On Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:49:18 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 3/21/2020 12:00 PM, Its Me wrote:


Working from home, and yesterday I decided to take a break and, you guessed it, cut the grass. Well, more like pick up the few leaves, bits of acorns, and dead grass that is there while it's starting to green up. The temp yesterday was 87.

Because the pollen is kicking in right now, I went to the shop to get a dust mask. I had bought a box of them to use while sanding or grinding in the shop, doing a quick spray of paint from a can, etc. Imagine my surprise when I noticed they are N-95 masks! Maybe if it gets bad I can trade a few for some TP and Purell.

Ya'll be safe and well.




Been following temps in the southern parts of the country because one of
the theories about this corvid-19 virus was that once temps were in the
60-70 degree range or higher, it caused the virus to become inactive or
something. Had something to do with the "crowns" on it's surface.

Apparently that theory has been shot to hell. Florida's number of
confirmed cases continue to climb.

I think we really need to analyse that closer before we decide. Most
started with a traveler coming here and if the spread is all inside,
in the AC, we might not get a true picture of how heat affects it. The
question might be if construction and landscape workers end up with a
lower infection rate than office types ... if there were any offices
open. We already know it goes like wild fire in a nursing home but
that is air conditioned space. It is hard to know if you are in
Florida or Washington State.

Those beach goers might have also been a good test bed if they weren't
rolling around in their rooms all night.