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tishaLA

(14,176 posts) Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:11 PM Mar 2020

Mayor Garcetti [Los Angeles] Isn't Messing Around

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I guess I'll have to fin out whether this applies to Runyon Canyon, a popular hiking spot, because it's a great place, but the crowds this weekend were anything but social distancing.

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Mayor Garcetti [Los Angeles] Isn't Messing Around (Original Post) tishaLA Mar 2020 OP

Marin County just closed all open space trails, parks, beaches, etc cally Mar 2020 #1

There are some who are treating this as a two-week national holiday NCDem47 Mar 2020 #2

GOOD! BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #3

That is some awesome, sound Fife advice. n/t King_Klonopin Mar 2020 #4

Don't find out. Salviati Mar 2020 #5

San Diego closed beaches, some trails and parks today for same reason -- Liberty Belle Mar 2020 #6

I live near the Angeles forest ... Kablooie Mar 2020 #7

cally

(21,594 posts)

1. Marin County just closed all open space trails, parks, beaches, etc

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:16 PM

Mar 2020

I’ve been hiking our nearby trail at daybreak to avoid the crazy, overcrowded trails later in the day. It wasn’t possible to practice social distancing with all the groups trying to hike together later. Lots of next door posts complaining about folks not following guidelines. Not surprised they were closed

NCDem47

(2,250 posts)

2. There are some who are treating this as a two-week national holiday

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:39 PM

Mar 2020

Stay home means stay home!

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)

3. GOOD!

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 11:48 PM

Mar 2020

Total lock down in the whole country should be mandated. Then test, test, test door to door and use info to track everyone's contacts. The whole world must do this at the same time or it will continue in waves for 18 months. I don't want to live like this for 18 months, do you? So let's nip it in the fucking bud NOW! All world leaders DO IT NOW!

King_Klonopin

(1,306 posts)

4. That is some awesome, sound Fife advice. n/t

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 12:59 AM

Mar 2020

Salviati

(6,008 posts)

5. Don't find out.

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:05 AM

Mar 2020

Don't go. It's going to suck. Deal with it. Stay at home until you literally can't anymore, and then go on a hike around the neighborhood, where it will likely be easier to keep your distance from people than on a canyon trail.

Liberty Belle

(9,535 posts)

6. San Diego closed beaches, some trails and parks today for same reason --

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 01:12 AM

Mar 2020

idiot young people treating this like an extended spring break when our city is close to running out of ventilators.

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)

7. I live near the Angeles forest ...

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2020, 02:11 AM

Mar 2020

And the highway is often busy on weekends but this weekend was the busiest I've seen.
I cross it occasionally with no problem but I had to wait a long time this weekend before there was an opening.

All the recreation areas must have been packed.

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