It depends on who you're talking about. Different reasons for different people. But for any who think it won't happen to them, it can and it just might now that COVID is rampant. My family followed all the rules. I've been "Sheldonian" about it. But my son recently got COVID anyway. It has been terrifying and hell. And what's worse, there is no way to get some people to believe they should be careful or to care at all. A vaccine is really our only hope. We can't hang our hats on getting people to care.

People are morons & incredibly selfish. This story kind of says it all about those people.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/11/17/south-dakota-nurse-jodi-doering-covid-19-patients-denial/6330791002/

@bratface said:

People are morons & incredibly selfish. This story kind of says it all about those people.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/11/17/south-dakota-nurse-jodi-doering-covid-19-patients-denial/6330791002/

Sorry to hear.

Just makes you angry that with all that’s going on, people can still be so cavalier, or in complete denial, about something that in one way or another affects us all.

Hope everything works out OK.

@bratface said:

People are morons & incredibly selfish. This story kind of says it all about those people.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/11/17/south-dakota-nurse-jodi-doering-covid-19-patients-denial/6330791002/

I think this is the first piece I've read about people being in denial until the very end. Usually, it's someone flat-on-their-back telling the world what a fool they were for not believing that this thing is real. Followed by an apology to those they may have infected, and a plea for everyone to heed the warnings, take precautions, and obey the guidelines.

Considering how long this thing has been going on and the toll it has taken; you wouldn’t think that people would still need that kind of up-close-and-personal brush with it in order to learn.

Why not? People who've seen Cuba and Russia and Venezuela etc for decades, and the millions/billions who've died in those places, still voted for Biden because they still think socialism/communism works.

@Knixon said:

Why not? People who've seen Cuba and Russia and Venezuela etc for decades, and the millions/billions who've died in those places, still voted for Biden because they still think socialism/communism works.

You do realize that just because societies have some socialist aspects it does not mean that they are communist, right? Comparing the US to Cuba or Russia is ridiculous. And you also realize that we already have socialist aspects to our society- public works funded by taxes- and that it has been that way for eons through Democrat and Republicans presidencies, and we haven't become Communist yet? To say that Biden voters are pushing for socialism and communism is a lazy and tired insult.

@Knixon said:

Why not? People who've seen Cuba and Russia and Venezuela etc for decades, and the millions/billions who've died in those places, still voted for Biden because they still think socialism/communism works.

Also, what the hell does this have to do with the people who s*** all over the efforts to curtail COVID?

@Lemons said:

@Knixon said:

Why not? People who've seen Cuba and Russia and Venezuela etc for decades, and the millions/billions who've died in those places, still voted for Biden because they still think socialism/communism works.

Also, what the hell does this have to do with the people who s*** all over the efforts to curtail COVID?

'They' think that being forced to wear a mask is akin to our country falling into communism. 🙄

@bratface said:

@Lemons said:

@Knixon said:

Why not? People who've seen Cuba and Russia and Venezuela etc for decades, and the millions/billions who've died in those places, still voted for Biden because they still think socialism/communism works.

Also, what the hell does this have to do with the people who s*** all over the efforts to curtail COVID?

'They' think that being forced to wear a mask is akin to our country falling into communism. 🙄

Which is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Do they feel that way about wearing seat belts, too?

@Lemons said:

@bratface said:

@Lemons said:

@Knixon said:

Why not? People who've seen Cuba and Russia and Venezuela etc for decades, and the millions/billions who've died in those places, still voted for Biden because they still think socialism/communism works.

Also, what the hell does this have to do with the people who s*** all over the efforts to curtail COVID?

'They' think that being forced to wear a mask is akin to our country falling into communism. 🙄

Which is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Do they feel that way about wearing seat belts, too?

Just for starters, nobody is insisting - not yet, anyway - that people wear seatbelts walking down the street alone, or walking in the park alone, or sitting in their own home...

Copied and pasted from someone on FB who copied and pasted

Me AT GROCERY STORE:

Why is there plastic on the payment keypad?

Cashier: to protect people from Covid.

Me : but isn’t everyone touching the plastic keypad the same way they would the regular keypad?🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Cashier: no words. Confused look. 👀

Me : Why don’t you pack the grocery bags anymore?

Cashier : Because of covid 19. We must reduce the spread of catching or spreading the virus.

Me : But a shelf packer took it out of a box and put on the shelf, a few customers might of picked it up and put back deciding they don’t want it, I put it in my cart then on the conveyer belt, YOU pick it up to scan it.. But putting it in a bag after you scan is risky??

Cashier : no words, confused look 👀

Me AT DRIVE-THRU

Server: (holds a tray out the window with a bag of food for logical friend to grab)

Me: why is my bag of food on a tray?

Server: so I don’t touch your food because of Covid.

Me: didn’t the cook touch my food? Didn’t the person wrapping my food touch it and then touch it again when placing it in my bag? Didn’t you touch the bag and put it on the tray? Didn’t you touch the tray? 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Server: no words. Confused look. 👀

Me in SOCIETY

Society : If you cough or sneeze do it in your elbow or sleeve,

Also society : Don’t shake hands or hug anyone or you will spread the virus..To greet people do an elbow tap instead.

Me : Elbow tap 🤷‍♀️? Isn’t that where you tell people to sneeze or cough? into their elbow? Now you want people to tap each other with that elbow 🤦‍♀️

Wouldn’t it be safer to sneeze into elbow and shake hands like we did before Covid ? 🤷‍♀️

Me AT RESTAURANT:

Hostess: ok, I can seat you at this table right here (4 feet away), but I will need you to wear a mask to the table.

Me: what happens when I get to the table?

Hostess: you can take off the mask.

Me: then it is safe over there?

Hostess: yes.

Me: are those fans blowing above the table? Is that the air-conditioning I feel? Is the air circulating in here?🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Hostess: no words. Confused look.👀

SOCIETY : You are not allowed to stand and drink at the pub or pokies –you have to sit down.

But at the shopping center you are not allowed to sit down, all the chairs are roped off.

Who thinks this s*#& up?

Life is hard for logical people right now. We are being raised without the ability to process and execute logic properly.

Copied & pasted

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@bratface said:

People are morons & incredibly selfish. This story kind of says it all about those people.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/11/17/south-dakota-nurse-jodi-doering-covid-19-patients-denial/6330791002/

I think this is the first piece I've read about people being in denial until the very end. Usually, it's someone flat-on-their-back telling the world what a fool they were for not believing that this thing is real. Followed by an apology to those they may have infected, and a plea for everyone to heed the warnings, take precautions, and obey the guidelines.

Considering how long this thing has been going on and the toll it has taken; you wouldn’t think that people would still need that kind of up-close-and-personal brush with it in order to learn.

Hey FKA, I got a notification that you had left a reply at around 10:30 am (pacific) but when I looked here, no post? Did you delete it?

@bratface said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@bratface said:

People are morons & incredibly selfish. This story kind of says it all about those people.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/11/17/south-dakota-nurse-jodi-doering-covid-19-patients-denial/6330791002/

I think this is the first piece I've read about people being in denial until the very end. Usually, it's someone flat-on-their-back telling the world what a fool they were for not believing that this thing is real. Followed by an apology to those they may have infected, and a plea for everyone to heed the warnings, take precautions, and obey the guidelines.

Considering how long this thing has been going on and the toll it has taken; you wouldn’t think that people would still need that kind of up-close-and-personal brush with it in order to learn.

Hey FKA, I got a notification that you had left a reply at around 10:30 am (pacific) but when I looked here, no post? Did you delete it?

Deleted.

My wording kept gnawing at me, so decided to delete-and-rethink.

(FYI: If no one has quoted me, then, I feel it’s OK to delete or edit; if someone has, then I leave it go.)

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@bratface said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@bratface said:

People are morons & incredibly selfish. This story kind of says it all about those people.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/11/17/south-dakota-nurse-jodi-doering-covid-19-patients-denial/6330791002/

I think this is the first piece I've read about people being in denial until the very end. Usually, it's someone flat-on-their-back telling the world what a fool they were for not believing that this thing is real. Followed by an apology to those they may have infected, and a plea for everyone to heed the warnings, take precautions, and obey the guidelines.

Considering how long this thing has been going on and the toll it has taken; you wouldn’t think that people would still need that kind of up-close-and-personal brush with it in order to learn.

Hey FKA, I got a notification that you had left a reply at around 10:30 am (pacific) but when I looked here, no post? Did you delete it?

Deleted.

My wording kept gnawing at me, so decided to delete-and-rethink.

(FYI: If no one has quoted me, then, I feel it’s OK to delete or edit; if someone has, then I leave it go.)

Thanks for clearing that up (I'm glad I'm not losing my mind). It has happened a few times in the last couple of weeks & I was wondering if it was a glitch in/on the site?

@bratface said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@bratface said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@bratface said:

People are morons & incredibly selfish. This story kind of says it all about those people.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/11/17/south-dakota-nurse-jodi-doering-covid-19-patients-denial/6330791002/

I think this is the first piece I've read about people being in denial until the very end. Usually, it's someone flat-on-their-back telling the world what a fool they were for not believing that this thing is real. Followed by an apology to those they may have infected, and a plea for everyone to heed the warnings, take precautions, and obey the guidelines.

Considering how long this thing has been going on and the toll it has taken; you wouldn’t think that people would still need that kind of up-close-and-personal brush with it in order to learn.

Hey FKA, I got a notification that you had left a reply at around 10:30 am (pacific) but when I looked here, no post? Did you delete it?

Deleted.

My wording kept gnawing at me, so decided to delete-and-rethink.

(FYI: If no one has quoted me, then, I feel it’s OK to delete or edit; if someone has, then I leave it go.)

Thanks for clearing that up (I'm glad I'm not losing my mind). It has happened a few times in the last couple of weeks & I was wondering if it was a glitch in/on the site?