Temperatures Falling

Post Date

Thu, 10/21/2021 - 04:00

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Lifestyle

With temperatures falling, I wonder whether it’s time to go inside.
Like many people, over the past year and a half we have been reluctant to eat inside restaurants and have been dining out outside.
Exercise has been a challenge and we have not been inside a gym. Walking has been the major exercise escape and we’ve enjoyed the outside tent and equipment at the Y.
I’m back at the office a few days a week and been inside a small theater with fully vaccinated others only twice - no Broadway yet.
But I come back to restaurants and the gym. As temperatures go down, what to do?

Comments

Fred Klein

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I went inside to the gym for first time yesterday. Half of people were wearing masks. I stayed in an isolated area.

Paul Napolitano

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Please Odey, no offense, but I just don’t understand this thinking. On the very LOW end of estimates, and I have read a bunch, the chances are 1 in 13,000 of a breakthrough case (getting Covid after vaccination) needing hospitalization. If you have no SERIOUS underlying health issues, your odds would increase greatly from there. This is equal to or better than the seasonal flu. Doesn’t that justify just going out and living your life? Personally, I think that breakthrough cases are EXTREMELY underreported. I believe that in the next couple of years that the vast majority of people will get mild cases of Covid whether vaccinated or not. If you have serious underlying health issues, you should of course consult with your doctor, but otherwise go enjoy your life!

Dominick Bencivenga

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I am in agreement with Paul's views here. Today, where we go / what we do is all about COVID risk mitigation but the risks are minimal. A COVID antibody is also an option that can tell you if you have a strong resistance to the virus (fortunately my test showed I am full of antibodies).

Paul Napolitano

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Very interesting Dominick. I have been trying to research antibody tests. What do the numbers mean? Where did you get your test? What kind was it? This is so valuable for people considering booster shots.

Dan Schwartz

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I do not belong to any gyms. I have not been to Broadway or a movie theater for that matter. All of this more out of lack of time, convenience or cost, not Covid. Like Paul above, it's time to enjoy life. I fly fairly frequently to Florida. The plane is backed like sardines (Jim Breuer refers to this as being in a tube). I wear my mask and sanitize my seat. But that is it. I don't think twice about it. Be careful, but live.

ODEY RAVIV

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Slowly but surely, getting back. Age and health are a factor in people's decisions. I have Been to theaters for movies, (matinees so far with small crowds) and bought tickets for concert at Jazz at LIncoln Center next month.