The media is inspiring my city too much, in all the wrong ways. From the "protests" (aka trump rallies) rolling through neighborhoods acting like a katamari to pick up their recruits and go block a road somewhere, like they did in Denver. And now it seems we have a pattern of people gathering in parking lots to harass, threaten and throw things at people walking to and from their cars.
Last night was another case of that, which I think makes it 10x worse being that it was already dark outside. They're just terrifying people! I don't know if they're trying to scare people to go home, or fussed about them wearing masks, or not wearing masks. It doesn't matter, we shouldn't be having to call non-emergencies at my job every week over this. :/

I already had a personal run in with crazy people a couple of weeks ago as well. I think it was actually a day or two after my break up also, so I was already having such a hard time. Then I'm walking across my job's parking lot at like 10:30pm, trying to get to the doors which I knew were locked and I had to walkie someone to let me in. Its dark, I'm alone, I'm frustrated and I had these 3 cars swarming around me, blocking me in 3 directions and shouting at me but I couldn't understand what they were saying over their engines roaring. It scared the shit out of me. They of course dispersed when I lifted my phone to dial for help, so the moment didn't last long and I got inside safely.

In what world is this okay? I don't care what you believe in about this virus, and frankly getting sick of all the "passionate" opinions on it as if raging is going to fix anything. But there is literally no reason to act this way. Pointing blame at everyone around you, taking out frustrations, and using "my precious freedom" as an excuse, as if that justifies these actions at all? It is APPALLING to see just how many people are involved in these hateful actions.

And that poor man on the news, I can't remember from which state, who ended up shot down over asking his customer to wear a mask. From what I heard of it, the customer went home first. Then their husband and son literally went out of their way to come back, hunt down this worker and kill him. OVER A PIECE OF CLOTH?
This man did not lock down our country. Neither did I, neither did my customers, or anyone else who's been harassed about all of this.

People like these just need to shut off all their devices and go stare at the sun for a bit.

@glume:
Haha yup! Up in greeley. So far, every sunday my job has had to call on these harassments in the parking lot, according to my HR manager.
Definitely stay inside as much as you can, and stay safe <3 I don't know how Denver is handling things overall, but I'm happy if you're feeling its safer there. Greeley has always had this weird rep anyway.

@priestess of pie:
I assume people think that if they make a big enough uproar, then the government will be like "oh, ok sorry, have your life back"
But it.. doesn't work that way. Life cannot simply return to what it was at the snap of fingers. For those affected by this virus, it may never be the same. I already know people who have lost loved ones to it. My hair stylist lost her father about two weeks ago from covid.
Oh but people like my parents will also scrunch their noses at that and say "it wasn't covid, they're just labeling any death a covid death to scare us"


Its okay to believe in conspiracies. But it's never okay to be inconsiderate of others, and definitely not to threaten or harm them.

That sucks. We have had a few protests as well... but nothing like that, and everyone just drove their vehicles with signs up and down the main roads. It was just like a parade. Now people are just going about their business, but being careful to avoid people as well. I had this old guy look at me crazily cuz I wasn't wearing a mask and he just grunted and walked off.

Unrelated but ouch
an expected $1500 oil leak fix in my car quickly turned into $2500 fixes covering several other things too.
Evidently all the potholes in the neighborhood exit (that the city refuses to fix when they've redone EVERY OTHER road in the whole area) finally near destroyed my transmission plates. :vanora_stunned:

So far I've stayed home, and gone out as little as i can to avoid a lot of fuss, but it seems my towns not quite as bad as that, but it's no picnic ether. groups of kids or adults running through the space between my building and the next ..yelling..and we've had the doors on the three ends of the building not by the one by my place slamming at all hours and its getting m ea bit twitchy. im in a secure building, there's no need for the side doors, or the main door slaming, at least i've lucked out in it not being the door by my apartment..well. for now.