Originally Posted by
Speed Select
Im in a pessimistic mood tonight. I’ll feel better after some sleep.
You clearly said this last night...did you not sleep?
Originally Posted by
Speed Select
Ok, I get it. However, I just heard a doctor say the fall rebound of CV is going to be worse than what we’re experiencing now. Unlike 9/11, unlike 2008, the government is imposing an extended complete shutdown of our economy. If even one “expert” (Fauci, Birx) says we’re going to face this again in the fall, what business sector is going to go ahead planning large events? What family is going to plan a vacation that they can’t easily cancel while protecting their scarce finances?
All it takes is planting the seed of CV fear, and the politicians impose restrictions. Even Fauci said Trump followed every recommendation he and Birx proposed. Generally speaking, the Dems want to take it even further.
You're going to say you’ve heard this before, too, but I think this time it’s different.
P.S. Guess what the first topic Michael Smerconish is covering this morning? The fall CV rebound is going to be worse than the first round since it will coincide with the flu season. How do you think will our elected leaders and the traveling public will react to that prediction, not to mention the viability of just about every business?
The 24 hour news (errr...Entertainment) "media," is one of the biggest problems with our society today. Once people stop listening to the entertainers, and they will, we'll be much better off (and I'm talking for more than just the pandemic). A few days ago we had a ridiculously nice day, the nicest we've had since the lock down and people were out in droves. Parks were full of people exercising/playing with children, roads were packed, houses were still being built, parking lots were full. I flew to an airport for lunch and aside from having to do takeout, it seemed like business as usual, with at least 4 other planes showing up while I was there. As it warms up here and we get more and more of that weather, I expect to see a lot more people ignore the orders. Once people see that the number of deaths are not appreciably increasing, I think more and more people will go out. We are just not going to take a long term lock up as a viable option, so our leaders/doctors better figure out a better solution. GA is already opening up.
Edit: My overall point of the last post was that there are always the "I'm giving up, because we're all doomed," types...yet the industry made it through all the other downturns. As then, we may not look quite the same, but it's still there.