{"id":115,"date":"2022-12-24T20:12:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T20:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/?p=115"},"modified":"2022-12-26T20:41:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T20:41:44","slug":"13-feet-of-kraftwerk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dretch.com\/?p=115","title":{"rendered":"13 Feet of Kraftwerk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Listening to: KRAFTWERK – Trans Europe Express<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rule: Don’t change a litterbox until Willy switches to a different one.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A article in The Guardian this morning tweaked a bit of a Kraftwerk<\/a> binge. Revival of Trans Europe Express ‘key to EU’s carbon neutrality<\/a> also reminded me of past train trips. Mostly in Europe but also a memorable one from Thunder Bay to Calgary after a stint of tree planting. There were half a dozen of us, many engaged in crafts or reading. I spent a lot of my time with a mutual crush (alas we both had a partner back home). It was really rather romantic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also in the news were a few articles relating the (welcome) news that various governments policies towards the pandemic are finally beginning to relate to the actual science. A spring 2020 article on particle transmission stated “safe social distancing” should be thirteen feet<\/a>. Indeed “twelve feet” is a suggested unmasked distance guideline in the province of Ontario and is now being put forward in France<\/a>. The article also reminds us that good “home made non-medical” masks are only about 70% effective (properly fitted medical up to 95%). So distancing of six feet should be mandatory unless medical masks are worn. As they already should be in workplaces where staff cannot maintain distancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now if I could only figure out how to not fog up my glasses while wearing a mask (and no, nothing suggested has worked so far). It’s OK, everybody looks better with a little defocus anyway ;-).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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