A Trump advisor named Bryan Lanza said that the economy, "... was sidelined by a bunch of unelected scientists." Yeah, that makes sense since so many of the elected officials are experts on health or the economy or, well, anything.A pork processor in Missouri took precautions before going back to business as usual by testing nearly 1500 of the workers there, all of whom were asymptomatic at the time of the tests. Of that 1500 or so workers, 372 tested positive for Covid-19. Of course Trump has already declared that meat packers are essential businesses and that the federal government will shield them from lawsuits and liability in the event that their workers spread the virus throughout the plants and get sick or even die. So it's those pesky scientists who weren't elected to anything who are the problem, not the virus that doesn't care if you understand the economy or the science. Can't fault that impeccable logic.
On a much brighter note in more ways than one, I finished Fuss 'N Feathers yesterday. It's 48 inches square, with quilting every half inch. So I am following my tradition of listening to Beethoven's 9th Symphony that finishes with Beethoven's nod to Schiller's An die Freude (Ode to Joy). Nice way to finish any project and particularly fitting on this beautiful spring day.
Love Fuss n Feathers...I'd never have the patience to attempt it but it's just superb.
ReplyDelete25% of a workforce infected...they're going to have to make big adjustments in how they do their production lines.
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DeleteLove your quilt. I can’t imagine quilting it every half inch. Before I forget, thank you for the sweet memories of May Day which is my birthday. This year was just weird being home. The meat processing plants are a real problem in their communities and I think Dump should not have been allowed to remove lawsuits against those plants. You take care. Mary
ReplyDeleteWell happy belated birthday and happy Cinco de Mayo too. People think some workers are expendable but community spread puts everyone at risk.
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