Hello Concart,
The problem is that the economy cannot recover as long as we have 100,000 cases and over a thousand deaths a day. There has been, and continues to be an enormous economic cost to the pandemic. By failing to end it, the unvaxxed have cost everyone thousands of dollars.
I am not going out. Not going to restaurants. Not going to shows. Not going to recreation attractions. Not going to bars. Not going to parties.
Yeah, I know it's 'probably' OK and that the chance of transmission is low, but I am not doing those things until I think it's safe.
All of the business I might be spreading around, I am not.
And I am not alone. I know a lot of people who are also pretty much just waiting the whole thing out.
We've got a nice family pod. Everyone doing the same thing as me. We get together and feel safe if it's just us. Everybody is vaccinated, everybody isolating. Only shopping for food and essentials, trying to time the store visits early with low crowds.
I'm not spending any money in restaurants or other attractions, so I have no problem with buying all the best groceries. I don't even look at the price. That's the reward for missing all that other stuff. Anything we want, I'll get it.
I've become a pretty good cook. I never cooked before. It's a whole new world. There's so much to learn! And it's fun making great dishes with whole foods. Very healthy. I love it.
I like going to bars but have not been to one since this began.
I like live music, but it's not worth risking a transmission.
It's a different life but it's fine.
Sure, I look forward to doing all those public social things.
WHEN IT'S OVER.
We will beat this.
I am quite determined. We can do it. We will do it.
I just wish we had the cooperation of everybody.
I want to act in such a way that if everyone acted like that? The virus would hardly spread at all.
Wish everyone did the same.
I look at all these irresponsible people and I just wonder what's wrong with them.
It's not difficult to understand or see the big picture.
It's really quite mind-boggling so many simply don't or refuse to get it.
They are making it more of a challenge, making it last longer.
I don't appreciate that.
Not one bit.
I totally support mandates.
A national mandate would work. I would support any candidate who proposes that.