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Mr. Luddite[_4_]

On 5/18/2020 3:51 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 18 May 2020 14:55:19 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 18 May 2020 13:22:31 -0400,
wrote:

On Mon, 18 May 2020 12:27:58 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 5/18/2020 11:54 AM, wrote:

Bad news for some areas that have done well so far.

From the Wall Street Journal:

The coronavirus pandemic is spreading from cities to rural communities
that have a higher share of older, at-risk residents, a trend that has
implications for the stress it may put on local health-care systems as
well as the push by many governors to ease economic restrictions and
reopen for business.

A Wall Street Journal analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins
University shows in the two-week period between April 20 and May 4,
newly confirmed Covid-19 cases in nonmetropolitan areas outpaced those
in metro areas by 30%.

The virus’s spread to nonmetropolitan areas, where resources for
testing and medical care tend to be in short supply, could present new
dilemmas for state officials charged with determining when and how
much to relax stay-at-home rules. ...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-is-spreading-faster-in-rural-communities-with-aging-populations-11589601660

Our very rural town has recently experienced an uptick in confirmed cases.

I don't know how to think. I understand the reasons to take the
recommended precautions, social distancing, isolation, wearing
masks, etc. with full realization that I am not qualified to
judge as to how effective they are.

I also understand that if this goes too much longer we may face an
economic hit that could take a decade or more to recover from.

One thing that really ****es me off though. In the once or twice
visits a week I make to a local convenience type store to pick up a few
necessary items, I've noticed that most older folks are wearing
masks and gloves but the younger people ... mostly teenagers
don't bother with either. They congregate around the store
and the Dunkin' Donuts within taking no obvious heed to the
warnings and recommendations.

I am not arguing that masks and gloves solve anything. I don't
know if they do or not. But those who wear them at least are
demonstrating that they are *aware* of the precautions that are
recommended and are trying to comply. The younger generation
isn't.

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I call it "Age Related Immortality Syndrome." I had it at one time,
and with a bit of luck, survived to know better. There's no known
cure other than lessons learned the hard way.

Some of us, old or young, are just suffering from Covid fatigue. You
can only tell scary stories for so long before people get tired of it.
Drop a plastic bubble over nursing homes and assisted living
facilities if that is appropriate but it is getting harder to convince
healthy people this is a threat worth losing your job, your business
and your way of life over.
If Covid is going to kill me, kill me and get it over with. Just stop
****ing with me.

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Since neither you or I are at risk for losing our jobs, we are in the
enviable position of only worrying about our way of life. That's a
real thing of course, and a year lost at this point of our lives is
never going to come back. We were suposed to be cruising Italy and
the Greek Islands right now and then taking the trawler north for the
summer. Neither of those is happening of course but I'm resigned to
it. I'd just like to get our deposit money back from the cruise ship
company before they go bankrupt. With any luck we'll be able to take
a road trip north in June or July.

Meanwhile the stock market is up big time today on encouraging news
about a possible Covid vaccine. Let's hope it pans out while we've
still got a few good years left.

It was doing good until you know who announced he's been taking
hydroxychloroquine and zinc supplements for the past week and
a half.

Watch the market tank.

Sometimes he should just keep his personal opinions to himself.

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