A Parlour for a Plague

I've had shingles, and it just went on forever. Well, the visible rash finally went away, but that area is still a bit itchy years later. Except when I take a hot shower. Then, it's downright painful when the water hits it.

How long did you have the pain before the rash broke out though?

Sorry to hear you still feel it.

My case went away completely after a couple of months. It’s a sneaky little pest, though. Gets itself right into the nerves.

Mammogram fine.

Sebastian seems pretty ok. Not his old self, but my loving little boy.

Viola left me a mouse this morning.

The rash and itching were about simultaneous. The pain came with a hot shower both while the rash was present, and ever since. The original outbreak was 10 or 15 years ago. I have never forgotten.

When the missus got shingles, it lasted roughly two months with a lot of pain. Now, the apin comes up now and then.

I guess that's more or less common, then. Tell you what. When they say it itches, they are a bunch of lying dogs. It doesn't itch; it hurts.

Ah. I had intense pain for at least a week, possibly nearly two, before the rash came. There’s an antiviral drug you can use up until the rash comes.

It’s certainly a lot more than an itch! Myra so is itchy but it’s like the itch is twanging nerves.

Shingles is a real pain.

My doctor told me of such a drug. He also said you had to use it very early, it was quite expensive, and a lot of times it just didn't work. Also, no insurance plan covered it. I gave it a miss.

Meanwhile as the numbers rise and New York starts looking forward to who knoweths what, the Governor has issued his latest order...

Any establishment with a liquor license must adhere to the new curfew of 10:00 p.m.
But not to worry! It seems a giant tree will be arriving soon from the upstate town of Oneonta. At some point it will be put in place at Rockefeller Center, where hundreds of folks can rejoice in it's well lighted splendor....providing of course that they are well masked and twenty meters apart from each other.



In other news, two teens mugged a man on the lower east side a few days ago. It happened somewhere along Pike Street. They hit the man with a toy stroller and a curtain rod.

The man decided to fight back and that was his mistake...

...he put his bag down on the sidewalk and the two lads absconded with it. Apparently it contained clothes. No word on whether the clothes were clean or if they were headed for the local laundry.

Not to worry though, the youthful offenders were both wearing masks, which, if they are ever apprehended, might be used in their favor towards negotiating a more lenient sentence.

Twenty meters apart! Wow.

It does seem a bit excessive.

Hyperbole?

I have been known to exaggerate...

The rules are changed often. The Mayor and Governor at times have differing opinions of the proper course of action.
I think it's currently 6 feet apart,but this does not apply to family members who can be closer.

so I understand that things are getting a bit worse - but I think sometimes these governors just react rather than be smart about it.

So in MA now - they will keep restaurants open - but only until 9:30 and no alcohol can be purchased in a restaurant or store after 9:30. So instead you are squeezing in more people at earlier times instead of spreading out the time so there would be less people inside.

There is also some sort of curfew where you are not supposed to be out at all from 10pm - 5am unless it is for a particular reason - like going to work - but you can go out and jog at that time.

So apparently you are more likely to catch covid from the hours of 10pm and 5am.

Also you need to wear a mask at all times in public - I normally do not have an issue with this but you are supposed to wear it even outside and with no one any where near you. This is an issue in the city where many people have no outside private areas. So these poor people cannot go outside at any time without a mask. At least I can go out in my yard.

I can understand having some rules but rules with that really do not make sense in preventing the spread is just stupid and to me makes people less likely to follow those that should be followed.

Not just the governors. Humans in general are in this mode of reacting.

We're the laughing stock of the world.

Exactly!

Maryland has very strict guidance on the number of people who can be in a restaurant at one time. So here at least, you can't squeeze more people in just because they are open less hours. Many restaurants are doing a brisk business with carry out orders, some pick-up and some doordash delivery.

Restaurants have that here too, what ends up happening is you have all these people instead gathered around waiting outside close together waiting for their table.

Indubitably?

Is there social distancing in restaurants and bars? There still is here, but closer unless we get a case that’s not in quarantine already.