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Wold you expect to die one day in 100? Or more to the point, would you take serious precautions if you were told your chances of dying crossing the road were 1 in 100?
I take your point. The point I made, badly, was that we are surrounded by risk.I am 52. I consider myself reasonably fit and healthy. I am double jabbed and will be taking my booster. I consider the risks of not going about my normal business more detrimental to me and those close to me than getting covid. As an example. I’m going to see rovers at scunny this sat with my wife. And will be in a confined space with a crowd of 6 or 700 others, who I have no knowledge about re jabs, covid exposure etc. I’m happy to take that risk.I lost my mum three years ago. She initially had a stroke, believed to have been brought on by years of smoking. But she died 5 months later of ovarian cancer which she had no idea she had, until it was too late. She was in her early 70’s. She was not scared of cancer. Or dying of it. She would not want me to be scared of covid. I’m not. Life itself comes with risks. Many of them.Sometimes we just have to get on, despite the risks.Otherwise, what life do we have ?
Quote from: normal rules on November 04, 2021, 02:16:46 pmI take your point. The point I made, badly, was that we are surrounded by risk.I am 52. I consider myself reasonably fit and healthy. I am double jabbed and will be taking my booster. I consider the risks of not going about my normal business more detrimental to me and those close to me than getting covid. As an example. I’m going to see rovers at scunny this sat with my wife. And will be in a confined space with a crowd of 6 or 700 others, who I have no knowledge about re jabs, covid exposure etc. I’m happy to take that risk.I lost my mum three years ago. She initially had a stroke, believed to have been brought on by years of smoking. But she died 5 months later of ovarian cancer which she had no idea she had, until it was too late. She was in her early 70’s. She was not scared of cancer. Or dying of it. She would not want me to be scared of covid. I’m not. Life itself comes with risks. Many of them.Sometimes we just have to get on, despite the risks.Otherwise, what life do we have ?Totally agree with every word mate. Have your jabs, sanitize regularly and wear a mask in shops. I can't see what else i can do. You have to live your life though or what's the point of it all?
Quote from: Axholme Lion on November 04, 2021, 03:32:08 pmQuote from: normal rules on November 04, 2021, 02:16:46 pmI take your point. The point I made, badly, was that we are surrounded by risk.I am 52. I consider myself reasonably fit and healthy. I am double jabbed and will be taking my booster. I consider the risks of not going about my normal business more detrimental to me and those close to me than getting covid. As an example. I’m going to see rovers at scunny this sat with my wife. And will be in a confined space with a crowd of 6 or 700 others, who I have no knowledge about re jabs, covid exposure etc. I’m happy to take that risk.I lost my mum three years ago. She initially had a stroke, believed to have been brought on by years of smoking. But she died 5 months later of ovarian cancer which she had no idea she had, until it was too late. She was in her early 70’s. She was not scared of cancer. Or dying of it. She would not want me to be scared of covid. I’m not. Life itself comes with risks. Many of them.Sometimes we just have to get on, despite the risks.Otherwise, what life do we have ?Totally agree with every word mate. Have your jabs, sanitize regularly and wear a mask in shops. I can't see what else i can do. You have to live your life though or what's the point of it all?That's a reasonable approach AL.Problem is, I was in a packed CostCo last night. Maybe 300 other people in there. I saw ONE other person wearing a mask. This at a time when maybe one person in 40 in England has the virus. Large parts of the population are choosing not to give a f**k and thousands WILL die prematurely because of that.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on November 04, 2021, 03:54:01 pmQuote from: Axholme Lion on November 04, 2021, 03:32:08 pmQuote from: normal rules on November 04, 2021, 02:16:46 pmI take your point. The point I made, badly, was that we are surrounded by risk.I am 52. I consider myself reasonably fit and healthy. I am double jabbed and will be taking my booster. I consider the risks of not going about my normal business more detrimental to me and those close to me than getting covid. As an example. I’m going to see rovers at scunny this sat with my wife. And will be in a confined space with a crowd of 6 or 700 others, who I have no knowledge about re jabs, covid exposure etc. I’m happy to take that risk.I lost my mum three years ago. She initially had a stroke, believed to have been brought on by years of smoking. But she died 5 months later of ovarian cancer which she had no idea she had, until it was too late. She was in her early 70’s. She was not scared of cancer. Or dying of it. She would not want me to be scared of covid. I’m not. Life itself comes with risks. Many of them.Sometimes we just have to get on, despite the risks.Otherwise, what life do we have ?Totally agree with every word mate. Have your jabs, sanitize regularly and wear a mask in shops. I can't see what else i can do. You have to live your life though or what's the point of it all?That's a reasonable approach AL.Problem is, I was in a packed CostCo last night. Maybe 300 other people in there. I saw ONE other person wearing a mask. This at a time when maybe one person in 40 in England has the virus. Large parts of the population are choosing not to give a f**k and thousands WILL die prematurely because of that.We need to remember that vast numbers of people are thick.