Governor of Mississippi not only refuses to put any shutdown in place, he issued an executive order overturning all city and town shutdowns in the state, ordering schools and businesses to reopen. Businesses that had begun implementing work from home were ordered to have employees work in person in offices. Mississippi borders Louisiana and Alabama, with major outbreaks. Yet governor said the state won't have outbreak because it isn't China (neither is Italy last time I checked). But he did call for a day of prayer.
Interesting. I made reservations two months ago for 2 nights in Clarksdale MS for a Blues Trail wander. The reservations are for Mid May, so I’ve refrained from cancelling. And ironically, I got an email this afternoon from the (very nice) place I’d be staying, saying they still hope for our business, they’ve gone overboard on disinfection, yada, yada, yada. They really made a push for us to “come on down” despite the jukes being closed and no live music happening. I feel sorry for them but I was already reluctant to drive 2600 miles just for the history. But if those crackers aren’t truly taking this shit seriously, they certainly don’t need my tourist dollars. I appreciate the heads up.
