So is MOCO just never opening?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is so silly, I will just be driving over to Howard County for things.

Which is why I’m glad that the DC Metro areas are trying to coordinate with each other. It would really suck to be in the county/city that people come pouring into because of the restrictions in their own areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Their testing goal is arguably unattainable, given current test supplies.

It's impossible to do 55,000 tests per month in Montgomery County?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Their testing goal is arguably unattainable, given current test supplies.

It's impossible to do 55,000 tests per month in Montgomery County?

Considering the state is doing 3,000 tests/day, it seems like a reach to expect MoCo to be doing 1,800/day, which is what is necessary to reach 55,000/month.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Their testing goal is arguably unattainable, given current test supplies.

It's impossible to do 55,000 tests per month in Montgomery County?

Considering the state is doing 3,000 tests/day, it seems like a reach to expect MoCo to be doing 1,800/day, which is what is necessary to reach 55,000/month.

Think of it this way: assuming we’re testing at a rate proportionate to our population, 3,000 statewide tests would translate into about 500/tests per day in MoCo right now.

Considering how hard it is to obtain tests and testing equipment, I find it hard to believe MoCo can increase that testing capacity by 360% anytime soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is so silly, I will just be driving over to Howard County for things.

Which is why I’m glad that the DC Metro areas are trying to coordinate with each other. It would really suck to be in the county/city that people come pouring into because of the restrictions in their own areas.

I think it's equally bad that people will flood into the newly reopened areas from here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Their testing goal is arguably unattainable, given current test supplies.

It's impossible to do 55,000 tests per month in Montgomery County?

Considering the state is doing 3,000 tests/day, it seems like a reach to expect MoCo to be doing 1,800/day, which is what is necessary to reach 55,000/month.

Think of it this way: assuming we’re testing at a rate proportionate to our population, 3,000 statewide tests would translate into about 500/tests per day in MoCo right now.

Considering how hard it is to obtain tests and testing equipment, I find it hard to believe MoCo can increase that testing capacity by 360% anytime soon.

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/coroanvirus-testing-maryland-ramp-up-to-20000/32499480#

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You idiots elected a clown show to run the county when you voted for Elrich. A clown show is what you get. It is mindnumbing how progressives vote for liberal progressive loony shows to run the government, then complian about the results later on. Reap what you sow.

This would have been avoided if we had open primaries. The primary for CoExec was a six-way race with moderate vote spread among 3-4 candidates. Elrich won the primary by 77 votes over Blair.

Whoever has a (D) next to their name for CoExec in the general election wins.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You idiots elected a clown show to run the county when you voted for Elrich. A clown show is what you get. It is mindnumbing how progressives vote for liberal progressive loony shows to run the government, then complian about the results later on. Reap what you sow.

This would have been avoided if we had open primaries. The primary for CoExec was a six-way race with moderate vote spread among 3-4 candidates. Elrich won the primary by 77 votes over Blair.

Whoever has a (D) next to their name for CoExec in the general election wins.

Or if the Not-Elrich faction had united around somebody who had more than zero experience in government.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Their testing goal is arguably unattainable, given current test supplies.

It's impossible to do 55,000 tests per month in Montgomery County?

Considering the state is doing 3,000 tests/day, it seems like a reach to expect MoCo to be doing 1,800/day, which is what is necessary to reach 55,000/month.

Think of it this way: assuming we’re testing at a rate proportionate to our population, 3,000 statewide tests would translate into about 500/tests per day in MoCo right now.

Considering how hard it is to obtain tests and testing equipment, I find it hard to believe MoCo can increase that testing capacity by 360% anytime soon.

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/coroanvirus-testing-maryland-ramp-up-to-20000/32499480#

How is this relevant? It doesn’t even mention MoCo.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Their testing goal is arguably unattainable, given current test supplies.

It's impossible to do 55,000 tests per month in Montgomery County?

Considering the state is doing 3,000 tests/day, it seems like a reach to expect MoCo to be doing 1,800/day, which is what is necessary to reach 55,000/month.

Think of it this way: assuming we’re testing at a rate proportionate to our population, 3,000 statewide tests would translate into about 500/tests per day in MoCo right now.

Considering how hard it is to obtain tests and testing equipment, I find it hard to believe MoCo can increase that testing capacity by 360% anytime soon.

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/coroanvirus-testing-maryland-ramp-up-to-20000/32499480#

How is this relevant? It doesn’t even mention MoCo.

Other county executives also intend to ramp up testing, and so does Hogan. It's not some foolish personal idiosyncrasy of Elrich's.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The announcement that the stay at home order will be continuing "until further notice" is alarming.

Ugh.

There's plenty that's open in Montgomery County right now - and has been open all along. You might have to wait a bit longer to get your nails done or your hair cut.

The point is that the longer they don't go officially into phase 1 the longer it will be until childcare, camps and pools open. Which is what I am waiting for.

Same. Kids should be staying at home right now whenever possible. Longer to phase 1 means longer to phase 2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You idiots elected a clown show to run the county when you voted for Elrich. A clown show is what you get. It is mindnumbing how progressives vote for liberal progressive loony shows to run the government, then complian about the results later on. Reap what you sow.

This would have been avoided if we had open primaries. The primary for CoExec was a six-way race with moderate vote spread among 3-4 candidates. Elrich won the primary by 77 votes over Blair.

Whoever has a (D) next to their name for CoExec in the general election wins.[/quote

Why not do away with primaries altogether- and have ranked choice voting?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You idiots elected a clown show to run the county when you voted for Elrich. A clown show is what you get. It is mindnumbing how progressives vote for liberal progressive loony shows to run the government, then complian about the results later on. Reap what you sow.

This would have been avoided if we had open primaries. The primary for CoExec was a six-way race with moderate vote spread among 3-4 candidates. Elrich won the primary by 77 votes over Blair.

Whoever has a (D) next to their name for CoExec in the general election wins.

Or if the Not-Elrich faction had united around somebody who had more than zero experience in government.

It’s hard to do this at the local level. I really don’t think that many voters had any clue who was the most viable Elrich alternative.

BTW, this may actually get my DH to finally register as a Dem. he grumbled about Elrich but up till now just can’t be bothered to declare a political affiliation to vote in the primaries, even though he mainly votes for democrats anyway (except Hogan).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Their testing goal is arguably unattainable, given current test supplies.

It's impossible to do 55,000 tests per month in Montgomery County?

Considering the state is doing 3,000 tests/day, it seems like a reach to expect MoCo to be doing 1,800/day, which is what is necessary to reach 55,000/month.

Think of it this way: assuming we’re testing at a rate proportionate to our population, 3,000 statewide tests would translate into about 500/tests per day in MoCo right now.

Considering how hard it is to obtain tests and testing equipment, I find it hard to believe MoCo can increase that testing capacity by 360% anytime soon.

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/coroanvirus-testing-maryland-ramp-up-to-20000/32499480#

How is this relevant? It doesn’t even mention MoCo.

Other county executives also intend to ramp up testing, and so does Hogan. It's not some foolish personal idiosyncrasy of Elrich's.

I understand that, but do you honestly think MoCo can increase their testing capacity 360% in any reasonable time period?

[Anonymous]

I would hope the point is that they can fine-tune plans to have a safe opening, with more PPE for businesses and workers and more testing and contact tracing available.

That SHOULD be the point, everywhere.

PPE and test & trace readiness.