D&D and the rising pandemic

[AcererakTriple6]

A bit too close to the truth for comfort there:

Michiganders urged to stay indoors as officials race to stop the spread of a dangerous mosquito-borne disease

Not only are Michigan health officials dealing with the coronavirus, but they're also trying to contain the spread of a rare mosquito-borne disease.

edition.cnn.com

Gamma World thought of that (minus the disease part) back in 1980. They are overdue.

Great. That sounds great. Thanks 2020

 

[Imaculata]

Can this year get any worse? When does Godzilla show up?

 

[Zardnaar]

Can this year get any worse? When does Godzilla show up?

Silence!!!!!

Pessimist outlook pandemic into depression into war into nuclear bomb detonation.

 

[ccs]

Can this year get any worse?

Yes. Yes it can.

Personally I have "Politicians in Nov." on my Bingo card.

 

[Zardnaar]

Yes. Yes it can.

Personally I have "Politicians in Nov." on my Bingo card.

Got a spare for me?

I'm playing bingo next month. My cards reasonably good though.

2020 an improvement over 2018 personally but that's just me.

 

[AcererakTriple6]

Can this year get any worse?

Easily. Don't tempt the fates, or aliens might invade.

 

[Eltab]

Easily. Don't tempt the fates, or aliens might invade.

This year we've had such a string of bad luck, we should be due for a break*:
We will get the aliens from War of the Worlds and their weakness will be COVID.

* Lifted from Hunt for Fed October

 

[Imaculata]

I made the difficult decision to not meet with my mother for an undetermined time. This news will land hard with her so shortly before her birthday, but it is the best thing to do at the time. I care deeply about the people around me, and I don't want to put them at risk. There are people in my street who can barely walk after 'recovering' from COVID. This is a scary disease that leaves people with permanent damage to their muscles. If certain people in my life don't take it serious enough, it is dangerous for me and those I care about, to hang out with them. If she believes it is fine to have parties and be in one space with large amounts of people, then I can't trust her to behave carefully elsewhere. And that puts me and my friends at risk.

 

[Zardnaar]

All restrictions removed in about 3.5 hours.
Functionally business as usual.

0 cases today, think we had 2 in last week or so.

Cabinet agrees to move Auckland to level 2 and rest of New Zealand to level 1

Auckland is to move to Covid alert level 2 at 11.59pm on Wednesday and the rest of the country will shift to level 1 tonight, PM Jacinda Ardern has announced.

www.rnz.co.nz

Auckland still at level 2.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I made the difficult decision to not meet with my mother for an undetermined time. This news will land hard with her so shortly before her birthday, but it is the best thing to do at the time. I care deeply about the people around me, and I don't want to put them at risk. There are people in my street who can barely walk after 'recovering' from COVID. This is a scary disease, and if certain people in my life don't take it serious enough, it is dangerous for me and those I care about, to hang out with them. If she believes it is fine to have parties and be in one space with large amounts of people, then I can't trust her to behave carefully elsewhere. And that puts me and my friends at risk.

You made the right- though clearly difficult- choice. Your priorities in order.

My barber of the past decade+ lost his brother to C19, and passed on going to the funeral because he knew others with the virus were going. He’s just had a kid with his 2nd wife- no way in hell he was going to jeopardize his newborn.

 

[Imaculata]

My barber of the past decade+ lost his brother to C19, and passed on going to the funeral because he knew others with the virus were going. He’s just had a kid with his 2nd wife- no way in hell he was going to jeopardize his newborn.

Incredible. That is such a difficult choice to make, but clearly also the right call.

 

[Ryujin]

This continues to be the worst timeline.

 

[Umbran]

This continues to be the worst timeline.

This is like daring the cosmos to make it even worse. "Oh, you think this is bad? Try this...!"

Our issues this year are almost entirley of our own collective making. If this is the worst timeline, it is our own darned fault.

 

[AcererakTriple6]

This is like daring the cosmos to make it even worse. "Oh, you think this is bad? Try this...!"

Our issues this year are almost entirley of our own collective making. If this is the worst timeline, it is our own darned fault.

That's the worst part of it.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

What I’m hearing is that I shouldn’t launch my Kickstarter for asteroid-attracting magnets, then.

Or start selling my cursed sarcophagus dowsing rods.

 

[billd91]

What I’m hearing is that I shouldn’t launch my Kickstarter for asteroid-attracting magnets, then.

Or start selling my cursed sarcophagus dowsing rods.

yeah, might want to hold off on those for a quarter or two.

 

[Umbran]

What I’m hearing is that I shouldn’t launch my Kickstarter for asteroid-attracting magnets, then.

Or start selling my cursed sarcophagus dowsing rods.

Depends on how karmically aligned those items are...

 

[ccs]

What I’m hearing is that I shouldn’t launch my Kickstarter for asteroid-attracting magnets, then.

That sounds like exactly what I need!
I'll let you know where to ship it so it can get to work.

 

[Deset Gled]

Now, whether they’re going to ENFORCE the order is another matter entirely. There’s at least one sheriff in Ohio who has publicly stated he won’t enforce such ordinances and actually ordered his deputies to go about their duties unmasked. Similarly, sheriffs in Denton, Houston, Montgomery, Gillespie, Upshur, Kerr, Gregg, Nacogdoches and Panola counties in Texas have likewise refused to enforce the Governor’s masking order, citing “unenforceability” and logistical issues. So far as I know, none of those 10 LEOs has gotten any kind of reprimand.

Add Utah County (Utah) to the list.

Utah County Sheriff: 'The issue for me is not the mask. It is the approach.'

The Utah County Sheriff took to Facebook to give a deeper explanation about prior statements that he will not have his deputies arrest people for violating mask mandates, should any such mandates be ordered. On Sunday, Sheriff Mike Smith responded to a question on Facebook that asked: "Why won't...

kutv.com

 

[Eltab]

Gasp - the Sheriff wants the Public Health Authorities to address a contagious disease! Who'd'a thunk?