-=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 11-Jul-2020 09:40 <=-
NB>> States where things opened too fast and people were being sloppy are
NB>> indeed having spikes again in their Covid counts.... So far NY is
NB>> staying the course, and almost fully reopened again.... but there is a
NB>> fairly good compliance with the safety guidelines that accompany each
NB>> phase of the openings... Some of it might be overkill, and there is
NB>> some laxity in total implementation, but overall, most are being
NB>> careful for themselves and for others' sakes... :)
BM>> Good! There have been slight spikes regionally -- zero deaths in Iowa
BM>> reported over the weekend and then three reported yesterday (Monday)
BM>> -- possibly the weekend had something to do with the numbers reporting?
NB>> Possible.... those are still decent numbers though....
BM> Unfortunately since then a bit of spike on both sides of the River.
So far ours are continuing to go down, and no deaths for a while...
hopefully yours are leveling off again...
BM>> And bet there will be a spike in Rock Island County (IL) as they
BM>> opened a drive-through COVID-19 test clinic yesterday -- where up to
BM>> 500 people can be tested per day; those people might not have been
BM>> tested otherwise and I'd bet a few are going to test positive, so
BM>> spike!
NB>> As long as they don't need hospitalization, it's more a getting a
NB>> better picture of the situation, so not really a spike... :)
BM> The news had an interview with a higher-level official at the Genesis
BM> Healthcare System (the one predominating on the Iowa side) and he indicated
BM> there were enough beds available as nothing major happened
BM> to the COVID-19 numbers (obviously wasn't phrased that way), and if
BM> need be would be postponing elective surgeries to open up beds.
Pretty much standard.... As far as I know, procedures and surgeries here
are getting back to normal....
NB>>> Pretty well set for sweets, true... :) If there was a sale, or you
NB>>> had a coupon, that might push the candy higher on the list, but for
NB>>> now not so needed.... :)
BM>> Yes: I'm pretty much on the outlook for a decent sale, and the longer
BM>> it stores the better. Back to candy more specifically, pretty good at
BM>> the storage, sufficient room in the cabinet in the basement where cool.
BM>> ...Was getting some crackers "from the store in the basement" (yes,
BM>> bought on sale, didn't need when bought but not on sale lately) and
BM>> saw a box of candy from my Vienna trip last summer. Tempting!
NB>> And candy doesn't last forever... it can go stale if you keep it too
NB>> long... <G>
BM> Just another good reason to eat it!
Exactly.... <G>
BM> ...There's still a chocolate rabbit from Easter -- he was placed in
BM> the refrigerator when the weather started getting hot.
Wise... else you'd have a brown puddle.... ;)
BM>>> The hug does a lot of good! As long as both healthy and agree to it.
NB>>> Exactly... and that factored in... both of us quite well, both kinda
NB>>> ready to take the chance... :)
BM>> I think the mentally healthier idea is to consider the people one
BM>> knows as healthy unless know they are/have been recently sick.
BM>> Strangers -- well "stranger danger" applies!
NB>> Of course... :) And I don't generally go out hugging strangers
NB>> anyway, even in "normal" times... :)
BM> No, normally not.
Mostly depends on the situation.... Something like Daryl's squaredance
club, people aren't considered strangers for long... Out on the street
would be a different situation.... ;)
ttyl neb
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