Powerball

Well, it is exurban Georgia...

Found this on Reddit about United Shore. It's extremely detailed, but take it FWIW: "I went there for a summer internship position, and for orientation they sat 100 interns in their small gym less than 6 feet away from each other, with only small plastic barriers barely separating us. They only separated the tables between us, so if we turned either way, we were still fully exposed to our other interns. Masks were completely optional, and I was one for 3 interns wearing a mask. We were sat in that room for 9 hours, only being let out for an hour at lunch, and 15 minute breaks ever hour or two. I quit after my first day there, anyone with a brain could see that it was only a matter of time before there was an outbreak here. Walking around the facility, there were hundreds of employees in the dogpits, sitting less than 6 feet away from each other and not wearing masks, some desks didn’t even have the plastic dividers. During lunch, their cafeteria was fully open with no seating restrictions at all, everyone was sat close to one another. There was no reason that their employees needed to be back in office. No reason. The only employees who needed to be there were sysadmins and maintenance. Everyone else could have been working remotely. This was a ridiculous display of ignorance on the company’s part. They put their employees lives at risk, when they so heavily proclaim that their “company is one big family”. No one deserves to get this virus, it’s terrible and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. In my resignation from my internship position, I made clear my worries about their coronavirus measures, and they ignored it. I wish the employees there the best, but this was completely avoidable had the company just had some common sense."

In Michigan, after the company forced workers back into the office... 53 coronavirus cases linked to mortgage company United Shore

"Strung out POS" has become the norm lately.

Georgia Students Suspended for Sharing Viral Pictures of Packed School Hallway

Welp... One man with coronavirus attending Ohio church service led to infection of 91 others

The spread of covid-19 in the South shows the risks of anti-intellectualism

Welp, Georgia is officially worse than Mississippi... Gov. Reeves issues statewide mask mandate

Better late than never. Getting a nice and gusty t'storm now. Rain blowing sideways in sheets.

Or not...

Skies have been mostly clear this morning. Bodes well for t'storm chances later.

This is hilarious...

Flash Flood Statement National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 600 AM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020 MIC161-163-021230- /O.CON.KDTX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-200802T1230Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Wayne MI-Washtenaw MI- 600 AM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WAYNE AND EASTERN WASHTENAW COUNTIES... At 559 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two and a half inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Ann Arbor, Livonia, Romulus, Ypsilanti, Saline, Milan, Canton, Northville, Salem, Belleville, Dixboro, Willis, Westland, Garden City, Wayne, Plymouth, Pittsfield Township, Whittaker, Sumpter Township and Redford. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 4224 8378 4243 8363 4244 8328 4209 8348 4208 8373 4208 8378 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

Flash Flood Warning MIC099-125-163-021330- /O.NEW.KDTX.FF.W.0010.200802T1033Z-200802T1330Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 633 AM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020 The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Wayne County in southeastern Michigan... Southeastern Oakland County in southeastern Michigan... Southwestern Macomb County in southeastern Michigan... * Until 930 AM EDT. * At 633 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Warren, Troy, Southfield, St. Clair Shores, Grosse Pointe, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, Sterling Heights, Dearborn, Royal Oak, Wyandotte, Birmingham, Detroit Zoo, Belle Isle, Greenfield Village, Dearborn Heights, Roseville, Lincoln Park, Eastpointe and Southgate. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. && LAT...LON 4254 8275 4254 8276 4253 8282 4244 8283 4236 8288 4232 8306 4230 8309 4224 8313 4219 8314 4219 8323 4258 8323 4256 8273 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

Woke up to a deluge and pretty loud cracks of thunder right now

Should add, there's also the national security aspect too with protecting the aerospace industry. Many of the companies that support Commercial Aerospace also support the Military. However, military expenditures often exceed their costs and depending on the contract, the government doesn't reimburse companies for these costs until the product is delivered. In the mean time, they're having to spend a ton of their own money on equipment, material and labor upfront. The commercial side of the industry is what many of the major aerospace companies supplying the US government rely on to fund their expenditures, and if they're not bringing in the money to fund those expenditures, then they can't afford to deliver products to the government (thus creating a security risk).

Agreed 100% with the bolded. As far as the first paragraph, Americans have voted for the type of government that has allowed for consolidation and monopolization since the 70s. So collectively as a nation, we're getting what we deserve as the chickens come home to roost. The only way to change the situation is for Americans to vote for the type of government that is willing to change the system, and they've proven yet again they're not willing to do so.

The issue you run into there is with the "too big to fail" companies. Philosophically, I agree that companies such as Delta, American and United don't deserve a bailout. But I also don't think the solution is to let them collapse and potentially put millions of jobs at risk, in addition to harming country's transportation infrastructure. At least with the route we went, *SOME* jobs will be saved and the infrastructure in place will remain relatively in tact. If done right, bailouts can work. See the auto industry for example.

The bolded is scary.

Good luck with that.

As bad as that take was, I'd say the recommendation to inject Lysol into your veins has it beat.

lol

BuT tHe ThE vIrUs WiLl JuSt DiSaPpEaR iN tHe HeAt!!!

Delta has gone as far as to have passengers who claim they have medical conditions see their company doctors for a physical before granting them entry onto their planes. As far as grocery stores, my understanding is that technically you still don't have to let folks in without a mask as long as you provide "reasonable accomodations" (such as employees doing the shopping on their behalf). This is what some Trader Joe's locations have been doing. I definitely see more businesses resorting to these types of measures.

Yeah, the forecast yesterday was a huge bust, but in a good way for once. It was only a 30% chance of storms here with a high of 95*F and mostly sunny, lol. We made it up into the mid-80s before falling back into the low/mid 70s for the remainder of the day with overcast skies once the storms settled in. It actually felt a touch nippy at times.