ASK COVIDEXPERTGFM

IBdaMann wrote:
Dear COVIDEXPERTGFM,

I just watched the Copa America final in Maracaná, Brazil. Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 on a beautiful goal by Di Maria. I noticed that they allowed fans into the stadium to watch the final game whereas there were no spectators allowed for any other game of the tournament.

The announcer explained that, due to COVID restrictions, only 10% of the stadium capacity was permitted so as to maintain social distancing of the fans.

The problem I noticed is that all of the fans that were in attendance were all clumped together in large groups, e.g. one huge group of maskless Argentina fans, dancing and singing arm-in-arm in section A, one huge group of maskless Brazil fans, dancing and singing arm-in-arm in section B, another huge group of maskless Argentina fans, dancing and singing arm-in-arm in section C, etc...

My two questions are "Why are you so racist?" and "Why do you have a problem with Argentina winning the Copa America?"

Thanks, you're the best.

IBdaMann wrote:

Dear COVIDEXPERTGFM, when will Disney release the new Avengers movie featuring COVIDLEGION and their total takeover of the world? I have been following leaks about the plotline whereby the Chinese tong The Inner Demons based in Wuhan hatch a plot to release a virus for which only they have the vaccine ... but the warehouse storing all the vaccines was destroyed by a smoker igniting the fireworks bay. The Avengers get called in to battle the WHO and the CDC ... and just when all hope seems lost, the Avengers recruit Donald Trump and he saves the day.

So my questions are:

1. When will the movie be released?
2. Will Dwayne Johnson be cast as Dr. Fauci?
3. Why are you so racist against Chinese people?

Thanks, you're the best!

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gfm7175 wrote:

GasGuzzler wrote:
I can't thank you guys enough! I am genuinely grateful. I've been so short on time with my surgery and then complications afterwards, trying to get caught up with work, home and family, and now preparing for another operation to fix the first one!.(I still blame IBD for that

) You have given me the time I didn't have and helped consolidate my scattered thoughts into some well focused and hard hitting questions for a power grabbing public employee. Well done and thanks again.

You guys will be the first to know about any and all responses I may get.

Of course! Hope you've been doing well in the meantime.

gfm7175 wrote:

GasGuzzler wrote:
I can't thank you guys enough! I am genuinely grateful. I've been so short on time with my surgery and then complications afterwards, trying to get caught up with work, home and family, and now preparing for another operation to fix the first one!.(I still blame IBD for that

) You have given me the time I didn't have and helped consolidate my scattered thoughts into some well focused and hard hitting questions for a power grabbing public employee. Well done and thanks again.

You guys will be the first to know about any and all responses I may get.

Of course! Hope you've been doing well in the meantime.

GasGuzzler wrote:What I realized through this is how insanely fast a body and mind will deteriorate when not in use. My doc wanted me rest for 7 days and then gradually work up in exercise amounts over the coming 2-4 weeks.

I struggled to walk my 1,000 ft driveway to get the mail and back. Every time I'd try and walk a small distance I'd have to rest for hours. Something wasn't right. I had only been down 7 days! Depression was hitting me hard.

GasGuzzler wrote:

gfm7175 wrote:

GasGuzzler wrote:
I can't thank you guys enough! I am genuinely grateful. I've been so short on time with my surgery and then complications afterwards, trying to get caught up with work, home and family, and now preparing for another operation to fix the first one!.(I still blame IBD for that

) You have given me the time I didn't have and helped consolidate my scattered thoughts into some well focused and hard hitting questions for a power grabbing public employee. Well done and thanks again.

You guys will be the first to know about any and all responses I may get.

Of course! Hope you've been doing well in the meantime.

So a quick update...

I fired off this letter to the high school principal and I believe it was the very next day our rock star Iowa gov Kim Reynolds made mask mandates illegal. Game over. Covid over. ALL Iowa schools now had no choice but to treat Covid as nothing more than any other minor illness.

Day after that I had my surgery to repair the damages caused by IBdaSmartass. Everything seamed to go fine. Surgery at 1pm and home at 5pm. Major swelling issues by 6pm and back in the ER by 7pm. Apparently they didn't get an artery properly tied off and cauterized and I was leaking like a faucet. I was in emergency surgery by 7:30 pm and had to spend a miserable weekend in the hospital and a miserable week recovering at home.

Back to busy season at work as soon as I could and now I'm barely keeping up. Very thankful though to be alive and well and and able to move with minimal pain.

What I realized through this is how insanely fast a body and mind will deteriorate when not in use. My doc wanted me rest for 7 days and then gradually work up in exercise amounts over the coming 2-4 weeks.

I struggled to walk my 1,000 ft driveway to get the mail and back. Every time I'd try and walk a small distance I'd have to rest for hours. Something wasn't right. I had only been down 7 days! Depression was hitting me hard.

I called a friend who has been a lifetime nurse. He said my system had quickly adapted to shutdown and I needed a jumpstart. He explained it was going to suck but I needed to push through and I'd be fine. I planned a full day of light duty work and it sucked bad till around noon. I'll be damned if I didn't feel pretty OK by 2pm and by 5 pm I really felt good, both mentally and physically.

GasGuzzler wrote:
So, my question for COVIDEXPERTGFM is this:

Given my above testimony, why are gov ordered shutdowns considered beneficial when they discourage work, depriving individuals of the mental and physical rewards that are achieved through creating goods or providing services to their fellow man....or woman....or your local LGBTQ+LMNOPYRNDNFJRJNFJDJEISJABSGZK community.......?

gfm7175 wrote:

GasGuzzler wrote:

gfm7175 wrote:

GasGuzzler wrote:
I can't thank you guys enough! I am genuinely grateful. I've been so short on time with my surgery and then complications afterwards, trying to get caught up with work, home and family, and now preparing for another operation to fix the first one!.(I still blame IBD for that

) You have given me the time I didn't have and helped consolidate my scattered thoughts into some well focused and hard hitting questions for a power grabbing public employee. Well done and thanks again.

You guys will be the first to know about any and all responses I may get.

Of course! Hope you've been doing well in the meantime.

So a quick update...

I fired off this letter to the high school principal and I believe it was the very next day our rock star Iowa gov Kim Reynolds made mask mandates illegal. Game over. Covid over. ALL Iowa schools now had no choice but to treat Covid as nothing more than any other minor illness.

Day after that I had my surgery to repair the damages caused by IBdaSmartass. Everything seamed to go fine. Surgery at 1pm and home at 5pm. Major swelling issues by 6pm and back in the ER by 7pm. Apparently they didn't get an artery properly tied off and cauterized and I was leaking like a faucet. I was in emergency surgery by 7:30 pm and had to spend a miserable weekend in the hospital and a miserable week recovering at home.

Back to busy season at work as soon as I could and now I'm barely keeping up. Very thankful though to be alive and well and and able to move with minimal pain.

What I realized through this is how insanely fast a body and mind will deteriorate when not in use. My doc wanted me rest for 7 days and then gradually work up in exercise amounts over the coming 2-4 weeks.

I struggled to walk my 1,000 ft driveway to get the mail and back. Every time I'd try and walk a small distance I'd have to rest for hours. Something wasn't right. I had only been down 7 days! Depression was hitting me hard.

I called a friend who has been a lifetime nurse. He said my system had quickly adapted to shutdown and I needed a jumpstart. He explained it was going to suck but I needed to push through and I'd be fine. I planned a full day of light duty work and it sucked bad till around noon. I'll be damned if I didn't feel pretty OK by 2pm and by 5 pm I really felt good, both mentally and physically.

That sounds like one hell of an experience, but I'm glad to hear that you're now doing better.

GasGuzzler wrote:
So, my question for COVIDEXPERTGFM is this:

Given my above testimony, why are gov ordered shutdowns considered beneficial when they discourage work, depriving individuals of the mental and physical rewards that are achieved through creating goods or providing services to their fellow man....or woman....or your local LGBTQ+LMNOPYRNDNFJRJNFJDJEISJABSGZK community.......?

Hello GasGuzzler,

Thank you for your inquiry. Your input is very important to me. I, above all else, value providing you with the most up to date information about covid-19 so that you can make the informed decisions that are necessary to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Government ordered shutdowns are beneficial because 'Trump lied people died'. Doctor Fauci IS science (he even said so himself), so to deny the holy gospel of Fauci is to declare yourself a science denier. You don't seriously want to become a science denier, do you??

Remember, the government is always looking out for your best interests, even if said government needs to once in a while "protect you from yourself". One day, you will own nothing and be happy about it.