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According to the President yesterday, Coronavirus is going to disappear without a vaccine, so I assume that means that very soon we’ll have nothing to worry about going to cons!(oozing sarcasm)
He also said he says what he thinks even when the experts tell him not to. So even if what he thinks makes no sense, medically or otherwise, he will say it!
I felt anxiety going to my local Target this morning to pick up groceries I had pre-ordered: all I had to do was open my trunk, wait for an amazingly awesome employee to put the few bags into the trunk & shut the door, and then drive off.
For the US, I'm more pessimistic about the situation now than 2 months ago. I really thought we would get it together and do the right thing. We haven't. It's like the novelty has worn off and now people are over it. Look at our numbers. We haven't even plateaued yet let alone started to down slope. Yet all over the country we are acting like it's already over. I don't think this is going to end well. Other countries, like Singapore, used the lull after the first wave to prepare for the second. They are taking the respite to build out their ability to respond. We aren't even in a lull yet and we are dismantling ours.
I was a no to start with and continue to be a no. If anything I'm more solidly a no now then 2 months ago. Things are worst now then they were 2 months ago. Unlike a lot of things that are scary in the beginning because so much is unknown, the more we learn about the effects of covid the worst it gets. 2 months ago only the old had to worry. Now, even the very young have to worry. Their symptoms and complications are different but no less worrying. 2 months ago it was just a respiratory illness. Now, it's clear that covid has systematic effects. 2 months ago getting hospitalize was hopeful salvation. So we didn't want to overwhelm the hospitals. Now, if you are so sick to be hospitalize, it's not good. If you have to be put on a ventilator then hopefully your affairs are in order. Whether hospitals are in good shape or not doesn't seem to matter much since if you are sick enough for a hospital, the prognosis is not good.For the US, I'm more pessimistic about the situation now than 2 months ago. I really thought we would get it together and do the right thing. We haven't. It's like the novelty has worn off and now people are over it. Look at our numbers. We haven't even plateaued yet let alone started to down slope. Yet all over the country we are acting like it's already over. I don't think this is going to end well. Other countries, like Singapore, used the lull after the first wave to prepare for the second. They are taking the respite to build out their ability to respond. We aren't even in a lull yet and we are dismantling ours.I love the drive up trunk pickups. It's truly no contact. I don't even have to roll down the windows. I've decided to switch over to that instead of ordering anything shipped. The selection is so much better and the goods are in much better shape. Shipping food is not a good thing, it turns out . I had to switch over. The dog stopped eating canned meat. I had to get her the fresh stuff. I can't let the dog starve.
So much for my extreme stay at home program. The dog got sick and I had to take her to the vet. Can't really practice social distancing with pets. So basically I did a group hug with every person that went to that vet yesterday. I did bath her when we got home but she doesn't let me wash her head. Where do most people pet dogs?
Wow. My vet made me stay in my car. They used their own leash, not mine. They took her in without me and came back out with the diagnosis. I only went in to pay and there was only one other person there because everyone was in their car. The staff were covered in face masks and gloves.