Things were a little dicey even at the hospital today.
Walked in the main entrance. It was all roped off. Big stickers on the floor, indicating 6 feet of distance.
Woman at podium: Where are you heading today?
Me: Ultrasound, and then lab.
Woman: You're wearing both a mask and a face shield? May I ask why?
Me: Because I want to. Do you need me to slip the shield down a bit to take my temperature?
Woman: No, that's ok, I can catch the top of your forehead.
Me: Main floor, right?
Woman: Yes, just take those elevators to the main floor.
Me: Where are the stairs?
Woman: Oh. you want to take the stairs??
Me: Yes
Woman: Well, they're right around the corner from the elevator.
Me: Thanks.
I take the stairs up to the Ultrasound waiting room. A woman checked me in. I sat down far away from any waiting patients, which meant I sat nearer to the 3 woman that were there checking people in. They all had masks on.
One of the woman started hacking up her lungs. One of the worst coughs I've ever heard. If she didn't have a mask on, there would have been lung chunks flying against the wall. I stood up and walked to one of the people doing the check-ins.
Gotta pen? Yes, she said. I asked her to please write down my phone number, and to please give me a call when they were ready to take me back. I must have been looking at the woman with the cough while I was saying this, because the woman I gave my number to whispered "Oh, don't worry, she's been tested". "I don't care", I said...please call me when they are ready for me. Thanks.
I went elsewhere, and a hospital worker wheeling a cart walked next to me and said "HI"! I said "Hi! Put your mask on please"!
I got the phone call for the ultrasound. The tech introduced herself and brought me to the room. While she was squirting the gel on me, she said "I'm getting a vibe from you". I said "Oh yeah? You mean you can tell I'm a world class male stripper"? She laughed and said "No, I get the feeling that you don't socialize much". Why's that, I asked. She said it was unusual to see anyone with both a mask and a shield on. I said, well, here are my pre-conditions...and I rattled off about 5 things that were wrong with me. She said "I'm sorry sir". I said "You better be, and winked at her. I then told her that I talk to people everyday in person, but I keep my distance, and use zoom quite a bit to talk to my two best friends who both lost their jobs and are in a pit of despair. She then started telling me about some of her family members who were suffering from serious depression because of life changes due to fear of Covid.
I went to the lab, and while I was waiting in line, some guy, probably in his 30's, was about 6 inches behind me. I thought he was going to start dry-humping my leg or something. But to his credit, he did have a half-assed mask on. I turned around half-way and said "Six feet, please". "Oh yeah...sorry" he said.
Got a text while I was getting my blood drawn that a relative of a good friend had died of Covid. She was a relatively young and previously healthy RN.
I was glad to get the hell out of there.
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Clearly you are being very careful 
