Covid 19 Updates Part 2

[hogloff]

Why? Perfectly rational reaction.

Rational for irrational people...sure.

[Rob C]

Why? Perfectly rational reaction.

Absolutely; just like taking an aspirin if you think you might have had unprotected sex. You'd be much better off with one of those extra guns.

[Jonathan Cross]

Up to a point, Slobodan.  It they use their own time and money to get near me and infect me, then it is definitely my business and, I hope, that of the society in which we live.

Jonathan

[hogloff]

Well, it is pretty challenging. And when you are focusing on trying to do that, you are not focusing on your problems, like you just lost your job, or your health insurance lapses at the end of the month, or you are overdrawn at the bank and you have maxed out your credit cards, or your wife is having an affair with the pool boy, or Trump is the White House during a pandemic, etc., so it does provide some mental relief.

So you have no job, you can't pay your health insurance, you are overdrawn on your bank account, and have maxed out your credit cards...but somehow you can find the money ( some courses very expensive ) to pay for the green fees.

Yeh...maybe that's why your financial situation is all f'ckd up.

[Rob C]

Up to a point, Slobodan.  It they use their own time and money to get near me and infect me, then it is definitely my business and, I hope, that of the society in which we live.

Jonathan

Aha! So that's what the extra gun's for: defence! Not sure why the first gun wasn't good enough; after all, 007 managed with just one at a time.

:-)


FWIW, I awoke to brilliant sunlight, did the washing this morning instead of waiting for Saturday (which the weather forecadt told me would be sunny), and shortly after I got home from the post office it started to rain and then hail. And it has become quite chilly again.

Global warming is sending all those melting ice blocks down in my direction.

[faberryman]

So you have no job, you can't pay your health insurance, you are overdrawn on your bank account, and have maxed out your credit cards...but somehow you can find the money ( some courses very expensive ) to pay for the green fees.

Yeh...maybe that's why your financial situation is all f'ckd up.

A lot of the things we do in life are not rational. For example: arguing about politics on a photography forum.

[hogloff]

Up to a point, Slobodan.  It they use their own time and money to get near me and infect me, then it is definitely my business and, I hope, that of the society in which we live.

Jonathan

That tells a lot about the society one lives in.

[JoeKitchen]

Up to a point, Slobodan.  It they use their own time and money to get near me and infect me, then it is definitely my business and, I hope, that of the society in which we live.

Jonathan

If you are so concerned about it, why not just stay off the golf course?  Kind of an easy solution. 

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

All of you armchair philosophers from abroad... you do not know, nor understand the situation in the States. I have friends from Chicago who are buying guns for the first time (a mother of three). If you think things are hypothetical, just remember there were race riots before (LA). Couple that with possible hunger and lack of everything among the poor, regardless of race, and you'd understand the possibility of another race/class riots, and the need to protect yourself and your family.

[Robert Roaldi]

If you are so concerned about it, why not just stay off the golf course?  Kind of an easy solution.

Maybe, but I bet some dead grandmas didn't go to spring break in Florida.

[Robert Roaldi]

All of you armchair philosophers from abroad... you do not know, nor understand the situation in the States. I have friends from Chicago who are buying guns for the first time (a mother of three). If you think things are hypothetical, just remember there were race riots before (LA). Couple that with possible hunger and lack of everything among the poor, regardless of race, and you'd understand the possibility of another race/class riots, and the need to protect yourself and your family.

Sure, because these problems are not known elsewhere.

I hope your friend knows how to shoot, buying the gun may be the easy part.

[Rob C]

If you are so concerned about it, why not just stay off the golf course?  Kind of an easy solution.

Rather, the asshole who doesn't get social distancing should get off. It's like suggesting you should stay off the street (in normal times) because some idiot with a camera is having a reportage wet dream about you: on the contrary, the nut with the camera should be off that street if he is rude enough to shoot you uninvited because of his ego and his largely imaginary art.

:-)

[KLaban]

All of you armchair philosophers from abroad... you do not know, nor understand the situation in the States. I have friends from Chicago who are buying guns for the first time (a mother of three). If you think things are hypothetical, just remember there were race riots before (LA). Couple that with possible hunger and lack of everything among the poor, regardless of race, and you'd understand the possibility of another race/class riots, and the need to protect yourself and your family.

We understand that too many people in the States have too many guns.

[Robert Roaldi]

Rather, the asshole who doesn't get social distancing should get off. It's like suggesting you should stay off the street (in normal times) because some idiot with a camera is having a reportage wet dream about you: on the contrary, the nut with the camera should be off that street if he is rude enough to shoot you uninvited because of his ego and his largely imaginary art.

:-)

OT, I like your concept of imaginary art.  I wonder if it is worthy of its own thread. Enough there to talk about or is it just cabin fever talking?

[hogloff]

All of you armchair philosophers from abroad... you do not know, nor understand the situation in the States. I have friends from Chicago who are buying guns for the first time (a mother of three). If you think things are hypothetical, just remember there were race riots before (LA). Couple that with possible hunger and lack of everything among the poor, regardless of race, and you'd understand the possibility of another race/class riots, and the need to protect yourself and your family.

Says a lot about society as most of the world are having these same problems of losing jobs, being holed up at home, wondering how they'll feed their families etc..., but don't solve the problems with guns.

Like I said it seems the solution in the US to any problem is guns.

[JoeKitchen]

Maybe, but I bet some dead grandmas didn't go to spring break in Florida.

Grandmas don't need to visit their idiot grandchildren. 

Not to mention, I don't many golfers that roll onto the course expecting to throw a kegger with wet t-shirt contests and mosh pits. 

Perhaps John Daly. 

[Rob C]

All of you armchair philosophers from abroad... you do not know, nor understand the situation in the States. I have friends from Chicago who are buying guns for the first time (a mother of three). If you think things are hypothetical, just remember there were race riots before (LA). Couple that with possible hunger and lack of everything among the poor, regardless of race, and you'd understand the possibility of another race/class riots, and the need to protect yourself and your family.

Yes, it's a real fear, I accept that. There have been riots in the streets of the UK too, and Spain has had its civil war - a lot closer to now than the one in your adopted country. France has its gilets jaunes; violence is nothing new: the problem with the States is that everybody has gun overload. I think a baseball bat is a better weapon than a knife. Unfortunately, guns are deployed to make mistakes, too. And a bat wouldn't be much use against one of those weapons.

Now, whether being poor or rich makes any difference if the shelves are empty is another matter.

[hogloff]

Grandmas don't need to visit their idiot grandchildren. 

Little insensitive there Joe. There are many families where the grand parents live with their children or being taken care of by their children.

[JoeKitchen]

Says a lot about society as most of the world are having these same problems of losing jobs, being holed up at home, wondering how they'll feed their families etc..., but don't solve the problems with guns.

Like I said it seems the solution in the US to any problem is guns.

Answer me this, are other countries letting criminals in jail out onto the street because of this? 

And I dont mean petty criminals.  Sex offenders, rapists, domestic violence offenders, assault preps, etc. are being let out right now.  That is not a very reassuring action. 

By the way, I really don't think someone who has never shot a gun should be using this as an excuse to go out and buy one.  I can see many accidental shootings happening due to this. 

FYI, for any new gun owners out there, remember, keep your booger hook off the bang switch till you ready to bring the hate, please.

[JoeKitchen]

Little insensitive there Joe. There are many families where the grand parents live with their children or being taken care of by their children.

Grandchildren don't have to be let back in.  Problem solved.