Coronavirus **personal experiences** thread

[sb56637]

@sb56637

I think we can keep it open if everyone learns from which have been the hot button topics thus far and carefully avoiding them. Specifically:

• Comments on Trump’s handling and assessment of the situation
• Comments on the efficacy or inefficacy of the government response in specific regions or countries
• Comments on the origin of SARS-CoV-2
• Discussions on whether vaccines are good or bad
• Discussions on whether using masks is good or bad
• Anything that is widely considered to be a conspiracy theory
• Discussions about the validity/accuracy of reported COVID statistics

@earthman: Please drop the subject and avoid this topic from now on.

[Lightbringer]

@kat

Can someone explain this to me:
some countries including mine have a pandemic curfew from 8 PM, or 9 PM until morning.
I fail to understand the reasoning behind this.
How does imposing curfews at nights limit the virus spread?

’Cause politicians are idiots? (Yeah, I know, it’s stating the obvious.)

I remember during the Gas Crisis™ in the ‘70s, you were limited to something ridiculous like 2gal or gasoline per trip. So instead of gassing up once during the week to get back’n’forth to work (no such thing as working remotely, working from home, or telecommuting, back then), you’d instead have to sit in long lines on odd/even days (and that’s if you could manage 2 days’ worth of travel back’n’forth on that), letting the car idle all that time or just killing your starter and battery every time you moved up a notch. Worst case, you’d have to wait on those lines in the morning before work, then at home at night when you’d get back. Or who knows, maybe get your 2gal then head right back to the end of the line for 2 more. Ridiculous.

They probably think that “illegal gatherings” are going on at night, or that everyone should only be out during business hours and then stay home, when in fact the Unintended Consequences™ that even an astute 6yo would grasp, would dictate that now everyone who could do things in the sparseness of night, gets crowded into a tighter spot with everyone else who has to go shopping during the day.

Remember one-way supermarket aisles? If you forget something, rather’n going back half an aisle to grab it, you’d have to loop around through another aisle and then back, encountering even more people than you’d otherwise go past.

Politicians are like managers who think only in soundbites, and anything more complex than a dozen or so 1-syllable words ends up when them just glazing over and wanting a “simple” answer. So if it sounds good, it therefore must be good, when anyone with more’n 2 functional braincells to rub together can see how disastrous it might be.

In short, it’s business as usual. :confounded:

Oh, quick example. The house on the corner with their usual warm-weather luaus where everyone practically licks each other on the face, would still be having their parties. If there were any nighttime curfews imposed here, they wouldn’t stop having parties, but just having their guests crammed inside overnight for a sleepover, then leaving the next morning. Can you say “superspreader event”? I knew you could. :laughing:

Funny part? Having them stay over would likely be perfectly legal. It’s that going home at night that would be illegal.

[Coscar]

@sb56637

@Lightbringer

I don’t want anyone arguing with me about whether/not those treats “make” cats aggressive. I don’t care if you have 20 cats who make whole meals of those treats and still hold hands and sing the Meow Mix™ song together. All I care about is what I personally observed in my cats. I’ll respect your opinion and observations, and I expect the same in return.

Well said. And if that subject turns controversial, then at least on this forum I’ll ask people to simply reserve their opinions on cat treats.

Awwwww, and I had several of them chambered up and ready to go……

[sb56637]

@Coscar

@sb56637

@Lightbringer

I don’t want anyone arguing with me about whether/not those treats “make” cats aggressive. I don’t care if you have 20 cats who make whole meals of those treats and still hold hands and sing the Meow Mix™ song together. All I care about is what I personally observed in my cats. I’ll respect your opinion and observations, and I expect the same in return.

Well said. And if that subject turns controversial, then at least on this forum I’ll ask people to simply reserve their opinions on cat treats.

Awwwww, and I had several of them chambered up and ready to go……

What, cats or cat treats?

[Coscar]

@sb56637

@Coscar

@sb56637

@Lightbringer

I don’t want anyone arguing with me about whether/not those treats “make” cats aggressive. I don’t care if you have 20 cats who make whole meals of those treats and still hold hands and sing the Meow Mix™ song together. All I care about is what I personally observed in my cats. I’ll respect your opinion and observations, and I expect the same in return.

Well said. And if that subject turns controversial, then at least on this forum I’ll ask people to simply reserve their opinions on cat treats.

Awwwww, and I had several of them chambered up and ready to go……

What, cats or cat treats?

Opinions………

[jon_slider]

LOL!

[DBSAR]

I caught it. I fought it. I survived it. I picked up the pieces and moved forward.

[sb56637]

@DBSAR

I caught it. I fought it. I survived it. I picked up the pieces and moved forward.

You were one of the first ones here on BLF to catch it as far as I know. Really glad you pulled through! Great to see you here DBSAR.

[Hank33]

Just don’t take Zeneca.

[northbeard]

Had my first Astra-Zeneca jab two weeks ago. No impact to me other than a slightly sore upper arm for a day.

Would it have been nice to get the ‘Cadillac version’ Pfizer vaccine? Maybe. Was I willing to wait potentially months more to get it? No.

My $0.02: Any vaccine you get is a good one.

[raccoon]

@northbeard

Had my first Astra-Zeneca jab two weeks ago.

I wasn't aware that Astra-Zeneca was approved in the U.S. yet.

[ggf31416]

@raccoon city

@northbeard

Had my first Astra-Zeneca jab two weeks ago.

I wasn’t aware that Astra-Zeneca was approved in the U.S. yet.

I don’t think USA is the only country with a west coast.

[raccoon]

@ggf31416

I don't think USA is the only country with a west coast.

Oops!

[bushmaster]

@raccoon city

@ggf31416

I don’t think USA is the only country with a west coast.

Oops!

LOL, that could happen to anyone, RC.
Anyone American that is.
We’re pretty sure when “west coast” is mentioned, it’s us. :smiling_imp:

[DBSAR]

@sb56637

@DBSAR

I caught it. I fought it. I survived it. I picked up the pieces and moved forward.

You were one of the first ones here on BLF to catch it as far as I know. Really glad you pulled through! Great to see you here DBSAR.

Thanks SB. It was a rough few weeks, and happened as i was preparing to move across the country. But i fought it, and still here to keep enjoying what i do!

[pennzy]

@DBSAR

@sb56637

@DBSAR

I caught it. I fought it. I survived it. I picked up the pieces and moved forward.

You were one of the first ones here on BLF to catch it as far as I know. Really glad you pulled through! Great to see you here DBSAR.

Thanks SB. It was a rough few weeks, and happened as i was preparing to move across the country. But i fought it, and still here to keep enjoying what i do!

Any lingering side effects?

[NorthernHarrier]

Report about anxiety about vaccines causing outbreak of side-effects in some locations:
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/us-officials-anxiety-drove-vaccine-reactions-states-77420929?cid=clicksource_4380645_3_heads_hero_live_hero_related

[carmantl]

Finally got scheduled at Walmart, anybody have thoughts about whether I should wait for my general practitioner to get the supplies?

[jeff51]

IMHO I’d go for it. With a high turnover it’s likely that the Walmart vaccine will be hot of the presses.
No telling how long the doc’s will have been traveling through the system.
All the Best,
Jeff

[SIGShooter]

@carmantl

Finally got scheduled at Walmart, anybody have thoughts about whether I should wait for my general practitioner to get the supplies?

All things being equal I’d take it at the first place that I could get a shot. However I would wait maybe a few weeks if it meant getting the J&J later as opposed to the Moderna or Pfizer. The reason is that the J&J trialed when there were more variants around than the other 2. The fact that it’s a single shot is a plus but not as much as the other reason I stated.

But in the end getting a vaccine is the most important thing in my opinion,