So how long’s this Covid-19 thing gonna last? I have a hunch we’ll be out and about sooner than later. Now, I’m not saying that’s a good thing. (THIS IS AN A-POLTICAL WEBSITE, SO SAVE IT!)
But here’s the deal:
Mayor Paul was pushing hard to put in a shelter-in-place ordinance for Sioux Falls, hoping to get some buy-in from the surrounding towns, and begging for the governor to have his back, a least as far as Minnehaha and Lincoln counties were concerned.
Well, that didn’t work out. Without support from City Council, the S-H-P was D.O.A., and he knew it.
I’m guessing people will interpret that as, “Green light! It’s go-time baby!” — especially now as the sun is shining and the temperature’s rising. There are some ideal patio-hopping spring days coming up, and I’ve lived here long enough to know that when the weather breaks, the people want to play.
It’ll start with a few “to go” beers cracked open on some patios, guys here and there swearing they’re staying six feet apart, promising to wash their hands after hitting the can. But give it a month and all pretense of social distancing is drowning in another round.
You heard it here first.
Whatever happens, the good news is that the powers-that-be are claiming there’s enough hospital beds to go around to handle an outbreak. Let’s hope that’s true. But also: Let’s not push it folks, m’kay?
Stay safe!
