tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post7872599244540855069..comments2024-03-28T04:13:09.738-03:00Comments on The Valley Woodworker: Of this and thatValley Woodworkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-13849604797021368542021-05-05T07:14:53.647-03:002021-05-05T07:14:53.647-03:00Very true Sylvain. That is wanting to live withou...Very true Sylvain. That is wanting to live without accepting any responsibilities. Very childish..<br />Bob, who sometimes despair about humanityValley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-36722108746038243482021-05-05T04:19:43.846-03:002021-05-05T04:19:43.846-03:00"For me the most deceptive is that people nee..."For me the most deceptive is that people need order to apply the most basic common sense. I do not need anybody to tell me to avoid crowed places or apply basic hygienic measure or respect distancing etc."<br /><br />That was what I mean. I am afraid i might have been misunderstood.<br /><br />People who want absolute liberty should go find an isolated island. But they want the benefit of life in society without the necessary limitations.<br /><br />Sylvainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334251598652872682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-37055604672927340582021-05-02T08:53:47.954-03:002021-05-02T08:53:47.954-03:00Oh boy. Yes we all have common sense enough to ta...Oh boy. Yes we all have common sense enough to take the basic precautions. Although a small proportions of people seems to think that masks and social distancing be damn. <br />Why would we need directives and orders, some of which are very restrictive, in the middle of a declared State of Emergency??<br />Oh I don't know let me count the ways.<br />The orders I am referring to are about managing this pandemic by imposing restrictions at our borders, who can and cannot comes in, what to do after you enter NS and when you return. Similarly at a smaller scale. Restriction to travel to and from the city (Halifax) or various counties as the cases move around. A list of potential exposure sites and requirements to self isolate and get tested. What business are allow to stay open which ones are closed. Protocol to follow to keep everyone safe in various places. <br />What kind gatherings and how big are you allow to gather. That number keep changing all the times. Examples: Until shortly before my wedding the numbers allowed keep changing. Similarly clubs meetings size if when allowed. The size of your personal bubble and etc etc. The kind of things that you must promulgate if you hope to achieve your objective<br /><br />And of course strict penalties are part and parcel of any emergency orders, because there will always be people with very limited common sense, but the restrictions shall be enforced or you have no leg to stand on. I sit on my local hospital foundation board, and I am the president of my Rotary club. I need to keep up with the latest changes and make sure we are abiding by them. That is the very frustrating part when the keep screwing up updating the orders.<br />In their defense, that was not a problem until now. But this latest one, they really screw up royally. <br /><br />Bottom line, if you declare a state of emergency, you better keep your poop in the groove and published your damn orders and keep them updated in a timely manner so we can all comply.<br />That is all.<br /><br />Alright enough of that, back to WW<br /><br />Bob, who may be starting to shows some frustrations??<br /> <br />Valley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-21853377415260694292021-05-01T23:22:30.442-03:002021-05-01T23:22:30.442-03:00For me the most deceptive is that people need orde...For me the most deceptive is that people need order to apply the most basic common sense. I do not need anybody to tell me to avoid crowed places or apply basic hygienic measure or respect distancing etc.<br />Why most need law or order to do what is obvious.<br /><br />Lionel, doing gardening, planting vegetables, and installing mesh to avoid our beloved local garden marmot eat everything we try to grow.Off-grid Woodbutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18444080889573554151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-64035076357862063852021-05-01T10:31:33.502-03:002021-05-01T10:31:33.502-03:00Oh No no. We are in a declared state of Health em...Oh No no. We are in a declared state of Health emergency. So I'll give them some slack, BUT...<br />A daily video briefing on the situation and measures they are going to implements are not legally binding. Unless and until the stupid health protection act is updated, it is NOT legally binding. So good luck enforcing your new regulations if when you go at the source: The NS Government website is not updated. That is why it took them from Friday until Thursday before they started the official lockdown. Yes, we got the hint and started to behave accordingly, but they double the fines and good luck enforcing them if you cannot read the updates at the source.<br /><br />Why am I so anal about it? I am an old military man, I am used to deal with crisis, confusion and dubious orders. But as long as I am aware of the end results (the mission) I can do as you would had told me what to do if you knew what you were talking about, Sir! Mission accomplished. NO one ever wrote clear concise instruction that are not left to some interpretation or does not cover every situation imaginable. It then behoove you to make sure you communicate the intent clearly, the reason why, what we are trying to accomplished.<br /><br />My other beef with these civilians order is that as the president of my Rotary club, I have to keep an eye on the changing regulations that pertain to our in persons meeting. Out of a club of 24 persons, for while we could only meet in person with 10 max, wearing masks and social distancing. Then it went up to 15, now, NO meeting in persons at all. As their president is my No 1 priority to ensure the safety of our members, many are older than me, many are at higher risks, myself included. And I'll be damn if I am going to be fined over $5k because we violated those restrictions. My local RCL (Legion) got fined because they had too many pers in attendance at a function. I am not happy about that, that is $5k of us veteran, retired pers going up in smoke because someone did not understood the orders correctly??<br /><br />All that to say that I put my life on the line for about 40 years protecting our democracy and laws and orders. I really hate to become sick or die because some idiots are incapable to update correctly and in a timely manner some orders. NOT happening on my shift without a fight. I think I made my point clear enough to them, finally, and new orders corrected and updated on their site. <br />I cannot take all the credit for this outcome, but I'm sure they heard my voice :-)<br /><br />Bob, stickler for law and order and a working democracy.<br />When I was serving I used to remind my men a few times, : We are here to protect democracy, not to practice it. Do it!Valley Woodworkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322487171914484954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627331616161641107.post-78709140363601355192021-05-01T09:44:57.582-03:002021-05-01T09:44:57.582-03:00With citizenship, formal orders would not be neces...With citizenship, formal orders would not be necessary.Sylvainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334251598652872682noreply@blogger.com