I'm worried about visiting my Mom in the Twin Cities after the Great MN Superspreader Event. n/t (Reply #23)

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23. I'm worried about visiting my Mom in the Twin Cities after the Great MN Superspreader Event. n/t

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67 replies	Author	Time	Post
I talked my wife into not attending the Minnesota State Fair [View all]	MineralMan	Aug 2021	OP
Very smart move!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t	RKP5637	Aug 2021	#1
Rig a hoop throwing game with a giant teddy bear as a prize.	CrispyQ	Aug 2021	#2
2 million attendees. She's definitely making the correct decision.	bullwinkle428	Aug 2021	#3
Not on the day she would have gone, though.	MineralMan	Aug 2021	#4
I was there on the Sunday before Labor Day in 2019 (2nd last day). It was totally	bullwinkle428	Aug 2021	#43
Good job	LetMyPeopleVote	Aug 2021	#5
Not going either.	ProudMNDemocrat	Aug 2021	#6
Whew. That would very likely have been disastrous.	lagomorph777	Aug 2021	#7
I agree, they should cancel it.	Haggard Celine	Aug 2021	#8
good call imo	barbtries	Aug 2021	#9
There aren't enough wild horses to drag me there this year.	Ocelot II	Aug 2021	#10
You just enjoy the next monster truck event in safe environs	True Dough	Aug 2021	#27
Excellent call.	Niagara	Aug 2021	#11
I know I'm fighting a lonely battle on DU but	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#12
I'm ignorant of the evidence provided by Major League Baseball	KS Toronado	Aug 2021	#13
A lot of games. A lot of crowds. No Covid outbreaks.	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#15
I don't know what MLB considers an "outbreak"	KS Toronado	Aug 2021	#21
That's probably true, but we run some risks even in our homes,	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#33
Why even take the risk under the circumstances?	PufPuf23	Aug 2021	#19
But what if it actually is safe? There is real life evidence that it is.	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#22
A major Spanish Flu outbreak followed a parade in Philadelphia.	appleannie1	Aug 2021	#34
Th other day people were saying Obama's event was fine and the same for Lollapolooza.	Treefrog	Aug 2021	#35
The Obama thing was way over the top.	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#37
And now Kanye has a big concert planned in Chicago with no vax requirements at all.	Treefrog	Aug 2021	#54
When my city (Philly) reinstituted the mask mandates a couple weeks ago	BumRushDaShow	Aug 2021	#38
You may be right, but to me those baseball seats look	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#39
When I was looking up seat widths	BumRushDaShow	Aug 2021	#42
Of course the churches are indoors. I've been trying to think	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#45
Don't forget that some of the data that the CDC used for recommending their changes in mask usage	BumRushDaShow	Aug 2021	#46
I've read the Provincetown study three times. There were many	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#47
Many "outdoor" events have "indoor" components	BumRushDaShow	Aug 2021	#49
Actually I know virtually nothing about science or	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#51
"study proves that vaccinated people can infect others with Covid. It does not do that"	BumRushDaShow	Aug 2021	#52
The Provincetown study was very explicit about the	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#53
But that wasn't your argument	BumRushDaShow	Aug 2021	#58
Technically, my argument was that the Provincetown study	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#59
Neither the Provincetown nor Wisconsin publications	BumRushDaShow	Aug 2021	#62
Which tells us a little but not too much.	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#63
Consistency and validation across different populations and data sets tells QUITE a lot	BumRushDaShow	Aug 2021	#64
I went to a hip hop concert too. Had a great time.	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#65
A "Ct" is an abbreviation for "Cycle threshold"	BumRushDaShow	Aug 2021	#67
Thanks for sharing. What about masks outside?	ecstatic	Aug 2021	#40
As far as I can tell there are no studies about masks outside.	Tomconroy	Aug 2021	#41
We usually go every year	geardaddy	Aug 2021	#14
Don't blame you a bit.	paleotn	Aug 2021	#16
Same issues here. There should be masks at minimum.	findeerror	Aug 2021	#17
Given the current status of cv19, the Minn State Fair Board most prudent step	PufPuf23	Aug 2021	#18
I'd think it would be safe to hang out in the Christensen Pavilion early on a weekday.	Klaralven	Aug 2021	#20
I'm worried about visiting my Mom in the Twin Cities after the Great MN Superspreader Event. n/t	TygrBright	Aug 2021	#23
I had plans to attend a state fair, and dropped them.	lindysalsagal	Aug 2021	#24
Yup. I had plans to go to a show at the OC Fair.	Initech	Aug 2021	#32
Great choice!	Dreampuff	Aug 2021	#25
Masks or not, you couldn't get me near a crowded place like that	MissMillie	Aug 2021	#26
We just had our local Organized Labor Day picnic canceled.	LiberalFighter	Aug 2021	#28
👀 corn dogs and deep fried cheese curds at home?!	Mersky	Aug 2021	#29
Get the beef corn dogs. They cost more but worth it over the mystery meat dogs.	keithbvadu2	Aug 2021	#30
There are all kinds of events going on here with cases exploding, not going anywhere. nt	yaesu	Aug 2021	#31
We all miss our favorite events and traditions	Moebym	Aug 2021	#36
Very smart move MM	FakeNoose	Aug 2021	#44
Some of whom are probably asymptomatic spreaders	GopherGal	Aug 2021	#61
But you'll miss the butter sculptures!	struggle4progress	Aug 2021	#48
I never liked crowds.	Texaswitchy	Aug 2021	#50
I love crowds and I miss them.	Iggo	Aug 2021	#60
Good idea about not going to the fair.	panader0	Aug 2021	#55
I took my family to a county fair	TheFarseer	Aug 2021	#56
Update: Her Friends Also Decided Not to Go.	MineralMan	Aug 2021	#57
I absolutely LOVE the MN state fair.	CrackityJones75	Aug 2021	#66

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