Coronavirus (NO POLITICAL OR SOCIAL COMMENTARY PLEASE)

[MrHT]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Officials warn of health risks as heatwave may break records in the south of US

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Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA - July 11

But why exactly is warm weather making this worse? With viruses, usually the opposite happens when climate is warm. And Florida and Texas are two very warm states.

[MrHT]

Interesting story today...

I decided to give into the temptation of not eating fast food and pick up some KFC takeout. I'm like, with the precautionary measures here in NY, takeout food should be safe. Well, I went to my local KFC and on the entrance it says, "No Mask, No Entry." Ok cool, so far, things are looking good with safety measure. I walk into the KFC and lo and behold, the cashier did not have a mask. Yes she's behind a plastic barrier, but still. And right behind her was another employee bagging food and was wearing her mask on her chin.

Oh boy, I stormed out of there so fast and ended up not getting anything. How the heck can businesses operate like that?? Completely unacceptable!

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Penton, I just don't know what's next ... but I'd rather see preventive measures and safety guidances in place than none. ...When it comes to education...return to schools in the Fall.

safety first –

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I hope the OC Board of Education reconsiders some of its positions - https://voiceofoc.org/2020/07/oc-boa...or-distancing/

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

I have one relative living in Florida; she's a nice woman.

1/2 of my family lives there.

[MrHT]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

1/2 of my family lives there.

My cousin lives there too. I called him the other day to check on him and he's like, "Don't worry about me. The media is overhyping this! It's nothing!"

Yeah, this is why the virus is spreading like wildfire over there. My guess is people there aren't taking it seriously.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by MrHT

But why exactly is warm weather making this worse? With viruses, usually the opposite happens when climate is warm. And Florida and Texas are two very warm states.

The article's tag line ...

Many of the affected areas are also seeing a coronavirus surge and some experts are anxious heat could increase infections

I don't think Corona cares about the weather (hot or cold).
Hot means people like to go outside and refresh themselves in the ocean, usually near the beaches ... Florida, Texas, California, or in swimming pools (Arizona).

Corona never takes vacations; that's one advantage it has on humans.
Corona's battlefield is any type of temperature. We know that by now.
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Extra: Check out this article that I posted yesterday (link) ...
• https://www.latimes.com/science/stor...ow-will-it-end

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Officials warn of health risks as heatwave may break records in the south of US

My friends and I have frequently discussed how we're shocked that there hasn't been a blackout this summer in NYC. It has been hot but not exceedingly so. However, with so many people working from home, that means there are lots and lots of individual AC's on all at the same time.

Of course, I've now given MrHT something else to **** his pants over.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by MrHT

Interesting story today...

I decided to give into the temptation of not eating fast food and pick up some KFC takeout. I'm like, with the precautionary measures here in NY, takeout food should be safe. Well, I went to my local KFC and on the entrance it says, "No Mask, No Entry." Ok cool, so far, things are looking good with safety measure. I walk into the KFC and lo and behold, the cashier did not have a mask. Yes she's behind a plastic barrier, but still. And right behind her was another employee bagging food and was wearing her mask on her chin.

Oh boy, I stormed out of there so fast and ended up not getting anything. How the heck can businesses operate like that?? Completely unacceptable!

Same thing here @ Burger King; no masks wearing by the employees.
Imagine working all day in the kitchen in front of stoves and cookers with oil and having to wear a mask. ...I can breathe ... it's hot.

We need ice masks (battery operated that keeps them cool all day). You plug it into the battery inside your ear. The better ones use two batteries, in both ears.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by MrHT

Interesting story today...

I decided to give into the temptation of not eating fast food and pick up some KFC takeout. I'm like, with the precautionary measures here in NY, takeout food should be safe. Well, I went to my local KFC and on the entrance it says, "No Mask, No Entry." Ok cool, so far, things are looking good with safety measure. I walk into the KFC and lo and behold, the cashier did not have a mask. Yes she's behind a plastic barrier, but still. And right behind her was another employee bagging food and was wearing her mask on her chin.

Oh boy, I stormed out of there so fast and ended up not getting anything. How the heck can businesses operate like that?? Completely unacceptable!

Call/write to corporate. I did that with BK at the very beginning of this. They contacted me within 24 hours that they were taking my concerns seriously and would speak with the managers.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

My friends and I have frequently discussed how we're shocked that there hasn't been a blackout this summer in NYC. It has been hot but not exceedingly so. However, with so many people working from home, that means there are lots and lots of individual AC's on all at the same time.

Of course, I've now given MrHT something else to **** his pants over.

You guys are connected to the grid from Quebec, that's why...lots of Pow Wow (electricity juice) coming from the North of the border.

[MrHT]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Same thing here @ Burger King; no masks wearing by the employees.
Imagine working all day in the kitchen in front of stoves and cookers with oil and having to wear a mask. ...I can breathe ... it's hot.

We need ice masks (battery operated that keeps them cool all day). You plug it into the battery inside your ear. The better ones use two batteries, in both ears.

Well the least they can do it put the mask on when they see customers come in.

[MrHT]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

My friends and I have frequently discussed how we're shocked that there hasn't been a blackout this summer in NYC. It has been hot but not exceedingly so. However, with so many people working from home, that means there are lots and lots of individual AC's on all at the same time.

Of course, I've now given MrHT something else to **** his pants over.

Individual ACs use up far less electricity than corporate buildings. I imagine that keeping an entire 20+ story building cool uses up a heck of a lot of electricity. So I think as a whole, NYers are using less electricity.

Having said that, I think my co-op building is taking a toll this year on electricity due to people working from home and running their A/C all day. You see, I don't pay electricity. I pay monthly maintenance, which includes electricity in it. If residents have an A/C unit, there's an extra $25/monthly fee on the maintenance. So that comes out to a $300 annual flat fee for A/C, which isn't bad. But then again, who knows if they will increase that fee with more people working from home now and this summer being quite warm and muggy lately.

[Member-222782]

One of my neighborhood "bodegas" had a sign on their door: "No Masks, No Gloves, No Service" up until about a week ago. They replaced those signs with friendlier "Please Wear A Mask For Everyone's Safety" something or other. The city must be sending people out and asking shop owners not to sound too brusque. I'm likely to avoid patronizing a store that has an unwelcoming sign on their door like that. You want people to follow guidelines but you don't want to sound militaristic.

[dublinbluray108]

Italian Doctors are warning that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease but a killer affecting the whole body.

The long-term effects of COVID-19, even on people who suffered a mild infection, could be far worse than was originally anticipated, according to researchers and doctors in northern Italy.

Psychosis, insomnia, kidney disease, spinal infections, strokes, chronic tiredness and mobility issues are being identified in former coronavirus patients in Lombardy, the worst-affected region in the country.

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...ought-12027348

Oh crap. This ain't good.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

We need ice masks (battery operated that keeps them cool all day). You plug it into the battery inside your ear.....

I know you’re joking , but there does seem to be a lot of whining online as to wearing masks in hot conditions. For perspective, I walk by a construction site fairly commonly on my daily lunch break to rest my eyes and get a little exercise and the guys/gals working there have been wearing masks for weeks now in the hottest ambient conditions (like last Fri. and Sat. in SoCal) and doing heavy construction to boot with not a whimper when I’ve asked them about it. I’ve gotten replies like “you do what you gotta do”.

Anyway, in terms of technological advances, for some places I’m all for devices like this –

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the cathedral in Florence has got it right –

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[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by dublinbluray108

Italian Doctors are warning that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease but a killer affecting the whole body.



https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...ought-12027348

Oh crap. This ain't good.

This makes me even more worried about my aging parents and even angrier at the considerable number of people who still don't take the virus seriously and refuse to wear masks and social-distance in the streets.

[shane01]

It feels like the mask requirement is a social bandaid on the entire handling of the pandemic in the US. We all know masks are not 100% effective, and most don’t even block the dreaded droplets from spreading. I know for a fact the one I own is pretty much 50/50. But the difficulty in acquiring N95 masks whether it’s because of a shortage or insane price gouging, in addition to the fact that we refuse to truly lock down, what choice do i have? My wife and I avoid going out full stop and when we do we wear our masks. This is how Americans want it: you make the call, but don’t tell me what to do.

Don’t get me wrong, although I know wearing a mask is not a sure thing (our own officials even stated they were not effective in the early days of the pandemic), I also accept that wearing a mask when running to the post office or grabbing a coffee is way better than nothing. I understand the requirement and I’m very happy that businesses can reopen, I just wish our government cared more about protecting us than giving us this false hope that if you wear a mask and ride Space Mountain you’re OK, or employees can go back to interacting with dozens of customers every day without a risk.

It feels like we threw our hands up and said Oh well, we kinda tried for 5 or 6 weeks and opened up again, ramped up testing, and are now doing little or nothing to stop the spread. Just a little frustrated because it looks like this is just the way it’ll be forever, because if/when a vaccine arrives, many will end up not taking it either because it’s too expensive or because of a belief in some conspiracy.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by MrHT

But why exactly is warm weather making this worse? With viruses, usually the opposite happens when climate is warm. And Florida and Texas are two very warm states.

The heat isn't making the virus worse. The heat is allowing more people to go outside and break rules, resulting in the virus spreading. People have been stuck inside for months, and now that it's warm, they want to go out, which is understandable, but it means lots of people ignoring safety measures.

[mar3o]

Why was LordoftheRings banned? It's a shame to see regulars banned like they are passing trolls. I would think if somebody steps a bit over the line a polite PM warning would be plenty effective, without resorting to banning long-time members who are good members of the community.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

One of my neighborhood "bodegas" had a sign on their door: "No Masks, No Gloves, No Service" up until about a week ago. They replaced those signs with friendlier "Please Wear A Mask For Everyone's Safety" something or other. The city must be sending people out and asking shop owners not to sound too brusque. I'm likely to avoid patronizing a store that has an unwelcoming sign on their door like that. You want people to follow guidelines but you don't want to sound militaristic.

I have no problems personally with stores having a policy and stating firmly that they are adhering to it. There are lots of idiots out there that don't care about following guidelines or policies, as we have seen in many different videos over the past weeks. Stores need to have a policy on this and stick to it, and let the customers know what that policy is, and that they are sticking firmly to it. The stores in my town all have signs like that up - it's currently mandated in my area and the signs simply state this - no mask, no service. And everyone complies.