The coronavirus

HughFreakingDillon said:

mace1229 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Meltdown99 said:

mcgruff10 said:

Parks just shut down in my town again due to an uptick in covid.  

And that makes no sense...people can cram into Costco or Wal Mart...but can't use the parks?

parks don't sell necessities of life. at least none of the ones close to me do. 

As already pointed out, I also felt as if there was a lot of bending in the rules as to what stores stayed open.
But even then, be outside and staying active is really a necessity. More of a necessity than the local liquor stores that stayed open while parks closed and roped off. Having people locked up inside isn't good for physical or mental health. Parks should stay open with social distancing requirements. 

actually, both are true. when my premier first announced all liquor stores would stay open, i couldn't believe it. but then he explained that they can't shut out those who have addictions. so that also goes to mental health. 

you can go for a walk or a run without needing a park to stay open. our playgrounds were closed, and it made sense at the time. they didn't know how long the virus could live on metal surfaces, and with kids and their known difficulties with social norms (covering a sneeze, etc), that made sense. 

I've heard that argument with the alcoholics. I've have mixed feelings, if the spikes are so bad we can;t safely go to many stores, there should be a better way to sell alcohol than a crowded small store. 
Most parks I know of include large open fields, enough for 3 or 4 soccer fields. I could see closing playground equipment, but to close big fields seems pointless. Not everyone lives in a quiet street they feel safe letting their kids run around or ride bikes  or walk their pets. 

HughFreakingDillon said:

my test came back negative. thanks for all the well wishes here and through pm. i appreciate it!

KOOL !!

I meant to post this as a reply to the truck with the writing on it in the Trump thread, thought it was here when I was typing. Belongs more here anyway.

I don't think anyone (or any significant number of people) think covid is a hoax per se, but that the handling of it and the shutdowns is. 
 Some democrats and some of the media don't help themselves with that cause by getting haircuts during a shutdown. Like the mayor of Chicago, got a haircut and when called out on it her excuse was that she cares about her hygiene. Or Chris Cuomo being "quarantined" in his basement and his big exit from it just helps promote the hoax idea, especially after his big lectures on covid and being spotted out on bike rides during his quarantine. 
I personally don't buy into it all being a hoax, but I think there could have been better decisions made all around. And I believe that the democratic leaders aren't sad about the economy knowing that is the only reason why Biden now has a chance and is favored to win at this point.  There is no doubt it is going to help the democrats in the election the harder the economy gets hit and the longer schools stay closed. So although I wouldn't agree with them, it doesn't seem far fetched to me for someone to claim many of these decisions are based more on politics than science. And that's what I think someone means when they call it a hoax. 

HughFreakingDillon said:

cuomo's big exit?

Remember when he came out of the basement and made it a big part of his show that day? It was so laughable and ridiculous. "Sorry I'm sweaty. I was just working out. It happens."

https://twitter.com/larrykaisermd/status/1313956799385608193?s=21

Hugh 👍 on the results!

Lerxst1992 said:

mace1229 said:

I meant to post this as a reply to the truck with the writing on it in the Trump thread, thought it was here when I was typing. Belongs more here anyway.

I don't think anyone (or any significant number of people) think covid is a hoax per se, but that the handling of it and the shutdowns is. 
 Some democrats and some of the media don't help themselves with that cause by getting haircuts during a shutdown. Like the mayor of Chicago, got a haircut and when called out on it her excuse was that she cares about her hygiene. Or Chris Cuomo being "quarantined" in his basement and his big exit from it just helps promote the hoax idea, especially after his big lectures on covid and being spotted out on bike rides during his quarantine. 
I personally don't buy into it all being a hoax, but I think there could have been better decisions made all around. And I believe that the democratic leaders aren't sad about the economy knowing that is the only reason why Biden now has a chance and is favored to win at this point.  There is no doubt it is going to help the democrats in the election the harder the economy gets hit and the longer schools stay closed. So although I wouldn't agree with them, it doesn't seem far fetched to me for someone to claim many of these decisions are based more on politics than science. And that's what I think someone means when they call it a hoax. 

I think your comment is revisionist history.

In March we did not know how deadly this was or how easy the virus spreads.

What we did know, is it went from China to over ten  thousand miles away, super quick and super easy.

What we did soon learn is that we went from a handful of cases total to two thousand deaths per day.

We should count our lucky stars this virus isn’t deadlier and medicine figured out fairly quickly how to reduce the fatality rate. That took months to accomplish.

If we open everything up and take our masks off, what’s to stop hundreds of thousands more infections? This thing spreads as fast as a wildfire. And it’s still 10 times deadlier than the flu. The fact is, if trump were smart and handled this properly, he would have a better chance to get re-elected. He was ineffective and should pay the price at the polls.

He had his chance to be presidential in a time of grief he failed miserably he laughed at the virus he should be literally thrown into a garbage dumpster! 

Good news Hughes!

Chantal Kreviasuk is performing nearby this month in a small theater with 50 people. There are two 70-minute shows, no intermission, groups distanced in pairs or fours.

I might try for tickets. I saw her perform the Pixies Where is my mind? with her husband at an Our Lady Peace show. I was impressed.