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stevenray

@stevenray@sfba.social

Photographer, sound artist, poet. Former sys admin. Political progressive, Left Coaster. Red wine yes, nationalism no. Pro dogs & cats & strange music.

I have never been older than I am right now. That happened yesterday, too

neurodiv, probably

PixelFed:
https://metapixl.com/45rpm (vinyl)
https://pixelfed.social/wine (wine reviews)
https://pixelfed.art/stevenlouisray (b&w fine art photography)

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augieray, to random
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My experiments going out with my CO2 monitor are discouraging. Tonight, with COVID in wastewater at its lowest in 11 months in my city, we went out to eat. We hoped for outdoor dining, but it rained, so we sat inside. CO2 readings:

4:30 pm: 50% crowd in a brewpub: 1548
5:45 pm: 75% crowd in a Mexican restaurant: 1341
7:45 pm: Long line at ice cream shop: 1896

I thought businesses upgraded air filtration & ventilation, but these readings encourage me to stay home. taught us nothing.

stevenray,
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@augieray Augie, what CO2 monitor do you have and would you recommend it? Also, can you point me to something which shows that CO2 is a good barometer? I’ve not seen that before. Thanks much.

stevenray,
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@augieray @cwgrody great to know, thanks!

skry, to random
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I imagine that with the tail end of the post WW2 generation retiring, the leading edge of the baby boom will be selling housing. Because of demographics we should have excess housing in just a few years. Right? Prices drop, people move up, entry housing appears again, and new housing is built on existing lots with older homes. Hoping we won’t have to pay people to take them as Italy is doing. https://assortedflotsam.com/@NewsBot/112510400384472436

stevenray,
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@cynblogger @skry boomers were born between’46 and ‘64, so the age range is a bit wider. I’m 62 and was born in ‘61. We won’t be doing any of these options you state, exactly. Selling eventually but to move into a smaller house in a cheaper area cuz we’re in relatively good health.

Maybe the boomers selling off will lower the cost eventually, I dunno. I’m doubtful. I feel like it’ll be an opportunity for some forty-somethings. It’s hard to see the economics in this country being kind to anyone trying to improve their lot at this point.

I have to think that other countries have better solutions for these issues, though I don’t know what they’d be.

stevenray,
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@skry @cynblogger ooof. No better there, then.

stevenray,
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@cynblogger @skry for what it’s worth, we couldn’t save enough to buy a house either, without my wife’s dad gifting us $20K twenty-five years ago. The only way we could afford a down payment. For reference, the house we wanted to buy was selling for $265K.

So even in 1999, becoming homeowners wasn’t something we could do without a lot of help.

QasimRashid, to random
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DOD reports 0 of 569 metric tons of aid has reached starving Palestinians

US officials confirm it’s not being blocked by Hamas. But we know Israeli settlers are blocking the aid.

When Yemenis blocked ships to prevent genocide they were bombed . When Israelis block aid to enable famine they’re ignored.

The white supremacy in our foreign policy is deadly.

stevenray,
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@QasimRashid the UN should send in a peacekeeping force to protect the innocent and deliver aid.

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