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| 230 years of rights and liberties shredded - why i oppose the lockdown (Page 3/24) |
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Patrick
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APR 04, 10:50 PM
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olejoedad
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APR 04, 11:23 PM
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I have had conversations with friends from across the country, that have mentioned that their neighborhoods are becoming more 'neighborly' since the stay at home orders. People get out to walk, they see and greet each other from a distance and do some small talk as well. One neighbor will shop for several. All while following the social distancing guidelines.
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Patrick
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APR 04, 11:40 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
People get out to walk, they see and greet each other from a distance and do some small talk as well.
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While out for walks, I've happened upon my yoga instructor several times (always in a different location), even though she lives a couple km from me. (No, I'm not stalking her.  ) She's a real sweetheart, and in "normal" times we'd probably give each other a hug. However, our distance is maintained while we chat. There's a whole new social etiquette now. It's very strange.
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Boondawg
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APR 05, 12:17 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Todd, longjonsilver may live in Canada, but he's quoting an article about American rights and freedoms... so I suspect none of us really know what exactly the point of his post was.
I can tell you first hand that there are no restrictions on my ability to move about here in Vancouver. With my yoga classes and recreational hockey being canceled several weeks ago due to COVID-19 (and the tandem cycling I do during the hockey off-season also scuttled), I've been going for 1-1/2 hour long brisks walks almost every day to stay fit. I wish I had a dog again, as the cat won't go past the end of the property.  The few people I meet on the sidewalk keep to themselves, as do I. Everyone's trying to maintain a distance of six feet or so from each other.
Last night I walked down to the docks. I've observed more of my neighborhood up close and in person during the last three weeks than I've seen in the previous three decades. 
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Informative as well as entertaining!
10/10!
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Patrick
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APR 05, 12:20 AM
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Thanks Boonie. I figured a slight departure from the doom and gloom would be a welcome departure.
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Boondawg
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APR 05, 12:28 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Thanks Boonie. I figured a slight departure from the doom and gloom would be a welcome departure. |
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Me?...I prefer beautiful things. 
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82-T/A [At Work]
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APR 05, 03:02 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Todd, longjonsilver may live in Canada, but he's quoting an article about American rights and freedoms... so I suspect none of us really know what exactly the point of his post was.
Last night I walked down to the docks. I've observed more of my neighborhood up close and in person during the last three weeks than I've seen in the previous three decades.
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Very cool pictures... I've always loved living by the ocean. Although, Newfoundland is really cold most of the time, haha... but like Maine, it's very beautiful.
As for Long John Silver... I love their fish sticks, and also the hush puppies. I found one down here in San Antonio across the street from the Habitat Humanity Home ReStore, which by the way, I got an awesome... I mean absolutely awesome deal on cabinet doors. Total tangent here... Home Depot charges like 20 grand to do a cabinet refacing for most medium-sized homes. People pay big money to have this done. When something happens, like they cancel before they get installed, or they get upset and complain about the color (or whatever), the cabinets get removed and... well, they just donate them to Habitat for Humanity. They then take them and put them in their ReStore shop. I **** you not... I got all of these cabinet doors for a total of $28 bucks with tax.
Each one of these would have been like $30 bucks, separately. They're really nice looking, and it's much cheaper for me to build the cabinets, than it is to make the cabinet doors.
Anyway, as far as the post by the OP... different people handle stress in different ways. The biggest thing is a sense of lack of control... which can lead to things like panic buying. That's like my neighbor. She's had two 72-count toilet paper industrial packs delivered to her house, and she still continues to order more at every home delivery she has. Why? I don't know... she has enough toilet paper to last her the next several years, but she continues to order more I suspect because it's her trying to gain control of the situation, a feeling of accomplishment that she's overcoming the problem.
Similarly, is when people end up going down rabbit holes like this. I feel much the same way he does... I don't want my rights infringed, but I see no indication of that happening at the Federal level.
At the state level, perhaps... but not to the extent he's saying it is. What I do find very frustrating though, is the limitations on people in the stores that San Antonio has imposed. The result defeats the purpose. I went to Home Depot yesterday to get some sprinkler risers. There was a super long line at the entrance because they were only allowing 20 people in the store at one time. The purpose of this I suppose is social distancing. Oddly enough, the people in line outside were standing a few inches from eachother. Where as without this ruling, the people would have all been milling around inside with probably equal distance, they're now creating close-packed lines. It's idiocy...
At the same time, I know how bad this virus is... and I support what many of the cities are doing. But with every big bureaucracy, many of the solutions tend to be one size fits all, which is causing more harm than good.
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Wichita
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APR 05, 04:39 PM
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bonaduce
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APR 05, 04:48 PM
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"At the state level, perhaps... but not to the extent he's saying it is. What I do find very frustrating though, is the limitations on people in the stores that San Antonio has imposed. The result defeats the purpose. I went to Home Depot yesterday to get some sprinkler risers. There was a super long line at the entrance because they were only allowing 20 people in the store at one time. The purpose of this I suppose is social distancing. Oddly enough, the people in line outside were standing a few inches from eachother. Where as without this ruling, the people would have all been milling around inside with probably equal distance, they're now creating close-packed lines. It's idiocy... "
I saw this at Walmart yesterday. I took the advice of the CDC and wore a mask for the first time this started (rural area). At Walmart I would say 2/3 rds of the people had no mask and were right on top of each other trying to get the last morsel of food that they will ever need, flour is almost impossible to get here. I saw people standing right next to each other at the meat section talking to each other as if social distancing didn't exist. Do I agree with the way things are being dealt with, no, but I will not put someone else at risk because of it.
dan[This message has been edited by bonaduce (edited 04-05-2020).]
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Patrick
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APR 05, 05:33 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
I went to Home Depot yesterday to get some sprinkler risers. There was a super long line at the entrance because they were only allowing 20 people in the store at one time. The purpose of this I suppose is social distancing. Oddly enough, the people in line outside were standing a few inches from each other.
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Those people in line standing right next to each other are brain-dead. Why do they think the number of people allowed in the store is being limited?  The large supermarket I go to once a week has also instituted this policy. Everyone, and mean everyone keeps their distance from each other. It's the new "normal". People here are taking social distancing seriously.
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