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Coronavirus
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: Pseudo Mouse on April 27, 2021, 03:00:22 AM ---Hiya, Two,
The Coronavirus burnout effect worries me a lot too. Also, here in U.S. it's such a politicized issue. Very smart people are poo-pooing it on the right of politics & it has become sort of a right politics identity thing to act like Covid is harmless.
keep thinking of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86on_Flux_(film)
Agreed, I don't feel the risk to myself or the people I know has really gone down in a long-term sort of way. As time goes on more people don't give a shit it seems just another thing to normalize.
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Over here people seem to be picking the facts that suit what they want to do :) Those who are chomping at the bit to go on holiday and go out socialising insist the risk is low (or non existent), those who have to cope with the fallout (medical staff etc) are understandably very cautious, people like me who have found it easier to stay in than cope with the normal world anyway are saying "yeah, ten cases locally, I'm not going anywhere" :) I have booked us both in for haircuts and eye appointments today; we're very overdue for both and it did feel nice to have a few things in the diary, albeit very spaced out and quite minor things. Personally I still feel that with no long term knowledge of the virus, the vaccine or the economic/other health problems caused by lockdowns that not catching it and not spreading it around is still the best way to go so we're keeping our bubble small :) x
Twoapenny:
Oh CB, that's great news, I'm so glad you've been able to see some of the kids and get some fresh veggies and take out! It's funny how people have missed different things. For some it's long holidays and evenings out, for others it's something a bit nicer for dinner and a low risk catch up, and a thousand other things in between. Aw, it must have been lovely to see them after all this time :)
I'm sticking with essentials and low risk activity for now. I'll continue to order everything online, the only exception being that we have a large supermarket a ten minute walk from the house - if I need/want fresh veg I can nip over there when they open at 6am and whizz round an almost empty shop to get what I need (plus one of my neighbours works there and very kindly said that if we ever get stuck text her the shopping list and she'll bring it back with her). We'll go to the cinema once it opens again next month; we pick the quietest times of day to go, their social distancing and hygiene rules are very good and the seats are left empty in between family groups so you've got space inside, plus masks. That feels fairly safe to me and for us a couple of hours engrossed in a film is just a godsend, we've both really missed that. Other than that we'll stick to outdoor stuff (beach picnic, walks etc) but we'll carry on going out either early morning or late evening. We live in a holiday hotspot and it just gets packed over the summer months anyway; with limited foreign travel it will probably be even busier. We do the bus on the routes I feel are 'safe' which is basically very local; they limit the number of people so that you can keep space on the bus, masks are mandatory and the bus drivers enforce that (there are exemptions, obviously). We are keeping our eyes open for a little car or van which will mean we can travel further afield without being in contact with too many but I'm still being very cautious about public loos and things like that - I know my loo is clean and no-one but son and I have used it so I prefer to stay closer to home for that reason, too!
I was watching the news footage of the situation in India last night and it's just heartbreaking and I think a reminder that (a) this hasn't gone away yet and (b) it's a worldwide situation. I think globally we got it wrong by different countries taking different approaches. I think we could have nipped this in the bud much sooner if everyone had worked together with the aim of eliminating it from the start. Hindsight, I know, but even without medical knowledge it would seem sensible to me not to let something like this spread and just hope it's not too bad. Anyhoo. I am very glad you got to see your lovelies and that your safety level is up, CB, and I hope there are chances for lots more get togethers to come xx
Meh:
--- Quote from: Twoapenny on April 27, 2021, 10:51:56 AM ---
Over here people seem to be picking the facts that suit what they want to do :) Those who are chomping at the bit to go on holiday and go out socialising insist the risk is low (or non existent), those who have to cope with the fallout (medical staff etc) are understandably very cautious, people like me who have found it easier to stay in than cope with the normal world anyway are saying "yeah, ten cases locally, I'm not going anywhere" :) I have booked us both in for haircuts and eye appointments today; we're very overdue for both and it did feel nice to have a few things in the diary, albeit very spaced out and quite minor things. Personally I still feel that with no long term knowledge of the virus, the vaccine or the economic/other health problems caused by lockdowns that not catching it and not spreading it around is still the best way to go so we're keeping our bubble small :) x
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Definitely, we see a selective adoption of facts and ideas. I guess more and more people are getting shots so they feel safer. I'm so used to avoiding people at this point and still haven't had a shot. There has been so much confusion and fuss that it feels safer to stay away because every once in a while there is someone who sneezes into another's face like they intend to give CPR.
Good job on getting the appointments taken care of.
One does wonder how much of this pandemic would have been truly solved if people were doing in earnest what we should have done from the start by responding seriously and quickly to it.
Twoapenny:
I'm keeping an eye on local numbers - up ten the first week, twenty five this week. I can only assume either people aren't taking precautions or the precautions aren't enough. Either way, it means we need to keep our distance for some considerable time yet.
Pseudo, yes, I think it should have been taken seriously much sooner x
lighter:
I think we're lucky this wasn't Ebola.
Couldn't, should'a, would'a.....the powers that be didn't prioritize containment. Containment was never on the table, imo.
DD20 is sick today after receiving J&J vaccine last night at Publix. DD18 and I received J&J at a CVS last week. DD18 was pretty ill for days. I felt bad when I worked too long and recovered quickly with rest.
I feel such relief we're all vaccinated.
It's a relief to be home a few days.
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