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williegoat
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OCT 27, 03:29 PM
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OK, so...
Bars are shut down and grocery stores are open. I wonder if anyone has done a study to see if grocery clerks are dying at a higher rate than bartenders.
(this is a real question, I'm not trying to be funny)------------------
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Wichita
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OCT 27, 03:56 PM
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Casedemic ratther than a Pandemic.
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Patrick
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OCT 27, 04:11 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
Bars are shut down and grocery stores are open.
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Comparing what goes on in a grocery store to a bar is... apples and oranges. You've been around, Willie. You well know how some people act after consuming alcohol. Too many people aren't responsible enough to behave themselves after a drink or two. Any/all virus prevention protocols go right out the window.
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williegoat
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OCT 27, 04:28 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Comparing what goes on in a grocery store to a bar is... apples and oranges. You've been around, Willie. You well know how some people act after consuming alcohol. Too many people aren't responsible enough to behave themselves after a drink or two. Any/all virus prevention protocols go right out the window. |
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So, based on that, what is the answer to my question?
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olejoedad
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OCT 27, 04:29 PM
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I think that eventually we will all be exposed - world-wide.
Humankind's win/loss record on vaccines is not good, we only have a handful that are true preventatives.
Some will get sick, some will die.
(Cue 'Lion King' theme)
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williegoat
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OCT 27, 04:42 PM
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OK, let me try this again.
Some (in unnamed professions) go to work and meet with the public every day, as they always have. Others (also in unnamed professions) are prevented from plying their trade and instead stay at home.
I wonder if those in the first (not further specified) group are infected at a higher rate than those in the second (not further specified) group.
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Patrick
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OCT 27, 05:00 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
...what is the answer to my question?
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Your question is flawed. Virus infections in grocery stores and/or bars are not limited to staff.
| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
I wonder if anyone has done a study to see if grocery clerks are dying at a higher rate than bartenders.
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williegoat
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OCT 27, 05:04 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Your question is flawed. Virus infections in grocery stores and/or bars are not limited to staff.
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It would save everyone a lot of pointless arguing if you would just say "I don't know"
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Patrick
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OCT 27, 05:12 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
It would save everyone a lot of pointless arguing if you would just say "I don't know"
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Ok... "I don't know" what you're trying to trying to accomplish with this line of questioning. Contact tracing clearly shows that COVID-19 infections among people frequenting bars and nightclubs are much higher than among patrons of grocery stores and even restaurants... and this is why bars and nightclubs are now closed and grocery stores and restaurants are currently open (in BC). What else would you like to know?  [This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 10-27-2020).]
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Jake_Dragon
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OCT 27, 06:16 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Comparing what goes on in a grocery store to a bar is... apples and oranges. You've been around, Willie. You well know how some people act after consuming alcohol. Too many people aren't responsible enough to behave themselves after a drink or two. Any/all virus prevention protocols go right out the window. |
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You my friend have never been to a Walmart after dark.
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