Saturday, May 2, 2020

What next, Governor Baker gonna think he can tell me to get hair cut?
BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker took a step toward preparing the public for what he said life might look like in Massachusetts when this period of staying at home to avoid COVID-19 infection ends, ordering all citizens to wear masks or facial coverings in public if they can’t socially distance.
Then he pulls a typical government response:
Asked specifically about joggers and bicyclists, Baker said if someone is running early in the morning and confident they won’t encounter other people they might be able to exercise without a mask, but if they go running during the afternoon when more people are out they should probably cover their face.
Huh? Last time I lived under institutional rules, military, if word came down the order of the day is now, say, sleeves rolled down, that was it, it was not an option, it was not, you should probably. . . .
When it comes to this latest suggestion from Baker, I fall back to one of his earliest comments; "I do not believe I can, nor should, I order people to stay indoors, inside their homes." Since his order contains possible $300.00 fine, what they gonna do if it is one of the 300,000 unemployed people whose benefit application is on hold; what are they going to do when the hear the words "I am not going to pay, I cannot pay"
Here in Templeton, majority of the board of selectmen and the town administrator want to quote a state law, but then not follow it; MGL chapter 41, section 108. Word is Gardner Court house closed for cleaning, corona virus. Again, many mixed messages from the governor; I wonder how many of those millions of masks that came from china are bad, KN95 reported on news that they don't work, but then governor and MADPH tells us a bandanna will work.