chasenally wrote:, My reason for that is, why have the workers at the grocery stores not been effected at a high rate? Every household sends at least one person to the store once a week. You would think that those grocery stores would be ground zero by now. Food for thought so to speak or a pun. Take your pick.
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This part of your argument struck me as a bit odd, Grocery stores have not become ground zero, because of the steps we have taken, I don't know about where you live but where I am, the grocery store isn't what it was a month ago. Workers are all wearing masks and gloves, protective barriers have been put up between the clerks and customers. Social distance markers on the floors to keep people separated, workers meticulously wiping the checkouts between customers, workers wiping carts with disinfectant, entry and exit in one direction and workers counting people in the store to maintain 20% capacity.
People need to realize this is a marathon not a sprint. It's not like a tornado or earthquake and once it's the event happens we rebuild and get going again. Until there is mass testing and contact tracing in place, no one should feel we have this beaten.
To keep it on topic, that's what it will take to get sports back up and running. Hell even with no crowds, think about all that would have to go into just holding a single baseball game and be able to air it on TV ( Cause let's be real, the reason the sports leagues want to get back ASAP is television revenue) You have two teams of 25 players each, the coaches, manager, trainers, equipment manager, grounds crew for the facility, the umpires, cleaners for the clubhouse facilities. I'd say rough estimate on that alone about 100-150- people. I haven't even talked about the television side of it yet which could easily add another 25-70 people to the mix. All those people would need to be tested and cleared before putting them back in to some type of quarantined/controlled environment, which also would require feeding them and giving them living quarters so they were assured of not catching the virus and bringing back. That adds another layer of staff to the equation. So without batting an eye, just for two teams to play a small series, you are looking at what, well over 200 people volunteering to stay isolated and just participate in baseball. Multiply that by a factor of 16 and that's what the numbers look like for MLB to return.
Then of course you have the question of is it fair for the MLB to get all these people tested and made sure they are safe, when there are still people in NYC and Louisiana, hell all over the country, still sheltering at home.
There is no simple solution. You can't shout down a virus. The only thing that works is time, trust in the science and doing everything possible to keep it from spreading.
Oh and Mike, while I don't agree with your politics, I'd like to say thank you for what you do for a living. Truckers are about the most essential employees this country has right now. I'm appalled to have read some of the stories about what some of you have had to go through with this situation. Many thanks, words which are really not enough to show the gratitude I have.
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