D&D and the rising pandemic

Well, got my second shot today. No pain at all this time. It's been about 5 hours. Seems good.

Noticed something really, really weird. Watched the Lochdown Grand Tour episode last night. They were touring Scotland (SOOOO want to go). But, then it hit me how this was so different from Japanese TV. No masks. The presenters were never shown wearing masks. On all Japanese TV shows that are in the Reality TV vein, all news shows, anything other than straight up dramas, EVERYONE wears a mask 100% of the time. Every news presenter, every talking head, everyone.

It was such a weird thing for me to watch TV like this, since I don't usually watch a lot of reality TV type stuff. I mostly watch dramas, so, fine. But, seeing presenters without face shields is just weird. Then I noticed it on that other show I watch on Netflix here - Car Masters Rust to Riches - that show where they take old clunkers and turn them into really cool cars. I thought I was watching something filmed a few years ago - not unusual here, since stuff can take a while to make it to Japanese Netflix. But, then they started talking about how Covid was affecting their plan to take a car to auction. And I realized, that the whole season, they were meeting with clients, working together, everything and not a mask in sight.

You guys are weird. :D
 

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Well, got my second shot today. No pain at all this time. It's been about 5 hours. Seems good.

Noticed something really, really weird. Watched the Lochdown Grand Tour episode last night. They were touring Scotland (SOOOO want to go). But, then it hit me how this was so different from Japanese TV. No masks. The presenters were never shown wearing masks. On all Japanese TV shows that are in the Reality TV vein, all news shows, anything other than straight up dramas, EVERYONE wears a mask 100% of the time. Every news presenter, every talking head, everyone.

It was such a weird thing for me to watch TV like this, since I don't usually watch a lot of reality TV type stuff. I mostly watch dramas, so, fine. But, seeing presenters without face shields is just weird. Then I noticed it on that other show I watch on Netflix here - Car Masters Rust to Riches - that show where they take old clunkers and turn them into really cool cars. I thought I was watching something filmed a few years ago - not unusual here, since stuff can take a while to make it to Japanese Netflix. But, then they started talking about how Covid was affecting their plan to take a car to auction. And I realized, that the whole season, they were meeting with clients, working together, everything and not a mask in sight.

You guys are weird. :D

UK no one gives a crap.

Weird for us in that regard as well. I suppose if your bubble is the production crew.....

Wasn't a great Top Gear/Grand Tour even. Think I liked the last one better Reunion.
 

Yeah, you can kinda tell they're winding down. Very much a last gasp. I really don't think they'll be doing any more. Man, James May looked OLD in that show. Sheesh.
 

Yeah, you can kinda tell they're winding down. Very much a last gasp. I really don't think they'll be doing any more. Man, James May looked OLD in that show. Sheesh.

Yeah very formulaic and meh.

TG after they left sucked then kinda got decent with Matte Blanc.

Clarksons Farm was good.
 





Trying to resist the urge to swear at the small number of unmasked students in the hallways. Successful so far.
I atleast have an isolated corner office when I do go into work, mostly working from home. Everyone here is confirmed vaccinated I believe so there is that.
 

Seriously, I have to wonder how anyone expects this to go well right now. Even if Delta isn't harder for youngsters to resist proportionate to what earlier versions were, its more communicable overall, so its going to be hopping around amidst them like crazy, and we still don't have vaccines for those under 13 even if people were smart about getting it done. Add in the fact vaccinated people have a shorter but apparently just as contagious spreading period when they get a breakthrough case, and how is this possibly going to go well?
 

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