Thread: Four days in

Originally Posted by BobH

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

And they are the older ones that are going to put a tax on the healthcare system.

If they would stay south it would be taxing on ours........

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 $$$$$$$

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.

He sent me home with a couple of local double IPA's, so it all worked out!

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).

Originally Posted by 32t

And they are the older ones that are going to put a tax on the healthcare system.

If they would stay south it would be taxing on ours........

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

Originally Posted by BobH

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

Right now in MN from my point of view we are not close to our limit. And it is very boring in general.

They have shut down all "elective" procedures that are surprisingly a large percentage of the "normal" customers.

No visitors. It is empty.

Originally Posted by 32t

Right now in MN from my point of view we are not close to our limit. And it is very boring in general.

They have shut down all "elective" procedures that are surprisingly a large percentage of the "normal" customers.

No visitors. It is empty.

That's great Tim, other communities would be very envious.

Originally Posted by 32t

Right now in MN from my point of view we are not close to our limit. And it is very boring in general.

They have shut down all "elective" procedures that are surprisingly a large percentage of the "normal" customers.

No visitors. It is empty.

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