EmilyM Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Just now, 250Integra said: I'm going to guess all teams told all their players to stay in town as it is uncertain when they would return. I saw Petey post an IG story the other day and he was in Vancouver. NHL allowed players to return to their home countries today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 minute ago, nuckin_futz said: Well this back-handed partizan approach is ridiculous. The individual he responded to he always responds to him so arrogantly and to be honest some of his post to that fella should be reported. At the end of the day Canada has done a fairly good job but not the best I think the Taiwan approach should be the approach we take. Also I'm not sure if you're aware but the top doctor in Alberta is now in self-isolation the Premier the Finance Minister and the minister of Health we're all with her just the other day might get interesting in Alberta in the days to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 3 hours ago, redhdlois said: Just wondering how you feel about the NHL allowing players to go back home? Do you think it’s wise, given no players are currently positive with the virus, and they will be travelling on planes, and possibly be going to more high risk areas? Do you think the NHL has probably decided the season is over given this decision? they're some of the healthiest folks on the planet, and they can follow sound precautions. Plus psychologically its better to have them home with their families, thats where I'd want to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 minute ago, Ryan Strome said: Well this back-handed partizan approach is ridiculous. The individual he responded to he always responds to him so arrogantly and to be honest some of his post to that fella should be reported. At the end of the day Canada has done a fairly good job but not the best I think the Taiwan approach should be the approach we take. Also I'm not sure if you're aware but the top doctor in Alberta is now in self-isolation the Premier the Finance Minister and the minister of Health we're all with her just the other day might get interesting in Alberta in the days to come. It's a tense topic, People have strong opinions and get heated. To quote Big Bert "It is what it is". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) So just an example of what a border closure can do if you do it soon enough (rather than wait until there are 1000s of cases in a country): Now just take a WILD guess as to when the borders of Denmark were closed. Hint: take a look at the % increase in # of cases on the right hand column. Here's your answer: https://euobserver.com/tickers/147735 March 14th Edited March 16, 2020 by HKSR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, EmilyM said: I meant US tourist/traveller traffic which is still allowed. I didn't clarify that I, along with most people, are okay with commercial travel from the US. Why not close off borders to non-essential US travellers/tourists as well? Fair question but may be a moot point. I checked the webcams at the four border crossings in the lower mainland and valley on Sunday about 4:30 pm. Virtually zero traffic heading into Canada. Normally, on a Sunday afternoon, the waits are anywhere from an hour and a half to two hours. From that I took that darn few Canadians headed into Washington this weekend, and fewer still Americans were choosing to vacation at a time like this. I think Americans are self regulating when it comes to leaving the US, and Canadians already know if they were to fall ill in the US without travel medical insurance and need hospital care, it could bankrupt them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, 250Integra said: I'm going to guess all teams told all their players to stay in town as it is uncertain when they would return. I saw Petey post an IG story the other day and he was in Vancouver. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyM Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Curmudgeon said: Fair question but may be a moot point. I checked the webcams at the four border crossings in the lower mainland and valley on Sunday about 4:30 pm. Virtually zero traffic heading into Canada. Normally, on a Sunday afternoon, the waits are anywhere from an hour and a half to two hours. From that I took that darn few Canadians headed into Washington this weekend, and fewer still Americans were choosing to vacation at a time like this. I think Americans are self regulating when it comes to leaving the US, and Canadians already know if they were to fall ill in the US without travel medical insurance and need hospital care, it could bankrupt them. Good to know people are taking precautions seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhdlois Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, 250Integra said: I'm going to guess all teams told all their players to stay in town as it is uncertain when they would return. I saw Petey post an IG story the other day and he was in Vancouver. I posted this earlier.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) Why you should practice social distancing, including those that feel fine. Edited March 16, 2020 by Jaimito 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickly Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 20 minutes ago, EmilyM said: I'm having a lot of trouble navigating this. Washington state is the hotbed of coronavirus activity in the US. Yet, a Washingtonian can easily come up here to visit family/friends. Meanwhile, we made sure no traveller from Namibia, a nation with no confirmed cases, can enter the country. I don't see the point in a partial border closing if we keep it open for people from one of the highest risk areas to British Columbians. Because Trump said so. Clear as day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 40 minutes ago, AV's Coin said: B.C. asks U.S. citizens to stay away as province records 3 new coronavirus deaths https://globalnews.ca/news/6683559/bonnie-henry-health-adrian-dix-covid-update/ I don't think Americans will get the memo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Russ said: And thats why I hate politicians on both sides on the spectrum and why I could never get into politics. I could get into politics, but I don't think my Bullworth style of dealing with people would jive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Cerridwen Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2020 4 hours ago, Alflives said: No it’s not. It’s culling those who are sickly and weak. Children mostly don’t even present symptoms. Strong healthy adults don’t have issues either. Elderly even get better, providing they weren’t sickly to start with. It’s getting smokers though. But smokers are kind of sickly to start with. Alf, you are truly starting to pick my grits. Stirring the pot for the sake of stirring the pot is only pissing a lot of folks off here. You mentioned the cull.... let it be. Young people and children ARE getting sick. How would you like to lose one of your grandchildren who may have asthma or CF in the 'cull'??? Shrug your shoulders and go "Oh well, he/she was weakly and sick"???? Yeah, I didn't think so...so can you please educate yourself on the FACTS of 'Herd Immunity' and lay off the 'cull' talk. We all heard you the first 5 times, enough already, please. 5 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruilin96 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 29 minutes ago, 250Integra said: I'm going to guess all teams told all their players to stay in town as it is uncertain when they would return. I saw Petey post an IG story the other day and he was in Vancouver. NHL released a new statement yesterday which permits players to return to their home if they wish. So for the European players, if they return home, they might not be able to make it back here if the season resumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket1994 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, Cerridwen said: Alf, you are truly starting to pick my grits. Stirring the pot for the sake of stirring the pot is only pissing a lot of folks off here. You mentioned the cull.... let it be. Young people and children ARE getting sick. How would you like to lose one of your grandchildren who may have asthma or CF in the 'cull'??? Shrug your shoulders and go "Oh well, he/she was weakly and sick"???? Yeah, I didn't think so...so can you please educate yourself on the FACTS of 'Herd Immunity' and lay off the 'cull' talk. We all heard you the first 5 times, enough already, please. Yeah, i'm done with it as well! Called him out a few pages back. Selfish, ignorant and stupid posts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Heard miscellaneous report today that all sports should assume 2 month shutdown. Wondering if there's a scenario where they run season into late Aug, early Sept. Take 2 weeks downtime, do a 3 or 4 day camp, maybe play 1 - 3 exhibition and start the season. Going to be a weird summer, a lot of speculation on how they do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 31 minutes ago, Curmudgeon said: Fair question but may be a moot point. I checked the webcams at the four border crossings in the lower mainland and valley on Sunday about 4:30 pm. Virtually zero traffic heading into Canada. Normally, on a Sunday afternoon, the waits are anywhere from an hour and a half to two hours. From that I took that darn few Canadians headed into Washington this weekend, and fewer still Americans were choosing to vacation at a time like this. I think Americans are self regulating when it comes to leaving the US, and Canadians already know if they were to fall ill in the US without travel medical insurance and need hospital care, it could bankrupt them. I think people from washington state already know whats at stake and are avoiding traveling out of their own cities themselves already considering they were hit hard. Other day reporter down there made it sound like it was almost a ghost town with barely anyone compared to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squamfan Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Warhippy said: The experts said no because it doesn't work But you're saying yes so we should ignore the experts. K but we did it for other countries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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