Coronavirus Covid-19 Is it Affecting You and How?

[Mike CHS]

First you say it's affected your life immensely, then you say you haven't personally been affected, nor have you lost any family or friends? You seem confused by it all.

Bay is one of the nicest people you'll ever want to meet, with a heart as big as Texas and would never do anything to hurt anyone. I'll ask you politely not to insult her or accuse her of such things.

Live in fear is you must, but please don't try to shame others into living the same way. No one is endangering anyone's life by not wearing a mask and no one is saving anyone's life by wearing one.

Wear a mask, stay at home, do what you do....but please don't put that nonsense onto other people. Those who choose not to do those things aren't harassing you in public places for your choices, so why do you feel free to do so?

I would love to be able to add something to that but you covered it all.

 

[docteurmccoy]

Hold on there! Your "maybe" doesn't hold water, calm down. I DO wear a mask. We are retired, not "younger" by definition of number of birthdays, in good health and it already swept through my family and many of my friends. It's been almost a year and DH still gets short of breath. I am not endangering anybody's life. We hardly go anywhere, a trip to the feed store, grocery store and WAIT----the Post Office!!!!

Oh, and I wash my hands and use hand sanitizer. I almost forgot! We also go to the doctor's office because DH is a heart patient, has had multiple joint replacements, the latest was a couple of months ago-hip replacement, cataract surgery-and he has to go for checkups.

I never said you did, I was simply providing examples to show how what you said wouldn't be a good idea, that was all. Apparently not so simple though.

 

[Beekissed]

I would argue that perhaps you are confused. I never accused anybody of anything, calm down. I was simply using that as an example of why what they said isn't accurate, strawmanning isn't a good tactic. "No one is endangering anyone's life by not wearing a mask and no one is saving anyone's life by wearing one." is a ridiculously false statement by the way. It's just simply not true, science dictates this. I never harassed anybody, again, please calm down.

Calm down? Good advice, you should take it. I'm not the one cowering in my home, scared to death to go out in public.

Again, you are trying to order someone to do something...how is it that you feel you have that much power over others as to order them to "be calm"? Science doesn't dictate anything....but it seems to be trying to "dictate" quite a bit here of late, as are you. And, yes, it's harassing someone by telling them they are endangering lives....might as well accuse them of murder.

Bay's my friend and I hold her in high esteem. I don't take it lightly when someone insults her.

 

[Grizzlyhackle]

Sheesh, your job sounds high risk! Hang in there and be careful. The people on here are rooting for you. Things are going to get worse before they get better, but supposedly there's an end in sight now.

Today it came out that one of the maintenance guys has it, he's 63 and a mountain. I'm 6' and look up when I talk to him. It's spreading bad in southern Delaware where I work. I'm 30 miles south in Md. He comes 40 minutes from up North. People come from all directions some travel an hour. Add all that traveling, our families, their co-workers etc great potential for contact and spread. But I think that's potentially any job. Just think about Walmart or a grocery store. Family behind me says they have it. She's a nurse in a Delaware hospital same town I work in. I was in that same hospital 2 days last April. It's just a mess, all politicised and conspiracy foolishness. Tired of it, fighting people at work put the mask on or get away from me. I smoked 30 years they're half my age and complaining they can't breathe. I'm the one walking around, they sit in one spot. We were told we were essential workers but I feel expendable. Front office all rotates working from home. I'm there everyday 6am. Should have went to college. Somebody said come here, I heard have a beer.. joined the navy and partied worldwide.

 

[docteurmccoy]

Calm down? Good advice, you should take it. I'm not the one cowering in my home, scared to death to go out in public.

Again, you are trying to order someone to do something...how is it that you feel you have that much power over others as to order them to "be calm"? Science doesn't dictate anything....but it seems to be trying to "dictate" quite a bit here of late, as are you. And, yes, it's harassing someone by telling them they are endangering lives....might as well accuse them of murder.

Bay's my friend and I hold her in high esteem. I don't take it lightly when someone insults her.

Never insulted anybody. I'm not sure why what I said has you so upset. Also wow to "I'm not the one cowering in my home, scared to death to go out in public.", lol. I can tell, she must be lots of people's friends, due to the angry irrational mob ensuing lol. Also they were the one that literally said be calm to me, twice, so one could argue what power they have over me? Is it that they've been here longer and have friends and I don't? lol. Why was what I said suddenly not okay, but they were?
I think I've had my fair share of this site though, definitely not the friendly environment I care to be on. Best of luck

 

[Beekissed]

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[Baymule]

Today it came out that one of the maintenance guys has it, he's 63 and a mountain. I'm 6' and look up when I talk to him. It's spreading bad in southern Delaware where I work. I'm 30 miles south in Md. He comes 40 minutes from up North. People come from all directions some travel an hour. Add all that traveling, our families, their co-workers etc great potential for contact and spread. But I think that's potentially any job. Just think about Walmart or a grocery store. Family behind me says they have it. She's a nurse in a Delaware hospital same town I work in. I was in that same hospital 2 days last April. It's just a mess, all politicised and conspiracy foolishness. Tired of it, fighting people at work put the mask on or get away from me. I smoked 30 years they're half my age and complaining they can't breathe. I'm the one walking around, they sit in one spot. We were told we were essential workers but I feel expendable. Front office all rotates working from home. I'm there everyday 6am. Should have went to college. Somebody said come here, I heard have a beer.. joined the navy and partied worldwide.

You are right, it is like a spiderweb. People from all over, go to work, to the grocery store, to various places. Neighbors and friends all around us have had it. Our DD and two young children had it, I baby sat and my husband got it, I didn't. Your coworker now has it, Your neighbor has it, you just can't hardly avoid it. I'm so sorry that you feel expendable, just do the best you can. Since you are considered an essential worker, can you get vaccinated or do you want to take the vaccine?

 

[Bunnylady]

New record set today - nearly 4000 people with Covid in the hospitals here in NC. There are hospitals that are saying, basically, "if you are bleeding or having a heart attack, absolutely we'll see you, but otherwise, please go somewhere else, 'cause we're totally swamped and have no available beds."

As part of his modified stay-at-home order, the governor has put a 10 pm to 5 am curfew in effect, closing down bars and such where people tend to congregate and hang about for hours with persons they don't live with. They are starting to make vaccinations available to those 75 yrs of age or older. Not sure what they are doing about schools - they were trying to transition back to in-person learning, but the soaring positivity numbers are making that look inadvisable.

One of my daughter's coworkers tested positive before Christmas. They quarantined and are now back at work, where nobody else caught it (she works at a vet clinic, where they are masked all day and clients have to stay in their cars). The last time I was at the feed store, where almost nobody had been wearing masks previously, everyone was wearing one this time. Maybe they are taking things a bit more seriously?

My younger brother, who has been living with my dad ever since Mom died, has been like a hen with one chick trying to look after Dad. He's almost sneaking out of the house to go shopping; Dad does OK when he's well, but he's no youngster and his immune system has always been a bit weak, especially when it comes to respiratory infections. It wouldn't take much to put him in that graveyard beside Mom. It's sad to say, but the best thing I can do to protect him is stay away.

 

[promiseacres]

Please please please research the vaccine if you're thinking of getting it. A good friend of mine who is a nurse says most adverse reactions ARE NOT being made known to the public, if you get do it at a medical facility and stay afterwards for observation. She also says do not get it if your pregnant or trying to be, it WILL cause birth defects.
She's not one to be online spouting drivel or crazy theories. I have been very alarmed to hear her opinions against the vaccines.

 

[rachels.haven]

This poses an interesting explanation why some people exposed in the same situation get it and others don't...not that I'm going eating at restaurants lately. Getting sick with it is a higher price than I'd like to pay for the ambiance of eating indoors with people.