Comments on: Escambia County Votes To Reopen Beaches Beginning Friday

By: James Jr

James Jr — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:07:51 +0000

fotyoe. Get off your high horse and read what I said. I didn’t say sun and salt air CURE someone with the virus. I said it make the TRANSMISSION of it between persons next to impossible because SCIENTIFIC STUDIES have shown that UV radiation kills the virus in a minute or so and contact with salt breaks the bond that protects the virus destroying it. Yes SCIENCE. READ and RESEARCH instead of being a chicken little. The sky is falling!!….the sky falling!!

Lets see who is right, me or you. Come back in two weeks and tell me if the hospitals are overrun with new cases caused by beachgoers. Ain’t gonna happen. Wanna bet?

By: Raseed Jackson

Raseed Jackson — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 12:47:50 +0000

If you think the beaches are completely closed now, as Gomer Pyle would say Surprise! Suprise! Surprise! If you own a boat you have access to beaches, if you own a condo with beach access, you have access. The only people who are not allowed are the common non boat owner residents. Yes I have a boat and have been to the beach so I know from experience. This lock down has not slowed the jet skies either. Yep like annoying little flies they go zipping around disturbing a normally quiet and peaceful moment on the water.
For those who chose not to go please stay home, no one will think ill of you for your choices.For those who chose to go please, follow the guide lines as silly and ensane as they might seem, and just have a good time and enjoy!

By: Cantonment citizen

Cantonment citizen — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 05:59:31 +0000

Wow, I hope some of you don’t have grandparents with your attitude towards the elderly. That cold, selfish attitude stings. As one of those senior citizens, according to many of the “yesses” on here, I should lock myself in my house for the next year and forget about seeing my family or going out for some fun. Hopefully, beachgoers will follow the rules and out of towners will be healthy. I’ll wait to take my turn on the beach until the second wave moves through.

By: Chicken Little

Chicken Little — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:51:00 +0000

None. None of the the sky is falling, hospitals will be overrun, bodies will be piling up predictions have come true, except for possibly New York.

Actual deaths are 50 to 75% less than we were told was going to occur.

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:37:17 +0000

If you want to stay home, stay home. Everyone else can go about their business.

By: hospital worker

hospital worker — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:16:54 +0000

Let me just say this……. Coming from someone that works at one of our local hospitals. You probably don’t know this but the majority of the people working at the hospitals here in Pensacola have had their hours cut by 50% and that is including the Nurses!! The hospitals are not over run by sick people. There are not Coronavirus patients filling up the hospitals. The number of positives are a cumulative number from over the past 6 weeks and is not a current number of people that are sick. Most of those numbers are now negatives. We have to open back up and get back to work. It is time to put Faith first and not fear and move forward!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:41:15 +0000

Beaches are the least likely places to spread the virus, the stores WalMarts etc are. And a message for those of you who oppose to open the beaches, just stay home!

By: Steel

Steel — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 01:40:30 +0000

Sounds like FOTYFOE (below) has zero degrees (HS included) and doesn’t know how to crack a book like DEE has. There are published studies that Dee is referencing. I suggest you stay at home, gain another 30 lbs and keep watching the View.

By: Bill Paul

Bill Paul — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:45:55 +0000

Sure people will likely keep their distance from one another on the beach. But, the 6ft rule should have been more like 12ft to better insure people will be at least 6ft apart.
That aside, what concerns me most of the beaches opening, is the increase of out of the area visitors in our stores and facilities near the beach. Already, here in Gulf Breeze proper, to many of the shoppers in the Walmart and Publix are inconsiderately not wearing masks as it is. I fear opening up without mandatory masks inside stores and public buildings, combined with an increase of out of area visitors, is going to increase infections and prolong this mess we are in.
One comment above said that “those that need to, can take precautions”. The fact is, high risk people are in danger by others not wearing masks.

By: Mariah

Mariah — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:04:32 +0000

ABSOLUTELY everyone has a right to their opion, so here’s mine.. if you feel uncomfortable with the opening of the beach and you feel people should stay home , WELL stay home ! Nobody’s telling you to go to the beach or anywhere else…. QUARANTINE yourself!! All about choices !!! Make yours!!