Hundreds of thousands of bikers converged at the massive Sturgis Rally, one of the biggest gatherings during the pandemic.

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  • Hundreds of thousands of bikers converged in Sturgis, South Dakota, in the first week of August for a massive annual rally. It was one of the biggest public gatherings in the US since the COVID-19 outbreak.
  • Newly released phone location data shows where people traveled to attend the rally. The data shows people converging from much of the US — especially the Midwest and the South — including Texas, Georgia, and Arizona.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hundreds-thousands-bikers-converged-massive-154705381.html
 

It will be interesting to note the statistics for this virus, in coming weeks, in the states which had the greatest participation. There may be some really good buys on high end Harleys, this Winter.
 
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We watch american pickers TV show and I’ve heard them mention the huge gathering of motor bikes at the Sturgis rally.
 

Watched several YouTube videos that attendees and locals took. Perhaps 1 in 200 attendees wore a mask - certainly no more than that. The crowd was mostly over 60, 85% were overweight to obese, and social distancing didn't seem to be part of their agenda.

The bikes were gorgeous, the crowd seemed to be having a great time, and it seemed to be a peaceful gathering.
 
It will probably be the end of August, or early September before there are any indicators of this rally contributing to climbing numbers of this virus, among those who participated. However, if the results of other large gatherings hold true, there will likely be quite a few of these bikers who succumb to this virus.
 
Don M. said:
It will probably be the end of August, or early September before there are any indicators of this rally contributing to climbing numbers of this virus, among those who participated. However, if the results of other large gatherings hold true, there will likely be quite a few of these bikers who succumb to this virus.
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Probably true. This virus doesn't care how bad-ass you or your motorcycle is. It's an equal opportunity exploiter.
 
The last month here, had to go into town for supplies, each time it was bumper to bumper people without cars. NO masks to be seen.
Was glad to get back up here. This is crazy , now many are going back home to the cities. If crowded I don't go inside, making early trips
In the last 2 weeks new cases popping up. Let the bad asses have it, those helpless or innocents are those that will pay for it.
 
Robert59 said:
  • Hundreds of thousands of bikers converged in Sturgis, South Dakota, in the first week of August for a massive annual rally. It was one of the biggest public gatherings in the US since the COVID-19 outbreak.
  • Newly released phone location data shows where people traveled to attend the rally. The data shows people converging from much of the US — especially the Midwest and the South — including Texas, Georgia, and Arizona.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hundreds-thousands-bikers-converged-massive-154705381.html
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My friend is playing music there. Awful when you have to choose between your health and making a living but he has to.
 
Chic, they will probably be fine. My son is a drummer with a band, and they've had a few gigs lately, all outdoors, and it seemed to work out fine.
Indoors would be another story.
 
Sunny said:
Chic, they will probably be fine. My son is a drummer with a band, and they've had a few gigs lately, all outdoors, and it seemed to work out fine.
Indoors would be another story.
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I think you're right. He's not a kid, he's a man in his sixties capable of making intelligent decisions. And it is safer outdoors. Besides, he likes bikers. Go figure, but he does. He says they appreciate music more.
 
A DuckDuckGo search yielded two frequent sets of results. The first is that a group of lemmings is called a slice. The second is that there is no specific term for a group of lemmings.

I rather like that description, a slice of lemmings. :cool:
 

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