Originally Posted by
Huntfisheat
I've read all these comments. I've also taken the time to read and understand the science.
My job is gone as is my income and with it, my rental, so I'm not speaking from a position of security nor do I have anything to gain.
I agree we could have closed our borders earlier and required all incoming visitors to be officially quarantined and supervised and tested, yet here we are down to single digit new infections.
To all who say it's an over reaction, the science of pandemic management disagrees with you and, as so many of you are obviously #trumpchump supporters, I'll take the science over your "hunch" theories any day. I'm 60 and have heart disease, so I can't afford to listen to peoples "Hunches" and "feelings" when both of those fly in the face of what we now know rather than what we think.
I'm not a Labour supporter, particularly after their failures in regard to halting water sales rights to overseas based companies and the whole debacle around both oil exploration and the firearms regs post March, but I'm backing their dependence on science and facts at this time, despite what I have lost, because only idiots discount science and statistics, as #trumpchump has already proved.
And. as for giving up my hunting rights for a few months, well that truly buggered my hunting plans which revolved around combing hunting, fishing and kayaking in the top of the south for 10 days but I'll happily give that up for the gains we have already made in the knowledge the animals and fish will still be there if I just exercise a little patience and tolerate the unwanted structure right now. I've tied over 300 fishing flies so far, so some of my time has been well spent. I've also gotten on topo of my atrial fibrillation and both wrecked and healed my left shoulder during lock down. It is special time.
And I will need to be hunting and fishing when my savings expire, so those resources will be very precious then. Fortunately, I'm still living on what I put in my freezer before lock down and the veni, thar, rabbit, hare, wallaby and pork are really appreciated now, as they will be in the future when hunting resumes.
Patience. Calmness. Spread some love.