The Temperature is Rising

For the first time in a while, the weather forecast doesn't look very depressing. It looks like we're going to have temperature highs of at least 48F and the low is only going to just barely approach freezing a few more times, with only a few days of rain in the near future. This is much-needed, since the COVID-19 pandemic has otherwise had everyone stuck indoors. Of course it would be nicer if we could get outside and actually do things in the nice weather, but I'll take it for what it's worth.

I watched a news clip where a local police captain talked about how people are encouraged to get outside while complying with social distancing rules.

"As this goes on longer and longer and people understand what it's about, we will increase our enforcement, and if people are blatantly violating the order, we will make arrests and issue citations," Zalewski said.

It makes me wonder if, as the weather improves, there's going to be a point in the near future where enough people get so stir-crazy (or "shack wacky" as my in-laws say) that they all go outside, making it ultimately too difficult and dangerous to practice social distancing at accessible parks and trails. Furthermore, how do the police stay safe while issuing citations or making arrests? The woman conducting the interview for the news video used an extended pole attachment on her microphone, but it's not like the police can do the same for arrests and citations, right? It's all very weird to ponder, and there's a lot more time to ponder right now.

In any case, I encourage you all yet again to get outside and enjoy what you can, especially if it's something you never took the time to enjoy before the pandemic. Just maybe do it during weird hours so we don't all end up congesting the outside world somehow.

Stay healthy and sane!
-Ryan

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