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Ahhh... The sounds of high performance engines and the smell of tires and exhaust fumes. My kind of atmosphere!
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Not to mention the government still lagging behind on their efforts to provide sufficient testing for all the population, and execute fast and detailed contact tracing. I already made the analogy that fighting this virus is like fighting a war. We can't win this war if every soldier decides by themselves whether they want to follow the guidelines or not. It's funny calling an order a guideline, but we're not actually in a war. Or are we? There's no way this war can be won if we are constantly exposing weakness in the defense line willingly. It's not hard to realize we'll ultimately lose this war if we continue to fight it the way we're doing right now.
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I agree we aren't testing enough. But I don't think we'll ever be able to test enough. Or it will take such a long time to get to that point that it may be a moot point. It's really a horrible situation to be in for all involved, the entire world. But perhaps our hubris at being able to control every aspect of our domain is being challenged? We just might not have the resources to control a pandemic and it will have to run its course as previous ones have until a vaccine is reached. I don't have the answer obviously, no one does, and only history will show if control was possible and bungled. Or, if it teaches us a lesson that we weren't prepared in the first place for something like this (I'm leaning this way) and that bringing manufacturing back home, socializing health care, having a more coordinated Federal/State action effort is needed. All of those are highly political "footballs" and I am not advocating (in this thread) one way or the other. Just that our politicians, on both sides of the aisle, are going to have some soul searching to do.
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I cannot fathom continually having this virus rampaging out there unchecked, uncontrolled, while our dear family members are exposed to it without any effective means of killing it. You may not wish to admit it, but there are many aspects of this pandemic that is very much like a war. Like war, we have to lay out a defensive line to contain the enemy's attack. It's a defensive war at the moment, since we have no effective way of killing it. Our current and only viable goal is containment. We cannot successfully contain it if there's constant breach of our defense line by our own people. Lowering the "R" number down to 1 and hopefully below one is our primary way of finghting it and then relaxing the social distancing mandate and then allowing the economy back in force slowly and carefully.
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I agree on lowering the R value. We agree on the principles. We just disagree on how feasible it is for the government to keep printing money and for people to go into their homes. I understand your point of hammer and dance, but, as we're seeing, once you open things up, people go about their everyday lives. This is an unprecedented event in our history. Not the pandemic, but how we're handling it. We'll see how it progresses. We are all along for the ride. Do what you can to keep you and yours safe. We can't control other people, only ourselves.
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No BC! I am not naming anyone. I am saying for ME. I am not quick to drink anyone’s kool-aid right now. From the president of the United States, scientists, and definitely not the news agencies or reporters. All I am saying is, be aware of what is happening immediately around you. And take proper action or precaution. Like Crystal said, he has an entire regiment he has been following. Even, if it means separating himself from his parents. Tough I know, but it’s his practice. If it keeps him safe, thats all that matters. He is using his personal wisdom. He is not being naive. Sorry Crystal to put you on the stand.
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I haven’t seen my folks for over 3 months and I miss them very much. They are safe at my sisters place with her doing all the shopping online and sanitizing herself whenever she returns home.
We keep in touch by phone but it’s just not the same.
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I know it’s awful! My oldest child is an adult, and he has been on his own for awhile. I’ve only seen him twice for 5 minutes at a time, in 3 1/2 months. We use the video chat, but your right. It is still depressing.
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