After the dust settles, I suspect that ZOOM and other similar programs will still be a part of how life goes on. In major metropolitan areas and out in the boonies it significantly cuts down on travel time and expense. Granted it isn’t like being there, but there are benefits. There is talk that our local LGBT Center may go to a hybrid structure where meetings and activities can be attended in person or virtually.
Here in the Coachella Valley there are 9 towns and some unincorporated communities. They are arranged roughly northwest to southeast: Palm Springs at the northwest and the community of Mecca at the southeast (next to the Salton Sea). To get from one end to the other is about 38 minutes one way with favorable traffic and that can easily stretch to over an hour…
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