On FB today the mayor said there will be a press conference tomorrow at 10:30 AM about what is going on. The rumor is that he will be asking for a total repeal of the Covid ordinances.
Some are saying he is caving to Noem, business owners and certain councilors (those of which wearing pants are ‘optional’ at the meetings, as long as they wear high heels – I promise that wasn’t sexist, just tongue and cheek).
There has also been strong suggestions that Smithfield will open next week.
So while the city (mostly) is still peaking (our numbers are not going down) why would we want to reopen restaurants and bars and meat packing plants?
Well I have an angry answer to that question I will not repeat.
I think we should really wait until May 15th when we can see a real downturn. I also think the state is NOT testing as much as they should, so these statistics are really a joke and false hope.
Some say we are hurting the hospitality industry. Here’s the deal, most of the hospitality workers I have spoken to are drawing unemployment, and actually receiving more than they did when working. They have nothing to worry about the next two weeks. And as I said before, as a business if you can’t handle a couple of months of a downturn, you probably are already out of business, and two more weeks really won’t matter, your crappy Ayn Rand business plan doomed you, not a virus.
I have vowed I will not be going inside a bar or restaurant until I at least see an all clear for several weeks. I don’t care if you think I am an alarmist (I’m actually a realist).
As I said to a friend tonight, “What am I missing by eating out in this town? Ambience? That’s laughable. The last restaurant in this town to have that was flooded by the city.”
Folks, don’t take what our supposed leaders tell you with a grain of salt. Stay safe, stay home if possible. Your half-ass chicken finger, onion ring burger, cotton candy ice cream cone burrito joint will still be open in a couple of months for you to get your food hard-on over. I just hope the cardiologists can survive this.
I would love nothing more than to have the mayor and erikson be right about what they are about to do. But, Smithfield is the key, and this report is troubling.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/under-trump-formerly-stalwart-cdc-goes-soft-on-meat-plants-82725957840
The local stats are odd. Our cases are high, our death rate is low, and most of the cases come from people below age 50. If we open the city, then the death rate will go up dramatically, and it will be by those over age 50, however.
( and Woodstock adds: “Yah, what is it with the heels all a sudden?”)
Look at the low number of people tested in Minnehaha County the last several days.
This will skew any results/graphs that the Mayor presents tomorrow morning at 10:30.
Gilead announced today they have a treatment med. Also, there’s European testing leading to a vaccine. Rapid City and Mitchell have opened. I agree, Sioux Falls needs more time. Trump makes a point that destroying the economy is as bad as the pandemic. Sounds realistic but I’d hate to see disease numbers rise. It’s not over until it’s over and the fat lady sings.
McKennon locked down effective today. No visitors. You can’t find out how a patient is doing. Call me if you’re dead!!!
WP, she nails it
Shelter in place will remain to be your prerogative. And if you feel it necessary to huddle, carry on.
They’re going to kill Grandma, so you can have a burger and beer to feed your fat ass at your local sports bara rama.
Remember this. They’re really pro-profit, not life.
Soon the Tale of Two Cities will become one of four cities. Those with much will either mingle, or shelter, while those without will either shelter, or mingle, with no cash to participate with, however, other than their virus as their only true currency.
This morning, at the same time Paul Ten Haken was promoting re-opening Sioux Falls, this was the headline in the Argus Leader:
South Dakota Reports Four New Coronavirus Deaths
The four new deaths are Minnehaha County residents.
The four deaths are the most the state has reported in one day since tracking began.
Tomorrow, May 1st, the City Council meets in a Special Council Meeting at 2:00.
They will meet to vote on whether or not to rescind the ‘No Loitering Ordinance’.
The votes of these eight individuals represent almost 200,000 constituents, NOT just SF business owners.
At tomorrow’s City Council meeting, the public needs to hear DIRECTLY from AVERA and SANFORD reps and NOT from the Mayor and his team’s FILTERED information!
Just think. A mayor, who fears pride, will soon ask us all to come out of the closet.
First, the virus, and now verified UFO videos from our own government. And with the checks, Yang has been proven right. So, is Ancient Aliens next?
It’s apparent that the Mayor’s “A-Team,” formerly known as a “Leadership Team,” are pressuring him to reopen-up everything.
TMCA nailed it!
You know they are going to do it, too, but do “… they (really) know what to do”?
So, remember all of this, when you do go to the polls in June, or by mail.
And their play book is so obvious as well. They want to kill the Stehly vote, so Alex! can win. So no wonder, he is so proud to be “Positive & Proven”.
Didn’t the council just put restrictions in place because there was so much pressure. Now they’re going to lift them. Would someone please make up their mind. David’s ass would be pointed to Carnegie Hall were there not a high rise abandoned parking garage in the way. Why couldn’t this procedure have happened for play places.
Let’s build an events center. Let’s not
Let’s build a bathhouse. Let’s not
Let’s build indoor tennis for Huether. Let’s not.
Again….Thank god you’re not in a decision making role.