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Re: Tryouts are pushed agaoin
« Reply #105 on: July 27, 2020, 10:51:57 AM »
okay.. this is getting like religion.   I am trying to be as clear as possible.  Its NOT THE KIDS that will be impacted.    KIDS become carriers and spread it to people unknowingly.  I am worried about who gets indirectly infected.   Its called transmission by a carrier.  The Kid is the carrier, the the one who most likely will die.    This is exactly what CDC and state is worried about.


The chance of killing someone in a car accident on the way to the rink is far greater.  So here's a solution: let's cancel mankind.


I take it you have not been personally impacted by COVID..

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« Reply #106 on: July 27, 2020, 11:07:04 AM »
I do believe everyone here has points here.   There are people who are going to wait and sit it out until State and CIF believe youth sports are ready.  There are people who believe the benefits outweigh the risks to start now. 


For the people that believe now is the time to get going on Hockey, I feel now is the time to start your own league and teams.   There are rinks out there. that will support you, and there are probably enough parents and families that want to start now.   Instead of fighting it, just create a new league now, form some teams, and get going.  if USA hockey is giving you grief, SCAHA and CAHA specifically, go straight to USA - its a phone call away, they probably feel the same way as a lot of parents in Socal that want to get going.  Or reach out to AAU - they will most likely be helpful too.


Then this whole discussion becomes a mute point. IMO.


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« Reply #107 on: July 27, 2020, 11:45:14 AM »
It's obvious that we all have to manage and decide how much risk we're willing to take for for our kids and family. Whether you agree with the rules and decisions made by our governor, lets face it, we are lucky that rinks haven't completely shut down and that hockey is still an option for our kids, at least for now.

Since I work in an ER, my view is definitely biased. I see what covid can do and I see how contagious it is. Again, this is NOTHING like the flu. Nothing. Last week as compared to previous 2-3 weeks did slowed down a bit for hospitalization for us, but not enough to even consider the spread to be plateauing. I hear there are 31000+ positive cases in Florida for person under 17 and 300+ death. How you want to look at the infection rate vs death rate is up to you, but the truth is that scientists are inconclusive regarding how kids spread covid, and how and why kids seem to recover better than their adult counterpart. Literally every research you find says they're not sure how covid affect most kids. Make your decisions accordingly I guess.

However, what bothers me is that it is absolutely obvious that in order to defeat/slow this pandemic, it will take a collective effort from EVERYONE. Forget hockey, what about the economy, schools and our daily lives? If we don't do our part, this will never return to any form of normality. I see pictures of camps with kids crowding in the lobby, crowding on the ice and picture taken with large group of kids on ice, no mask (understandable on ice...) and no distancing. Not to mention, I still see kids not wearing masks in the rink... You know that if you don't follow rink rules, your rink could be shut down right?

Can't people just follow rules and guidelines, for the sake of the kids' safety, even if you don't agree with how your 'freedom' is being trampled?! I mean, we have rules about wearing pants, right? Is your freedom being violated because you can't run around buck naked? We have rules preventing folks from driving 130mph on the freeway, right? Is your freedom being trampled there also?

Again, whether you believe it or not, Covid is real and it doesn't give a flying F what you believe in. You will be infected if you're not careful. You may not die, but you may also spread it to others who may die. Do what you will, but at the very least have the courtesy and respect for others who may not be as healthy as you, wear your mask, tell your kids to wear their masks, and do your best to social distance.

Good luck to you all.
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Re: Tryouts are pushed agaoin
« Reply #108 on: July 27, 2020, 12:31:44 PM »
The number of epidemiologists and public health experts on here is truly impressive.
Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Don’t be a jerk. It’s easy stuff, but as long as we have people out doing their own thing, schools and hockey will be shut down for our kids.


And promptly proceeds to give advice as an epidemiologist and public health expert. Well played.

Let's just wear masks because that seems to be working.  But wait... One month after California Gov. Gavin Newsom unilaterally ordered state residents to wear masks in most public settings, the average daily number of coronavirus cases in the state has increased by over 160%

I'm sure it's just the people who don't believe in masks who are getting sick, right?

That said, if I have to wear one so I can watch my kid play hockey, sure, I'll happily wear it.

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« Reply #109 on: July 27, 2020, 01:14:48 PM »
Cute. But I was actually simply repeating the rather simple advice from those experts.


You think people are following that mandate? Maybe if everyone did, we’d actually know something, like whether it works or not.

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« Reply #110 on: July 27, 2020, 01:38:11 PM »
Cute. But I was actually simply repeating the rather simple advice from those experts.


You think people are following that mandate? Maybe if everyone did, we’d actually know something, like whether it works or not.


You mean the same "experts" who had said up until a couple of months ago that masks don't work?

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« Reply #111 on: July 27, 2020, 04:52:26 PM »
It's obvious that we all have to manage and decide how much risk we're willing to take for for our kids and family. Whether you agree with the rules and decisions made by our governor, lets face it, we are lucky that rinks haven't completely shut down and that hockey is still an option for our kids, at least for now.

Since I work in an ER, my view is definitely biased. I see what covid can do and I see how contagious it is. Again, this is NOTHING like the flu. Nothing. Last week as compared to previous 2-3 weeks did slowed down a bit for hospitalization for us, but not enough to even consider the spread to be plateauing. I hear there are 31000+ positive cases in Florida for person under 17 and 300+ death. How you want to look at the infection rate vs death rate is up to you, but the truth is that scientists are inconclusive regarding how kids spread covid, and how and why kids seem to recover better than their adult counterpart. Literally every research you find says they're not sure how covid affect most kids. Make your decisions accordingly I guess.

However, what bothers me is that it is absolutely obvious that in order to defeat/slow this pandemic, it will take a collective effort from EVERYONE. Forget hockey, what about the economy, schools and our daily lives? If we don't do our part, this will never return to any form of normality. I see pictures of camps with kids crowding in the lobby, crowding on the ice and picture taken with large group of kids on ice, no mask (understandable on ice...) and no distancing. Not to mention, I still see kids not wearing masks in the rink... You know that if you don't follow rink rules, your rink could be shut down right?

Can't people just follow rules and guidelines, for the sake of the kids' safety, even if you don't agree with how your 'freedom' is being trampled?! I mean, we have rules about wearing pants, right? Is your freedom being violated because you can't run around buck naked? We have rules preventing folks from driving 130mph on the freeway, right? Is your freedom being trampled there also?

Again, whether you believe it or not, Covid is real and it doesn't give a flying F what you believe in. You will be infected if you're not careful. You may not die, but you may also spread it to others who may die. Do what you will, but at the very least have the courtesy and respect for others who may not be as healthy as you, wear your mask, tell your kids to wear their masks, and do your best to social distance.

Good luck to you all.


This is Trumpism in reverse. "I hear there are 31000+ positive cases in Florida for person under 17 and 300+ death."


In fact, this over-states the under-17 mortality in the entire United States by many times.  As of a few days ago, there had been 25 COVID deaths in the 1-15 age cohort in the entire country since February (compared with 90 in the same age group who died from seasonal flu during the same period, i.e., during flu "off season").  During that period there were exactly 2 deaths in Florida between the ages of 0-15 and 0 in California under the age of 20.  The infection fatality ratio for those under 20 is about 0.0002% (more than an order of magnitude less than the flu, and several times less than their annual risk of dying from lightning strikes). 


If adults choose to shut the world down because they are afraid for themselves, so be it, but let's not pretend we're doing it for the kids.




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Re: Tryouts are pushed agaoin
« Reply #112 on: July 27, 2020, 05:30:37 PM »
Thank you for correcting my mistake. I'm not sure why I wrote 300+ deaths, it must've been something else I was thinking about, likely hospitalization number. But, you're correct, I was wrong. The article I read said

"On July 16, the state had a total of 23,170 children ages 17 and under who had tested positive since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Florida Department of Health. By July 24, that number jumped to 31,150.That's a 34% increase in new cases among children in eight days. And more children in Florida are requiring hospitalization. As of July 16, 246 children had been hospitalized with coronavirus. By July 24, that number had jumped to 303."



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Re: Tryouts are pushed agaoin
« Reply #113 on: July 28, 2020, 08:23:57 AM »
It's obvious that we all have to manage and decide how much risk we're willing to take for for our kids and family. Whether you agree with the rules and decisions made by our governor, lets face it, we are lucky that rinks haven't completely shut down and that hockey is still an option for our kids, at least for now.

Since I work in an ER, my view is definitely biased. I see what covid can do and I see how contagious it is. Again, this is NOTHING like the flu. Nothing. Last week as compared to previous 2-3 weeks did slowed down a bit for hospitalization for us, but not enough to even consider the spread to be plateauing. I hear there are 31000+ positive cases in Florida for person under 17 and 300+ death. How you want to look at the infection rate vs death rate is up to you, but the truth is that scientists are inconclusive regarding how kids spread covid, and how and why kids seem to recover better than their adult counterpart. Literally every research you find says they're not sure how covid affect most kids. Make your decisions accordingly I guess.

However, what bothers me is that it is absolutely obvious that in order to defeat/slow this pandemic, it will take a collective effort from EVERYONE. Forget hockey, what about the economy, schools and our daily lives? If we don't do our part, this will never return to any form of normality. I see pictures of camps with kids crowding in the lobby, crowding on the ice and picture taken with large group of kids on ice, no mask (understandable on ice...) and no distancing. Not to mention, I still see kids not wearing masks in the rink... You know that if you don't follow rink rules, your rink could be shut down right?

Can't people just follow rules and guidelines, for the sake of the kids' safety, even if you don't agree with how your 'freedom' is being trampled?! I mean, we have rules about wearing pants, right? Is your freedom being violated because you can't run around buck naked? We have rules preventing folks from driving 130mph on the freeway, right? Is your freedom being trampled there also?

Again, whether you believe it or not, Covid is real and it doesn't give a flying F what you believe in. You will be infected if you're not careful. You may not die, but you may also spread it to others who may die. Do what you will, but at the very least have the courtesy and respect for others who may not be as healthy as you, wear your mask, tell your kids to wear their masks, and do your best to social distance.

Good luck to you all.


This is Trumpism in reverse. "I hear there are 31000+ positive cases in Florida for person under 17 and 300+ death."


In fact, this over-states the under-17 mortality in the entire United States by many times.  As of a few days ago, there had been 25 COVID deaths in the 1-15 age cohort in the entire country since February (compared with 90 in the same age group who died from seasonal flu during the same period, i.e., during flu "off season").  During that period there were exactly 2 deaths in Florida between the ages of 0-15 and 0 in California under the age of 20.  The infection fatality ratio for those under 20 is about 0.0002% (more than an order of magnitude less than the flu, and several times less than their annual risk of dying from lightning strikes). 


If adults choose to shut the world down because they are afraid for themselves, so be it, but let's not pretend we're doing it for the kids.


Thank you Strawman,  I felt very uneducated by CDD, WHO, most of the countries leadership, Almost every doctor/nurse I know.  For a second there, I was believing them, and most of my family (who fall under the "medical field" category).   It certainly takes a mental genius to really understand that this is really overblown and the world is overreacting.   I mean, original projections said 120k-160k deaths,  after some genius reviews - it was altered to more like 60k back in April/May - the rest are simply over reporting and inaccurate reporting.   We are fortunate to be living in a time where mental geniuses are abound.  There is no doubt that if we had more people that did not overreact back in 1918, that Spanish flu would not have killed millions.  And it would be rightfully called the Spanish Flu - vs The Kansas, USA flue.   Deaths Probably more like less than 20 individuals, vs millions.   I cannot thank you enough for clarifying

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Re: Tryouts are pushed agaoin
« Reply #114 on: July 28, 2020, 10:26:23 AM »
I take it you have not been personally impacted by COVID..

I HAVE been personally impacted by Covid 19.  I’ve had it.  I had a few days of sore muscles.  Two lady’s in my office had it. One had loss of smell and nothing else, the other who is obese and has diabetes had a slight cough and a little difficulty breathing.  I have a friend I play hockey with age 56, he had it and not one symptom.  My 82 year old mother had it and had muscle aches and a sore throat.  My 85 year old father who has a heart condition never got it but continues to go out and see his friends and up until the latest shutdowns was going to the gym and to restaurants almost every day.  I kept telling him to stay home, "you're high risk" but he refused to stay home and says he’s not going to live in lockdown and he isn’t afraid to die.  I see tons of very old people out and about everyday. They are the ones at risk and many obviously don’t seem afraid.

It’s OK if you want to live in fear and stay in your house.  If you’re going to do that, make sure everybody else in your house goes nowhere and see’s no one else; including going to the grocery store and including your son or daughter seeing one friend who saw one other friend etc., etc.  That’s what it would take to TEMPORARILY stop/slow the virus.   I have an essential business to run so it's off to work for me.  Don’t push your fear onto others with silly scenarios about driving through a mall.  Until there’s a vaccine, the virus will continue to go through communities, nothing will stop it.  Masks, hand washing may slow it’s spread but like New York City or Sweden or other places that‘ve had the virus run it’s course, IT WILL, and some unhealthy people will die, then it will slow and you will see the cases dwindle.  It’s SCIENCE "listen to the science", it’s called the survival of the fittest, natural selection, and evolution; EDUCATE YOURSELF and what is the CDD.  Your fear mongering isn’t going to stop it, neither will your sarcasm or condescending posts.  The original estimated deaths was 2.2 million in the USA then revised down to 60,000ish and now on the high end it's 240,000 or 0.00075 of the population and thus hardly a risk.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data.page

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/sweden/https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/sweden/

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Re: Tryouts are pushed agaoin
« Reply #115 on: July 28, 2020, 05:26:07 PM »
Soooo, basically what I glean from this thread is that it sounds like no hockey this season...at least for us non-tier folks

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« Reply #116 on: July 29, 2020, 07:06:09 AM »
Thank you for setting me straight.  You are right. I am fearful of dying. I am in the high risk group.  When ever I get any sort of respitory illness.  I end up at the hospital with difficulty breathing.  It’s been this way since I was s kid.  I grew out of it in my twenties. But now that those years have passed. It’s pretty much back.  I personally would like to skip it entirely and more importantly. If I do end up getting it.  Not having to wait for icu or hospital bed would be a good thing. Even if eveyine gets it. It would be great if not all people got it at once.   

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Re: Tryouts are pushed agaoin
« Reply #117 on: July 29, 2020, 09:58:00 AM »
Soooo, basically what I glean from this thread is that it sounds like no hockey this season...at least for us non-tier folks


Well, for now it's literally month to month push outs based on case counts and state mandates.  Nothing is solid or will be, even the in person schooling.  Unfortunately unmasked contact sports will continue to be a last priority.  I would hold onto your money.  Getting any back is a huge drill.

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Re: Tryouts are pushed agaoin
« Reply #118 on: July 29, 2020, 10:28:18 AM »
Soooo, basically what I glean from this thread is that it sounds like no hockey this season...at least for us non-tier folks


Well, for now it's literally month to month push outs based on case counts and state mandates.  Nothing is solid or will be, even the in person schooling.  Unfortunately unmasked contact sports will continue to be a last priority.  I would hold onto your money.  Getting any back is a huge drill.


Nobody is allow to take season dues if I am not mistaken.  Most things should be day by day $

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Re: Tryouts are pushed agaoin
« Reply #119 on: July 29, 2020, 11:12:59 AM »
Thank you for setting me straight.  You are right. I am fearful of dying. I am in the high risk group.  When ever I get any sort of respitory illness.  I end up at the hospital with difficulty breathing.  It’s been this way since I was s kid.  I grew out of it in my twenties. But now that those years have passed. It’s pretty much back.  I personally would like to skip it entirely and more importantly. If I do end up getting it.  Not having to wait for icu or hospital bed would be a good thing. Even if eveyine gets it. It would be great if not all people got it at once.   

Not sure of sarcasm or condescending tone here but if you are in the high risk group, I would definitely stay home and make sure your household members do too.  Have someone else do your shopping and let it sit for 2-3 days in a garage fridge etc. and or have one of your healthy family members disinfect it.  Nobody on this website or pretty much anywhere disagrees with slowing the virus with masks, social distancing and hand washing, but the world can't stay shutdown forever to save lives because it ends up costing more lives, educations, other medical problems etc.

As far as waiting for a hospital or icu bed, do your own research, don't listen to CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, OAN, etc.  They all have a political motivation as do politicians obviously and sadly many health experts and organizations.  You can get real case and hospital data here:  Click Explore and then download and sort the table by county and then date.

https://data.ca.gov/dataset/covid-19-hospital-data

https://data.ca.gov/dataset/covid-19-cases

Here is just a small sampling that shows that roughly 10%-15% of hospital beds are taken by Covid patients and generally half of the ICU beds are still available depending on the county:  You see in LA there are about 2600 people with covid in the hospital and there are 18,700 hospital beds available and about 675 in ICU with 900+ ICU beds still available. Also not sure if these numbers include surge plans.

 
countytodays datehospitalized covid confirmed patientshospitalized suspected covid patientshospitalized covid patientsall hospital bedsicu covid confirmed patientsicu suspected covid patientsicu available beds
Los Angeles
7/24/2020
2033
595
2628
17054
622
81
846
Los Angeles
7/25/2020
2017
535
2552
18946
582
89
930
Los Angeles
7/26/2020
2051
570
2621
19906
596
81
912
Los Angeles
7/27/2020
2045
554
2599
18716
576
93
901
Orange
7/24/2020
685
91
776
5584
203
17
383
Orange
7/25/2020
687
67
754
6095
201
9
387
Orange
7/26/2020
661
46
707
6078
204
9
377
Orange
7/27/2020
640
45
685
6182
203
9
383
Riverside
7/24/2020
489
109
598
3378
165
22
59
Riverside
7/25/2020
483
127
610
3469
154
22
77
Riverside
7/26/2020
488
142
630
3413
146
21
87
Riverside
7/27/2020
487
122
609
3463
143
24
93
San Bernardino
7/24/2020
607
108
715
3889
177
15
159
San Bernardino
7/25/2020
638
100
738
4509
195
10
131
San Bernardino
7/26/2020
609
104
713
4522
195
8
136
San Bernardino
7/27/2020
595
93
688
4516
179
14
210