D&D and the rising pandemic

[Cadence]

Mass (for the third time in two years) and lunch after (for the first). Waitress we had had for a decade and we thought had quit was still there

Mask use the last time at the grocery store seemed higher than in the past. Wonder if it was the same percentage but it just felt different (I unintentionally forgot my mask at home so was probably looking more for the masking folks and feeling guilty for each one. )

Our University is talking about dropping the requirement after spring break this week.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Scans reveal how Covid may change the brain

Even after a mild infection, the overall size of the brain had shrunk, researchers found.

www.bbc.com

Summary: a University of Oxford study of MRIs done during the Alpha wave of the pandemic showed damage and loss of brain mass associated with the olfactory, taste, and memory portions of the brains of infected humans as compared to a healthy control group. Grey matter mass loss was between .2-2%. 96% of the infected people studied had mild COVID.

Researchers stressed that their study only showed the damage, not how long lasting it was- the brain could possibly heal- and that more research needs to be done to see if similar results were present with other COVID variants. (Reports of loss of smell, taste and cognitive difficulties have declined as a percentage of possible symptoms as the variant waves have emerged.)

 

[Zardnaar]

Any advice in social stuff peeps? No D&D since August and we still go out sometimes but only as a couple to certain places at certain times.

Last 30+ years wife's family has a Saturday lunch. They cancelled it which lasted around 2 weeks.

Replaced with smaller socially distanced gathering family picnic in the park. Everyone's double vaxxed+boosted.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I played D&D in person for the first time in two years. We are all boosted (and a few of us have had covid as recently as January) and our area has no restrictions on it currently, so we figured it would be okay.

Man, did I ever miss doing that. I think my mental health has been quite seriously suffering without it.

 

[Mannahnin]

Any advice in social stuff peeps? No D&D since August and we still go out sometimes but only as a couple to certain places at certain times.

Last 30+ years wife's family has a Saturday lunch. They cancelled it which lasted around 2 weeks.

Replaced with smaller socially distanced gathering family picnic in the park. Everyone's double vaxxed+boosted.

During the height of the pandemic here I had a couple of "bubble buddies"; people I saw regularly with or without precautions, based on our relative exposure levels, and cancelling if either of us felt sick. One good shared hobby was hiking in the mountains.

All my gaming transitioned to virtual, though, for couple of years. I've only recently had an in-person session for a new Vampire game, which looks like it'll be somewhere between monthly and biweekly.

 

[Zardnaar]

Irony borders been closed last two years. Now been placed on USAs don't fly list.

22k cases yesterday 5900 odd locally and that's just the ones they know about. My city's only 120k people damn students it's going through them hard. 25%+ of cases with 2% of the population. Quite a few places shut due to staff in isolation. Suspect we might just be better at detecting it due to RATs testing.

You get counted if you self test with a RAT and use the app to say you've got it. 7 in hospital though 0 in ICU locally.

Think we'll button up for a few weeks and sit the peak out.

 

[Zardnaar]

First person we personally know their kid has tested positive and has symptoms.

 

[Imaculata]

My company hosted a get together in a restaurant, where there would be "adequate room to social distance". I declined, because it seemed very unwise. Turns out someone had covid, and infected 6 others. Great job Einsteins!

 

[Zardnaar]

My company hosted a get together in a restaurant, where there would be "adequate room to social distance". I declined, because it seemed very unwise. Turns out someone had covid, and infected 6 others. Great job Einsteins!

Not doing that or any social gatherings.

Got my wires crossed the other day. 22k was the daily numbers 5900 was total cases locally not daily cases.

Brainfart.

Weather permitting might go for a hike this weekend. Social distancing good at that go climb the nearest large hill or Mountain.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Hmm. My area is dropping mask mandates as of tomorrow. I guess we'll see how that goes.