Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like all the canned goods will come in really handy. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 15, 2020, at 2:44 PM, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > The main thing we are not doing in the USA is testing. I have friends who > have symptoms and have traveled in affected areas but they absolutely > cannot get tested. Family doctors have recommended testing but even they > cannot get the tests done. > > The whole attitude is - if we don't count them, they aren't there. Keep > the counts down at all costs. > > When they do finally start testing, it's going to be a disaster. We do not > have the health system to deal with this. > > Tom and I have not left the house and only Laura has come to the front > porch. Our neighbor drove in the driveway today to check on us, but we > just yelled from the porch that we were OK and needed nothing. > > Everything is going to be online until this is over. I don't anticipate > that it will be over any time soon. > > Our Republican governor finally closed schools today. Much too little, > much too late. > > Tina > > > > On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 1:56 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> As most of you know, the US is a different beast. Adjustments here are >> more ad hoc. Seattle is voluntarily doing much of what Italy has been >> directed to do. My daughter and husband have been working from home ten >> days now. Public gatherings are severely limited. Here in Austin >> virtually all public events have been curtailed. While restaurants and >> bars are still open people are self limiting congestion so no close >> contact. What has been "casual" cleaning of surfaces in restaurants is >> now >> vigorous. Wait staff are taking their exposure seriously and taking steps >> to reduce said exposure. >> >> Austin, while not as international as some cities on the west coast has an >> extensive connection to the Asian countries most affected through its tech >> focus but so far has zero infection internal to the community. We do have >> three cases in hospital from external individuals to the community. >> >> The news in the US does not capture all the steps being taken to prevent >> the spread. Two examples will suffice. Here in Austin the Ladybird >> Wildflower Center is closed entirely; while mostly an open air work in >> progress restoring native flora there were several gathering spots where >> people(children mostly) could be exposed. KEH, a used camera online >> retailer, is thoroughly wiping down all items in denatured alcohol before >> being bagged for delivery. While the pandemic is a serious threat to >> health and safety more is being done locally than is generally realized. >> Small actions by many will in aggregate get us through this . >> >> On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 11:51 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> wrote: >> >>> Unfortunately, Brian is right. The UK government is being just as grossly >>> negligent as its US equivalent, and in a densely populated country like >>> England the consequences will be severe. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < >>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> < >>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >>> >>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < >>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 15 Mar 2020, at 17:23, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 2020-03-15 8:53 am, Don Dory via LUG wrote: >>>>> I would second the suggestion to stay in London. Infection rates >>> appear to >>>>> be low and ... >>>> >>>> Trust me, the infection rates in London are going to explode in a few >>> days. I know a great deal about combinatorics (a math thing) and enough >>> epidemiology to see that the current mix of policy and people is not >> going >>> to work, and that by the time they come to their senses about policy it >>> will be too late. It would not surprise me if in a week London is >> reporting >>> more cases than Wuhan. >>>> >>>> I have a seat on a flight leaving LHR at 11:35am tomorrow morning, >> which >>> will get me into the US by Trump's deadline. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> -- >> Don >> don.dory at gmail.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley > <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >