That picture is of Santa Monica Beach this weekend. We’re having a record breaking heatwave so you cannot blame anyone for wanting to be at the beach to cool off. And being outside in a crowd is certainly better than being inside in a crowd.
And keep in mind that the perspective in these shots can give a distorted view. However, I can personally attest to the fact that the beaches are very crowded and so is the beachwalk and there are big crowds in town. The good news is that many, if not all, are wearing masks.
But damn. It’s kind of scary:
That was Saturday. This one was yesterday. It was 95 degrees at the beach.
We got unlucky with this awful heatwave over the holiday which is both driving people outside in big crowds and bringing people inside in air conditioning in smaller crowds.
It wasn’t just us. This happened all over the country this weekend. Lots and lots of partying. Trump frittered away the first six months and now I think people are just saying “fuck it.” Since nothing seems to improve I suppose that’s sort of understandable. Epidemiologists say this is common and that’s one reason why they wanted to get the virus under control over the summer when it’s easier and they could face the fall and winter from a lower baseline. But no, we did it Trump’s way. (“We call it herd”.)
I have a bad feeling about the next few months …