[Leica] Nathan's PAD 14/3/2020: ghost town

[Jim Nichols]

Sounds like all the canned goods will come in really handy.

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> 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
>>> 
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>>> "I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right"
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>>>> On 15 Mar 2020, at 17:23, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>> wrote:
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>>>> 
>>>>> 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.
>>>> 
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