Coronavirus:

[chuck]

Just crossed 200K deaths in the US and 6.85 million reported cases.

Hadn't been paying attention to global figures. 1 in 5 global deaths are US. About 1 in four cases are US.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Just crossed 200K deaths in the US and 6.85 million reported cases.

Hadn't been paying attention to global figures. 1 in 5 global deaths are US. About 1 in four cases are US.

Well, the US has to take the lead in some category............

[HONDO74]

COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_ ... by_country

[healey36]

UK is dialing their restrictions back up, perhaps for as long as six months.

https://apnews.com/7b236c1959dda06a34ef7b98ba43251b

In talking to my mates in the UK, they tell me that if you're a working stiff, things are not good. Over there, folks are really angry at the non-mask-wearers...here, not so much. One of my neighbors down the street just died from complications due to C-19...he was 62.

[HONDO74]

UK is dialing their restrictions back up, perhaps for as long as six months.

https://apnews.com/7b236c1959dda06a34ef7b98ba43251b

In talking to my mates in the UK, they tell me that if you're a working stiff, things are not good. Over there, folks are really angry at the non-mask-wearers...here, not so much. One of my neighbors down the street just died from complications due to C-19...he was 62.

Back many years ago I lost several friends I worked with, they died at age 62 they never made it to retirement. They were all heavy smokers. couldn't go 15 to 20 minutes without a smoke break.

[up148]

UK is dialing their restrictions back up, perhaps for as long as six months.

https://apnews.com/7b236c1959dda06a34ef7b98ba43251b

In talking to my mates in the UK, they tell me that if you're a working stiff, things are not good. Over there, folks are really angry at the non-mask-wearers...here, not so much. One of my neighbors down the street just died from complications due to C-19...he was 62.

I can understand your UK friends feelings. P*sses me off too, to see people not wearing masks in public places, especially when it's surging in so many places. Still have the mask requirement for shopping locally and virtually everyone adhering to it, but it's delivery people, contractors, maintenance type people, plus a few other non-believers not adhering.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Back many years ago I lost several friends I worked with, they died at age 62 they never made it to retirement. They were all heavy smokers. couldn't go 15 to 20 minutes without a smoke break.

Sadly we still have people that adamantly cannot accept that smoking is directly linked cause & effect of all sorts of very negative health conditions.

The non-believer segment of our population is serious issue.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I really hope revelers have the sense not to Trick-or-treat this Halloween.

Of course, last Tuesday, I dutifully went to Costco and bought my obligatory multi-bars boxes of Kit Kat and Reese's cups just in case a hundred show up at my door. I'll have none of our customary Halloween and Autumnal flags and decorations out front, not this year. Ya jus cannot have nothing to offer when a kid comes to the door, can ya.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I really hope revelers have the sense not to Trick-or-treat this Halloween.

Of course, last Tuesday, I dutifully went to Costco and bought my obligatory multi-bars boxes of Kit Kat and Reese's cups just in case a hundred show up at my door. I'll have none of our customary Halloween and Autumnal flags and decorations out front, not this year. Ya jus cannot have nothing to offer when a kid comes to the door, can ya.

We'll just turn out the lights and not participate this year - really would be a terrible way to propagate contagion in one's own neighborhood.

[robert.]

40 percent of US deaths come from long term care facilities. Our health system let those people down.

[robert.]

Halloween is on a blue moon this year. I’m giving out treats. I’ll drop them from my upper deck. Beer will be lowered down by basket to the fathers.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

40 percent of US deaths come from long term care facilities. Our health system let those people down.

Those are regulated by each state and operate pretty much at the whim of insurance companies.

We don't actually have a real Nat'l health system in this country.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Halloween is on a blue moon this year. I’m giving out treats. I’ll drop them from my upper deck. Beer will be lowered down by basket to the fathers.

Hopefully it will be good beer.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Rufus and Robert, I'm really glad you replied about Halloween . I shouldn't encourage the trick-or-treaters by accepting them at the house. Perhaps it is best I stay away from them and that they don't receive candy bars from me which have been through who-knows-how-many hands before mine. I'll turn out the lights at the whole front of the house and maybe put a chair in front of the bottom step at the stairs leading up to the frontdoor .

It feels like you are both right. I'm glad I mentioned it here on MTJ .

Anybody else have an opinion on this?

[rogruth]

Rufus and Robert, I'm really glad you replied about Halloween . I shouldn't encourage the trick-or-treaters by accepting them at the house. Perhaps it is best I stay away from them and that they don't receive candy bars from me which have been through who-knows-how-many hands before mine. I'll turn out the lights at the whole front of the house and maybe put a chair in front of the bottom step at the stairs leading up to the frontdoor .

It feels like you are both right. I'm glad I mentioned it here on MTJ .

Anybody else have an opinion on this?

I agree with not encouraging them.
We do not turn on any outside lights.