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my nation opened up yesterday for travel (was weird coming home from a walk seeing a plane flying overhead again) which is super important for the economy-for now. the Caribbean in general needs to stop relying so heavily on tourism as it doesn't produce local wealth. the kind that stays here. I'm hoping something good on that tip will come from this long term
but back on topic, you can't even walk into a stall shop without a mask. or you can, but it's considered a dick move if you don't live in the immediate area (as in, if you were gonna get infected you would have already). call it 4 block radius I guess
gloves are a thing though outside of hospitals? that does seem a bit overboard. outside of hospitals I always thought gloves were for debutants and circa-80's wall streeters
I'm not afraid of getting sick, if I was gonna die there'd be a long line ahead of covid
but the concern of passing it on to someone else who might get sick or worse? and contributing to the kneecapping of an economy that does not need people like me fucking with it? I think I'll just wear my mask
not sure how I'd live with that, if I got it and infected someone who got sick or worse. so I put on my mask in any store I go into and will wear it until our place is out from under this. for beach or walking the streets, nah. but I do notice peeps including myself in a not-unfriendly manner stepping out onto the street to pass while walking, if we're not wearing
think that's cool. we all still smile and nod/say hello to each other as we pass but someone always steps onto the street while passing to create a bit of distance if we're unmasked. I also stopped smoking in public as I breathe deeper when I smoke
have a few sets of ear tuck masks that don't hurt my head (wrap-around masks with those elastic straps do, granted I have a very large head but I'm not alone in feeling the pinch I know-those thing HURT) with cat paws painted in purple nail polish all over them. virus-inspired art. or I just needed to entertain myself one night during the virus curfew. I haven't ever had a curfew before, even as a kid. that I found amusing, I wanted to go out after 8 pm even on nights when I was working and didn't want to go out. the idea I couldn't made me want it. I'm not sure I've ever experienced that feeling before
the masks were REALLY weird to me at first, seeing others in one even more than wearing one myself. I found seeing half of everyone's faces so jarring initially. but it's really not that big a deal anymore, for anyone it seems. I think we got used to it
again, more concern about spreading it than catching it for all of us. don't share spliffs outside your block which is a HUGE culture shift. elbow bumps instead of daps, little things but ish that demonstrates peeps are taking this seriously. outside the city things are a bit looser but again, you cannot go into a private enclosed establishment without a mask. you can lower it if you want to in a local bar if you're from the area, but an outsider? mask the fuck up. it's a respect thing as much as a health thing
so I put on my mask otherwise wrapped around my wrist before entering a store and getting my temp checked and hands sprayed with overproof rum or sanitizer
this is hardly a hardship
I just want my friends to go back to regular hours/work and to visit my MIL. she's in a care home and I haven't seen her in almost 4 months. I'd put on a spacesuit to be able to visit her. so if this virus could fuck off that would be great
props OP and to everyone else doing your part
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