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It does seem like Covid cases have plateaued and decreased here in NYC. This “wave” wasn’t all that bad, I have to say. I think the media might’ve overhyped this one a tad. I do feel tht we have reached an endemic stage now as seems like new variants are now just causing a very minor uptick and nothing severe like it did in the past. So really good news! Though I’m really surprised that many people are still acting like they are still so scared of the virus. I think we can officially start gradually going back to normal now and letting go of the fear!
We haven't agreed in the past but I certainly agree.
We haven't agreed in the past but I certainly agree.
I'm always willing to admit when I'm wrong and I admit, I was wrong here. And truth be told, I was always hoping I would be wrong. I was never proud to be over-paranoid about the pandemic. It's just that our "experts" have been wrong way too many times in the past, so anything they say gets taken with a grain of salt, in my book. So I believe in waiting it out and seeing how things go. And now that I have been waiting it out and things are looking positive, NOW I'm becoming optimistic about the pandemic coming to a close and becoming endemic. And that's good too because seriously, it's becoming way too hot to wear a mask now. Maybe it's time I phase the mask out of my life now...
I'm always willing to admit when I'm wrong and I admit, I was wrong here. And truth be told, I was always hoping I would be wrong. I was never proud to be over-paranoid about the pandemic. It's just that our "experts" have been wrong way too many times in the past, so anything they say gets taken with a grain of salt, in my book. So I believe in waiting it out and seeing how things go. And now that I have been waiting it out and things are looking positive, NOW I'm becoming optimistic about the pandemic coming to a close and becoming endemic. And that's good too because seriously, it's becoming way too hot to wear a mask now. Maybe it's time I phase the mask out of my life now...
Thanks.
I will admit that during the last week of February 2020 and the first week of March 2020 I was more than a bit unnerved. Let me explain. I belong to a synagogue in Scarsdale, about 1.2 miles as the crow flies from the "hot" synagogue where Patient Zero attended. I rode the Metro North New Haven Line, which he rode. I attended adult education at another synagogue about 0.2 miles from the "hot" synagogue, or maybe less. Add to it that it late February I had three days where I felt like dog excrement, and had a foul smell in my nose for about three or four weeks. No testing back then. I felt, "this is a bit too close." I began to get skeptical as soon as I saw panic "safety" measures, including locking outdoor tennis courts, and people being forced to wait outside stores, in line, spaced six feet apart. I just came to the conclusion you did a bit earlier, and I credit where I live (i.e. the world didn't end) rather than superior insight.
I will admit that during the last week of February 2020 and the first week of March 2020 I was more than a bit unnerved. Let me explain. I belong to a synagogue in Scarsdale, about 1.2 miles as the crow flies from the "hot" synagogue where Patient Zero attended. I rode the Metro North New Haven Line, which he rode. I attended adult education at another synagogue about 0.2 miles from the "hot" synagogue, or maybe less. Add to it that it late February I had three days where I felt like dog excrement, and had a foul smell in my nose for about three or four weeks. No testing back then. I felt, "this is a bit too close." I began to get skeptical as soon as I saw panic "safety" measures, including locking outdoor tennis courts, and people being forced to wait outside stores, in line, spaced six feet apart. I just came to the conclusion you did a bit earlier, and I credit where I live (i.e. the world didn't end) rather than superior insight.
Welcome aboard!
Wow I forgot all about the locked tennis courts/basketball courts/parks etc
I actually stopped wearing a mask yesterday not because I decided to become anti-mask, but because it was too damn hot and whenever I put on a mask, I perspired profusely and my mask was becoming all wet and gross. Now I feel like I'm coming down with something. My throat has been bothering me all day. Let's hope it's just allergies and nothing more, but very doubtful about that since allergies normally come and go and don't bother me all day. Why did I have to stop wearing a mask? I'm such an idiot!
Clearly it was a mistake. My throat feels raw right now. I’m pretty sure I caught something. I took the at home test and it’s showing negative but I have a feeling it’s a false negative so I’ll retake in a couple of days. Clearly masks work or I would consider this a very very odd coincidence that I just happen to catch something the minute I stopped wearing a mask.
Live and learn. I will go back to wearing masks indoors no matter how hot this summer gets. Completely foolish of me to let my guard down like this and let myself get sick.
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