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utee94

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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2156 on: April 17, 2020, 04:03:58 PM »
By the way, did I ever mention that I lived in a hotel in Orange County for about a year, back when I was working my first job for Eaton Semiconductor? I was busy testing our ion implantation equipment at Rockwell.  I lived in the Sheraton on... Macarthur I tihnk?  Just down from John Wayne (which is my favorite airport in the US), and right next to the Benihana.

I sang a lot of Elvis and Frank Sinatra at the karaoke bar in that Benihana.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2157 on: April 17, 2020, 04:05:13 PM »
Quote from: CWSooner on April 17, 2020, 04:03:39 PM
As I've posted upthread, my stepson who DOES actually live there confirmed that the heavy traffic is eastbound.  He even gave a reasonable guesstimate about why the heavy traffic was heading eastbound.
As far as questioning on-the-scene reporters, I do that all the time, as I've often seen them be wrong.  And I'm not sure that the guy who took the picture is the same guy who put the headline on the tweet.
Remember the TV reporter sitting in a kayak covering the flooding in some hurricane, and a couple of guys walk past him in the background and the water is about 4" deep?
Lots of reasons not to trust that bit of "news."
I trust my stepson though.
That's fair.  

I do not.

But you have quite successfully derailed the conversation... so... good for you I guess?
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2158 on: April 17, 2020, 04:05:20 PM »
Quote from: CWSooner on April 17, 2020, 03:54:26 PM
I just talked to my stepson who lives in L.A.  Based on the look of it, he said westbound.  Then he called back and said, on further review, eastbound.
He said that based on the cars being mostly older models, those are people in "essential jobs."  Inbound, heading east.
He said that the traffic is probably stacked up because of an accident.
He just sent me a couple of pics.  One is of LAX, where he and his GF drove yesterday.  Looks abandoned.  The other is of the snow-covered mountains of Riverside County, visible from Long Beach.
I'm very familiar with that area - we visit a lot for family and been on that road many times. I just got myself turned around. Oops..
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2159 on: April 17, 2020, 04:05:47 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on April 17, 2020, 03:59:01 PM
Folks in Orange County are just hanging in their swimming pools all day long, counting those dollars coming in from their Wall Street bankers who are busy swindling small businesses out of their stimulus checks.

Why on earth would Orange County folk mingle with the unwashed masses?
I don't know... I try to avoid Los Angeles County, and the city itself, as much as humanly possible. 

BTW I agree with @CWSooner that I wouldn't be surprised if traffic were stacked up due to an accident. 
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2160 on: April 17, 2020, 04:09:04 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on April 17, 2020, 04:03:58 PM
By the way, did I ever mention that I lived in a hotel in Orange County for about a year, back when I was working my first job for Eaton Semiconductor? I was busy testing our ion implantation equipment at Rockwell.  I lived in the Sheraton on... Macarthur I tihnk?  Just down from John Wayne (which is my favorite airport in the US), and right next to the Benihana.

I sang a lot of Elvis and Frank Sinatra at the karaoke bar in that Benihana.
The Benihana is still there... Hopefully it will be once the world reopens...
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2161 on: April 17, 2020, 04:13:42 PM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on April 17, 2020, 04:09:04 PM
The Benihana is still there... Hopefully it will be once the world reopens...

Let us all hope! :)

Looks like that Sheraton is a Hyatt now.  I spent a year there (made it back to Austin for all football weekends in the Fall), and then went back off and on for a few years after that to provide support for our field office in Tustin.  Also spent a lot of time at Motorola MOS-10 in Irvine over the same span.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2162 on: April 17, 2020, 04:26:21 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on April 17, 2020, 04:05:13 PM
That's fair. 

I do not.

But you have quite successfully derailed the conversation... so... good for you I guess?
Heh!  I derailed a "conversation" that I didn't even know was on the rails to start with.
Here's a story my stepson-in-L.A. linked.

Coronavirus pandemic: Los Angeles traffic lights modified to reduce speeding on deserted streets
The change is part of an effort to reduce speeding on L.A.'s relatively empty streets amid stay-at-home orders.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Angelenos who are still driving to work during the coronavirus pandemic may have noticed that traffic lights in Los Angeles have been adjusted.

The change is part of an effort to reduce speeding on the city's relatively empty streets amid stay-at-home orders.

The lights are operating indefinitely on "nighttime" mode, which allows them to operate independently to serve vehicles as they arrive.

Motorists' average speeds in Los Angeles have increased by as much as 30 percent in the past month, according to some reports.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2163 on: April 17, 2020, 04:35:39 PM »
Quote from: CWSooner on April 17, 2020, 04:26:21 PM
Heh!  I derailed a "conversation" that I didn't even know was on the rails to start with.
Here's a story my stepson-in-L.A. linked.

Coronavirus pandemic: Los Angeles traffic lights modified to reduce speeding on deserted streets
The change is part of an effort to reduce speeding on L.A.'s relatively empty streets amid stay-at-home orders.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Angelenos who are still driving to work during the coronavirus pandemic may have noticed that traffic lights in Los Angeles have been adjusted.

The change is part of an effort to reduce speeding on the city's relatively empty streets amid stay-at-home orders.

The lights are operating indefinitely on "nighttime" mode, which allows them to operate independently to serve vehicles as they arrive.

Motorists' average speeds in Los Angeles have increased by as much as 30 percent in the past month, according to some reports.


That's fascinating.  Thanks for posting.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2164 on: April 17, 2020, 05:43:15 PM »
Quote from: CWSooner on April 17, 2020, 03:28:21 PM
Well, we have Americans--like you--who believe in totalitarian government and censorship of the news. 
Vert der ferk?
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2165 on: April 17, 2020, 06:10:59 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on April 17, 2020, 05:43:15 PM
Vert der ferk?
You said you wanted a Leader to tell the masses what to do, and you have previously said that you want to hear lies from the news media if they are in a good cause.
Sounds like you believe in totalitarian government.  What have I missed?
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2166 on: April 17, 2020, 07:28:47 PM »
Quote from: CWSooner on April 17, 2020, 06:10:59 PM
You said you wanted a Leader to tell the masses what to do, and you have previously said that you want to hear lies from the news media if they are in a good cause.
Sounds like you believe in totalitarian government.  What have I missed?
Definitely didn't say either of those things, but okay.
I said having a leader would be nice.  As in we don't have much of a leader now.  
No idea where you got the 'lies from the media' thing.  
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Any more words you want to put in my mouth for me?  
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2167 on: April 17, 2020, 08:08:32 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on April 17, 2020, 07:28:47 PM
Definitely didn't say either of those things, but okay.
I said having a leader would be nice.  As in we don't have much of a leader now. 
No idea where you got the 'lies from the media' thing. 
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Any more words you want to put in my mouth for me?
I capitalized "Leader" to make the point.  Does that not make your antennae go up and read "Fuhrer" and "Duce"?
You did indeed say that you wished that the media would lie to us for our own good.  I called you on it at the time.
This isn't a Drive-By Shooting Gallery.  You can't just say stuff and then deny that you said it or meant it or whatever.
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2168 on: April 17, 2020, 08:44:21 PM »
I don't recall saying that, and you probably missed my point like you did with the 'it'd be nice if we had a leader right now' thing.  But you can be the winner and feel good about it.  I don't care.  
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Re: Coronavirus discussion and Quarantine ideas
« Reply #2169 on: April 17, 2020, 08:46:03 PM »
This country is not meant to have a "Leader".  It's not part of the design and original intent.

If we had one, I'd be very worried.
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