3710Recall that, some weeks back, in the midst of the Great Shutdown, the electronic wayfaring signs over I-205 here in great Outer East Portlandia were suitably attired with efficently-terse warnings about staying home and saving lives.
Well, since we've decided to gradually re-open the world, the signs have gone back to their original duty; displaying the next two exits and the travel-times thereunto. Well, it'll also be noted that, since we've decided to gradually re-open, Covid-19 was patiently standing by and is now having a grand old time getting re-acquainted with everyone. Cases are up, cases per day are up, deaths are trending upwards. The public conversations about re-closing the economy, to some degree or another, have resumed. And the messages on the e-boards have changed, similarly to the way they did in April, just before the doors rang shut.
Only today, the message cycles. The following, captured on I-205 southbound, just past the onramp from Exit 23, as the super slab cruises along behind Rocky Butte.
Part One:
Part Two:
Even in Oregon, I fear, this message is pearls before swine for some.
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