Conavirus......

[ApatheticNoMore]

Oh yea if I ended up a covid long hauler (I'm trying to avoid ever getting covid of course) I would just try to have faith that my body would recover and rebuilt itself in due time. But yea you need to rest now, trying to push beyond what one can do is a sure path to things getting worse.

[Tammy]

I’m so glad we were fiscally conservative - all of our adult life but especially this last decade. My career took off in 2010 but we continued to live at our prior level of consumption. Also I haven’t used sick time in a decade. So I have almost 6 months of paid time off if I need it, and we can stretch that income to last a year. And then we have savings also to get us through another 6-12 mo. I had a plan to retire in February 2026 and I still hope to return to work and do that. But wow are we lucky to have options if I’m not able to.

My heart breaks for people all over the world. If I hadn’t been able to double our income 10 years ago, we would only have a few months until we ran out of money.

[happystuff]

Tammy, I'm sorry for your struggle, but glad to hear there is improvement - albeit, slow.

I really think I would be among the dead if I got Covid-19. DH possibly as well. But then, as Y puts it - I'm old anyway and will die.

[JaneV2.0]

My immune system has always been up to the task, but there are far too many variable outcomes surrounding this virus to mess around with it.

You sound like you're coming around Tammy, if gradually--I hope that continues, and you recover fully.

[Yppej]

The poor people in California. I saw some of them being interviewed on the news. With the smoke in the air and the high temperatures wearing a mask is very oppressive. People are staying in dangerous places rather than go to shelters where they have to mask up. This is why one size fits all government mandates are stupid.

[bae]

With the smoke in the air and the high temperatures wearing a mask is very oppressive.

Yes, when the particulate particle load in the air is high, wearing a mask to filter the air is just foolish.

That's why we always remove our masks when fighting the fires....

FFS

[Yppej]

Here is an article written before the covid hysteria. It says N95 masks are good but of course you can't get those nowadays. It also mentions respirators while warning of their risks, including when wearing them in the heat.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ks/4095000002/

[flowerseverywhere]

I’ve been listening to Munk Dialogues on youtube about what happens after coronavirus by the super smart people. Several presenters brought up the fact we may never get rid of Covid-19 and may just have to learn to live with it. There is no vaccine for AIDS or Ebola, but they are both under control.
as we destroy more animal habitat and further pollute the sir and streams, and then add in climate change and warming, we are setting the stage for poorer overall health and more interactions with animals and the diseases they can give to us.
Our failure in the US to have a good public Health care system that serves all has lead us down the path to leading the world in per capita deaths. We are very behind other industrialized countries in life expectancy and infant mortality. Incredibly sad for the richest country in the world.

[Yppej]

For the second month in a row my state has the worst unemployment rate in the nation. Meanwhile the more lenient states have passed through their virus peaks - later than us but no worse adjusting for population.

[happystuff]

I’ve been listening to Munk Dialogues on youtube about what happens after coronavirus by the super smart people. Several presenters brought up the fact we may never get rid of Covid-19 and may just have to learn to live with it. There is no vaccine for AIDS or Ebola, but they are both under control.
as we destroy more animal habitat and further pollute the sir and streams, and then add in climate change and warming, we are setting the stage for poorer overall health and more interactions with animals and the diseases they can give to us.
Our failure in the US to have a good public Health care system that serves all has lead us down the path to leading the world in per capita deaths. We are very behind other industrialized countries in life expectancy and infant mortality. Incredibly sad for the richest country in the world.

I so agree! Especially what is in bold above. The human race has really bought this on ourselves. I don't know if it is arrogance or stupidity that fails to recognize it. Sigh... cause and effect - we will reap the effects of our actions.