Halloween versus take out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:honestly this whole pandemic has been about virtue signaling/security theater with no real strategy or action. This Halloween stuff is more of the same.

Temp checks, deep cleaning, etc etc— from what we know about this virus, neither is actually very helpful in preventing transmission. And yet we keep putting these “measures” into place to make people feel safe.

I do think people gathering in groups is a problem; a lot of families do pre-trick or treating pictures or parties. So perhaps they’re targeting that. But in general, I think the total ban is pretty dumb and think many families (maybe not more than 50% but enough) will ignore it.

+1000000 THIS DRIVES ME CRAZY. I seriously cannot stand it. I am of course taking precautions and being safe but I am also making risk/benefit analyses for my family (and I say TOT-ing is fine) but then there are the "Covid-nazis" as another poster called them, who will say: but there's a PANDEMIC and you're being SELFISH.

No.

This really annoys me. Glad to hear it does someone else, too!

np Nazis killed six million Jews. Covid "Nazis" are trying to prevent deaths. Please stop calling every one you disagree with Nazis It is offensive and wrong!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In our neighborhood, those than want to hand out candy will either will either sit outside or leave a bucket outside. No one is ringing doorbells.

dp One kid or two kids will take most of the candy. You know most kids won't follow the "take one"rule?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In our neighborhood, those than want to hand out candy will either will either sit outside or leave a bucket outside. No one is ringing doorbells.

dp One kid or two kids will take most of the candy. You know most kids won't follow the "take one"rule?

who cares. it's one year. so one kid gets a lot of your candy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’ll be handing out candy and my kids will he trick or treating. Just do it, stop asking, and stop listening to the Covid Nazis.

This offensive. Please stop with the Nazis reference just because you want to do things differently People who want to be safe haven't murdered anyone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In our neighborhood, those than want to hand out candy will either will either sit outside or leave a bucket outside. No one is ringing doorbells.

dp One kid or two kids will take most of the candy. You know most kids won't follow the "take one"rule?

who cares. it's one year. so one kid gets a lot of your candy.

Well, we aren't handing out any candy and when we do we give each kid ONE piece (the big sized version) and I do care because most people want to give candy to more than one person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In our neighborhood, those than want to hand out candy will either will either sit outside or leave a bucket outside. No one is ringing doorbells.

dp One kid or two kids will take most of the candy. You know most kids won't follow the "take one"rule?

who cares. it's one year. so one kid gets a lot of your candy.

Well, we aren't handing out any candy and when we do we give each kid ONE piece (the big sized version) and I do care because most people want to give candy to more than one person.

well this year they're going to have to relax their standards and be more flexible, like we've all had to. i get the feeling of needing to be in control of SOMETHING right now, but - it's halloween candy. whatever people get will be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’re right that one kid and their parents going door to door, wearing a mask and interacting very briefly with masked homeowners, isn’t terribly risky.

But think about what Trick or Treat usually looks like in neighborhoods with lots of kids and easy access to houses: multiple groups of kids and adults, crowding on doorsteps and sidewalks, hanging out chatting on porches and in yards, in many places sharing beverages and treats for parents as well. That’s the kind of thing that could easily become a superspreader event within a neighborhood, especially if adults are unmasked to eat and drink. Or if kids want to eat that favorite candy bar, so they take their mask off, and maybe share it with a buddy while mom and dad aren’t looking.

In other words, the official guidance isn’t about individual risk, it’s about public health.

YES. Well said. People don't get that individual risk <> public health.