Worcester had 7.1" in Oct 10 1979 .... ratter winter
11.4 in the Octobomb of 2011 (I had 22")... awful winter
But, other winters have had October storms with decent seasonal totals
It is just a running joke
I kiddingly use the 6" of snow at ORH in October = ratter as a joke. It has only happened twice in recorded history... 1979 and 2011 both were ratters, but statistically meaningless
At this point not sure what any one person could do other than sending messages to the general population and making sure resources are being sent where and when needed. We know a lot more now than in the spring.
My son’s University in RI has been very successful so far in keeping the virus out. Since late August only 0.01% (Yup) positive tests. Testing all on campus twice a week. Contact tracing positives.
They had one small cluster but quickly isolated that.
One thing we all know is that they are testing many more asymptotic people. Back in April only the very sick were really being tested. So there is that
70% of Mass positives in the last month have been people under age 50
You know that even if he were to win (I have doubts) Jan 20 is inauguration. Not sure how much impact he can have before then.
The media has been pretty constant with reporting every day. Numbers of cases (lots more testing) climbing. Would not be prudent to ignore.
I do wish there were more science based reporting on treatments and therapies Some of those have been very positive
Going to be a rough month or two. So far in Mass deaths and hospitalizations have not gone up very much even as positive cases are racing upwards. My brother is livid that hockey rinks are temporarily closing for two weeks due to Covid clusters linked to them. I feel bad for his kids. Of course my own daughter has not been able to take part in her favorite activities since March...