The article says getting groceries is a '3', so fairly low-risk, but the risk goes up if people are not wearing masks.

A few stores that have apps that allow you to scan your purchases and pay for them without going to the register. That makes the grocery store safer because I've heard that checkout is the most dangerous place at the grocery store.

Of course, curbside pickup or delivery is even safer.

I always used the in-person check out lane because I felt like it was supporting that person's job. Now I always use the self checkout area.

Excellent info, will share.

I'm old enough to remember when people smoked on planes. There was no getting away from it.

It's not the plane either. it's the airport.

People drinking alcohol speak at louder volume, forcefully exhaling more air and whatever it carries with every utterance.

Guess I take a lot more risks than I previously thought!

Fuck Coronavirus though.

I believe Disney World has announced a reopening date.

"Churches and bars share the same level of risk!"

SO, that's what they mean when they say, "Damned if you do and damned if you don't!"

and other people want to get filled with the spirit. Either way, you may come back with more than when you went in.

Spread the good word, spread good cheer, and spread other things.

loud-mouths, they spread the virus far and wide.

Glad they put the article together. I was involved with medical facility/mental health facility safety for several years. One of the things we did was to identify possible threats (active shooter, pandemic, natural disaster, etc) and come up with those activities in each of our areas that might have a risk factor. Then assign that risk a numerical value to illustrate threat levels. It really helped us to get a clear picture of what activities and conditions might need extra attention or modification. I'm sure there is a lot of this valuation being done all over the world these past few months.

nail salons? Which would be the more common?

isn't like there are dozens of people crowded together. Usually 6-12 people for most family sized vessels, unless someone has a lot of disposable income.

That one just seemed out of place in terms of the percentage of people that partake in the listed activities.

Peace

Those things are everywhere.

I think they underplayed the risk of flying because they didn't consider the long crowded ines for check in & safety inspections plus the crowds in the terminals. Plus airplanes are NOT practicing social distancing and on some flight every seat is filled so I for one will not fly until I have been vaccinated with a non-drumpf related substance or virus has disappeared which doesn't seem likely.

They call Governor Whitmer such awful names. I've pointed out they are in the minority since she has wide support, but they don't care. I've given up on them.

I am so tempted to go. I'm putting on too much weight.

Masking is the important piece here, and minimizing time indoors sharing air with lots of people.

So once again, introverts and liberals will fare better than the maskless partiers.

The risk in any place we go depends on...

* The community viral load at that time (which can't be practically measured),
* Due caution, education and willingness to exercise discipline from all participants at the location,
* Health status (immunity, conditioning, etc.) of the people at the site,
* Discipline of the host business or activity to monitor the participants and to call out dangerous behavior, and perhaps most inportantly....
* How well the host business or activity follows, executes and enforces safety guidelines.

Our biggest enemies in America are the public's hard-headedness, resentment of education, insistence on individual freedom to do as we please, resistance to valid authority, and dependence on the internet for knowledge that likely is not professional or verified.

These ratings come with a long list of "ifs" considering how most people use things like this and others (such as the use of masks) as an absolute guide and they become careless and complacent.

I wish us all the best of luck in our daily journey of making decisions on what's safe or not....