Thread: Four days in

Looks like they are getting serious about social distancing.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...cid=spartandhp

Bob

Tonight as myself and my neighbor were talking across the fence. 20 ft or more but he was on the downwind side.....

Another neighbor couple came down the street walking their dog.

Five of us ended up talking 10 ft or so apart except for the dog that I have dog sat for that came up and sniffed my knee.

By those rules we could have been arrested or fined................

What is our society coming to and to what level will we let it control or everyday life?

Originally Posted by 32t

Tonight as myself and my neighbor were talking across the fence. 20 ft or more but he was on the downwind side.....

Another neighbor couple came down the street walking their dog.

Five of us ended up talking 10 ft or so apart except for the dog that I have dog sat for that came up and sniffed my knee.

By those rules we could have been arrested or fined................

What is our society coming to and to what level will we let it control or everyday life?

According to this article you, your friends and neighbors were distanced plenty far away--

Minnesotans may have a leg up when it comes to social distancing - StarTribune.com

As far as society, government and the level of control, I'm sure once this panademic is under control, everything will go back to normal or at least close to it.

We as Americans value freedom much more than other countries as they've never known the freedoms that we have enjoyed for so many years so the restrictions are harder for us to accept.

With that said, I do think that for the time being we as a Nation must hunker down and accept things as they are. In the long run, I honestly believe it is for the best of all of us.

Last night 60 Minutes was pretty good. They interviewed front line worker bees and two companies working on vaccines and antiviral drugs. Not scary stuff just common sense.

There has been a lethality with chloroquine phosphate. A couple were DOA today after taking this compound. No it is not a pharmaceutical, it is used in home aquariums and they must have been thinking "hey this has the same name as that stuff on the news". There is no acknowledgement of positivity for the virus or any symptoms yet. but this is just the sort of dumb crap that happens when people let go of information without talking about all the bad things that can happen too.

We Americans value our freedom I agree but what I wonder about is that if the restrictions that we are being trained to allow, although supposedly for the short term will continue.

Everybody just needs to calm the hell down. If people would quit being stupid then we'd all be all right and as far as government restrictions, that's what the second amendment is for. I hope we all learn that lesson from this little debacle.
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." Thomas Jefferson

Originally Posted by 32t

We Americans value our freedom I agree but what I wonder about is that if the restrictions that we are being trained to allow, although supposedly for the short term will continue.

Well, that's just the "slippery slope argument" that you can apply to anything depending on your mindset.

The hard truth that is about as stark as a cast iron casket is if we do nothing and ignore the warnings potentially there could be an awful lot of deceased americans. Of course there are some who have no problem with that of course as long as it ain't one of their relations lying in the ground.

If everyone would just voluntarily stay home, the virus may be able to be contained in as few as four weeks. The way it looks now the virus will run rampant for six to eighteen months and kills and sicken a crazy number of people. It’s our choice as to how long we would like to drag out this pandemic.

Originally Posted by RezDog

If everyone would just voluntarily stay home, the virus may be able to be contained in as few as four weeks. The way it looks now the virus will run rampant for six to eighteen months and kills and sicken a crazy number of people. It’s our choice as to how long we would like to drag out this pandemic.

You are spot on my friend

Here's just one of many messages from the Governors from around the USA due to people refusing to follow directives and in this case a plea.

“I started by asking Oregonians to stay home and practice social distancing. Then I urged the public to follow these recommendations. Instead, thousands crowded the beaches of our coastal communities, our trails, our parks, and our city streets, potentially spreading COVID-19 and endangering the lives of others across the state. Now, I’m ordering it. To save lives and protect our community."

“Today, I am issuing a new executive order further requiring social distancing measures because we know this is the most effective way to flatten the curve and slow the spread of this virus. I hope everyone in Oregon abides by its core message: stay home unless absolutely necessary.

“Staying home both keeps you safe from infection, and ensures you do not unknowingly infect others.

Governor Brown, State of Oregon USA