I, for one, will probably not stay home. I am a completely healthy adult and do not have any underlying conditions. If I were to get the virus, it would be a good thing because I could then self quarantine and build up immunity, this preventing myself form infecting others. At this point I do not believe this can be legally enforced. We are overreacting to a virus that has killed far fewer people than the flu....

Pv res, how would you know if you have virus? You could contaminate vulnerable people before you knew.

You have to admit, George -- that statement by "Pv rez" is about as tone deaf as you can get.

It certainly doesn't reflect well on Portola Valley...

pv rez, this is not about your health, it’s about the health of all the people with whom you interact and all the people with whom they interact. Open your mind and think about others. If everyone who is as healthy as you claim to be acted as you are saying you will, the virus will spread exponentially. Do some research and check out the data. Sheltering at home is the only way to slow down propagation. Do you part for all of our sakes.

pv rez - If you are going to behave in the way that you describe then please post your name, photo, address, and license plate number so that the rest of us at least have a chance of avoiding contact with you.

pv rez - How can you ensure that you are not infected given that people can be infected without currently having symptoms?

During the AIDS epidemic there were a few individuals who behaved as you are behaving and they ended up being super spreaders. If your actions endanger others then your rights become secondary.

[Post removed; trollish remarks are annoying enough, but during a public health crisis, they are intolerable. Stop posting on this forum if you intend to continue your absurdist comments.]

the WHO writes “people with COVID-19 generally develop signs and symptoms, including mild respiratory symptoms and fever, on an average of 5-6 days AFTER INFECTION"

There are a lot of essential people who are out and about like police, firefighters and health care professionals. You have no right to put them at risk.

Wow -- selfish AND stupid.

You must be making the PV really proud...

Even non vulnerable people die, as well as get hospitalized, from the Virus, straining the system, jeopardizing health, and appears to be damaging the economic system and peoples jobs. I don't believe even vulnerable people following guidelines are immune from you. Party on?.

Everybody:

PV Rez is a regular troll on these boards. Ignore her.

Someone intentionally playing with critical health crisis for ‘kicks’”?

There are some really sick puppies out there, George...

Are they really going to order gardeners to suspend their activities?
Covid-19: Gardeners
Mark Olbert
March 19, 2020
2:52 pm
4 Comments
Yesterday I posted some notes from the daily County conference call which mentioned that questions involving gardeners were a hot topic on the County help line. But it wasn’t clear from the discussion how the latest shelter-in-place regulation applied to gardeners.

Today I learned the answer from city staff (the question was a popular one on the city help line, too): gardening is not considered an exempt business, so having gardeners working on your property is not allowed.

Do your own gardening for a change, Hickey.

It might be the most productive you have been lately.