I could just scream.
My gut tells me there is a whole lot of stuff we just don't know. And the hardest thing for an expert to say is "I just don't know".
I fully understand the precautionary principle, and no one on any side of the "what do we do now" debate wants to intentionally do harm. But my gut instinct is that while this is nasty stuff for some folks, it is pretty benign to most. So my inclination is to be more aggressive with opening up and BRING BACK FOOTBALL early enough to ensure a full season, until actual case severity, (separate from confirmed cases) indicates otherwise.
The unintended economic impact IS already worse that the actual net impact of the quarantine response.
On a lighter note I will leave you with this interesting observation:
It is a slow day in the small Wyoming town of Laramie . Its streets are deserted due to the corona, Wuhan, or whatever virus. Times are tough, everybody is in debt; everyone is living on credit.
A wandering tourist drives through town, stops at the Motel 6, and places a $100 bill on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms and pick one for the night. As soon as he walks out , the Motel 6 owner grabs the bill and runs over to the Butcher Block in West Laramie to pay the butcher. The butcher takes the $100 and runs over to the West Laramie Fly Store/Conoco to retire his fuel debt. The Fly Store owner takes the $100 and heads off to pay a debt owed to one of the local guides. The guide takes the $100 and runs to pay his debt to the local escort, provider...ahh err happy-ending girl (there is one ?) She has also been facing hard times and has been offering her "services" on credit. The "provider" rushes over to the Motel 6 and pays off her room bill with the Motel 6 owner. The Motel 6 proprietor then places the $100 back on the counter so the traveler will not suspect anything.
At that moment the traveler comes back into the office and, surprise! states that the rooms are not satisfactory, picks up the $100 bill and leaves.
No one produced anything. No one earned anything... however, ta good portion of Laramie is now out of debt and now looks to the future with a lot more optimism.
A full Football season would do the same thing.....just on steroids!
My gut tells me there is a whole lot of stuff we just don't know. And the hardest thing for an expert to say is "I just don't know".
I fully understand the precautionary principle, and no one on any side of the "what do we do now" debate wants to intentionally do harm. But my gut instinct is that while this is nasty stuff for some folks, it is pretty benign to most. So my inclination is to be more aggressive with opening up and BRING BACK FOOTBALL early enough to ensure a full season, until actual case severity, (separate from confirmed cases) indicates otherwise.
The unintended economic impact IS already worse that the actual net impact of the quarantine response.
On a lighter note I will leave you with this interesting observation:
It is a slow day in the small Wyoming town of Laramie . Its streets are deserted due to the corona, Wuhan, or whatever virus. Times are tough, everybody is in debt; everyone is living on credit.
A wandering tourist drives through town, stops at the Motel 6, and places a $100 bill on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms and pick one for the night. As soon as he walks out , the Motel 6 owner grabs the bill and runs over to the Butcher Block in West Laramie to pay the butcher. The butcher takes the $100 and runs over to the West Laramie Fly Store/Conoco to retire his fuel debt. The Fly Store owner takes the $100 and heads off to pay a debt owed to one of the local guides. The guide takes the $100 and runs to pay his debt to the local escort, provider...ahh err happy-ending girl (there is one ?) She has also been facing hard times and has been offering her "services" on credit. The "provider" rushes over to the Motel 6 and pays off her room bill with the Motel 6 owner. The Motel 6 proprietor then places the $100 back on the counter so the traveler will not suspect anything.
At that moment the traveler comes back into the office and, surprise! states that the rooms are not satisfactory, picks up the $100 bill and leaves.
No one produced anything. No one earned anything... however, ta good portion of Laramie is now out of debt and now looks to the future with a lot more optimism.
A full Football season would do the same thing.....just on steroids!
