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It's not close to the same as here. Dollars wise it's basically a tie, $22 Billion, but this state is considerably less populated and poorer than Michigan. So a lot of these people cannot afford to go without, the tourism industry as a percentage is as big as the auto industry is in Michigan. Charleston is basically a city on the hill compared to most of the state, the peninsula and it's immediate suburbs are the equivalent of if Farmington Hills/Northville were an entire metro area. It's wild how expensive it is around the city. There are some rougher spots similar to Inkster a little bit from there and then where I live is a lot like Westland but once you get outside of that it gets very rural. I wouldn't say people don't believe it's real here, they just really don't care. I don't know why but I'm telling you the vast majority do not care. I don't decide societal rules here lol all I can do is wear a mask and spend more time on the beach

Believe what? We had extremely low numbers until the state opened up. Combine tourism with masks being the only mandate and it's a like 5000 j/kg for Coronavirus.

Hospitality not hospital. Tourism is a much larger part of the economy here. Also lets be honest if we closed things off to Midwesterners (feels weird saying that lol) things would've been much better COVID wise, but would have destroyed us economically. A lot of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey plates in Lowcountry spending their summer vacations and bringing the coronavirus with them

Please there are four testing places within my town alone. The bigger issue is the majority of people don’t care to actually get tested. Especially hospitality employees who don’t want to lose pay

Our cases have subsided quite considerably in recent days with mask wearing being incredibly high this last month. In fact we’re trending quite better than Michigan in recent weeks. Michigan is adding about 300 more new cases than here per day so it kind of adds to my point about the fatigue. South Carolinians are stubbornly conforming to the rules while Michiganders are ready to break free, and the numbers are showing this

This is the entire problem. Beaches and hiking are essential to clear your mind and relax. We went too far in our initial shutdowns and fatigued the Continental US into not giving a damn. Lol only places like the NE, Chicago, Detroit really care about this. I think it's most reflected in college football/racing where you have the Big 10 shut down and a fanless Indy 500, yet the SEC and NASCAR are both having fans in attendance

Most college is anymore. I mean there are obviously some majors that require to be there in person, but at Bowling Green I did all my exams, turned in all papers, quizzes and other assignments online. I did a 12-12-9 setup so I took 3 classes in the summer and then 4 classes each semester in person. Online classes helped considerably with my internships. Honestly with the exception of the classes that were heavier on math, I really didn't notice a discernible difference between online and regular. IMO high schools need to adopt this, it's absurd how low tech our 9-12 system is in this country. This isn't the 1970s for heavens sake. Truthfully this is the issue with colleges, you're telling kids it's safe for them to live in close quarters with people because they have an extremely small chance of dying, but when it comes to playing sports, attending parties or bars, it's too dangerous? That's an absurd argument and 18-30 year olds really don't care anymore to be honest.

I personally think it is for all instruction from 8th grade on up. They can easily do 5 hours of school, have practice/games and have time for online homework at night. Absolutely sucked juggling sports with school growing up because you spend so much time in school

Sure for much less money. My father is in a supply chain planning role for a small company (51, HS degree) and makes $33K less than I do. Because corporations have larger budgets, they can spare good money for things like supply chain, finance, project management, Human Resources

Lol this isn't even a question, you CANNOT get hired by corporations anymore for salaried positions without a degree. The only way you could possibly get into those roles is by spending years working your way up, and maybe getting an offer at 30-35 for a management position. I'll have 7 years of supply chain experience at 30, along with a degree. As long as my interview is solid, no way I get beat out by someone less educated

Yeah I’m actually with ya there. Kids have to be in class, this isn’t college where everyone has the resources, this is K-12. Your families with crappy parents and no computers are going to really suffer this year, those kids will get basically no education. Health is important but with cancelling sports and having remote high school/college, we are raising the chance of serious societal issues on young people. IMO I’d rather risk COVID than missing out on these things. Have to be cautious, can’t be paralyzed by fear

That’s why I kept calling it a landi-cane

Haha post of the day! I actually had multiple zoom meetings delayed because some executives were concerned for their safety downtown, and then we had to move it up because this land-icane was heading for them. August 11th is going to be a day you wanna buy a newspaper for safe keeping

Haha it didn't flip the boat, it flipped the whole thing

Worst derecho since 2012?

There was more looting in Chicago? What in the heck I thought we were all passed that by now. This could really be historic here, the entire state of Iowa basically doesn't have power, and this thing has basically turned into a Category 2 Land-icane heading straight for the 3rd largest metro area in America

Wow. Ames-Des Moines is going to have some awesome videos here this afternoon

Do they really even need to attend? Just take the year off, and graduate at 19. They said an estimated 40,000 kids in SC didn't attend any school once the shutdowns happened and regular attendance rates were 50%

http:// https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2020/08/04/Briggs-time-for-Ohio-punt-on-fall-high-school-football/stories/20200804171 Good write up here. This story and the comments on Facebook are shocking. The vast majority of people are losing their minds if their kids cannot play sports this Fall.

It’s up to local districts. But both the IHSAA and OHSAA are going full steam ahead with a season. We’re still only able to do regular things in a limited setting and yet high school sports isn’t being held up at all. This and colleges returning is one big middle finger to any reasonable measures of stopping the spread.

This talk about the schools is meaningless. With many Midwest states going ahead with Football for high school you’re going to have an environment ripe for spread with coaches who are going to be inclined to cover up cases. Also Ohio seems to be all in on allowing fans. Absolutely wild that you can’t attend a Cleveland Indians game or NASCAR race, but you can go watch your local high school. These state leaders couldn’t be dumber

We’re on a downward trend! Still the amount of people without masks stuns me here in SC, but it’s much better than it was in May. Maybe the incoming blob of a tropical system can blow it out of out here

Right. The fact that both the IHSAA and the OHSAA are going ahead with Fall Sports boggles my mind. Sure, have golf and cross country, but how the heck are you going to play football? Soccer? Do band and choir practice with a bunch of people singing and playing instruments. Spikes alone are going to come from this. And you know damn well that the HS football games will be packed attendance wise. Empty stadiums would bankrupt athletic departments

What a dumpster fire of a thread. Haha dear Lord this squabbling is wild. Just come down here guys, you can go swim in the ocean, relax with some beers and enjoy the day

Very! Lol back in April a guy made a comment to me about mine, I told him “I don’t think it’d be very Christian of me to be spreading a bug to others”. That ended that real quick. Honestly though if my pastor can wear it, so can everyone else