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There have been estimates that at least some of it might be due to people needing more of the home market products because of the lockdowns. (Actually, some articles and blogs have claimed that that is the SOLE reason for the shortage - a claim I dismiss because the shortages predated most of...

Thanks. My mask, though, is pretty thick cloth, and cashiers in stores often have difficulty understanding me when I'm wearing it. BTW, you really have an N95? Or did the FBO provide it? Either way, aren't those supposed to be reserved for health care providers and first responders?

Not surprising in the least. Air circulation is, ahem, MUCH better outside as opposed to inside a building. Even if someone is infected and sneezes, your chances of ingesting enough virus to make you sick are probably much lower outside vs inside, unless they cough right in your space or they...

It may well be true, but I don't think it is apparent at all. One can't assume that the projections of millions of cases and an overwhelmed health system were wrong, simply because it didn't happen after we took measures to prevent it. We've cut the R-number way down by the lockdown and physical...

Granted, we only know about the cases that have tested positive. But those are the ones that overwhelm the health system. The people with mild infections who recover at home are not going to be an issue regardless. Even if they come in and are diagnosed, they are sent home to self-quarantine...

I also tend to take middle positions, but I wouldn't say that EVERYONE disagrees with me. Those who also take middle positions tend to agree with me, or at least, where we disagree, the disagreements are less driven by emotional factors.

Yes, not surprising. Screening procedures are on hold, as are elective procedures such as biopsies. Many primary care clinics have closed or drastically cut back their services. I am several months overdue for my annual mammogram and it is not going to be scheduled anytime soon. What are the...

They are a volunteer organization, yes. I think I said that this was their decision, not due to state policy - though they do cite the Governor's "stay at home order" as one reason they are not working. Well, the Governor is now allowing on-site construction work involving small (I think < 5)...

In this case I don't think inadequate teaching was the problem. From his description, I think this was a student he should have fired and never signed off. Just not pilot material. Very poor ADM and a tendency to fixate and ignore the big picture. The flight in question was to somewhere due west...

Mine was definitely a pucker-factor experience. It was hard IFR conditions, in the clag by 100 ft above the MDA back into home base, and it was January in Michigan with a cold front coming a few hours away. I discovered only after launching that there was a shallow cold (as in, just below...

And here's an aspect of Vermont's response to the pandemic that makes no sense to me: The Green Mountain Club has closed all of the trails that they maintain "until further notice". It's not an edict from the governor, they just won't be doing any trail maintenance and want everyone to stay off...

Yeah okay, it happened once before. Good catch. But that was a very unusual case, and the subject was one on which a lot of people had strong opinions. (And I did say more than once. ;)) And sure, maybe this is similarly controversial. But you seem intent on challenging me and trying to find...

This depends entirely on the instructor. I agree that it defeats part of the purpose of the solo CC to require the student to fly routes that you've already flown with them dual. But I can also understand that some instructors, having been burned by students taking advantage of the freedom or...

I said that it was illogical for her to NOT ban people from out of state potentially bringing the virus into rural areas in her state. I also said that while she was criticized for being inconsistent on that, she wasn't ONLY criticized for that, but also for the travel restriction because it...

Nate, I agree that there's a huge amount of partisan idiocy going on right now. I'm not following what's going on specifically in Colorado, I used to live in Michigan and still have friends there so I'm sort of following the situation there. Most of the partisan crap that I see is in Washington...

I don't know. If you don't think it's illogical, then maybe you can explain it? (since you put scare quotes around "illogicality") Or if you do think it's illogical, what gives you the impression that I think otherwise? I did say it was illogical, and for exactly the reason you seem to be...

My understanding is that it was that, but not "only" that. She was criticized for the illogicality of not banning out-of-state travel to residences in state, yes, but also because she was putting a damper on a cherished way of life for a lot of Michiganders. This article from Business Insider...

I might have used the wrong word, but that is what I meant. "Outstate" meaning not "out of state", but outside of the more populated areas. That's the way the word was used in the circles I moved in back in Michigan, maybe it's not common usage though. (Rather like "upstate" in places like New...

I was with you up until this point. From one perspective, I think it is more likely about fear of the invisible threat, and of doing too little and of being held responsible for it. From another, though, public health emergency management IS about control, and it has to be. Not control for...

Some aspects of policy probably should be determined locally, such as what kinds of local businesses should be allowed to stay open. Do we need to force hair salons and barber shops that have only local clients to close in rural communities that haven't seen any cases? Probably not, as long as...