[Leica] Monday Misc.

[cartersxrd at gmail.com (CartersXRd)]

There will be a heap of data to keep medicine research busy for years
hope we can actually learn something from it all

ric


> On Apr 13, 2020, at 8:34 AM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Greetings to all.  While we are all allegedly under quarantine I find
> peoples response to be interesting.  We went to our favorite local BBQ
> emporium for Easter brisket; while my wife waited in line I of course took
> pictures.  This first image is the workers cutting the brisket into
> whatever the customer had ordered.  I don't think they are separated and it
> doesn't appear that they are wearing masks:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/TEXMEXBBQ_001.jpg.html
> 
> This is the pick up area where most people are observing distancing:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Take+out+from+online_001.jpg.html
> 
> This woman was being careful while she walked her dog.  You can see the
> oxygen tube over her ear.  She was behind a fence and in a corner where
> contact would be hard:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/welcome_001.jpg.html
> 
> This woman was enjoying a brief sunny period by setting up in the local
> elementary school yard:  all schools are closed probably until the new
> school year:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/sunbathing+with+buebonnets_001.jpg.html
> 
> Last for today, some things never change.  When there is spare time the
> list comes out of things to do around the house:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/working+off+SWMBO+list_001.jpg.html
> 
> Another interesting point is that the mortality in my local government unit
> is 9 currently and Texas with 40 million is I believe 246.  Houston and
> Dallas were late to quarantine whereas Austin and San Antonio were very
> early.  Most of the deaths in Texas have been in Houston area followed by
> the Dallas area interestingly the Fort Worth area not so much.(Dallas and
> Fort Worth would be one city but for accidents of history).  The curves
> have been very flat for this week.  It appears that the open spaces of
> Texas have been helpful for mortality.
> 
> My point is that there will be many PhD's granted for research into why
> some places are so heavily affected by this new disease and others not
> nearly so hard.  Italy vs Germany,  India vs China, the Swedish experiment,
> Great Britain vs France.  Many, many factors to work out from climate,
> social norms, quality of health care, family structure, initial health
> conditions, density and mass transit norms are all areas that will be
> looked at for the next novel disease.
> 
> All the best.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Don
> don.dory at gmail.com
> -- 
> Don
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> 
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