Raphael Minder for the NY Times:
Every five days, Daniel Ordoñez opens 1,400 pipe taps in a waterfront hotel here in Barcelona that locals call “The Sail” because of its shape.
Each tap has to run for about five minutes, so the task takes him a full day. “It’s probably the most boring part of my job, but it’s needed,” he said, to avoid a form of pneumonia that can be spread by bacteria in the water: Legionnaires’ disease.
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He now lives alone on the 24th floor, which gives him an unrivaled view of the city, its beaches and the Mediterranean. “At the start, I thought I would be here for about two weeks,”
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“It’s been a bit weird to watch my few socks spin inside the washing machine of a huge laundry room, but I’ve now also had time to get used to that,”
The state of Georgia made it look like its covid cases were going down ***by putting the dates out of order on its chart*** May 5 was followed by April 25, then back to May again, whatever made it look like a downslope. https://t.co/H8pSvY6rxn— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 17, 2020
This isn’t a “Karen” thing, this is a script to read at supermarket employees that’s been circulating in Trump-world circles. https://t.co/69xCjBd6Pp pic.twitter.com/IcI8MrQTPs— Ivor Tossell (@ivortossell) May 18, 2020
Piers Corbyn, brother of ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, also led away in handcuffs after saying 5G and coronavirus pandemic linked, calling it a ‘pack of lies to brainwash you and keep you in order’ pic.twitter.com/8NKgnxYakQ— Thomas Hornall (@Thomashornall) May 16, 2020
— Jay Kuo (@nycjayjay) May 16, 2020
"Contact Tracer" sounds like a cool future job like "Blade Runner."— Brandon Bird (@Brandon_Bird) May 17, 2020
Don’t touch other people’s balls — at least with your hands, is my new favorite rule.— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) May 17, 2020
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