New Research on Covid Transmission

Happy said "It's like watching a train wreck - and if it goes on for a length of time, the impact is going to very sad to see.
Frank said:
My daughters OC private HS has seen a huge increase in applications and are now turning students away.
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Charter is on fire and Private schools are turning away folks. I know a big money guy who never makes mistakes with his money and he's going to be starting a new kind of school. Were meeting tomorrow for cocktails. I might invest in this. I promised not to share but you would want your kid in this program from the sounds of it.....
 
happy9 said:
Pretty soon ( like today, tomorrow, etc) school districts are going to see a substantial enough exodus that it''s going to impact funding. Private schools/charters are figuring it out and parents are taking notice.
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Recall that many of the teachers unions are demanding private schools stay closed AND they want the reduction of charter schools.

Why? Because they don't want parents to see how poorly they perform, and they don't want parents to escape to greener pastures.
 
Desert Hound said:
Recall that many of the teachers unions are demanding private schools stay closed AND they want the reduction of charter schools.

Why? Because they don't want parents to see how poorly they perform, and they don't want parents to escape to greener pastures.
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Some are even being called, "school hoppers." Can you imagine that......sic!!!
 
dad4 said:
I don’t know if cashiers are still getting sick in NYC. I do know that essential workers have higher rates of covid than those who are lucky enough to work from home.

The store near me seems to have new cashiers every month. I don’t know if that is because people quit or because they get sick, or both.
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I see a lot of the same people at Whole Foods, Costco and Total Wine - 95% of the shopping I do. I always feel better when they have plastic shields between the customer and the cashier. These stores have them - along with the mask requirement. In the best of times, cashiers have to put up with a lot. These days, I always try to make sure I thank them for being there.
 
Frank said:
My daughters OC private HS has seen a huge increase in applications and are now turning students away.
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My DYS and DOS private schools are also turning away applications (despite both of them being in LA County and still shuttered). Their elementary school in Ventura County is also oversubscribed with a long waiting list and looking to reopen in 2 weeks.
 
kickingandscreaming said:
I see a lot of the same people at Whole Foods, Costco and Total Wine - 95% of the shopping I do. I always feel better when they have plastic shields between the customer and the cashier. These stores have them - along with the mask requirement. In the best of times, cashiers have to put up with a lot. These days, I always try to make sure I thank them for being there.
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The old guys at Stater Bros and all grocery folks should get paid triple. Plus Starbucks, Am/Pm and basically all the workers who are working except the _________________________________________________________________. They dont feel safe and they are lock step in arms and their life is way more important then the __________________________________________________________ and the parents who have to ________________________________________. That's why the mass exodus out of the state is happening. New York City too. The piggy bank will not get filled up with those folks money. Other states are getting great people with jobs and money.
 
Ellejustus said:
The old guys at Stater Bros and all grocery folks should get paid triple. Plus Starbucks, Am/Pm and basically all the workers who are working except the _________________________________________________________________. They dont feel safe and they are lock step in arms and their life is way more important then the __________________________________________________________ and the parents who have to ________________________________________. That's why the mass exodus out of the state is happening. New York City too. The piggy bank will not get filled up with those folks money. Other states are getting great people with jobs and money.
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It will be interesting to see if this is just a "blip" or a real trend. CA "growth" was less than 0.9% from 2016 to 2019 while US population was up about 1.6%. That isn't too big a deal on its own. Now if we start losing employers, that's another story.

I know espola wants me to move to Texas, but my wife doesn't like to sweat. First world problem, I know. She could park the car in the garage and start the AC before pulling out. One thing I do miss about the years I lived in Florida was that if you parked outside, the walk from the door to your car was a good substitute for ironing your outfit.
 
kickingandscreaming said:
It will be interesting to see if this is just a "blip" or a real trend. CA "growth" was less than 0.9% from 2016 to 2019 while US population was up about 1.6%. That isn't too big a deal on its own. Now if we start losing employers, that's another story.

I know espola wants me to move to Texas, but my wife doesn't like to sweat. First world problem, I know. She could park the car in the garage and start the AC before pulling out. One thing I do miss about the years I lived in Florida was that if you parked outside, the walk from the door to your car was a good substitute for ironing your outfit.
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I would die in Texas and I visited my bro in Palm Coast Fl and I was attacked by mosquitos. My bro was the only one without a screen over his pool. I golfed with snakes, no joke. I saw two snakes looking for my balls after my slices. I also saw an alligator on the back nine. My bro was like, "that's Ralph, dont worry about him." Then the heat and humidity. Talk about sweat when when you play golf at 11am. My grip was horrible and club kept slipping out of my hand. My bro loves it there and hated California. He worked for Hughes Aircraft in Fullerton with my old man back in the day. I have to stay in California, I love the ocean and the waves.
 
Ellejustus said:
I would die in Texas and I visited my bro in Palm Coast Fl and I was attacked by mosquitos. My bro was the only one without a screen over his pool. I golfed with snakes, no joke. I saw two snakes looking for my balls after my slices. I also saw an alligator on the back nine. My bro was like, "that's Ralph, dont worry about him." Then the heat and humidity. Talk about sweat when when you play golf at 11am. My grip was horrible and club kept slipping out of my hand. My bro loves it there and hated California. He worked for Hughes Aircraft in Fullerton with my old man back in the day. I have to stay in California, I love the ocean and the waves.
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You'll still have some humidity, but Florida weather is great from mid-October through about mid-April. Summers are no joke - same with Texas.
 
kickingandscreaming said:
You'll still have some humidity, but Florida weather is great from mid-October through about mid-April. Summers are no joke - same with Texas.
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This week it’s very hot and humid in Socal. If you can handle this weather for a week, you are basically handling Texas weather. The only problem is that in Austin/Houston it’s like this for 4 months.
Definitely not for me.
 
tjinaz said:
Said it before and Ill say it again.....

If they can protect a cashier in a supermarket checkout line that sees hundreds of random people everyday within a 6ft radius and they are OK ... how can they not protect teachers seeing the exact same smaller number of low risk kids? I smell politics in this one. Or.. maybe when the teachers explain again how important they are and why they need raises we give that money to the true heros in the grocery store.
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Here's the difference dumbass. When patrons come into a grocery store they are masked up, they move around and don't stay in one place for more than 2-3 minutes, and certainly not directly in front of a grocery store worker. So even if they are covid positive, the likelihood they will transmit to someone else is low. In a classroom, you'll have 30 students confined in a classroom for 50 minutes, probably all facing in one direction. And this will happen 6 times a day, 5 days a week.

Here, re-read this article to freshen up. https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them

And remember, the most important thing teachers want is testing! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/l...o-reopening-schools/ar-BB178hPd?ocid=msedgdhp

Your sense of smell is faulty, maybe you have covid!
 
happy9 said:
The complete inability of school districts to motivate themselves to intellectually work through the problem and solve it is mind blowing. Motivated (and well funded) school districts up and down the east coast are implementing plans (that will be uncomfortable to fund and execute) that address the key issues of bringing kids back to school in safe and efficient manner. Social distancing, reducing daily child density, cleaning, testing. All hard things to do but they are willing to undertake it. Private schools are doing the same thing.

Meanwhile, here in the SW and West, all we get is "look at data" and "we can't and shouldn't". Frustrating to say the least and almost criminal if you think of the impact that will be achieved (yes, I use the word achieved) on kids who do not have the luxury of good WIFI, parent availability, and access to technology.

There , that is my rant, now back to soccer.
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Testing my man, testing. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/l...o-reopening-schools/ar-BB178hPd?ocid=msedgdhp
 
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