"Harrys" for me, it comes in the mail.I prefer Schick.
The funny part as I did that riding, I would hear about problems getting rooms, food, the overcrowded emergency rooms, etc. Only getting food was even a slight problem, and easily solved. I didn't use any emergency rooms, but I purposely rode past several just to see the 'crowds'....not once did any look even busy, let alone crowded.Meanwhile Tombstone has ridden his motorcycle from coast to coast at least twice. Is out enjoying what he enjoys most- and hasn’t wasted two years hiding in his house.
Who are the fools? TWO YEARS
Roger that. I did a cross-country trip in both 2020 (Lincoln Highway) and 2021 (Route 66), same findings as you reported: no issues with booking rooms, no problems with getting food (other than staffing shortages and fast food joints being drive-thru only), only real issue being many of the attractions and tourist traps were closed due to the plague.The funny part as I did that riding, I would hear about problems getting rooms, food, the overcrowded emergency rooms, etc. Only getting food was even a slight problem, and easily solved. I didn't use any emergency rooms, but I purposely rode past several just to see the 'crowds'....not once did any look even busy, let alone crowded.
But then if the MSM said it is so then it MUST be so!
If I can get out of town between these storms you keep sending my way I'll be riding in Cal for the next two weeks.
I'm thinking that isn't/wasn't so much of an issue in the middle of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, etc.? (I did my best not to test that theory though....)Those hospitals may not have had crowded parking lots, but I can tell you the waits have been horrendous, the staff is massively short-handed, and they are burned out. Due to minor mishaps with an 89 year old, we unfortunately have had to go to the ER several times since the COVID thing started. Plus have been with the ex (nurse) and am friends with several others. The old lady fell and cut her scalp from hairline to the ear at 1:20 in the afternoon and other than periodic check-ins they couldn't even clean the bloody mess till more than 5 hours later. Even getting med appointments has been tough.
I'm thinking that isn't/wasn't so much of an issue in the middle of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, etc.? (I did my best not to test that theory though....)
It's like the Beatles' song, "Here, There and Everywhere." And even where available, the costs are crazy anymore.The issue of rural healthcare is ubiquitous across the upper Midwest. Northern Wisconsin, Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the Dakotas, Minnesota, all face the same issues of declining populations, consolidation of the industry and generally lower access to health care. I'm sure it's an issue elsewhere, too.
Evilly Rich
Down here, towns that small never had them in the first place. As a matter of fact, the minor emergency locations have become the "go to" over E.R.s. Family practice doctors are booked up with regular patients which keeps them from being on call. I sliced my hand pretty good once. Went to Care Now, got 8 stiches, a shot of antibiotics, and out the door. One of the best features is if you have something happen, but is not urgent, you can go on line and set and appointment. They find out your travel time, and let you wait at your house instead of their waiting room. I don't know how they handled covid, but I'm sure they got their butts kicked like everywhere else.. . . . Clinics and hospitals in towns of less than 5000 have been bought up and closed. . . .
So . . . . the China Bug. Is that the one they're calling "Stealth Omicron"? What is the difference between the two?So… the China bug got me and my wife. . . .
O crap another one?! Does it ever end… didn’t hear about that yet. So far all windows in the house cleaned, one car washed, parts ordered for its service. Being at home has advantages haha.Oh . . . . HA! I thought you were talking about the possible new variant that is rumored to be running rampant through China.