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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
MiHale
(9,712 posts)3catwoman3
(23,965 posts)Ive been calling it uncommon sense for a long time.
SergeStorms
(19,190 posts)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.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)After she gets home tomorrow night. I told her that.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Ziggysmom
(3,406 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)Will go along with this kind of thing.
It just makes no sense to me.
HUAJIAO
(2,382 posts)The_Counsel
(1,660 posts)That strikes me as redundant. She's a Trump fan BECAUSE she has no common sense....
Tetrachloride
(7,826 posts)Haggard Celine
(16,843 posts)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.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)is gone.
Haggard Celine
(16,843 posts)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.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)Haggard Celine
(16,843 posts)jimfields33
(15,751 posts)By opening the door letting the dog through and immediately leaving. Yell to her youll talk to her in a few weeks. Tell her to put the money under the mat which youll pick up tomorrow. I think youll be very safe following that.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)She gets home.
wryter2000
(46,025 posts)You're not safe being around her. I hope you can afford to drop her.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)It's just that they wear off after while.
wryter2000
(46,025 posts)If she had both shots, what I said doesn't apply. If she only had one, she's a danger.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)And her workplace is very careful.
AllaN01Bear
(18,101 posts)as of right now i am only concerned about myself.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)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.
AllaN01Bear
(18,101 posts)jimfields33
(15,751 posts)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. Im sure outside is fine no matter the politics.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)their distance.
deurbano
(2,894 posts)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)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.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)Hekate
(90,616 posts)Youll do the right thing. In fact, you are announcing in advance that youre staying away for 2 weeks.
Best of luck.
Sogo
(4,986 posts)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....
jaxexpat
(6,813 posts)SCantiGOP
(13,867 posts)Catherine Vincent
(34,486 posts)Thankful the media aren't showing them except maybe oan or worldnetdaily.
Ohioboy
(3,240 posts)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)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)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)because they are just basically white supremacists. They just are not the loud, gun toting kind.
They are motivated by fear.