roomthreeseventeen
Inaugural Dopey Challenge finisher
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- Dec 22, 2009
Florida is also refusing to report their hospital numbers.
They had twice as many cases in a week as my state (WI) has had the entire time. Our current case count for the state is around 31,000.I think they had more cases in a week than Louisiana has had the whole time. I know their population is higher, but dang.
I'm conflicted. When the decision came it seemed like things were improving. With the numbers now, it doesn't seem wise but if anyone is going to get it right I feel like it'd be WDW. I told someone I think I'd feel safer there than at our local Wal-mart. If I could snap my fingers and my masked self just showed up at my resort that'd be awesome. Travel concerns me- I think I'd feel safe at WDW, but what about the airport or gas station?
I have confidence in WDW.I'm conflicted. When the decision came it seemed like things were improving. With the numbers now, it doesn't seem wise but if anyone is going to get it right I feel like it'd be WDW. I told someone I think I'd feel safer there than at our local Wal-mart. If I could snap my fingers and my masked self just showed up at my resort that'd be awesome. Travel concerns me- I think I'd feel safe at WDW, but what about the airport or gas station?
24% of our state's current cases are ages 20-29.They're saying on the news here that 20% are testing positive. I think we've got 200,000 cases right now, and what's interesting to me is the age group of the ones who are sick:
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The difference now vs 1940s thru 2000 is today's visible platform social media platforms like FB and Twitter grant them to scream fake news unchallenged and spread the lies virally. Vetted professional journalists used to stop or counteract them...but our 4th estate is disappearing.
Florida is also refusing to report their hospital numbers.
I think one of the most challenging aspects of conveying the importance of our economy in central Florida is understanding the effects on locals. It is one thing to read about the statistics, but as others have posted when you see/live it day-in-and-day-out is when the reality sets in. Tourism is so centric to the economy that I have tried to strike a balance of risks to open the theme parks.
There isn't a day/night that goes by where our local news doesn't reference a/the theme parks and the ancillary effects. So while part of me welcomes all guests to visit and partake in our parks, there is another part that says now is not the time. Then that begs the question in my mind, if not now...when? What is the trigger mechanism where I would feel personally safe to visit our theme parks? I haven't been able to answer that question, so for now, it's a no-go for us even though we could drive over everyday as an AP.
New York relies on tourists. We are closed.
If you're staying at a resort, you need to make sure to air out the room when you get there. Here's why
New York relies on tourists. We are closed.
I think one of the most challenging aspects of conveying the importance of our economy in central Florida is understanding the effects on locals. It is one thing to read about the statistics, but as others have posted when you see/live it day-in-and-day-out is when the reality sets in. Tourism is so centric to the economy that I have tried to strike a balance of risks to open the theme parks.
There isn't a day/night that goes by where our local news doesn't reference a/the theme parks and the ancillary effects. So while part of me welcomes all guests to visit and partake in our parks, there is another part that says now is not the time. Then that begs the question in my mind, if not now...when? What is the trigger mechanism where I would feel personally safe to visit our theme parks? I haven't been able to answer that question, so for now, it's a no-go for us even though we could drive over everyday as an AP.
So maybe table service meals are a bad idea also. I will remember to open the windows and door for awhile. I wonder if we should refuse housekeeping?If you're staying at a resort, you need to make sure to air out the room when you get there. Here's why
Yes, tourism states will have to figure out new jobs. Broadway isn't opening. Just like for our town, the oil jobs are not coming back. Like industrialization in the 1800's where tons of people could no longer live on small farms, the economy will have to adjust. It will be awful and painful, but Broadway opening up would cause it to spread so quickly among the cast. My daughter needs to find a different profession. Even if you open, the virus will get them. So open up, but it won't save those jobs, only kill more people.Tourism is one industry of many for New York. What else does Florida have? Agriculture, which doesn't create many jobs for locals, and service industries like medical care, construction, etc. that will also be impacted when the snowbirds don't come back and the year-round residents are sinking. According to a quick Google, tourism supports about 3/4 of a million New York jobs and $8.2 billion in state and local tax revenue. By comparison, Florida tourism supports 1.5 million jobs and $25 billion in tax revenue. That's a big difference, considering the states have a fairly comparable population size.
Probably only Hawaii is harder hit as a share of total economic activity, and they're barreling toward an economic cliff as well with a quarter of a million jobs (in a state with only 1.4 million residents) and 2 billion in tax revenue (of total estimated state & local govt. spending of $14 billion) suddenly gone.