DisneyOma
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2015
Things aren't that black and white.
I'm the first to criticize those who needlessly flout precautions. But I retain empathy for those who are hanging on for dear life, trying to navigate loss of economic security, living in a pandemic without health insurance, just looking for a way to put food on the table and provide for their families.
Nobody is going to say they are wishing bad on others. It's more like not empathizing with the tough choices they are needing to make for their families. Like accusing them of wanting to kill grandma if they want to keep their business open.
These were back on page 9. Now that Dan's friend has passed away (Dan, I'm so sorry for your loss (((hugs))) it just makes it even more frustrating to me. My post that mom2rtk quoted was based on a woman who said she'd still see friends and family because she didn't think she'd be in the "small percentage" of people that would die from getting COVID. No, maybe she wouldn't die from it, but someone just did, and that someone got COVID from someone else. It wasn't about working, or finances, or anything else mentioned above. It was pure selfishness because that younger person felt she was immune to the worst of COVID so she was going to do what she wanted to do. So things really are that black and white.
BTW, my husband was tagged as a possible close contact. He's now in isolation in our bedroom and bathroom upstairs. Daughter and I have all of downstairs. He can't get tested for COVID until the day after Christmas because an earlier test could be too soon to be accurate. We won't be seeing anyone for Christmas, and we'll be opening presents quickly, in the living room with the windows open (on a blustery New England morning) with masks on. Then he'll have to go back upstairs. Not sure how we'll do a dinner, as he's the main cook for that kind of thing, but we'll manage. But he'll have to eat his alone, upstairs, in isolation. It sucks. He was playing hockey, the guy was on the other team, they had 2-3 minutes of ice time together at a time, but only got close twice, for a few seconds. All players were wearing masks (and hockey helmets with face shields), the locker rooms are closed so they arrive in most of their gear and put on pads spread out in the bleachers. They had a quick cookout afterwards, spread out in the parking lot. It was their Christmas get-together, outside.
Do I think he has COVID? Probably not. But we're doing the right thing. Luckily, school vacation just started, so as long as his test comes back negative, daughter and I don't have to isolate and miss work. Fingers crossed, as daughter just got this teaching job and she likes it. I'm also scared that if my husband has COVID, he's not in the best of health to fight it (even though he is very active, he's obese) and if I get it I'm probably going to get very sick because my immune system is wonky. Fingers crossed that he gets tested the 26th, and the results come back negative.
And again Dan, so sorry for your loss. I hope the rest of your friend's family gets through it all quickly and completely.