If Music Could Talk

wife had contact with a CVD+ so we had to get tested. Results came negative. Work still wants me out another week and take another test, I'm fine with that, needed a vacation.

JennyB wrote: ↑

28 Aug 2020, 10:29am

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

26 Aug 2020, 7:02pm

BostonBeaneater wrote: ↑

26 Aug 2020, 6:56pm

To me, the mask thing has really become a barometer for people I deal with. If you are so far up your own ass that the simple act of covering your breath is an insurmountable inconvenience then I don't have time for you.

I've been quite self-aware about how much I judge (and fear being negatively judged) people on their pandemic "performance." It's something I don't like because I've made great efforts to be less judgmental (it's a learned family trait) but seeing people being oblivious about how they might affect others just gets my teeth grinding.

Same. I was at Target the other day and a man was walking around smugly without a mask (which is against the county ordinance) and i shot him a dirty look. Unfortunately, that's all I did because there is a good possibility he also had a gun. And then yesterday, after I got out of my car at the grocery store, I realized I didn't have my mask on and was horrified that someone spotted me.

Yeah these not mask wearers need to be coddled apparently because they could snap at any moment.

tepista wrote: ↑

28 Aug 2020, 11:42am

wife had contact with a CVD+ so we had to get tested. Results came negative. Work still wants me out another week and take another test, I'm fine with that, needed a vacation.

Very pleased to hear you're both well.

revbob wrote: ↑

28 Aug 2020, 11:54am

JennyB wrote: ↑

28 Aug 2020, 10:29am

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

26 Aug 2020, 7:02pm

BostonBeaneater wrote: ↑

26 Aug 2020, 6:56pm

To me, the mask thing has really become a barometer for people I deal with. If you are so far up your own ass that the simple act of covering your breath is an insurmountable inconvenience then I don't have time for you.

I've been quite self-aware about how much I judge (and fear being negatively judged) people on their pandemic "performance." It's something I don't like because I've made great efforts to be less judgmental (it's a learned family trait) but seeing people being oblivious about how they might affect others just gets my teeth grinding.

Same. I was at Target the other day and a man was walking around smugly without a mask (which is against the county ordinance) and i shot him a dirty look. Unfortunately, that's all I did because there is a good possibility he also had a gun. And then yesterday, after I got out of my car at the grocery store, I realized I didn't have my mask on and was horrified that someone spotted me.

Yeah these not mask wearers need to be coddled apparently because they could snap at any moment.

tepista wrote: ↑

28 Aug 2020, 11:42am

wife had contact with a CVD+ so we had to get tested. Results came negative. Work still wants me out another week and take another test, I'm fine with that, needed a vacation.

Glad to hear you're ok!

Chicken Wings Imported to China from Brazil Test Positive for COVID-19, Chinese Officials Say

https://www.healthiguide.com/health/chi ... cials-say/

Christ, Mark Mothersbaugh almost died from COVID-19: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/31/mark- ... -died.html

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

01 Sep 2020, 12:03am

Christ, Mark Mothersbaugh almost died from COVID-19: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/31/mark- ... -died.html

Yikes.

And Toots hospitalized: https://pitchfork.com/news/toots-hibber ... care-unit/

Flex wrote: ↑

01 Sep 2020, 1:23pm

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

01 Sep 2020, 12:03am

Christ, Mark Mothersbaugh almost died from COVID-19: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/31/mark- ... -died.html

Yikes.

And Toots hospitalized: https://pitchfork.com/news/toots-hibber ... care-unit/

Fuck, not looking good for Toots. Now in a medically induced coma. Damn.

Tom Seaver. :(

TeddyB Not Logged In wrote: ↑

02 Sep 2020, 10:24pm

Tom Seaver. :(

Hello,

RIP, Tom Terrific.

I started this thread back on Match 5th and boldly declared that I was not afraid of the virus and asked out loud if I was being naive. Guess I was, but who could have imagined this when it all started?

I've definitely changed my tune. I was defiant about cancelling our vacation to New Orleans, which we ultimately did. We also cancelled trips to Las Vegas and Los Angeles and decided to not travel at all this summer (outside of a quick jaunt to Ann Arbor to visit a friend).

What a year.

WestwayKid wrote: ↑

03 Sep 2020, 10:04am

What a year.

I'm not convinced it's ever going to end.

Kory wrote: ↑

03 Sep 2020, 2:23pm

WestwayKid wrote: ↑

03 Sep 2020, 10:04am

What a year.

I'm not convinced it's ever going to end.

It will probably just roll on into 2021...

I remember when this started, I asked people about the long-term cultural changes that this would have, at several suggested that once it's "over," things would go back to February 2020. Anyone still think that?