Welcome to lockdown Ontario.

[Gilroy]

This has got to be the biggest aspect of stupidity related to the lockdown. Reducing store hours and closing stores only results in larger amounts of contact between more people.
Dynacare has shut down many of its labs in Ottawa. Normally for a blood test, I can run in and get the test done in about 10 minutes and come in contact with no more than about 5 people in the waiting room. But now they've closed many of the clinics, so now for the same thing, I wait three hours and come into close contact with between 50 and 100 people all also waiting. So how are these "covid measures" helping.
Same think at the liquor store. Reduced hours. So now instead of being in the store with about 5 other people, it's double that.
In March, when they shut down every second cash at the Kanata can-tire for social distancing, the resulting lineup went half-way around the store. From where I was, I could count 72 people, but I couldn't see the whole line.
Apparently the people making these rules don't understand what end-result they are trying to achieve - less people in contact with each other.
It's a level of stupidity that is hard to comprehend.

I agree with you a lot of what is happening makes zero sense. I can go to Costco this morning and line up with 60 people ,when there is plenty of room in the store to safe distance, I have more of a chance of getting COVID in the line up?

In relation to Dynacare I logged on 1st December for a blood test get an immediate appointment. Drove over in and out in 12 minutes.

Months ago I logged online and ordered a valtag, no problems, paid by Visa it came in the mail a week later.

My friend tried it last week, could not get through on their site. Drove over to service Ontario waited in a line up, was then told by security he needed "an appointment to come in" .He had to drive to another service Ontario, line up and got it.

[Birdbuff]

I hope they don’t shut down county forests like last time. I need to get the kids out for their weekly bushcraft lessons.

[JBen]

JBEN

"So if you “get it” and get all that..Then why the F is there an issue with me saying it?

I have zero issue with you expressing your opinions, I might not agree with you on them but you should have your say.

And we all have the choice to reply or not, or express our own, choose our words when we do reply to someone. Etc .

One thing I did not address. Was deciding if I should or not.

After 20 years of the same demographics taking it on the chin. Because you right, they always do. And that’s backed up by mountains of data.

Maybe it’s time they become more of a priority?

Let’s get back on topic shall we..

[MikePal]

Here we are in Ottawa - 18 hospitalisations, 0 ICU patients. And were getting locked down. FFS.

Leeds Grenville has a population of 173,000 across 6,500 sq.miles and has only 50 cases... (11 in one school)..all in quarantine. Chances of being exposed are practically nil...yet everyone still seems to be doing their part..I know of no one who has or is infected. .

I have heard there's a noticeable increase in 'Shopping' traffic from the City and surprisingly from Que to our Canadian Tire store.

This was overkill...by a long shot. But there is a political agenda afoot, a lockdown was required for their social engineering experiment.

[JBen]

Mike,
In part, that is why I mentioned taxes. If it were truly all about changing behaviours. In this case SD.
Hefty fines and taxes ( on the big box reaping billions).....or even on the problem region. People would get on board. Right fast!..
Makes no sense...none.

There isn’t a single good reason your area should be locked down again. Overkill and then some.

[fishermccann]

Maybe to prevent those city dwellers from coming to your safe areas? Like the line ups in Pickering this week, all those people were from locked down areas, coming to shop here.

[Snowwalker]

Troll much?. Want to start another one, another thread.
Grow up.

I am sure that his sarcasm detection ( among a few things ) does not work.

[fishfood]

It's to stop the holiday and new years bashes that's all

Why is this one just temporary? And not like the other 28 days ? Just to stop the Xmas and new years gatherings .



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[Snowwalker]

The government is not encouraging greater numbers in less stores. They are telling everyone to stay home. Only go out for absolute necessities, essential travel only. What can the government do, if the citizens won't listen? Make it more difficult and time consuming so people wont say' I'm just going to pop out for a few things". Ask the people in line what was so essential, that they must go to the store, christmas presents? Look in their baskets I bet 95% of what was in there, is not essential to their lives, or worthy of a shopping trip during a lock down.

Here is the list from yesterday...which do you think is not essential..

Cat food
Dog food
Meat
Vegetables
Bread
Medicine
Coffee
Milk
Coffee creamer
Coffee creamer adult version.
Yogurt
Tea
Fruit drinks
Fuel
Laundry supplies.

Which do people not need?

[Jakezilla]

A picture is worth a thousand words


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