Plans to Go Hybrid After the Brunt of Omicron

I'm sure you all know how horrible this new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is. I'm praying with you all that the Omicron variant ends up going away soon enough. However, I have some good news: I am able to film lifts virtually again thanks to a tip from the Skyscrapersim forum of the Beno Building Creators being hidden behind slightly altered URL's. I was able to figure this out pretty quickly, tested it to verify the validity & voila! I'm back to virtual lift filming (for the foreseeable future).

For over a year & a half, I could not film any lifts virtually due to the original links to the Skyscrapersim building creators being put behind a firewall.

I must make one thing very clear. Despite being fully vaccinated, boosted & continuing to wear my mask, social distancing & sanitizing my hands thoroughly & frequently when I'm out, along with abiding by other coronavirus safety guidelines, given the such high Omicron transmission numbers throughout not just New Jersey but throughout the entire United States, paired with hospitalizations & deaths increasing, I am no longer able to safely continue to film lifts IP until the numbers head back down.

I do plan to go hybrid once the Omicron brunt is past us, however. Here are my hybrid plans:

On lift filming days where the 7-day average for coronavirus transmission is 49,999 or fewer, the IP trip will occur.
On lift filming days where the 7-day average for coronavirus transmission is 50,000 or higher, the IP trip will be replaced with a VI alternative. The VI alternative will be built at the beginning of the week the IP trip is scheduled for, probably on a Sunday.
During transmission valleys where the transmission is 49,999 or fewer for a longer period of time, I will alternate between IP trips & VI days.

Along with that, VI lift videos seem to be performing better on my YouTube channel compared to the IP counterparts.

Reference Legend:

IP: In-person
VI: Virtual

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