Georgia reopening beaches for the weekend....

[ChicagoTiger85]

I'm amazed there are people that don't understand why this is a problem. The only think I can figure is those people believe that people aren't going to gather on the beaches. Sure it's great to outside and get some air....but 4000 other people have the same idea which is a massive problem.

Certainly nothing is safer than being in a private room by yourself and never coming into contact with anybody else. But, barring that, if people are going to go outdoors, they need to have wide open spaces. Don't beaches and parks provide that? The alternatives are that nobody ever leaves home, or people end up on more crowded sidewalks.

I am strongly in favor of social distancing measures, and even making them mandatory. But I think eventually telling people they must stay in their own home is going to backfire, especially in places where people don't have a lot of indoor space or any outdoor space of their own. If there is wide open space people can go to, as long as they're not congregating there, what is the problem? Why, for instance, should a lone wind-surfer be arrested?

 

[TigerDO]

Certainly nothing is safer than being in a private room by yourself and never coming into contact with anybody else. But, barring that, if people are going to go outdoors, they need to have wide open spaces. Don't beaches and parks provide that? The alternatives are that nobody ever leaves home, or people end up on more crowded sidewalks.

Sure that's great. But that's not what people are doing. They are gathering. And playing. And hanging out. I have pics from the days before the beaches were closed and people were everywhere. Plus different families were meeting up and kids were playing together which absolutely defeats the purpose of this. That game of 5 on 5 touch football takes on a whole new meaning right now. Those 5 kids sharing the same shovels and beach toys is a problem. Period. And those 400 people using the same restroom as they go out and come up from the beach access....don't even get me started.

It's dangerous and irresponsible to have the beaches open because people are too stupid and stubborn to just go out for a walk and get back in the car and leave. They are going to me 8 of their friends and have their kids and use the facilities which WILL INCREASE THE SPREAD. Period. It's not even debatable. And as someone who is seeing these patients at work daily, I really wish people would do their part.

 

[Clemsonu90]

Being outdoors away from people would be fine. The problem is people won’t be away from people. Just look at pictures from the Jacksonville beaches when they were still open. I see GA and FL both looking a lot like New Orleans and it will largely be due to poor decisions by governors.

 

[ChicagoTiger85]

Sure that's great. But that's not what people are doing. They are gathering. And playing. And hanging out. I have pics from the days before the beaches were closed and people were everywhere. Plus different families were meeting up and kids were playing together which absolutely defeats the purpose of this. That game of 5 on 5 touch football takes on a whole new meaning right now. Those 5 kids sharing the same shovels and beach toys is a problem. Period. And those 400 people using the same restroom as they go out and come up from the beach access....don't even get me started.

It's dangerous and irresponsible to have the beaches open because people are too stupid and stubborn to just go out for a walk and get back in the car and leave. They are going to me 8 of their friends and have their kids and use the facilities which WILL INCREASE THE SPREAD. Period. It's not even debatable. And as someone who is seeing these patients at work daily, I really wish people would do their part.

I keep seeing pictures of people outside in stories about how people are congregating, or in posts from people trying to shame people for congregating. But in nearly all of them, you can't really tell if people are close together or not. Many times, it just looks like no more than 2 people close together, with multiple couples or single people spaced out.

You're right about people getting together with others, playing sports, and using the restrooms without properly washing hands, though.

 

[Cocks are Number 1]

I'm amazed there are people that don't understand why this is a problem. The only think I can figure is those people believe that people aren't going to gather on the beaches. Sure it's great to outside and get some air....but 4000 other people have the same idea which is a massive problem.

I’m amazed at the people who completely bypass common sense to group together in hysteria.

 

[mskoonce]

I’m equally amazed some people are determined to be right even in the face of mounting evidence to the contrary.

 

[ChicagoTiger85]

I’m amazed at the people who completely bypass common sense to group together in hysteria.

It's not hysteria, but we still have to think about what makes sense to do and what doesn't.

 

[Cocks are Number 1]

It's not hysteria, but we still have to think about what makes sense to do and what doesn't.

No argument with that.

 

[TopGun01]

Why exactly is he a ****ing idiot?

I’m trying to play middle ground here. I like Gov. Kemp and have a classmate of mine who works on his staff, who I respect deeply, but there’s no way around that press conference being a bad look for him. Personally, I think he misspoke. But it doesn’t matter.

Again, I like him. But I don’t think he’s handled this very well. To each their own I suppose

I wasn't calling either governor an idiot. Rather, I was referring to the poster (elwood49), who wrote that these 2 governors along with Trump were guilty in the deaths of people who visited beaches. Now if elwood was trolling and i missed the humor, then I apologize to him. It just triggers me every time someone suggests that Trump or any other governor wants people to die or in fact could have prevented this situation.

 

[TooterTownTiger]

Just glad the Greatest Generation didn’t shelter in place

 

[tallulahtiger30319]

Don't know how to post it here, but I read a letter that the mayor of Tybee Island sent to Kemp asking him to keep the beaches closed. Basically said our community will be overrun and we don't have the police resources to enforce social distancing (6 of their officers are in quarantine currently). They expect people to come from all over since the beaches in FLA and SC are closed.

Since you brought it up, let's talk about that mayor. Isn't she the exact same cow that decided, along w/ her city council, to move ahead with allowing the St. Patricks Day parade on Tybee Island even though the governor had strongly urged that it be canceled, and even Savannah and HHI canceled their parades at the governor's request? Seems like I remember her blabbing on the radio about how some stupid little virus was not going to hold Tybee Island back. And she dares to ridicule the governor?

 

[mskoonce]

Just glad the Greatest Generation didn’t shelter in place

So exactly how do we storm the beaches of Normandy with COVID-19? Lots of people doing lots of great things fighting this outbreak. Like the doctors, nurses, EMT’s, police officers, lab technicians, clinical researchers, etc.

If your main contribution is to isolate yourself for a while so that you don’t spread this disease and put more strain on the system then you are doing important things too.

 

[Cocks are Number 1]

So exactly how do we storm the beaches of Normandy with COVID-19? Lots of people doing lots of great things fighting this outbreak. Like the doctors, nurses, EMT’s, police officers, lab technicians, clinical researchers, etc.

If your main contribution is to isolate yourself for a while so that you don’t spread this disease and put more strain on the system then you are doing important things too.

Now, everyone can get a trophy.

 

[mskoonce]

You are such a jackass. Where did I say anything about that?

 

[nytigerfan]

Since you brought it up, let's talk about that mayor. Isn't she the exact same cow that decided, along w/ her city council, to move ahead with allowing the St. Patricks Day parade on Tybee Island even though the governor had strongly urged that it be canceled, and even Savannah and HHI canceled their parades at the governor's request? Seems like I remember her blabbing on the radio about how some stupid little virus was not going to hold Tybee Island back. And she dares to ridicule the governor?

Wow. A lot to unpack here.

Exactly how was she ridiculing kemp in that letter or article? It appeared to me that she was very respectful in disagreeing with him. This is where we are as a nation, you can’t disagree anymore without a bunch of mouth breathers going after you. Ask Dr Fauci, who is getting death threats from trumpsters because he dared to correct trump’s lies.

As for the st Patrick’s day parade, maybe she now realized that she was wrong about this pandemic, much like Trump, Fox News and many posters in this very board. I applaud her for having the fortitude to admit she was wrong, versus just trying to rewrite history.

And why call her a cow? Is she fat? Are you in great enough shape yourself to call her fat?

 

[Cocks are Number 1]

Wow. A lot to unpack here.

Exactly how was she ridiculing kemp in that letter or article? It appeared to me that she was very respectful in disagreeing with him. This is where we are as a nation, you can’t disagree anymore without a bunch of mouth breathers going after you. Ask Dr Fauci, who is getting death threats from trumpsters because he dared to correct trump’s lies.

As for the st Patrick’s day parade, maybe she now realized that she was wrong about this pandemic, much like Trump, Fox News and many posters in this very board. I applaud her for having the fortitude to admit she was wrong, versus just trying to rewrite history.

And why call her a cow? Is she fat? Are you in great enough shape yourself to call her fat?

Here’s a bit of Dr. Fauci for you:

 

[nytigerfan]

Here’s a bit of Dr. Fauci for you:

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You posted a ****ing tweet from Donny trump jr? Fact: Fauci has been critical of trumps response. Fact: Fauci has disagreed with trump in briefings. Fact: Fauci is now getting death threats from Trump disciples. Fact: everything you have said about this virus has been proven incorrect. Fact: every time you make the mistake of challenging me here you are exposed as a fool.

 

[Cocks are Number 1]

You posted a ****ing tweet from Donny trump jr? Fact: Fauci has been critical of trumps response. Fact: Fauci has disagreed with trump in briefings. Fact: Fauci is now getting death threats from Trump disciples. Fact: everything you have said about this virus has been proven incorrect. Fact: every time you make the mistake of challenging me here you are exposed as a fool.

Still, so angry.

 

[mskoonce]

Still, so angry.

Still, so clueless.

 

[nytigerfan]

Still, so angry.

You. Exposed as a fool. Yet again.

 

[Cocks are Number 1]

You. Exposed as a fool. Yet again.

It’s so cute how you guys are like little minions, all with the same angry cause. Bunch you all in a room together, and no one could tell you apart. Like little upset sheep. Lol