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Well I guess this thread is done. Lol social distancing pretty much took a nose dive with the nation going full 1968 race riots. Stay safe people, this year keeps rolling down hill

It is. I mean I won't lie I admire the fact that you and other meteorologists on this board actually went into this field. I personally love weather and history, and considered strongly becoming a history teacher/coach. Ultimately I couldn't refuse the allure of money and the opportunities in life it offers. There isn't much you can do about the way things are. I think ultimately major reform is needed in the public school systems as opportunities are stunningly unequal based on where you live. But this past presidential primary season was a good example of how something like Beavis said could never be accepted here. Bernie Sanders was absolutely railroaded by the democratic establishment for long time favorites such as Hillary and now Joe Biden. When even the liberal party doesn't allow itself to go in that direction well you have your answer

It's got its downsides for sure but that wealth is a product of that ruthless nature. Its not perfect but it makes us so resilient towards major disruptions which is why the American economy has lapped the world. I understand this is an unsettling thought to many, especially if you have a more left wing view of the world. I by no means am saying this to brag but my first offer out of college was $65K with a $5K signing bonus and was one of the lower paid people among my friends. One girl I was friends with got $80K from Dow Chemical lol. Could things be better? Yes. But even going to Canada it's shocking how much more personal wealth we have than them.

I saw that! Heck Monday-Wednesday show dews in the mid 50s for the Charleston area which will be welcome relief. Right now I've got a dew of 75 at my house

Very cool photos. I see the condensation level was ground scraping yesterday with Bertha

See this is the one problem I have, strict measures need to be in place, but a lockdown is just too far. I understand your personal worry, but at the end of the day business has to run in some function. I mean personally we are working with sales desperately to outpace their drop due to this virus, and if our team cannot reduce costs at a greater value than our sales dip then it's not I the supply chain analyst that will be jobless, it's the guy making $23 an hour in a plant that will. I by no means grew up with money, so it's a tough burden I take personally. Also I have two $200K approx. projects happening in Michigan that I need to fly into Detroit for. It doesn't matter if I have to wear scuba diver suit, we have to get the ball rolling in the meeting room to hammer out a good deal for these projects. You can only do so much over a Zoom call, so one way or another I'll be in Detroit in July. The reason the lockdown is so damaging is because it is a small business killer, and that is wildly important because small businesses cannot be outsourced. Your local hardware stores, restaurants, bars, construction (HVAC, roofing etc.) are huge to local economies, so keeping things entirely closed is going to be devastating to an area that does not need more of it. Lol the last thing Michigan needs is more blight

Hopefully we do see an increase in cases as that means more people are getting tests. I was reading something by Nate Silver where it seems as though now we have an abundance of tests but people are not caring to do them. I mean heck if folks are politicizing and protesting against mask wearing, I can't feel as though they would be all that willing to subject to a test. If anything with all of these crazy rules I cannot see why it isn't required that all people must get a test once a month. It's concerning we seem more hellbent on keeping things closed than actually doing things to address issues (mandating a mask in all stores, mandating a test once a month)

Raining buckets here

Interesting to hear everyone’s thoughts. I posted the following below on the Lakes/OV forum and was attacked and called uneducated. It seems like in the southern states we are being precautious while northern states are just terrified of this. Apparently Stay at Home orders are in effect until mid June in Michigan and you are even limited on what you can buy at a store like Home Depot (paint and plants are non essential items so their purchase is disallowed)

Wanted to gauge everyone's thoughts here on coronavirus. I've basically been treated as the devil on my native region's (Lakes/OV) forum for opinions on the coronavirus and wanted to know what everyone thinks? Haha not here to start an argument but the thing I cannot get over is the fear seen in the northern states compared to down here. Was on the phone with relatives back in Ohio and they were aghast that two of my friends from Charlotte came down to do beaches, kayaking and restaurants this weekend as though we would all die. I'm wearing masks at all stores and what not but didn't know if everyone was just hunkering down or if you guys are simply being cautious out there

Unfortunately companies don’t work like this. We pulled our entire business services (ex. things like accounts payable) from Canada due to their high regulations and what not to relocate some into Mississippi and most into the country of Colombia. Now I completely understand raising tax rates on the wealthy as they’re mostly anchored to a nation, but regulations are tough because companies are smart and can work around them. Multinational companies run things anymore, not countries, so while I’d agree that some of those safety nets would be nice, large companies will simply go where the labor is cheaper and capable, net more money, and beat up the competition that isn’t doing so.

Storms look like they’re running out of steam as they approach the ocean

I’ve never said it’s no big deal, if anything my argument is open with social distancing. I believe we all should have to wear masks in an indoor setting, I always have mine on. But heck even Dr Fauci said today keeping everyone locked up over this can be crippling for us. My opinion comes from managing millions of dollars daily and controlling costs while creating projects to become more efficient for a multi-billion dollar corporation. I’m sorry but I really don’t care to hear the opinion of meteorology grad on how our economy should stay closed. I understand everyone’s concerns but if you saw what I do economically on a day to day basis you would be saying the same things, it’s the equivalent of looking at Hurricane Katrina a couple days before landfall and saying you shouldn’t evacuate. Finally unfortunately I am educated, BSBA in Supply Chain Management (:

Other way around, the people need to go get tested. We have tons of tests here in Charleston, hell there’s two sites within 2 miles of me. That goes back to my original point, no one is really freaked by it so they’re not following the precautions like what you see in Ohio. I almost wish they made people get tested once a month or drive around neighborhoods like an ice cream truck lol

And I laugh at the fact your governor is telling you what you can and can’t buy at the store meanwhile I can go eat BBQ with the guys after golf league. Hoosier, it’s not that I’m a longtime resident, it’s that I’ve experienced this entire event in South Carolina and can not relate at all to what you guys are. It might not rain gold here but hey at least we don’t have 5000 dead like Michigan. Heck we haven’t even hit 10,000 cases yet. Which goes back to most of my posts, it’s shocking to see how scared you guys are of this and my relatives are as well. Other than working from home my life really hasn’t changed which shows just how much more effective warmer weather is at stopping the spread

Considering our economy isn’t closed up it kinda does actually

Either that or it fades out similar to the Spanish Flu. As always the Midwest fear of this ceases to amaze me, and I cannot relate. We've literally had SC open for weeks and no spike has occurred, in fact we are going to open all public attractions as well on Friday. This thing just doesn't seem the be as lethal or spread as quickly in the heat, so summer nationally should buy us all time for better medicines to be developed to manage the symptoms

Terrible day here on Sullivan’s Island out by Charleston. Clouds in the distance are from Tropical Depression One

It'll be interesting to see the career changes that happen in this country. You're going to see a major diaspora of workers from retail, hospitality and dining to ? Hopefully this re-emphasizes the importance of a strong manufacturing sector and desire of these jobs.

https://www.vox.com/2020/3/26/21193848/coronavirus-us-cases-deaths-tests-by-state Need to chill man I'm just going off of this chart. Doesn't look to me like the average is 30K

The goal was to match the ramp up with the opening. Right now the majority of testing is being done in healthcare facilities, nursing homes and minority-heavy communities where it is disproportionately affecting them. But SC is right in line with the vast majority of states who have tested per 1M people, most are in that $15-25K range with a few outliers.

Just thought I would post this article from today.. Fauci praises South Carolina's response to Covid-19 His exact quote is... SC's measures in his opinion “ would optimize your capability of reopening.” “I’d almost want to clone that and make sure other people hear about that and see what you’ve been doing" Our department of health or DHEC is vigorously ramping up tests, hiring contact tracers, and people to maintain the database. In my opinion this is the greatest failure of the Midwest on the whole, instead of finding solutions to open reasonably with strict measures and tracking, those governors by and large have resorted in extreme measures. Why in South Carolina have we not had armed protests and death threats? Because the reasonable solutions have led to mostly reasonable responses from the public. We have curbed a spike in this disease and increased testing considerably, already have statewide antibody testing, and tonight I'm going to play in a golf league and then get BBQ with friends. That is a pipe dream in many of the Great Lakes states because the focus seems off. I love talking weather with you all and seeing how things are going back home, so my heart goes out to everyone for how this is affecting you guys. My fear is the extreme measures are going to lead to greater tragedy and economic loss in an area that needs none of that.

Yeah we had little choice. Tourism is soooo important to this area, that a lot of the talk is why would someone visit from Detroit or Chicago if these coastal communities are full of shuttered businesses. Honestly you you guys are lucky in the Rust Belt to be so dependent on manufacturing right now. Because the service industry is king, the state was basically saying we will be broke unless we figure out some way to open things.

Well yeah everything down here is fried lol

Interesting data posted by Nate Silver today. Why aren’t you guys wearing masks lol? Stunned at this graphic