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dumbest thing witnessed during covid era days

I do not know one p;erson who was or still is an avid mask wearer, hand washer, that didnt get covid.
there are risks we have to face every day.
today, while I dont know statistics, Im guessing its more likely you will die or get seriously injured in an auto accident then covid killing you.
we take risks.


Ive never been that constant hand washer....covid changed me.....not that I ever thought washing my hands would save me from the disease, but the world made it so easy to have disenfectant all over, everywhere....Id only wash my hands after restroom or before eating, now, if I pass a purell station in a building, a doctors office, a casino, a restaurant, i just do a quick wash...not sure why, I guess that makes me a bit laughab le also, but since its there, and 2 years straight of my wife yelling at me, you touched that, wash your hands, you touched a doorknob, wash your hands...dont go near the baby without washing your hands, and so on and so on.....
 
Years before COVID, we used to think how odd was to see japanese tourists wearing a mask, until we knew tha flu kills a lot of people in their country and being them as polite as they are, they wore it when having a cold or similar in order not to spread it to the rest of the people as a matter of respect to them, an approach which unfortunately has not been fully understood/adopted in western countries by many people during Covid.
 
allen levine said:
I do not know one p;erson who was or still is an avid mask wearer, hand washer, that didnt get covid.
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I do... I know at least four of us who have never gotten covid, five now counting Ted :D

I know several other people who can specifically trace where they got it to not having followed precautions as well... so take that how you want I suppose. At least one of them still can't eat almost anything 2 years after (basically living on cream cheese bagels because most other things taste rotten) and has continued horrible brain fog.
 
thasnkgod you guys didnt get it...me neither, nor did my wife, we think at one point we might have, but tested twice a day for a week and nevber got a positive result. elen even went to walk in to get tested....pcr, but the other 200 millions americans with masks did get covid. and from what Ive heard from teachers, (my nieces, nephews, daughter, best friends daughters, we know a ton of teachers and school workers, many out of nyc), most told us during peak numbers most of the kids in their classes got covid but they feel every kid got it, but symptoms were next to nothing. kids only knew because their families got it and they were tested.
my 1 and half year old grandson had covid, maybe a runny nose, he was around me most of that time, so Im not looking to press my luck. just sayin. masks are not preventing covid, wearing a skin tight 95 mask might offer a small bit of protection, but unless you have an airtight fit almost, its almost worthless, but people who havent covid might feel the mask prevented it......this I highly doubt after all the medical professionals and research I did.
it might help other diseases, I dont know. it makes people more aware about sneezing on poeople, coughing on people, so in that way its great.
 
Being an air/contact transmitted virus, with an incubation time of about 10 to 15 days one cannot know where, when or from whom one caught it, so IMHO all precautions no matter what we think about their effectiveness, are of help. The rule of thumb in any contagious disease is : the less exposed to it you are, the less chances of getting it. In a way it is like smoking, everybody know the risks and yet they keep on smoking, if one would die inmediately just right after the first puff, very few people would want to give it a try, and if they did their motivation would a very different one than pleasure for sure.
 
To Allen’s original question, the most common oddity might be the mask-under-the-nose wearer, followed by the mask-under-the-chin variation. The clear plastic face shield (open all around) in lieu of a mask would be a more rare sight. 🙄

On the positive side, the COVID disruption has led to some unforeseen innovations. In my world, Zoom conferencing has been mostly positive. (I didn’t have to make that four hour round trip to a meeting after all!)

It has also been interesting and sometimes disappointing, to observe which businesses have adapted and thrived, while others have failed.

We don’t go out much and usually try to do things like grocery shopping during off-peak hours.
 
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Peter Rideout said:
To Allen’s original question, the most common oddity might be the mask-under-the-nose wearer, followed by the mask-under-the-chin variation. The clear plastic face shield (open all around) in lieu of a mask would be a more rare sight. 🙄

On the positive side, the COVID disruption has led to some unforeseen innovations. In my world, Zoom conferencing has been mostly positive. (I didn’t have to make that four hour round trip to a meeting after all!)

It has also been interesting and sometimes disappointing, to observe which businesses have adapted and thrived, while others have failed.

We don’t go out much and usually try to do things like grocery shopping during off-peak hours.
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my son is the IT engineer for a large eyeglass firm
most of their manufacturing is overseas.
he loved not having to drive each day to the office. his company did well, and decided to keep the warehouse but not space for all the offices. it must save them a bundle.
his first time he had to travel since the pandemic to phoenix arizona to have a meeting with the west coast crew, he got covid. he said sitting in the airport for 6 hours did him in. he wore his mask the entire trip.
he is actually selling his car, as they dont need 2 cars with him working at home most of the time and his wife working at home a few days a week.
some people love zoom meetings

Im glad I got out before p;andemic.....retail p;harmacy was a prime breeding zone for covid.
 
My parents followed the rules and kept to themselves and wore their masks, as well did their main group of friends, so towards the end of 2020 they started getting together as there were covid tests. One single friend had symptoms and tested negative, so they invited her to breakfast, thinking it was just a cold. She later tested positive and died, along with all 3 husbands (including my dad), that went to breakfast that morning. My mom has coped and adjusted, and life goes on.

However, there are good things that have come from it. My wife and I have gotten to work remotely for the past two years now and spend much of this time with her grandpa. Lots of new kids and grand-babies have come from all that cooped up time too. ;)

Some companies are wanting folks back to the office, but that may be an uphill battle now that the magic water has been drank. Many businesses went under, but new ones have started. I could also see a lot of new business ideas and manufacturing opportunities coming about again here in the good old USA with all the supply chain issues.
 
My son and his wife live in Georgia... Jason works for a company out of Knoxville with offices workers in India, Middle east and Japan... his boss is actually in Japan. The daughter in law works payroll for a company in New Jersey.... before she took a hiatus for a while to rest up, she had worked for a company out of Austen, TX handling their payroll. Don't kn ow the size of the company in NJ, but the one in Austin handled contract workers for the oilfields and oil rigs in the gulf... payroll ran in area of $1M ++. .... they have both worked from home for years now, even before covid.
 
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