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> --Apple-Mail=_8E1CB1B0-1DA4-40F3-ADAE-2515F4657CBF Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I am also with Dave on this. It is not so that everybody has to stay home, as pointed out before. = There are numerous groups of people that the rule does not apply to. The = one that bugs me most is that they arranged planeloads of people to come back from highlyi contagious areas and then depend on =E2=80=9Cself = isolation=E2=80=9D (except for the first load which was contained at CFB = Trenton). Leaving parks and trails open, especially for children and parents would = have been more beneficial than the negative possibilities. Can=E2=80=99t = imagine that a family with a couple of young children in a small = apartment in the city would benefit from the present rules. Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS. > On Apr 25, 2020, at 8:12 PM, David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: >=20 > Dear All and Shouty, >=20 > That is a darn good question. How and when this can be done I do = not know but we need a better Premier. >=20 > 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.=20 >=20 > 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 ?=20 >=20 > 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.=20 >=20 > YT, DW, Kentville >=20 > On 4/25/2020 7:35 PM, Shouty McShoutsalot wrote: >> All >> We can=E2=80=99t stay on lockdown forever. The virus isn=E2=80=99t = going anywhere. What=E2=80=99s the endgame? >>=20 >> 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 =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. >>=20 >> =20 >> 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 >>=20 >> =20 >> 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? >>=20 >> Don >>=20 >> Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net = <mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net> >> On 4/25/2020 2:58 PM, David Webster wrote: >>=20 >> Hi Peter. >>=20 >> 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 ? >>=20 >> 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. >>=20 >> 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. >>=20 >> YT, DW, Kentville >>=20 >> On 4/25/2020 12:26 PM, Parker Donham wrote: >>=20 >> 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." >>=20 >> =20 >> 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. >>=20 >> =20 >> 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. >>=20 >> =20 >> On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 10:32 AM David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com = <mailto:dwebster@glinx.com>> wrote: >>=20 >> Hi Don and all, >>=20 >> 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. 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