John Galt III
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I stocked up our wine as soon as we got here.
There is wine.com.
Thanks for the link, Audrey.
I stocked up our wine as soon as we got here.
There is wine.com.
DW and I went for an early morning walk in a nearby park. The park has a walking trail and many clean, well maintained portable toilets with hand sanitizer. Or, I should say, they used to have hand sanitizer. Signs were put up on the toilets stating to the effect "we remain open, but due to repeated thefts of hand sanitizer in the recent weeks we are no longer stocking it, please be sure to bring your own".
Doing an early morning solitary run around a local park. Today the bathroom was locked. There have been many visible police cars. I don't think we are far from banning outdoor exercise, which will decrease immunity and increase depression.
That was true, RMNP has closed.I think national parks have closed all the facilities and services, but not the parks themselves.
If you visit you need to be able to go in the great outdoors.
That was true, RMNP has closed.
https://www.eptrail.com/2020/03/20/rocky-mountain-national-park-is-closing-for-now/
Rocky Mountain National Park is announcing modifications to operations at the request of the local health department. As of 7 pm today, Friday, March 20, 2020, Rocky Mountain National Park is closed to all park visitors until further notice. This closure will be in effect 24-hours a day/7-days a week and there will be no access permitted to Rocky Mountain National Park.
This is so annoying. They weren't collecting entrance fees. They could just prohibit camping. I don't know anything terrible about letting people snowshoe or hike. Estes Park is welcome to shut down all their restaurants and hotels, but I don't understand why their wishes to close a national park prevail.
I think the concern is, as it was in Yosemite, that visitors are arriving in close groups and unprepared for closed restrooms/limited facilities. So it seems like they end up closing stuff because people won’t quit socializing otherwise.
Restaurants are already closed across the state, some are offering take out.This is so annoying. They weren't collecting entrance fees. They could just prohibit camping. I don't know anything terrible about letting people snowshoe or hike. Estes Park is welcome to shut down all their restaurants and hotels, but I don't understand why their wishes to close a national park prevail.
At her age I would do as I please. Time is limited anyway. I would eat what I want and go where I want when I want. It's her choice.
Seems to me that you could record all the license plates and put those people on a Do Not Respirate list.I live at the beach in Southern California. It’s a beautiful day today. As I look out my balcony, there is not a parking space to be found. The beach is full, cars are everywhere. The local pickleball courts are packed with players.
We are in the strictest lockdown of anyone in the country. People here are just in denial because we haven’t had a major outbreak yet. It’s sad to watch because it will come, and it will overwhelm our hospitals.
I'm not sure how or why, but viral transmission outdoors is proven by the experience on the Appalachian Trail...high risk for norovirus. If the parks shut down 'facilities', that sounds a lot like the trail.This is so annoying. They weren't collecting entrance fees. They could just prohibit camping. I don't know anything terrible about letting people snowshoe or hike. Estes Park is welcome to shut down all their restaurants and hotels, but I don't understand why their wishes to close a national park prevail.
Seems to me that you could record all the license plates and put those people on a Do Not Respirate list.
I had a heated discussion with my DM this morning on the phone--she is 88, in good health for her age, her mind us good and she still drives but of course has some conditions like heart issues, asthma etc. She would probably not recover if she catches the virus. She casually mentioned she was going for her weekly hair appointment this morning. I almost hit the roof!! I gave her strong advice she should not go. She said she just does not feel good if she does not get her hair fixed and said she was going. She called me back 15 minutes later and said she was not going because she did not want me being mad at her. I am not sure if she was truthful to me or not. She lives in independent living apartments and still drives. They have put the apartments on "lockdown" bu the residents are free to come and go so it is not much of a lock down. DM tells me many of the residents are coming and going like there is no problem. I live and hour and a half away so I can only talk to her on the phone. She is a mentally competent adult and can make her own decisions but I just don't want her to die from this.
Yes, but the working class is being forced out of work to try and protect people like that 88 year old. The working class isn't being given a choice. In Ohio, she wouldn't be able to go out to get her hair done, because they were ordered closed. If seniors are not going to take the necessary measures to protect themselves, then why should anyone else have to make sacrifices? That was a rhetorical question. I know that many seniors are exercising appropriate caution.
I live at the beach in Southern California. It’s a beautiful day today. As I look out my balcony, there is not a parking space to be found. The beach is full, cars are everywhere. The local pickleball courts are packed with players.
We are in the strictest lockdown of anyone in the country. People here are just in denial because we haven’t had a major outbreak yet. It’s sad to watch because it will come, and it will overwhelm our hospitals.
I wish you had a photo of this posted. I really do.I live at the beach in Southern California. It’s a beautiful day today. As I look out my balcony, there is not a parking space to be found. The beach is full, cars are everywhere. The local pickleball courts are packed with players.
I live at the beach in Southern California. It’s a beautiful day today. As I look out my balcony, there is not a parking space to be found. The beach is full, cars are everywhere. The local pickleball courts are packed with players.
We are in the strictest lockdown of anyone in the country. People here are just in denial because we haven’t had a major outbreak yet. It’s sad to watch because it will come, and it will overwhelm our hospitals.