Car events rescheduled due to Corona Virus fears

[deathsled]

How come Mecum is still going on amid all of this ??

Fortune favors the bold. Ancient Latin proverb

[FL SAAC]

                        "Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat",

How come Mecum is still going on amid all of this ??

Fortune favors the bold. Ancient Latin proverb

[Don Johnston]

And yet all those who are panicked about being in crowded event venues and planning to avoid them  are packing into stores to stock up with supplies in case they are quarantined for weeks.  They have no crowd fear of being around strangers as they stand in line to get in, pack the aisles or being close to strangers waiting  at check out.  But being in an open venue to watch a parade, sporting event or other public activity scares them.

[The Going Thing]

I just got home this morning from JFK. I went straight to Costco at 1030 hrs.  The parking lot is full, the check out lines had been divided into three lines. They were lined up from the register to the meat refers all the way in the back of the store. No paper products, no zip lock bags. I had about four things in my cart and decided to pop smoke and exit the area.

[FL SAAC]

+1 you are correct sir !

And yet all those who are panicked about being in crowded event venues and planning to avoid them  are packing into stores to stock up with supplies in case they are quarantined for weeks.  They have no crowd fear of being around strangers as they stand in line to get in, pack the aisles or being close to strangers waiting  at check out.  But being in an open venue to watch a parade, sporting event or other public activity scares them.

[deathsled]

A lawyer at the firm became a tad upset with me when I suggested that while everyone is hoarding toilet paper, I have decided to hoard printer paper. He wasn't amused. I think my comment was rather innocuous. But hey I'm not looking to win a popularity contest.

Stay safe,

Richard E.

[The Going Thing]

Richard: That's funny!

[deathsled]

I thought so. I grabbed a ream of paper and stuck it under my arm and told him I feel safer already. He rolled his eyes and walked away. Some lawyers have no humor. They're oh so serious.

[FL SAAC]

Double Dang !  we have several things in common...

But hey I'm not looking to win a popularity contest.

Stay safe,

Richard E.

[Side-Oilers]

Stateside a lot of sporting events are cancelling or postponing. Internationally the FIA has postponed the Bahrain, Vietnam and Austrian Grand Prix's so far, I'd be curious if LeMans even goes off this year.

Now SVRA has cancelled the Road Atlanta Pro-Am, the other scheduled races are still on, for now.

https://www.historicracingnews.com/Article/SVRA-Cancel-Road-Atlanta-Pro-Am/3211

I'd think that any completely outdoor event like a car race would be no more safe or unsafe than going outside and breathing in air.
That air has to come from somewhere. Even if you're in your own backyard. 

Humans can be scared little animals sometimes, easily swayed by media, politicians and other fear-mongers. Yet, in many other instances, humans are capable of amazing, heroic, and super-human feats of bravery and selflessness. 

I guess which type we each choose to be defines our character.

My hat is eternally off to first-responders, law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs, military, and everyone else who keeps us safe.

As for now, I'll be out enjoying events and hoarding nothing but old car magazines. 

[Hockeylife]

More - " RM AUCTIONS SHIFTS SOUTH FLORIDA AUCTION AT PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY TO ONLINE-ONLY AUCTION"

[alexgt350h]

Just read where the Columbus,Ohio Ford Swap Meet has been cancelled!
Bummer

[J_Speegle]

Will continue until there is a vaccine and then time to get it out the masses

[The Going Thing]

Stateside a lot of sporting events are cancelling or postponing. Internationally the FIA has postponed the Bahrain, Vietnam and Austrian Grand Prix's so far, I'd be curious if LeMans even goes off this year.

Now SVRA has cancelled the Road Atlanta Pro-Am, the other scheduled races are still on, for now.

https://www.historicracingnews.com/Article/SVRA-Cancel-Road-Atlanta-Pro-Am/3211

I'd think that any completely outdoor event like a car race would be no more safe or unsafe than going outside and breathing in air.
That air has to come from somewhere. Even if you're in your own backyard. 

Humans can be scared little animals sometimes, easily swayed by media, politicians and other fear-mongers. Yet, in many other instances, humans are capable of amazing, heroic, and super-human feats of bravery and selflessness. 

I guess which type we each choose to be defines our character.

My hat is eternally off to first-responders, law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs, military, and everyone else who keeps us safe.

As for now, I'll be out enjoying events and hoarding nothing but old car magazines.

As for many it's an unappreciated field of endeavor. Most who are willing to defend are viewed as an anachronism only safe to unleash when they no longer feel safe and can't hide in their safe spaces.

[TOBKOB]

A lawyer at the firm became a tad upset with me when I suggested that while everyone is hoarding toilet paper, I have decided to hoard printer paper. He wasn't amused. I think my comment was rather innocuous. But hey I'm not looking to win a popularity contest.

No more Sears and Roebuck catalogs...One more downside to the digital age we live in...  

TOB