Poll of the Day > States been open ONE DAY and my bf is going to a bar

(+) Yeah! (+)

Couldn't make it a day before he needed to socialize

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You go, boy!

congrats on your future kung flu?

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wtf bars are open in Arizona? Gonna be driving from Albuquerque to LA next week and will be in Phoenix for a night or two.

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

wtf bars are open in Arizona? Gonna be driving from Albuquerque to LA next week and will be in Phoenix for a night or two.

The whole state can be open if they want now. They stopped the shelter in place completely and it's up to businesses what they want to do.

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https://i.imgur.com/q9x3NYa.jpg

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Jen0125 posted...

The whole state can be open if they want now. They stopped the shelter in place completely and it's up to businesses what they want to do.

wow thats dumb af

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

wow thats dumb af

Yep

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like what is the point of shutting everything down for two months if youre just gonna say fuck it half way through?

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

like what is the point of shutting everything down for two months if youre just gonna say fuck it half way through?

Because we're a red state. Our cases are still going up and the governor still decided to open.

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your boyfriend is redpilled and based af

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Smarkil posted...

your boyfriend is redpilled and based af

Sounds like we have a romantic comedy in-the-making.

Jen0125 posted...

Couldn't make it a day before he needed to socialize

Technically, hasn't he made it multiple days if everything was closed before? Or were things not closed before?
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LinkPizza posted...

Technically, hasn't he made it multiple days if everything was closed before? Or were things not closed before?

I obviously meant one day open but ok

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Jen0125 posted...

I obviously meant one day open but ok

Oh. Well, personally, I don't see anything wrong with that. Since everything's been closed, people have basically been cut off from each other. Humans like/need (depending on the person) social interaction. If everything has been closed for months, then I see no problem with not waiting an extra day or week when you can finally do something like that again. Especially since if everything goes badly after the re-opening, they'll close again. Meaning people who waited too long won't have been able to do it at all. And you'll have to wait much longer... If they even ever open again. At least, that's how I see it. I'm not really the type to go out to bars much anymore. Especially when I'm in my current town (I do go back home and on TDYs), but I can understand why people would want to go while they have the chance...
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It's busier than christmas and no one I know has gotten the hoax flu.

I think you're fine.

Jen0125 posted...

Couldn't make it a day before he needed to socialize

Your BF is everything that's wrong with America

Jenny, you should eat at a buffet tomorrow with your boyfriend.

streamofthesky posted...

Your BF is everything that's wrong with America

He should be publicly executed, but only after the buffet.

Person106 posted...

He should be publicly executed, but only after the buffet.

I'm just saying. In a few months we can probably do a "six degrees of separation" trace on some COVID-19 fatalities to determine the death toll wrought by Jen's BF's need to get his drink on, ok?

Person106 posted...

Jenny, you should eat at a buffet tomorrow with your boyfriend.

Lmao there's a big Chinese one down the street maybe we'll go there for lunch

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Stuff like this makes me wonder if the USA is going to have to close again in the fall.


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jramirez23 posted...

Stuff like this makes me wonder if the USA is going to have to close again in the fall.

It def will. If not summer

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Picking him up and the bar sounds rowdy af

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Jen0125 posted...

Lmao there's a big Chinese one down the street maybe we'll go there for lunch

Make sure you give the workers a firm handshake so they know you're not a racist.

People here are complaining about schools potentually opening around the 1st of june yet are begging for pubs to open up again, its pathetic.

People who feel the need to socialize suck.

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BlackScythe0 posted...

It's busier than christmas and no one I know has gotten the hoax flu.

I think you're fine.

oh good lord

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Sonicplys posted...

People who feel the need to socialize suck.

I mean, science says too much isolation can be harmful. And socialization is good for people. And healthy. And humans are social creatures. Most people take comfort in socializing and stuff.
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Sounds like a good idea. I too miss the pubs/bars. Drinking at home/someones home out of a can or even pint glass isn't the same as a beer pulled from the barrel.

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LinkPizza posted...

I mean, science says too much isolation can be harmful. And socialization is good for people. And healthy. And humans are social creatures. Most people take comfort in socializing and stuff.

Sure, but you can be social without flocking to a crowded bar the second it's legal to do so again with no regard for how safe it actually is. Phones exist, the internet exists, you can hang out with friends in person provided they've been sensible about avoiding exposure... Deliberately going somewhere crowded as soon as the government has caved to public pressure to reopen stuff (which is very different from doctors and epidemiologists saying it's safe to reopen stuff, mind you) is a stupid idea, and far from the only way to get human interaction.

wwinterj25 posted...

Drinking at home/someones home out of a can or even pint glass isn't the same as a beer pulled from the barrel.

I mean, if there's a global public health crisis ongoing and the worst complaint you can make is "my beer is suboptimal," I think you're doing pretty well. I don't disagree that well-poured draughts are better than canned/bottled stuff, but that's not exactly an apocalyptic problem.

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adjl posted...

Sure, but you can be social without flocking to a crowded bar the second it's legal to do so again with no regard for how safe it actually is. Phones exist, the internet exists, you can hang out with friends in person provided they've been sensible about avoiding exposure... Deliberately going somewhere crowded as soon as the government has caved to public pressure to reopen stuff (which is very different from doctors and epidemiologists saying it's safe to reopen stuff, mind you) is a stupid idea, and far from the only way to get human interaction.

That's true. Though the internet and phones are very different than just seeing friends. Trust me, I know. I've been separated from friends and family for a ling time. And it's really started to break me down a little. As for friends in person, I guess that depends on who and how many friends he has, if there are any close by. And while he could wait a couple of weeks before going, people have already been waiting for months, technically. And some may say, "If they waited that long, couldn't they wait a little longer?" And that's an answer nobody can actually answer. Because nobody knows how long things will stay open. The second wave, if there is one, could happen at any point. Meaning, you could lose that bar again for even longer. Maybe even forever. And then that means that person possibly missed their last chance to go to bar... As for it being crowded, it would be impossible to know until you got there. Obviously, some people are still very worried about COVID. So, it would be impossible to know if it would actually be crowded or not until you got there. Or if you called before. But even calling might not work well. And while the bar isn't the only way to get any interaction, it could be a better way than they had. And more interaction than through a screen...
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adjl posted...

if there's a global public health crisis ongoing

There's not. If the mortality rate was actually fatal, sure. But it's not. People are so attached to believing what MSM tells them, but walk outside and listen to your own instincts.

Or have fun living in fear of this bullshit pandemic, whatever, people's choice.

The soda aisle, isolation, and breathing recycled oxygen are each more dangerous than Covid-19, fuck your feelings if I want to go outside during all of this. Quarantine is for sick people.

Edit: ^ Not directed at "you," adjl, just meant in general. Stay safe, my friend.

Greenfox111 posted...

oh good lord

Wtf

RedPixel posted...

breathing recycled oxygen

where do you get unrecycled oxygen from

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RedPixel posted...

breathing recycled oxygen

Don't people have windows though?

ChaosAzeroth posted...

Don't people have windows though?

the oxygen outside is recycled

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adjl posted...

I mean, if there's a global public health crisis ongoing and the worst complaint you can make is "my beer is suboptimal," I think you're doing pretty well. I don't disagree that well-poured draughts are better than canned/bottled stuff, but that's not exactly an apocalyptic problem.

No it's a me problem and that's all I care about. As I said I miss the bars and pubs as you know they are currently closed in the UK(save for takeaways/deliveries). This lockdown hasn't effected me much at all though and with the UK relaxing restrictions somewhat it got even better.

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wwinterj25 posted...

it's a me problem and that's all I care about.

eat shit and die

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OniRonin posted...

-post-

I'll pass. Also reported.

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

like what is the point of shutting everything down for two months if youre just gonna say fuck it half way through?

that way the economy can be in the toilet but we can still make a pandemic way worse than it needs to be

by the end of the year practically every country is gonna be banning travel to their country from the US

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wwinterj25 posted...

No it's a me problem and that's all I care about.

Well, at least you're honest. And that's the only nice thing I could ever possibly say about you.

Ogurisama posted...

https://i.imgur.com/q9x3NYa.jpg

Most of the World: Stays in intelligent lockdowns while looking for ways to open safely.
US: Just open everything, no restrictions.

Just, what?

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streamofthesky posted...

Well, at least you're honest. And that's the only nice thing I could ever possibly say about you.

I don't post for your validation so good for you I guess. I have no opinion of you.

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This is a great experiment. Lets see if theres any difference before and after!

They're the great guinea pigs just like the front line workers. Its also possible many of these people willing to venture out are also the front line worker type that figure what the hell im already going into the plant busting my ass off 9-5 M-F at least open up my damn watering hole for Friday nights so we can relieve our stress

LinkPizza posted...

And some may say, "If they waited that long, couldn't they wait a little longer?" And that's an answer nobody can actually answer. Because nobody knows how long things will stay open. The second wave, if there is one, could happen at any point. Meaning, you could lose that bar again for even longer. Maybe even forever. And then that means that person possibly missed their last chance to go to bar...

If a second wave comes as a result of people crowding into public spaces as soon as they can, then you should miss your chance to go to the bar, because it wasn't actually safe to do so and everything was opened prematurely (which is very likely because, as I said, this is a decision based on public and political pressure, not on medical advice). Yeah, that sucks for people that like going to bars, but crowding them prematurely is only going to ruin it for everyone else and endanger others unnecessarily.

RedPixel posted...

If the mortality rate was actually fatal, sure.

Where are you finding non-fatal mortality? I've gotta get me some of that.

RedPixel posted...

but walk outside and listen to your own instincts.

My instincts don't have the technology necessary to accurately identify the risk of viral transmission around me. To that end, it's a far better idea to listen to statistics and recommendations from epidemiologists that do have such technology to protect myself and those around me from a risk I otherwise can't hope to accurately assess.

RedPixel posted...

The soda aisle, isolation, and breathing recycled oxygen are each more dangerous than Covid-19,

People should indeed drink less soda. Isolation is easy enough to fix without violating distancing recommendations (whether remotely or just by meeting up and keeping some distance). Recycled oxygen in particular isn't at all dangerous (beyond the dangers normally posed by oxygen), and most of the issues associated with recycled air (which is presumably what you mean) are primarily associated with large office buildings with inadequate air intake, not residential buildings where you can open a window whenever you want some fresh air (to say nothing of the ever-present option of going for a walk).

None of the solutions to those issues are in any way mutually exclusive of taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID (the soda one is completely irrelevant). You can very easily solve all of them at once, if desired.

RedPixel posted...

Quarantine is for sick people.

Correction: Quarantine is for people who are suspected to be contagious. You don't have to actually be sick to qualify for quarantine, just have enough risk factors to make officials believe there's a reasonable chance you might be.

Furthermore, as much as "quarantine" has become the go-to colloquial term to describe this situation, saying "stay at home as much as possible and avoid gatherings" is not a quarantine. Actual quarantine is imprisonment: you are strictly isolated and forcibly prevented from coming into contact with anyone. You can't go outside for a walk around your neighbourhood. You can't go to the grocery store. People don't ask you to wear a mask because the only people you can interact with are in hazmat suits anyway. You're right that quarantine is for (suspected) sick people, which is why the current orders fall far short of what a genuine quarantine would be. Be thankful that it hasn't gotten that bad yet.

wwinterj25 posted...

No it's a me problem and that's all I care about.

Then I'm sure you'll get over it.

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Don't worry, he won't die and neither will anyone else you know.