OT Coronavirus: America in chaos, News and Updates. One million Americans dead and counting

Trump says that this country is going to be a very very good shape in a very very short time!

 

One time when I was about 24 I visited my cousin in a low rent house he was living in in a high crime part of N.E. Portland. He had a friend visiting who lit up a joint that we started passing around. This friend's young son, about 12 years old stood in the circle and accepted the joing as it was offered to him. The kid was not standing next to me or if he had I would have bypassed him when I passed the joint. The kid proceeded to include himself in our adult conversation. I wanted to scream. I cut short my visit to my cousin and never returned. I only spoke to my cousin since then one time and that was at my mother's funeral 16 years ago. So that was the only time I spoke to him in the last half century or so. Too bad, when we were young we were more like identical twins than cousins. But I felt that he changed in a very negative way and I could no longer associate with him. What a dramatic change our relationship underwent.

 

I know, it's galactically ironic.

 

https://www.nydailynews.com/coronav...usa-20200811-yo2ul6cypbdpbntpw4h4mi3wsy-story.
Hawaii has highest coronavirus transmission rate in the nation: ‘We are super-spreaders’
open up the bars anyone? oahu anyway, only 2 cases today on the big island. stay safe everyone.

 

So glad I got rid of cable.

Oh shit game is about to start, crack streams baby!

 

I'll be taking a dump at 9:00 PM.

 

You both are. Hopefully, you will not be using your mouth for that activity.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kg...d-19/283-8083d412-a332-446e-b0d8-ba821e30df7c

OREGON REPORTS 11 NEW DEATHS, 302 NEW COVID-19 CASES

The state's total number of cases is now 21,774, with 368 associated deaths.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kh...ers-tested-for-covid-19-at-honolulu-hale/amp/

Nearly 500 workers tested for COVID-19 at Honolulu Hale

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cb...claims-country-developed-coronavirus-vaccine/

Putin claims Russia has developed a coronavirus vaccine

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnew...d-19-vaccine-safe-effective/story?id=72309297

Fauci says he has serious doubts Russia's COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective

 

Flew from LAX to PDX over the weekend.

Flight to PDX was operated by Horizon Air on Alaska (Embraer Jet). The stewardesses were very vigilent on mask wearing, social distancing, etc. People could only stand up to deplane when the persons in front of them got up. I thought it was a good system. It was a 2 + 2 configuration on the plane and it was set up 2 people on one side and 1 person in the window seat with the aisle seats empty. They were regularly ensuring people were wearing masks over mouth and nose.

2nd flight was a normal Alaska flight. Middle Seats empty, probably 60% capacity. Seemed more lax overall, but the rules were enforced, people were keeping to themselves, etc.

PDX was very quiet, the B/C gate checkpoint was closed, as were the stores by it, so we had to go on the D gates and walk over. At TSA, they have you pull down your mask when checking IDs.

Didn't see any people take their masks down other than eating/drinking. Maybe 2 or 3 people on the flights wore face shield.