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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #15 on: April 03, 2020, 01:37:53 PM »
Bo said:  "...consider the average age of the racers...".

8 or 10 years or so ago I ran a poll asking the age of the folks on the Forum.  I came up with a few dozen responses, I think it was, and the MEDIAN age of the group was


58 years!

No, the survey wasn't especially rigorously designed nor guaranteed accurate, but it did show that we ain't spring chickens any more.
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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #16 on: April 03, 2020, 01:53:09 PM »
Neither are many key volunteers who put on the events.
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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #17 on: April 03, 2020, 01:58:35 PM »
Personally,

I think the event out on the Salt would be least of my concerns.

The hotels, bars, eatery's, that is another story.

Chances are if we could camp out on the salt, with all the UV during the day we would be fine.

Think we could get the BLM to buy that?

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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #18 on: April 03, 2020, 02:34:19 PM »
Doubt it, John. BLM still thinks we are the cause of salt depletion.

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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #19 on: April 03, 2020, 02:35:33 PM »
Way to early to even try and speculate. We need more data on how the virus is transferred, etc. Everyday something new is on the news about this virus.

Be patient and give the people in the know more time to figure out this virus.

No one would want this speedweek to be someones last because the were infected with a virus, that as of today there is no vaccine or cure. I would rather it be canceled, and hopefully by next year they would have a vaccine or cure.

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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #20 on: April 03, 2020, 03:30:08 PM »
     If a bye meet is drawn it will be interesting to see what the expert's little rock pick hammer digs up next year for the salt condition report following a year of "giving the salt a rest and chance to heal"........   :wink:

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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2020, 01:30:24 AM »
Ed! The salt can't start to heal until they stop mining the $hit!! :dhorse: :dhorse:


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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #22 on: April 04, 2020, 02:08:53 AM »
Today I had to make a trip down to Utah to bring back a truck. I took a mask, gloves & sanitizing spray & planned to go down, load my car & drive it home with no stops. I figured the traffic would be light since most people would self quarantined. NOT!!!!
Obviously nobody down there is taking this China Virus seriously because the whole place was as busy as Christmas eve & I was the only person with a mask & gloves...Period!  :?
I really needed milk so thought I would swing by Walmart in Brigham City (my usual stop heading home) & if it wasn't too busy I'd nip in & grab a gallon. F^#k me running.... the parking lot was full & I could see at least a hundred people to-ing & fro-ing with not even one mask in sight. Needless to say, I didn't even get out of the truck.
I don't know whether it's ignorance or arrogance or a new truckload of $hit paper just arrived or maybe they've been watching too much Trump but the lack of self protection was frightening to me!
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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2020, 08:31:01 AM »
     No doubt in my mind Sid, why I used the wink thingy.  I was initially shocked at the amount of loss in crust thickness between my '72 safari and when I finally got back in'08.  Then even more so when I started hearing from many more regular attendees than I say it was a great year, much better than quite a few just previous.  I think there were a couple of 2 in a row cancellations due to wet salt conditions in between '72 and '08 that disprove any "give it a rest, wait and see" approaches by any hired gun "expert geologists"..  Said it before and I'll say it again - can't permanently remove ingredients from a recipe and expect to put the same tasting food on the table.

     If the virus can find it's way out here to the territories of Western MA, and spread the havoc it has, it is certain to do the same real quick everywhere.  Anyone who doesn't think so might do well to buy a cowboy hat and little pick hammer to dream with.

     'Nuff said, rant over, my mind clear for another day :-D

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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #24 on: April 04, 2020, 10:36:59 AM »
I spoke with a friend of mine last night, he drives Semi truck. He had a run from Utah to Elko Nv, on Thursday. He stopped in Wendover for Fuel and he said that all the Casinos and Hotel parking lots all have huge concrete barriers at the entrance ways, and there is Security making sure those don't get crossed. He said on his next run out there, he would grab some pictures of this.

He said the the truck stop was open, but very limited on what food items and such could be purchased.

Thought I would let you know

TIA
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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #25 on: April 04, 2020, 10:41:32 AM »
Here we were one of the first states to get the virus.  It was in the general population in mid February.  We self isolated in late February and the surrounding area, that is all I know about 'cause I do not go anywhere, is taking this very seriously. Only 21 deaths in Oregon so far.  You can draw your own conclusions about whether or not these measures work.   

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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #26 on: April 04, 2020, 12:12:07 PM »
I spoke with a friend of mine last night, he drives Semi truck. He had a run from Utah to Elko Nv, on Thursday. He stopped in Wendover for Fuel and he said that all the Casinos and Hotel parking lots all have huge concrete barriers at the entrance ways, and there is Security making sure those don't get crossed. He said on his next run out there, he would grab some pictures of this.

He said the the truck stop was open, but very limited on what food items and such could be purchased.

Thought I would let you know

TIA
Clay
What's your take on the stupidity down there Clay, or anybody in UT, you're part of that mess?
 I'm about speechless to what I found!!!! If there was an air strike on Hill as I was driving by it would've made about as much sense!
 The endless line of traffic coming north to infest the mountains around here & shop in our little town was alarming to me even before I got down into the mess. I was looking at it all & thinking "what's the percentage?". :?
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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #27 on: April 04, 2020, 12:50:39 PM »
Sid, from what I read Gary Herbert the governor of Utah did not want to issue a "stay at home order" because it might create a panic.

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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #28 on: April 04, 2020, 01:02:35 PM »
even with the stay at home order here in the land of fruits and nuts they flock to the beachs and mountain trails/parks.
now starting to fine businesses deemed non essential for remaining open.

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Re: Will it happen - views?
« Reply #29 on: April 04, 2020, 02:12:06 PM »
Sid, from what I read Gary Herbert the governor of Utah did not want to issue a "stay at home order" because it might create a panic.

  Don
He'd rather have them infected than panicked, we're governed by idiots!
I so wish I still lived in New Zealand right now!
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