Day 285
We’re getting settled in to the cabin. It’s nighttime now and we spent most of the day unpacking and getting things set up. The cabin is just as Dad and I left it the last time we visited here...about five years ago. Three bedrooms, small kitchenette, decent sized living room, small dining area and a full bath. Plenty of space for our crew of nine.
Like in the city, there is no electricity or running water. However, we got lucky. While securing the area Tanya found a well water pump about 25 yards behind the cabin. I didn’t even know it was there. Dad never told us...I wonder if he even knew. After about an hour of flushing the pump out we started pumping clear water. We’ll still have to boil it before drinking but it is SO awesome to actually have a constant source of water again. No more catching rain water like we had to do back in the city.
All of the canned goods in the cabin pantry are spoiled. Sucks because there was quite a bit if it. We did find some rice, sugar and oil that’s still usable though. We’ll have to continue to hunt for now to maintain a heathy supply of food.
Another note: a bit of good and bad news. Kumiko is pretty sure that she’s pregnant. I’ve told Marvin to stop diving up in it raw, but of course he doesn’t listen. I mean...I don’t blame them...the world is so bleak that sometimes fukking is a way to escape. But damn...she’s about 4 months pregnant...we’ve got some time to prepare but I don’t know how we can support a newborn.
If there's anything video games has taught me, it's that the characters that leave diary logs behind are never the ones that end up surviving.
And I'm sure nobody wants to be walking around this summer on some
Stay hydrated brehs
Legendary.
I can believe so. Think we have the largest concentration of idiots per capita. The biggest concentration of people who couldn't pass basic biology talking the loudest about a pandemic. Also apparently reporting testing numbers that we know are significantly lower than the actual amount of people walking around with the shyt is "fake news" and "sensationalism".
Dumbass people still haven't processed that regardless if you die, a disease that attacks your lungs like pneumonia is going to require medical attention. Too dumb to understand that in a month's time most hospitals will be at capacity so when your uncle has a heart attack or your cousin gets shot, there's not going to be rooms in the ICU and they will be turned away to die. Too dumb to understand that if they catch it and show no symptoms, that they will still pass it around to people who will die from it which further clogs the medical system. Too dumb to understand what the "curve" is and why we are about a month away from the peak. Just too dumb.
And this is a "light" virus overall that we are failing to deal with. When something more serious comes that we don't have a treatment for, most of this world will die because people are just so stupid and opinionated
This is exactly what I don't get, and you're absolutely right. People are saying "it's just a flu" when we've had NUMEROUS doctors coming out saying that it's not true. You don't shut down regions down for weeks over a flu. Nor would businesses willingly lay off people and put themselves in possible financial ruin over a "flu". So who am I going to believe, a bunch of contrarian-ass posters who don't know what they're talking about, or licensed doctors with experience that are actually in the field front-lines?
It's that same carelessness that had people thinking black people were immune to the Coronavirus. People say things in order to seem like they're intellectual and critical thinkers, when evidence and the actions of government officials from around the world prove otherwise. And it's becoming more clear from what we're seeing that even if you're asymptomatic or recover in 14 days, there's still a chance of lung damage. But no, people on here are stubborn and think they know everything.
History always repeats itself. Also throughout history humans continue to make the same mistakes.
Human arrogance never changes. As much as we may believe we've "evolved", look at how easily people can throw all sense of morals out the window when things get dicey. This is why they teach history in schools, because if you don't know where you come from, you're doomed to go back there.
Hell, even on a much smaller scale. It's like acknowledging your bad habits vs. completely lacking self-awareness. How does a person grow if they don't know what's holding them back? How can you grow a garden without knowing the soil is healthy, the sunlight reaches it, and the water is abundant enough? You can't. Parents teach their kids to not do bad things so they don't become pieces of shyt as adults. But when some kids grow up and don't learn... Well, you see the consequences.
It just sucks that innocent people have to be caught in the middle of this as well.
to all you nikkas downplaying this I really hope it doesnt take someone close to you dying from this shyt to take it serious.
Right? The way some are acting, it's like they have no loved ones that couldn't fall victim to this thing.
It's also incredibly foolish because some of those same posters in here acting like that could very well be on the precipice of having a condition that hurts their immune system as well. People find out their conditions once they go to a hospital, and most people don't even believe in going to a doctor unless there's a reason to.
Maybe they just are sociopaths. Maybe they're apathetic. I don't know, but it's strange to see people just not take it seriously. Panic isn't necessary, but the way I've seen people (here and via social media) dismiss the vulnerable, it's disgusting. As if their lives are somehow less valuable or more insignificant. But society made it cool to not care about anything, and this is the result. Let it be a sick mother, father, sibling or aunt, uncle and grandparent of theirs that ends up in critical condition though, and that's when they'll learn.
In TLR, ignorance in the form of conviction is strength.
Thankfully most people seem to understand the seriousness of all of this, but it's weird how it gets in here sometimes. It's not even about JUST the virus alone, it's the numerous other things that comes with it. The virus alone is bad because of just how easy it is to catch, but if people were to listen and stay home, it can be resolved.
Problem is, nobody wants to do that. You have politicians literally begging people to stay inside, but some citizens don't want to listen. So when they finally call Martial Law, I don't want to hear people complaining.
Rational thinking is important, so I don't think it does anybody ANY good to be screaming like the moon is about to crash into us in 72 hours, but necessary caution should be practiced. I mean if the vaccine isn't coming for another 18 months, what else can we do? We don't have a choice.