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1 hour ago, Mrs.J said:

Beautiful weather at a horse show today. Here is the youngest Miss J staying safe. 

Is that Red Gate?  My daughter rides there

8 minutes ago, DCTeacherman said:

Leesburg getting a serious deluge

Several water rescues going on.

1 hour ago, jonjon said:

Open 5-9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Saturdays from 4-9pm.   Adding Sundays soon from 1-7pm.  Half capacity for all these days.  Still cans/growlers to go as well.

My husband was in on Saturday afternoon -  he went gluten free in January but cheated with a Lefty Lucy!

44 minutes ago, 40westwx said:

yes.. I have seen various studies that talk about humidity.. so that would be a direct environmental action against the virus verses what is more or less a "social distancing" argument in that when people spend more times outdoors, viruses do not spread as much.  I think this should be looked at in greater detail.. which one is it? Maybe a mix of both.. our forum and our collective minds offer a great platform to discuss and shed light on questions like this.. 

Look at what is going on in Ecuador; humidity does not appear to be a factor w Covid 19.

22 minutes ago, Harv_poor said:

We have a trip to Galapagos in January via  Guayaquil.   After reading the Wash Post article today on Ecuador, even January seems a longshot.

Our final payment is due in a couple of weeks.  I'm hoping they let us postpone to next April.  Based on the trajectory of Covid 19 there is no way we would feel safe travelling through Quayaquil for some time.  Especially since it is a humanitarian crises there on top of the virus.  Really sad what is happening.... 

Who are you cruising with?  We are w Huagan on the Camila.  

Sorry if this is banter...

3 hours ago, showmethesnow said:

You know, I haven't really been following anything besides China, Europe and the US. But I wonder how much it will have an impact with the countries straddling the equator. Especially if this is a seasonal virus where warmth will mitigate the impacts in that region. My demographics are rusty but aren't the population densities also generally lower compared to Europe, US and China?

I have been tracking Ecuador for a while as we have a trip planned to the Galapagos in July (not hopeful).  I was hoping we would have a break in the summer with warmer temps and higher humidity but Ecuador is a mess right now.  Granted the people of Guayaquil where most of the cases are were not disciplined and were celebrating Carnival which led to the spread there.  In Quito it is not nearly as bad.  However, based on Florida and New Orleans as well, I don't think Covid 19 will behave like H1N1 or the seasonal flu.  It seems to be able to handle the humidity better and not break down.

Heavy heavy rain in Sterling w respectable gusts.  

9 hours ago, George BM said:

Tornadoes inbound.

I just got to Bahrain yesterday for work and a sandstorm has moved in.  It's supposed to get worse so I will wait until it does before heading out for a sand Jebwalk.

49 minutes ago, mreaves said:

We are at the Grand Canyon now, took the train up from Williams. Did the Skywalk yesterday and are driving to Sedona this evening. I like the ponderosa pines too but there is a lot of ugly brown rock too. I see no reason for people to live in Kingman, AZ

Rod's steak house in Williams is fantastic!

At Camden Yards...drops are so fat it looks like its snowing.  Unbelievable.