Muh Muh Muh My Corona (virus)

If southwestern Missouri is any indication of the rest of the country, we're screwed.

Here's the current count:

My sister, the MD
Her ex-husband, the district attorney
Ex-husband's current wife
Daughter #1 in Fayetteville, Ark. who came home to visit Dad
Son #2 who rode in car with Dad

According to the family Zoom chat on Sunday night, it appears to be a (dead) Badge of Courage to not only ignore common sense health suggestions, but to flaunt your unwillingness to follow said rules -- Lisa said no one in their county wears a mask anywhere, which is why Don got it at the courthouse (and spread it not only to his family, but also voted in person despite knowing he was positive).

Lisa got it at a wedding where nobody wore masks or practiced social distancing. Her entire office staff has had it. She had two elderly patients die last week and 13 others died in a nursing home in town this month after it was spread by a nurse's aide. Lisa still has no sense of smell or taste.

They've just accepted the idea that they aren't willing to change any of their behaviors just because there's a raging pandemic killing 250,000-plus people. And there's no contract tracing because people who get it there just disappear for two weeks and don't tell anybody else, like she did when she was in quarantine. Apparently one of her other kids' teachers has been absent for the past two weeks, and dollars to donuts, it's COVID. That daughter is now virtual schooling until Thanksgiving.

In fact, she said the local clinics won't even test because it's a waste of time. Nobody's negative. They're either asymptomatic (contagious as hell) or enjoying the benefits of "it's not any worse than the flu."

The rest of us were just speechless at this admission. Why on earth would anyone, particularly someone with an M.D., not think this wasn't serious enough to take extra precautions to protect themselves, let alone their families or patients?

As you can imagine, Gwen and I won't be visiting Springfield for any additional high school or college graduations -- if they make it to then. We'll just wave at the computer camera.

 

Too much money in corn subsidies and empty calories.

 

Oh, so "fat people" is why the virus spread more here and throughout the West. Got it.

 

He's been banging that drum for months.

 

Sounds exactly like northwest Arkansas.

On the way back from the deer woods today, I stopped in a small town called Cedarville at a gas station/grocery/restaurant. I was the only one in a mask (but not the only one in camo). Even the women working at the store weren’t wearing them.

 

Wasn't my point. At all. Getting real tired of saying that to people who read stuff into posts that isn't there.

Somebody made the point that "Asians wear masks as a part of normal routine." The inference being "So why can't we?"

So I simply pointed out another cultural difference. One that also will never be adopted. To show that it's not always as simple as "Just do what THEY do "

 

Helluva thread.

 

Swedish model going great!

 

Uh huh.

 

You pointed out a cultural difference that we are too fat to deflect from the fact I was arguing that Fauci was not advocating restrictions: He was advocating being cautious as we reopen by wearing masks ... like Asian countries.

 

Swedish models always make my graph spike.