Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

[DisneyTransport]

The only requirement is that you agree with anything I say It’s in the politics sub-forum so feel free to talk about politics with less restraint than here.

It says I "have insufficient privileges to reply here"... so is there some sort of WDWmagic ritual or sacrifice I need to perform to gain access?

I was hoping the opposite. That the prospect of an effective vaccine being readily available in 6 months or less would cause people to buckle down and ride it out. We were talking about waiting until everyone gets vaccinated and then re-creating Thanksgiving and/or Christmas and/or New Year’s Eve in July or something. I might even setup a Christmas tree for it and do a count down to midnight. What a great celebration it could be.

I wish that was the general consensus!

 

[wdwmagic]

It says I "have insufficient privileges to reply here"... so is there some sort of WDWmagic ritual or sacrifice I need to perform to gain access?

Rules for the Politics and Social Issues forum

 

[matt9112]

Okay. I'm just completely confused by your use of the term virtue signaling in your post to me, but no big deal!

I think its implied that your ok with one kind of tightly packed group of humans but not another even if the risk is roughly the same.

 

[matt9112]

I called it. Maybe this will finally be the key!

Im just still wondering how somebody that has been a politician longer than i have walked the earth is going in a "new" direction.

 

[JoeCamel]

Just taking a glance at a national cases heat map, all of a sudden a thanksgiving at WDW (or even better, Disneyland!) looks pretty good compared to staying at home for much of the country.

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Looks like SW Utah and Northern Alaska are the places to be!

Odd that they put the circle directly in the middle of the island of Hawaii, since virtually nobody lives on that portion of the island.

St George Utah is very nice this time of year but I heard they have an outbreak (Snow College) so maybe that heat map is not the best vacation planning tool to use.

 

[JoeCamel]

Im just still wondering how somebody that has been a politician longer than i have walked the earth is going in a "new" direction.

Some people have open minds and can accept new ideas?

 

[techgeek]

Looks like SW Utah and Northern Alaska are the places to be!

Odd that they put the circle directly in the middle of the island of Hawaii, since virtually nobody lives on that portion of the island.

I believe this links to county level data, and the circles are ‘centered’ on that county. If you drill into the Midwest, some of the plains counties in Kansas and the dakotas look pretty ominous with huge circles, then you realize there’s only a couple thousand people in the county so the per-cap case count can get pretty high with just a few cases.

 

[Patcheslee]

I always thought hamsters on wheels would be a feasible energy solution

Also known as toddlers, those creatures run fast especially when they've grabbed something they shouldn't

 

[matt9112]

Requiring blackout curtains during WW2
Rationing of food and supplies during WW2
Rationing fuel and food during the Depression
Rationing of water during a drought
Rationing of food during a famine
Not going to Grandma’s for Thanksgiving Dinner during a global pandemic

Are you talking about the war we shouldn't have even fought in? I guess im the only one who wants a smaller goverment.
Besides good theory crafting should consider reality. The reality is a vast swath of America is not going to cancel Thanksgiving.

 

[matt9112]

Some people have open minds and can accept new ideas?

And some people cant remember entire sentences? All jokes aside i dont buy it. Its a tool for the bigger machine. The machine itself dosen't want change. It will kick and scream the entire time you try to change things.

 

[GoofGoof]

It says I "have insufficient privileges to reply here"... so is there some sort of WDWmagic ritual or sacrifice I need to perform to gain access?

I didn’t know that you needed 100 posts to post there but that makes sense so people don’t just create accounts to argue about politics. Quick, post 25 more times and the you are in

I wish that was the general consensus!

I can only do me, can’t control what anyone else does. I threw out there what I’m planning to do and maybe someone sees that and thinks it’s a good plan and changes their mind. I feel like a lot of the “no restrictions” crowd often stated that “we can’t live like this forever” and “what if this lasts years”. Now we have a good indication the timeframe is pretty short term so even more of a reason to stop resisting and get on board.

 

[JoeCamel]

And some people cant remember entire sentences? All jokes aside i dont buy it. Its a tool for the bigger machine. The machine itself dosen't want change. It will kick and scream the entire time you try to change things.

I'll be over here loading up on Reynolds and Alcoa stock....

 

[Disstevefan1]

The election is over. The nonsense about what Joe is going to do was an attempt to create fear and get people in Western PA to vote against him. It didn’t work Renewable power has nothing to do with the price of oil anyway.

Fracking caused oil prices to drop to the point that many of the fracking sites are no longer profitable. Once you take facilities off line then the supply drops and the price rises. The problem is you can’t just flip a switch and turn sites on and off so many companies will operate at a loss hoping for a price recovery. It’s not sustainable long term. Regular, basic economics can and should prevail. Simple supply and demand will decide what happens to the price.

OK I guess it’s not about what Joe is going to do? In any event, it going to be interesting to see what happens, especially if the Dems take those two seats in the senate, oh, sorry for a reference to the election

 

[DisneyTransport]

Are you talking about the war we shouldn't have even fought in? I guess im the only one who wants a smaller goverment.
Besides good theory crafting should consider reality. The reality is a vast swath of America is not going to cancel Thanksgiving.

Uhhhhhh are you saying America should NOT of been in WW2? UHHHHHHHHHH well, no point in wasting my breath on that front!

But I agree with your last sentence. No way is COVID going to stop all Americans from having thanksgiving, no matter how many facts or risk percentages you throw at em

 

[matt9112]

Uhhhhhh are you saying America should NOT of been in WW2? UHHHHHHHHHH well, no point in wasting my breath on that front!

But I agree with your last sentence. No way is COVID going to stop all Americans from having thanksgiving, no matter how many facts or risk percentages you throw at em

Uh thats exactly what im saying? Europe is not America and an oil embargo on japan ...well we know how that went. Neutrally really should have been the answer. I obviously support going to war post pearl harbor but pearl harbor didn't need to occur. It is not a justification of the worlds evil. Simply saying it is not our job to cleanse it. More importantly finance said cleansing. But i will leave it there as that is a wild tangent.

 

[Patcheslee]

I remember reading about Notre Dame a couple pages back and the mass gathering after the game.
Guess the ND President is going to require all students to be tested and have a negative result before leaving for winter break, and have to quarantine on campus if exposed or tests positive. Discipline for not following is not being allowed to enroll in classes.

Notre Dame mandates virus testing after football celebration

University of Notre Dame students are now subject to mandatory coronavirus testing with stricter penalties if they leave town before getting their test results after thousands of fans stormed the football field and threw parties to celebrate a double-overtime upset over Clemson

www.tribtown.com

 

[DisneyTransport]

I remember reading about Notre Dame a couple pages back and the mass gathering after the game.
Guess the ND President is going to require all students to be tested and have a negative result before leaving for winter break, and have to quarantine on campus if exposed or tests positive. Discipline for not following is not being allowed to enroll in classes.

Notre Dame mandates virus testing after football celebration

University of Notre Dame students are now subject to mandatory coronavirus testing with stricter penalties if they leave town before getting their test results after thousands of fans stormed the football field and threw parties to celebrate a double-overtime upset over Clemson

www.tribtown.com

I thought universities and COVID precautions was an interesting mix. How can a public university punish you for doing something that is 1) not illegal and 2) off campus? That doesn't apply directly to that article though, just along the general idea of universities and covid

 

[Patcheslee]

I thought universities and COVID precautions was an interesting mix. How can a public university punish you for doing something that is 1) not illegal and 2) off campus? That doesn't apply directly to that article though, just along the general idea of universities and covid

If it's the same a public schools guess it can be included in the student code of conduct.

 

[DisneyCane]

Since Zeke Emanuel is on Biden's COVID task force, is it now ok to focus on the age of death for the majority of COVID fatalities? Asking for a friend.

 

[DisneyCane]

I thought universities and COVID precautions was an interesting mix. How can a public university punish you for doing something that is 1) not illegal and 2) off campus? That doesn't apply directly to that article though, just along the general idea of universities and covid

Notre Dame is a private university.