04-16-2020, 01:12 AM
These are just some random comments and are NOT directed at any one individual.
I’m trying to see this from a bigger picture viewpoint. The think the folks making counties close and parks close etc., are looking at this from a broader view also. If people come to a county/park that are not residents of the county they visit, they are more than likely going to hit other venues on the way there and/or on the way back. Not everybody is going to do all of this, but enough will do this such that there will be an increase in the possibility that a carrier of the disease will infect someone or something which will ultimately infect a resident of that county.
There will be pit stops for fuel, for food & drink, for bait, for a potty break. A carrier will touch a gas nozzle, a rest room doorknob, a snack package that is returned in favor of another one, a coffee machine button/coffee pot handle, etc., and leave behind a germ or two thousand. Yes, I know – it won’t be you. But can you absolutely, 100% guarantee it won’t be the guy right behind or in front of you? No, you can’t. So, the increased possibility is that some anal opening from another county will NOT follow all the guidelines and put people that live in that county at greater risk. The threat is real folks.
I see all too many folks on here and on other websites treating this pandemic as if it’s nothing more than a PITA and the restrictions geared to protecting as many folks as possible are infringing way too much on their own personal life. You really should open your eyes and look past the tip of your nose. There is a whole lot more at stake than a missed fishing opportunity or 3.
It may be a long dry spell before I’ll be putting my boat in the water. I can live with that. And for the next month or so – if I do get it in the water – I’ll be fishing solo. I’m not sure about how many fishing years I have left, but a damn sure don’t want to shorten that by doing something stupid. I will not knowingly put any of you at increased risk from my carelessness or from violating any of the necessary legal restrictions imposed by our elected officials. And I would hope that each and every one of you would show me the same curtesy. Thanks for listening.
I’m trying to see this from a bigger picture viewpoint. The think the folks making counties close and parks close etc., are looking at this from a broader view also. If people come to a county/park that are not residents of the county they visit, they are more than likely going to hit other venues on the way there and/or on the way back. Not everybody is going to do all of this, but enough will do this such that there will be an increase in the possibility that a carrier of the disease will infect someone or something which will ultimately infect a resident of that county.
There will be pit stops for fuel, for food & drink, for bait, for a potty break. A carrier will touch a gas nozzle, a rest room doorknob, a snack package that is returned in favor of another one, a coffee machine button/coffee pot handle, etc., and leave behind a germ or two thousand. Yes, I know – it won’t be you. But can you absolutely, 100% guarantee it won’t be the guy right behind or in front of you? No, you can’t. So, the increased possibility is that some anal opening from another county will NOT follow all the guidelines and put people that live in that county at greater risk. The threat is real folks.
I see all too many folks on here and on other websites treating this pandemic as if it’s nothing more than a PITA and the restrictions geared to protecting as many folks as possible are infringing way too much on their own personal life. You really should open your eyes and look past the tip of your nose. There is a whole lot more at stake than a missed fishing opportunity or 3.
It may be a long dry spell before I’ll be putting my boat in the water. I can live with that. And for the next month or so – if I do get it in the water – I’ll be fishing solo. I’m not sure about how many fishing years I have left, but a damn sure don’t want to shorten that by doing something stupid. I will not knowingly put any of you at increased risk from my carelessness or from violating any of the necessary legal restrictions imposed by our elected officials. And I would hope that each and every one of you would show me the same curtesy. Thanks for listening.
Bob Hicks, from Utah
I'm 82 years young and going as hard as I can for as long as I can.
"Free men do not ask permission to bear arms."
I'm 82 years young and going as hard as I can for as long as I can.
"Free men do not ask permission to bear arms."