First four LODRS races postponed

[Bruce Noland]

Originally Posted by Bart Kilraine

The covid-19 virus has been with us 16 weeks , if you have one of those democrat gov. over reacting,your state might not be racing this year.

And if you have one of those Republican Governors you may not be living by the end of this year. There would be thousands more Covid 19 deaths without the stay at home orders by competent Govenors.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by Bruce Noland

And if you have one of those Republican Governors you may not be living by the end of this year. There would be thousands more Covid 19 deaths without the stay at home orders by competent Govenors.

If that is the answer how come New York is in such shambles. They have been under the same stay at home order as the rest of us and it sure didn’t seem to work real well there. The only thing the stay at home order has done is put people out of work and in the poor house. Hopefully our governor will start to ease up on the quarantine so people can get back to work to feed their families and pay their bills.

[Bruce Noland]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

If that is the answer how come New York is in such shambles. They have been under the same stay at home order as the rest of us and it sure didn’t seem to work real well there. The only thing the stay at home order has done is put people out of work and in the poor house. Hopefully our governor will start to ease up on the quarantine so people can get back to work to feed their families and pay their bills.

Nothing is foolproof because fools are such ingenious people. This isn't hard to understand. The virus had the opportunity to run wild in one of the most densely populated places on earth before it was detected. Just think how many more people would be dead if the Governor hadn't shut the state down. That is my answer.

[pmrphil]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

If that is the answer how come New York is in such shambles. They have been under the same stay at home order as the rest of us and it sure didn’t seem to work real well there. The only thing the stay at home order has done is put people out of work and in the poor house. Hopefully our governor will start to ease up on the quarantine so people can get back to work to feed their families and pay their bills.

You would probably understand NYC (and it's issues) a bit better if you had ever used the subway system there. Not even any room for elbows. Many residents don't have cars, no place to park one. WAY too many people in one place.

[AC]

Originally Posted by pmrphil

You would probably understand NYC (and it's issues) a bit better if you had ever used the subway system there. Not even any room for elbows. Many residents don't have cars, no place to park one. WAY too many people in one place.

The demographic breakdown of infections and deaths from the novel coronavirus in New York City mirrors patterns that have emerged around the nation and the world, epidemiologists say, with the elderly, men and some racial minorities among the disease’s most vulnerable victims.

New York state accounts for nearly a third of the nation’s 683,786 cases as of Friday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking the virus. The state has reported 222,284 positive cases and 12,192 deaths.

As per the WSJ

now what is the population of NYC vs the rest of the nation. I was in and out of NYC 3/4 weeks before the shutdown, there is no evidence it has anything to do with our subway system or not driving. Heck i took the train 12 years straight and never got the flu, i have many friends who were on the subway up until the shutdown who are perfectly fine.

And just because its a case doesnt mean death, its like being sick unless you have past illnesses or in bad shape. My grand father is 93 years old and functioning fine.

When this is over it will be proven that shutting down did nothing and if you were healthy you should be out living your life. If you are not healthy or over 65/70 stay home. With the amount of people who they think had the virus know one knows if it just showed up one day in February or March. Open the country and lets live like we are suppose to, if you cant due to health or age then stay home till you feel its right to leave your house. Mental, suicidal, and other deaths will be higher than corona if we sit like this any longer.

[Bruce Noland]

Originally Posted by AC

The demographic breakdown of infections and deaths from the novel coronavirus in New York City mirrors patterns that have emerged around the nation and the world, epidemiologists say, with the elderly, men and some racial minorities among the disease’s most vulnerable victims.

New York state accounts for nearly a third of the nation’s 683,786 cases as of Friday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking the virus. The state has reported 222,284 positive cases and 12,192 deaths.

As per the WSJ

now what is the population of NYC vs the rest of the nation. I was in and out of NYC 3/4 weeks before the shutdown, there is no evidence it has anything to do with our subway system or not driving. Heck i took the train 12 years straight and never got the flu, i have many friends who were on the subway up until the shutdown who are perfectly fine.

And just because its a case doesnt mean death, its like being sick unless you have past illnesses or in bad shape. My grand father is 93 years old and functioning fine.

When this is over it will be proven that shutting down did nothing and if you were healthy you should be out living your life. If you are not healthy or over 65/70 stay home. With the amount of people who they think had the virus know one knows if it just showed up one day in February or March. Open the country and lets live like we are suppose to, if you cant due to health or age then stay home till you feel its right to leave your house. Mental, suicidal, and other deaths will be higher than corona if we sit like this any longer.

You make too many assumptions with nothing but zip and pip. You were in town 3 or 4 weeks before the outbreak and everything was fine, heck you even rode the subway for ten years and never got a bug. That sounds so reassuring when the best medical minds in this country can't figure out this monster. Young men and women are dying from stroke and heart attacks from this virus. It is now attacking other bodily organs and killing people. But you rode the subway. I feel much better now.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by pmrphil

You would probably understand NYC (and it's issues) a bit better if you had ever used the subway system there. Not even any room for elbows. Many residents don't have cars, no place to park one. WAY too many people in one place.

OK so what you are saying the governor of NY and mayor of the city did not do enough to help protect the city? They did not shut down the subway and other mass transit where social distance could not be maintained. I have never been to or plan to go the NYC.

[pmrphil]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

OK so what you are saying the governor of NY and mayor of the city did not do enough to help protect the city? They did not shut down the subway and other mass transit where social distance could not be maintained. I have never been to or plan to go the NYC.

Wow. Please show me where I said any of that.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by pmrphil

Wow. Please show me where I said any of that.

Sorry. I just assumed you were stating that the subways were still in use during the stay at home order in NYC. Do you know if that was the case? You seemed to allude to the fact that the subway was part of the problem there with transmission of the virus because people are packed in there like sardines..

[jmcarter]

Ok, since we’re not getting much traction talking racing on any thread I’ll throw in my one and only subway story. We stopped in the Boston area on our RV trip last summer. We were en route to PEI with our grandson and he and I took a mid-morning subway ride into Boston Common so he could appreciate the area’s history and get another junior ranger badge. After several hours enjoying the city we went to board the subway around 5:00 PM. You guessed it, jam packed beyond anything I’d ever experienced in Asia, Europe and certainly here in the states. I’ve never been so pressed against others, all nationalities, sexes (think there were more than two) and you’d think at the next stop no one else would be able to board but sure enough more would cram in every time. Must have been 8 or 9 stops before it started to thin out. I’ve read that commuting into large cities is going to be a major hurdle getting everyone back to work and I certainly believe it, no matter how you feel about the pandemic it’s sure going to be a game-changer just like 9/11. Historians are going to have a lot of material to cover just in the last 10 years.