Dear Fellow human, Beldar, BUT, we want to open up the economy. That means people moving so commerce can take place. When people move, money moves. Circulating money is “the economy”. If wearing a mask will help us circulate again, why would you encourage Karen to stay home as herContinue Reading
I appreciate knowing which places are safe and not safe to go into. Right now, for our public health and safety, most businesses are ordered to require masks. It is very disappointing to me, and engenders in me great distrust in that business, if they have a sign requiring masksContinue Reading
Interested in meditation? Buddhism? Zen? The Downtown Dharma meditation group is now meeting virtually, via Zoom, on SATURDAYS, 10:00 -11:30am. Everyone welcome, any level of meditation experience (or none!). Free. Drop in anytime. We sit together for a period of meditation, and then have some informal conversation relating to ourContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 11:00:49 -0400From: Brian Tarkowski Subject: Re: Masking stupidity 1st off, the chance of catching Covid19 when outside is not zero and there is debate over the efficacy of wearing a mask. But that misses the bigger point. These are difficult times. People are trying toContinue Reading
Jay, with all due respect, an individual’s decision to mask when engaged in solo pursuits is a personal one. Surely you wouldn’t call a person’s choice to wear underwear, pants, shoes, etc if he or she was jogging alone or in his or her car alone “stupid.” I also considerContinue Reading
Was awake until 3 last night, so I was sleeping soundly when i heard the heavy rumble of a heavy truck engine outside my bathroom window about 9 AM. The right knee hurt as I struggle to look out to see the gravel truck, so I grabbed my cane as I pulled onContinue Reading
Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 00:06:18 -0400From: Malinda C Subject: Please post to Chatham Chatlist The American Red Cross is having a blood drive in Pittsboro on Saturday, May 30th from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 151 Old Rock SpringContinue Reading
Let me count the ways – They are charging me a penalty of $47.00 a month because way back in 2006 I was healthy and did not need prescription drug coverage/insurance. Penalizing me for being healthy? What a dumb-ass theory. Now, they have the “wellness Catalogue”- $40.00 worth of freeContinue Reading
The University of Maryland has COVID-19 Impact Analysis Platform page at https://data.covid.umd.edu For the period between April 1 – 24The stats show the Chatham County Social index is 4325% of Chatham County residents are staying at homeTRips per person – 2.7% out-of-county trips – 39%Miles traveled per person – 27.3New COVID-19Continue Reading
All workers at the Laurels of Chatham (LoC) have been trained to treat each resident/patient as if they carry a blood-borne illness. Care givers are trained to wash hands, wear gloves, clean surfaces and touch points. A doctor is available 23 hours per day. (Actually, 24 hours per day butContinue Reading
Here is part of what the CDC says regarding their recommendation TO USE a facemask. Entire statement is at the link below. CDC is additionally advising the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and doContinue Reading
We all appreciate the wisdom of learned folks who advise that we should wear face masks when in possible contact with others. What’s puzzling is the number of fully isolated folks who are wearing protection with NO ONE AROUND THEM. Alone in their cars, alone in jogging or a stroll,Continue Reading
I’ll answer since I’m a statistician. The paper was what is called a meta-analysis, that is, a study of studies. I personally think that meta-analyses are overrated; I believe in the smorgasbord theory where you put a lot of crap on a table and call it a smorgasbord. As isContinue Reading
Date: Tue, 12 May 2020 15:06:12 -0400From: Gene Subject: Need Dr. Dykers opinion Doc – Since you posted on the Chatham Chatlist about wearing masks, I’d love to get you analysis and opinion on an article published in a CDC.GOV journal (dated May 2020 but was released Feb. 6) that reviews trialsContinue Reading
Chatham Connecting posted yesterday about “some experts” recommending wearing face masks in public. The recommendation about wearing a face mask in public does not require any expertise. Wearing a mask only requires having at least a minimal concern for the other people in your world. Wearing any reasonable mask slowsContinue Reading