Sturgis

I listened to a story on NPR about Sturgis last week and this is pretty much what they said.  There are no organizers of the event, according to NPR, and therefore, there is no one who could cancel the event. 

I’d read that too. Really, the governor has not a single bit of control or influence over something that happens on her state? I’m not sure I’m buying that. Although, given their governor has effectively openly endorsed it - I’m not sure it would make a difference anyway.

From his mouth to yours!  Shown very plainly!  Does the very bottom guy in the grey baseball type hat look like he has an under-chin mask hooked on his ears?

I'm sure the town it's self could order everyone closed, but that's just the businesses there. The whole area has many campgrounds, big and small, that have people; houses even remotely close to it are rented out, businesses in neighboring towns and counties have merchandise in their parking lots and are open for business. Many of the campgrounds are huge - like thousands of people and their on private property with their own little merchandise centers and band areas. It would take a lot to get everything connected to it to shut down. Like and enforced whole state lockdown and police actively ticketing and arresting for violations. Since SD never shut down to begin with, it wasn't like they'd do this for Sturgis.

We're still at the point where we have to inform our supervisor if we're leaving the state for any reason and they can demand that we quarantine at home for 14 days, using our vacation time if they so choose.  So no Sturgis or any other biker rally for me this year. But I have lots of motorcycling friends there.  Motorcyclists as a whole, aren't a lot of rule following people.  Motorcycle groups, clubs and riding is about being yourself, following your own path and thumbing your nose at "the man."

Oh agreed, she was never going to. I was just musing them that saying she couldn’t, when I’m not sure it was ever on the table that she even would. I’ve been to the area, although not during the rally - so I know what it’s like. Had it been in a different state, that took less of a “personal responsibility” approach, I just wonder if things would’ve been different then.

This is funny to me because all of the motorcyclists that I personally know literally are "the man"

Its a combo of both. At Stugis you'll see people camped out in the front yard of someone's home because its inexpensive. But then there are people who roll in with their $200K motor coach. And then in the middle are the people who pay $500 a night to stay at a Best Western. 

Well we just had our daily drenching of rain Every day since the rally has started we have had a downpour (we were dry for about two weeks straight prior to this) so I feel it's God's way of trying to clean up a little around here. All kidding aside though - the down pours just send them all inside which isn't going to help at all

There is a dumbass from here who is there right now, posting this all over our local tv and news station pages.

Such hubris.

This is what happened in my family.  Nephew, wife and daughter all came down with COVID a little less than 2 weeks after July 4th weekend.  He was working the protests.  Docs trace it back to him and that event.

I think you will have to be blunt.

“Hey Sally we know you went to the Sturgus rally and hope you had fun. We are asking that you not attend dinner for 2 weeks as you self quarantine. You know that Jenny is immuno-compromised and we know you wouldn’t want to put her at risk. Can’t wait to hear about your adventures in a few weeks!”