Avian Flu Jumps to Mammals (Update: continued evolution to human illness) (1 Viewer)

[Poppy]

We should probably start wearing masks. I don't know.

 

[DaveXA]

We should probably start wearing masks. I don't know.

Nothing wrong with doing that. Not a bad idea, particularly if you have immune system issues.

 

[Sailorsaint]

Nothing wrong with doing that. Not a bad idea, particularly if you have immune system issues.

You do know that wearing a mask suppresses the rights of people not wearing masks….

 

[DaveXA]

You do know that wearing a mask suppresses the rights of people not wearing masks….

Man, I had no idea. To hell with masks then.

And just for the slow people... /s.

 

[Andrus]

So, we had this cat that someone apparently dropped off not too long ago, which happens too often where I live. Very sweet cat, but we couldn't keep it in the house because my German Shepherd did NOT like it. So we kept it in my shop and left a crack in one of the the shop's bay doors so it could roam in and out freely. However, not opened enough to where my Shepherd could get in.

Friday evening, I walked into the shop and didn't see the cat and saw that she hadn't eaten her food. Very unusual. I was in a hurry so I made a mental note to check on her in the morning. Saturday (Yesterday) I went to take a good look around the garage. I could smell that something wasn't right. I went to open the bay doors, and when I opened the second (far one), I looked back and saw it lying on the concrete floor, it had expired. Not knowing what else to do with it, I grabbed a shovel and dug a hole, used the shovel to scoop up the cat and promptly buried it.

I then walked back in the shop with the intention of cleaning up whatever it was that the cat had vomited, which I had noted was next to the cat's mouth when I scooped it up, and upon closer inspection, I saw a wing from a very small bird in that mess, Then I was like, "Uh-oh!"

That was a healthy young cat and it was perfectly fine two days prior, and before I saw that bird wing I was trying to figure out what would take out the cat so quickly as there was no sign of it either being in a fight, in ill-health, or anything. I then went into the house, put on a mask, and returned with a can of Lysol and sprayed the spot and surrounding area as well, as best I could.

So yeah, I am a bit concerned. While I didn't physically handle the deceased cat, I was close to it while unmasked for a while when having to scoop it up, carry it about 50 yards and bury it. My granddaughter, who fed the cat and gave it the most attention, spent the weekend at a friend's house, which might be a good thing.

 

[Poppy]

Nothing wrong with doing that. Not a bad idea, particularly if you have immune system issues.

I miss wearing a mask into a store, or driving alone.

 

[DaveXA]

I miss wearing a mask into a store, or driving alone.

Nothing stopping you from doing that if you want to. It's a free country.

 

[Goatman Saint]

I miss wearing a mask into a store, or driving alone.

I miss when stores weren’t crowded and people stayed away from you. I, unlike many, actually loved the lockdown

 

[Poppy]

I miss when stores weren’t crowded and people stayed away from you. I, unlike many, actually loved the lockdown

I remember I went to the grocery during the height of covid. I was checking out the avocado's to see which ones were good, this man was staring me down wishing death upon me. I had forgot a mask and i wasnt turning around to get one. Good times.

 

[efil4stnias]

I remember I went to the grocery during the height of covid. I was checking out the avocado's to see which ones were good, this man was staring me down wishing death upon me. I had forgot a mask and i wasnt turning around to get one. Good times.

you rebel.

 

[Eeyore]

I still have masks, and hand sanitizer in my coat pockets and in my car.

My issue is at work. These guys won't wear a mask. If they do, they pull it down because it restricts their freedom. I have a 10x10 office and I'm trapped whenever somebody comes in here.

 

[Goatman Saint]

That’s when I discovered the magic of ordering online, they would shop, I’d pull up, open the trunk, they would drop in my groceries and I drove away. How much better can it get

 

[DaveXA]

That’s when I discovered the magic of ordering online, they would shop, I’d pull up, open the trunk, they would drop in my groceries and I drove away. How much better can it get

Yep, for all the issues Walmart (and Target) has, their curbside pickup is great. Never have to get out of my car and they just drop my stuff in the trunk.

For people like me who can't stand going into a store packed with people, this has been a game changer.

 

[Goatman Saint]

Yep, for all the issues Walmart (and Target) has, their curbside pickup is great. Never have to get out of my car and they just drop my stuff in the trunk.

For people like me who can't stand going into a store packed with people, this has been a game changer.

Door dash is my new favorite. Yes I know it’s expensive. But the deal I made with myself is that I will only get what I need, no impulse, so I spend less that way.

 

[Eeyore]

https://ldh.la.gov/news/H5N1-death

US reports first human death related to bird flu

A person in Louisiana who became severely ill with a bird flu virus known as H5N1 in December has passed away from the infection, marking the first known bird flu death in the US

www.newscientist.com

Hopefully, this isn't one of you, or somebody you know.