htxag09 said:
Also, lots of people, including on this thread, have been bragging about the city and county mega vaccination sites. Sure, the sites may run smoothly when there, but still seems like an absolute cluster with no method to the madness of getting an appointment. Example, my wife is on like 5 or 6 vaccine waitlists, some hospital waitlists, houston, Harris county, etc. This weekend a buddy texted me a houston health tweet about delmar stadium having slots. So my wife signed up, was confirmed a couple minutes later and is getting her vaccine this Thursday. Then she was reading about it, they sent out over 85,000 emails to the waitlist and less than 35% replied, why so many slots opened up. My wife is on that waitlist, never got an email. But follow their Twitter and you can get an appointment at will?
There are groups of Drs out there that are prescribing various "cocktails" to their positive patients to prevent them from ending up in the hospital. Most of them have a pretty impressive record for keeping COVID patients out of the hospital. My plan is to familiarize myself with those groups and provide all that info to my GP in the event that I get it.AlaskanAg99 said:
No one is talking about therapies if you catch it. Its all about thr vaccine.
If I get covid, what would be prescribed? And I'm not talking about ICU/vents.
chjoak said:There are groups of Drs out there that are prescribing various "cocktails" to their positive patients to prevent them from ending up in the hospital. Most of them have a pretty impressive record for keeping COVID patients out of the hospital. My plan is to familiarize myself with those groups and provide all that info to my GP in the event that I get it.AlaskanAg99 said:
No one is talking about therapies if you catch it. Its all about thr vaccine.
If I get covid, what would be prescribed? And I'm not talking about ICU/vents.
My kids have been trained to put their masks on no matter where they are going....it really is disconcerting. We were in a restaurant on Saturday and my 13 year old throws a mask on as soon as he finishes his last bite. I said "What are you doing? no one else in here is wearing a mask?" He said "oh sorry, that's what we have to do at school, I'm just used to it."third coast.. said:AgsMyDude said:
Agree completely.
Sad to see kids getting off the bus and then walking alone with their mask on until they get home.
This REQLLY pisses me off. I said months ago thst this would be normalized for our youth and it is going to seriously impact them in so many ways, especially the youngest that are seeing this as normal from the young age where they can comprehend things. 8 was told kids are resilient and they would be fine, but here we are, kids wearing the tard flair while walking alone home from school and having accepted it as the new normal, and have now been conditioned to do what the government tells them to. It is disgusting and I totally hate it. Pair it with the massive drop off in their education and you have an entire generation of kids who are stupid and unable to do things for themselves and now look to the government as an entity that knows best amd that you better follow their rules or else.
Stella Immanuel. HCQ + Ivermectin + a breathing treatment.AlaskanAg99 said:chjoak said:There are groups of Drs out there that are prescribing various "cocktails" to their positive patients to prevent them from ending up in the hospital. Most of them have a pretty impressive record for keeping COVID patients out of the hospital. My plan is to familiarize myself with those groups and provide all that info to my GP in the event that I get it.AlaskanAg99 said:
No one is talking about therapies if you catch it. Its all about thr vaccine.
If I get covid, what would be prescribed? And I'm not talking about ICU/vents.
This is the info I'm looking for. Links?
CDUB98 said:
Went shopping at HEB Heights yesterday. Decided to start experimenting with mask on/off.
Walked in without it on. When I got upstairs, I could tell the young lady standing at the second floor entrance with masks was a bit uneasy. I grabbed my cart and threw on the mask.
All through the fruits, vegetables, and meats, kept it on. Then decided to take it off to see if I received any sneers. Had one lady turn onto the aisle I was one and do an about face. LOL.
Nobody said a word.
If I were having to go into a highly trafficked area, such as the spices, I threw it back on, then took it off again.
I put it back on to go through the registers.
Interesting experiment for me, and I'll likely keep pushing those boundaries until I no longer use it. I know this method doesn't work for most of you. I simply don't want the hassle of dealing with stupid Covidians.
People absolutely have the right to continue to wear masks or any other silly stuff that they want to wear. Businesses absolutely have the right to require masks or any other silly stuff they want to require.CoachRTM said:
I don't understand the people who are upset with others wearing masks. If you don't want to wear one, don't. If a store requires it, either put it on or go somewhere else. 5 years from now when COVID is just a memory, there will still be some people wearing masks - it was common in Asia even before COVID, and I would imagine something similar will happen now here.
Maybe it's just me, but life's too short to get triggered by every person walking around in a mask when it is a personal/ business choice on whether or not they are wearing it (in Texas anyway).
.... And this is coming from someone who thinks that wearing masks is just emotion theater the way 99% of people wear them.
I'd rather eat some BBQ and drink some beer with him instead of be amongst the morons that wear masks on outdoor patios...Cyp0111 said:
you come across as a real joy.
It is common in Asia due to the pollution in the air. Not to prevent viruses that measure ~125NM .CoachRTM said:
I don't understand the people who are upset with others wearing masks. If you don't want to wear one, don't. If a store requires it, either put it on or go somewhere else. 5 years from now when COVID is just a memory, there will still be some people wearing masks - it was common in Asia even before COVID, and I would imagine something similar will happen now here.
Maybe it's just me, but life's too short to get triggered by every person walking around in a mask when it is a personal/ business choice on whether or not they are wearing it (in Texas anyway).
.... And this is coming from someone who thinks that wearing masks is just emotion theater the way 99% of people wear them.
I'm sure that's part of it, but I guess I then wonder why I saw people from Asia wearing masks in the United States then well before COVID? The real answer lies somewhere in the middle (like usual). There's always going to be people afraid of viruses, and COVID just multiplied them 10-fold.Irish 2.0 said:It is common in Asia due to the pollution in the air. Not to prevent viruses that measure ~125NM .CoachRTM said:
I don't understand the people who are upset with others wearing masks. If you don't want to wear one, don't. If a store requires it, either put it on or go somewhere else. 5 years from now when COVID is just a memory, there will still be some people wearing masks - it was common in Asia even before COVID, and I would imagine something similar will happen now here.
Maybe it's just me, but life's too short to get triggered by every person walking around in a mask when it is a personal/ business choice on whether or not they are wearing it (in Texas anyway).
.... And this is coming from someone who thinks that wearing masks is just emotion theater the way 99% of people wear them.
Ok, so you are disheartened by others' decisions that they personally make. I can understand that. Can you also understand why they would be disheartened by your decision to not wear one? From their vantage point, wearing a mask is (at worst) a minor inconvenience that could "save lives".Seersucker Ag 2011 said:People absolutely have the right to continue to wear masks or any other silly stuff that they want to wear. Businesses absolutely have the right to require masks or any other silly stuff they want to require.CoachRTM said:
I don't understand the people who are upset with others wearing masks. If you don't want to wear one, don't. If a store requires it, either put it on or go somewhere else. 5 years from now when COVID is just a memory, there will still be some people wearing masks - it was common in Asia even before COVID, and I would imagine something similar will happen now here.
Maybe it's just me, but life's too short to get triggered by every person walking around in a mask when it is a personal/ business choice on whether or not they are wearing it (in Texas anyway).
.... And this is coming from someone who thinks that wearing masks is just emotion theater the way 99% of people wear them.
But many people are sheep and won't ditch the mask until others do as well. I went to a completely outdoor event in a huge, spread out park this past weekend and probably 75% of the 2000+ people there wore masks throughout. There was no requirement, there's no state or local mask mandate in place, and there's honestly no risk since it was outside and completely spread out. Yet, the masks continue.
Is it their right? Sure. Is it good for us as a society? Absolutely not. I'm not "triggered" by others wearing masks. But, especially in outdoor situations, it's disheartening.
Because those Asians wearing them in the US are Chinese. The mask is a constant for the Chinese in some areas (I spend 6-8wks/yr there usually) whereas the other nations in Asia they're used rather sparingly. Hell, I think Malaysia is the worst off compared to Beijing and other mega cities in China and they only wear mask if the government is passing them out because then they know **** is bad. I might be misremembering, but I don't think I recall seeing more than a handful of masks in China outside of Beijing and ChongqingCoachRTM said:I'm sure that's part of it, but I guess I then wonder why I saw people from Asia wearing masks in the United States then well before COVID? The real answer lies somewhere in the middle (like usual). There's always going to be people afraid of viruses, and COVID just multiplied them 10-fold.Irish 2.0 said:It is common in Asia due to the pollution in the air. Not to prevent viruses that measure ~125NM .CoachRTM said:
I don't understand the people who are upset with others wearing masks. If you don't want to wear one, don't. If a store requires it, either put it on or go somewhere else. 5 years from now when COVID is just a memory, there will still be some people wearing masks - it was common in Asia even before COVID, and I would imagine something similar will happen now here.
Maybe it's just me, but life's too short to get triggered by every person walking around in a mask when it is a personal/ business choice on whether or not they are wearing it (in Texas anyway).
.... And this is coming from someone who thinks that wearing masks is just emotion theater the way 99% of people wear them.
Sure, I get it. But at some point, I sure hope that WHAT is right (actually, scientifically correct) wins out over making the unscientific choice just to be safe/"considerate" or to avoid confrontation.CoachRTM said:Ok, so you are disheartened by others' decisions that they personally make. I can understand that. Can you also understand why they would be disheartened by your decision to not wear one? From their vantage point, wearing a mask is (at worst) a minor inconvenience that could "save lives".Seersucker Ag 2011 said:People absolutely have the right to continue to wear masks or any other silly stuff that they want to wear. Businesses absolutely have the right to require masks or any other silly stuff they want to require.CoachRTM said:
I don't understand the people who are upset with others wearing masks. If you don't want to wear one, don't. If a store requires it, either put it on or go somewhere else. 5 years from now when COVID is just a memory, there will still be some people wearing masks - it was common in Asia even before COVID, and I would imagine something similar will happen now here.
Maybe it's just me, but life's too short to get triggered by every person walking around in a mask when it is a personal/ business choice on whether or not they are wearing it (in Texas anyway).
.... And this is coming from someone who thinks that wearing masks is just emotion theater the way 99% of people wear them.
But many people are sheep and won't ditch the mask until others do as well. I went to a completely outdoor event in a huge, spread out park this past weekend and probably 75% of the 2000+ people there wore masks throughout. There was no requirement, there's no state or local mask mandate in place, and there's honestly no risk since it was outside and completely spread out. Yet, the masks continue.
Is it their right? Sure. Is it good for us as a society? Absolutely not. I'm not "triggered" by others wearing masks. But, especially in outdoor situations, it's disheartening.
Take who is right out of the equation, because they believe you are just as wrong as you believe they are.
TXTransplant said:htxag09 said:
Also, lots of people, including on this thread, have been bragging about the city and county mega vaccination sites. Sure, the sites may run smoothly when there, but still seems like an absolute cluster with no method to the madness of getting an appointment. Example, my wife is on like 5 or 6 vaccine waitlists, some hospital waitlists, houston, Harris county, etc. This weekend a buddy texted me a houston health tweet about delmar stadium having slots. So my wife signed up, was confirmed a couple minutes later and is getting her vaccine this Thursday. Then she was reading about it, they sent out over 85,000 emails to the waitlist and less than 35% replied, why so many slots opened up. My wife is on that waitlist, never got an email. But follow their Twitter and you can get an appointment at will?
I totally agree with this. Getting appointments scheduled has been a cluster. But you can't blame the volunteers at the bad sites for that.
The websites are junk, information sharing (at least at a county level) is almost non-existent, and a lot of times the wrong information gets out. But now that's it's open to anyone, all of those problems should go away.
Edited to add: the stupid Mo Co registration website still hasn't been updated. If you're not 50+, a healthcare worker/teacher/first responders, and/or have a pre-existing, you can't sign up. I was hoping to get an appt for my second shot on April 7, just to minimize my wait time. Looks like I'll just be a drive-up with no appt again.
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The Chinese are also brainwashed sheep who do what their government tells them to do without questioning it. It's been beaten into their head since birth that the government knows best.Diggity said:
is that why they were always wearing them while traveling?
I'm sure if you ask them where the 6' rule came from, they couldn't tell you. And if you tell them it was pulled out of someone's ass, they wouldn't believe you, even when you show them proof. You'd think that would be enough for people to question what other BS we've been dealing with for the past year that was forced upon us with zero scientific evidence of it actually working.CoachRTM said:Ok, so you are disheartened by others' decisions that they personally make. I can understand that. Can you also understand why they would be disheartened by your decision to not wear one? From their vantage point, wearing a mask is (at worst) a minor inconvenience that could "save lives".Seersucker Ag 2011 said:People absolutely have the right to continue to wear masks or any other silly stuff that they want to wear. Businesses absolutely have the right to require masks or any other silly stuff they want to require.CoachRTM said:
I don't understand the people who are upset with others wearing masks. If you don't want to wear one, don't. If a store requires it, either put it on or go somewhere else. 5 years from now when COVID is just a memory, there will still be some people wearing masks - it was common in Asia even before COVID, and I would imagine something similar will happen now here.
Maybe it's just me, but life's too short to get triggered by every person walking around in a mask when it is a personal/ business choice on whether or not they are wearing it (in Texas anyway).
.... And this is coming from someone who thinks that wearing masks is just emotion theater the way 99% of people wear them.
But many people are sheep and won't ditch the mask until others do as well. I went to a completely outdoor event in a huge, spread out park this past weekend and probably 75% of the 2000+ people there wore masks throughout. There was no requirement, there's no state or local mask mandate in place, and there's honestly no risk since it was outside and completely spread out. Yet, the masks continue.
Is it their right? Sure. Is it good for us as a society? Absolutely not. I'm not "triggered" by others wearing masks. But, especially in outdoor situations, it's disheartening.
Take who is right out of the equation, because they believe you are just as wrong as you believe they are.
Ok...... and how does that have anything to do with a subset of them wearing a mask on the subway in the United States?aTm2004 said:The Chinese are also brainwashed sheep who do what their government tells them to do without questioning it. It's been beaten into their head since birth that the government knows best.Diggity said:
is that why they were always wearing them while traveling?
I'm sure they'd answer that it came from the CDC, who is filled with scientists that we should be listening to. They believe science is on their side.aTm2004 said:I'm sure if you ask them where the 6' rule came from, they couldn't tell you. And if you tell them it was pulled out of someone's ass, they wouldn't believe you, even when you show them proof. You'd think that would be enough for people to question what other BS we've been dealing with for the past year that was forced upon us with zero scientific evidence of it actually working.CoachRTM said:Ok, so you are disheartened by others' decisions that they personally make. I can understand that. Can you also understand why they would be disheartened by your decision to not wear one? From their vantage point, wearing a mask is (at worst) a minor inconvenience that could "save lives".Seersucker Ag 2011 said:People absolutely have the right to continue to wear masks or any other silly stuff that they want to wear. Businesses absolutely have the right to require masks or any other silly stuff they want to require.CoachRTM said:
I don't understand the people who are upset with others wearing masks. If you don't want to wear one, don't. If a store requires it, either put it on or go somewhere else. 5 years from now when COVID is just a memory, there will still be some people wearing masks - it was common in Asia even before COVID, and I would imagine something similar will happen now here.
Maybe it's just me, but life's too short to get triggered by every person walking around in a mask when it is a personal/ business choice on whether or not they are wearing it (in Texas anyway).
.... And this is coming from someone who thinks that wearing masks is just emotion theater the way 99% of people wear them.
But many people are sheep and won't ditch the mask until others do as well. I went to a completely outdoor event in a huge, spread out park this past weekend and probably 75% of the 2000+ people there wore masks throughout. There was no requirement, there's no state or local mask mandate in place, and there's honestly no risk since it was outside and completely spread out. Yet, the masks continue.
Is it their right? Sure. Is it good for us as a society? Absolutely not. I'm not "triggered" by others wearing masks. But, especially in outdoor situations, it's disheartening.
Take who is right out of the equation, because they believe you are just as wrong as you believe they are.
