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2424Word This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------C2AB0B9C589583B79AB9ADDC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dear All and Shouty, That is a darn good question. How and when this can be done I do not know but we need a better Premier. I wish to emphasize that failure to inform the public is my primary concern. Some people, especially those in the food industry (Truckers, Farmers, wholesalers and retail outlets), Power, Communication, Medical and Emergency related, have to keep working as usual. There frequently is more than one way to get from A to B and it only makes sense to keep the public informed of unusually high concentrations of active cases in the community. For effective management of this disease surely this information is extracted. The finest breakdown I have seen is case count by region (Central, Western, Eastern and Northern) with Community and Nursing Home numbers pooled. Even at the region level why are the counts for Community and Nursing Homes not segregated ? WHY ? Apologies in advance for getting beyond Natural History topics but a barrier has been erected between members of Naturens and the world of nature and it shows. YT, DW, Kentville On 4/25/2020 7:35 PM, Shouty McShoutsalot wrote: > All > We can’t stay on lockdown forever. The virus isn’t going anywhere. > What’s the endgame? > > On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 6:12 PM David Schlosberg > <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca <mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca>> 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 to prevent the “hordes”, 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’s > Marsh can patrol and issue tickets—not 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 > <mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> > <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca > <mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>> *On Behalf Of *Don MacNeill > *Sent:* Saturday, April 25, 2020 5:28 PM > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <mailto: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 the restrictions were lifted there would be hordes of > people looking for places like that to walk, making them > problematical in keeping numbers from being in close proximity. > The walks there are also narrow. Why should a few take advantage > of there being few people there when the rest of us feel we cannot? > > Don > > Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net > <mailto: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 one 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 those 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. People 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 and 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 <mailto: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 >