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Re: [OM] Self-isolating

Subject: Re: [OM] Self-isolating
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 13:57:11 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
     According to this site:

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

you are way at the bottom for confirmed cases (102) and fatalities (2).  Lucky 
you.  I think the reason that North and South Dakota are so low is that nobody 
in New York would knowingly travel there.

>
>To the best of my knowledge, we have no COVID-19 cases in our county.  I 
>made my every-two-weeks trek to the grocery this morning, and, at 
>10:a.m. on Sunday, there was no crowd.  Things were fairly well stocked 
>except for paper goods, and sugar.  I got one of their few bags of 
>sugar, and the manager said only a few are coming in.
>
>No one was using masks or gloves.  The checkout stands do have plastic 
>barriers between the checker and the customer.  People were spacing out 
>properly, and things were going smoothly.
>
>>
>>       Tucson locked itself down a couple of days ago, though I don't 
>>know the details.  Scottsdale may do likewise.
>>
>>       I'm waiting to see what happens a week from now.  I've noticed 
>>that this virus prefers cooler, damp climates and we will be in the 
>>upper 80s, maybe even 90 by the end of this week.  That may cause our 
>>rate of infections to level off or even decline.  Just have to wait 
>>and see.
>>
>>       The grocery store situation is slowly improving.  I went out 
>>early and found a gallon jug of bleach for a friend.  Canned goods and 
>>meat are approaching normal, but rice, pasta, and dried beans are still 
>>being pillaged.
>>
>>       I now have two coffee shops where I can do a takeout and then 
>>sit outside and use their wifi.  Not ideal, but it sure beats staying 
>>at home all day long.
>>
>

Chris

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro 
     - Hunter S. Thompson


-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Mar 29, 2020 10:12 AM
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [OM] Self-isolating

>>> Here in Alaska, we're now under statewide house arrest. I'm
>>> paraphrasing what the governor said, but essentially it's "Stay
>>> inside, but this is Alaska, and nobody really likes to stay inside, so
>>> go ahead and hike, ski, bicycle and walk. But just stay six feet apart
>> >from each other."
>>> What really is important is that we now are under full non-critical
>>> travel restriction. We're not allowed to travel to other communities.
>>> We did a bit of driving around today before lockdown.
>>>
>> Chris
>>
>> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
>>       - Hunter S. Thompson
>
>-- 
>Jim Nichols
>Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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