Thirty Thoughtful Thursday Thoughts

1.  The State of Washington wants restaurants serving customers on a dine-in basis to keep a log of customer names for thirty days. They don't have to do this for carryout orders, Walmart doesn't have to do it for their shoppers, pot stores don't have to do this for their customers, and the Post Office doesn't have to do this for their customers. Why restaurants? Before you tell me that they are more likely to get infected sitting in the restaurant, how long does it take to get infected?

2. Let's get all of the CDC's past forecasts and check their results for accuracy.

3. Let's do the same the same thing for all of the pollsters predicting the results of elections. The same people who were predicting a Hillary win are predicting a Biden win.

4. If Biden wins, will he concede the election to Trump afterwards during his victory speech?

5. If Roy Cooper farts, which reporter is the first to know?

6. If the material in your mask/face covering doesn't matter, why does even wearing it matter?

7. We are being told to stay home, but the NC governor claims that we are more likely to get infected if we stay inside or remain seated. Is there actual verifiable that shows the position that someone is in when they get infected? Outside of those who were infected in nursing homes?

8. Why are we taking advice from Doctors who don't actually practice medicine?

9. Why are museums still closed in North Carolina? Is it the crowds craving knowledge?

10. Why sanitize shopping cart handles? Is it safe to touch the rest of the cart?

11. An unidentified NFL players claims that he was sexually assaulted on a United Airlines flight by a woman. Will this answer the questions about gay players?

12. Has Roy Cooper sneaked out of the state for a fundraiser this week?

13. Has Mandy Cohen ever actually practiced medicine?

14. What happened to all of those ventilators that Cuomo needed in New York?

15. Hospitals in North Carolina are laying off employees while they wait for all of the COVID patients.

16. Is the USNS Mercy still in California?

17. What did it cost for the USNS Comfort to go to New York and treat less than 200 people?

18. Gretchen Witmer purports to being vetted for the VP nominee consideration. Really?

19. Why does the "local news" keep telling us about meaningless crap from other states? Is there not any real local news?

20. If everything scheduled in the summer and fall is cancelled, what happens if the virus disappears before then?

21. Is anything dumber than playing games in empty stadiums? Will they give up those choreographed, end zone celebrations in football?

22. Biden wants to pick a gay woman for VP, so they will have something in common.

23. Reporters broadcasting from home is not a good look for many.

24. We are told to wear a mask to protect other people. If they want to be protected, why aren't they wearing a mask?

25. A guy was forced to leave a grocery store in Colorado for wearing a KKK hood. The chain that owned the store said they value "diversity and inclusion", but obviously not enough to allow an opposing opinion. Was there a "No Hoods" sign on the door?

26. People staying at home waiting for a cure or a vaccine may cause us to redefine "cowardice" and "stupidity".

27.  Costco has made it clear that you must wear a mask to shop there. Go ahead and fire your public relations staff, guys!! You won't need them anymore.

28. Have you noticed that there is no demographic data on COVID-19 victims available?

29 Still looking for the control group on the Social Distancing experiment?

30. During the AIDS/HIV epidemic, how many gay people were put into lockdown and quarantined? How many gay bars, clubs, spa, and/or  bath houses were shut down?  I will wait while you research that.