tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post2021211373819890647..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Ignored warnings and science give WI stupidly high COVID caseloadsJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-17940385909995360302020-09-21T23:38:31.682-05:002020-09-21T23:38:31.682-05:00I watched a livestream indoor church funeral today...I watched a livestream indoor church funeral today for a cousin in his 90’s (a non-COVID death). Good news: congregation was masked and the hymns were sung by a soloist in the chancel while the congregation was directed to “hum along.” Bad news: poor social distancing in the pews, no sanitization of the handheld mic taken into the congregation and passed by the unmasked pastor for shared memories. Too many had their noses hanging out of their masks, including…to my horror…the elderly American Legion member who knelt right next to the elderly widow seated in a wheelchair to present the casket flag. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-30743145239291977502020-09-20T22:30:53.728-05:002020-09-20T22:30:53.728-05:00Several weeks ago I drove through on main street i...Several weeks ago I drove through on main street in Wisconsin Dells early on a Friday evening. Only a smattering of masks block after block on the packed sidewalks. I stop at quick marts etc. that have a sign in the door saying mask required but when I go inside I am the only customer out of a dozen to be wearing a mask. A big problem is that the media constantly just gives numbers but does not show someone in the hospital and what it looks like as they die. Most of these people have the attitude that it's just like the flu like they've been misled to believe or they simply doubt that they will "catch" it. Trying to explain anything to most of these people is a futile exercise as they shake their head and say things like "Elon Musk said it's no big deal and he's smarter than you are." Think of how many of those elderly people without a mask at the "rallies" are going to go and now be around their grandchildren and spread it to them and then those children will go to school and give it to the child of another family. We just lost a school teacher but as usual the JS has its' head firmly planted in the sand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com