Conavirus......

[happystuff]

I have always thought people who go to work sick were assholes and with such a sense of entitlement. They think they are so important that not taking off some sick days is worth getting potentially several other people in the office who might take off sick days sick (that would be me because I tend to be just miserable and pretty worthless for anything when sick). Yea buddy you and your few days work you might miss, are just that much more important than everyone else.

I never thought of masks to protect myself when dealing with such assholes though. Now I know.

I have to disagree with you here. I have worked at jobs where there were no sicks days. If you stayed out sick, you didn't get paid. Plus, after three days, you would need a doctor's note for work - another expense when income is already being limited. I have gone to work when mildly sick, but always made it known that I wasn't feeling 100% and and stayed away from other people (as best as possible).

So, no, it's not always a "sense of entitlement", but more a sense of survival.

[Yppej]

I have to disagree with you here. I have worked at jobs where there were no sicks days. If you stayed out sick, you didn't get paid. Plus, after three days, you would need a doctor's note for work - another expense when income is already being limited. I have gone to work when mildly sick, but always made it known that I wasn't feeling 100% and and stayed away from other people (as best as possible).

So, no, it's not always a "sense of entitlement", but more a sense of survival.

Yep. Railroad workers have no sick days thanks to Joe Biden busting their strike.

[jp1]

And what is their average age?

A young male has a greater chance of dying from vaccine side effects than dying of covid. But by all means pursue a one size fits all strategy ignoring the facts. And when you get covid follow the script of thanking the vaccine and boosters that didn't prevent you from getting it by praising them, speculating that you would have had a more severe case otherwise.

Meanwhile, in the real world, the vaccines are prompting the virus to evolve to evade it. You're doing a heck of a job Brownie, a heck of a job!

Not sure what any of this has to do with people being decent human beings and staying home if they have covid so that they don’t infect, and potentially kill, somebody else’s grandma or an immune compromised person?

[Yppej]

Not sure what any of this has to do with people being decent human beings and staying home if they have covid so that they don’t infect, and potentially kill, somebody else’s grandma or an immune compromised person?

Your logical fallacy is that only covid can kill grandma. The flu or any number of other things can too, but you want covid to be so special.

You do know the quarantine recommendations are political right? It was 10 days until Christmas season 2021 when the airlines complained about the resulting labor shortages and then all of a sudden it was 5 days. It was 10 days if you're unvaxxed and 5 days if you're vaxxed based on ... absolutely nothing other than the desire to punish the unvaxxed. Maybe JP stands for Just Political not Jet Plane.

[jp1]

I don’t want covid to be special. But I can look at the ****ing numbers. It IS special. At least compared to flu.

By all means keep channeling your inner Dan Patrick. Thankfully I don’t know anyone who lives near you so you won’t be killing the grandmas of anyone I care about as you go about spewing your covid germs.

[SiouzQ.]

I'm FINALLY starting to feel better on Day 11 of the crud, mainly a little bit more energy and less congestion. I have no doubt in my mind that had I NOT been vaccinated and boosted that I would have been a whole lot more miserable. I was still testing positive the day before yesterday (Day 9). I'll retest next week because I have a neck injection coming up.

[Yppej]

The best thing the average American can do to protect themselves against a bad covid outcome is to lose some weight, not get vaccinated. I have lost 30 pounds so far. YMMV.

[happystuff]

SiouzQ, so glad to hear you are feeling better!

[SiouzQ.]

Yppej: "The best thing the average American can do to protect themselves against a bad covid outcome is to lose some weight, not get vaccinated. I have lost 30 pounds so far. YMMV."

This is one of the dumbest things I've ever read, even coming from you. I mean, really?????? BTW, congrats on your weight loss.

[ApatheticNoMore]

It's to wear an N95 or KN95 or N94 mask. Thank me as they say . I have never had covid YMMV, well no it probably won't, masks work. Plus side to it: EAT CAKE. Btw nothing makes me want to eat a whole cake right now (I am not actually eating a whole cake right now) than reading about the weird eating disordered behavior described here. Look I've heard of intermittent fasting etc., yes, yes all things people do. But eating in two 10 minute periods at day or whatever, that's just beyond bizarre. No, no I have never heard of anyone but yeppy following a "diet" like that.