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Potlatch State Park – Hood Canal
Road Trip Report – Mask Up For Watersports – WA COVID
We recently watched a stand up comedy event that was taped sometime after the end of COVID restrictions. The comedian did a bit about what it was like to be on lockdown.
That bit stirred my own memories of that time in Washington State.
I was never on lockdown, not even for one day.
Earliest days of WA COVID concern: We were told that COVID-19 was a life and death concern requiring regular people to stay home from work and school while marijuana and booze sales were designated as essential. This policy may have made people wonder about the science here.
Early on, the state declared that legal marijuana and booze sales were essential.
Each day of every month, there was an opportunity to pump a tank of gas, shop at the grocery store, buy lotto tickets and go out to walk on state parks trails.
People who are free to show up for all of the above every day of every week are not on lockdown.
People who had ties to a school or place of business may have seen these facilities shut down. Even if that was the case, it did not place anyone on lockdown.
A note on federal credibility:
We were told we needed to send troops to Vietnam.
Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. Some may have become skeptical along the way.
More here:
Podcast 3 Closing All Recreational Fishing & Shellfishing Statewide
We learned that we could take off the mask when seated at a restaurant. Germs remained at a level in the room that would impact people when standing/not sitting.
Related:
Looking Back At WA COVID – Random Thoughts
Mixed Messages On What Is An Emergency