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Mass Testing Farce

The staged theatrics of the H-3 freeway “surge” testing for “super-duper corona” happened yesterday. Another event is scheduled for tomorrow. The State now has 90,000 test kits available. The samples are being sent to the mainland empire for processing, so results will not be available for several days.

What will the “surge” testing accomplish aside from bad kabuki theater? Who knows? No one will be required to quarantine while awaiting results. And, since the test is free with no medical referral required, most of the kits will be wasted on hypochondriacs. At least a few people will be fooled into thinking that the government “duffers” have finally “snapped into action.”

Meanwhile, observations indicate that few people are taking the new “lockdown” seriously. No “shelter at home.” No “work at home.” No “essential travel only.” Well, at least they are religiously wearing their face masks, blue rubber gloves, and plastic face shields. It’s showtime!

Addendum: The quest to secure an inexpensive cellular prepaid plan requires a reduction in data usage. So far, the experiment to reduce data usage has failed.