I have friends and coworkers who have been frothing at the mouth since the onset but it hasn't been that difficult for me to digest. I had said way back in the beginning that if I weren't allowed to run, I wouldn't have. My only concern was that it was made clear if we were allowed to run.

 

You can't have a rational discussion with irrational people and I just want to say to some of these folks; you do realize that people are like dying and shit, don't you? And some of those who aren't dying are going through incredible pain and misery. It's not like this is a power outage or some minor inconvenience. C19 is a fire breathing dragon and the world has been getting its collective ass kicked.

Well said. I don't understand how some don't get it. Or don't care. I don't know which one is worse.

My MIL has made masks following the public health recommendations (she lives in the same house I do) but I have yet to wear one. The only time I go out is once a week for grocery shopping. Other than that I stay home. I'm not counting running, of course, that I do in the morning in places where it is possible 99.9% of the time to keep the 6 feet recommandation (2 meters here). When the 6 feet is not possible, we never come within 3 feet of each other, and it's only for a split second, so IMO we're safe enough. Not that I feel threatened, but I do my best so anxious people do not feel threatened by my behavior. If all runners/cyclists/walkers did the same as me, there would be no need for restrictive orders, or at least a lot less. But yeah, like Dave said, this is why we can't have nice things.

I didn't know your MIL lived with you. No wonder you run so many miles 

We wear masks when we go grocery shopping. It's like Black Friday there some days.

I have friends and coworkers who have been frothing at the mouth since the onset but it hasn't been that difficult for me to digest. I had said way back in the beginning that if I weren't allowed to run, I wouldn't have. My only concern was that it was made clear if we were allowed to run.

 

You can't have a rational discussion with irrational people and I just want to say to some of these folks; you do realize that people are like dying and shit, don't you? And some of those who aren't dying are going through incredible pain and misery. It's not like this is a power outage or some minor inconvenience. C19 is a fire breathing dragon and the world has been getting its collective ass kicked.

You guys have been hit hard in MI too

 

 

Masks are not mandatory here yet, but are getting more and more the right thing to do, so I will probably wear one in the grocery store next weekend. Personnally, I feel different about the situation than the majority, but I follow the local recommandations and obligations to a T. What I think is something, but what I need to do might be something else. The problem with people not doing what needs to be done (decided by the local authorities) is that we don't know if the measure is effective if some wahoos are not following them. So they add more rules because the results are not there. But maybe the initial rules were sufficient, if respected.

They are not mandatory here but recommended. And I see a lot of people that basically don't care or don't believe this virus is serious. They get into your space and push you, pass by you, no social distancing. So, at least the mask makes me feel a bit like I'm trying to help the cause.

 

Oops!

I gave one to RRP to try and he got heartburn.  I promised another running friend he can have the rest of mine to try whenever I see him next

I have zero desire to eat another one of those after burping them up at Houston

 

If our governor saw my hair right now, he might think about opening things back up.

now might be a good time to try shaving your head