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leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 12:02 PM Oct 2021

Can I rant before I explode?

I am a pet sitter in KCMO. I have customers on the right and on the left and all in between . I don't talk politics or religion. I live on SS and my pet sitting income.

I have a relatively new customer that I knew was right wing. I just didn't know how right wing.

She is 66 and had a Moderna shot in March. 7 months ago.

She is going to the Trump rally tomorrow night in Des Moines.

Most of those people will probably not be vaccinated and unmasked. But she feels very comfortable with that. She is sure she is not in danger because her father was around her sick step mother and he never got sick.

So I have 2 issues. One, she is a Trump fan. And two, she has no common sense.

Thanks for listening.it

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Can I rant before I explode? (Original Post) leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 OP
Common sense ain't common anymore MiHale Oct 2021 #1
Hasn't been for years. 3catwoman3 Oct 2021 #15
No logic, either. SergeStorms Oct 2021 #38
Charge her double for being a trumpster. Hoyt Oct 2021 #2
Don't let her in your house. She's likely contagious. lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #3
I won't be going back over to her house for 2 weeks leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #5
Good lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #7
Good for you! I wouldn't either. Ziggysmom Oct 2021 #33
I will never understand how educated people leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #4
There are different kinds of 'education.' HUAJIAO Oct 2021 #35
"One, she is a Trump fan. And two, she has no common sense." The_Counsel Oct 2021 #6
I lower my blood pressure by knowing they are not near my family Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #8
Are you going to watch her pet? Haggard Celine Oct 2021 #9
I am watching them today and tomorrow while she leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #10
Well good luck to you! Haggard Celine Oct 2021 #16
I won't be around her for 2 weeks after she gets back. nt leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #17
Good! Haggard Celine Oct 2021 #21
Can you just drop off the dog after she's home? jimfields33 Oct 2021 #22
It's cats at her house but I won't see her after leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #25
If she only had one shot wryter2000 Oct 2021 #11
I think the Moderna shots are better than my Pfizer. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #12
Yes, but you need two of Moderna wryter2000 Oct 2021 #14
I think she is fully vaccinated. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #18
common sense , that is a mantra that the rs like to use if it dosent agree with them. AllaN01Bear Oct 2021 #13
She just thinks she is immune. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #19
they think they are immune from evrything. AllaN01Bear Oct 2021 #20
Outside? jimfields33 Oct 2021 #24
But people around here wore masks and kept leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #27
Also, it seems the Delta variant is more easily transmitted outside than what we were dealing with deurbano Oct 2021 #31
I Have Lots Of RW Tax Clients SoCalDavidS Oct 2021 #23
That's what we have to do around here, too. nt leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #26
Anytime, leftylady Hekate Oct 2021 #28
Dump her. I'm sure you can find other clients. Sogo Oct 2021 #29
Feed her to her pet. jaxexpat Oct 2021 #30
Excellent idea SCantiGOP Oct 2021 #32
I don't get the point of Trump still having these dumb rallies Catherine Vincent Oct 2021 #34
Exactly! Ohioboy Oct 2021 #36
Exactly what I was about to post lambchopp59 Oct 2021 #37
Does she have any interest in knowing how corrupt he has always been? SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2021 #39
No. I think people hang on to supporting him leftyladyfrommo Oct 2021 #40
it's like peer pressure too. nt IcyPeas Oct 2021 #41

SergeStorms

(19,190 posts)
38. No logic, either.
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 03:00 PM
Oct 2021

How's this for flawless logic? "She is sure she is not in danger because her father was around her sick step mother and he never got sick".

Self delusion is such a powerful force. If the Pentagon could harness self delusion there'd never be a need for any other weapon system.

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
4. I will never understand how educated people
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 12:08 PM
Oct 2021

Will go along with this kind of thing.

It just makes no sense to me.

The_Counsel

(1,660 posts)
6. "One, she is a Trump fan. And two, she has no common sense."
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 12:11 PM
Oct 2021

That strikes me as redundant. She's a Trump fan BECAUSE she has no common sense....

Haggard Celine

(16,843 posts)
9. Are you going to watch her pet?
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 12:13 PM
Oct 2021

I would be careful about being around her. She could go down there and get infected and bring it back to you.

I'm not bringing this up because she's going to a Trump rally. I would be concerned if she were going to an unmasked Democratic rally too, if such a thing existed.

It would be hard to tell her that in such a way as to make her realize that you aren't refusing to go over there for political reasons, but you have to be concerned for your own safety. I think I would at least charge her hazard pay.

Haggard Celine

(16,843 posts)
16. Well good luck to you!
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 12:25 PM
Oct 2021

I got the Moderna shot and I recently got the extra shot of Moderna that some people are calling the "booster," even though it technically isn't a booster. But I still would have apprehensions about being in a large crowd, and I certainly wouldn't do it unmasked. Maybe you should wear a mask around her when she gets back. It wouldn't hurt, and it might keep you from getting infected.

jimfields33

(15,751 posts)
22. Can you just drop off the dog after she's home?
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 12:56 PM
Oct 2021

By opening the door letting the dog through and immediately leaving. “Yell” to her you’ll talk to her in a few weeks. Tell her to put the money under the mat which you’ll pick up tomorrow. I think you’ll be very safe following that.

wryter2000

(46,025 posts)
14. Yes, but you need two of Moderna
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 12:20 PM
Oct 2021

If she had both shots, what I said doesn't apply. If she only had one, she's a danger.

AllaN01Bear

(18,101 posts)
13. common sense , that is a mantra that the rs like to use if it dosent agree with them.
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 12:18 PM
Oct 2021

as of right now i am only concerned about myself.

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
19. She just thinks she is immune.
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 12:34 PM
Oct 2021

But I wonder just how immune you are if you are in a crowd of anti vaccers with no masks. They will be outside. It's at the Fairgrounds.

I would also be worried about violence. You know all the far right violent guys are going to show up.

jimfields33

(15,751 posts)
24. Outside?
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 12:58 PM
Oct 2021

We just had thousands of protests last Saturday all over the world full of people rejecting the Texas rules. No positives from any of the millions of people involve. I’m sure outside is fine no matter the politics.

deurbano

(2,894 posts)
31. Also, it seems the Delta variant is more easily transmitted outside than what we were dealing with
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 01:32 PM
Oct 2021

in the summer of 2020.

https://bestlifeonline.com/news-catch-delta-outside-vaccinated/

This Is How You Can Catch Delta Outside, Even If You're Vaccinated, Expert Says
ZACHARY MACK, AUGUST 30, 2021

A mounting body of evidence that the Delta variant can spread outside has led some health officials to enact outdoor mask mandates. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recently updated their guidance to suggest that while moving activities outside remains a much safer choice, it's still advisable to maintain six feet of distance between people and wear a mask whenever social distancing isn't possible.

"We are seeing transmission in crowded outdoor settings," Kris Ehresmann, infectious disease director for Minnesota, told The Star Tribune. "With Delta, when we have large groups of people together, that can be problematic. That is why [the] CDC is responding to what we are learning with this change and recommending masking in crowded outdoor settings.
"

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
23. I Have Lots Of RW Tax Clients
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 12:57 PM
Oct 2021

I also have Liberals, many who share the same exact strong political views as myself.

I know who to discuss with, and who not to. I just simply change the subject or let them finish their rant when it's typical RW Bullshit. I don't try to argue, since I know at best, I'll lose a client. NOT going to change their opinion or convince them of being wrong. Zero chance of that.

Hekate

(90,616 posts)
28. Anytime, leftylady
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 01:11 PM
Oct 2021

You’ll do the right thing. In fact, you are announcing in advance that you’re staying away for 2 weeks.

Best of luck.

Sogo

(4,986 posts)
29. Dump her. I'm sure you can find other clients.
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 01:11 PM
Oct 2021

I know, easy for me to say, but start putting feelers out and see what comes up.

I wouldn't work for a blatant Trumpster....

Catherine Vincent

(34,486 posts)
34. I don't get the point of Trump still having these dumb rallies
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 01:41 PM
Oct 2021

Thankful the media aren't showing them except maybe oan or worldnetdaily.

Ohioboy

(3,240 posts)
36. Exactly!
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 02:36 PM
Oct 2021

Recently, a report confirming how Trump tried to overturn the election came out. The report detailed scheming that, in a functioning America, would mean serious trouble for anyone attempting what Trump did, and yet he is having rallies.

lambchopp59

(2,809 posts)
37. Exactly what I was about to post
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 02:37 PM
Oct 2021

I've spent a few months at a mountain retreat, but it is a very "red" area. In nearly 3 months I've been here, I believe I've seen two vehicles that had one "Trump" sticker. Most are sad looking jalopies so covered in hateful RW fanaticism it makes a parody of itself.
Then there's an issue with their driving...

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,107 posts)
39. Does she have any interest in knowing how corrupt he has always been?
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 03:28 PM
Oct 2021

And how harmful he's been culminating in an out of control pandemic because he felt upstaged by an expert in his field?

leftyladyfrommo

(18,868 posts)
40. No. I think people hang on to supporting him
Fri Oct 8, 2021, 03:46 PM
Oct 2021

because they are just basically white supremacists. They just are not the loud, gun toting kind.

They are motivated by fear.

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