King Charlie Closes Gym Business Owner In Oxford, MA (Boston: purchase, stores)

[jtolpin]

Originally Posted by FCMA

Keeping high-risk businesses closed is likely one of the reasons we aren’t seeing a spike like in Florida or Arizona.

I only understood this line from your post.

I generally avoid when people start name calling. You lose a bit of credibility. But you know that already.

[GeePee]

Originally Posted by mdovell

I think it can be argued that working out can cause people to relieve stress and frankly we all have stress these days.

So is sitting at a bar, live music, retail shopping. etc... I think people need to be responsible and just know that there are too many unknowns with a lot of people in a closed space right now. It's really not that hard. go for a run outside, do some pushups. get creative. that guy sounds like a whiney tool. and so do the people supporting him.

[jtolpin]

Originally Posted by GeePee

So is sitting at a bar, live music, retail shopping. etc... I think people need to be responsible and just know that there are too many unknowns with a lot of people in a closed space right now. It's really not that hard. go for a run outside, do some pushups. get creative. that guy sounds like a whiney tool. and so do the people supporting him.

If he is the owner of the gym, then he is losing money on subscriptions, etc.... So I feel his pain.

But on the other hand, a lot of other places are also losing money or trying to find a way to stay afloat.

Was he able to get money from the small business payouts? Did that help?

[BostonMike7]

Originally Posted by FCMA

He made that one mistake of closing the gun shops, I support the 2nd Amendment because it’s an established pillar written for good reasons at the time even though it has become a symptom of a fundamentally sick and declining nation. Got called out on it though.

I'm surprised I haven't heard more of an uproar over the fact that some cities and towns are refusing to process new firearm license applications and even renewals in some cases.

[sawyer2]

Originally Posted by BostonMike7

I'm surprised I haven't heard more of an uproar over the fact that some cities and towns are refusing to process new firearm license applications and even renewals in some cases.

Why is that? - I know nothing about guns but am curious as to the rationale to not process

[htfdcolt]

Originally Posted by BostonMike7

I'm surprised I haven't heard more of an uproar over the fact that some cities and towns are refusing to process new firearm license applications and even renewals in some cases.

Yeah, really. We average more than 1 firearm per man/woman/child but hey, it ain't enough.

[BostonMike7]

Originally Posted by sawyer2

Why is that? - I know nothing about guns but am curious as to the rationale to not process

Each town sets it's own guidelines, but the majority of municipalities feel it's unsafe to conduct the initial interview in-person, and obtain fingerprints.

Most are processing renewals however. (which also requires fingerprinting)


CT was sued for the same practice, and lost. However I don't believe there was ever any verbiage in an executive order here in MA officially stopping the process, therefore nothing to sue for.
https://www.wfsb.com/news/federal-co...3bb96eaf8.html

and CT's new process as a result of the lawsuit. CT's licensing is centralized within the state police, while MA has each individual town perform it's own licensing,
https://patch.com/connecticut/across...t-applications

[sawyer2]

Originally Posted by BostonMike7

Each town sets it's own guidelines, but the majority of municipalities feel it's unsafe to conduct the initial interview in-person, and obtain fingerprints.

Most are processing renewals however. (which also requires fingerprinting)


CT was sued for the same practice, and lost. However I don't believe there was ever any verbiage in an executive order here in MA officially stopping the process, therefore nothing to sue for.
https://www.wfsb.com/news/federal-co...3bb96eaf8.html

and CT's new process as a result of the lawsuit. CT's licensing is centralized within the state police, while MA has each individual town perform it's own licensing,
https://patch.com/connecticut/across...t-applications

got it, thanks

[LeavingMA]

Originally Posted by jtolpin

I havent done research on it, but if we are looking at 'essential' places vs 'not essential', grocery stores are essential and gyms are not. (*or at least, grocery stores are <more> essential).

I feel bad for the gyms (and restaraunts) that are losing money right now, but I think Mass has done a good job. #s are decreasing (from what I read), so open things up slowly, see how things go, and give it time.

I would think the majority of people would agree with that.

Most people think of gyms as sweating on machines, touching machines, etc.... and think that transmission rates would be high there. SOmeone gets positive, and transmits to someone else (perhaps their house) and it moves around.

So Lowe's or Home Depot were essentially but small businesses were not. Even something like a small home improvement store? If those other companies can create social distancing measures why not give the chance to gyms. I guess who cares about small businesses anymore.

[robr2]

Originally Posted by LeavingMA

So Lowe's or Home Depot were essentially but small businesses were not. Even something like a small home improvement store? If those other companies can create social distancing measures why not give the chance to gyms. I guess who cares about small businesses anymore.

Every lumberyard, plumbing supply, and hardware and paint store were deemed essential no matter the size. They were all able to open. There's a focus on Lowe's and Home Depot because they are the biggies. Places like WalMart and Target were able to open as long as they sold food just like grocery stores and every little tiny superette and convenience store.

The problem was that they weren't limited to selling only home repair and food items. Some states tried to preclude sales of other items and were eviscerated when folks were prevented from buying that essential new wide screen TV.