At what point did you / will you take the coronavirus epidemic seriously?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Yep I’m thinking in Happy Valley there would be a lot less (hilarious) fighting on Nextdoor.

We have some great recurring themes: kids shouldn’t drive golf carts around, fireworks are terrifying my dogs, a lady literally named Karen is tired of people driving on Stratford Ave which should be closed to all but local traffic.

People who live off Stratford Ave are replying saying they literally have to drive on it to get home and they get glared at and flipped the bird just for driving to and from their homes!

Some political posts are pretty good right now. A lady says everyone should obviously vote for Max Cheng for the Granite School board because he’s the only person of diversity. Wait, do Asians count?!

Our Nextdoor feed is almost always entertaining. People are insane!

Jealous!

[Donuthole]

I’ve been following a thread about a pond at a closed/abandoned golf course. Even though the course was abandoned several years ago, only recently has the water to the pond been turned off. The water has been shut off and the pond is home to hundreds of turtles and fish. Hundreds! Crazy animal activists brainstorming ways to rescue the animals and/or transplant them (illegally, I’m almost 100% certain) to a nearby state park. High comedy.

[Moliere]

Yep I’m thinking in Happy Valley there would be a lot less (hilarious) fighting on Nextdoor.

We have some great recurring themes: kids shouldn’t drive golf carts around, fireworks are terrifying my dogs, a lady literally named Karen is tired of people driving on Stratford Ave which should be closed to all but local traffic.

People who live off Stratford Ave are replying saying they literally have to drive on it to get home and they get glared at and flipped the bird just for driving to and from their homes!

Some political posts are pretty good right now. A lady says everyone should obviously vote for Max Cheng for the Granite School board because he’s the only person of diversity. Wait, do Asians count?!

Our Nextdoor feed is almost always entertaining. People are insane!

Some HOA near us has a clause in their bylaws that prohibits fireworks. We live in the unincorporated part of Houston, so fireworks are legal (and I'm talking about the really big ones that shoot up high and blow up three different times being legal). I guess the HOA decided to not enforce that specific bylaw and some of the people are freaking out. High comedy.

But the best discussions were about masks...however it seems most people are now realizing that compliance is the best thing now so those discussion are more tame this weekend.

[Copelius]

Yep I’m thinking in Happy Valley there would be a lot less (hilarious) fighting on Nextdoor.

We have some great recurring themes: kids shouldn’t drive golf carts around, fireworks are terrifying my dogs, a lady literally named Karen is tired of people driving on Stratford Ave which should be closed to all but local traffic.

People who live off Stratford Ave are replying saying they literally have to drive on it to get home and they get glared at and flipped the bird just for driving to and from their homes!

Some political posts are pretty good right now. A lady says everyone should obviously vote for Max Cheng for the Granite School board because he’s the only person of diversity. Wait, do Asians count?!

Our Nextdoor feed is almost always entertaining. People are insane!

Would you like us to organize a car parade along Stratford Ave? Say 10-20 cars 2-3 times a month? I love helpin Karens fee validated.

[myboynoah]

Would you please stop misrepresenting everything I say?

Good luck with that.

[dabrockster]

Spoke to some associates that work in the DD world and there have not been any reports of deaths in this population and the Developmental Centers where many reside here.

This is good news in comparison to what we have seen happen in the nursing homes. This was a major concern as they centers are essentially the same as a nursing home for people with developmental disabilities.

It also raises questions on why they have been safe and not as infected as other congregate settings.


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[Uncle Ted]

Commando, Elon says you should get re-tested...

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Are we still buying those cheap chinese tests?

[beefytee]

Commando, Elon says you should get re-tested...

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Are we still buying those cheap chinese tests?

I'm waiting to hear Jeff Bezo's opinion on the matter before deciding.

[beefytee]

So apparently Spain isn't happy giving up its title as originator of the latest large pandemic and are trying to take credit for it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/h...rus-spain.html

[Uncle Ted]

So apparently Spain isn't happy giving up its title as originator of the latest large pandemic and are trying to take credit for it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/h...rus-spain.html

They eat bats in Spain?

[Pelado]

So apparently Spain isn't happy giving up its title as originator of the latest large pandemic and are trying to take credit for it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/h...rus-spain.html

Even though the Spanish Flu didn't originate in Spain?

[beefytee]

Even though the Spanish Flu didn't originate in Spain?

Exactly. They are just such glory hogs!

[Pelado]

Exactly. They are just such glory hogs!

¡Qué bastardos!

[myboynoah]

South Korea Caught in Endless Coronavirus Whack-a-Mole

South Korea long ago flattened its Covid-19 curve. But the staying power of the virus in the country, which has widespread testing and aggressive contact tracing, shows the difficulties with fully tamping down new infections, as governments remove public-health guardrails that had lowered the contagion risks.

“It’s like a whack-a-mole that won’t end until the vaccine comes out,” said Alex Greninger, an assistant director of the University of Washington’s virology division in Seattle.

The vulnerabilities of post-lockdown life have emerged elsewhere, too. China, where the virus first emerged, recently locked down large sections of Beijing in response to a new outbreak there. Germany and Portugal have also recently seen a rebound of new infections in their capital cities.

“Reopening does not mean waving a victory flag and going back to normal,” said Josip Car, a population health expert at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, who has done work with the World Health Organization. “A one-off lockdown may not be enough to stem the Covid-19 pandemic.”

[SeattleUte]

South Korea Caught in Endless Coronavirus Whack-a-Mole

That's a solid source. Good work. Interesting, too!