First Trip Out of Town
Yesterday, I had my first trip out of town since the start of the pandemic. I went to Indy for a family get-together for birthdays, and I have to say, it was nice to travel out of town, get there... see folks... and enjoy a nice summer day.
I was still plenty surprised about the lack of mask-wearing by folks out-and-about, and while I know what the CDC guidelines state for mask wearing, and Illinois and Indiana rules for mask-wearing, it seems like such a harmless thing that we have been doing for months, to ensure that we really shut down this pandemic before we start taking chances.
I look at what's happened in India - they thought it was over, and within 2 weeks, they were completely overwhelmed. It could happen here... a new variant... unvaccinated folks getting sick, and all of a sudden we're in another surge that isn't so easily contained.
I'll be wearing my mask in public until the new case count is under 100 a day for the nation... at that point, we're out of the woods. But we aren't there yet.