How Is Covid-19 Impacting Life in Your City?

[the urban politician]

Pedestrian still is hung up on the “getting Covid” paranoia when we are all well past that.

What matters is the “getting seriously ill from Covid”.

For him, just testing positive for Covid, by itself, is a vaccine failure and thus synonymous with death. Thus we all need to lock ourselves in our basements with masks on and peer out our windows suspiciously at strangers, frequently yelling “Get out, you snerks!” like he does

[the urban politician]

The idiots that make up our local media keep trying to throw wrenches in happiness. All sorts of art fairs, music festivals, etc are happening and each report is accompanied by the stereotypical “But Covid concerns remain”. It’s like clockwork. Mass paranoia, actually more akin to a society wide mental illness.

All you need is one germaphobe to ruin a good thing. One paranoid person is given a soapbox to cry about how it’s “Oh so dangerous and irresponsible because of the……………….gasp…………sob..………..Delta variant!”

Oh noes!!! We all gonna die!!!!!! Oh NOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[the urban politician]

This is Pedestrian:



Get out, you snerks!

[SteveD]

Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

This is the thing so few seem to understand-there are consequences to lockdowns not to mention the fact they are a hypothetical solution cooked up by a 14 year old girl to try and inhibit a virus that isn't even dangerous in the first place. Never in human history have the healthy been quarantined before. On top of everything else, the World Health Organization opposes lockdowns. People have lost their minds and I think part of the reason why was the faulty modelling done for covid which predicted it to be far more dangerous than it was and government's inability to change course based on those original faulty models

This constant harping on lockdowns is laughable. We never had them. All the way through this pandemic...I've never been "locked down". What makes you think there's a threat of something that's never happened to begin with.

[TWAK]

Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

This is the thing so few seem to understand-there are consequences to lockdowns not to mention the fact they are a hypothetical solution cooked up by a 14 year old girl to try and inhibit a virus that isn't even dangerous in the first place. Never in human history have the healthy been quarantined before. On top of everything else, the World Health Organization opposes lockdowns. People have lost their minds and I think a big reason why was the faulty modelling done for covid which predicted it to be far more dangerous than it was and government's inability to change course based on those original faulty models

The Science (Fauci) said no new lockdowns, but he did say there will be many more mandates....and one would expect Canada to follow. Y'all got more vaccinated than us as a % anyway, so what are you worried about?

[TWAK]

Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

What, me worry?

Ok, "bothered".

The only thing i've been bothered by throughout this pandemic is the utter and total lack of common sense demonstrated by people (particularly governments) that has deprived people of their rights and damaged the economy to save us all from a virus that isn't even dangerous. I shudder to think of what society would do if we actually encountered a dangerous virus

They were "bothered" by the virus...see how all of you are actually experiencing the same thing? I say the virus is dangerous...so who is the forum to believe? I can ante up and say that the variant is even more dangerous, and I would know since my area is going through a surge. No mask requirements though....although I wore one yesterday for the smoke. MASKING OUTSIDE.

As far as vaccinations go, apparently we've really done some catching up here in Canada because a while ago our vaccination rate was way lower than the US but now we have a 64% fully vaxxed rate here versus 50% of Americans being fully vaxxed but unlike many here I don't consider those that haven't been vaccinated "idiots" because I understand people have many reasons to avoid the vaccine, not the least of which are the side effects

Our rates increased after the delta variant fear porn by the MSM (good job!), but we are still behind the country that really follows the science. You guys have bragging rights and I suggest you use it before our mandates bring up the percentages. They are not idiots if they can actually explain why they don't want the vaccine, but it's too late now.

[Pedestrian]

^^You're Canadian. You apparently live on an island. As long as you stay there, it's mostly a problem for your fellow islanders. Someday I suspect they won't thank you for being unvaccinated and you may wish you had been but it hardly matters to most of us.

[MolsonExport]

I can link to numerous government websites proving it's not dangerous.

Shit, load of

[LA21st]

Originally Posted by 10023

I got in better shape too, but that’s because I made a point of it. And there wasn’t much else to do (like when Mike Tyson went to prison and got jacked). But most people didn’t do that, they watched Netflix, ordered delivery and drank on their sofa.

I hiked my ass off during covid. I'm in the best shape of my life probably

I don't plan on going back to being in worse shape, barring some future circumstances. Fuck being in bad condition if you can help it.

[TWAK]

Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

You can say the virus is dangerous and I can say it isn't but the difference is, I can link to numerous government websites proving it's not dangerous. If you can link to reliable sources proving covid is dangerous please do, but so far no one here has done that and it's clear the mainstream media can't be trusted because they want to scare all of us into buying what they're selling, particularly the Complete Nonsense Network (CNN) and Mostly Stupid News By Cowards (MSNBC)

The virus is dangerous and the variant is worse.

You're right, if someone has a reason for not taking the vaccine (other than just irrational fear) then fair enough.

They have to explain it and be honest though, and I want to see some kinda timeline. If they happen to have other vaccinations but not COVID? Nah.

I've explained a few times why I'm not interested in getting vaccinated but that wasn't good enough for people here, I still faced insults, derision and finger-wagging because they know better than I do about what's best for me

You gotta deal with the Canadians on your own, but for the Americans we are coming around to accepting the unvaccinated as "the other". That means the rights of this group are considered less than the rights of the majority. I know it's messed up, but that's just how things work. Canada might be over 90% vaccinated so you're gonna be able to slip through the cracks, IMO.

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by 10023

I got in better shape too, but that’s because I made a point of it. And there wasn’t much else to do (like when Mike Tyson went to prison and got jacked). But most people didn’t do that, they watched Netflix, ordered delivery and drank on their sofa.

Yeah, I could probably take meetings from my fitness room if I wanted to, and lift weights on demand. No more skipping certain workouts because I ran out of time waiting for douche bros to finish firing off their texts or scrolling through their IG feed at the squat rack, or should I say, the texting rack.

[JManc]

Originally Posted by 10023

I got in better shape too, but that’s because I made a point of it. And there wasn’t much else to do (like when Mike Tyson went to prison and got jacked). But most people didn’t do that, they watched Netflix, ordered delivery and drank on their sofa.

You know what else Tyson did after he got out of the joint? Bit off someone's ear and got a face tattoo...

[Pedestrian]

Originally Posted by homebucket

Yeah, I could probably take meetings from my fitness room if I wanted to, and lift weights on demand. No more skipping certain workouts because I ran out of time waiting for douche bros to finish firing off their texts or scrolling through their IG feed at the squat rack, or should I say, the texting rack.

Make sure you are wearing pants unlike a few now-famous incidents.

[craigs]

Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

Okay, so i'm supposed to believe the virus is dangerous because you say so? I don't think so, especially since I can prove covid isn't dangerous and what's more, all you did was assert that it's dangerous. An assertion is not proof. So where's the proof? The 600K+ dead Americans aren't proof because most of those people would be dead by now anyway

To literally use your same language and line of argumentation--because turnabout is fair play--"All you did was assert that the 600K+ dead Americans would be dead by now anyway. An assertion is not proof. So where's the proof?"

[Pedestrian]

San Francisco will now bring COVID vaccines to people's homes
Danielle Echeverria
Aug. 3, 2021
Updated: Aug. 3, 2021 4:39 p.m.

In another push to reach the unvaccinated in San Francisco [which at this point is 15% of the population over 12], the city will be bringing COVID-19 vaccines to people’s homes, Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday.

If a person can get anywhere from five to 12 people together who want to get vaccinated, the city will send a mobile vaccine unit — doctors or nurses plus vaccine equipment — to their home or workplace to administer the vaccine.

The mobile vaccine unit has been serving vulnerable populations—such as seniors in residential homes, and people who are homebound or homeless — since February and has given around 6,000 doses. Now, the service is available to anyone who organizes a small group, even if it’s just their own family members . . . .

https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/a...o-16361713.php

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

If you can link to reliable sources proving covid is dangerous please do, s:

^ Over 600,000 people died of COVID within a year just in the US

It is estimated that 1 million people in India died of COVID

That information is readily available, I don't need to provide you any links.

You need to put to rest this lie that COVID isn't dangerous. You're acting like this is a make believe fantasy, but it isn't.

I will agree with you that for vaccinated people, COVID is not more dangerous than other viruses that we live with (unless you are a crazy germaphobe like Pedestrian), but pre-vaccine COVID was definitely worse than Influenza.

[twister244]

Was in Boystown this past weekend for Market Days - Bars had lines out of them the entire time, and inside was packed. All places required proof of vaccinations too. Overall, felt pretty normal to me.

It was a beautiful thing.

[sopas ej]

Just in case people need to be reminded...

[Pedestrian]

COVID-19 cases surge in Marin nursing homes, vaccinations ordered
By RICHARD HALSTEAD | Marin Independent Journal
PUBLISHED: August 8, 2021 at 7:58 a.m. | UPDATED: August 8, 2021 at 4:18 p.m.

A surge in COVID-19 cases at nursing homes in Marin has prompted the county’s top public health official to issue a new order about vaccinations and visitors.

As of Thursday, 24 residents and staff members at four Marin nursing homes had tested positive for coronavirus since the beginning of last week.

“As the delta variant spreads, we’re seeing more cases in facilities,” said Dr. Matt Willis, Marin’s public health officer. “The majority of cases in facilities countywide are among unvaccinated staff. The current cluster of cases at the Redwoods is our largest, with 12 as of today. Most are among staff.”

Willis said he has issued an order requiring visitors to Marin County nursing homes be vaccinated. Additionally, exposed staff and residents must quarantine for 14 days regardless of vaccination status. Any center with an outbreak must test staff twice weekly.

The new local order comes amid a rise in cases across the nation and a new state order issued this week requiring staff at hospitals and long-term care centers in California to be vaccinated by Aug. 23.

The order stated, “Recent outbreaks in health care settings have frequently been traced to unvaccinated staff members, demonstrating the risk of unvaccinated persons in these settings.”

The state is also requiring that visitors to hospitals, skilled nursing centers and intermediate care centers either be vaccinated or have tested negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours prior to indoor visits. That order goes into effect Aug. 11.

Following dramatic drops in infections over the last several months, the number of coronavirus cases among the nation’s nursing home residents and staff tripled from July 4 to 25, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A total of 9,371 confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks and 113,196 outbreak-related cases were reported from Jan. 1 to July 27, according to the state Department of Public Health. The two most common settings were residential care centers, which accounted for 22.5% of them, and skilled nursing sites, which accounted for nearly 10% . . . .

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/...content=manual

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by twister244

Was in Boystown this past weekend for Market Days - Bars had lines out of them the entire time, and inside was packed. All places required proof of vaccinations too. Overall, felt pretty normal to me.

It was a beautiful thing.

Nice, I'm perfectly fine with private businesses saying "show me your vaccine card" prior to admitting people