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Thread: PA Counties locked down
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April 1st, 2020, 07:58 PM #151
Re: PA Counties locked down
I posted in the other thread, we have a small pour tomorrow (sidewalk) What if someone
shuts us down mid pour, or before the truck shows up, who is going to pay for that?
The township issued me the permit, the job is ready to go and cant sit there for a month
opened up like that.
This is insane.
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April 1st, 2020, 08:05 PM #152
Re: PA Counties locked down
I have to bring one more fact to the table to help clarify this hysterical panic where the perception is fostered that the coronavirus kills on contact.
How many people are currently working (under the essential job categories)? Using the estimates from 2013 (here - https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...rloughs/71122/), the government considers 43% of their workers essential. I'm sure it is now a higher percentage, but just for the point here, let's assume that means that 40% of combined government and civil employees across the board are working under the 'essential job' categories. We should probably throw a few more percent in there under the 'waiver' categories, but we won't.
Out of the 90% of PA workers that do not have the coronavirus, 40% are still working together in a functioning capacity without every 3rd person falling prey to this uncontrollable virus. Most of them still come home to their SO and kids every day and go to the food market, etc. - all after being exposed to others on the job.
Now what makes the remaining 50% of the workers in PA, who are under lockdown, 'too much at risk' or 'to much of a risk to others' to also go to their jobs?
Do the essential workers have some special immunity to getting or giving the virus? If having them work together is an acceptable risk, why can't the other 50% of the workers decide for themselves if creating and having jobs is 'too much risk'?
Can businesses send their employees home because they're sick, to prevent spreading it to others? Are the MOST VULNERABLE to the virus going to be forced to go to work?
Perhaps some government aid would be appropriate to those who have the virus (or are the MOST VULNERABLE) and are unable to work the job they have. I wouldn't object to that for a short period, if the rest of our economy was allowed to be functional.
...Last edited by ImminentDanger; April 1st, 2020 at 08:17 PM.
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April 1st, 2020, 08:16 PM #153
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April 1st, 2020, 09:25 PM #154
Re: PA Counties locked down
Well, I guess we can now remove the word Counties from the thread title.
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April 1st, 2020, 09:26 PM #155PickingPA Guest
Re: PA Counties locked down
Since walking/running/hiking for outdoor exercise is specifically permitted under the stay at home order, and you are installing/repairing a section of sidewalk that would otherwise be left open creating a trip/fall hazard to the public and/or property owner(s), I hereby grant you a waiver to complete this necessary and emergency repair. Please observe and practice all CDC social distancing protocols and complete the task with expediency.
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April 1st, 2020, 09:50 PM #156
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April 1st, 2020, 09:55 PM #157PickingPA Guest
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Re: PA Counties locked down
Expanding on the outdoors thing. What about the lawn /tree /landscape guys? Are their businesses shut down too? Usually it is just 2 of them, 3 max (and it is a good chance they are related or living in the same house). They do what they have to do outside away from everybody. Why is this less safe than working at Home Depot?
Everyones grass is waking up and rapidly growing........we will need to know in a couple weeks.
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April 1st, 2020, 10:11 PM #159PickingPA Guest
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April 1st, 2020, 11:33 PM #160
Re: PA Counties locked down
Only government workers I’ve seen or even heard of showing up to work are the national guard guys and the postal service.
Army buddies of mine on active duty (and is army wtf moments) are reporting work from home, total lockdown, and completely absolutely mission essential functions only.
Schools? Closed. Teachers not at schools manning them as emergency shelters, as required in pens act of 1973.
State store workers? Doing their best to undermine Pennsylvania agriculture by not showing up and selling Pennsylvania wine or spirits."Cives Arma Ferant"
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