Social distancing in Denver

4 years ago

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Yes, I know I'm weird. But I love this and even though it's past 8pm and I'm not in Denver, am tempted to go outside and howl! My brother lives there and is stepping outside with his pack of huskies to do so. Scroll down to the video. You won't need to watch the full thing to catch the gist. Cracks me up, and just shows that we are all finding ways to cope, and perhaps even create a bit of wackiness, during this time of isolation.https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/coronavirus/go-outside-and-howl-at-8-pm-denverites-come-together-to-howl-as-they-practice-social-distancing

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chispa

4 years ago

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nosoccermom, like most things in life, one size does not fit all.

Sure, singing from your tiny balcony in the middle of Manhattan, in the tightly spaced pre-war apartments, is probably not a good idea, but howling in Denver in your own suburban backyard is not the same.

I thought the Italians were crazy to sing in their tightly spaced apartment balconies, but I have no problem with someone on 1/4+ acres singing in their back patio. Each situation is different, specially here in a much larger country. Manhattan is nothing like suburban USA.

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Feathers11
4 years ago
I love it!

Chicago has been singing, but our local sportscaster lambasted it as something that should be left to the Italians. It's what they do. Not women in 1.2mil condos wearing yoga pants.
chispa
4 years ago
Last night I got the real stuff, a pack of coyotes howling right by our house at 1:45 am, which set my dogs howling inside the house and I had to get out of bed and go downstairs, to get them to stop. No fun. I guess the coyotes haven't joined that facebook group!
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DLM2000-GW
4 years ago
My son lives in Denver so I texted this to him with a ? He texted back and say he hears it most nights.
Moxie
4 years ago
I love it! I do wonder how my cats would react if I howled. When they get in a tussle, I "om" at them and they scatter.
LynnNM
4 years ago
They do that in my mountain village several times a year. We don’t participate, but it’s apparently a fairly common thing lately.
deegw
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
I live in SW Denver. Ten days or so ago our local FB page (with about 30,000 members!) started encouraging daily 8pm outside cheering and support for healthcare workers. It has morphed into howling and fireworks.

It's quite loud and very funny. We back up to a large open space and golf course so we hear it from all over. It only lasts 10 minutes or so.

We hear real coyotes howling pretty regularly so it took me a few nights to figure out what was going on.

We also have a guy that walks along the open space trails that run between the neighborhoods and plays the bagpipes in the evening. He does it on the other side of town so we, unfortunately, can't hear him.
OllieJane
4 years ago
I love that!
Bunny
4 years ago
Dee, I wish someone would make the rounds playing the bagpipes in my neighborhood.
skibby (zone 4 Vermont)
4 years ago
I can howl better that that! Step aside amateurs, You with me?
IdaClaire
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4 years ago
We should have a howling (outdoors) session by Zoom. LOL!
nosoccermom
4 years ago
Sorry to put a damper on this: Singing and speaking, screaming, howling emits thousands and thousands of droplets that contain the virus if someone is infected. And a lot of people have transmitted before they (ever) had any symptoms. The amount of droplets is directly related to the volume. So, I wouldn't want having someone scream/howl/sing right next to me.

That's why 45/60 choir members fell ill, 28 confirmed, 2 died after rehearsal, even though nobody was sick and social distancing was practiced.
blfenton
4 years ago
We're boring by comparison. We're just banging pots/pans, bells, honking horns, whatever at 7:00. That's shift change at the hospitals
nosoccermom
4 years ago
My point was that any talking, yelling, singing emits thousands and thousands of droplets that contain the virus if someone is infected --- so act accordingly.

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