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To: workerbee

Tony “Lockdown” Fauci is irrelevant:

11 May: Automotive New Europe: Commuters choose cars over public transport to avoid exposure to coronavirus
by Javier Blas, Vanessa Dezem and Sarah Chen, Bloomberg
LONDON, BEIJING, FRANKFURT — James Li, a public relations account director, would rather spend an hour sitting in Beijing traffic than risk 30 minutes exposed to crowds on a train. “Traffic is as bad as it could be” but the subway is still too dicey,” he said...
Gasoline demand is rebounding, suggesting that the car — at least for now — is making a comeback...

But on the streets of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, morning traffic is now higher than 2019 averages while subway use is well below normal, according to data compiled by BloombergNEF...
In the U.S., demand for long-haul recreational vehicles has picked up as people opt for road trips over air travel...

Climate caveat
What is good for the oil market, though, usually is not good for the climate...
Amid the post-lockdown revival of the car, electric vehicles are likely to be left on the sidelines as a struggling economy and cheap gasoline stifles demand for cleaner-burning autos...
https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/commuters-choose-cars-over-public-transport-avoid-exposure-coronavirus

11 May: Fox6: Carnival cruise bookings soar despite coronavirus, travel company says
A representative from the American Express travel franchise Cruise Planners told the tabloid that cruise bookings increased exponentially after Carnival announced it intends to resume some cruises in August.

Three days after the announcement, the travel company’s Carnival bookings went up by 600 percent when compared to the three days before the news broke. This current vacation frenzy is notably 200 percent higher than the bookings Cruise Planners received during the same period last year...

The company told TMZ that most of the clientele that’s calling in right now can be characterized as young, healthy and eager to travel after being cooped up from the nationwide coronavirus quarantines.
In other words, the company stated these customers are “not a bit concerned about traveling at this time.”

Carnival is aiming to hit the high seas by August, but there are no guarantees. The current pandemic could always delay sailing again...
https://fox6now.com/2020/05/11/carnival-cruise-bookings-soar-despite-coronavirus-travel-company-says/


9 posted on 05/12/2020 6:23:48 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: MAGAthon

There will be no recovery....for years....if ever

THe country has fifty dictators....

It is the GOP that wants Trump gone....


16 posted on 05/12/2020 6:32:42 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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