Our center is open, but our league hasn't discussed next year. The officers just paid out the money that was in the prize fund. No individual payouts, it was all just divided among the teams. If what many of you have said about your states, centers and you individually is true, I think bowling is pretty much dead in many areas. I wonder though, before businesses were shut down, the virus was out there, maybe for months. How many guys in your leagues fell ill, that you know of and did any die? Most didn't stop bowling until the lockdown came, but we knew there was something out there. What has changed now that makes you less willing to bowl again? Things are getting back to normal for many and we know (if you can trust what we are being told) that this is not going away, as is true of most viruses.
Do you plan to totally change your lives forever? That would mean never do a lot of the things were part of you regular lives, ever again. Is that feasible for you or the businesses affected? I live in an area that is not densely populated, that has about 50,000 people in our county. We have had 14 cases, 3 hospitalized and no deaths. Our factories for the most part never shut down and retail giants like Walmart and Menards have over a thousand people go through every day. I'm not sure what the answer for everyone is, but the only way to make this virus mutate into something less aggressive is through herd immunity. people not going out among others will never let us achieve this. It must be remembered that few healthy people suffered serious complications and only those with age or underlying conditions, should be the ones who take such precautions. Where is the outrage and worry from the people who locked us up, over the mass gathering of protesters around the nation who are spewing spit, and exchanging sweat from close contact in these situations? Yet, we worry about what can happen bowling? If we don't see major outbreaks from the protesters, we should pretty much know the worst is over.
