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Opening America

newname0 — Sun, 17 May 2020 13:36:37 GMT

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LindaSal — Sun, 17 May 2020 13:51:43 GMT

YES!!!!!!

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millieshops — Sun, 17 May 2020 15:29:24 GMT

Hope it works well.

I'll be watching from home. I have a travel goal for sometime in June and need to stay well between now and then. I believe that's most possible the fewer people I encounter, but I'll be watching my own area to see how well the vast majority observe social distancing and masking.

Nothing in my old normal I want to do that's safe right now anyway, so it's pretty easy for me to do.

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PhilaLady1 — Sun, 17 May 2020 15:35:29 GMT

Just my opinion, friend, but I feel the need to say that belief has nothing to do with it. One can not wish this virus away.

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newname0 — Sun, 17 May 2020 15:52:11 GMT

@PhilaLady1 wrote:
Just my opinion, friend, but I feel the need to say that belief has nothing to do with it. One can not wish this virus away.

I mean't to hang this up there to say something about the American spirit and not the virus per se.

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SharkE — Sun, 17 May 2020 15:55:49 GMT

In my area the churches are opening up end of month

Mid June the others.

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PhilaLady1 — Sun, 17 May 2020 15:57:14 GMT

@newname0

Understood. I respect the positivity.

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Greeneyedlady21 — Sun, 17 May 2020 16:20:45 GMT

It's supposed to be based in science. I'd love to think that spirit and belief and magical thinking could open things up, and eventually find treatments and cures.

I agree that businesses need to start to reopen. In carefully planned phases, following guidelines based in science. That was the original plan.

I pray, but I believe in science too.

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Lali1 — Sun, 17 May 2020 16:05:02 GMT

We can and should! Sadly I will continue to stay in a bit longer because I have 2 of the risk factors. But I believe that we have to open back up now. I already know so many people who have lost their jobs and quite a few people who are on the verge of losing their businesses. If you are in the vulnerable group by all means stay in like me.

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suzyQ3 — Sun, 17 May 2020 18:15:10 GMT

@newname0 wrote:
@PhilaLady1 wrote:
Just my opinion, friend, but I feel the need to say that belief has nothing to do with it. One can not wish this virus away.

I mean't to hang this up there to say something about the American spirit and not the virus per se.

@newname0but surely you can see how it might be interpreted, especially given the comments relate it to the virus.

Belief doesn't affect a virus.

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hckynut — Sun, 17 May 2020 18:54:12 GMT

@PhilaLady1 wrote:
Just my opinion, friend, but I feel the need to say that belief has nothing to do with it. One can not wish this virus away.

@PhilaLady1

Nope I can't. But some realistic numbers of asymptomatic "positives" would be something I would like to hear. While wishing is a way of life for many, like, "I wish I was taller/wish I was richer", and the famous from many as their age goes up, "I wish these pounds would go away".

I do wish some municipalities would explain why a big name store with hundreds of customers is fine to be open, but a small business selling the same cannot. I could type a list longer than my height, but my point is obvious, to me anyways.

hckynut(john)

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hckynut — Sun, 17 May 2020 19:06:28 GMT

@newname0 wrote:
@PhilaLady1 wrote:
Just my opinion, friend, but I feel the need to say that belief has nothing to do with it. One can not wish this virus away.

I mean't to hang this up there to say something about the American spirit and not the virus per se.

@newname0

That was what I thought you meant by posting the quote of Theodore Roosevelt. Thank you.

hckynut 🏒

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hckynut — Sun, 17 May 2020 19:09:13 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
In my area the churches are opening up end of month
Mid June the others.

@SharkE

Are the liquor stores open now?

hckynut(john)

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hckynut — Sun, 17 May 2020 19:22:57 GMT

@suzyQ3

I understand interpretation differences, to me it was pretty clear what was meant by the OP's thread. Seem it is similar to a better known saying:

"All things start with the 1st step"!

hckynut(john)

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SharkE — Sun, 17 May 2020 19:38:57 GMT

@hckynut wrote:
@SharkE wrote:
In my area the churches are opening up end of month
Mid June the others.

@SharkE

Are the liquor stores open now?

I wouldn't know, my friend, I'm Baptist

hckynut(john)

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germanshepherdlove — Sun, 17 May 2020 19:43:22 GMT

Yes I find it odd too that a big box store that sells identical products that a smaller store sells yet the smaller store cannot open.

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texassunflower — Sun, 17 May 2020 19:47:38 GMT

I live a little more than 2 hours south of Sharke. The liquor stores never closed here. Liquor can now be purchased in grocery stores. It was considered an essential business because they don't want alocholics flooding the hospitals with withdrawal symptoms. Lubbock was a dry county forever.

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KKJ — Sun, 17 May 2020 19:49:10 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
@hckynut wrote:
@SharkE wrote:
In my area the churches are opening up end of month
Mid June the others.

@SharkE

Are the liquor stores open now?

I wouldn't know, my friend, I'm Baptist

hckynut(john)

@SharkE I'm Baptist as well. I do know in my town liquor stores have been drive-thru only.

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germanshepherdlove — Sun, 17 May 2020 19:51:10 GMT

For the fist time we haven't had drivers under the influence causing death on the road. Wish it was that way all the time.

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SharkE — Sun, 17 May 2020 19:51:49 GMT

@texassunflower wrote:
I live a little more than 2 hours south of Sharke. The liquor stores never closed here. Liquor can now be purchased in grocery stores. It was considered an essential business because they don't want alocholics flooding the hospitals with withdrawal symptoms. Lubbock was a dry county forever.

Hey girl, your Dillards is open isn't it ? I'm waiting for Amarillo's. @texassunflower