We {my bride and I} and our best friends have been very proactive in dealing with the Covid pandemic. We all got our shots and boosters in a timely manner, have by in large self isolated and always wore masks when we did venture out into public. They came for a brief visit to retrieve his Rzr SXS and trailer from our house as I had evacuated it a couple of weeks ago to get it out of the path of the Calf Canyon Fire that threatened their home IN Angel Fire NM.They arrived on Thursday afternoon and returned home on Saturday morning. They spent Sunday prepping for a planned camping trip with their new Lance TT and left Angel Fire Monday morning for a 4 day trip. By Tuesday Sherry had serious Covid symptoms and three days later Paul had them as well and they both tested positive for Covid 19. They are in their mid 60's and in excellent physical condition.Our best guess is that Sherry was infected somewhere between our house {in Payson AZ} and Angel Fire as it was 4 days later her symptoms kicked in. They of course notified us immediately and as my bride was going into day 2 of serious headache we tested her and happily it was a solid negative result. My bride is at extremely high risk due a number of health issues so we are and always have been very cautious.After all of this time dealing with Covid it is easy for folks to become complacent but you do so at potentially great risk. Sherry is recovering nicely but Paul is having a rough go of it. He got the anti Covid pills and an oxygen meter and hopefully will be feeling much better soon. Be careful out there folks...

Hoping for a full recovery for all. I'm shot twice, boosted twice and I wear my mask when in public.

to each their own, Cap. we prefer to live in and interact with the world. we both have our shots but are otherwise not afraid to eat out, go to movies (as soon as there is something worth seeing), shopping, etc. there are a lot of bugs out there beside Covid that can make you ill. we hope those of you who are sick recover quickly.

Guess those Covid vaccinations and boosters really work. :)

fj12ryder wrote:Guess those Covid vaccinations and boosters really work. :)Laughing - I don't get flu shots and have avoided the COVID shots and boosters, masks and camped with friends who had and recovered from COVID. I finally did catch something that appeared to be COVID, but took two hits of Ivermectin and was back on my feet within a few days. It will never be eliminated since it crosses animal species, so we either need to learn to live with it or curl up under the bedcovers and die.

I have worked through the pandemic. Traveling to many "hot spots" early on when it dominated the news.No shot, no booster, no covid.Slightly over 2 yrs, I have yet to see a truck stop, rest area, or scale house that has offered testing or shots. I guess the ESSENTIAL workers are now expendable, since the world no longer thinks they need us.I hope your friend feels better soon.

Don't let your guard down, Covid is still out there...

dedmiston
Moderator
Jun 15, 2022
Cloud Dancer wrote:
In any of these hobby forums,...there needs to be an element of entertainment,...IMO.

That's why I didn't move it to ATC.

Cloud Dancer wrote:
The problem is that many people enjoy being argumentative.

No we don't!!! :W

I think everyone has said their piece by now. I guess I might as well chime in too.

To the OP: I hope your friend is on the mend by now. And I hope that his family and friends (and you) are all coping with his illness OK. Most of us had it by now and even more of us know someone who had it. Being sick was a whole lot easier than worrying about my sick buddies. But it's part of our lives now.

Peace to you Captain.
Grit_dog
Navigator
Jun 15, 2022
wanderingbob wrote:
Three hundred and thirty million people in the U.S.A. Over one million have died . The way that I look at it , Ya walk into a room with 330 shotguns , only one loaded . You are told to pick up one at random , put it in your mouth and pull the trigger , odds are pretty good that you will survive . The other choice is to take a shot and you will not even have to enter that room !

No, the odds are that you miss your head and hit your leg and it's a .410 with bird shot, not a 12gauge slug! But if you're really old or infirm, it's still gonna hit you in the head, just may not kill ya.
The jab don't keep the gun from being loaded, it lessens the trauma experienced IF you get the loaded one.
However, unless one is letting paranoia destroya for the last 2 years and hasn't functioned in society, in reality, you're grabbing one of those shotguns every few days and testing the theory. Except the proverbial shotgun is actually a BB gun and it may have 3 pumps or may have all 10 pumps when you squeeze the trigger!
IAMICHABOD
Explorer II
Jun 15, 2022
Desert Captain wrote:
OP here...snip

I posted with the best of intentions and sadly so many felt the need to drag it down

Believe what you will folks through much of what has been posted here is just sad... sigh, but it's OK, Ron White explained it to me.

:S

Now I like Ron White but I think

Bill Engvall

Says it best for all those people.......:R
IAMICHABOD
Explorer II
Jun 15, 2022
ReneeG wrote:
What is ATC?

Around The Campfire

I keep it blocked
ReneeG
Explorer
Jun 15, 2022
What is ATC?
ReneeG
Explorer
Jun 15, 2022
fj12ryder wrote:
Guess those Covid vaccinations and boosters really work. :)

My thoughts too. The shots and ALL the boosters combined were supposed to not prevent COVID, but make it less severe. Sounds like that didn't work for one poor guy here. My sentiments and wish for a full recovery.
PA12DRVR
Explorer
Jun 15, 2022
My wife, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, and mother-in-law all got covid from a single visit to a "bad" location. Ages ranged from 50 + to 90+. All got better. I didn't go to the "infected spot", didn't get it from any of the relatives, but picked it up 7 months later from my boss (who is fully vaccinated and boosted) after his trip to Spain.

I'm neither vaccinated nor boosted and I look fondly back on when I was 60. Had a fever for a day and a cough for two weeks. That's it. Maybe I got lucky, maybe my analysis was accurate (anticipate more issues with vaccine than Covid), whatever.

My view is that folks should take what steps, if any, they feel are appropriate based on their situation, their doctor's input, and their analysis. Someone who gets the disease (whether vaccinated or not) should be the object of good wishes and care, not used as an example one way or the other.
wanderingbob
Explorer II
Jun 15, 2022
Three hundred and thirty million people in the U.S.A. Over one million have died . The way that I look at it , Ya walk into a room with 330 shotguns , only one loaded . You are told to pick up one at random , put it in your mouth and pull the trigger , odds are pretty good that you will survive . The other choice is to take a shot and you will not even have to enter that room !
Boon_Docker
Explorer III
Jun 15, 2022
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
I thought all postings of this nature were supposed to go in ATC? There is already 2 sticky's there and now we have 3 postings. :R

You could have just passed along without comment ya know!

Like wise !
Mayor30
Explorer
Jun 15, 2022
I had Covid early on when there weren't enough vaccines around. It wasn't too bad except I felt super tired for weeks afterwards. So I got my shots after having Covid.2 friends I go to breakfast with got their shots and later both contracted Covid and both ended up in the hospital. I believe having the virus gives you better immunity then the shot alone.