My sister is convinced that she already had covid, although she's never
been tested, and therefore "can't get it again", and therefore is running
around like covid is no big deal. I think the only reason she even wears a
mask is because "they" make her. I've tried explaining to her that she
could still be giving it to people, and maybe being so la-di-da with
other peoples health might not be the best of choices, but it's like
talking to a kitchen table. She's got all sorts of medical theories,
although her professions have tended towards "hair stylist" and "house
cleaner" rather than epidemiologist, nurse or even first-aid provider. But
she DOES watch super far right "news" channels like OANN and Newsmax (also
so she can proudly say she doesn't "just watch Fox"), and they keep her
informed yes they certainly do at least they say they do.
Scott
On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 3:45 PM Glenna Hanley <ghanley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I have anxiety all the time Marya about my brother. He has COPD and other
health issues. He struggles to breathe on good days. He is home a lot but
his wife runs here, there and everywhere. She seems to think he is safe as
long as he is at home. She doesn't seem to realize she could take it home
with her.
Our province just went back into the orange phase today. It is not the
full lock down (which is the red phase) but we are supposed to stay at home
as much as possible.
As for food, I am actually tired of eating chocolates and chicken bones
(this is a sweet, sugary pink coating with a cinnamon filling made by a
local and 100 plus year old company called Ganongs. I don't know why this
candy is called chicken bones). I am ready for a bland diet of potatoes,
pasta and pancakes and stuff like that.
I didn't know anyone personally who had Covid until my daughter-in-law's
niece got sick. But they live in Norway so not anyone close where I live.
She is 18 or 19. What is scary is now we are beginning to hear abut 40-
year -olds dying from it.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Marya F" <maryaf@xxxxxxxxx>
To: daveworld@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 1/5/2021 2:53:24 PM
Subject: [daveworld] Re: Trudging Through The Petri Dish
Gahhh. Tacos sound great (and/or it's heading towards lunch time).
Stay safe out there. I'm probably overly worried about this new strain.
But I am worried. Mostly about my mom who just allows herself to be
exposed. She thinks she's being safe, but seriously. She is still going
into her office every day (she and my stepfather own the place. They go in
as do support staff and construction workers.). Heavy sigh.
One of our friends is a GP at Kaiser in LA. One of their ER docs died this
morning of covid.
I'm so ready for this to be over.
In the meantime, tacos!
Marya
(new year and hovering around inbox zero, so not so overwhelmed by email
at this moment.)
On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 10:47 AM Scott Ransom <mr.ransom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well, I decided that while I could technically last many more months
without going to the store, they would be months of probably nutritionally
deficient filler like ramen and spaghetti. Which is fine for a while, but
not really a good long-term lifestyle. And so, rather than die of
malnutrition instead of covid, I decided this morning around 4:30 to head
for the supermarket.
While I'm sure clouds of sticky viral mist are now common outside my
door, I think what must have been freak weather conditions allowed me to
slip between or around them. Of course, I may just be thinking of the
familiar clouds of the old virus. The new, evolved, and much more
infectious clouds are invisible without infrared goggles, and Amazon sold
out of those, like, immediately. Although I bathed myself in x-rays and a
light spray of sulfuric acid when I got home, we'll still have to see in
five to ten days if food was worth it. It may not have been.
Taco's tonight, though. Also, they were dumping Christmas candy, so I
may have overbought on waxy holiday themed chocolates as well.
Scott
