Hey long weekend coming up and I really want to get out of town for a bit (Will be practicing strict social distancing still don't worry).
I would love to hit a quiet, safe, secluded camp site. So where is your favorite spot?? Any ideas of new places to check out?
Posted Apr 8, 2020, 6:55 PM UTC
Please don't! Remember that breakdowns and accidents happen, and while you may not intend to cause a problem, but to drive anywhere unnecessary right now is simply unacceptable. Patience is all our society is asking of you, please do the bare minimum of staying home.
We cant drive anywhere now? Government tells us to stay away from other people, easy enough. Ok I'll pack up a tent and head out camping. That's not allowed? Am I missing something that they told us?
Nobody said you can't drive anywhere though. We are saying not to drive anywhere UNNECESSARILY. Like for camping. At this point you are being intentionally ridiculous, we have explained to you why it is unacceptable, and you ignore and strawman those explanations. We can explain it to you, but we can't understand it for you. You have made it clear that you really don't care about doing what is right or best or about causing harm or trouble to others, so at this point we can only make sure anyone seeing this knows that the behaviour you espouse is unacceptable and not allow it to become normalized. Hope you are lucky and don't hurt anyone.
Nah, fuck that.
"You have made it clear that you really don't care about doing what is right or best or about causing harm"
Wtf???
I've been in my house for 3 straight weeks....please dont tell me I dont care, you have no idea. I was simply asking what I can and cannot do according to what the government has told us. I was asking if I missed something, but go ahead and take it how you want to
Everyone has explained this already, you are just ignoring everything you have been told. You must have missed it in your reading, so go read the comments again for your answer. Continuing to harass people claiming that because you haven't bothered to read their comments, they haven't given you the information just makes you look ridiculous. Pull your head in and stay home, and quit encouraging others to behave unacceptably.
I promise I won't use any mechanic that is currently assisting COVID-19 patients.
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You know that no one will answer this. Their favorite spot is there because no one else goes there.
Anyone stupid enough to answer this is stupid enough not to realize that, lol.
I would be happy to share my favorite spots, there’s lots of land to share and enjoy together.
Thanks for proving my point!
Got me! Enjoy the beautiful day friend.
Not your friend, you have declared yourself an enemy of the people, and I wish you would get better.
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I'll leave it to Samuel L Jackson:
I laugh because it will be snowing.
I choose to camp this weekend lol. If driving is a concern for the covid efforts we should stop ordering so much delivery eh.
South fork out by rocky is where I'll be heading
I was just looking at this area! Any particular spots to check out, and how are the bears? I'm solo camping so that is my main concern, would prefer to not have to worry about them too much.
Theres a ton of spots on south fork road. Many spots just off the road, lots of trees. There are quite a few atvs out there on the weekends. I've never seen any bears out there, however seen a few cougars but they stay off in the distance. If you want to head further west Abraham lake has some really nice scenic sites as well.
Will check it out, thanks again I really appreciate it.
Don't go. If any significant number of people do what you're thinking, it could be a huge drain on resources for the province and emergency workers.
What if something happens in the back country and you need medical assistance?
What if you get in a car accident and have to go to a hospital? Do you really want to be in a hospital right now where most of the infected people are?
Think of the resources police and ems will need to use up for people spreading out over thousands of square kilometers.
And it doesn't matter if you think YOU will be safe and not have any issues, because normalizing the behavior will make more people likely to head out as well.
I appreciate you writing this out but will never understand how me going camping in the woods hurts anyone at all.
Cant fix stupid
I think it's stupid to sit inside all weekend trying to not get the flu. Social Distance and go outside, good for your lungs.
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You can lead a horse to water, something something something, I need another drink.
Not worth explaining it to someone who's willfully ignorant, but I'm bored. It's not the act of going outside to get fresh air that's the problem, it's the stubbornness of wanting to do an activity that's relatively safe outside of a pandemic, but during a pandemic the risk to the community outweighs the benefit of an individual. It's selfish to take a risk that could divert resources to an otherwise easily avoidable accident, just because you want to get out of your house and cant handle walking around the block.
So go for a walk/run IN THE CITY.
Gonna soak downvotes for this, but I agree. Can’t keep things shut like this forever. We’re 18+ months from a vaccine. Some form of normalization needs to occur.
Alberta has tested 75,000 people, 1,600 came positive. Only 2.8% of people who think they have the illness actually do. Still plenty of hospital capacity in the province.
I mean, I don't know you or your outdoor skill level, but your first instinct was to ask random people on the internet for recommendations, so you don't seem to have firsthand knowledge of Alberta's back country, or a group of friends that does. This does not inspire confidence.
And like I said, even if YOU have no issues, posting about it online or posting pictures encourages others to go out. One person MIGHT not cause problems, but hundreds or thousands almost certainly will cause some resource drain that would be much better suited to the current crisis than saving entitled people from themselves.
Not to mention that he wants to go somewhere he's never been before, increasing the risks substantially. Frustrating.
Quite experienced and camp most weekends, just looking for new fun spots to check out :)
There are only 42 cases in the hospital, province-wide. Most infected people are actually at home.
Fair point, but it doesn't change the main idea.
Hospitals aren’t busy right now either. They are, in fact, pretty empty.
I never said the hospitals were busy. I said going out to the back country and having problems could be a drain on resources.
What's your point though? We aren't as bad as some of the worst hit countries so we can use up all the slack in our emergency systems before things get bad?
You have to add three weeks to your infection point because Renata when you'll typically need icu. By then there will be 4 doubling events if we maintain current rate. So no thanks to getting infected now.