Post#382 » by The Lamma » Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:50 pm
Clyde mentioned the obligation to society which I want to talk about, in a way that's not being discussed as much. And that's people that are actually sick, going out and intermingling with society right now. Obviously this is exactly how and why other people also get sick, and it's infuriating that so many people just don't give a sht. Them doing so and other people's ignorance in the face of a clearly sick person is mind boggling. You move away from that person as fast as you can, but these idiots just don't do that.
I deal cards at a casino, and have gone from loving my job to hating it, because of covid. I'm stuck with the same guy sometimes for 8 hours. This past Saturday I had this fcking dude with this huge bag of cough drops that he slaps down on the table, and he just starts coughing immediately and consistently. So I interrogated the man, asked him if he'd been tested, yada yada. He shook his head quickly yes. When he went to the bathroom, the lady in the seat next to him said "I think he was lying. He lowered his eyes and couldn't look at you when he answered."
When he came back from the bathroom break I continued with it. I asked him what type of sickness he had and he had no answer, he just shook his head again. "There's more than one person here who is concerned with your health status, and the health status of ourselves being affected as a result. I'm feeling very nervous dealing to you right now." After saying this, he still wouldn't leave. I went as silent as a stone, making the situation as awkward as possible, hoping this would induce his exit. Eventually it did, after having to deal to him for an hour and 20ish.
Back to the original point of this. One of the things that really struck me about this was, none of the other players who were a witness to this, including the lady that believed he was lying about this, bothered to leave the table. This illustrated to me one of the big reasons why this country is in the shape it's in regarding covid. Someone who is audibly sick, who apparently doesn't know what sickness they have, is coughing near you during a pandemic, and you think "This is fine, I'll keep playing?" You get the hell away from that guy as soon as possible
Coughing and sneezing in particular eject a bazillion fcking germs. The masks help in this regard but don't go all the way. And this is why my job stresses me out so much now. It's prolonged exposure to strangers each day. We talked about viral load earlier in the thread. So in addition to the vax I take all the precautions: wearing 3m KN95 masks, using listerine on break, saline nose spray, and taking all the essential immune system enhancing vitamins, because there are breakthrough cases. Vaxed folks should not assume that we don't have covid if we are indeed sick. We need to still get tested to be sure.
People like this cough drop assh*le need to stay the fck home whether they get tested or not. Don't go out and make other people sick. It's fine for a sick person I think to handle necessities, just do so quickly. You need food, fine, grab it quickly and get the hell out of the store. But don't go to sports events, movies, casinos, or anywhere where you'll be around the same people for hours when you don't need to be there. Think of your fellow man. The Golden Rule
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