04-06-20 Monday
Part 1: Ray talks about hope and the American media. He doesn’t care about politics…we are in a crisis and this is when we should all be pulling together and sharing hope. Ray gives a shout out to Jon Decker and that he may be the only decent human in the press corp. They talk about the Right To Try. He says that the media should be ashamed of themselves that they are rooting for the enemy and against Americans rather than giving hope and sharing the American Spirit. He talks about the people that have spit and coughed all over food and the difference between social distancing and physical distancing. We all need to do our part and follow the guidelines that have been handed down so that we can get over the hump and back to work faster.
Part 2: Ray explains how he heard about Debbie Whitman. She loves to crochet and sew, she saw a need and got some ladies together and started to sew masks to help the Downeast area. This group says that if you are in Washington County and would like to get a mask contact them. There is no charge for these. They have made over 475 masks as of today. They do take donations to help with the cost of material. They talk about Bold Coast Coffee and their contribution. Ray asks her how she got involved and how many men are involved. She estimates that they have already made over 300. Contact or send donations to: Healthy Acadia, 121 Court Street, Machias ME 04654.
Part 3: Ray talks about a Governor and Marshall Law. We aren’t under Marshall Law and the Governor that can’t seem to control what is going on in his state. He talks about how this pandemic caught all of us off guard. Nancy Pelosi was saying come to Chinatown we aren’t racist when President Trump was saying that this started in China and called it the China virus. There have been exceptions of companies like 3M not rallying and pitching in with the can do attitude of Americans for America.
Part 4: Ray talk about Palm Sunday. He gets off on a tangent about Easter. Someone made the mistake of saying Easter was cancelled. After he recovers he welcomes Dave Ciullo of Career Management Associates and Peter Lowe of Brann & Isaacson. They discuss employer and employee issues during this crisis. There are so many new rules and regulations that have changed. Peter’s company website offers a COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. They talk about some of the specifics. David says that there are two posters that are now required about the COVID-19.
Part 5: Ray asks the boys where the posters that were mentioned in the previous segment. You can find the Federal posters here. He also ask them about the restaurant industry specifically.
Part 6: Ray takes a call about the importance about checking on the older Veterans. They won’t say that they need help, even if they do. There are a lot of hurting people right now. It is important to reach out to your neighbors, family members or anyone else that you feel might not ask. Ray says to rely on faith as well.
Part 7: Ray talks to Gordon Draper. They talk about getting back to work. Gordon asks with the rapid testing available, how long do we truly need to self distance and stay out of work. He feels that we should be getting back to work as a country, but Ray disagrees and doesn’t want to rush people back to work and have the numbers go back up.
Part 8: Ray welcome Shawn Moody in studio. Shawn gives some personal reflection of dealing with someone (his mom) that needed an intervention with her medical care. Ray says he has always been able to tell when someone needs to talk or needs help. Shawn says that it isn’t that unique to sense it, it is uncommon that he says something. They talk about the intervention and the resistance that you will receive. The boys take a call. He brings up Walmart that they are able to stay open and sell everything and he feels that should be limited to just groceries. Ray disagrees. The caller also brings up political ads. Shawn gives his personal opinion. Ray talks about the self-employed can apply for the federal loan to help you get through this crisis. They talk about the unemployment process. Unemployment is not a welfare program. You are just getting money back that you have paid into the system.