Welcome to Universal Joint Podcast. I'm Entertain to writer Jim Hill and my co-host Dustin Fuse and I are recording this

podcast on Saturday, July 4th, 2020.

Uh, folks, it's been about six weeks since our last show and I want to be clear here that is my fault, not Dustin's.

To banish this COVID-19 situation, took a hard left back in early June.

You know, remember when we were supposedly flattening the curve, well, given the recent spike

in coronavirus cases, here in the States, it looks like we're the ones who are getting flattened.

Please tell me it's going better up in Canada, Dustin.

Yeah, we're kind of in the same boat. We're taking things day by day, just making sure that we're limiting the

exposure to the virus through things like social distancing and mobile ordering

food. Toronto just opened up our outdoor patios, which great it allows us to enjoy the weather but

we're in the summer so with summer comes you know temperatures for us in the 90s

mid 90s and it's just interesting to see what the sun tans that will be getting from these masks and face coverings.

Yeah, but on...

Oh God, I had not even stopped at that. But if we're talking about actual numbers, Ontario reported the

lowest number of COVID-19 cases and days with only 121 new infections.

See, now that that's wonderful to hear especially on the heels of what's going on in California.

Again, the US's most popular state and also the home of Universal Pictures, Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, as well as the original

City Walk retail, dining, and entertainment district.

And the interesting thing, California was the first state here in the US to issue a stay-at-home

order back on March 19th, which initially seemed to be flattening the curve in California,

which is why much the same as what was going on in Toronto, opening

up outside dining, that sort of thing.

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