Originally Posted by fifilebon (Post 1878594)

Will there be any parties or celebrations in the squares or elsewhere in the Villages on 12/31/20? We would prefer to stay up until 12 MN.

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1878875)

So when does the ball come down in TV?

Originally Posted by Chitown (Post 1879116)

All 3 town squares have super popular bands. From what I’m hearing all three are expecting big crowds. If you have left your cocoons for any of the town squares lately when a good band is playing you would see that life goes on and huge crowds have gathered. I made reservations at Red Sauce in LSL and the hostess said they are almost filled. Johnny Wild will be playing on a day it’s supposed to be 82 degrees. My wife and I will be in attendance without hesitation. The hysterians as I call them can stay home. The rest of us will enjoy life.

Originally Posted by JohnN (Post 1879122)

No wonder the USA has the world's worst covid data. Sure, let's party, virus be damned.
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Friends having fun at New Year's party Risk Level: 10 of 10

Dr. Fauci has been advising against going to bars since the summer, and he'll likely say it again before the year is out. The mix of indoor activity, an inability to drink through a face mask and alcohol (which lowers your inhibitions, and thus desire to follow the basic public health measures) makes for a toxic cocktail. "You've gotta look very carefully at things like bars, [which] are a really important place of spreading of infection. There's no doubt about that," Fauci told Chris Hayes on All In. "And that becomes particularly important if you happen to be in an area where there's a high degree of community spread." Put another way: "Bars: really not good, really not good. Congregation at a bar, inside, is bad news. We really have got to stop that," Fauci told a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Originally Posted by flsteve (Post 1879166)

What does Fauci say about gyms where a person's SOLE INTENTION is to work their body to breathe out air and virus to the fullest extent? Restaurants, Airplanes, Yoga classes, etc.; they all seem to be equal considerations to me. Why does Fauci's opinion rate higher than any other person's opinion?

I find Anthony Fauci to not be the unbiased expert source the media has made him out to be for these kinds of reasons. Being a doctor, he is an 'expert' in which specific areas? I actually created a term based on my observations of him early on: 'drift of expertise'. I believe we put too much faith in so-called 'experts'. Their areas of expertise are limited.

Originally Posted by fifilebon (Post 1878594)

Will there be any parties or celebrations in the squares or elsewhere in the Villages on 12/31/20? We would prefer to stay up until 12 MN.

Originally Posted by stan the man (Post 1878847)

I think you have moved to the wrong place.

Originally Posted by Chitown (Post 1879116)

All 3 town squares have super popular bands. From what I’m hearing all three are expecting big crowds. If you have left your cocoons for any of the town squares lately when a good band is playing you would see that life goes on and huge crowds have gathered. I made reservations at Red Sauce in LSL and the hostess said they are almost filled. Johnny Wild will be playing on a day it’s supposed to be 82 degrees. My wife and I will be in attendance without hesitation. The hysterians as I call them can stay home. The rest of us will enjoy life.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 1879282)

Science denying will soon become a religion. Wonderful way to start the New Year! All the science-deniers can boogie and dance "the YMCA" at the squares until the wee hours of 9 PM. Be there AND be square.

Originally Posted by flsteve (Post 1879166)

What does Fauci say about gyms where a person's SOLE INTENTION is to work their body to breathe out air and virus to the fullest extent? Restaurants, Airplanes, Yoga classes, etc.; they all seem to be equal considerations to me. Why does Fauci's opinion rate higher than any other person's opinion?

I find Anthony Fauci to not be the unbiased expert source the media has made him out to be for these kinds of reasons. Being a doctor, he is an 'expert' in which specific areas? I actually created a term based on my observations of him early on: 'drift of expertise'. I believe we put too much faith in so-called 'experts'. Their areas of expertise are limited.

Originally Posted by flsteve (Post 1879333)

So... you are saying here that 'Dr. Fauci's view = science', and any other view is 'a science-denier'. Correct? Have you ever used critical thinking skills?

Coronavirus is not alive. You can think of the virus more like 'seeds'. I honestly have no doubt that Anthony Fauci knows this. but is he an expert in the area of, say, laminar flow and the effects of different surfaces that would shape the dispersion pattern of these non-living particles? How does he determine that "BARS" are the problem and definitely not (for example) a GYM where people are intentionally breathing with force into typically open areas with no barriers to their intentionally forceful breathing? It's an unbiased question from an observer that views this quote as a far too simplistic analysis.

I have worked for over 3.5 decades as an engineer on the space program at Cape Canaveral Air Force station (retired this April). I used to sit on launch console, and I have been called an 'expert' on many different occasions. If someone can call ME an 'expert', I tend to be suspicious of that term.

Originally Posted by fifilebon (Post 1878594)

Will there be any parties or celebrations in the squares or elsewhere in the Villages on 12/31/20? We would prefer to stay up until 12 MN.