Well, this was in the context of making an educational example out of said loon - seems like that wouldn't apply in the situation you describe.
D&D and the rising pandemic
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Well, this was in the context of making an educational example out of said loon - seems like that wouldn't apply in the situation you describe.
And, about loons - the state of Alabama's death rate has exceeded its birth rate due to covid.
www.nbcnews.com
Covid deaths push Alabama past grim milestone: A shrinking population
“Our state literally shrunk in 2020,” state health officer Dr. Scott Harris said.
www.nbcnews.com
And, I have just put my main in-person gaming group on hold again - one of them has unvaccinated kids at home, and that raises risks all around with Delta. We'll be keeping watch on the state's numbers every couple of weeks to judge if getting together is a good idea.
Ryujin
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I have a friend who works in a government agency in Alabama, who is required to do face-to-face meetings with clients in order to evaluate them. No work from home solution possible. She did everything right; double-vaxxed, mask, social distancing... She still ended up getting Covid because she just couldn't avoid contact with infected people (vaccines not being 100% effective). Fortunately it ended up hitting like a mild flu, so was practically a two week vacation.And, about loons - the state of Alabama's death rate has exceeded its birth rate due to covid.
Covid deaths push Alabama past grim milestone: A shrinking population
“Our state literally shrunk in 2020,” state health officer Dr. Scott Harris said.
Hussar
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Heh, just had a conversation with a buddy who insisted that Pfizer and whatnot isn't a "vaccination" because they are not using the actual virus like you do with other types of vaccines. Kept going on about positive and negative spikes or some such.
I'll admit, I didn't quite understand everything he was saying, mostly because frankly, I haven't really kept up with things as well as maybe I should have. The doctors say take the vaccine (or whatever) and I take it. They tell me to wear a mask, I wear a mask. What's the point of having experts in the field that spend years and years and more years studying this stuff if you're going to question everything they say? Particularly when I know beyond a shadow of a doubt he didn't understand what they were saying and was just parroting.
I wonder if people do the same sort of thing with everything in their lives. Do people argue with their mechanic to the point of insisting that their mechanic (and every other mechanic they go to) is conspiring to damage their car? When their toilet backs up and the plumber comes and says you need to do X, Y and Z, and after a second opinion that says the same thing, do people just live in their own feces?
Or, is it we are only supposed to distrust people who went to university? It just baffles me endlessly.
I'll admit, I didn't quite understand everything he was saying, mostly because frankly, I haven't really kept up with things as well as maybe I should have. The doctors say take the vaccine (or whatever) and I take it. They tell me to wear a mask, I wear a mask. What's the point of having experts in the field that spend years and years and more years studying this stuff if you're going to question everything they say? Particularly when I know beyond a shadow of a doubt he didn't understand what they were saying and was just parroting.
I wonder if people do the same sort of thing with everything in their lives. Do people argue with their mechanic to the point of insisting that their mechanic (and every other mechanic they go to) is conspiring to damage their car? When their toilet backs up and the plumber comes and says you need to do X, Y and Z, and after a second opinion that says the same thing, do people just live in their own feces?
Or, is it we are only supposed to distrust people who went to university? It just baffles me endlessly.
Thomas Shey
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I've absolutely seen people who will assume that mechanics are ripping them off and charging for things they don't need, in addition to things they do.
People have a great distrust in general for being at the mercy of people who understand things they don't. The COVID situation just has added a lot of social and political weight on top of that.
People have a great distrust in general for being at the mercy of people who understand things they don't. The COVID situation just has added a lot of social and political weight on top of that.
Well my wife and I just officially postponed our wedding reception (again - for the third time). Looking at July '22, for something originally planned for April '20.
Not only have we already have gotten married, but we've also bought a house and gone on our honeymoon before we've had the reception.
But to bring it back to gaming, the thought of ever getting together in-person to roll physical dice at an actual table seems impossible. My state is at its worse place since the pandemic started. Vaccines are wearing off, giving us about two months of "normal." No evidence it's going to get any better.
Not only have we already have gotten married, but we've also bought a house and gone on our honeymoon before we've had the reception.
But to bring it back to gaming, the thought of ever getting together in-person to roll physical dice at an actual table seems impossible. My state is at its worse place since the pandemic started. Vaccines are wearing off, giving us about two months of "normal." No evidence it's going to get any better.
cmad1977
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Nightmare. My states on top of it seemingly. Something like… 1200 cases in the schools with a population of almost 700k students and staff. A handful of cases at my kids elementary school but no linked cases or spread.
How to put this delicately?
Resistance to getting vaccinated may well earn you a Darwin Award.
www.newsandguts.com
Resistance to getting vaccinated may well earn you a Darwin Award.
Evidence Links COVID-19 Infections to Erectile Dysfunction - News & Guts Media
Evidence is mounting that erectile dysfunction is one of the symptoms of long Covid. The phenomenon was identified by Italian researchers in April, when they discovered that COVID-19 was associated with a six-fold increase in developing erectile dysfunction. Urologist weren’t surprised by the...
www.newsandguts.com
cmad1977
Hero
How to put this delicately?
Resistance to getting vaccinated may well earn you a Darwin Award.
Evidence Links COVID-19 Infections to Erectile Dysfunction - News & Guts Media
Evidence is mounting that erectile dysfunction is one of the symptoms of long Covid. The phenomenon was identified by Italian researchers in April, when they discovered that COVID-19 was associated with a six-fold increase in developing erectile dysfunction. Urologist weren’t surprised by the...
Not to mention a Herman Caine Award.
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