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UpNorth 04-22-2020 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Indydealmaker (Post 1749468)
That headline reads as if the author is hoping for a crisis here. Poor writing or bias?

I'm sure the headline was written first, then the story was developed to ring true to the headline. Perhaps the "author" never stepped foot in The Villages, judging by the stock photos. Actually, the story around here is pretty boring compared to NYC.

blueash 04-22-2020 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by boilermaker7091
Most people I’ve on the courses are driving their own carts. A foursome on a green seldom get to close unless they’re at the hole. This sounds like a disgruntled tennis player who doesn’t realize how close they are when they play. You can fit several tennis courts on a golf green
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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1750492)
Evidently you haven’t been on Tennis court 120 by 120 feet. That would maybe be one or half of one.

Huh? 120 * 120 = 14400 sq ft. Per Wikipedia a singles tennis court is 78 feet by 27 feet. or 2106 sq ft. You were only off by 680% in your sq. ft.

The average golf green for the PGA tour is 6500 sq ft

So you can fit 3 tennis courts [several] onto a standard size green. Google and a paper and pencil next time please.

coffeebean 04-22-2020 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by Terri8352 View Post
68divided by128,000 equals .0037
.0037 rounded is .004...move the decimal for a percent .4% of the population....still a very low amount


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I used to know how to do the calculation but.....if the decimal is moved one to the right, the percentage is .04%. Is that correct?

coffeebean 04-22-2020 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bluedivergirl (Post 1749208)

......Those of us who get sick later may have better outcomes because knowledge has grown.

Another treatment (which is not new but has shown to benefit Covid patients in the end stages) is to place the patient in the prone position (face down) for at least 16 hours a day. This is not comfortable but can save lives.This position helps people who are not in the late stages of the disease too. For some reason, the prone position opens up certain parts of the lungs to facilitate breathing easier.

james robertson 04-22-2020 12:37 PM

The developer wants to continue the revenue stream from golf, so he/she has modified the protocols to encourage safe practices, as follow; plastic cylinders in the cups prevent touching of the pins, removal of the rakes from the sand traps prevents multiple touching, solo use of golf carts(other than by household members) is required, use of cash payments is prohibited, waiting for tee times occurs in parking lots, and groups are forbidden from gathering after play. I feel safer on the course yhan when I go to the grocery stores where there is little or no monitoring of their safety protocols.

Lottoguy 04-22-2020 12:38 PM

This was NOT stock footage. The photos were taken on April 14th in the afternoon. The photographer is based out of St. Petersburg FL.

jarodrig 04-22-2020 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 1748877)
Or maybe they saved your life!

Not really. Everyone was practicing social distancing.....

Since then , we’ve found a couple of other places to go have lunch SAFELY , but I won’t tell you where they are .....for all I know , you may be one of the tree huggers I mentioned in that previous post ! LOL 😂

queasy27 04-22-2020 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TimeForChange (Post 1750746)
Have you not noticed the increase in the number of NY tags in the last two weeks.

Haven't been out of the house enough to notice!

Also not clever enough to keep a mental count of the average number of NY plates week to week.


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