My sister and bro-in-law are morons

[rustysgurl]

I just heard from my sister, who is traveling with her husband on family business in another state. They started their trip uneventfully and are on their way back home. Sadly, my bro-in-law became sick and is getting worse. Bad cough, fever and screaming headache that won't respond to meds. Yep, in all likelihood COVID. Neither is vaccinated, despite my sister being a super-intelligent healthcare worker who knows how viruses and vaccines work. They are unrepentant evangelical conservatives and supported Trump even in the 2nd election.

Today I receive what would normally be a wonderful photo of my sister at a popular tourist attraction. The picture was taken by said very sick husband and it shows people walking around them. When I spoke with her I asked why they were at a tourist attraction when he was sick, she responded, "Well, we wore our masks." They had planned to spend the night with a friend but decided when the husband got sick that they would go to a hotel instead. My sister said, "I guess we'll take the chance of giving it to hotel staff rather than our friends." I was dumbfounded. How can anyone be so thoughtless?

So, they have checked into the hotel and my sister has asked her husband repeatedly if he wants to go to urgent care. Apparently he has refused and she told him that if he got much sicker it wouldn't be his choice. How heroic of her. That they can be so passive about this shocks me to no end.

That's all. I hope he doesn't have COVID. I hope he gets tested. And I hope by the grace of whatever that they manage to not kill anyone in their idiocy.

And this is how it spreads.

[Skittles]

1. THIS

people, this is why you should stay masked and socially distant and not go to any gatherings

because of fucking assholes LIKE THIS

[BigmanPigman]

5. I didn't go to the Right To Vote rally

because of it. I haven't been to one in a year. I hate the maskholes with a passion!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ocelot II]

2. What about the hotel staff they're exposing?

[rustysgurl]

3. Exactly what I thought

But since they're strangers I guess they don't count. SMH

[Dan]

8. Personally, I would notify the hotel about their potential exposure.

It’s the decent thing to do, at the very least.

[rustysgurl]

13. If I Knew Which Hotel They Were At I Would n/t

[Beachnutt]

43. Can you nicely get it out of your sister

where they are staying ?
and call the hotel and tell them, one of the hotel staff may be pregnant or have children or an elderly parent etc...

[Treefrog]

48. Absolutely.

[dalton99a]

21. Hotel staff are disposable

So they know the virus is dangerous

[XanaDUer2]

56. Exactly.

workers are expendable. Especially service-industry emoyees.

[aggiesal]

24. Not just the staff, how about the next guests that use the room? ...

If they get sick, they'll say, "We did everything right and we still got sick,
We didn't go to any large crowds or super spreader events."
"We don't know how we got covid."

And they're right, they won't know how they go it.

[madaboutharry]

4. I am so sorry about that.

I am so grateful no one in my family is like that. I know people who have relatives like that and it is hard to deal with them.

I hope your BIL is ok. There are those here who have said harsh things about the unvaccinated, and I also think they are stupid selfish idiots who are endangering others, but I don’t want to wish bad things for anyone.

[3Hotdogs]

9. Would it be ok if I hope her dumb-ass BIL is not ok?

Given the consideration they have about some poor fucks who happen to work in a hotel, I have little sympathy for them.

[madaboutharry]

20. Exposing innocent people is unforgivable.

That is the thing that makes me angry too, they really are assholes.

I just can’t bring myself to wish a person dead.

[USAFRetired_Liberal]

6. I bet that the claim that they are

“Pro-life”, but their actions say otherwise.

[Irish_Dem]

7. I am beginning to wonder how many sane people are left in this country.

Are there any people left with some sense of responsibility?

[DFW]

15. Even if that number were 80%, and it's far from that

It would still be far too few for comfort.

[Irish_Dem]

18. When I venture out and no one else is wearing a mask, it feels like 0% out there.

[DFW]

19. While I was in the States, I was fortunate enough not to visit anywhere like that

I just got back to Germany Friday. I have to visit about four other countries next week. I'll see how the locals are acting then.

[Irish_Dem]

45. I am curious how masked up Europe is.

I recently traveled across three southern states and one midwestern states here in the US.
Very few masks anywhere to be seen. And in the southern states people seeing me wear a mask
resulted in hate glares from them. I had to travel for family issues, so stayed out of public as much as possible.
It was not safe on many levels.

[Treefrog]

49. I live in a red town in a southern state.

Plenty of masks being worn, and nobody has ever “hate-glared” at me.

Of course, I pay no attention to strangers anyway.

[Irish_Dem]

50. I was traveling along a major interstate, fast food, truck stops, no masks at all.

But in the interior of these states they are wearing masks.

Maybe they only glare at strangers and northerners.

[DFW]

54. I just got back Friday morning.

I haven’t really been out much yet. Tomorrow the real world begins, and I’ll have a better idea.

[Irish_Dem]

55. Stay safe!

[DFW]

57. Thanks! I intend to try! n/t

[DFW]

63. Follow up:

It is now almost 8:30 Monday morning. I am in a train headed west to Brussels, and we are just passing the German-Belgian border. It the train stations I was at, as well as in the trains, NO ONE was unmasked. Everyone is wearing one. Of course, they will toss you from the train at the next stop with cops waiting if you refuse to wear one, so anyone who has a serious desire to arrive at their destination wears a mask.

[Irish_Dem]

66. Wow, that is wonderful. Thank you DFW for the report.

So this slice of Europe at least is acting like in a smart, responsible fashion. And the government is taking responsibility as well. Makes the US look silly and backward.

[Nay]

58. Not very many. It's an absolute shit show, IMO. The ignorance, the howling hatred, the

thoughtlessness, the deliberate attempts to infect others with COVID (that's what that teacher was doing, and that traveling sister and BIL), the vicious racism and sexism, the leering mobs, the sneaky fucks with their masks under their noses --- it's all a sign. A bad sign. A sign that our society is actually breaking down in front of our eyes.

[Irish_Dem]

60. I keep saying that America is experiencing a serious societal breakdown and

an end to the social contract.

Yes it is happening right in front of our eyes.

The GOP is causing it. Trump and Covid has revealed the extend of the GOP rot in our country.

And the Dems cannot believe what we are seeing. We cannot wrap our heads around it yet.

[LonePirate]

10. Your sister may be one of the "lucky" ones with an asymptomatic case. Her husband is in trouble.

He better hope his body starts fighting back as hospitals across the country are filling up and he may be denied care if he seeks it.

[progressoid]

11. Well...

I too have a family member who I thought was a "super-intelligent healthcare worker". I found our recently that she hadn't been vaccinated. Her cavalier attitude toward a deadly virus has made me reassess her intelligence.

[sakabatou]

12. Update us if you wish to.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. Your brother in law needs to start monoclonal antibodies as soon as possible

It may already be too late for these drugs to be fully effective

[dalton99a]

22. +1

[OrangeJoe]

33. Let them pray to Jesus

They are Christians. They refused to get the vaccine, undoubtedly telling themselves that the man in the sky would protect them. So they should stick to their beliefs and refuse to take monoclonal antibodies and not clog up the hospital.

[Snackshack]

16. I'm sorry.

…but your sister “being a super-intelligent healthcare worker who knows how viruses and vaccines work.”
is being horribly irresponsible and has no business being in the HC industry…especially if she said this…"I guess we'll take the chance of giving it to hotel staff rather than our friends." …only a person devoid of any empathy or conscience…a sociopath would have that thought process.

I am sorry you have to deal with that. I’m lucky I don’t. If anyone one in my family or friends was like that they would be PNG’d permanently.

[Duppers]

27. +1000

[orleans]

29. they should sleep in their fucking car

but since they obviously don't give a shit about other people (such as hotel employees) i'm sure they'll gladly go inside (maskless) and (if they have covid) thoughtlessly infect everyone in their path

[viva la]

17. Definitely sounds like Covid.

I am trying not to say what I think of what they said about giving it to hotel staff.

[MustLoveBeagles]

23. I hope they don't have Covid

Not just for their sakes but for the people they've come in contact with.

[JohnnyRingo]

25. Outrageous, but not uncommon.

I was at a cookout today and when I asked a relative if she got vaxxed, she started the whole "it's just a flu and everybody who gets it..." When I told her to stop.

[VMA131Marine]

28. She knows there's a flu vaccine too right?

Because people also die from the flu. Not as many as COVID19 to be sure but the flu vaccine has saved a lot of lives.

[appleannie1]

35. My B-I-L told me today the government is sneaking COVID vaccine into flu shots.

That is why they won't get one this year.

[keithbvadu2]

26. "unrepentant evangelical conservatives" - Protected/vaccinated by the blood of Jesus.

"unrepentant evangelical conservatives" - Protected/vaccinated by the blood of Jesus.

The same blood of Jesus that lets people die from COVID.

[Beachnutt]

44. Don't they think suicide sends you to hell?

You committ suicide when you know something will kill you and you do it anyway....

[Jon King]

30. I would disown any family member who voted for him the 2nd time.

Sorry, if I had a family member who voted for him in 2020, it would be all over. Anyone who voted for him in 2020 was trying to overthrow democracy and destroy the climate and take away Obamacare, give our secrets to Putin, etc.

How anyone can associate in any way, shape, or form with a 2 time MAGA voter is beyond me. I would disown even a parent or sibling who did that.

They tried to destroy my kid's future, so why would I ever speak to them again?

[orleans]

31. i don't know what state they live in

illinois gov is mandating health care workers get vaccines and has a deadline date. not sure, but he might have said if they don't want to get vaxxed they have to get tested (once or twice a week).

either way, if that bil has covid you should notify her place of employment and let them know so they can test her and send her home so she doesn't infect other staff or patients.

at least that is what i think i would do. then again, i don't have a sister.

[appleannie1]

32. Thankfully my sister and her husband are not capable of traveling further than church.

[Corgigal]

34. I hope they won't be needing any karma,

because it seems like they already punched that ticket.

I’m sorry you’re going through this.

[liberalmuse]

36. So they're okay with risking the lives of hotel staff and their loved ones?

Jesus Christ that's beyond vile. I've rarely if ever met an Evangelical who hadn't already willingly discarded their humanity and most of their functioning brain cells.

[Hugin]

41. Add unsuspecting future occupants of the hotel room and facilities...

They use to your list.

[czarjak]

37. Dhey be da worst

[LittleGirl]

38. How disgustingly priveledged they are to go on their holiday

even though your BIL is sick with covid. I just can't with these people.

[Kablooie]

39. Evangelical means you've rejected everything Jesus taught

And focus on self and tribalism.
While proclaiming Jesus loves you for it.

[GoCubsGo]

46. Yep, and as George Carlin said,

If Jesus came back and saw what's being done in his name, he'd puke his guts out.

And, then he'd slap these people into oblivion for their callousness when it came to the hotel workers. WTF?

[multigraincracker]

40. I only have one living relative and up

until 5 years ago he was still splitting his ticket.

[babylonsister]

47. And this is why I'm terrified of going out.

We don't know if the maskless out there have been vaxxed. They might be trying to infect as many as possible; some seem more than capable of that (not talking about your family, rustysgurl, just in general).

[Baitball Blogger]

51. This is how it spreads.

We'll be going to a hotel soon, and this is not a confidence builder.

[LisaL]

52. Takes some disinfecting wipes with you and I guess air the room out if you can.

NT

[niyad]

53. I am so very sorry that you are burdened with such hateful relatives. That they are so

lacking in awareness and decency is just so disheartening, and dangerous.

[Heartstrings]

59. Where are they having their meals?

Are they not only endangering the hotel staff but servers as well?

My daughter is a server and this would infuriate her.

I certainly hope they tip extremely well….

[TrogL]

61. Welcome to narcissism

If it doesn't directly affect them, they don't care.

Had a guy in my face saying he wasn't going to wear a mask or get vaccinated because the fatality rate was lower than some flus.

I attempted to make the point that if he did get sick, he'd be in hospital taking up an ICU bed making it unavailable for someone else having a heart attack or been in an accident.

He had no idea what I was talking about.

[Treefrog]

62. Did you find out where they're staying?

[misanthrope]

64. They sound like some of my relatives

Equal parts showy religiosity and willful ignorance.

[634-5789]

65. ...unrepentant evangelical conservatives....And, there it is.