Come on folks, in the U.S.A. "Democratic" Republic, it's OK to criticize the government for botching things up, after all they are supposed to protect us from this.
Firing the entire NSC's Expert Pandemic team before the storm to give the rich a bigger tax cut was just stupid, just as calling it a hoax and blaming it on others was.
If it was OK to criticize Obama for the stupid things he did, so it should be OK to criticize the present administration; as long as the criticisms are appropriate to the thread, fair, and not just cheap shots and name calling.
We all make stupid mistakes, and if we go on ignoring the mistakes of others, we will have no idea how to correct them. You won't learn from your mistakes by refusing to acknowledge them.
Hard times are ahead, it will get worse before it gets better. By noting what is being done wrong and what is being done right, perhaps we can learn something for the next time. And there will be a next time.
Musicians, bartenders, wait staff, housekeepers, porters, DJs, Karaoke hosts, taxi/uber drivers, fishing boat captains/crew, museum workers, dancers, actors, theme park employees, souvenir shops, tourist attraction owners/employees, restaurant owners, bar owners, and a lot of other people will be without income for a long time to come. And here in Tourist Friendly South Florida there are a lot of people with no income now. They have a right to be angry at the guy who cut health services.
Remember Harry Truman's line, "The buck stops here." The captain of the ship is always responsible.
I'm of the age and gender that is most vulnerable to losing my life, I've already lost most of my income, so I too have a right.
I've been very careful to keep this apolitical, and I think the criticisms so far have been fair.
They are duly noted, no sense repeating them again and again. If they are brought up, take them with a grain of salt.
There will be more mistakes made before this is over, let's learn from them. And let's do this together.
Well, in a couple of weeks the big Mai Mai start showing up about forty miles offshore from my house in the Keys. So not to much more of staying at home.
The good new is fuel for the boat has dropped by $1.50 A GAL. Only around $500 to fill the tank.
No Corona virus in the middle of the ocean. No toilet paper required, plenty of salt water to wash your butt and cool off in!!
Eva took a peak at the supermarket today and come home empty. She said we got more stuff than they do!!
“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”
I went to Walmart yesterday for the first time in a couple of weeks and was only able to get less than half of what was on my list. Most of the employees were either trying to restock the shelves or were cleaning and disinfecting the shelves.
One of the items on my list was 2 lbs. of butter. When I got to the shelf, they only had 2 lbs. of butter in the whole section. Rather than getting both of them, I only took one.
A few minutes later a little old lady who was previously behind me passed by and I saw the other pound of butter in her shopping cart. A simple thing like that made me feel good about not being selfish and taking both.
I followed that old lady home and watched her go into her basement, unlock a 300' cubic walkin freezer and stack that 1lb of butter on the 150lbs she purchased within the last two days.
After spending the morning scanning the news articles about the various stimulus packages being proposed and the response steps being taken in relation to Covid 19, it made me think of an old quote:
Winston Churchill — ‘You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.’
A known way to kill bacteria, germs, fungus, mold and virus's (including Covid 19) is UV light.
A CPAP Sanitizer is a source for UV light that can be used to disinfect small household items—such as toothbrush, hearing aid, dentures or glasses, cell phones, cordless phones,computer mouse, Iphone, Ipod or any household item that will fit into the cleaning chamber.
They are somewhat expensive but readily available.
Would the moderators please pull this thread - it is not music related (never really was) and it's now mainly political so.....
Larry
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Also, even even though I was sorely tempted to shoot down with devastating wit and panache certain political comments I decided not to so as not to make them look bad. Hahaha, yeah right.
I think this thread is very useful and it could help others so keep it up.
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To the youth of today I stare out through the window, as isolation begins to bite . It’s not a normal Friday as the virus has gave me fright . There’s no one down the bingo or at the pub tonight A group of youths have gathered they don’t seem to care at all . They are waiting on a cargo so they can have a ball. I remember those nights well and the mess that I,d get in . As I sat up in the park swigging from my tin . Could not wait for Friday to get my little thrill, but there was not a COVID virus waiting for the KILL Sometimes a team with bricks and cans and maybe knives as well But when you seen them coming you could always run like hell From this virus you cannot run if you hang about in teams If any of you catch it , it could kill off all your dreams So listen to what their saying ,I know your not all a bad crew Just doing all the things that many teenagers do Listen to what their saying , keep your distance the noo There is a killer lurking out there , that none of you can see It’s waiting for a victim , I am hoping it’s not me It may feel just like a hangover to any one of you But if you take it home with you or any of your crew It could kill your granny and even your mum and dad too Listen to what I’m saying ,Take heed of what I say and when this is all over you can party another day Take care everyone
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Perhaps many of you have a million friends to talk to when something comes along that may end your life. Perhaps some of you only feel comfortable to express ideas here. Why would anyone try to prevent what little comfort that could be gained by ending this discussion. These discussions and others like them sometime produce music. Some have no ability to hear it.
The lamppost stands with folded arms Its iron claws attached To curbs 'neath holes where babies wail Though it shadows metal badge All and all can only fall With a crashing but meaningless blow No sound ever comes from the Gates of Eden
“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”
This thread actually is music related when you look at how many thousands of musicians have been put out of a job by the virus.
Notes has told us about how its affected him and many others. Most of the artists I follow are small independent folks who travel constantly in order to make a living. They've all posted that shows and festivals are cancelled indefinitely.
It's too bad that we didn't know about this oncoming pandemic back in January so there could have been a coordinated response by the government and health officials.
I think it is important to be able to discuss our feelings even though the topic is somewhat controversial at times. In my opinion this virus has the ability to bring a whole lot of people together (by this I mean caring for each other whilst maintaining a social distance).
Here in Australia they had to close beaches because there were so many people gathering on beaches. We as a community need to understand the seriousness of this issue. I suspended some activities I am responsible for in the Village where I live. Some folk thought it over the top now the Government are pushing the same thing.
When it comes to politics. We have been fairly lucky in Oz at least the two sides of politics appear to be on roughly the same page and therefore things are getting done as much as they can. But, our infection rate is increasing at a scary rate.
Anyway that is my opinion. KEEP WELL ALL.
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