COVID-19 Outbreak (Update: More than 2.9M cases and 132,313 deaths in US) (8 Viewers)

[Mr. Sparkle]

Exactly. Here you can roll up to a restaurant and eat without a mask with people all around while cases are spiking. There, you can't even eat indoors. Quite the difference.

lol

 

[faceman]

all you gotta do is watch the video on Rex Chapmans twitter of the gal at the gas pump.

OMG, I'm just now seeing this. I would not have believed it if I didn't see it wow!!!!

 

[insidejob]

Seriously, Texas?

 

[Maxp]

That's not as much fun though.

I think that is a major factor, along with education, socio-economics, age, politics, and local custom.

The doc we use for most employee related health issues says the biggest indicator of mask usage of patients that come in to his clinic is socio-economic. The vessel captains/supervisors that make six figures all wear masks. The deckhands and entry level field personnel do not, regardless of race or hometown.

Sounds like you need a major overhaul of your safety culture

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

Sounds like you need a major overhaul of your safety culture

Ha. He sees patients from a lot of companies and was speaking generally, but, yeah, I am concerned that a lot of our guys aren't taking it seriously. We're preaching the gospel, believe me, but we can't be with them 24/7.

 

[gboudx]

Seriously, Texas?

They should just open anyway like the salon owner in Dallas did. She got free publicity and the chance to meet a Texas Senator over it. Maybe Ted Cruz can do a bar crawl and have a drink at each one.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Summer officially started yesterday, with 'school' ending. As more people venture out, now that Toronto is in the next phase of re-opening, the Mayor and City Council announced mandatory masks indoors.

“John Tory”?
Seriously?
That has to be the most ‘Anglo in politics’ name I’ve ever seen

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Right to bear arms, but not bare face. I could see their confusion.

Face might be a registered weapon
Not sure if that would be a good or bad thing

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Seriously, Texas?

Chick in the overalls has a persuasive argument

 

[RazorOye]

“John Tory”?
Seriously?
That has to be the most ‘Anglo in politics’ name I’ve ever seen

and he looks like a John Tory

 

[hockey2112]

I heard the following on WWL on the way home from work. Scoots topic of the day is to take callers from those who do and do not wear
a mask in public. One texter said " wearing a mask is a violation of my 2nd amendment rights". I hope that was sarcasm,but what I've
been reading and hearing lately from the general public it makes me wonder.

I think it has to do with laws against concealed carry while wearing a mask; therefore, wearing a mask would preclude them from carrying, thus violating their 2A rights to bear arms.

But I'm probably giving them way too much credit.

 

[bclemms]

I think it has to do with laws against concealed carry while wearing a mask; therefore, wearing a mask would preclude them from carrying, thus violating their 2A rights to bear arms.

But I'm probably giving them way too much credit.

Even that giant leap to bad reasoning is false.

 

[jasonsw]

2020 just said if your not impressed enough yet, here hold my beer.

 

[Eeyore]

Texas bar owner organizes ‘Bar Lives Matter’ concert in protest of governor’s orders

A Texas bar owner who is one of several currently suing Gov. Greg Abbott (R) over reimposed restrictions on bars organized a “Bar Lives Matter” concert and protest Sunday.

thehill.com

 

[boutrous]

Texas bar owner organizes ‘Bar Lives Matter’ concert in protest of governor’s orders

A Texas bar owner who is one of several currently suing Gov. Greg Abbott (R) over reimposed restrictions on bars organized a “Bar Lives Matter” concert and protest Sunday.

thehill.com

“You can’t tell me that my tiny little bar is the problem. He’s the problem,” Parker, who is one of multiple Texas bar owners who have banned the wearing of masks in their establishments, said of Abbott in an interview with The Washington Post. “He’s targeting us, and it’s discrimination.”

If you are banning people from trying to be safe, aren't you taking away their rights and targeting people by making a stigma of them. I think people forget that the right to do something stupid doesn't protect them from the right of other people to react.