Us too. The only public place we went was about 10 uncle garden and that was back when there were 200 cases a day. We wore masks even though we were outside and stayed away from people who did not wear masks. Other than that we are just taking walks luckily we have a big trail near our neighborhood we don’t even have to drive. Playing in the backyard etc.
Not 10 uncle?!
Private parties can be stopped if people don’t goA lot of the highest risk behavior can't be stopped is my point. Private parties must be topping the chart for transmission. If government steps in on private interactions, people will disobey more. I've always felt like masks are a good middle ground to open most of our economy. Until we know what specifically is causing the spread in Florida, I don't feel comfortable assuming what should be closed and shouldn't based on bias. Shutting down has huge consequences. We did the shutdown experiment. It caused harm in my opinion.
It's also normal to derive life quality from stimulating things like travel and theme parks. Judging by the number of people I've seen in all age groups following the rules in public, I'd say it's a common craving. Social creatures despair in isolation. Many introverts thrive in it. That's why we compromise by rule enforcement wherever we can. We won't be able to stop gatherings at home and I still feel like that is playing a primary transmission role.
I never said that throwing caution to the wind is okay. Living life with masks and social distancing is not doing whatever you want whenever you want. I hope that's not what you meant. I went to indoor dining and followed the rules. No regrets at all and it improved our quality of life. I respect and defend your choice to stay home more. I sheltered in place more than anyone until July. I did my part and still do. But we disagree and that's okay. I like to hear other opinions besides my own....within reasonjk
. We were invited to a birthday party yesterday which was at someone’s house and probably had 40 people invited. We declined, I’m sure others did too, but some probably went. Me not going didn’t actually stop the party from happening but it’s 4 less people potentially spreading infection and if everyone felt that way there would be no party. It sucks to miss out on stuff, but life goes on. We will make up for it once this blows over. I love to travel and see new places or visit old favorites and I know we will be back to that some day. I don’t like what is happening right now, but it’s necessary. I also want my kids to be able to go back to school in the fall and that won’t happen or be a success if cases spike near me. I’m willing to sacrifice a little bit of pleasure now for the greater good.
For some time now Americans have been having children later and living with their parents longer. Then you have those who are poorer, who are generally in poorer health and more often live in multi-generational families.
I went to Lowes right after Superstorm Sandy when the power was still out everywhere around us. I wanted to get more D batteries for a lantern and any firewood bundles they had so we could stay warm because we new power wasn’t coming back. The store was on a generator so open and it was packed. Most people were getting ply wood, batteries and looking for chain saws and generators which were sold out, but there were some people just doing regular projects. They kept announcing they needed an associates in the blind cutting area and the line was 5 deep at the paint mixing desk. I can’t imagine wanting to Paint or hang blinds during a hurricane but I think some people just figure a day off is a day off and they wanted to cross something off their to do list.
For a while during full stay at home orders I think a lot of people also didn’t want to have contractors in their house doing work so there was a surge in DIY projects. Nowadays it’s probably less of an issue.
High school students here will be required to sanitize their assigned desk before class and at the end of class, expected to do the same at lunch. They rotate 5 classes a day, wipes will be in classroom, no word if district or teacher would have to supply. Kinda odd to me, but guess if we expect them to have a college plan figured out by 9th grade, and clean their bedrooms without being told, cleaning a desk shouldn't be too hard right...
There’s a lot of stuff I took for granted that I really miss now. Maybe a silver lining in all of this is we will start to appreciate the little things even more going forward.
Yea I'm aware of the 14 day quaratine upon return. I'm fine with that.
Because of the ridiculous garbage people are trying to pass off as face coverings, more than likely. I'm sure disney realizes that "proper" masks are the best way to avoid becoming a site of major spread.
Universal had a similar update a week ago. closing the eating food loophole and also banning masks with air valves and materials with holes.
