When it really happens: SHTF...

[Aragorn243]

Today I received the news that the NHRA event near my house has been cancelled for this year. The NHRA is a national drag racing series, the top of the line in the US. They are competing in different states. The reason for cancelling was our state Governor and his draconian restrictions. Most local businesses are ignoring him completely now including the track the event is held at but as this is a national organization, I guess they don't want to make any waves. No evidence yet that any of these large outside gatherings are spreading Covid. I had been looking forward to it but oh well, just chalk up another disappointment for this year. Depression and suicides in excess of the normal average are now killing more younger people here than the virus itself.

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[Ovidio]

Discotheques, ballrooms, parties allowed until the 15th of August, then... OMG, the youngsters will spread the virus!!!
So...everything prohibited again.
Gathering after 6PM requires a mask, before that no...
You see gentlemen, when I started this thread I was scared by the idiotic, amateurish to say the least way of informing people. Now I know that it is even worse.
This is a little joke going through the younger guys social media...
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[USGI]

Today I received the news that the NHRA event near my house has been cancelled for this year.

The NHRA has only held 3 National events this summer, all at Indianapolis - The next one will be there, too. Luckily, since I don't have cable or satellite, they've all been shown on the standard FOX network. - Bob

[Aragorn243]

The NHRA has only held 3 National events this summer, all at Indianapolis - The next one will be there, too. Luckily, since I don't have cable or satellite, they've all been shown on the standard FOX network. - Bob

I had checked their website and they had several competitions prior to the shutdown also. I didn't look very closely at the dates or locations. They still have others listed as happening. I am not a huge fan, I just like going there. Watching on TV isn't the same. Plus I collect the hero cards and enjoy getting them signed which most do at these events. I had been looking forward to it as I subscribe to their web page and have been monitoring their competitions. They are still holding the smaller events and I'm sure they are exceeding the 250 people limit with those. Add to that the Governor already had to back down once and that was for a car flea market and show. He took them to court and the Judge chewed his stooges some new ones and they backed off. Event went on as planned with 5000-10,000 people. Didn't help his cause at all when the judge watched the Governor walking side by side with protestors, BLM and their like.

We now have one of our popular ice cream shops/sandwich shops just announcing they are closing due to the governor. They were even doing their best to follow the guidelines. Outside seating, reduced inside seating. Governor sent his jackboots in there over the weekend I guess.

Meanwhile, several other restaurants are business as usual. Full capacity. Been like that for about two months now. Governor hasn't touched them yet. Not sure why, probably because they have lawyers.

[usabaker]

The've taken to defacing curches and relgious statues here in the US. Most go unreporsed evidently by the news.

[Ovidio]

I bet that if they tried it on a mosque, that would go reported...

[usabaker]

I bet that if they tried it on a mosque, that would go reported...

Only if it were not Antifa and BLM

[Ovidio]

This will backfire in November...

[Aragorn243]

Now the they cancelled the State Farm Show which is in January. Saying farmers understand the need to let their crops go fallow some seasons. I think the farmers are almost in unison saying f-you to the governor and going on with their lives as usual. This is a huge event which we attend every year. The Governor has control of the Farm Show complex and has had it closed since March. This is a complex (expo center) which has an activity nearly every weekend and some of them last all week. Often there are two or three events going on at the same time. It is a huge complex. The only event still on the schedule is a motorcycle swap meet in November. Not sure why it is still there. There are four gun shows a year here an all have been cancelled and that's a violation of the 2nd Amendment. But he is anti-gun so I guess he figures if everything is closed, that can be also but why the mototcycles?

[Ovidio]

Tuesday Italy was shocked by the news of a 5 year old girl in ICU, dying from Covid.
Yesterday her doctor was interviewed by a newspaper and said that the girl was in extremely serious conditions, fighting for her life due to a rare and extremely severe disease, and that she was tested for Covid like everybody else being accepted in a hospital and found positive. But that had nothing to do with her conditions.
This is one example, but we had almost the same today with five teenagers who came back from Sardinia, after holidays. Hospitalisation in ICU for one of them, until the hospital, called by a journalist, denied any condition other than a light fever. Otherwise absolutely ok and about to be sent back home, all of them. One had fever, four nothing...
If this is the kind of information we get, then I really think that I'll become an anarchist and flip everybody else the finger sooner or later...
Take care my friends, I'm leaving for holidays tomorrow. Guzzi California for a criss-crossing of Central Italy to reach the Family. Great!!!