To be fair, this 178th wave, or whatever number we’re on, is hitting rural Alberta harder than any other one has so far. Not saying that Bowden is going to be a spreading event, or that baseball would be or any other outdoor event, just that in previous waves we could say “Why do we need restrictions, it’s the cities that are badâ€
Well now the cities are targeted hot spots with stricter restrictions and I know more people, coworkers and neighbours that have had Covid in the last month than the entire rest of the pandemic combined. Not surprisingly, as it’s landing closer to home people are taking it more seriously. More masks are visible in the community, more people asking about precautions, letting others know they’ve been a close contact and distancing, etc. In the face of the entire Bowden frenzie, I would say Rural AB is finally pulling its shorts up and starting to act less like a cool teenager that is an exception to the rule and more like someone without a point to prove. Yeah we’d all like to go out and socialize, yeah we would never in a thousand years stick to a curfew, yeah we play fast and loose with the gathering rule, but hey, if we’re feeling sick we won’t go in to UFA and sure, we’ll wear a mask when we go to town.
Well now the cities are targeted hot spots with stricter restrictions and I know more people, coworkers and neighbours that have had Covid in the last month than the entire rest of the pandemic combined. Not surprisingly, as it’s landing closer to home people are taking it more seriously. More masks are visible in the community, more people asking about precautions, letting others know they’ve been a close contact and distancing, etc. In the face of the entire Bowden frenzie, I would say Rural AB is finally pulling its shorts up and starting to act less like a cool teenager that is an exception to the rule and more like someone without a point to prove. Yeah we’d all like to go out and socialize, yeah we would never in a thousand years stick to a curfew, yeah we play fast and loose with the gathering rule, but hey, if we’re feeling sick we won’t go in to UFA and sure, we’ll wear a mask when we go to town.
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