let me summarize the article:

Your mechanic last yar told you that your car a/c will be better than it was in the history of summers. Better than when your old mechanic used to look at it.

After saying that, your A/C rarely worked last year.

The mechanic) tells you the problem was the compressor.

He spent all of last year trying to rebuild, fix, find old compressors.
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Finally, at the end of the summer, you get a new compressor.

This year your a/c runs, just not as strong, causes your car to overheat and causes cuts out from time to time.

You go to your mechanic,
He says, I know your car cools sometimes but its better than last year.

You say, but sir it still don't work as well is expensive to run and doesn't deliver when I need it the most.

He says:
It may be acting funny due to radiator cap, water pump, sensor, and thermostat but count your lucky stars your compressor works.

The issue as I said is poor public relations and messaging.

This is the issue of many govts making. If you close your borders and tell persons to keep the virus out we need to keep other people out you need an exit ramp.. The key is to explain to people what the ramp is an do so properly. Now that we need the money we have conditioned people to want to isolate.

Poor communication is part of the issue. You tell persons, that, on the one hand, you should not travel because you're going to a hotspot and can cause lockdowns to return while on the other hand welcoming people from the said hotspot.

He didn't 'recommend' you not to go to church or the movies, bars, barbers, salons, beaches, exercising, gas station after 1 pm, outside of your home for non-essential stuff, or locked down on the weekend, the food store on a Wednesday if your surname ends in J.

They ordered it, saying it would save lives. So if indeed he believes what he says and Bahamians traveling can bring lockdown to the country once more, then he would back that with an order. Of course, it will then be asked why then allow tourists to come in, but Bahamians not out.

Herein lies the box he put himself in by making the statement about the dangers to the country that travel to the US creates when he needs travelers from the US.

104 confirmed cases. You can bet we had many more cases. If some places are testing much more of the population they are going to find lots more asymptomatic cases. If in the run-up to 104 confirmed we tested say 10k persons the numbers would be different. the focus has shifted around the world from confirmed cases to hospitalized cases now..

Why does the govt need to do this? if there is that much liquidity in the market the CBA can pool together and do the same. He wants public funds to gamble on distressed properties? If a private group won't take on a risk why should the tax payer?

buy low....

i only came for proudandloud's repsonse.

Not sure what is crazier, the panic was caused by saying COVID, that BPL closed because of the panic or that the Tribune wrote on this without putting a disclaimer that this isn't a comedy section.

In July 2020, what conversation doesn't mention COVID?

This story sounds like something out of The Onion.

Someone said COVID and caused a panic, from a casual conversation?.

Just wondering how likely a scenario do you see this happening? Not saying it will or won't. Just wondering how you grade the protocols in place.

The good thing is that the flights are very flexible now, not sure how much more flexible though. Hopefully, you can book and canal if things don't work out easily.