Originally Posted by
Tom Servo
I'm still mostly not stopping. All businesses around here still require masks, I don't have any intentions of trying to challenge that or anything. From what I've read, outside transmission was very rare and is incredibly unlikely even if you're not vaccinated, so for instance if I'm out for a ride, whether I pull my neck gaiter up is almost entirely based on how I'm gauging how other people feel, otherwise I just try to keep distance if I pass someone and keep distance if there's more than one of us stopped at a light or something.
We're lucky enough that we've also got really low rates of transmission at this point, so the gist I'm getting is we're pretty safe out here in LA right now. In a couple of days we'll be at 3 weeks since we opened up more and everything is still trending the right way. An article I read in the Times recently said if you're vaccinated that you can start to let your guard down some, just don't go to like a rave or something.
I'd say my covid-related behavior has changed very little other than I have way less anxiety. Still doing the things you're supposed to do, just less worried about it. Michele got the Moderna one, so she's not due for her second shot until a couple of weeks from now, and then she'll need two more weeks to hit her full effectiveness. Once that happens, I do think I'm going to try going into the office for a couple of hours.
In the meantime, my folks are going to stay with us for a day or two once Michele's cleared her two week after shot #2 mark. First time I'll have seen them in 14 months. I'm excited, but also weirdly anxious.