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David=E2=80=94never afraid to =E2=80=9Cthink outside the box=E2=80=9D. =
I love your wind vane suggestion. As the weather warms, the need to get =
outside escalates. Here in Dartmouth, we have a number of options that =
are open-spaced and would be easy to monitor. At present, the =
harbourside trail is being heavily used. If Sullivan=E2=80=99s Pond =
park, the Commons, the Cole Harbour trail, and McCormicks Beach walk =
were open there would be less traffic on the harbour trail. This is =
possible, still keeping us reasonably safe, with more of that =
=E2=80=9Coutside the box=E2=80=9D thinking.
Jane
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca On Behalf Of David Webster
Sent: April 26, 2020 9:05 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] RE: Common sense and caution
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Dear All,
Provincial Parks are closed in NB but Municipal Parks remain open at =
the discretion of each county. So far as I know Municipal parks there =
never have been closed this Spring but early on they adopted one way =
traffic only and have urged the public to not bunch up and to respect =
the 6' spacing. This is sensible and so far has worked. They have 41 =
cases. How that compares per capita with NS I do not know offhand.
In most trails the sides are not fenced so slow walkers could step =
off of the path to let others pass.
We are very dependent upon those who work as clerks in grocery =
stores. In spite of various protective measures I have noticed a gradual =
increase in anxiety. 'Keep calm and carry on' is better motto for these =
difficult times than 'be very afraid'. The staff of small outlets =
clearly are afraid.=20
One store in Kentville which also used to act as a Post Office =
refuses to let customers in the store. Orders must be placed and paid =
for by phone and picked up at an arranged time. Mailing a document =
recently took several hours over two days; and a long wait indoors in =
the PO lineup.
Getting back to Miners Marsh the difficulty of 6' spacing is, under =
normal conditions, hypothetical excepting a few pinch points. And =
adapting. Depending upon wind direction one should walk clockwise or =
counterclockwise in cold weather. One could limit the number of hikers =
there by having a mechanical counter at the entrance and a wind vane at =
the gate to show traffic direction.=20
There are at least two private entrances to the park but I have =
never seen either in use.
Irrational fear and anxiety lead to regrettable attitudes. We do not =
need either added to the stress of Covid-19 and widespread dislocation =
of commerce accompanied by a looming massive economic depression.=20
Yt, DW, Kentville
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On 4/26/2020 6:52 AM, Don MacNeill wrote:
Yes, I had thought about making the trails be one direction. A very =
slow walker like me is going to tick off the people behind me though =
until someone decides to speed up and pass the slower ones, passing in =
less than the 6 feet.
Don
Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net =
<mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net>=20
On 4/25/2020 6:03 PM, David Schlosberg 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.
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> =
<mailto: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 <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=20
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 deli