D&D and the rising pandemic

[Dannyalcatraz]

The C19 policies in Texas are a mess, moreso for the schools. Besides Abbot’s masking policy ban, there’s also the policy that says sending kids home if they test positive is optional. Some parents at school meetings on the news were in tears.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

The C19 policies in Texas are a mess, moreso for the schools. Besides Abbot’s masking policy ban, there’s also the policy that says sending kids home if they test positive is optional. Some parents at school meetings on the news were in tears.

Florida says, "Hold my beer meth."

From what I understand, Florida's main Covid-19 policy is to pretend that they are the Outback Restaurant of states.
"Hey, c'mon down, no rules, just right."

 

[CleverNickName]

Thanks to low vaccination rates and pushback on mask mandates, it looks like Oregon is heading for another lockdown. This is going to make things even harder for the local businesses that depend on foot traffic and in-person purchases. Ironically, the people most responsible for the new lockdown are the ones who will be the most negatively-impacted. SMH

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Florida says, "Hold my beer meth."

From what I understand, Florida's main Covid-19 policy is to pretend that they are the Outback Restaurant of states.
"Hey, c'mon down, no rules, just right."

There’s a reason FL & TX are leading the charge into the Valley of Death.

 

[Cadence]

I just want...

(1) The vaccine approval for under 12 to be soon and school to be virtual until then
(2) No variants to show up that regularly evade the vaccine effect for serious symptoms
(3) Much of the rest of the world to be even 1/4 as fortunate as the US in terms of vaccine availability

I wish I thought I'd get any of those three.

 

[Cadence]

There’s a reason FL & TX are leading the charge into the Valley of Death.

Speaking of Florida...
Texas looks to be about a week and a half behind.
(from COVID Data Tracker )

 

[Ryujin]

There’s a reason FL & TX are leading the charge into the Valley of Death.

And it's a darned-sight more than just "The 600."

 

[Umbran]

I know people, smart people, good people, not anti-vaxx types, who live in Florida and Texas.

What I cannot for the life of me understand is why they stay there.

 

[J.Quondam]

I know people, smart people, good people, not anti-vaxx types, who live in Florida and Texas.

What I cannot for the life of me understand is why they stay there.

I've discovered that home is home, and moving isn't easy.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I know people, smart people, good people, not anti-vaxx types, who live in Florida and Texas.

What I cannot for the life of me understand is why they stay there.

Well, I have to say that in many (non-pandemicy) ways, life here is pretty good. In the cities at least. We have really good and growing ethnic p/cultural/cuisine diversity. Access to a broad variety of arts & sports at all levels- unless you’re talking something ultra-niche, if it’s available anywhere in the USA, we have it here. Sure, summers are hot and we get droughts & tornadoes, but we don’t have to shovel snow.

And additionally for folks like me and my Dad…we’re also licensed in Texas, and don’t want to have to jump through our professions’ respective hoops to be licensed elsewhere. In fact, he gave up his license for Louisiana (our home state) a while back.

Are there things I miss from other regions of the country? Most definitely. Before I became so deeply rooted here, I looked into returning to the Sea-Tac area, moving to San Francisco or Chicago, or trying out someplace new like Miami, NYC Boston, etc. But for a variety of reasons, I never made a move like that.