Coronavirus **personal experiences** thread

’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.

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

What, cats or cat treats? :wink:

Opinions……… :slight_smile: :beer:

LOL! :+1:

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.

Just don’t take Zeneca. :slight_smile:

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.

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.

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:

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?

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

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

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

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,

Still struggling here, really haven’t gotten any better since January and my walking and eyesight have gotten worse, not to mention the brain fog. But I was intubated for 3 weeks and in the hospital for 2 mos. so I feel lucky to be alive. Long Haulin is a real thing.