The City of Greenville has created a small pond with koi and goldfish. It says it’s a 6 month collaboration so I’m thinking they remove the fish before winter because it does get a little cold here in the Upstate.
Greenville mst have a phenomenal public relations team and/or word just keeps getting out there about the area. Men’s Journal published the Top 50 places to vacation in the U.S. I’m always a little suspect of these lists but this was fun to look through.
Sorry but I can’t help but poke some fun at New Yorkers…I had no idea that those people were still under the illusion that “masks work” and that they were still required to wear them while on public transit – good grief. It’s September 2022. Apparently Governor Hochul, the replacement for the disgraced Governor Andrew Cuomo who stepped down earlier this year due to his scandals, made the decree today that masks would no longer be required. I’m sure this came after studying the science and all the studies about public health and Covid… yeah, right :).
People in the north have asked me many times…is it really that different in South Carolina from life in Minnesota, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania….name whatever blue state you want – and yes, it’s different. And it’s been different for a long time. The people here in South Carolina are generally free. Would I like to see further elimination of some of the nonsense? Sure. But it’s magnitudes better than what you’ll find in a state like Minnesota for example.
With New York dropping their mask mandate, can we officially say that the Covid crazy policies are dying on the vine? One could hope…but then again, there’s always California.
But on second thought…we are only 2 months away from the 2022 mid-term elections. Perhaps THAT’s the science behind dropping the mask mandate on mass transit in New York?
Here’s a great article on the incoming freshman class at Clemson this year.
Do you have a pool in your back yard that doesn’t get used all the time? Consider renting it out much like you would on Airbnb with extra space in your home. Now you can rent out your pool by listing it on the mobile app Swimply.
The Greenville Journal has a good story on renting your pools. It’s hard to know how big this market might be but it’s clearly a trend.
Something must be going on….yesterday I heard that Vanderbilt University sent out communications stating that they would no longer require vaccines of their employees and students…now we see a similar statement from Bon Secours which appeared to be the last hold out here in the Upstate health care system that was requiring the Covid vaccines for employment. Something is a foot and of course they aren’t going to tell us what the real reason is behind the change of opinion.
Here’s the e-mail that went out from Bon Secours CEO, Matt Caldwell. It makes no mention of the ministry leadership as they had done in their previous communications just a couple of days ago on December 2, 2021 that stated everyone MUST get the vaccine. But Mr. Caldwell makes sure to plug his opinion that the institution believes in the importance of the vaccine but they are no longer going to require it. I wonder if there are some possible serious legal liabilities that will eventually be exposed for these companies and institutions that pushed to get their employees vaccinated or lose employment? Only time will tell. Can someone please remind me again why we should ever listen to the medical establishment when it comes to Covid and the Covid vaccines and therapeutics? While we’re at it, what else have they maybe pushed on an unsuspecting and gullible American public in terms of health care, drugs, medical treatments and procedures?
For now many in Greenville, SC are breathing a huge sigh of relief. Hopefully this will spread to other companies in the area such as Michelin and GE.
I’ll leave you with Willie Nelson and “Just Breathe.”
Downtown Simpsonville is continuing to see redevelopment. The Greenville Journal does a great job highlighting key points from Simpsonville City Manager, Dianna Gracely. Those items noted include:
- Conversion of Simpsonville Elementary to the new Simpsonville Arts Center
- Burdette Central redevelopment
- Heritage Park
- Swamp Rabbit Trail extension
Here’s the link to the Simpsonville Comprehensive Plan. Here’s an additional helpful resource. It’s a link to the Simpsonville Planning Department. It has notices of meetings as well as various zoning, planning and land use maps.