SoupNazi2001 said:
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murphyag said:
SoupNazi2001 said:
murphyag said:
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restaurants are not as risky as bars and represent a much large part of the service economy and require much more time and effort to stand up after a shutdown
if you're going to target anything with the highest risk least economic reward, it's bars and nightclubs
If I was going to target anything I'd do restaurants as you get a larger % of the over 65 justaflus present. bars and nightclubs may ultimately fill up hospitals due to the sheer numbers, fine, if that's the case shut them down.
If you want to talk risk/reward restrict the 65+ crowd from restaurants. It's beyond stupid we can't manage this like Sweden did. It's going to hurt the economy, and cause some job stress but people need to get their priorities straight.
I know very few people over 65 who are going anywhere, other than maybe the grocery store.
I agree with you. All of the 65 plus people that I know (and I know quite a few from my large church, civic groups, and my neighborhood) don't go anywhere that they don't absolutely have to go- doctor's appointments, grocery store (most I've talked with have been doing curbside pickup or have groceries delivered. Many have been taking advantage of our church's new Covid-19 grocery/errand services for the elderly provided by different groups of younger parishioners at our large church.
I just got back from a beach trip in Florida and there were tons of seniors at the beaches, restaurants, hotel, etc.
Well, I was talking about the age 65+ people that I know who live in Texas. I can assure you that none of them are planning vacations to Destin/30A area of Florida.
There are of course people who are age 65+ in the "But, my Freedoms crowd!" that will ignore their doctors and any other health recommendations put forth. They are just the older version of the same people who refuse to wear masks at indoor businesses and where social distancing isn't possible. Hard for me to feel sorry for them if they get sick. But, what are you suggesting be done about those folks? Politicians won't do anything to them.
What should be done about these folks? They should be left the f alone so they can live their lives. Do you even hear yourself?
Maybe we should round them up and put them in camps because they are different and don't do what we think they should. Oh wait.
Um, that isn't what I was saying at all....and you both know it. I posted about what I was seeing where I live in Texas (since the topic of this post was about Texas) and you responded to me about what you saw in a short trip to the Florida panhandle a few weeks ago. I was merely responding to you that yes, there are groups of older people who don't care about wearing masks to keep themselves and others safe, or social distancing, etc. They're no different than the two of you who hate the thought of wearing masks to help others. But, nothing will change them, just as nothing will change the two of you. Pleas and suggestions to wear masks obviously won't work. And politicians can't and won't single out the elderly as the only ones who are required to wear masks. So, I predict that soon all of us will be facing more restrictions about wearing masks.
