Re: COVID-19 and the return of HS athletics
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:03 pm
I'll try to answer your reply in order, not going to quote as it takes up too much space.
1. I will agree with you that manufacturing jobs are increasing, I disagree that this will bring back small town, main street America. I would absolutely love to be wrong on this, I would love to see small town business alive and well.
2. I absolutely agree that amazon and walmart experienced huge gains (which I hate seeing, because it kills more small town businesses), but they weren't the only areas that grew. Outdoor gear providers (biking, hiking, golf etc... experienced great gains), the collectible industries (small vintage toy stores, record stores etc...) experienced growth. I would assume that flower shops and outdoor landscape companies also experienced great gains.
3. Do I think it's as deadly as first claimed? Absolutely not. I don't like people saying that only people with pre-existing conditions as the only ones who suffer. Do people realize all that is entailed in the pre-existing conditions. Do you think that being overweight, auto immune disease, diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure etc... should be a death sentence. I know I don't
4. Wearing a mask doesn't protect you (unless you're wearing a respirator such as an N-95). It helps protect other people. I know that I will wear one as it helps protect others because I may be asymptomatic and don't want to spread it to the other vulnerable populations. If you have questions as to if masks work or not, I encourage you to research countries where masks are the norm and their population has higher density than we do. The fact of the matter is: mask wearing has turned into a political thing. If you wear a mask you must be a liberal is the general belief in our state. I would actually love to see a poll where they get opinions from actual medical doctors to see the percentages in favor of masks.
1. I will agree with you that manufacturing jobs are increasing, I disagree that this will bring back small town, main street America. I would absolutely love to be wrong on this, I would love to see small town business alive and well.
2. I absolutely agree that amazon and walmart experienced huge gains (which I hate seeing, because it kills more small town businesses), but they weren't the only areas that grew. Outdoor gear providers (biking, hiking, golf etc... experienced great gains), the collectible industries (small vintage toy stores, record stores etc...) experienced growth. I would assume that flower shops and outdoor landscape companies also experienced great gains.
3. Do I think it's as deadly as first claimed? Absolutely not. I don't like people saying that only people with pre-existing conditions as the only ones who suffer. Do people realize all that is entailed in the pre-existing conditions. Do you think that being overweight, auto immune disease, diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure etc... should be a death sentence. I know I don't
4. Wearing a mask doesn't protect you (unless you're wearing a respirator such as an N-95). It helps protect other people. I know that I will wear one as it helps protect others because I may be asymptomatic and don't want to spread it to the other vulnerable populations. If you have questions as to if masks work or not, I encourage you to research countries where masks are the norm and their population has higher density than we do. The fact of the matter is: mask wearing has turned into a political thing. If you wear a mask you must be a liberal is the general belief in our state. I would actually love to see a poll where they get opinions from actual medical doctors to see the percentages in favor of masks.