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That's weird. Jersey still has them. They wear masks and gloves plus they're outdoors, I doubt the risk is particularly high. I'd think the cashier inside the convenience store is much more at risk given the air circulation.

I think ultimately we are going to find that gloves and masks together with just moderate distancing drop risks very substantially. The places they aren't working are nursing homes where the real issue is everybody is so close together and aides can't strip off and re-don equipment between each patient because it would take too long. Remember, the purpose for masks is when you CAN'T stay six feet apart. Six feet apart plus masks I'd be very surprised if they could show a transmission happened that way. Bathrooms are easy enough to address - take the door off every other stall. Which, frankly, most should do anyway because it's not cool to be pooping right next to a coworker...

Adonis tried to get something going in Vegas around then and I remember going to a pop up show at what I assume was a failed.female.establishment. It was not that far off the Strip but the area felt sketchy as there was little to.no other traffic.around. I wonder if somebody could pick up some of the empty space in the Commercial.Center. There used to be a theater there and I don't think anyone took over the space. With two bathhouses and a gay bar in that strip mall it seems like it would be a good location.

Well, at least in your friend's case, it was over fairly quickly. I tend to think of the POA as "don't keep me on a machine for weeks or longer" and wouldn't be as concerned about a day or two delay.

Also, if he works at a hotel, he probably gets crazy discounts on travel, so I wouldn't assume he's being flown around by older gentlemen of means. He probably has a flight attendant buddy, and one gets the flights comped, the other gets the room comped.

He's not unattractive but I think it's more that he's just your type or something. To each his own.

There are also traffic circles put in places where they are flat out inappropriate in the US. The one by the Bear Mountain Bridge in New York is awful. Too fast and terrible visibility.

I'm guessing budget. And they're leaning hard into the spinster thing which is undermined by her having a kid.

Most 25 mph roads are in areas where you're only traveling that for a mile or two before you get to a road with a much higher limit. Meaning you're only saving about 30 seconds by speeding, amd that comes at a cost of significantly higher risk of severe injury or death to others. Get over yourself.

It's about not killing pedestrians, who are a more regular occurrence in residential areas.

25 is a standard limit for residential areas.

You almost certainly can't get it again immediately. The question is how long immunity lasts - one year, several years, lifelong?

They've reversed themselves in that. The supposed reinfection cases were faulty testing. And none of those people had symptoms on that second go-round.

It's not really true that it can only be delayed. We are not one big unbroken chain of contacts. Different regions could stamp it out. And distancing measures short of total lockdown could reduce the transmission rate substantially and possibly to a point where it dies out before getting to everyone. R0 is a number assuming no measures are taken. R(eff) is something else and what we are dealing with now, and it varies by location and measures taken.

If I got the antibody test and found I had already had it, that's when I would consider it.

It's really not unexpected at all when you think about it. People from the Bronx are more likely to commute by train to Manhattan, AND more likely to be essential workers and have to go to work. People in Manhattan usually work in Manhattan, so even if they still have to work they have the option to walk if they want and can avoid the congested disease vector of the subway. Staten Island residents who work in Manhattan take the ferry which is open-air and not as big a transmission vector.

Who was doing the blowing/rimming?

It's occurred to me that I live alone and don't think my siblings would be totally sure where to look for my accounts and stuff. I should probably put that together.

That I'd expect pretty low unless they also advertise as escorts.

I think that answer is highly variable with where your are hiring them. From rentmasseur or masseurfinder I'd expect it's very high. At some spas it's very high. At other spas it's zero. You can usually get an idea from their marketing which type of establishment is. Probability is inversely proportional to the sticker price of the massage. The cheaper the spa massage, the more likely something is to happen(and you are expected to make up for that with the tip). Also, frankly, the attractiveness of the client is probably a factor...I would think there are likely some masseurs who intend to do nothing but "legit" massage but if they get a Brad Pitt(or whatever their "type" is) on their table their resolve might weaken.

I'm pushing 50 now and a few years ago I decided my window had closed on a newborn unless I find myself with a partnet 10+ years younger. As a single parent there's just too high a chance of leaving the kid parentless before they are 18. There's obuvously no concern for these kids financially, but I lost both parents before 21 and it's definitely not a risk I would choose to take for my hypothetical child. (Yes, yes, people live longer now yada yada but there's still a vastly higher risk of dying in the next 18 years when you are 50 vs 30 and it's not things you can exercise your way out of.) I tell people the best thing to do is adopt a 17-year-old, put them through college, and hope they're grateful enough to keep you out of the nursing home. If the kid is a success, you're a hero. If they aren't....well, it's not really your fault...

I'd think if you're both wearing masks and you're not in a high-risk group it's reasonably safe. But it's not safe if you want something involving removal of the masks.

What is a U-spa? googling just gave me a list of spa/salons...

Are they putting patients on blood thinners?

If people are throwing clots, is it possible the initial "avoid NSAIDs" recommendation was misguided? People who regularly take NSAIDS might have a rebound effect of more clotting when they stop, no? And if someone was admitted to the hospital who had been taking an OTC NSAID for, say, joint pain you probably wouldn't normally bother to continue it, right? I'm wondering if there was a chicken and egg problem in that initial warning.