This Thread Blows - C19 and beyond

[AndyJ]

Now I'm getting scared. Fox news says Chicago mayor says long runs or bike rides are now prohibited and they will arrest violators.

What about short runs or bike rides?

“You cannot go on long bike rides. Playgrounds are shut down,” she said. “You must abide by the order. Outside is for a brief respite, not for 5Ks.”

So are the police going to be following people around with a stopwatch? 🙂 She said that you would get a citation if you ignored the police's instruction to go home, and then arrest in the worst case, so they're not carting people directly to jail.

Looks like Chicago's parks have been shut down today anyway.

De Blasio has been saying that people should be going out for the minimum amount of exercise needed. During one of his updates over the weekend, he mentioned that since people were still ignoring the social distancing guidelines, they'd be stepping up enforcement this week, and then reevaluate closings (playgrounds, etc.) after that.

 

[Norm]

This is all going to work out just fine if the police start putting anyone on the street in jail.

I see no trouble on the horizon on this one. At all.

 

[ebarker9]

“You cannot go on long bike rides. Playgrounds are shut down,” she said. “You must abide by the order. Outside is for a brief respite, not for 5Ks.”

If the example for an unreasonably long activity is a 5k, that's not exactly good news for riding.

 

[serviceguy]

Anyway son has a fever and my wife is a 10 pointer this morning on the CDC thing this morning.

I am incapable of positive vibes at the moment but I wish the best for you son and your family, hopefully it's just kid stuff.

 

[Paul H]

This is all going to work out just fine if the police start putting anyone on the street in jail.

I see no trouble on the horizon on this one. At all.

Just need to distribute biohazard suits to the police

 

[roc]

Just think about it this way. Cops are people, they do not want to interact with you either. I don’t think this will wind up being an issue. Plus, who the hell needs to run more than a 5k anyway? They should already be illegal.

 

[A Potted Plant]

I am incapable of positive vibes at the moment but I wish the best for you son and your family, hopefully it's just kid stuff.

So far everyone is fine my wife called the hospital and she doesn't meet their criteria to not go in :|

 

[JimN]

If the example for an unreasonably long activity is a 5k, that's not exactly good news for riding.

I doubt the cops are gonna be hiding in the woods looking for us.

 

[UtahJoe]

Now I'm getting scared. Fox news says Chicago mayor says long runs or bike rides are now prohibited and they will arrest violators.

I read an article about that....it stems from people on this running path

 

[roc]

I read an article about that....it stems from people on this running path

I wouldn't want to run/walk there!

 

[JimN]

I wouldn't want to run/walk there!

I'm usually on that path at least once or twice whenever I'm in Chicago, and on nice weather days, it's absolutely insane.

 

[ebarker9]

I doubt the cops are gonna be hiding in the woods looking for us.

Oh yeah, for sure although I try to be a rule follower wherever possible.

 

[rick81721]

I read an article about that....it stems from people on this running path

high population density - stay away!

 

[Paul H]

I doubt the cops are gonna be hiding in the woods looking for us.

Was it the French that was using strava to fine ppl?
I guess strava will be going dark if this happens here.

 

[JimN]

Was it the French that was using strava to fine ppl?
I guess strava will be going dark if this happens here.

Lol, I didn't hear about that, but I'll now remember to mark my rides private if riding bikes in the woods becomes illegal.

 

[Mr.Moto]

Hey @Mr.Moto how are you doing?

@Zaskar thanks for asking. So it is exactly two weeks since I first had symptoms. Most of them have come and gone at this point. I am left with a cough which lingers and a slight feeling of wheezing. I hope to be rid of most everything by the weekend. Unfortunately my wife has been feeling something coming on. Hopefully it is nothing serious.

Still not sure if what I had was the flu or COVID or something else. It's been a real tough couple of weeks even though I have not experienced the most serious of symptoms to warrant a trip to the doc or hospital. I have not missed work during this time which has been a separate challenge in itself.

I am hoping that I've turned the corner and that the rest of my family stays healthy.

 

[Norm]

I doubt the cops are gonna be hiding in the woods looking for us.

 

[rick81721]

This is interesting, a drive thru covid testing site started collecting samples on tuesday at the Villages in central FL. Drive thru in cars or golf carts. There are two parts in partnership with U of Fl - standard testing of people with symptoms, and a second leg of testing those with no symptoms to try to get a gauge on asymptomatic population amongst the geezers. Will take 5 days to get the samples and a few days for results

https://www.wesh.com/article/the-villages-coronavirus-testing/31900848

 

[mtn]

You guys should try cutting this thread out of your lives. It will improve your quality of life.

 

[rick81721]

You guys should try cutting this thread out of your lives. It will improve your quality of life.

eh I spent my career in life sciences so this is an interesting topic to follow. I'm not a gloom and doomer so no anxiety here