Definitely. Although, in the case of the online poker example, I’m inclined to give women more credit than men on being classy enough to take a 2 minute break and use a bathroom when they’re at home… My first thought was to say the same about degenning in a parking lot like that, but, I think that might be a little sexist in a strange way. If a female poker player is passionate enough about trying to win a bracelet in a pandemic to play in a Whole Foods parking lot, that shouldn’t surprise anyone any more than this dude that did it… for better or worse.
I think we can give you a pass and chalk this one up to being a dad.
I admit this is a bit elitist, but I am just floored by the number of people who would rather go to Chilis or Applebees in like NYC, New Orleans, etc than explore some of the amazing local restaurants. I don’t mean to totally shit on those chains, most have one or two dishes I enjoy, but they’re always a secondary option for me if I can’t find a good local spot.
I think it has more to do with a fear of adventure/new things, too, because while you can certainly spend a ton of money on nice restaurants, you can almost always find good, affordable, local spots.
That I know of, my cousin and her husband have it. I don’t know him, but my mother’s ex-husband died of it. My ex was sick a few weeks back, she got tested, but it came back negative. She never really shook it and is now sick again. I know all this from Facebook, but we talk like once every two years, so we aren’t on good enough terms for me to tell her she should get tested again because she might have gotten a false negative or the swab might not have been inserted far enough into her gray matter.
So our governor (Tom Wolf, Dem) did a great job shutting things down earlier in our curve than most states did. A little luck to not have one of the first outbreaks, and just a good job overall. So those counties were forced into a level of compliance they might not have otherwise carried out.
In the time since there has been more personal choice involved, I know Philadelphia has been one of the best cities in the country for mask wearing.
I can count the number of times I’ve sent food back in my life on one hand. If something is badly undercooked or just the wrong meal all together, that’s automatic. Slightly overcooked, I’ll deal with it. Very overcooked it’ll depend on the food. Of course this should always be done politely.
That was exactly my point. If you don’t get the reference, it’s an old journalism story. Dog bites man, not a big story. Man bites dog? Well, that’s probably going on the front page, how the hell did that happen?
So if something “isn’t exactly man bites dog,” I’m saying it’s common place.
I walked around (masked) today at like 8pm to go do Instacart pickup from the grocery store. Lots of outdoor dining taking place at nearby eateries with not a ton of distancing going on. Tables are maybe 3 feet apart. Gun to my head, I think outdoors is safe regardless of masks or distancing. But i’m like 60-40 on it. In another week or two, if there’s still no spike in Philadelphia, I’ll be pretty confident in it. I’ll still probably wait until my weight is down to roll the dice myself.
Less stress for expecting mothers?
Totally agree with this. Just do so politely, which obviously anyone who’s ever worked in the service industry will do. Well, almost anyone.
Which one of you works at VU and named this?
Only thing better would be something that came out to WAAF.
Trip report?