Coronavirus in Massachusetts (Boston: clubbing, daycare, how much)

[Shrewsburried]

Originally Posted by msRB311

but it is for medical workers, cops and firefighters? and grocery store workers for that matter. Alrighty then

Grocery workers, generally speaking, don't has the leverage of a strong union. IMO, most of those workers are not there by choice and if they could run Zoom meetings from the comfort and safety of their house, I'm sure they would.

[bohemka]

Originally Posted by redplum33

It's not safe for teachers.

Except for private school teachers. They are apparently bulletproof. You are way off base on everything you are posting right now.

[Cantabridgienne]

Originally Posted by redplum33

All this talk about sports is a bunch of nonsense. It's nothing more than an excuse to get the kids out of the house.

Do your kids not do any sports?

[LLCNYC]

Originally Posted by msrb311

lol, ok sports might be nonsense to you, but they're not to everyone.

Hockey is hardly about getting kids out of the house. Who puts on the equipment on and takes it off? Who drives them to practice and games and watches and waits there while it's happening? In a way i'm getting a break from getting up early and dropping what i'm doing to take them to the rink. Do you think i shoo my 4 and 6 yr old out of the house and they get to the rink themselves? Wake up.

+1.

[bohemka]

Originally Posted by Cantabridgienne

Do your kids not do any sports?

I think it's clear this poster doesn't have any kids and doesn't interact with anyone who does.

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by bohemka

I often agree with what you post, but you're revealing your ignorance of parenting here. Stick to other subjects.

You shouldn't take my comments about this subject personally.

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by redplum33

It's not safe for teachers.

Originally Posted by bohemka

Except for private school teachers. They are apparently bulletproof. You are way off base on everything you are posting right now.

Private schools are all about money. It's not safe for any teachers.

[msRB311]

https://english.elpais.com/society/2...fy_ZifuRWfiP04

Schools only account for 6% of coronavirus outbreaks recorded by Spanish health authorities. The dynamics of transmission via aerosols in the classroom change completely depending on whether the infected person – or patient zero – is a student or a teacher. Teachers talk far more than students and raise their voices to be heard, which multiplies the expulsion of potentially contagious particles. In comparison, an infected student will only speak occasionally. According to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) guidelines, the Spanish government has recommended that classrooms be ventilated – even though this may cause discomfort in the colder months – or for ventilation units to be used.

So basically it's the teacher we should worry about the most in terms of spreading.

[redplum33]

Originally Posted by redplum33

All this talk about sports is a bunch of nonsense. It's nothing more than an excuse to get the kids out of the house.

To be clear, I'm specifically referring to the talk about sports in this thread. It's all BS.

I'm not saying sports are nonsense.

[msRB311]

You really can't back pedal on what you said here now. You said parents just want to use sports to get their kids out of the house to get free time. You don't seem to know how kids sports even works. This isnt the 50s where we hand johnny his baseball glove and out the door he goes to walk to the park.