01-04-2022, 04:56 PM
What, I can't go to a couple of basketball games!!!???!!! I have to watch on TV?!?!? Oh the humanity!!
Actually despite being vaxxed and boosted, I had already decided not to go because A. Long COVID is still a thing and there is uncertainty as to how often even mild cases of Omicron cause it. B. I do not want to bring it to my 87-year-old mother, who is vaxxed and boosted but still 87 is 87, and C. the thing is spreading like wildfire now, better to do my part to slow that down by avoiding crowds unless I can't help it. In this case, I can help it. Can we infect players if let's say 5% of the crowd is asymptomatic and infectious, sitting for 2 hours and occasionally eating or drinking? I don't know, but why take a chance?
Omicron is still very dangerous for the unvaccinated, slightly milder or not, and who wants to get sick even for a week or whatever? Cloth masks like many use are said to be not very good against Omicron, which can linger in the air. With infection rates so high there is no chance that out of a couple thousand people nobody is contagious. I don't think this is unreasonable to play without fans until things calm down. I'm sure we will get a refund if we wish it. I understand that people want to go to games. We all do. I don't understand why missing a few during a pandemic is that big a deal. This is not exactly a big sacrifice.
And all that said, I am 100%, without a doubt, out of this thread and conversation. See you all next time we can go to games safely. Peace!
Actually despite being vaxxed and boosted, I had already decided not to go because A. Long COVID is still a thing and there is uncertainty as to how often even mild cases of Omicron cause it. B. I do not want to bring it to my 87-year-old mother, who is vaxxed and boosted but still 87 is 87, and C. the thing is spreading like wildfire now, better to do my part to slow that down by avoiding crowds unless I can't help it. In this case, I can help it. Can we infect players if let's say 5% of the crowd is asymptomatic and infectious, sitting for 2 hours and occasionally eating or drinking? I don't know, but why take a chance?
Omicron is still very dangerous for the unvaccinated, slightly milder or not, and who wants to get sick even for a week or whatever? Cloth masks like many use are said to be not very good against Omicron, which can linger in the air. With infection rates so high there is no chance that out of a couple thousand people nobody is contagious. I don't think this is unreasonable to play without fans until things calm down. I'm sure we will get a refund if we wish it. I understand that people want to go to games. We all do. I don't understand why missing a few during a pandemic is that big a deal. This is not exactly a big sacrifice.
And all that said, I am 100%, without a doubt, out of this thread and conversation. See you all next time we can go to games safely. Peace!