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

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  1. HailBlazers

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    In case you were planning on camping this summer, think twice, stay safe.

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    Seems weird, doesn't it? Being outdoors and mostly wearing masks seems to be the key. This is from healthline.com:

     
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    Hilarious. I wonder which part of camping is spreading the disease worse than mass gatherings? Must be the s’mores.
     
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    depends on where you camp, how you camp, and what facilities you use when you do

    if you go to a crowded campground with tightly packed spaces go to heavily used restrooms, of course that's a higher risk of infection. It's harder to wash your hands often and thoroughly when you're camping, especially if you're tent camping

    but if you go to a dispersed BLM or Forest Service campground that is uncrowded and lightly used....and there are a lot of those especially on the eastern side of the state, you probably don't have much more exposure than staying at home

    my wife and I have already camped twice this summer in Eastern Oregon, once in a Forest Service campground and once in a BLM campground. The 1st and last nights were also in a BLM campground. We have a small 5th wheel so we don't have to use the vault toilets. About half the time over 16 nights, we were either the only people in the campground or were sharing it with one other camp a couple hundred feet away

    we'll be doing a 3rd camp toward the end of August for 10 days

    by the way, knock on wood, but so far this has been a real mild fire season. That could change of course with one thunderstorm, but so far, it's been good. I'd hate to think of the risk to large firefighting crews if we get a bad fire. The thought of Covid attacking the smoke-compromised lungs of firefighters is pretty scary
     
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    this is a long article on the pandemic and how it brought America to it's knees, but an excellent one by a very good science writer. Well worth the time IMO:

    https://www.theatlantic.com/magazin...m_term=sep-20&silverid-ref=NTE2ODgyMTU3Mzc0S0

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    interesting that yet another data analysis has concluded that all those protests haven't really been primary in the Covid surge. I'm sure there has been some infections, and certainly you can question the wisdom of the protests in terms of the virus. But it's been many other stupid behaviors and decisions that are to blame
     
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    They are totally inept. So inept that they bought Millions of test kits from the middle East and they don't work. Ha ha ha ha, the idiots paid for Millions of test kits none of which work.
     
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    I think at one of those crowded campgrounds you could probably catch more than ‘rona. I stay away from those things, it’s more of a chore than it is a vacation. We camped at Yellowstone once and, as beautiful as the scenery is, it was sort of a nightmare. Basically like sleeping in your driveway with all your neighbors running generators. Not my idea of camping. I’m lucky enough to be surrounded by national forests where primitive campsites are abundant, and free. It really makes easy to go camp and enjoy nature without having to plan a big trip or spend much money.
     
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    yeah..that's right

    fortunately I've seen places like Yellowstone and Zion and Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. They are spectacular for sure, but they are too much like Disneyland. Elbow to elbow and lines everywhere and generally, people suck

    we much rather go to places that don't have much use. They might not be as spectacular as those national parks but they are beautiful in their own right. And it's much easier to appreciate the beauty when you aren't tripping over people. Of course, you might occasionally step in some cow shit, but there is danger everywhere (and forget about shark week....mosquito week is more bloody).

    Even many places in central Oregon, especially around Bend are too crowded in my view. But if you go just a little bit further, and are willing to use gravel roads a lot, camping is seclusion. We camp almost exclusively in the eastern half of the state plus some treks into northern Nevada and western Idaho

    watch out for ticks though
     
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    Fake pee.
     
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    Yeah, don't worry. They've scheduled a protest for later so that should cancel any COVID exposure out, right? [/Georgia Logic]
     
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    Georgia has a strong history of segregation, I'm sure they'll just have a school for the infected and a school for the non-infected.
     
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    LOL
     
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    Add America is number one country in the world with people infected with Coronavirus

     

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