Back In the Ring For Another Swing

 

ENTRY 482  January 20 /2023

FIRST SPARRING IN THREE YEARS

Friday marked my first time back in the ring since March of 2020.

I did six rounds and I am impressed with that since I haven't done F.A..in almost three years. 

Although I did notice a bit of rust, I certainly didn't forget how to box. It will take a little time to get completely back into it.

I got nailed with an uppercut to the liver. That hurt a bit. I felt it for quite a while after but, such is sparring. It is a combat sport, so it is to be expected.

LEFT...LEFT...LEFT???

I did some pad work with the coach on Wednesday and Friday.

He introduced me to something different. Left jab, left uppercut, left hook. Wait...three lefts in a row? Did I understand that correctly? 

Yes. I did. It is an interesting combination and I am beginning to like it. I think it is something that an opponent wouldn't expect so I am going to be practicing it more.

I have also been practicing a check hook.

I started working with it on the bag but I found that I was taking too many steps. I should be just a hook and pivot. When I tried it shadow boxing I found it easier for some reason.

Look out for the left. It won't be long before I start trying it while sparring.

NO BRAMPTON CUP

Someone asked me if I was going to be in the Brampton Cup this year which is in February.

My answer was a clear 'no'. For one, I have been away from boxing for too long and I am not ready. Also, tournaments are hard for me to do because I work weekends and I have to take an entire weekend off to go, However, the Brampton Cup is the only tournament I have not been in, so I wouldn't mind trying one, but just not this one. Perhaps next year.

THE 'CREW' IS TRICKLING BACK

It is nice to see the original 'Cabbagetown Crew' slowly returning.

It is really nice to see people again.

However,m I don't forsee Cabbagetown getting any new people anytime soon and it has to do with how they (the Kiwanis Club) is operating the gym. 

They don't allow anyone in unless you have already registered and paid. The problem with that is, that is not how boxing works. Competitive boxers want to go in an inspect the facilities and meet the coaches. They are not going to sign-up and pay for a program without knowing absolutely nothing about the gym or the coaches. It just doesn't work that way.

As I have said before the Kiwanis Club has no idea about boxing and I think teh Cabbagetown Boxing Club is going to suffer in the long run.

For those of you who haven't yet clued into the fact that I don't like the fact that the Kiwanis Club took over the Cabbagetown Boxing Club, well, just so you know, I don't like the fact that the Kiwanis Club took over the Cabbagetown Boxing Club.

I still feel that something isn't quite right about it.

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ABOUT 'The Brick"

'The Brick" is a competitive boxer and has been training for over 12 years.

STATS:

9 bouts (Boxing Ontario) 

2 bouts (Ontario Boxing Association) 

1 bout (Florida State Athletic Commission) 

DIVISION:

Masters Novice

STANCE:

Orthodox (left lead)

STATUS:

ACTIVE

CURRENT TEAM/CLUB:

Cabbagetown Boxing Club

Toronto

COACH:

Johnny Kalbhenn

CURRENT WEIGHT:

73 kg (162 lbs.) 

NEXT SCHEDULED BOUTS:

TBA

Back To 'Town

ENTRY 481  January 13 /2023

PANDEMIC CRASH

Wow. Hey. There you are. It has been a very long time but I'm back!

Whilst most people claimed to have experienced weight gain during the pandemic for whatever reason, I experienced a massive weight loss.

I began working at Amazon Fulfillment in Brampton in late 2020. I work in packing. I process, prepare, and package customers' orders. I am the last one to touch your order before it goes on the truck.

If you receive an order in a blue and white bubble pack or a white poly bag from YYZ4 (bottom-left of the shipping label), it may have been packed by me. You're welcome.

That work is surprisingly active. As per my fitness tracker, I burn close to 3000 calories per shift. As a result, over the past two years, I had dropped 20 pounds.

My last weigh-in before the gym closed in March of 2020, I was 179 lbs. This past summer, I bottomed out at 159 lbs., but have since gained a bit. I am now holding steady at 162 lbs. I am not sure where the added weight went. It certainly didn't go to my butt or gut. My wife said that had become more muscular, but I don't see it. 

It went somewhere and as long as it went to all the right places, I am happy with it.. 

WELCOME TO THE CABBAGETOWN BOXING CLUB AND YOUTH CENTRE OF THE KIWANIS CLUB OF GREATER TORONTO?

It has been almost three years since I have set foot inside a boxing gym. For one big obvious reason and a much smaller not-so-obvious reason.

The Cabbagetown Boxing Club spent the better part of a year doing a remodeling job. 

When I went in for the first time back in September I was expecting a transformation. However, as in most cases of "expectation vs. reality", the reality was disappointing. There was no change but for the fact thet it was cleaner and less cluttered.Otherwise, I noticed very little difference.

I was then asked to return two weeks later for a medical exam as is normal for boxers in Ontario and that gave me a glimmer of hope that my second home would once again welcome me.

However, that was not the case.

For three months I waited for a sign of hope. I didn't train at another facility. I just patiently waited. 

During that time I learned that the Cabbagetown Youth Centre along with the attached boxing gym was being taken over by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Toronto.

At first, it did not bother me all that much. Then, at the beginning of January, I was told that the gym would be re-opening on January 9, with instructions on how to "register". 

The registration process was far from easy and there were many questions during the registration process that I did not feel comfortable answering.

It also looks like they are trying to "format". They have a schedule posted and you have to register for each activity. It used to be that you could just do whatever and whenever. There was always a schedule of sorts but you could just jump into any class and just pay for that one class. There was none of this pre-registration garbage. That is all Kiwanis Club nonsense. I want to be spontaneous. How the hell am I supposed to know what I want to do a week from now? I barely know what I feel like doing an hour from now. Another problem with "formatted" classes is that the "format" may not be convenient for me because believe it if not. I have a life outside of the boxing gym. Specifically, I work. If I go to my employer and say 'I can't work on Thursdays because it is sparring day', I don't think that would go over very well.

I won't even go into how long it took me to make an online payment. I am a person who has trouble adding bus fares to a prepaid fare cand, and they want me to do that?

Anyway, after navigating the unnecessarily complicated new website and finally figuring out how to make a payment, I was finally ready to re-attend the Cabbagetown Boxing Club.

I had to go through some red tape to join the Kiwanis Club just to return to a boxing gym that I had already been attending for two years prior.

Also, they keep all of the doors now locked. It used to be that you could just walk in and train but not anymore. You always used to have to wait for the boxing gym to open but you could wait in the lobby of the youth center. Now you have to wait outside on the cold. I find that to be very impersonal. Everyone there knows me. Unless something happened that they now need to keep the doors locked, but I don't think that is the case. I believe that it is just more Kiwanis Club nonsense.

Overall, I don't like it. I just have a "bad feeling".

Don't get me wrong. The Kiwanis Club is an excellent organization. It is just that boxing is not their "thing".

I've worked with Kiwanis before when I worked in Broadcasting. I produced a TV program for them so I sort of know how they operate. Their focus is youth-oriented activities and boxing is not one of those activities.

I heard through the grapevine that originally, the Kiwanis Club did not want the boxing club. They only wanted the youth center but because the boxing gym is attached they took it anyway.

Since they don't really want the boxing club why don't they just let it operate independently while still under the Kiwanis Club umbrella? I don't see why it was necessary to swallow it and include it as part of all of its other youth activities. 

However, I am willing to give it a chance. I will go back for a month to see how it works out and how I feel and to see how many of the original members return.

There is a reason why I travel halfway across the city from the Junction to Cabbagetown just to train at a boxing gym. It certainly isn't because I like riding the TTC.

I like the coaches. Although, I was told that I wouldn't be entitled to coaching unless I paid extra for it. Well, I mean, I am registered with Boxing Ontario as a competitive boxer, so no coaching wouldn't be helpful to me but I'm still giving it a chance. I have been loyal to the Cabbagetown Boxing Club and I don't want to abandon it based on "hear-say".

                        

Regardless of whether I have paid for coaching or not, I am eventually going to ask to compete. Not a lot, but I specifically have the Cabbagetown Festival on my Bucket List. 

Every year during the festival in September, the boxing club hosts a boxing event. 

In my opinion, all Cabbagetown boxers should be represented in that event.

Although, I am not sure if they are going to do that anymore. Is the Kiwanis Club giving them enough money for that? It is very costly for a club to put on a show. They have to pay for the referees and officials and everything else. It isn't exactly free. 

Technically, Johnny is the head coach and I consider him to be "my" coach.  He worked very hard with me when I first started at Cabbagetown to get me to lose all of my bad habits and thus turn me into a 10-times better boxer.

That is how I became loyal to Cabbagetown and I really don't want to leave just because the Kiwanis Club or whoever wants to turn it into a "formatted" corporate nightmare. 

By the time Cabbagetown (Kiwanis) wants me to pay for everything I really need to be a competitive boxer, their fees are in-line with the "for-profit" gyms but Cabbagetown is not a "for-profit" gym it is a non-profit organization and thus should keep their fees at a more affordable level.

The average monthly fee for boxing in Toronto is $150, and yes, there are a few that are higher. I have seen up to $200.

I am putting the Cabbagetown Boxing Club on a one-month probation.

I TRIED SULLY'S

Last week I attended a session at Sully's Boxing Gym.

Sully's is a well-known gym in the Toronto area and one that I have not yet attended.

               

Sully's had moved from Dupont Street to Dundas Street and I believe their former location was larger.

Now, they are in the basement of a paint store and I was expecting a dark, dingy basement but I was wrong. It was actually quite nice albeit tiny. It is about the same size as Stockyards Boxing Gym and one of the reasons I left Stockyards was the size.

I like a lot of rooms when I train and Sully's was crowded.

It was that and the fact that their sparring times didn't match my availability.

Otherwise, it is a very nice facility. I didn't expect them to have showers but they have really nice ones. Giant shower heads in the ceiling that rain on you. Really nice.

Although, they don't have stationary bikes and I like to warm up and cool down on a bike.

Sully's is still on my list as an alternative, I also have a few others.

A friend of mine holds memberships at both Sully's and Cabbagetown. That is fine if you want to pay %250 a month for boxing. I'd like to put that money towards something else. Food and rent come to mind.

Sully's Boxing Gym costs $130 a month ($10 more than Cabbagetown).

FIRST WEEK BACK AT CABBAGETOWN

My very first day back was Thursday and at first, I was the only one there. After 20 minutes someone else finally showed up but for the rest of the session, it was just the two of us.

On Friday morning I returned and still, there were very few people and no sparring. I remember every Friday morning we would have a sparring session. 

What happened to that?

I did Coach Johnny's class and I am a bit rusty. I need to get back into "boxing shape". Being "in shape" and being in "boxing shape" are two different things.

I was thinking of trying one more time this week on Saturday morning but I should take it easy going back into it. I am pretty tired from today's session.

Otherwise, I could try the evening session even though I am not registered for evenings I might go anyway. Regardless of what I am registered for, i am paying to use the gym and I will use it when it is convenient for me.

That would really piss me right off if I travel all that way and then I am denied entry. It is not as if I would be trying to get in while they are closed. It will be a ligitinate session and I am registered for open sparring and training.

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ABOUT 'The Brick"

'The Brick" is a competitive boxer and has been training for over 12 years.

STATS:

9 bouts (Boxing Ontario) 

2 bouts (Ontario Boxing Association) 

1 bout (Florida State Athletic Commission) 

DIVISION:

Masters Novice

STANCE:

Orthodox (left lead)

STATUS:

ACTIVE

CURRENT TEAM/CLUB:

Cabbagetown Boxing Club

Toronto

COACH:

Johnny Kalbhenn

CURRENT WEIGHT:

73 kg (162 lbs.) ↓

NEXT SCHEDULED BOUTS:

TBA

Gyms Are Open? (Sort of)

    ENTRY 480  July 31 /2020


Gyms Are Finally Allowed To Open In Toronto, but...

Today is the day that gyms and fitness centres are supposed to begin the re-opening process. However, not all of them feel that they need to follow that protocol. The boxing gym I attend is one of them.

Apparently, Cabbagetown Boxing Club will not be re-opening. I am hearing that they are not ready and that it will be three to four months.

Three to four months? I am already down six months of training. Why are they not ready to open? I need to get back to proper training. I mean, walking and running and exercising are okay, but I am an athlete. I need to get back to my sport, properly. 

Other gyms are preparing to switch into Drive, but Cabbagetown isn't even in Neutral. They are still in Park.

This is okay for the time being since combat sports have not started up yet, but I still want to hit the heavy bag. It has been months since I have even seen one. 
Once sparring starts again, definitely, I need to jump back in. 
From the timeline I have calculated, I figure that sparing will be able to start sometime in October.

Until sparring starts, I will train at Bloor Fitness. I can hit the heavy bag upstairs. Hopefully, they will have that part open. I have heard nothing about not being able to have heavy bags available, except that they have to be further apart. That should be as easy as just removing some.
However, once sparring starts, I will need to go to a gym that offers it regularly. If Cabbagetown is open by then, I will go back to Cabbagetown, but they will have to be ready when I am ready. Otherwise, I will find someplace else. It certainly won't be the first time. 
I like Cabbagetown because I like the people there. Nobody is really an asshole. It is pleasant and fun. My only beef with them is that they won't let me compete, and of anyone there, I am the one who deserves to compete. I have broken my butt in half six days a week. If I do go back, there is going to be a change. 
Regardless of where I train, beginning in 2021, I will compete at least twice a year. I still don't want to do tournaments, just local club events. I train hard, and I have been boxing for a long time. What I am requesting is not in any way unreasonable. 

I am already ticked off over this whole "pandemic" crap with all the cry-babies and their bullshit, and it is getting worse. Now, Mayor John Tory is annoying me with his dictatorship bullshit, but that is a story for another entry.
Believe me, this is not a good time to agitate me.

I am done. Done. That's it.

That is my plan, and I am sticking to it. 
I am not waiting for anyone any more.



--Paul 'The Brick' Brec

Thank You For Helping Spread COVID-19

    SPECIAL ENTRY

Thank You For Helping Spread COVID-19

In this special edition of "Blue Corner", I have no report on boxing, because there is no boxing. This entry is about the reason why there is no boxing, and what our society has become as a whole.

I try to stay away from political topics. To me, politics and religion are taboo on the internet. However, this has been bothering me for a couple of months, and I really need to get it off my chest. 
Unfortunately, my views on the following topics are contrary to the opinion of the majority. That is the reason I have been hesitant to post this, but now is the time. 

Is the general population taking the COVID-19 pandemic too far? 

Yes. They are also handling the situation incorrectly. They have fallen slave to the news and politicians instead of thinking for themselves. Independent thought is a lost art since the take-over of the Snowflakes, Cry-babies, and Libtards.

Let me get one thing straight, I have a lot of friends who are Liberal. That is okay, but some Liberals are extreme, and those are Libtards. I used to be Liberal, right up until March 2020. This whole "pandemic" crap has been pushing me further to the Right over the past few months. I am having trouble understanding how so many intelligent people can not see through this situation as nothing more than an attempt at government control, and a money-grab.

It is. Nothing anyone who we used to be able to trust can say anything that makes sense any more. 

It seems that the majority of the population has just gone crazy paranoid over this thing just because the news is telling us to do so.


Let's first look at Theresa Tam. 
She comes out of hibernation, and suddenly she's a freaking genius. I didn't even know who this was until the "pandemic" started. Oh, yeah, the Know-It-All she is. She works for the government, people. She is just telling us what the government wants us to hear, which is a crock of crap. The governments want people to be afraid so they can keep their power. 
Listen, lady, go back into hibernation, because nobody is interested in your crap. 

Humans have been on this planet for about 200,000 years. Do you think we had vaccines 200,000 years ago? Of course not.  Humans built up an immunity to common viruses such as the cold and influenza by letting it run its course. That is what we have to do with COVID-19. Stop running from it and fight it. Let it run its course so we can build up an immunity to it. Some may die in the process, but that is par for the course. The world's an imperfect place. 
It is like a bully. If you run from him, he will keep coming back, but if you stand up to him, he will go away. The same is true for COVID-19 and any other virus.

COVID-19 is just a different strain of influenza. It has always been around, but it has just never infected humans, and it is only infecting less than 4% of the population. Usually, influenza infects about 20% of the population, so this is nothing. However, the governments are making a deal out of it because they can. "Normal" influenza isn't scary enough.

You are not going to get sick and die if you take care of yourself. If you take care of your body, your body will take care of you. There is no reason to go crazy and close everything, and this Stage One, Stage Two...whatever crap. That is just the government testing us to see how long a free society will tolerate socialism. The answer is "three months". Then there was a race riot, and somewhere in there the police became our enemy and Aunt Jemima became offensive. 

Oh, yes.  The work of the Snowflakes. Offended by life itself, and expecting everyone else to change to suit their needs.

It is all about money, people. Isn't it convenient that right after the federal government offered financial assistance to the lower levels of government, suddenly the premier decided that everything had to close because of the "pandemic", so the province needs money? Then, soon after, the municipalities did the same. Hmmm...

For months we have been puppets to governments and large corporations.

Going shopping was like walking through a mouse maze.

One-way aisles? 
Why?

What difference does it make which way you walk in the aisle?

If you get a slow-ass in front of you, you are still going to pass that person, What is the difference which direction you pass?

It doesn't make sense.

I personally don't follow those. I walk in whatever direction is convenient for me at the time.



This one, in particular, is pointless, because it shows traffic going in both directions.





...and the signs telling us to wash our hands? Really? I'm glad we have those posters because I don't think I would have washed my hands without them.

Oh, and don't board the bus at the front door, and don't sit behind the driver, because Heaven forbid the driver might get sick. 
Oh, and don't sit too close to another passenger

Although front-door boarding has resumed on buses, at least it has in Toronto, some buses still have the seat directly behind the driver sealed off. The TTC told me that it was to protect the driver from the virus.
Why?
There is a wall between the seat and the driver.  Do they really think the virus is going to work its way around the wall and onto the driver? That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

Here is another.
How about visiting a city, and not being able to go to the bathroom?

Back in March, I was in St. Catherines, and their bus terminal was already closed, and no toilet around.

Last week, I visited Hamilton and the same thing. Nobody had a working toilet. Not at the bus terminal, or the mall.

Why? What does closing toilets have to do with COVID-19? As long as they are kept clean, it isn't a problem. Washrooms should be kept clean at all times anyway, even when there is no "pandemic". 

Not having working toilets, is in itself, a health risk.












Now, let's look at this whole mask thing.

Let me put it bluntly. I absolutely refuse to put on any kind of face covering.
There are a few reasons for this, other than the obvious that I am refusing to play that game.
I am not really convinced that they work. 
If you can breathe through them, the virus can get through. Those things are not really made to block viruses. They are made to block dust particles.

Some people have medical issues that prevent them from wearing a face-covering. That's fine, but nobody is allowed to ask the reason due to the Privacy Act. So, just say, "I can't." That's it. There is nothing they can do.

Toronto made a by-law making it mandatory, but they can't enforce it because it is unconstitutional. I don't even know how they got away with creating the law in the first place.
Then, within a day, Hamilton did the same "...because Toronto did."
Hamilton is always copying Toronto. I don't know why. Toronto constantly sets the perfect examples of how to NOT do things. Hamilton doesn't really like Toronto, but of course, there goes Hamilton right up Toronto's ass as usual.

Why are masks mandatory when the government isn't supplying them?
To create artificial demand. You buy them and the government gets sales tax from it. The municipalities jump on board because they know that if Ottawa and the provinces are getting more money from HST, that means more money can be accessible to the cities. It is in the municipalities' best interests to make face-coverings mandatory. Even if a few don't comply, enough people will comply to make it worth the city's while.

If the government is so concerned about this being a health issue, and they really cared about us, why don't they distribute them for free? 
It is because the government won't make any money that way. 

It is all about governments and large businesses.

We were not allowed to have meetings and were therefore "forced" to use Zoom.

Look at Zoom. It is a multi-million dollar tech giant. They made $622 Million last year. Now they can charge more for advertising since there is an artificial demand for their base product. 

Governments want small businesses to fail. 
Large corporations can afford to give large "donations" to political parties, while small businesses can't. Who do you suppose the governments are supporting? 
Otherwise, why are they not helping small companies? They are helping everyone else.

Finally, how accurate are the numbers we are getting from the news. These days, if somebody dies, it is automatically from COVID-19. 
What about all those "COVID-19 deaths" in retirement homes? I mean, did anyone stop to think that maybe these people died because they were 100 years old?

It all comes back to the All-mighty Dollar.

Of course, the lazy Libtards want this to continue, so they can sit back doing F.A. and get paid for it.

I worked through this whole thing and didn't get so much as a "thank you", so forgive me if I don't feel sorry for you.

I hope I was able to shed some light on this and was able to get you to think. 

You can't trust the news and you definitely can't trust any politician.


--Paul 'The Brick' Brec

A Quick Update

    ENTRY 479

A QUICK UPDATE


I wanted to get something in before the next month.

The fact is that not much has changed. Boxing still isn't happening, but it needs to start happening soon.

I tell you, this whole COVID thing has gone beyond annoying, and there is something just not right about the whole thing.

Of course, I have my own theory that I would like to share with you, but not this time.

Next month look for a special entry of "Blue Corner" to see my article on my theory of COVID-19.

That's all for now.


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--Paul 'The Brick' Brec

LINKS:

MASTERS BOXING ON REDDIT

ANOTHER 'BRICK' IN THE SPRAWL 

New Rules Regarding the Re-Opening of Boxing Gyms In Ontario

    ENTRY 478


NEW RULES REGARDING THE RE-OPENING OF BOXING GYMS IN ONTARIO


I mentioned at the end of the last entry that I hope this entry would be about boxing. It is, but ...

Boxing Ontario conducted a virtual meeting on Wednesday. The meeting was to discuss with members the re-opening of boxing gyms across Ontario over the next couple of weeks.

Here is an outline of what the 90-minute meeting covered.

Boxing Ontario has put together a "KO COVID" task force which includes Richard Soucé and Matt Standish, both former coaches of mine. Plus a few other people.

This task force has put together a series of rules that must be followed in order for an Ontario boxing gym to be open during stage one of the re-opening process.

Here are the highlights of the rules:

Only athletes and certified coaches will be allowed inside the gyms at this time. That means only those registered with Boxing Ontario. No guests, no visitors, nobody who wants to just 'train for fun'.

There will be a maximum capacity of five people in total allowed inside a gym at any one time, regardless of the size of the facility. That means one coach and four athletes, or any combination thereof.

No training on soft surfaces. That means padded floors and the ring.

No close-contact training. That includes focus pad work and sparring.

Gyms must be cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized daily.

Boxers will be 'encouraged' to wash hands frequently while using the gym facilities.

Common areas will not be allowed to be used. That includes change rooms, locker rooms, and showers.

A verbal screening will need to be conducted by the gym before anyone will be allowed to enter, and posters indicating such must be posted at the gym entrance.

Physical distancing must be observed while training. The means a minimum of two metres, but four metres around heavy bags. That means about every-second bag will only be allowed to be used.

Sharing of equipment will not be allowed. "Community" ropes, gloves, and other gear will not be allowed, and boxers will need to use their own equipment.

These are the highlights and most important parts of the findings of the task force.

Now, as expected, here are my findings.

It is obvious that the task force did not think this through, and it appears that Boxing Ontario is trying to 'rush' the opening of gyms, which is completely and totally useless. With these rules in place, there is really no point in going to the gym in the first place. There is nothing you can do at the gym right now that you can't do at home. The whole point of going in to train is to work with your coach and sparring. For everything else, you may as well stay home.
Also, what the hell are we supposed to do if we can't use the change room? Drop our drawers in the middle of the gym floor?

Gyms may as well stay closed until the restrictions are lifted.



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--Paul 'The Brick' Brec

LINKS:

MASTERS BOXING ON REDDIT

ANOTHER 'BRICK' IN THE SPRAWL 

Quarantined and Bored

    ENTRY 477


Quarantined and Bored

Okay, so, it has been over five weeks of no boxing gym, and that also means over five weeks without sparring.

With no boxing going on, i have nothing to talk about. Therefore, I am going to use this month's entry to discuss something other than boxing. I couldn't let a month go by without an entry.

I would like to discuss the whole reason for why this is no boxing or any other sport.

I realize most are sick and freaking tired of hearing about this whole COVID-19 crap, as am I. 

Allow me, if you will, to shed some light onto this subject. 

this thing has had a very negative affect on the economy. It is said that in Toronto alone, over 375,000 have lost their jobs, not to mention the numerous businesses that had to close and will not re-open.
My feeling on this is that, technically, there was no reason for anything to have to close.
The reason this had to be done is because people were not, and still are not doing what they have been asked to do.

You can have restaraunts open, but just have the tables further apart.
The boxing gym can still be open, we just have to practice distancing. Sparring would be out, then again, you could have two guys standing apart and just practicing, although it would obviously have to be non-contact, but it is still practice.

Some countries have avoided the virus and ddin't have to quaranitine anything, so there is no reason we can't.

Our politicians are doing the best they can despite this is something they have never experienced before, but we need to get moving. We can not afford for people to be out of work for too long.

That is all I am going to say about this. 

Hopefully, the next time I write something here it is about boxing.




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--Paul 'The Brick' Brec

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