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Going to take a stab and this and guess it's about the cheerleaders being escorts in Costa Rica coming back full circle.
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Will any body carry MLB Extra Innings
OldSchoolSnapper replied to brewmann04's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I'm aware and have used it for years. Not everyone has the access/knowledge to do so. It would be a lot easier for the powers that be to just throw the fans a bone. -
The rationale was that teachers would have good WiFi and access to their resources. I think in the spring a few teachers boasted on social media about picking up second jobs during the day while assigning remote work. So this added accountability supposedly. I won't fault the hustle but jeezus you guys...just do it and be quiet.
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Have you been on Twitter? That ship's sailed, lol.
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I wasn't thinking at all about the property liability issue, and I know the Disney analogy isn't great because it's a vacation, I'm just having a hard time seeing something like the teacher scenario stick given how prevalent the virus is. It's reasonable to expect risk of corona for anyone going basically anywhere. So if the teacher is allowed to stay home there's still a chance of them contracting it in any number of places. I do understand the potential increased risk at school and the "forced" nature of work, I'm just having a tough time envisioning courts allowing those kinds of suits given the circumstances. And would said teacher even be able to prove beyond doubt they contracted it at school?
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Insurance keeps coming up in these conversations and I'm not understanding the validity of those concerns. You can't sue someone for contracting flu, a cold, or any other kind of virus. It's an assumed risk of just being alive. I'm not seeing how anyone could sue anyone over getting COVID19. To make anything of that nature stick, the party being sued pretty much always has to be knowingly be putting people at risk. In other words you have a positive test, know it, and get on a plane. Just getting a person sick isn't enough. If you were to visit Disney World right now, for example, you'd have no case to make against them if you got sick.
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Will any body carry MLB Extra Innings
OldSchoolSnapper replied to brewmann04's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Confirmed SSH will still get out of market games. My rep mentioned he'd checked with his boss as to getting around the local blackouts since no fans can attend, but no dice there. -
Our district hasn't announced anything about school. I'm wondering in those that have, have they announced the plan for when a positive case comes through at school?
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Will any body carry MLB Extra Innings
OldSchoolSnapper replied to brewmann04's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Is the free mlb.tv still happening for SSH even though there's no ticketed season? -
What was the rationale for forcing teachers in to do virtual learning?
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This could be said about a lot of things. I was at the zoo last weekend. The little train is only being used every other cart, and wiped down between rides. The railing in the waiting area that everyone rubs and lines up in packed like sardines? Nothing. There is too much theater to make people feel "safe" which will backfire inevitably when schools have cases.
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Fewer bare hands needlessly on the ball, one of those silly things they're doing for "safety."
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Snyder will call them Washington Team 8596 if it's savings him from paying for licensing rights.
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Our district set up 3 different locations for meal pick-up so at least one was walkabout for everyone. I know that's not universally the case for other areas. I never used it but it got rave reviews from the community. There was also a note to contact for limited drop-off. The workbooks were also getting dropped off to homes, I want to say every other week. The daycare my son goes to was also picking up bulk breakfasts and lunches from the school and serving them to kids at daycare.
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I saw Richaun Holmes broke the bubble to get...McDonald's, and now has a 10-day quarantine. I think it's clear by now Bledsoe was the positive test. I also wondered previously what the point was of having the non-playoff games at all, but I think we know now. There were some seeds to iron out, sure, but I think it was also just to provide a buffer between positive tests, logistics and the playoffs.
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Like I said, I was at home before this, but my wife's place is a better example. They sent everyone home til late May, but their business has been exploding partially due to COVID, it's a small company, somewhat old fashioned, and I can't see them sending everyone back home again for multiple months. Maybe hands will be forced if school does close again, though. I really do not want any part of the virtual learning. I guess it might be somewhat effective for older kids, but it was useless for my 6 y/o. Getting him to sit and do it was pulling teeth on a daily basis, then remaining focused enough to complete and basically holding his hand the entire time.
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Doesn't this pretty much defeat the entire purpose of closing schools? Granted it's not as many kids together but 8 kids and at least one adult in a house kind of seems like a breeding ground. There are safety measures that can be used in schools and that we're currently using but it's probably a lot more difficult with like 1,000 or 2,000 students than it is with the 100 we currently have. All that needs to be figured out and I'm not sure there's going to be enough time to. Like for older kids, middle school and high school. Would it be possible to have teachers move from class to class instead of students crowding the hallways? Can schools be separated into wings so you can minimize contact between classes? There are a ton of other things to consider but obviously it starts with temperature checks at the door and hand sanitizer upon entry. Sure, but that doesn't mean it isn't happening already. The first week school was closed we had a mom texting us to meet at a playground. I'm guessing that people won't be afforded the same flexibility in round 2 of this just because so many places have moved on and won't close down again or send people home unless forced to do it.
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When I saw the shot of Giannis arriving at Disney he appeared to be carrying two bags, the free one he got from all star weekend last year and what appeared to be a paper bag from pick n save.
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I think that extends way beyond city schools. I anticipate that being a major issue for about half the country. It was one thing to do that in March with the finish line in sight and most companies playing along with it. It's entirely different to have no end date in sight and force people to be home until who knows when. I personally have no grandparent help, but I worked at home prior to the outbreak. In areas that it's feasible I'd guess there would be a lot of neighborhood rotation going on where 8 kids go to 3-4 different homes all week so people can still work. Private schools will be open, and so will daycares, but the daycares will not meet 1/10th of the demand. Too bad there is no Uber for daycare, I might be interested in becoming a "driver" (kidding).
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What I am afraid of is school opening being misinterpreted as "schools are not at risk." A few positive cases roll in, people blame the schools for not prioritizing "safety" when the threshold for "safe" has been made completely unrealistic.
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I spent about an hour yesterday pouring over probably the same studies as it related to kids. I did read that it's spreading a lot more often in high school aged kids than with younger kids. I'm not sure how much any of that is going to matter in reality though. There will be a lot of scared people, a lot of kids sent home with benign coughs and sneezes and what exactly is the plan when there is a positive covid case in a school? Without more acceptance of kids getting it than I have seen thus far, I see a lot of potential problems with kids going back to school and staying there for a long time. There has to be a bridge between thinking we can hide out indefinitely and accepting that people will get it and some aspects of life have to move forward. I am not sure that bridge exists today. This is one of the biggest conflicts that I see, that a lot of people seem to have moved from the beginning where it was widely accepted many of us would contract the virus but would probably be OK and we just had to elongate who got it and when, vs. now, where we have to stay isolated until it's gone or vaccinated. I feel like there is at least a semi decent chance my kids get it in the fall but I am prepared as can be expected for that, mentally at least. I am not sure so many are willing to acknowledge that. And if you're not, can you really send them back?
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A lot of kids have been out and about this summer, but a lot of kids have been in basically total isolation. COVID or not, when these kids all meet again there will be a bunch of illnesses in the fall that aren't COVID. There are every year. That alone with all the fear going around will be an issue in itself. Nightmare is the right word.
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Red Tails is my favorite, but I already see that potentially not going over super well.
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It was like four guys. If this turns you off my guess is you weren't all that interested in the first place. There were just as many guys saying they had it much worse growing up. It was more than four guys and given that they'd been there for one day, and one of them is one of the biggest stars in the league, I'd say that's significant. I also didn't say that it "turned me off," I said it wasn't endearing and that it was a bad look for the league and amazingly tone deaf. I didn't call for a boycott of the league. What's odd, though, is that JR Smith is one of those guys who had it a lot worse.
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I was talking to a dean at one of the state schools yesterday. They explained that the directive to "open" contains a large caveat that it was "to the extent possible." And started to say that the large auditorium type classes are almost definitely not happening. Class structure will be in the WINS system and it's highly likely more will be online than usual. So expect school to open but don't think that means it will be the school we all know. How that impacts who actually goes back to campus and when, I don't know.
