HawkeEye wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:49 pm
I think all the governors are in a no win deal. Stay shut and watch the problems that come from that, not just business failures but also mental health. Open and take the criticism and possible health repercussions.
What we are seeing is what I hoped for and that is common sense. The businesses are not just opening, there are rules they must follow to open. Customers are trickling in as they feel the need and comfort with doing so.
Georgia has two hot spots, Atlanta and Albany. Outside of those there is little trouble or spread of the virus. In my area we have had only 61 cases and no deaths. Many who work outdoors never missed a beat and that has helped us get through.
But I think we are seeing the difference in big city, little town played out. In Chicago I have no doubt people have little to no savings and may have to line up for food. But living there is choice and not forced on them. Here we know our neighbors, cost of living is low, and we would never let someone go hungry if we were aware of it.
If we had approached WWI and WWII with the same fear we would all be speaking German. Time to put our big boy britches on and get back to living.
I'll say this, the single biggest issue is that we were caught TOTALLY unprepared (it was all that other guy's fault, you know, the one that actually created a pandemic response team and hasn't had a lick of say for 3 1/2 years now...) and we are better prepared now. I grew up in the sticks too and I never worried about "city things" either. The difference with this one is things open up and people start traveling, then someone that has no clue they are even infected stops in your town for gas and that virus lives on that pump for 3 days...
For evidence look at what happens when this thing gets into a retirement home. The flu will normall get to a couple, or even a few, folks in a home, but this thing wrecks the house with 10 or 15 or 20 deaths. In your state take a look at Albany, the outbreak there was traced to TWO funerals... two funerals caused what is going on there!!
Also, FTR, WW1 would have likely dragged on much longer if Spanish Flu hadn't ravaged the troops in the trenches, so the virus kinda won there too.
While I'm at it, let it be known right now that I'm certain Florida is cooking their numbers so DeSanto can save face (and money, of course).
Oh, did anyone catch that Anderson Cooper interview of the mayor of Las Vegas? She kept saying "get the casinos opened, these people need their jobs!!!). The question I have for her that AC wasn't bright enough to ask is: What good will it do to open the casinos if no one shows up to gamble? Does she think the workers being there is all it takes for a casino to function?
Ahh, screw it, I'm gonna go shoot up with some Clorox and hit the beach!
Ps: This wasn't meant as an argument against you Hawk, just getting some things off my chest.
. You have to look out for yourself family and friends .
