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WERE YOU THERE WHEN THE CURVE GOT FLAT?

      WERE YOU THERE WHEN THE CURVE GOT FLAT?      We’ve been trying to do our part (mostly) by wearing a mask and staying at home (sort of) and not holding family ...OK, we’ve done a lot of hand washing and stuff, and I just got to thinking about just when that curve might be flattened enough so people that make decrees would think it’s safe to come out again? I can’t find anybody that knows.  Some even think that months and years might stretch into practically never, and I’m not prepared for that kind of sacrifice for me or my kids or my grandkids. You’re probably not either.      Trying to find a few answers, I found the place where the curve itself seems to have originated way back in March ( https://www.flattenthecurve.com ).  This is also the place where the lockdown idea was thought to have come from, and, according to the site, was developed by some not so well known people and an assistant professor from Oregon State.  There doesn’t appear to be a lot of research to back the t