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into the city
2023-09-21 13:34Took BART in at 8 AM. BART made various changes on Sep 11, running a bit fewer trains at peak (in exchange ending the 30 minute headways on weekends), and shorter trains, 6 instead of 10 cars. Between all those factors, it was actually pretty population, unlike other BART rides of the past year. Masking: under 50%, above 10%.
Took the new (to me) T line one stop, to Chinatown. Perhaps over 50% masked. Seemed self-sorted: first car mostly Chinese, mostly masked, plus some masked or not whites; second car a clump of non-masked people.
Chinatown: lots of masks, mostly surgical. The big park was full (as usual) of elderly Chinese people, mostly masked as they played cars or catted with each other. Meanwhile, big groups of mostly white tourist would get led through, unmasked.
I took a couple photos relevant to this:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mindstalk/53202670783/in/album-72177720311347196/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mindstalk/53202670843/in/album-72177720311347196/
8 bus up to Pier 39 area, after I discovered and explored the Jeremiah O'Brien Liberty Ship museum. Out of hundreds of tourists at Pier 39, I saw one mask. Let me remind you that AQI was in the 100-150 range. I did see a few locals masked: couple of Chinese shopkeepers, a security guard(!), some information guy? (yellow-green reflector vest, answering questions.)
Also saw the sea lions, woot.
BART home, 4 PM. Absolutely packed, I never got to sit down. Maybe 1/3 masked.
I'd guess largely a mix of KN95 and surgicals, some trifolds that could be KF94 or the better N95s.
Took the new (to me) T line one stop, to Chinatown. Perhaps over 50% masked. Seemed self-sorted: first car mostly Chinese, mostly masked, plus some masked or not whites; second car a clump of non-masked people.
Chinatown: lots of masks, mostly surgical. The big park was full (as usual) of elderly Chinese people, mostly masked as they played cars or catted with each other. Meanwhile, big groups of mostly white tourist would get led through, unmasked.
I took a couple photos relevant to this:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mindstalk/53202670783/in/album-72177720311347196/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mindstalk/53202670843/in/album-72177720311347196/
8 bus up to Pier 39 area, after I discovered and explored the Jeremiah O'Brien Liberty Ship museum. Out of hundreds of tourists at Pier 39, I saw one mask. Let me remind you that AQI was in the 100-150 range. I did see a few locals masked: couple of Chinese shopkeepers, a security guard(!), some information guy? (yellow-green reflector vest, answering questions.)
Also saw the sea lions, woot.
BART home, 4 PM. Absolutely packed, I never got to sit down. Maybe 1/3 masked.
I'd guess largely a mix of KN95 and surgicals, some trifolds that could be KF94 or the better N95s.