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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 =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=94not for $1000, but certainly for $100. That =
would be a sufficient deterrent. People can be scofflaws on city =
sidewalks just as easily.
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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
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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>=20
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.=20
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."
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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.
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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.
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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 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 =
saved lives however; by decreasing the number of motor vehicle =
accidents.=20
A $1000.00 fine for walking alone in a park is abuse of power. =
Period.=20
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 =
<mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net>=20
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 =
people 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 the 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. =20
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James R. Hirtle
LaHave
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Parker Donham
+1-902-565-5555
parker@donham.ca <mailto:parker@donham.ca>=20
Contrarian.ca <http://Contrarian.ca>=20
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