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Just curious which states has almost returned to normal in compared to others around the country in terms of loosening/lifting restrictions from those set last April but kept their cases low.
I know that some states may be reopening but the catch is there are just so much restrictions on everything including going to the swimming pool and other normal activities such as eating and drinking. In CA there is almost no going to the gym or getting hair or nails done nor indoor dining out or worship at all. In other words there may be reopening but no signs of normalcy.
I am not only referring to at the state level but overall including cities and counties within a state as well who seem to have the most power over these things. They also are in charge of enforcing state orders within their jurisdiction. It won't be much good if 80% of those states are still very restrictive on the local level even if the state is less restrictive on the state level.
I heard that South Dakota had not had a shelter in place order at all but some cities within it seem to follow other states lead. Montana had a weak one and almost never enforced yet cases remain very low. Any input from people living in different states? What its like in Montana, the state with some of the lowest amount of COVID19 cases?
Pretty much anywhere in the midwest and southeast will be less restrictive. I visted Omaha and Salt Lake City recently and while there was reduced capacity going on, you could still find places to dine in. In Utah parks were kinda open although public bathrooms were locked. There appeared to be more activity outside as well.
Here in Seattle a lot of places including Targets were empty in comparison. And I have friends in my home state of TN. From what I'm gathering that's probably as close to normal as you'll get right now. My friend mentioned the mask mandates were very lax and people were still going on about normal.
Regardless of where you are going, nothing seems to be open 100%. And here in WA Inslee announced that the restrictions will be indefinite now, which I'm not too thrilled about to be honest given being shutdown has affected my mental health a bit. And a lot of people's as well. It's hard not being able to unwind with hydrotherapy which helped me a lot personally. At some point I really think the restrictions will have to end one way or another. I would wager places in the southeast would find some way to ease out of the restrictions. People there are really laid back about a lot of things.
Idaho is a lot more open than Washington and Oregon, at least. All the restaurants are open for dining in and no one's been wearing masks, but I guess the low population density has kept it from exploding in cases.
From what we've noticed: Oklahoma and Idaho have been very open this summer, maybe just with capacity limitations and iffy masking requirements (we make sure to always mask-up per guidelines of course). Tennessee (Knoxville) seemed fairly open when we were there, but I believe some things may have scaled back in open-ness since then (I might be wrong about that).
I've had to travel all over for work since COVID began.
Taking it seriously:
Blue counties in CO
ALL of New Mexico
NYC/New Jersey/CT
Somewhere in between:
DC/MD/VA
Delaware
Wouldn't know it's even happening:
Philadelphia
Texas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Nebraska
Iowa
In New Mexico, as of last week you still couldn't eat inside of a restaurant. In Council Bluffs, IA, you could back in May, even without masks....and much of Nebraska never even closed them. Here in CO, most everything is back open with masks required, however last call was moved up to 10pm, and thinks like pools/amusement parks are still closed. People in states listed under the "wouldn't" heading are carrying on mostly like NORMAL, going around socializing, and entering establishments without masks more often than they are.
Pro tip: a place is more likely to seem open if it's within a red county, outside of New Mexico.
Mostly South Philly. It was more/less the same as it was back in August 2019 when I had been there before.....and more than half of people were mask-less.
I guess I am referring more toward the general behavior of what I saw in comparison to other places.
I am thinking about a place where there is less tension should one stay in a hotel, travel in a motorhome to a campground or RV resort, or try to look for a new home somewhere without too much drama of restrictions compared to coastal states. It appears there is too much red tape about relaxing or lap swimming in a swimming pool especially an outdoor pool that is rarely crowded or have little contact points especially if one doesn't use pool furnitures.
In some areas hotels only allow reservations to use the pool and only ten at a time.
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I understand restricting or being extra careful about opening Bars, bowling centers, arcades/playcenters, casinos, fitness centers, indoor pools/jacuzzis, locker rooms etc but I dont understand the necessity to be so restrictive on a open outdoor pool. I be curious are private HOA, hotel or campground people less restrictive in those states I mentioned. And that some hair and nail salons are open with hygienic considerations.
Idaho is one of the places I am thinking of, though I am also looking at MT and the Dakotas.
Here in GA, things feel very much open and mostly normal. We swim at the pool, eat out at restaurants, grab coffee, and go for hikes.
Just got back from my former home of MN, and things are much more restricted there. Coffee shops are closing at noon, and things in general were just quiet.
Just curious which states has almost returned to normal in compared to others around the country in terms of loosening/lifting restrictions from those set last April but kept their cases low.
For both of these, not many. Maybe parts of South Dakota and Wyoming. Given that travelers need to quarantine from 36 states when entering New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, most states have high rates of cases.
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