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I saw some info on twitter and I actually think they did say Florida’s positives have grown despite overall testing going down. It seems like the idea that positives are only up because testing is up doesn’t gel with the actual numbers from most States.
Don't think I singled you out, so probably not the type of person I am referring to.
It's under privacy on the iPhone, and needs to sync with a special app that you need to install.
Yep. I changed my stance on her. I thought going late May or early June was a mistake. Now, maybe, it wasn't long enough.
Yep, took a serious pair of balls to not cave in and stick with the plan of trusting the experts. Especially in Michigan where we have a large population of people who are extremely distrustful of the government.
I don’t think we have the money for that. We are taking a massive hit on sales tax this year and probably again next year.
Hopefully those young people stay quarantined and don’t come into contact with older folks or the general public. I think we are looking at a billion dollar shortfall in the school aid fund.
Then it will spread to the older, more vulnerable people. I don’t trust young people to be safe on their own- they need strict enforcement.
I went into a Bass Pro Shop in the Tampa area last week. The place was packed and other than a handful of people wearing masks, you wouldn't have known there was a pandemic going on. Trump and Desantis have their followers in 'just get back to your life, nothing to worry about here' mode.
Unfortunately we've reached a point in society where the only valid position is the opposite of what the other side says.
The Ace Hardware by me has a "no mask, no entry" sign out front and the cashiers were making sure folks had them on as they entered the store. Some guy was in the midst of putting his on as he walked in, and they were definitely checking to make sure. Other places, like Wal-Mart and Target, are pretty close to 100% mask usage too.
Not at all surprising. I bet I could do the same at many places here in AZ. It’s just depressing. Next will be the viral videos of people throwing a fit when they can’t enter businesses in cities with mask mandates.
Wisconsin (at least Dane county) is 50% masks maybe slightly above 50%. I assume the further North you go that percentage drops. We're doing pretty well compared to most states.
Yeah I’m in the suburbs of Detroit but I bet the further north and west I went, the less mask wearing I would see as well.
The anger is crazy too. The anti-mask crowd always seems so mad. We did locker clean out at the HS I work at. Everyone had to wear a mask and we asked everyone when they came in if they were feeling well and if they had been on an airplane in the last 2 weeks. Everyone was cool except 2 dads. Both were pissed saying the government just wants to control everything they do and warned their kids that the government is evil. I just don’t understand this crazy anger over us trying to keep our kids and families safe from a virus.
Is the app the COVID-19 one from Apple? I installed it but the option to enable Exposure Logging is still greyed out.
Wait, I thought you haven't been anywhere indoors since March 12th? When did you go to Lowes?
I'll admit, I haven't been a huge fan of our government the past few years, but I still trust that... as a whole... they are looking out for us the best they can. So I would definitely say that I'm not "angry" in any way. Seems like there is a chunk of our population that has a lot of anger, and not just towards mask usage and/or our government.
Sorry maybe I worded that poorly. I havent been anywhere indoors where people weren’t in masks. I’ve been out but everywhere I go indoors, the people are wearing masks.
Oops. Yeah I was thinking it was hard to believe someone hadn't left their house since March 12th.
I can confirm. I live in Genesee County, my father who has emphysema and requires me to do his shopping and the like, lives in Lapeer County. I was impressed initially, March/April, most were wearing masks. Into May, as the mask issue suddenly became a political football, I saw the mask count decreasing in stores. Now, I would say it's well below 50% when I do my dad's grocery shopping in Lapeer, and probably right around 50% for me in Genesee. Thankfully, the store employees still appear to be 100%.
My local Home Depot has 50% mask wearing BY THE EMPLOYEES. I went 2 weekends ago and I swear the guy (sans mask) helping me with my plumbing question wanted to get right in my face. He was uncomfortably close for non-pandemic times. I had to keep backing up.
I’m not using an app nor do I know if an app exists - they may have just rolled this out in advance of something.
That's just crazy to me. I do my grocery shopping at Meijer, and I believe they have a company policy, at least in Michigan, that employees have to be masked. The only other store I've been in since March is Menards, and from what I saw, every employee there had masks on as well.
You didn’t see it coming? You are a lot more optimistic than I am. It’s very clear at this point asking a certain segment of the county to make any kind of change is going to result in anger. It’s unfortunate but that’s where we are.
Might want to hold your horses there. Betting @Ilov80s would have an easier time getting tested than either of us.I'll put my Connecticut up against your Michigan
Michigan only State with >50% reduction in cases over the last weekI'll put my Connecticut up against your Michigan
We also were a total disaster a couple months ago though so I can’t brag too much.
That's what I'm talking about! These are the fights we need to be having. Not arguing over how bad states are doing, but fighting over which states are, in the words of Charlie Sheen... WINNING!!!
Further proof CT is kicking ### and taking names. I tried to set up an appointment to get tested, and the website turned me down, because I wasn't a high enough risk. Makes you wonder, how has CT's positivity rate been only 2% the last few weeks when you basically have to be dead to get a test?
