The Covidiots of Missouri

I was going to write about my movie quarantine date night with my wife today, but that will have to wait until tomorrow.

Why you ask?

I, much like the rest of the country, saw that a bunch of people, far, far too many in fact, decided it was okay to take this Memorial Day weekend and decide to go to their local beach or pool. This happened in the state I live in. I got messages and emails from friends who live elsewhere now asking me what the hell was going on. I had to explain to them, which I feel like it isn't my duty, that I was not there, and that the Lake of the Ozarks is actually about a three hour drive from where I live. I had to defend myself. I had to let them know that I am still taking all the precautions, even as stay at home orders are being slowly lifted in Saint Louis. The only thing we have added to our okay list is seeing grandparents at their house or ours. We all temperature check and make sure it is all clear before we go. And when I go to the store, the one time a week I do, I happily wear my mask, and wash my hands the moment I get home. I am still living the quarantine life, with one new addition. So, to see people all over the country, and mainly in my home state, being so reckless and careless and selfish and rude and stupid and ridiculous, it boils my blood.

Look, I love going out, it is one of my favorite things to do. I enjoy live music, live comedy shows, the movies, restaurants, all of that stuff. Hell, I even like going to the mall just to check out new shoes, or see if the sporting goods store has new stuff. But I haven't done any of that because there is no need to. I also don't want to put myself, or others, at risk. The fact that these selfish people couldn't spend one holiday weekend at home blows my mind. Public pools aren't that fun when there isn't a pandemic. They are filled with germs. Add on the fact that we currently are living with a pandemic makes this that much scarier. I mean, the people who went to beaches and public pools this weekend, I would be shocked if upwards of 90 percent of them don't get Covid-19. They are practically begging for it by their actions this past weekend. Our health people in Missouri even came out and told them that there is no vaccine, and if you don't practice social distancing, and wear a mask, you are most likely going to get sick. Our people in charge came out yesterday and told anyone that was in a public pool, or didn't practice proper current protocol to self quarantine for fourteen days. I would hope they will do that, but seeing how they acted this weekend, I'm sure they won't, and that will just cause this to last that much longer.

One such person in the Ozarks was interviewed, and when asked why they attending the pool party, they said, "it probably wasn't a good idea, but there is no law when you are drinking that Claw". Screw that person, and anyone else that thinks that way. Just because we want this to be over doesn't mean it is over. Just because you can now go to restaurants and malls doesn't mean this is over. Just because certain states are reopening gyms and public pools doesn't mean you can't get sick. The coronavirus is here, probably for a long, long time, if not forever, and idiots like the people that flocked beaches and public pools are only going to make getting back to some kind of normalcy that much harder.

I want my kids to go to school in the fall, I want to watch football with or without fans, I want my son to play some version of his little league baseball season, I want my daughter to return to her tumbling and dance class. But, when people act the way they did this past weekend, it makes it that much harder for me to feel safe doing all the things I did before we were told to self quarantine. The actions of certain people this past weekend sicken me, and the people complaining about having to wear a mask in public, and I have definitely heard other people say this as well, they are going to really hate a coffin. Take proper precaution please. Wear a mask in public please. Wash and sanitize your hands please. Do what we are being told by scientists and doctors to do right now. Because if we don't, this will just go on and on and on and on, and we will really struggle even more than we are now to get back to some kind of normal life.

I hope the weekend of partying was worth for these people because they are about to get very, very sick in the coming days. Shame on you for doing this, and I hope they know how disgusting most of the world thinks they are now. It's such a pity that so many people are so god damn selfish. 

Ty

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man Podcast.

Come and support Ty and the podcast on Patreon.

Follow Ty on instagram and twitter.

SeedSing is funded by a group of awesome people. Join them by donating to SeedSing.