Wow I really didn't expect it to go in this direction...
Considering this is the second most politicized topic behind the current presidential administration, I’m not sure why you thought it wouldn’t end up like this. There’s a major line drawn between the ones who are scared to death and the ones who are convinced this is overblown. There’s no convincing these two groups otherwise. Interestingly enough those groups correspond almost perfectly with “orange man bad” and “MAGA” which should tell you where they get their news/info from.
I guess I didn't think it would end up like this because I didn't ask about the moral decisions about going to a theme park/large venue. I was honestly trying to decide when they open will I feel safe going back? There have been a lot of good suggestions for what the park could do. I know safety, at best in almost any situation, is an illusion. I ride things like Outlaw Run knowing that something could happen but at the same time knowing that daily safety inspections are done. Accidents do happen however because humans are involved and humans make mistakes. It's just at what point do you feel comfortable with the odds of what's going on.
If you know anything about Ark 265/Crossover Rd in Fayetteville you know as yo go down the big hill to the intersection with Ark 16 there is a curve in the road at the top of the hill. The cars coming up the hill in the inside lane have tendency to drift into the inside downhill lane. Over last 15 years people have died here and been permanently disabled. The ADOT had admitted they screwed up the design years ago. NOTHING has been done to remedy the situation. I have made it a point to avoid the inside lanes on that stretch of road and have drilled it into my wife's and kid's head as well as we all traverse this road daily, sometimes multiple times.
Yet I got caught not being able to get over before decending last and sure enough a pick up coming up drifted over a foot foot into my lane. Luckily I was far enough away to slow down immediately, without slowing down he would have never corrected back over in time. That curve is a greater danger to me and my family than Wuflu.
On masks...
If you are infected or carrying the Wuflu, wearing a mask all the time while your body is trying to shed the virus only makes you intakeb more of the virus. It is like taking virus steriods. This is why you see the huge outbreaks in close up confined places like meat packing lines and nursing homes. Wearing a mask is the ultimate confined up close space. It can make a person that could have likely been asymptomatic intake more and more of the virus till it finally take hold. To all the Jethros out there this isn't rocket surgery.and why it wasn't mandated in the first place.
The homemade masks are useless for the most part. They have gaps, too thin to really capture anything as small as a virus. Unless they fit snugly and you have Macgyver'd some better homemade filtration like using clean hepa vaccum bags or coffee filters to layered between the fabric. It is all just feel good, false sense of security garbage. The reason it became such an issue is the media used it to criticize Orange Man Bad and feed their TDS, an ax in which to take hacks with.
And... before you call me a Republican, I think Boozman is a wasted suit, Wommack a Chamber of Commerce/Big Business hack, Cotton is a War Monger(though he is on the money with China).