Quote Originally Posted by parrothd View Post
The one where I don't die or anyone I care about dies or gets sick, I know selfish..
People die. Don't want you or your loved ones to die? Might I suggest a few ideas to help you live longer?

Live in California? 606,000 Americans will die from cancer this year. (everything in CA causes cancer )
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/...32017%20deaths).

Do you smoke? 480,000 Americans die each year from smoking. 41,000 people die from second hand smoke.
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_sta...ndhand%20smoke)

Do you drink? 95,000 Americans die each year from excessive drinking.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6939a6.htm

Do you drive? 38,000 Americans die each year in car crashes.
https://www.asirt.org/safe-travel/ro...0aged%201%2D54.

Better sell your boat. Over 600 Americans die each year in boating accidents.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/...ths--injuries/

As I type this, I'm sitting at home with my family, all with covid. For the most part we feel fine. A bit tired. My wife and one daughter can't taste or smell. My two other kids are basically fine. Oddly enough, I feel as though I have a BAD sunburn on my back and chest. Wearing a shirt or showering hurts. Statistically we are right in line with the virus. We obviously didn't choose to get sick. While, we did not choose to stay home and hide from covid, we were "careful", but not overly careful in our activities while in public. We missed out on two vacations this year to Alaska and Hawaii because of shutdowns, but still made two trips to Powell, a week in Huntington Beach, and a couple other smaller trips. Overall we've had a good 2020. And statistically we should have.
I know we are not immune from this. We can and likely will get covid again, probably next year. Am I selling our boat, cars, toys, living our lives in fear of death? No. Should we just disregard covid? No. It's real. My totally awesome backyard neighbor died last Tuesday from covid. That's as close as death has come to us. No doubt others on here have had closer deaths. It stinks. We push on. We make the best of it. We have to.