In Ontario, the liquor and beer stores have been designated essential services and remain open for now.
Yay!
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In Ontario, the liquor and beer stores have been designated essential services and remain open for now.
Yay!
I've decided not to hoard bourbon beyond 1 handle. If they shut down the liquor stores, I'll experience the quarantine rationing bourbon.
Well I’m already rationing for worse case scenario. Only going to drink 2 quart jars a day. I’m good till I’m 85
The inevitable first confirmed case of Covid 19 was announced today in our city of about 100,000. A snowbird couple returning from Florida had the husband confirmed positive and the wife is showing systems. That should knock some of the cockiness out of people that came with the false sense of security having no confirmed cases brought. The first confirmed case of Covid 19 in Canada was recorded on Jan 25th, almost 2 months ago.
A snowbird is:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbird_%28person%29
Bob
Hey I’m a snowbird now Bob!
Nothing about Tc would surprise me--
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Could be but not in the sense that it is used up here which is as a designator for Canadians going south of the border to avoid winter. Right now some of them by their irresponsible and illegal behavior on their return during the pandemic are giving that group a very bad name.
Bob
Since they returned to Canada they are now 'taxing' the Canadian Health Care System.
If they had remained in Florida, the hospital would be 'taxing' their bank account to pay for the care they received here and possibly messing up their plans to Snowbird next year--
The almighty Dollar must always be considered $$$$$$$ :w
There are lots of 50 year olds in that group too. By irresponsible, I mean not quarantining themselves on arrival as they were told and then ordered to do by the Government not the fact that they are coming home as the government warned then to do about 2 weeks ago.
You are right though, I do think the US health care system is already at it's limits or very close to it and the spread is just starting. I am sure ours will not be far behind but we will take care of our own as best we can if they come home.
Bob
I noticed today while I was in public that it seems less stressed that It has been. People were waiting in the lines to get into the stores and not complaining people were doing their individual precautions and no one was making faces or being judged. I tried to get a picture as I walked by a dojo that had 2 instructors.leading a video class. It seems to be settling in as the new normal. I was actually proud of us as a society, all except those dumbasses near the university. They had to throw some of the frat boys out. I got a job out of it locking them out...bless their hearts. Oh to be 10 feet tall and bullet proof again.
I managed to successfully pick my wife up from the Vancouver airport on Saturday and so we're now on day 6 of self-isolation. It's going quite well here and I'm please that my better half brought me a 1L bottle of Laphroaig Four Oaks scotch as a souvenir.
When I made the 5.5 hour trek to pick her up I was struck by the amount of RVs on the road as I didn't immediately realize that these were snowbirds who had just returned. In line with what BobH and others have already said, they were definitely not acting like people who were expected to be restricting contact! I do think there is a heavy dose of denial in their actions, though, not simply disregard for others' well-being, even if they amount to the same thing insofar as spreading the virus goes.
The only way we can survive this with our sanity intact is to be kind to each other and realize that maybe the common good is not such a bad concept after all. In that vein, I decided to put my money where my mouth is. I washed my hands real good and delivered my big box of N95 shop masks to my neighbors next door (no worries-I kept a few back): he's in charge of a heart catheter lab, and she is an ER nurse, so both are on the front lines right now.
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He sent me home with a couple of local double IPA's, so it all worked out!
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TO top it all off, North Carolina is now closed for business, which includes all my favorite trout streams. I may be on here more than I expected to be next week (apologies in advance). ;)
Some gorillas also parachute out of planes and repel from helicopters.
There is one I know, he probably wouldn’t do that anymore, but he did a lot.
Thank you for your service.
But both of your examples are of falling not flying.....
That's the way I saw it when I was plummeting to the ground. LOL.
If you look out your window some morning and see a parachute hanging from a tree in your yard but no one attached-----
Beware!
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I would be more worried about a Harley idling out front for no reason.
WWII had parachuteable bikes and mini bikes. Harley made some and so did Indian. Even Jeeps dropped from the skies.
JMHO
You mean??????????????
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The Lone Biker of The Apocolypse?
He’s only alone because of social distancing. The others are not that far away.
I think I'd enjoy the calm before the storm. It took almost 2 months to get our first confirmed case but get to us it did and we are only 50 miles north of the Minnesota border. Not every place will be put to the test at the same time. I hope you don't get hit as bad as NY.
Bob
Just saw that there was a fatality from the virus in the small town where we live. Lafayette CO
Is it the calm before the storm or the storm that doesn't exist?
Who makes their money from the worst case thoughts?
How can you plan for things that don't exist?
There are so many plans for the worst case scenario.
But what will be reality?
Cover your butt and say we saved the world or if you make a mistake you say at least I tried.
I think the cover your butt is the option that most are taking. At least I tried..........
Someone might die from the lack of a stress test or a colonoscopy but..........
In our frame of mind who cares?
Random thoughts.
This is a long term thing that 2 weeks of isolation etc. is not going to solve.
Some countries are getting serious about enforcing social distancing/lockdown.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...id-19-lockdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBgcHr5y7Hg
Bob
The hazards of being the tourism capital of the world
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Just remember it's not just the old and infirmed
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Be safe guys.