Lawsuits Swell as Owners, From Gun Shops to Golf Courses, Demand to Open

[Zorro]

Blueberry Hill Public Golf Course & Lounge became a community institution almost the day it opened in western Pennsylvania in 1961, with one generation of players succeeding the next on the wooded, undulating course bordering the Allegheny National Forest.

It had its share of misfortune — last spring a tornado roared through its 400 acres, leaving $100,000 in damages across its 18 holes. With spring now budding early, Jim Roth, the general manager, anticipated a boom year even as coronavirus fears escalated — people still needed exercise, didn’t they?

“I thought I had a little bright light starting to shine, then somebody turned the light bulb off,” Mr. Roth said.

That somebody, as far as he was concerned, was Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania. On March 19, Mr. Wolf introduced an initiative to categorize businesses as “life-sustaining” or not, shuttering golf courses among the latter.

So Mr. Roth sued, joining a lawyer, a realtor, a logger, a politician and a laundry owner in demanding that the governor not hold absolute power to open and shut segments of the Pennsylvania economy like a spigot.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/us/corona-virus-lawsuits.html

[rzemanfl]

1. Fuck these people. n/t

[msongs]

2. laundries maybe nt

[Coventina]

4. I thought laundry was considered essential? Many apts don't have washing machines.

For example: I have a friend that lives in Manhattan and he has to have all his laundry done outside his apt.

[Afromania]

5. They are in NY, not so sure about elsewhere.

[Chainfire]

3. Such a shame

By the time these suits hit the the courts, the crisis will have passed. Screw the greedy bastards, let them take their lickings with the rest of us.

If they want to reopen their businesses, then quarantine the employees and the customers until the virus threat has ended.

[Lochloosa]

8. We are a long way from this crisis passing.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Golf Courses In Illinois

When the first closures, golf courses were given an exemption because they acknowledged the ease of social distance rules.
There were a few caveats:
Clubhouses had to stay closed.
All transactions were card only
All transactions had to done through the clubhouse door.
One person per cart for riders
Cleaning & sanitizing carts after each use.
Golfers were responsible for getting ALL items, including trash out of the cart. Failure to do so permitted the course to refuse future service for violators.
What happened?
In 4 days, 17 golf courses were reported for not following the rules. 14 of them followed NONE OF THEM. Yep, open clubhouses, 2 to a cart, etc.
So, Pritzker issued an order rescinding the exemption.
Our course was doing exactly as required, but got closed anyway.
Don't understand how these courses that ruined it for everybody couldn't follow these simple rules.

[Submariner]

7. If the golf courses are opened (for the rich) then beaches have to open for us commoners

Nope. Keep them closed.

[PJMcK]

10. Most golfers are not rich

Just sayin'.

[asiliveandbreathe]

9. Misguided suit..should sue the grifter in chief....n/t

[MichMan]

11. I'm sorry, but some of what is permitted and what isn't doesn't make any sense

Our Governor just ruled last week that Veterinarians were only allowed to perform services if it was a life threatening emergency or resulting in extreme pain. Only vaccinations allowed are for diseases that can be transmitted to humans. All other services are prohibited. My vet office was already having people stay in the cars while they retrieved the pets and took them back out when finished.

My dog has various vaccinations due, but the only one permitted is rabies and not the others. I had another dog scheduled for knee surgery that was cancelled because it isn't life threatening.

Yet pot shops and lottery sales continue unrestricted. Makes no sense.