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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sheesh, now I am catching obsessive compulsiveness. Help me, BillW wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I went over to the Stanislaus county covid site, and again I see the same-ish pattern: if you take the number of new covid cases per day, then look forward from that day a coupla weeks, it looks like about half a percent on average of the proles who catch that malady perish. We were told it was about 3%. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stan county also had its disclaimer:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #DEE2E6 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>NUMBER_DIED<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #DEE2E6 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Numeric<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #DEE2E6 1.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Cumulative number of COVID-related deaths as reported by local health department, beginning March 19, 2020. This determination is made by local health departments based on the cause of death reported on death certificates. It is expected that, to be counted, COVID is the cause of death or at least a contributing factor to the death. COVID-related deaths are also counted in “Positive Cases”.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oy vey, now we are three for three: the county where I reside and the closest other two are all counting proles who died WITH covid with those who died OF covid. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The determination is made by the county coroner. She passes the data on up to the state, the state makes the decision on when schools can open and to a large extent what businesses can stay open.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here’s where we are:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A94442'>EFFECTIVE JULY 13, 2020:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center'><hr size=0 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A94442' align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A94442'>California Department of Public Health ordered the closure of <b>indoor</b> operations for the following sectors:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#A94442;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Restaurants<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#A94442;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Wineries and Tasting Rooms<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#A94442;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Family Entertainment Centers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#A94442;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Movie Theaters<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#A94442;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Zoos and Museums<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#A94442;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Cardrooms<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#A94442;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Fitness Centers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#A94442;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Worship Services<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#A94442;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Offices for Non-Critical Sectors<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#A94442;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hair Salons and Barbershops<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#A94442;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Malls<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal>All is not lost:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A94442;background:#F2DEDE'>These sectors may modify operations to provide services outside or by pick-up.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Might just go over, hang out in the parking lot outside the local cat house.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sheesh, the governor is making biggity big decisions based on guesses and maybes. Businesses are perishing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oh mercy.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Friends if you have nothing better to do (or when you get back from the parking lot gawking) please look up your county’s or nation’s covid website and see if they offer this kind of disclaimer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>