COVGE? RAGID (COVID RAGE)

 Some weird COVID stuff in the roaring fork valley:

1.  Private jet flights into Aspen in June 2020 up 6% from June 2019, while commercial flights down 65%.

2.  School enrollment up 8% at Aspen School District (had a funny conversation about where they would put the additional 150 students, I said at home on their couch in their new home or rental like everyone else), that said with cost of COVID hurting schools finances and TABOR really putting the screws to school finances adding a bunch of students will strain an already strained school.  Private jet folks how about some 7 figure gifts to AEF (aspen education foundation).

3.  Real Estate prices are up, up up and rentals are way the fuck up

4.  Soccer in the roaring fork valley covers 3 different counties (Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield)  some counties require players to wear masks, one allows small side games only, one allows regular games no masks (all subject to change at any moment)---and they would normally play games at in other counties as well---crazy, crazy crazy that there isn't a statewide agreement on youth sport (or much else)

5.  Speaking of living in a fantasy world---Hockey is still assuming everything will be 'normal' ---I find that hard to believe

6.  Rumor has it the ice garden won't have ice this year---too expensive --its like 10k a month--how about one of those private jet folks drop 100k to make sure there is ice at the Garden (of course no one might use it with COVID )

7.  My wife had two separate knee replacement surgeries at Steadman in Vail--no COVID test, I am getting my colon inspected in Aspen---fast COVID test---why the discrepancy?  No clue.

8.  Finished moving into my new rental--ski in ski out on snowmass.  But will the lifts spin?  If they do will I be able to ski with friends over x-mas break or will my season pass have black out dates?  Will the only on mountain bathrooms be port-o-poties?  (if so should I sell access to my heated flush toilets to help pay for the rent and if I do does that violate the terms of my lease)?

9.  Do Texans and others realize that if they are in Aspen half a year they owe CO property taxes?

10.  Do you know that property taxes in Aspen are about 1-2k per million in home valuation (yea if you are a private jet owner you are loving the carry cost (taxes) on your Aspen bolt hole).

So yea as the crowds drag on the locals are getting increasingly pissed.  It's not regular tourists that are here its the ultra wealthy.  And while many own homes paying .1% of your homes value in tax isn't much of a burden.  For a local who puts up with lots of costs and expense to enjoy the 6 months the town isn't slammed now looking at the town full all the time the Rage is rising.  

might be time for me to watch 13 days again (excellent movie).

be safe and wear your dam mask.