I live in AZ. My sister is an NP who normally works in Urgent Care. They are swamped with patients w/Co-19. She has been called into the hospital to help assess patients because Drs.are swamped as well. It is a scary time here. I worry about her, not only being in contact with so many sick people, but the extra hours she is putting in. These medical professionals are working their asses off while idiot Trump golfs and talks a bunch of babbling lies to his cult members.
Donna, this sounds like so many stories here in New York two months go. Front line workers exhausted and at risk. She's got to take care of herself and know when to pull back. I'm sorry to hear all that. Take care of yourself. And screw Mary Hart!
I watched Hamilton. So timely to be released RIGHT now. I was glued -it made me laugh and cry. then I had to fact check some stuff lol. I feel very strange this 4th of July. for the first time, I do not see any reason to celebrate "independence day". I have learned much this year about real inequities that so many suffer and have suffered. I will continue to learn and absorb. i will be at my home this weekend to avoid confrontation with the " I'm not wearing a mask-I'm not afraid. tourists"
on a different note: I enjoyed Michelangelo sharing the story of his first meal out in months, with his husband David, at a restaurant seated in the middle of the street...now that is city livin' (insert a GIANT smile here!)
It's true, Hamilton was perfectly timed to this moment. Thanks for the comment about the first night out --- it seems ages ago now as I'm feeling more precarious again about going anywhere!
I'm in the final month after months of packing to move across the country, from Madison, Wisconsin to Arizona. Why, many might ask, would I do something so crazy as to leave my safe place of 33 years to go to a state where people think COVID is a Democrat plot and Dr. Fauci works for Joe Biden and where I'm at a huge medical risk?
Well, because about 30 years ago I did a backpacking trip through Arches and when I first saw that landscape I cried and all I could say was "I'm home" even though I came from the Midwest. And every day since then I have been dreaming of still desert air and red rocks and canyons. But work and family and fear of change held me back until last summer when I got a cancer diagnosis (undetectable since treatment last Nov., thank god, but still).
We never know how much time we have but especially now we need to have dreams and follow them, and hold on to loved ones as we go. So I'm packing and changing addresses and making reservations for a cross country drive in the beginning of August, and when I get there I'll breathe that pure desert air and see where I can sink my teeth into some pocket of progressive values.
Thank you Michelangelo for this forum, for your courage, and for everything you do. No matter where I am I will keep listening.
Diane --- I can totally relate as I love the desert! I love the landscape. I love the vegetation, the animals and I do love the weather. People think I'm nuts but I love running in the desert dry heat. You are living my dream, so, no I don't think you're crazy at all. And we need people you in Arizona. Have a great and safe journey!
Oh, that's great to hear, thanks for sharing that part of yourself. Yes, the landscape and vegetation and animals and the smell of juniper. And I'm moving to northern AZ so it won't be quite as scorching. Love the image of you running in the desert.
Actually that is where we're moving! Well, not Sedona proper, too expensive, but about 10 miles out. Been going there for years and bought a house there in 2015 which we rented out till this June.
It's an amazing place for sure, and, it has its challenges like anywhere else. A small town with a tourist economy. Lower taxes, fewer services. Things I can get to here in 10 minutes now are an hour or more away.
But oh those red rock views.
It's exactly as you said for those of us in a "certain demographic". New limitations and clearly shorter time can sometimes paralyze and sometimes catalyze. I'm choosing to catalyze.
And hey, you're in MN so maybe it makes sense to you when I say I just can't take one more Wisconsin winter.
This is anecdotal, but my daughter-in-law is seeing positive tests climb at her LI urgent care after weeks of no positives. It confirms my belief that this is far from over, even in well-managed states. The virus is highly contagious and, as people begin to hold parties and socialize more, the numbers are going up. I'm not optimistic about NY fully opening for months.
That's why it repulses me to see that pos stand up and say we have to live with this. He's given up on 329 million of us, washing his hands and walking away. I hope Guilfoyle sneezed all over him. He deserves to be on the receiving end of "It's not my responsibility".
Joe Biden's ad was incredibly moving and even soothing, coming as it did after last night's racist fascist fest. He'll be a good president. He may not be everyone's first choice, but he has a heart and the experience to put the best qualified in gov't posts, and to bring in experts. Thank you for posting his video. Have a great 4th, and stay safe.
I agree about New York. This is not going to be contained in one place if it's still out there and transmitting rapidly elsewhere. Everyone has got to protect themselves.
Yes, Michelangelo, a strange July 4th indeed. I live in north coastal San Diego and am happy to not witness any huge displays - not exactly in a celebratory mood - but as I type, I’m hearing the odd firecracker and a boom here and there. I’m a RN in the ER at a busy local community hospital and positive Covid cases are really on the rise. Our ICU is full as is the Covid side of our Emergency Department. Tons of people wear masks in public and tons do not. My emotions seem to fluctuate from sadness to outrage a lot, and it’s quite draining. I’ll just keep living by example and hope the rest of these entitled selfish people will turn off Fox News and dive into some independent journalism, or better yet subscribe to SiriusXm and listen to your show, Michelangelo, for the truth and hopefully some IQ points!!
Thanks Katie! I hear so much from folks in California, friends and listeners, about what went wrong. It was just opening up to fast and too quickly -- but also it seemed here was a sense it was over. Also, a friend in LA told me he was walking on Sunset Blvd and people in a car passed by yelling, "Take off the fucking mask!" It's that car culture in CA where people from other areas can come into the city and harass people. Seriously, shaming people for wearing a mask? Glad you're not seeing much of it in San Diego. The experience you have as an RN in the ER sounds devastating and I thank you for this vital front line work. Please keep us posted.
PS at this EXACT moment I'm trying not to lose my shit over neighborhood fireworks which scare my dog and everyone's dog and all the wild creatures. The whole street smells like gunpowder.
We can't and shouldn't wish ill on anyone. Don't deny them the humanity they deny others. Just hope they live long enough to see how wrong they are.
But having said said that our country is a dumpster fire, there is a crafty fly in my house I can't seem to catch, and masks are some sort of faux-freedom test. But I just bought new sheets from brooklinen so there's that.
Working this 4th for the well off. A sort of high end frontline worker for the 1%. Although I am thankful for the work and I like my clients very much I experience the wealthy version of self delusion. With money to burn w hordes (literally) of cleaning & food supplies and an over the top “appearance” of precaution taken w all strangers w mask in the house et ... however the revolving door of nannies, house keepers, a masseuse! and larger and larger “Pod” Pool of dinner guest invites with no way to control really who they are in contact with. I feel it’s all a smoke screen and a corona tinder box waiting for a lit match. People (rich or otherwise) are physiologically exhausted or bored and finding ways to cheat or excuse their choices.
I hope I’m wrong but I fear our east coast reprieve is only temporary.
CJ -- I believe you said you were at the end of Long Island somewhere. I'm seeing photos from Fire Island that are horrifying, of crowds of guys, no masks, at parties. So this is happening. Also wasn't Jr.'s girlfriend Guilfoyle at a Bridgehampton party, maskless?
Yes, I’m in the Hamptons Watching an live legend episode of the real housewives of Covid LOL. People are wearing masks in town and shopping etc. but I’m talking about once people get home they have these huge groups of friends and lots of interaction at their homes and no one is wearing masks at all. Not mention all the staff. It’s crazy.
Doing the best I can. After all staff were swab tested w no active infections found I assumed we would be a tight nit pod for the season but I was wrong. I wear mask 😷 and gloves 🧤 all day and limit contact w people while working mostly solo all day. It’s others in house 🏡 who are involved w strangers-guest all day I worry more about. I tested poz 2 diff times for covid antibodies last April & May. Never felt a thing however. I suspect a work trip to FL in early March. I knew I would need the Health info for employers so I aggressively searched a way to get that done in NYC before summer. Knowing you have antibodies is a mixed bag . So many unknowns but it ain’t my first plague I’ve (so far) lived thru but hopefully my last. AIDS was some how scarier. That’s a whole diff discussion. Lol
Being 67, basically a hypochondriac, and living in the covid-heavy state of AZ, I'm spending time at home with my pittie Lexi, and working in my wood shop. Vodka use is on the rise, but not before using the power tools!
I spent my July 4th working in my yard in rural Connecticut. I venture out as little as possible. I’m in a long-distance marriage with my husband who is a funeral director in Sarasota, FL. He tells me it’s a shit show down there plus it’s getting busier with an influx of Covid-19 cases, along with the regular caseload of old folks. There’s little social distancing and mask-wearing at visitations (we call them wakes up here) and services. I worry about him even though he tells me he takes all safety precautions.
In New York in April and May you could only have 4 people at the service, with priest, then at the cemetery as well. It was a terrible time of death upon death. I hope they're not heading that way but surge in infections means the deaths follow. Stay well!
Just spent the day with my husband fishing on a small lake near Brighton, Michigan. We are moving to AZ on the 18th of this month. I will be supporting Mark Kelley all the way. I worry about going to AZ because of the surge in COVID. I hope all of our democratic friends stay safe and wear your masks and social distance. We are the ones that are going to save this country.
True that! We dems need to pull (hard left) the party back to its working class roots however and into a bright green new future. If we don’t make real change from status quo then we will have lost are only chance to save the country. We have to make lemonade from these bitter covid lemons 🍋 ✌🏻🇺🇸
Welcome to AZ! We are a beautiful state, with lakes, rivers, 3 Ski resorts. Plenty of outdoor activities year round. We need more progressives. At one time we had a Democratic Governor and Senator. We can do it again. Let’s out number the honky, Trump red necks in this state!
President in waiting gave a speech that was simply....Presidential. This failed president gave an erratic,divisive ,hateful political rave on Indian land and with no concern for the health of his misguided supporters. .Added to this pathetic 4th July “event” is the fact, that, We, the tax payer ,financed this sad affair .
A couple of us are trying to spread the word about the upcoming election-corny and boring right?
REGISTER [and then check your voter status].
Check your VOTER STATUS often [Are you still active on the voting rolls?]
Requesting a “VOTE BY MAIL” ballot [if that works for you]
Vote DOWN BALLOT [how many House bills are dying in the Senate]
Facing voting difficulties-GET HELP-check out a helpline and don’t give up
KNOW YOUR LOCAL governmental organization that handles voting [like County Supervisor of Elections] and put a short cut on your phone so you can check your status and help other local voters.
ELECTION PROTECTION, as a national coalition with a centralized database, helpline and links to other partners that help voters is one resource dedicated to providing the “equal opportunity to vote.” Disclaimer: We don't work for Election Protection. Just think they are one of many good resources.
We, also, forwarded the “Wake Up” You Tube link from 2004 by Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Wyclef Jean, Jamie Foxx, Jon Batiste and others:
I've been doing the social distancing since before it was the thing to do (aversion to crowds), so this 4th wasn't a whole lot different than the past several. I stayed home and watched movies.
That said, I haven't seen any of my family since March. I work at the airport in Las Vegas in a job that I've been told is "essential," but the quotes around that indicate that I feel different (If I told you what I do and my company happened upon this, I might not have a job anymore but you would also agree that it isn't essential). Because of this, I have opted to protect my family which includes everything from a toddler on up to my senior parents. It has been the responsible thing to do and with Nevada being on a spike that shouldn't have happened if people were being responsible, I don't see it ending soon.
When the governor put back in place the mandatory wearing of masks, most people took it seriously. I drive from where I live (Boulder City) to Henderson (which is between my place and Vegas) and, at the stores in Henderson, everyone has been acting in a responsible way. Back at the stores in Boulder City, not so much.
One glaring example of people flagrantly disregarding the requirement of wearing masks has been the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department personnel working in the airport. I think I've seen one so far that had a mask on. The rest walk around that Petri dish of an airport like nothing is going on. I have no doubt that the politics of cops has a great deal to do with this, but it's still extremely galling to see. By the way, I enjoy kicking people out of my office for lack of mask wearing and I'll do it to a cop too, if they don't have true police business in there.
So, my 4th, in all of its basic elements was pretty much the same, but I was in a much darker mood than I have been on others.
Thanks Jason. Sorry you have to work amidst that -- and thanks for doing it. I've noticed the same here in New York as well -- not just police, but even Con Edison workers and other workers outside doing city contract work. No masks. It's as if they think they're immune.
Yeah here in my il town of 15,000 or so peeps the trump signs are out in full force. Not seen a single biden or dem related sign. I have been heartened to see quite a few BLM support signs which I hope means st some point those individuals will put up biden signs.
I live in AZ. My sister is an NP who normally works in Urgent Care. They are swamped with patients w/Co-19. She has been called into the hospital to help assess patients because Drs.are swamped as well. It is a scary time here. I worry about her, not only being in contact with so many sick people, but the extra hours she is putting in. These medical professionals are working their asses off while idiot Trump golfs and talks a bunch of babbling lies to his cult members.
Shame on Mary Hart.
Donna, this sounds like so many stories here in New York two months go. Front line workers exhausted and at risk. She's got to take care of herself and know when to pull back. I'm sorry to hear all that. Take care of yourself. And screw Mary Hart!
I watched Hamilton. So timely to be released RIGHT now. I was glued -it made me laugh and cry. then I had to fact check some stuff lol. I feel very strange this 4th of July. for the first time, I do not see any reason to celebrate "independence day". I have learned much this year about real inequities that so many suffer and have suffered. I will continue to learn and absorb. i will be at my home this weekend to avoid confrontation with the " I'm not wearing a mask-I'm not afraid. tourists"
on a different note: I enjoyed Michelangelo sharing the story of his first meal out in months, with his husband David, at a restaurant seated in the middle of the street...now that is city livin' (insert a GIANT smile here!)
It's true, Hamilton was perfectly timed to this moment. Thanks for the comment about the first night out --- it seems ages ago now as I'm feeling more precarious again about going anywhere!
I'm in the final month after months of packing to move across the country, from Madison, Wisconsin to Arizona. Why, many might ask, would I do something so crazy as to leave my safe place of 33 years to go to a state where people think COVID is a Democrat plot and Dr. Fauci works for Joe Biden and where I'm at a huge medical risk?
Well, because about 30 years ago I did a backpacking trip through Arches and when I first saw that landscape I cried and all I could say was "I'm home" even though I came from the Midwest. And every day since then I have been dreaming of still desert air and red rocks and canyons. But work and family and fear of change held me back until last summer when I got a cancer diagnosis (undetectable since treatment last Nov., thank god, but still).
We never know how much time we have but especially now we need to have dreams and follow them, and hold on to loved ones as we go. So I'm packing and changing addresses and making reservations for a cross country drive in the beginning of August, and when I get there I'll breathe that pure desert air and see where I can sink my teeth into some pocket of progressive values.
Thank you Michelangelo for this forum, for your courage, and for everything you do. No matter where I am I will keep listening.
Progressives are here in AZ. Welcome! We need you. Thank you for giving AZ a chance. It really is a beautiful state.
Thank you! I've already been supporting Mark Kelly with donations and look forward to where else I can get involved.
Wow! Your post made my morning. Beautifully said! Enjoy the safe wonderful outdoors of our beautiful country! ✌🏻🇺🇸
Diane --- I can totally relate as I love the desert! I love the landscape. I love the vegetation, the animals and I do love the weather. People think I'm nuts but I love running in the desert dry heat. You are living my dream, so, no I don't think you're crazy at all. And we need people you in Arizona. Have a great and safe journey!
Oh, that's great to hear, thanks for sharing that part of yourself. Yes, the landscape and vegetation and animals and the smell of juniper. And I'm moving to northern AZ so it won't be quite as scorching. Love the image of you running in the desert.
If you don’t mind me asking, where are you moving in Northern AZ?
Village of Oak Creek, near Sedona.
Oak Creek is beautiful. You will be close to Prescott, Flagstaff and 2 hours from Phx. Enjoy!,,
Actually that is where we're moving! Well, not Sedona proper, too expensive, but about 10 miles out. Been going there for years and bought a house there in 2015 which we rented out till this June.
It's an amazing place for sure, and, it has its challenges like anywhere else. A small town with a tourist economy. Lower taxes, fewer services. Things I can get to here in 10 minutes now are an hour or more away.
But oh those red rock views.
It's exactly as you said for those of us in a "certain demographic". New limitations and clearly shorter time can sometimes paralyze and sometimes catalyze. I'm choosing to catalyze.
And hey, you're in MN so maybe it makes sense to you when I say I just can't take one more Wisconsin winter.
Thank you so much for your kind well-wishes.
Yes, yes and yes! Perfect for finding a spot on the trails of Sedona before sunrise and tourists. Thanks!
Funny how quickly I can pontificate about the "tourists". That's how I started out when I first went there.
Oh my you are incredible. I whimper when it gets below 50.
Yes the nutbags are everywhere, and so are the angels of mercy.
This is anecdotal, but my daughter-in-law is seeing positive tests climb at her LI urgent care after weeks of no positives. It confirms my belief that this is far from over, even in well-managed states. The virus is highly contagious and, as people begin to hold parties and socialize more, the numbers are going up. I'm not optimistic about NY fully opening for months.
That's why it repulses me to see that pos stand up and say we have to live with this. He's given up on 329 million of us, washing his hands and walking away. I hope Guilfoyle sneezed all over him. He deserves to be on the receiving end of "It's not my responsibility".
Joe Biden's ad was incredibly moving and even soothing, coming as it did after last night's racist fascist fest. He'll be a good president. He may not be everyone's first choice, but he has a heart and the experience to put the best qualified in gov't posts, and to bring in experts. Thank you for posting his video. Have a great 4th, and stay safe.
I agree about New York. This is not going to be contained in one place if it's still out there and transmitting rapidly elsewhere. Everyone has got to protect themselves.
Yes, Michelangelo, a strange July 4th indeed. I live in north coastal San Diego and am happy to not witness any huge displays - not exactly in a celebratory mood - but as I type, I’m hearing the odd firecracker and a boom here and there. I’m a RN in the ER at a busy local community hospital and positive Covid cases are really on the rise. Our ICU is full as is the Covid side of our Emergency Department. Tons of people wear masks in public and tons do not. My emotions seem to fluctuate from sadness to outrage a lot, and it’s quite draining. I’ll just keep living by example and hope the rest of these entitled selfish people will turn off Fox News and dive into some independent journalism, or better yet subscribe to SiriusXm and listen to your show, Michelangelo, for the truth and hopefully some IQ points!!
Thanks Katie! I hear so much from folks in California, friends and listeners, about what went wrong. It was just opening up to fast and too quickly -- but also it seemed here was a sense it was over. Also, a friend in LA told me he was walking on Sunset Blvd and people in a car passed by yelling, "Take off the fucking mask!" It's that car culture in CA where people from other areas can come into the city and harass people. Seriously, shaming people for wearing a mask? Glad you're not seeing much of it in San Diego. The experience you have as an RN in the ER sounds devastating and I thank you for this vital front line work. Please keep us posted.
PS at this EXACT moment I'm trying not to lose my shit over neighborhood fireworks which scare my dog and everyone's dog and all the wild creatures. The whole street smells like gunpowder.
Ugh.
We can't and shouldn't wish ill on anyone. Don't deny them the humanity they deny others. Just hope they live long enough to see how wrong they are.
But having said said that our country is a dumpster fire, there is a crafty fly in my house I can't seem to catch, and masks are some sort of faux-freedom test. But I just bought new sheets from brooklinen so there's that.
New sheets are always great!
Working this 4th for the well off. A sort of high end frontline worker for the 1%. Although I am thankful for the work and I like my clients very much I experience the wealthy version of self delusion. With money to burn w hordes (literally) of cleaning & food supplies and an over the top “appearance” of precaution taken w all strangers w mask in the house et ... however the revolving door of nannies, house keepers, a masseuse! and larger and larger “Pod” Pool of dinner guest invites with no way to control really who they are in contact with. I feel it’s all a smoke screen and a corona tinder box waiting for a lit match. People (rich or otherwise) are physiologically exhausted or bored and finding ways to cheat or excuse their choices.
I hope I’m wrong but I fear our east coast reprieve is only temporary.
CJ -- I believe you said you were at the end of Long Island somewhere. I'm seeing photos from Fire Island that are horrifying, of crowds of guys, no masks, at parties. So this is happening. Also wasn't Jr.'s girlfriend Guilfoyle at a Bridgehampton party, maskless?
Yes, I’m in the Hamptons Watching an live legend episode of the real housewives of Covid LOL. People are wearing masks in town and shopping etc. but I’m talking about once people get home they have these huge groups of friends and lots of interaction at their homes and no one is wearing masks at all. Not mention all the staff. It’s crazy.
Tragic. How are you protecting yourself? Be safe!
PS: never saw K Gilfoil not the same circle, and prob a good thing because I would have done a “Signorili” on that witch. Lol
Doing the best I can. After all staff were swab tested w no active infections found I assumed we would be a tight nit pod for the season but I was wrong. I wear mask 😷 and gloves 🧤 all day and limit contact w people while working mostly solo all day. It’s others in house 🏡 who are involved w strangers-guest all day I worry more about. I tested poz 2 diff times for covid antibodies last April & May. Never felt a thing however. I suspect a work trip to FL in early March. I knew I would need the Health info for employers so I aggressively searched a way to get that done in NYC before summer. Knowing you have antibodies is a mixed bag . So many unknowns but it ain’t my first plague I’ve (so far) lived thru but hopefully my last. AIDS was some how scarier. That’s a whole diff discussion. Lol
Being 67, basically a hypochondriac, and living in the covid-heavy state of AZ, I'm spending time at home with my pittie Lexi, and working in my wood shop. Vodka use is on the rise, but not before using the power tools!
I spent my July 4th working in my yard in rural Connecticut. I venture out as little as possible. I’m in a long-distance marriage with my husband who is a funeral director in Sarasota, FL. He tells me it’s a shit show down there plus it’s getting busier with an influx of Covid-19 cases, along with the regular caseload of old folks. There’s little social distancing and mask-wearing at visitations (we call them wakes up here) and services. I worry about him even though he tells me he takes all safety precautions.
In New York in April and May you could only have 4 people at the service, with priest, then at the cemetery as well. It was a terrible time of death upon death. I hope they're not heading that way but surge in infections means the deaths follow. Stay well!
Just spent the day with my husband fishing on a small lake near Brighton, Michigan. We are moving to AZ on the 18th of this month. I will be supporting Mark Kelley all the way. I worry about going to AZ because of the surge in COVID. I hope all of our democratic friends stay safe and wear your masks and social distance. We are the ones that are going to save this country.
True that! We dems need to pull (hard left) the party back to its working class roots however and into a bright green new future. If we don’t make real change from status quo then we will have lost are only chance to save the country. We have to make lemonade from these bitter covid lemons 🍋 ✌🏻🇺🇸
Be safe going there --- but I'm glad you'll be there to vote for Mark Kelly and Biden! Was he Arizona move a long time in coming?
Welcome to AZ! We are a beautiful state, with lakes, rivers, 3 Ski resorts. Plenty of outdoor activities year round. We need more progressives. At one time we had a Democratic Governor and Senator. We can do it again. Let’s out number the honky, Trump red necks in this state!
President in waiting gave a speech that was simply....Presidential. This failed president gave an erratic,divisive ,hateful political rave on Indian land and with no concern for the health of his misguided supporters. .Added to this pathetic 4th July “event” is the fact, that, We, the tax payer ,financed this sad affair .
Yep, Biden's July 4th video was great.
A couple of us are trying to spread the word about the upcoming election-corny and boring right?
REGISTER [and then check your voter status].
Check your VOTER STATUS often [Are you still active on the voting rolls?]
Requesting a “VOTE BY MAIL” ballot [if that works for you]
Vote DOWN BALLOT [how many House bills are dying in the Senate]
Facing voting difficulties-GET HELP-check out a helpline and don’t give up
KNOW YOUR LOCAL governmental organization that handles voting [like County Supervisor of Elections] and put a short cut on your phone so you can check your status and help other local voters.
ELECTION PROTECTION, as a national coalition with a centralized database, helpline and links to other partners that help voters is one resource dedicated to providing the “equal opportunity to vote.” Disclaimer: We don't work for Election Protection. Just think they are one of many good resources.
We, also, forwarded the “Wake Up” You Tube link from 2004 by Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, Wyclef Jean, Jamie Foxx, Jon Batiste and others:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZPusleehQo
Great & timely information...stay safe
I've been doing the social distancing since before it was the thing to do (aversion to crowds), so this 4th wasn't a whole lot different than the past several. I stayed home and watched movies.
That said, I haven't seen any of my family since March. I work at the airport in Las Vegas in a job that I've been told is "essential," but the quotes around that indicate that I feel different (If I told you what I do and my company happened upon this, I might not have a job anymore but you would also agree that it isn't essential). Because of this, I have opted to protect my family which includes everything from a toddler on up to my senior parents. It has been the responsible thing to do and with Nevada being on a spike that shouldn't have happened if people were being responsible, I don't see it ending soon.
When the governor put back in place the mandatory wearing of masks, most people took it seriously. I drive from where I live (Boulder City) to Henderson (which is between my place and Vegas) and, at the stores in Henderson, everyone has been acting in a responsible way. Back at the stores in Boulder City, not so much.
One glaring example of people flagrantly disregarding the requirement of wearing masks has been the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department personnel working in the airport. I think I've seen one so far that had a mask on. The rest walk around that Petri dish of an airport like nothing is going on. I have no doubt that the politics of cops has a great deal to do with this, but it's still extremely galling to see. By the way, I enjoy kicking people out of my office for lack of mask wearing and I'll do it to a cop too, if they don't have true police business in there.
So, my 4th, in all of its basic elements was pretty much the same, but I was in a much darker mood than I have been on others.
Thanks Jason. Sorry you have to work amidst that -- and thanks for doing it. I've noticed the same here in New York as well -- not just police, but even Con Edison workers and other workers outside doing city contract work. No masks. It's as if they think they're immune.
I'm so glad this provides a forum for people to connect!
So Rick you are seeing more signs than 2016 -- or just more signs than earlier in the year?
Yeah here in my il town of 15,000 or so peeps the trump signs are out in full force. Not seen a single biden or dem related sign. I have been heartened to see quite a few BLM support signs which I hope means st some point those individuals will put up biden signs.
As many Trump signs as in 2016?