Hausmann’s
 

Any news about Hausmann’s, cancelled or is it a go?

I spoke with Ernie yesterday on a variety of subjects; he stated that the decision will be made "after Easter" as to the Go-No Go status for the NE SxS. It will of course be subject to the PA State edict of social distancing and essential businesses and services, etc.

I just got the call from Ernie.

The NE is cancelled.

I am not at all surprised and figured it was only a matter of time.

I'll sure miss everybody and all the great times we were planning on.

Hey, there's always next year... right?





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I figured everything through June would be off at least. The question is when will things open up again.

Ernie also called me on the cancellation and said the Vintage Gunners Cup is still ON in September but of course subject to the CV situation at that time. For those here who know Ernie and Morris, I asked about both and their families and he said all are fine.

I was not holding out much hope that it would happen, but still quite disappointed. Maybe can get to the Vintagers in Sept unless my wife books us a vacation at Hilton Head again--was supposed to leave for that tomorrow and be there over the Southern--wasn't happy with that.
Mike Koneski is having a shoot in July, maybe we can all go to that, it sounds like a great shoot--hopefully things will be open by then!

Yesterday one "news" source was saying 2022 before things get back to normal. If that is the case, there won't be a "normal" to get back to

We may have to hold an Addieville intervention shoot in June/July (or both).

Edgar is that anywhere near Nashville, Atlanta, Montgomery or Tupelo?

Yes, Reggie, it's only 1020 miles. We do have airports too

Are the people quoting dates for shoots in the next few months planning on ignoring the CV-19 state sequestration orders? Or hoping against hope that this thing flattens out by then? VERY risky! Some states are screening people with out of their state's license plates and requiring drivers to list residences for 14-day self quarantine after recording their plate numbers and contact information, with promises to "follow up". They are talking big fines for violators.

Yup, it's just a wish and a dream away... second star to the right and straight on til morning.





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If this goes beyond May there will be more problems than shoots being cancelled. Folks are already getting stir crazy not to mention forced closings of businesses causing many hardships. We will see small businesses open with or without government “permission”. Bills still need to be paid even with unfunded mandates in place.

I just hope the boat launches will be open. When it comes to things to do.

Kevin, I think we are all just fervently hoping that life gets back to some sense of normalcy , but I don't think it will happen soon. I wouldn't risk going to a shoot and putting my family at risk .Just hoping for better times.

You can't hide from a virus. A vaccine is 3 to 4 years out if it can ever be figured out.

There are two choices:

100,000 Dead

100,000,000 Unemployed

Pick one.

Reggie, Addieville is located in Mapleville, R. I.

The talking heads on the “news” shows keep saying it’s about money and greed that we want to get businesses open and people back to work but it’s not that at all - it’s about the future of our nation! 250 years ago there was also an enormous crisis that would determine the future of our nation and a lot of patriots put their lives on the line... for the future of this nation.





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The deliberate destruction of the economy creates a health crisis greater than the virus going forward. Millions of unemployed lose health insurance for themselves and their families. Routine medical care not being done means prolonged suffering, conditions worsening and conditions going undetected. The stay home order puts more people at risk for domestic violence, leads to more alcoholism and illicit drug use, more depression and anxiety, more mental health treatment not happening or never started, more eating and less exercise and finally more suicides just to name a few things.

You can't hide from a virus. Social distancing only flattens the curve, the same number of people get sick, it just spreads out the time frame.

As one intelligent and practical MD I like says, cloth masks are a placebo, if you are using gloves shopping thinking that's better than just washing your hands you are an idiot (his words not mine). Don't touch your face, that means don't use your phone, who does that?

Wash your hands, try not to rub your eyes or touch your face unless they are clean, get your rest, eat right, take your vitamins. Live your life, it's short anyways and understand you will come contact with the virus, it doesn't mean you will get sick and if you do it doesn't mean you will die.

and an old saying "one size fits all fits no one"

many crowded urban areas are in crisis - quarantine them, I understand, but the vast majority (area wise) of the country has few if any cases.

The local news lists the surrounding counties' stats every morning, single digits for cases and many zeros or maybe 1 or 2 deaths tops. But our governor, like so many is getting high on the control he has.

As of today you must wear a mask in public any place in the state, he says just like we had to get used to taking our shoes off at the airport after 9/11 (that wasn't 9/11 it was the idiot shoe bomber) so now he says the new normal from now on will be having your temperature read as you enter a building.

HIPAA will be gutted to allow state databases of illnesses - once controls are in place "for your own good" they don't go away


also - not to minimize any family's loss, but I would be very curious to know about the condition of many of the victims - since they say there were underlying health conditions - my point being for example - every time we have a major snow storm they say how many people the storm killed - many if not most are heart attacks shoveling snow, is that really a storm death- if the same guy had the heart attack dragging a deer out of the wood they say its a hunting fatality - otherwise its natural causes

I think we need to be careful in categorizing levels of "underlying health conditions" because again, "one size" does not "fit all"... just sayin'...





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absolutely - as I said a curiosity, certainly not every case was inevitable

and there are serious existing circumstances as we know or even less serious short term issues like my adult daughter who was fighting non related severe cold last week- she was confined to her home by me first and then her doctor- I ran all errands for her -

as Mark Twain once said - "all generalizations are false"

From what I understand, no matter how you die, if you test positive you are listed as COVID-10 related death and added to the stats as a COVID death, doesn't matter if you die in a car accident if you test positive you will be part of the stats.

I have been self-quarentining for years and find the only difference is that now my dog and I are no longer able to speak freely, as my wife has been working from home for the past month. If I were to die from a gunshot wound, it would be a direct result of her also “sheltering in place” hence, Covid-19 related.

Sheltering hazards!
 

Indeed Edgar, there may be a rash of these incidents! :shock::rotf:

Remember the more Covid and the more Covid deaths there are the more federal Covid money you will get from the Feds. A financial incentive to increase your numbers, but who would do that?

Tell me about it... being that today is the effective date in NY for all to wear masks. My attitude is that no way no how will anyone MAKE me do anything of the sort. I can certainly differentiate between the problems that the urban centers face as compared to rural areas in the same state.

This morning I made my routine run to the post office after dropping my son off to daycare and then went to the home center to get supplies for the weekends projects. I put a bandanna in my pocket in the event that someone gave me a real fuss about not wearing a mask and would refuse me entry or something like that.
Yeah, about 80% were wearing masks. But, I was seeing employees with them down under their noses. Or adjusting them and rubbing their faces with their bare hands. A total joke... as Pete said, if you are going to do something, do it. What kills me is seeing people driving around in their cars with masks and with gloves on. Wearing the same pair of gloves everywhere is worse than wearing none and just sanitizing or washing your hands. Unless you put on a pair of gloves to do a specific task, then remove/dispose of them and then wash your hands, they do NOTHING.

When I have to go out, I am cautious and courteous, take it slow and make the point to sanitize or wash my hands after leaving somewhere.

Ultimately you are no more likely to contract the Wuhan Flu than you are the regular flu or the common cold. Just practice the things that will help you not catch those things normally. Like you should have been doing all along.
I really aee that as being the major lasting effect of all this, a real consciousness of how illness is spread and trying to prevent it on the individual level. And that is no by living kn fear.


These are just my thoughts. And I know that everyone has their own level of “taking the situation seriously”.

The are many expert and conflicting opinions. Dr. Z. is a Stanford trained MD and a practicing GP in Last Vegas. I think he makes a lot of sense. He discusses many things including the use of masks and gloves.

A very interesting read and yes it's been fact checked on top of fact checking. Really good reason the numbers are staying up..................

https://saraacarter.com/cares-act-pa...prF_lnd6qDHgpA

I think these guys knew what they were doing. They had far worse infectious diseases to deal with, Smallpox, Dysentery, Scarlet Fever to name a few.

I am very sad to think I will not be leaving for Hausman's in the early morning. Let's hope the Vintage Cup goes as planned. In the meantime I was going to tell you guys a really good joke about Covid19, you probably won't get it :-)

I get it / may have even had it

Now that the news has another shiny object, is the virus crisis over?

Bingo! You are very observant Mills.:bowdown:

In our town they announced yesterday that our big festival for the year is now cancelled and that is in the beginning of October!
Granted, it is due more to uncertainty and planning required for such an event. But it is safe to say that most things will Remain done for the rest of the year.

Oh yes they are supposedly having a “peaceful march” in our town tonight . Then Saturday supposedly the BLMers etc are having a March . You know before the Obamite appeared I was pretty easy going towards black folks , after eight years of him and his tranny wife and then all the BLMer stuff as well as the dessicration of confederate monuments I cut them NO SLACK .

Craig just remember BLM stands for Black Labs Matter.. Any thing else is BS.

I am not a fan of Philadelphia. Have some good friends there, but I don't like the city. Last night they removed the statue of Frank Rizzo from in front of the Municipal Works building. Really??? Now they say the statue was a racist symbol. :banghead: