Everyone should do what they want to do. However, I would never put someone down for complying or for wearing a mask when they may have a serious health condition and are trying to protect themselves.
I think there will be some valuable lessons learned after this is all over. And yes, I think Fedup is right about the truth coming out and not being near where people claimed in the beginning. It looks to me, though, that more documentation of agreements would have been a good idea. Sounds like there were some "understood" or "verbal" agreements that should have been documented. I worked for a organization once, where we were under audits constantly from various organizations. I remember the main thing was "documentation." It was a priority. That way, there were never any questions as to what was done, why it was done, and who was involved. I'm of the thinking that a person is innocent until proven guilty. I'm not on any side. I don't even know the City Manager personally. We are all going to have to wait and see how this plays out.
Not too many years ago, I was looking at backup power for my home. Local power was notorious for going out for multiple days multiple times per year. Of course, solar was considered. To offset some of the cost, I considered the posibility of using solar to run my furnance, circulating pumps, and well. Solar couldnt could not do that at a reasonable cost. Ended up with a stand alone generator. The interesting part of all this, which amused the solar guy to no end, was the fact I was attempting to run a keystoker coal furnace using solar. Using green for not green, or how to be green and not green at the same time.
In terms of alarmists, they do serve a purpose. If you look at images of Pittsburgh in the late 40s, or traveled to coal towns bathed in black coal dust, or saw massive pipes dumping raw sewage into rivers, or had a favorite fishing stream ruined by acid mine drainage, you do realize the massive environmental damage man can cause. Unfortunately, most people shrug their shoulders and ignore it. Usually takes a small group of alarmists to create change.
On the other hand, the non-alarmists ( for lack of a better term) are typically NIMBYs. They complain about windmills ruining their back porch view, yet will also complain if someone strip mines their favorite hill top of if drilling rigs pop up like weeds. And no one wants to drive behind the vehicle spewing all sorts on noxious black smoke and fumes.
Now, I am not pro-this or anti-that type of person. I dont think we are going to melt all the ice caps in 2 years. But, if you think dumping all this crap into the air, water, and land is not having any effect, your are as nuts as the alarmists. Somewhere, there is an acceptable compromise. People shouting at other from the far ends of the spectrum solves nothing.
