One statistic is being shot all to heck at present.?ÿ That is, the average number of people attending a funeral.?ÿ In fact, many funerals as we think of them aren't happening at all.?ÿ The closest family members only are participating.
Talked with a woman today who had lost one of father's first cousins this week at only 66 to what I believe was cancer.?ÿ That is a very large family with probably 200 people in his home county that are fairly close relatives.?ÿ I knew the guy somewhat and he was one heck of a fellow.?ÿ Plenty of people beyond relatives normally would have been in attendance at his funeral under normal conditions.
This same woman lost another relative at almost the same time.?ÿ A first cousin of her mother.?ÿ He was one of the first to die in Kansas from this pandemic.?ÿ He was 72 and a retired school superintendent.?ÿ Again, the funeral was limited to fewer than 10 people, especially as his wife may possibly be infected.
@rankin_fileToo close for missiles, switching to guns.
Top Gun
My friend works for a local domestic abuse hotline service and she says these incidents have "skyrocketed" during the Covid-19 outbreak. 😕
@flga
can we trade governors?
The statistics on utility consumption in homes will change drastically for many here.?ÿ Some may actually start to pay attention to what those bills add up to.?ÿ For all who are told by their employers they must work from home, there should be a simple way to charge your employer for certain added expenses.?ÿ Think of what the employer is saving on utility bills and toilet paper and paper towels.
A few days ago the temps got unseasonably warm around here and I briefly kicked on the AC for the first time this year. We had two brief (and very aggravating) disruptions in the local power grid within a few hours of each other.
I'm familiar with exactly how thin the local power grid is spread at any one given time. And with everybody at home running up the light bill I had foreboding visions of what may be in store. If we're all faced with being at home into the hotter months we may experience more grid disruptions.
Triple digit heat along with no AC, internet or TP....I can't think of an easier way to take our population to the brink of anarchy.
Think of what the employer is saving on utility bills and toilet paper and paper towels.
That's peanuts in the big picture, considering the inefficiencies and other costs in this situation.
But people need to be looking into the rules on tax deduction for home office. If it goes on for a long time you need to be sure what it takes to claim.
Triple digit heat along with no AC, internet or TP
Weren't you the guy talking about swamp coolers and Sears & Roebucks catalogs?
(The catalog served a dual purpose...)
Just getting back to our roots!
As soon as he signs recreational marijuana reefer madness into law you can borrow him. ????
@flga
Not too sure you meant brazier.?ÿ Have your wife help you with your French.?ÿ Avec tu Francais.
@flga
Make it 3 then...
Merci Monsieur
My one college class in French was in about 1985. The most appropriate phrase for me (if I get this correct) would be: Je ne parle pas tres bien Francais.
Most people cannot understand exponential growth in 2D until they experience it. The effect of exponential growth, as observed, usually appears in things that grow in mass (3D), where the visual effect is not nearly as much as sequential exponential growth in 2D.?ÿ Doubling a penny every day for 30 days yields a million dollars after 30 days and 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 after 60 days.?ÿ The need for quick action to combat exponential growth is clear.?ÿ Attacking simply by reaction to observations can be futile.?ÿ HOWEVER, thank God that isolation reduces the spread of this awful thing.?ÿ The real fear might be if the virus is a multi-phase thing, hiding and re-emerging.
If we don't practice firm isolation to shave the peak, this thing could get a lot worse. USA is so large that isolated exponential growth cells will be around for a while.?ÿ?ÿ
Your example of doubling every day is not exponential growth (except on day two). You are describing compounding percentages, which is closer to what we are experiencing.
Your example of doubling every day is not exponential growth (except on day two). You are describing compounding percentages, which is closer to what we are experiencing.
If you assume the growth is continuous during the time period and the rate of growth is proportional to the present number, you have exponential growth.
Doubling in every time period of some stated length and compounding percentages are both expressions of continuous exponential growth, but observed only at specific time intervals.
I did high school in Canada, and as such I had 3 years of french classes. Nevertheless I probably learned more french from watching "Hockey Night in Canada" and hearing the goal scorers, penalties, and 3 star selection announced in french and english. I'm sure I would have learned much more if I'd spent a week in Montreal.
