This thread is interesting...Really Shows who cares about others besides themselves. We don't know when we pass people in a store if they have a loved one that is in the middle of chemo or their spouse, parent, child, grandchild has a compromised situation.
If a mask really bothers you going in a store, have your stuff delivered. There is nowhere in this country that doesn't have a church, store or a food pantry that has contacts with volunteers who will deliver and set the stuff on your drive or porch. Or, pick it up curbside and they will load it in your vehicle. Jeez, problem solved.
This probably isn't the time to go shoe or clothes shopping and if anyone needs those things, order them online. Clearly everyone here has internet. There isn't any stores that do not ship non essentials.
I don't like the law about ADULTS having to wear seat belts...That's MY vehicle and MY Life. It depends on the wreck if it's gonna help or hurt. If I'm by myself or with someone who doesn't like it either, I don't wear one. If I have someone in MY vehicle that is a confirmed seat belt wearer, I will wear the lap belt because I have enough sense and compassion to know I could be thrown out of my seat in a wreck and my body could hit them and hurt or kill them. I also support the right for motorcycle riders over 21 to choose to wear a helmet or not. It only affects the rider.
This GLOBAL PANDEMIC is something that has so many unknowns that I Believe would be so easily killed off in the USA within 60days if it lost it's Human Hosts as I think Chub previously said. The only way for that to happen is to either stay home or use a face covering over the nose and mouth when in public. Nobody needs to spend any lengthy amount of time in a store. Close borders in and out and make this whole thing a bad memory so we can all get back to our normals.
I also have talked to family and friends who are on the fence about masks...Those who Don't want to wear them in public. I asked those who qualified for a Stimulus Check if they sent it back cause if they aren't trying to help a bit and wear a mask and believe whatever news they hear that this is just a bad cold, there's no need to take government money. NONE sent the checks back. They either bought some toy they wanted or saved it. So then I asked them if by chance they were wrong and this is worse than they thought and God forbid THEY caught Covid-19 would they be willing to sign a legal document stating that they would Not go take up a hospital bed, utilizing medical staff, equipment and PPE's which could keep someone else that has been doing everything that the CDC et al has recommended from getting treated. NONE WERE THAT CONFIDENT!
MY OPINION...If someone doesn't wear a mask in public and they get sick, even if they are 22yrs old, no underlying conditions and they are in the prime of their life, They give up any right to treatment if a 99yr old or anyone else who's followed all of the CDC et al recommendations needs that hospital bed and treatment. Freedom to choose, Right?
These masks or face coverings are Not 100% Covid 19 proof, they Do HELP The Wearers from inhaling from others or exhaling the mist that comes out when we talk, cough or sneeze, but they also help others we come in contact with, more so if others are wearing them. IF they are worn right. I see people wearing them that have them on every which way but the correct way.
To the question of what's going on in our areas, Kansas City now has become mandatory mask wearing inside public areas. KC had a lot of looting and protests, mainly on the Plaza and that nonsense also coincided with the incubation period from Memorial Day that I'm sure everyone saw on national news from LOZ. Commercial Grade Fireworks are booming like a war zone in some areas. One hospital in KC is the main one those infected are sent to keep it out of the other hospitals as much as possible.
St. Patrick's Day Parade and Celebrations and Gay Pride Parade were canceled this year, but Juneteenth went on as planned with 3 people shot I think and one shot dead there. KC has had A Lot of shootings this year, 126 so far compared to all of last year, 149, mostly on the East Side and everyday there are some trying to tear different monuments down and planning to destroy some churches. Most of the churches are doing live stream services to keep people safe. I know some of the older churches have hired security firms to stay there 24/7 and most of the older churches have bullet proof glass covering their stained glass windows. Sad.
I've lost One Aunt and One Cousin so far to this insidious virus. In my Aunt's situation, it's believed she got it from making masks with a volunteer group and my cousin probably got it from his son. In Both cases, No Wake or Funeral. We watched from the cars at the cemetery as their cremains were buried. She had a burial plan for years, but not allowed right now.
Kentuck, I'm sorry for your loss. I know the feeling of not being able to be with someone dying during this time. It's very hard to get that out of your mind what they might of been feeling or thinking. I do have my faith though that God and other loved ones who have gone before were with them.
Stay Safe Everyone!
Kace
