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Google (https://www.gstatic.com/covid19/mobility/2020-09-11_RU_Mobility_Report_en.pdf https://www.gstatic.com/covid19/mobility/2020-09-11_RU_Mobil...) shows tha

Google (https://www.gstatic.com/covid19/mobility/2020-09-11_RU_Mobility_Report_en.pdf https://www.gstatic.com/covid19/mobility/2020-09-11_RU_Mobil...) shows that workplaces are still down by 29% but parks are up by 89%. That could be explained by increased unemployment or people still working from home

skohan 6y ago
Sitting in Germany this makes me really wonder how things are going to change in winter. The parks have been exploding with people because with most of the indoor spaces closed, or only accessible with masks, this became one of the only ways to spend free time. Restaurants are now available as well, and people are back at work in a more limited way, but parks are still the dominant form of recreation in Berlin as far as I can tell. How is this going to change when it's not so pleasant to sit or walk outside anymore? I have the feeling that either case counts are going to rise, or mental health is going to become a bigger issue (even more so than it usually is at this latitude in the winter time).
- op00to 6y ago
  I plan on building fires, getting heavy coats, and staying outside anyway. :)
  - chiefalchemist 6y ago
    Buy a snowboard. Get some exercise while you're at it :)
    - rob74 6y ago
      Snow? In Berlin?! It'll melt before you get out to the park with your snowboard...
      - skohan 6y ago
        Berlin used to have lots of snow. People used to worry about icicles falling on them. Even five years ago when I moved here we had a few big snowfalls. Not so much any more. I even bought a nice down jacket to brave the winters here but it turned out not to be a good investment. Of course finding so much as a small hill anywhere near here is a whole other problem...
- theobeers 6y ago
  Parks and playgrounds both. That's been a real difference-maker for Berlin families with young children up to this point in the pandemic. I have my fingers crossed for a mild winter, but there's no way things won't get more difficult.
- wyldfire 6y ago
  The drop in humidity will increase transmissibility and the drop in temperature will force more people indoors. Winter probably will show an increase in infection.

skohan 6y ago

Sitting in Germany this makes me really wonder how things are going to change in winter. The parks have been exploding with people because with most of the indoor spaces closed, or only accessible with masks, this became one of the only ways to spend free time. Restaurants are now available as well, and people are back at work in a more limited way, but parks are still the dominant form of recreation in Berlin as far as I can tell. How is this going to change when it's not so pleasant to sit or walk outside anymore? I have the feeling that either case counts are going to rise, or mental health is going to become a bigger issue (even more so than it usually is at this latitude in the winter time).

op00to 6y ago
I plan on building fires, getting heavy coats, and staying outside anyway. :)
- chiefalchemist 6y ago
  Buy a snowboard. Get some exercise while you're at it :)
  - rob74 6y ago
    Snow? In Berlin?! It'll melt before you get out to the park with your snowboard...
    - skohan 6y ago
      Berlin used to have lots of snow. People used to worry about icicles falling on them. Even five years ago when I moved here we had a few big snowfalls. Not so much any more. I even bought a nice down jacket to brave the winters here but it turned out not to be a good investment. Of course finding so much as a small hill anywhere near here is a whole other problem...
theobeers 6y ago
Parks and playgrounds both. That's been a real difference-maker for Berlin families with young children up to this point in the pandemic. I have my fingers crossed for a mild winter, but there's no way things won't get more difficult.
wyldfire 6y ago
The drop in humidity will increase transmissibility and the drop in temperature will force more people indoors. Winter probably will show an increase in infection.