[AGL] hundreds on the street - no masks

[James Holland]

Hi Mike,

 

What would you say to the rejoinder that although the tested positivity rate is going up, that number by itself may well be misleading, in that there's no corresponding spike in deaths, even allowing for time lag? Ref: https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/ed483ecd702b4298ab01e8b9cafc8b83 <https://txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html%23/ed483ecd702b4298ab01e8b9cafc8b83>  

 

All the best,

Jim

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Austin-ghetto-list [mailto:austin-ghetto-list-bounces at pairlist.net] On Behalf Of Michael Eisenstadt
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2020 4:41 PM
To: austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net
Subject: [AGL] hundreds on the street - no masks

 

We just drove to Whole Foods along 6th street. Lo and behold, all the 

bars were open and the streets were full of hundered of young drinkers 

none of them wearing masks. We could see many outdoor tables full of 

revelers. Bars are allowed to retitle themselves as restaurants - that 

means having to buy a $5 bag of chips. That arrangement is ridiculous. 

Abbott cares more about bars open for business than he does for public 

safety.

 

Mask wearing is not obligatory in Texas - thanks Gov. Abbott - and the 

rate of infections is increasing mightily, so we will never be free of 

the pandemic at this rate, not in my abreviated lifetime.

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