D&D and the rising pandemic

[Ryujin]

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

March 21st, here. I'll still be wearing one.

 

[Thomas Shey]

I figure I'm going to do a compromise; outside in non-croweded areas we're not doing masks anymore, but if I'm going inside, especially in a place that's liable to be crowded, you can bet I'm still masking up, and an N95 at that.

 

[Jacob Lewis]

In the past two years since this started, I haven't had so much as a cold or the flu. I'm never going without a mask again!

 

[MoonSong]

One state has dropped the mandate. I can see lots of people around me don't wear one anymore, but they still wear it in public transport. No matter what, I ain't dropping it ever. I've just gotten an ear protector and I plan to keep using it for as long as it isn't illegal. It is the best option, really.

 

[CleverNickName]

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

I know right?
What could possibly go wrong?

There pandemic has taught me many good practices and habits that I will be keeping for years after this pandemic is finally over. I'll still be wearing a mask whenever I'm on public transportation or in public buildings...I don't care how many dirty looks I get, I'll just tell everyone I have "a bit of a cold," and advise them to keep their distance.

Speaking of distance, I'll still be social distancing: if I can't stand more than 6 feet away from someone, I'll just...you know, leave. I realize this means there will only be outdoor concerts and restaurant seating from now on, but that's fine by me.

I'll still be working from home for as long as it is an option, too. I've invested too much in my home office to just scrap it all and go back to a cube farm, and I've learned that I can be so much more productive here in the comfort of my home. No daily commute, no parking fees, no time wasted sitting in traffic...

I'll still be supporting local restaurants by using GrubHub and DoorDash. Restaurants that drop this service to "force" patrons to come back to their indoor tables are gonna have to do it without me, because I think I'd rather have cold bologna at home than sit in their dining room with a hundred coughing, sneezing strangers.

 

[Horwath]

In the past two years since this started, I haven't had so much as a cold or the flu. I'm never going without a mask again!

not so great idea.

your immune system needs training with "relatively" harmless viruses.

Be sure to get all seasonal vaccines in addition.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

My personal take on post-pandemic existence is that I’ll at least adopt the Japanese cultural more of wearing a mask in public if sick. I already kept my distance and eschewed contact in those situations, but with masks being so ubiquitous now, I don’t see a reason not to normalize that practice.

 

[Horwath]

My personal take on post-pandemic existence is that I’ll at least adopt the Japanese cultural more of wearing a mask in public if sick.

or at least cover up you damn mouth when sneezing/coughing...

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

or at least cover up you damn mouth when sneezing/coughing...

Dad’s a doctor- I learned THAT very early on.

But masking makes more sense. It’s easy, it’s more effective, and it’s hands-free.

That last one looks large for me personally. I once got sneezed on by an old friend who was holding the top 2 tiers of a wedding cake while I drove the car. Neither of us could lower his window- it was manual- and my direction was the only one without cake in it.

And the sneeze was volcanically messy.*

If that had happened during the past year or so, a mask would have been my savior.





* FWIW, that wasn’t the only bad thing that happened to me at that celebration . It wasn’t the worst of it, either…

 

[Zardnaar]

One of wife's workmates in the office got it. Quite a few there but they've banned staff from other sections entering.

Everyone who got boosted had very mild cases sore throat/cold type mild. Those with two shots some were sick for couple of days. One person had a crap week.

Friends kid is fine bit under the weather for a day or two.

Gas has gone up in price but groceries up by 17% looks like the housing crisis has plateaued though after two years if 20%+ price rises. Average house is only around 700k usd nationwide.

Father in law hothouse has been providing produce for us cauliflower hit $10 usd fun times.

Glorious PM gave a bit of a disaster interview and basically "fake news" the cost of living thing oops. She may as well of said "let them eat cake".

Probably just hide in house this weekend.