If this happened anywhere else, people would be vigilant. Masking up, carrying Lysol in backpacks, wiping down desks between classes. Nah, not here.
This is certainly a state of individualism. Personal Responsibility, who cares about everyone else, blah blah sick and dying. If this were an experiment, I would be one of the people on the outside wearing the lab coat and holding a clipboard. I would say something like “now let’s see how they do when we introduce xyz into their environment.” For two years in Portland I didn’t catch a cold or the flu because everyone outside my apartment building wore masks. I hated living in SE Portland.
Ugh, I miss Oregon. I was there for three weeks and everyone had to wear masks. It was wonderful. My Mother doesn’t own a coffeemaker so I would walk to the nearest AM-PM for coffee nearly every day. A lot of good things are happening in my neighborhood. My credit union now has a branch on N. Lombard. Tons of jobs. If I had my car with me I could have spent my days working. The affordable housing apartments my church is building are nearly complete. The plan is that they will be done by May. So excited! I would just like to take this opportunity to mention that I voted with the others for an elevator in the building. You’re welcome.
Returning to Vermillion was a return to individualism. We don’t know the long-term effects of COVID on the vaccinated and unvaccinated and I don’t want to find out. I am soooo thankful for vaccinations, good science and good medicine.
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