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Everything I'm posting I got from my fave TV news broadcast. I call it "Science, Shame, and Solicitude".
First the science. TO's Chief Medical Officer is a weekly guest on Wednesdays in the few minutes leading up to 6 PM. Today I was fascinated to hear her comparing PPE face shields to simple cloth masks. She said that masks are superior, I guess, because they hug the contours of the face, providing a more secure barrier.
Now, the shame. There was an idiot customer visiting (pay attention) a Chinese supermarket. Neither he nor his companion were wearing masks (something that became mandatory recently). When asked to comply, he rejected the science, then claimed allergies, then claimed asthma, finally flung racial slurs at the staff, telling them to go back to China! Gee, what a peach. He's already becoming very popular on YouTube.
I'll end with more optimistic news. Parts of the city experienced flash flooding this afternoon. In one location, an older man was caught in his card. People observed him appearing to panic. A few waded into the street to assist. As one helped him squeeze through the window, another bent down to offer his back(!) as a step down. There were other examples of people coming to the aid of strangers.
As it just happens, this was the 7th anniversary of severe flash flooding; I still remember (when I lived by the lake) how long it took for me to get to church that morning. I think it was two hours!
Anyway, that's a snippet of local news. I'm off to bed. I can't wait for my excursion tomorrow. Yay.
First the science. TO's Chief Medical Officer is a weekly guest on Wednesdays in the few minutes leading up to 6 PM. Today I was fascinated to hear her comparing PPE face shields to simple cloth masks. She said that masks are superior, I guess, because they hug the contours of the face, providing a more secure barrier.
Now, the shame. There was an idiot customer visiting (pay attention) a Chinese supermarket. Neither he nor his companion were wearing masks (something that became mandatory recently). When asked to comply, he rejected the science, then claimed allergies, then claimed asthma, finally flung racial slurs at the staff, telling them to go back to China! Gee, what a peach. He's already becoming very popular on YouTube.
I'll end with more optimistic news. Parts of the city experienced flash flooding this afternoon. In one location, an older man was caught in his card. People observed him appearing to panic. A few waded into the street to assist. As one helped him squeeze through the window, another bent down to offer his back(!) as a step down. There were other examples of people coming to the aid of strangers.
As it just happens, this was the 7th anniversary of severe flash flooding; I still remember (when I lived by the lake) how long it took for me to get to church that morning. I think it was two hours!
Anyway, that's a snippet of local news. I'm off to bed. I can't wait for my excursion tomorrow. Yay.
