Contracted Covid at FLIBS; it's Too Soon for Boat Shows

So sorry to hear your problem and agree, although your Covid may not have come from the show. However, if it didn't, then you were there to possibly infect others. I drove by on the water and saw overhead views and talked to others. The effort to protect everyone was sadly inadequate and not at all as advertised. Booze barges and many gatherings there as well as off the premises were ripe with opportunity for spread. Also, while the majority did wear masks, there were enough who didn't to make it dangerous and no one doing anything to force compliance. It turned from solid plans to careless execution. We'll see the real results in terms of cases in a few days.

You said "We wore masks, only removing them on the booze barge." Well, that's the same as not wearing masks. You removed them when around the most crowded and confined group of people. Not jumping on you as you have the disease now and my hopes and thoughts go with you. But pointing out for everyone, you can't mostly comply, you can't be diligent except when you go here or there. Florida is getting hit with a huge wave and FLIBS will only be a small part of it. There have been a lot of gatherings recently from weddings to parties to political rallies. We have strict workforce rules, but unfortunately, we've also had to put into place rules on activities outside the workplace. If our employees feel they must go to a large gathering, then they understand it's appropriate to take a vacation after to quarantine. We have no one on premises, employees or customers without masks, questions, temperature checks and I wish I'd bought a sanitizer manufacturer before Covid 19 hit.

Then we might all do our best and still it's possible we get it.

I feel sad for you and your family and hope you have mild cases. However, I also think of those you had contact with on the trip both ways and now back home. Best of luck to you and thanks so much for pointing out the danger as a lesson learned. I highly doubt we'll here from most who catch it as a result of the show or who brought it to the show. I certainly saw enough from a distance and online to scare me to death.

As to the success of the show, we're getting the typical story from sales persons saying they had a good show, but the traffic and the lack of builders showing would tend to bring that into question. I'm hearing of a few CC's sold and just a random boat otherwise. Also, hearing from one builder of a sold boat but knowing that builder talks about six sales for every one that actually closes.

Now who could have foreseen this? The politics is done now. The only thing that matters now is saving lives, and saving people from getting sick. We have a bad winter ahead of us. We need to be careful whether that's with boats, bars, family gatherings, whatever.

jkp1

I can't tell you how refreshing I find it for someone to come here and admit they were wrong. Perhaps that will help others of us stay firm in avoiding future events.