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tvp2003 · 10-03-2021, 09:14 PM

I appreciate the sentiment of those saying we should err on the side of caution, and obviously am concerned about the current state of our ICU’s, but everything incrementally increases the risk if you’re going to evaluate it that way. Going to restaurants, sending kids to school, riding the bus… all technically could lead to a trail of infection (or something completely unrelated) that ends up in an ICU admission. Do you also stop driving, so as to avoid a potential car accident too?

I’m also not sure hockey games are necessarily that much different than other indoor gatherings, going to the movies, etc. where you’re sitting non-socially distanced with the same (vaccinated) people for an extended period of time. I can see why there is concern of course, and yes there is a possibility someone has used fake vaccination credentials — something that hopefully gets rectified soon with the provincial QR codes — but overall people can and should evaluate any activity they participate in as it relates to their situation. If you regularly care for someone who is elderly and/or immuno-compromised, then yes it could be prudent to be more cautious. Many parents of kids under 12 are likely doing something similar.

I also appreciate the discussion and different perspectives — and have even adjusted my own behaviour recently based on hearing them — so I think that’s a good thing. I’ll add that I hope once the regular season starts that the Flames are more explicit about reminding people to keep their masks on while indoors (I’m not sure what they’re currently doing but it doesn’t seem to be working very well).

10-03-2021, 09:14 PM	#289
tvp2003 Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	I appreciate the sentiment of those saying we should err on the side of caution, and obviously am concerned about the current state of our ICU’s, but everything incrementally increases the risk if you’re going to evaluate it that way. Going to restaurants, sending kids to school, riding the bus… all technically could lead to a trail of infection (or something completely unrelated) that ends up in an ICU admission. Do you also stop driving, so as to avoid a potential car accident too? I’m also not sure hockey games are necessarily that much different than other indoor gatherings, going to the movies, etc. where you’re sitting non-socially distanced with the same (vaccinated) people for an extended period of time. I can see why there is concern of course, and yes there is a possibility someone has used fake vaccination credentials — something that hopefully gets rectified soon with the provincial QR codes — but overall people can and should evaluate any activity they participate in as it relates to their situation. If you regularly care for someone who is elderly and/or immuno-compromised, then yes it could be prudent to be more cautious. Many parents of kids under 12 are likely doing something similar. I also appreciate the discussion and different perspectives — and have even adjusted my own behaviour recently based on hearing them — so I think that’s a good thing. I’ll add that I hope once the regular season starts that the Flames are more explicit about reminding people to keep their masks on while indoors (I’m not sure what they’re currently doing but it doesn’t seem to be working very well).