cases aren't much different than they were in April. About 4 to 5% of the US population is - or had been - down with it, and the hospitalization stat is around .1%. In other words, this is not the bubonic plague. And sure, it's only common courtesy to don a mask, where the store-front sign says to do so before entering - Mac's auto parts, Mac's rules. Refuse to mask? Then buy your wiper blades elsewhere.
Anyway, back in pre-covid times, the flu would make the rounds, every fall and spring. We didn't mask, but some of us - who had decent bosses, and work situations, would call off when down with the flu. That's the blessing about working somewhere, where employees have the benefit, the opportunity, the choice to save up their sick/personal leave, instead of blowing it on yet another plastic-funded casino/road-trip. Nope, did without the vanity-fair runs, and so when the flu found me, i was able to stay home, and not have to bring that grossness to work.
Have to laugh, looking back, recalling that boss-lady downstairs. "Earn and burn, then they get mad at us." Where i work, if you blow through your leave, and cannot qualify under that medical protection law - where you need a physician's signature - if you have no leave, and take off anyway, you could end up fired.
That happened to a woman who was like a second-level supervisor - she had gotten into some weird stuff, and had like witchiepoo tattoos on her arms. Still shocks me, somewhat, i expect such weirdness amongst low-level employees (like me) but not among the higher ups. What gives! Sign of the times, i guess.
Don't listen to your church members it's far worse than the flu. People are dying in my area. It's spreading like wildfire.
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