Just anecdotal, but a good example, nonetheless of what's really happening. My local USPS postmaster returned today from her two week vacation at Ocean City, New Jersey. She goes there every year with her family. She
said it was as crowded as in normal years. She said none of the people wore masks on the crowded beach. And it was just 50/50, at best, people wearing masks on the boardwalk. And this is New Jersey which is supposed to be one
of the heavier mask wearing states. Reality, unfortunately. .....And, a good article in the Trib Live site today on what we've often discussed, namely what people say in surveys on safety isn't necessarily what they practice.
"Poll shows Pennsylvanians think it's important to follow covid safety guidelines. But are they actually doing it." Dr. Amesh Adalja, a Pittsburgh based infectious disease and critical care physician and senior scholar at the
John Hopkins Center for Health Security: " I think it's one thing what people report in a survey, and what they actually do. We know with polling sometimes people will sort of want to give what they believe might be the preferred
answer. If people were truly following the safety guidelines, the county wouldn't be seeing such spikes in covid 19 cases". He goes on to say that the polls are often skewed, since, like the one in the article, they're directed at
registered or likely voters that are much older than the regular population, and because of the health threat are more likely to be safety conscious than a younger demographic...........................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Me:.....Just looking at what's happening throughout
the country, it appears that theme parks and amusement parks are being held to a much higher safety standard than other tourist destinations (beach resorts, state/federal parks) that aren't having much of a problem attracting tourists.
Thus they are at a significant disadvantage to those tourist destinations.
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