOA just announced that the pools (there are 6 in our community) will not be in open due to COVID. WTF.
Do they still pick through the garbage bags to see if they can figure out who put their trash out early? That place is the worst..
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Why is the covid thread locked?
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2 hours ago, losetoa6 said:
Didn't realize boating and fishing off your own boat was even banned .
I guess they didn't want to pass it to fish
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34 minutes ago, wxtrix said:
there is no “both sides” here. the scientific facts are the facts. they aren’t a liberal media narrative: they are the facts. everything else is disinformation which has no place on a board that is supposed to be rooted in science.
Sure - but a lot of facts are intentionally buried because they don't meet the narrative (on both sides), which IMO is irresponsible in todays society that unfortunately gets their news from solely reading headlines.
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1 hour ago, ErinInTheSky said:
2300 deaths yesterday
This is a result of many states reconciling data, such as PA adding over 500 alone but many of those dating back to up to 2 weeks ago
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Has there or has there not been a case traced back to a child under 10 passing this to an adult? That's the headline I read..
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7 minutes ago, ErinInTheSky said:
You’re selectively reading studies. There are LOTS of studies showing reduction in transmission from closing schools, or that kids can transmit the virus, etc, including one that was just published in the Lancet. Try not to just freewheel you’re understanding on random studies you find, there are people with a lot of training paid a lot of money to collect and judge the best solutions based on what’s not there.
He cited a legitimate study.. what's your problem? It doesn't fit your agenda of doom and fear?
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2 minutes ago, ErinInTheSky said:
Hosptialization rate (at least, in this metric here) is not part of the federal gating guidelines. You can read the 3 gates here:
Interesting.. I thought hospitalizations were the biggest factor, considering you're likely to see an continued increase in cases as tests ramp up..
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1 minute ago, ErinInTheSky said:
Yeah they were going on CNN this morning talking about how Virginia was not on the downslope for federal gating criteria.
Oh really? Must be a CNN thing..
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24 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:
Well, for those that care, here’s the actual document with the projections.
Got to love the range - anywhere from 750 - 9000 possible
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Just now, mappy said:
hahaha my kid keeps asking if a vaccine is made yet. she is looking forward to it (she also likes the dentist, she's weird).
Kids will do what they are told (hopefully).. I'm speaking of the extremist kooks
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Just now, H2O said:
I've got two kids that will be due for their annual check ups in the next month. We will call their pediatrician and follow their recommendations for the wellness check. If parents are being too stupid to do similar things then not much we can do. But parents not immunizing their kids has been going on long before this crisis. There isn't an easy solution to bad parenting.
Very true.. this is also going to be an issue on a much larger scale when there is a vaccine approved for this.. it wouldn't surprise me if a large portion of the population willingly refuses to get it.
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Just now, PhineasC said:
The point is to provide the freedom for them to operate. If the market for their business is lost, that's a different story and there is nothing any of us can do about it.
If the market is lost because no one wants their goods, or because they can't let more than 10 people in at a time?
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1 minute ago, PhineasC said:
The biggest impacts on kids are the lack of social interaction and the lost school time, not to mention the fear, uncertainty, etc.
The virus is not a threat to them at all. I have heard horror stories of scared parents keeping their kids locked at home for 6 weeks straight already. That's borderline abusive. At least them go play in the neighborhood or at the park.
Worse yet are those parents foregoing check ups and immunizations for fear of going into the doctors office when there has been zero evidence of that being an issue. That's the next shoe to drop when kids start getting infections that they could have been immunized for, leading to yet another health crisis.
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Just now, ErinInTheSky said:
Georgia is still dead. This goes to @psuhoffman's point earlier about how the policies for the most part are just one part of the equation. Even states that have reopened are basically seeing nothing in terms of people flooding to engage in economic activity. It looks like people have internalized social distancing. Which also brings to mind... why try to get employees to return to work when the demand just isn't even there?
https://www.wabe.org/atlanta-area-malls-begin-to-reopen-after-virus-restrictions-eased/
“It ended up just being kind of surreal where you just go and no one’s there,” he told WSB-TV.
At Lenox Square in Buckhead, which reopens Monday, the owners are requiring workers to take safety precautions, such as being symptom-free and wearing masks at the mall. Arbor Place Mall in Douglasville set up sanitizing stations as it opened its doors and kept the children’s play area and food court seating closed.
Some shoppers think the openings are too soon and too risky.
“I’m fearful of people not taking safety precautions, and (I’d) rather be safe than to shop right now,” Tanya Moor said.
There are too many stipulations to make it worthwhile for most, IMO.. many businesses are just not opening because they will just lose more than if they stayed closed if they can't fill the store or restaurant. Reading beyond the glee of thinking that others share in your fear, you also see the pain these small business and their families are going through. As someone already stated, the direct impact of the shutdowns on people's livelihoods may easily rival the virus in overall impact on mortality. I hope that's not the case.
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26 minutes ago, mappy said:
I think his argument is Amazon was a bad example for you to list since they've been having so many issues with PPE and the like. Now, how hard is contact tracing? Lord knows the country needs thousands of them to make calls. That'd be the first place I'd go to if I found myself without a job.
Until the hospitals stop warning about a PPE shortages, I don't think you'll find any job which requires exposure to the public to not have an issue with enough PPE. If you have the luxury of sitting back and waiting for an offer from a company that does contact tracing, more power to you. Until then, why not use facts/numbers to determine your risk? What percentage of Amazon employees have died, gotten sick, etc? Living requires taking risk unless you live in a bubble
20 minutes ago, H2O said:The PPE is def an issue. But also the hours and pressure they have on employees to hit benchmarks for processing orders and deliveries.
In the end, a job is a job and if needed to pay bills people will do what they feel they need to do. There wasn't a need to take it the way he did by simply saying Amazon isn't a nirvana workplace.
The shit plant isn't either and I def don't promote working for it.
At the end of the day, that's my point. Amazon was simply an example. I don't know about you but if it came down to paying the mortgage and feeding my kids, a job at Amazon would be nirvana for me, as would the shit plant.
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Just now, H2O said:
Why are you going this way with your reply? What does college have to do with welfare? You posted about dropping out when maybe its better to stay, get a degree or at least pursue a career in something better than delivery for Amazon.
Where did I say that was going to be his career? IMO, I would wait until the environment allowed for a normal college experience which would be commensurate with the money you're shelling out for the experience.
Amazon is offering jobs to millions who are out of work with good pay and benefits, but for some reason you had to piss on that?
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2 minutes ago, H2O said:
Not sure Amazon is as glorious a place to work as it seems to be. Some horror stories about them even with the appearance of decent pay and benefits
I know.. hard to beat sitting at home collecting checks while others struggle to put food on the table and pay the rent.
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Major Hurricane Delta
in Tropical Headquarters
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So much for global warming!