Friend once held one 10 seconds and the light turned red instantly. Creepy either way.

Oh man, this is such a good point and I feel like half the battle is just finding that one cafe with outlets that actually work and a barista who doesn't glare at you for camping out. But here's my question, did you ever hit that moment around day two or three where the cafe staff started giving you the side eye, or was it totally fine? I've had places where buying a coffee every few hours feels like you're still paying more than a day pass, especially if you're in a pricey neighborhood. And what do you do when you need to take a phone call, just step outside every single time? That's the part that always gets me, coworking spaces at least have those little phone booths.

That county stat is the whole story honestly. I live near a similar area in Ohio where one district has like 80% vaccine refusal and every outbreak gets blamed on the whole region. You actually took the time to pull the raw data and that last two month dip you found is the kind of detail these articles never show. It's frustrating when they could just say "localized issue" but instead make it sound like a nationwide emergency. Good on you for checking the source instead of just sharing the headline.