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Trays can be wiped down. As many times we have gone to Germany, my mom always had various wipes in her purse. That is the first thing we did on the plane.

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I reject your music, and substitute my own.

My wife has a “few” extra pounds. I keep telling her, if she dies on me, I am going to KILL her.

Each person will have to decide for themselves how seriously to take the current COVID guidelines. Our public health response has been less than stellar and and the media has cried wolf too many times. But every time you expose yourselves to other individuals, you are rolling the dice. Going to the gym right now is not playing it safe. Go online and order an indoor spinning cycle and some weights if you want to work out and stay safe. That is what we did and we are lifetime gym rats who miss working out a LOT!

I'll skip this meet but hope to see you all in the not too distant future either when the numbers look a lot better, or we have a safe/effective vaccine or a real treatment protocol that prevents serious illness.

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Our first plane, an A319 from BWI to SFO leaves at 7 am so I am hoping it has had a good thorough overnight clean. It's an inconvenient time to fly so hopefully it will be less crowded.

Here is United's boarding process.

We've made some temporary changes to our boarding process to promote social distancing. Following pre-boarding, we will board back to front by rows instead of by groups, so please listen for your row to be called before lining up at the gate instead of using the group number on your boarding pass.

The plane across the Pacific is a 787 so should have good air circulation.

The state I am moving to has announced relaxing restrictions on July 10. It will allow people from other states to enter QLD except those from Victoria which is experiencing a second spike. The border controls are still in place.

The eased restrictions will allow:

Up to 100 people at funerals, wedding ceremonies and receptions and private gatherings in homes

Nightclubs, casinos, gaming and gambling venues and food courts to reopen

Contact community sport, both indoor and outdoor, to resume with an approved COVID-safe plan

Events with more than 10,000 people with a COVID Safe Event Plan approved by the Chief Health Officer

Up to 25,000 spectators or 50 per cent capacity at Queensland's major sporting facilities

Up to 50 per cent of capacity at concert venues, theatres and auditoriums, or one person per four square metres

Office workers to return to their place of work

So life is returning to normal in Oz. I suspect that if all goes well and Queenslanders can keep those nasty Victorians at bay, more restrictions will be lifted by the time we arrive in mid August.

By the way, while wearing a mask is important to protect yourself from others, it's even more important to protect others from you.

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A lot of people still dying every day in Texas and Florida. Then again, it's too soon to tell since you can linger for weeks. Also, there's significant evidence of permanent damage to lungs and other organs in people who recover. A narrator friend of mine, a formerly healthy guy, is still struggling to get his breath and his energy back two months after "recovering" and has to limit his work schedule.

Numbers are looking good in MD and VA because people are lying low. I hope it stays that way. We were doing great here in Oregon until we "opened up." Now we're spiking again.

Hey, the "open up" crowd says vulnerable people should just stay at home. Well, that's what a lot of us older folks are doing. So don't complain when we make that choice.

Grover,
Everything has to be examined in context.
While the number of confirmed cases are going up in southern stated, mortalities are not. As a matter of fact, mortality rates are going down.

Regarding MD and VA numbers, I posted a 2 minute video. Very informative.
Also, if you remember about a month ago, NY Gov. was complaining that bulk of the new cases are from people who were quarantined at home. Something to think about in light of the 2min video.

In 1997, 66,000 people died of common flu in US. FLU turns into pneumonia in older people who may not recover.

According to reports, the potency of COVID-19 is reducing. Danger is still there, but the latest news is good.

Don’t believe what the news orgs tell. Do your own due deligence.

Take a look at COVID-19 weekly deaths put out by CDC. Look at column 2. Don’t you say, the tread is good news?