Mrs. Thomas

Exactly. You have the right to choose to wear a mask or not. Those who choose not to have weighed the consequences and have decided what they want to do for themselves. Most who decide not to wear a mask as respectful of those who do. They also keep their distance when asked or even when not asked. Freedom comes with consequences, but not as bad as government overreach. As I have said before, why does it matter if someone wears a mask or not if a mask protects those who wear them? Those who are afraid to be sick or are at risk should wear one, but if someone else doesn't then leave them be. It is their choice to risk getting sick. BTW, you can get mad at me all you want, but I've already had COVID months ago.

Then it was the fault of the island to open up to tourists, not the fault of a tourist that didn't know she was sick. Being American doesn't mean you are automatically sick or are a virus. More than 98% of people in the country have not had this virus. As I said before, the incubation period makes the checks a moot point. There are many other places that are still closed to tourists, which is a good idea at this point. These islands or tourist destinations need to know that if they open that an out break is possible and take that into consideration for their decision. I'm tired of people making it sound like if you are American then you are a nasty virus that needs to be treated as such.

Depending on the town, one employee of a place like that can see hundreds or even a thousand people in a daily shift. Fast food places are up and running and they see more people than a home improvement store.

I understand that, for some, this virus is very serious. However, the numbers are clear and, if you take into account that they have been inflated a bit or that sick people were purposely put into nursing homes in NY, they aren't even as bad as what we see, especially for the average person. I appreciate the link, but all I couldn't find any information; just requests on how to give money. However, I did find other sites that talk about it. What I don't understand is why things are going so slow and why is it bad if a medication for one person isn't the best for another but both do the same thing? Things like that happen all the time with other illnesses. I just hope that they can get things going again soon.

You said exactly what I was thinking! He said "in the South" like it has been the only place for a big spread. Truth is, that is where people go for a vacation! When NY state was said to be locked down as other places in the spring, I saw multiple out of state plates driving through. There are many towns or counties that the nearest store is 10 miles or more away. I stayed in a town in West Virginia that the closest one was 30-45 miles away. People who never visit areas like "fly over states" or only go to big city type areas don't understand. When it comes to The Constitution conversation, what many don't look at to is our Declaration of Independence and the point of both. They were created out of wanting to be rid of government overreach and being told how to live our lives as if we are tiny children. Most Americans don't WANT to live being dependent on the government. We want to work to support our families. If you kill an economy because of a virus that has a 94% recovery rate, then we can't do that. Yes, some don't obey the rules completely. But, if your mask keeps you safe then why should another person wear one if they don't want to? If it doesn't keep you safe they how does it keep others safe? "It isn't far if a person gets sick and gets others sick too because they won't wear one or won't stay home." No, it isn't. However, it isn't fair that a drunk driver kills an entire family because they chose to drive drunk, but people still drive cars. Most of us enjoy our hard won freedoms and we aim to keep them.

It will be interesting to see what happens here. Also, with the long incubation period it is near impossible to know if a person is positive or not before they got on board. By the time symptoms show (if there are any) they could have been around hundreds or thousands of people even before boarding. If a person is found to be positive after a cruise, there is no way of knowing if they had it before the cruise or got it while on it. At some point everyone is going to have to stop and look at things from a different perspective. Unless the virus just basically disappears (which is possible but not probable) then we must look at it as we do other sicknesses. As in, yes you could get sick with it, but what is the actual recovery rate? In the US it is about 94% and that is without any kind of FDA approved medication/treatment if you aren't in a hospital. Worldwide the recovery rate is 90% and when you factor in that some of the places don't have good healthcare at all, it is still pretty good. I'm not saying we all jump on board now, but we need to realize that this is something to think about. Also, they need to start looking for treatments and not just a vaccine. A virus isn't like a bacteria or germ. A viral infection doesn't work the same. I wish people would drop the politics and just start clinical trials on certain medications that may help. Try meds that people use for the regular flu, SOMETHING! People are sick and playing politics is just cruel when some truly are dying.

You just put a place on my bucket list. LOL I even love the name of the town. :D @krhardy You are exactly right! Ice cream has always been my favorite sweet treat.

My kids would agree. LOL

YES A THOUSAND TIMES!!! I would never leave the MDR! my family loves shellfish.

I hope they don't. I've never tried them and would really like to. I hope they leave the steak, shrimp cocktail, and the chicken caesar salad. You gotta have some "normal" things on the menu when you have kids and un-adventurous eaters. Though I do love all three of those things myself. :D

Where did you get your image from?

I was actually thinking the same thing the other day. Maybe canceling cruises to the end or near the end of hurricane season won't be a bad idea. I will say that if the islands are hit hard that they will need the tourism industry to come back pretty bad. Though, I don't wish that at all!

That sounds good. We have to be careful in Minnesota (baby daddy issues), but I would love to take one or two in a year after all of this insanity is over.

Which is why I live in the country. LOL

@Dad2Cue That sounds like a blast! I got to go to Gettysburg with my band class, but didn't see what all I wanted to. I want to go back in order to take more of it in. I've seen a documentary about state fairs and Iowa was definitely one that made the list of needing to go to. I haven't been able to travel much out west, so I would love to go. I'm all about family history so at some point I'm going to do some traveling for it as well.