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</o:shapelayout> --000000000000bbce7b05a4251b55 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All We can=E2=80=99t stay on lockdown forever. The virus isn=E2=80=99t going a= nywhere. What=E2=80=99s the endgame? On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 6:12 PM David Schlosberg <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.c= a> wrote: > I walked in parks before they were closed and I walk on the permitted > trails. If the trails are made one way only, people are quite good about > keeping the 6 foot distance. Also, the parking lots can be kept closed t= o > prevent the =E2=80=9Chordes=E2=80=9D, and only allow the parks and trails= that are > reasonably open, where people bunching up can be easily seen. One guard = in > a park like Miner=E2=80=99s Marsh can patrol and issue tickets=E2=80=94no= t for $1000, but > certainly for $100. That would be a sufficient deterrent. People can be > scofflaws on city sidewalks just as easily. > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> *On > Behalf Of *Don MacNeill > *Sent:* Saturday, April 25, 2020 5:28 PM > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject:* Re: Common sense and caution was Re: [NatureNS] Piping Plover, > Red-necked Phalaropes and Killdeer > > > > It is not walking alone in Miners Marsh that is the problem David. If th= e > restrictions were lifted there would be hordes of people looking for plac= es > like that to walk, making them problematical in keeping numbers from bein= g > in close proximity. The walks there are also narrow. Why should a few ta= ke > advantage of there being few people there when the rest of us feel we > cannot? > > Don > > Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net > > On 4/25/2020 2:58 PM, David Webster wrote: > > Hi Peter. > > Please explain how walking alone in Miners Marsh, where there is > ample room for social distancing, can endanger anyone. > > And by the way; at 85 I would not welcome getting Covid-19 nor do I > imagine that I am immune. And to top it off, sidewalks, unless they are o= ne > way, commonly do not permit a spacing of 6'. And which is preferable; > walking on sidewalks to get exercise or walking alone or at a minimum > distance of 6' in a park ? > > This all reminds me of the MSDS flaps. When I read the one for Boiled > Linseed oil I noticed that they had omitted the very real hazard of > spontaneous combustion. When the revised version came out the directions > were to immerse the material that has Boiled Linseed Oil in a metal can > filled with water, secure the lid and store it outside; no kidding. > > And further, it is very bad manners to wish ill on someone who is > simply on the side of common sense, rational caution and good health. > Keeping people cooped up is not conducive to good mental health or good > physical health. > > YT, DW, Kentville > > On 4/25/2020 12:26 PM, Parker Donham wrote: > > Nonsense! This virus is deadly for a few (especially for old people, a > demographic that includes a lot of birders) and beyond unpleasant for tho= se > who get seriously ill from it. Chris Cuomo, the CNN host who survived a > serious bout described it as like taking two shots of Windex and eating a > lightbulb." > > > > Even if you imagine yourself to be immune from it, you are fully capable > of endangering others by defying the Emergency Public Health Order. Peopl= e > can do this for days before they experience any symptoms themselves. I'm > sorry you are inconvenienced by not being able to pursue a pastime we all > love with your usual abandon. It is far more important to keep yourself a= nd > others safe. Walk around your near neighbourhood. Enjoy our more mundane, > everyday birds. They offer plenty of delights. > > > > If you persist in thumbing your nose at the Emergency Public Health Order= , > I urge others to report you. I hope your car will be impounded and a fine > imposed. > > > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 10:32 AM David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote= : > > Hi Don and all, > > Against the backdrop of endless daily vague jaw wagging by the > premier, and orders in effect to go up to your bedroom and stay there, it > seems strange that no map has been released of case numbers by County or > Nursing Home vs Community. Central, Eastern, Western and Northern is a > crude indication. This failure to inform combined with the early > announcement that Nursing Homes could not have visitors or release > residents for day trips suggests coverup. This lockdown has no doubt save= d > lives however; by decreasing the number of motor vehicle accidents. > > A $1000.00 fine for walking alone in a park is abuse of power. Period= . > > Yt, DW, Kentville > > On 4/25/2020 8:20 AM, Don MacNeill wrote: > > I don't think it is the fines we should be worrying about, it's the > dangers of spreading the virus through unexpected encounters with others = or > getting into situations where we would need medical or other assistance. = I > see from eBird reports that even some of our executive aren't heeding the > instructions. > > Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net > > On 4/24/2020 3:45 PM, James Hirtle wrote: > > I've received a report of piping plovers back at Cherry Hill Beach and > also of two red-necked phalaropes there. I'm not recommending that peopl= e > go there. As much as I would like to go I will be steering clear as cars > are being towed and $700.00 fines being laid. There is a killdeer near t= he > entrance of the Broad Cove Beach. You risk the same chance there of the > car being towed and fines. I'm just posting these for the record. > > > > James R. Hirtle > > LaHave > > > > > > -- > > *Parker Donham* > > +1-902-565-5555 > > parker@donham.ca > > Contrarian.ca > > > > > > > --=20 Jamie Simpson Halifax, NS --000000000000bbce7b05a4251b55 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div><div dir=3D"auto">All</div><div dir=3D"auto">We can=E2=80=99t stay on = lockdown forever.=C2=A0 The virus isn=E2=80=99t going anywhere.=C2=A0 What= =E2=80=99s the endgame?</div></div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div= dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 6:12 PM David Sch= losberg <<a href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">dschlosb-g@ns.sym= patico.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lan= g=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div class=3D"m_-231525697160052= 2424Word