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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 12:54 PM Nov 2020

George Takei: To my fans: If you've made it this far without contracting Covid-19, just keep up your


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George Takei
@GeorgeTakei
To my fans: If you’ve made it this far without contracting Covid-19, just keep up your vigilance a bit longer. There is a vaccine on its way! Don’t let your guard down and become infected right at the moment there is real hope for a return to normal.

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#StayHome
11:42 AM · Nov 14, 2020
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George Takei: To my fans: If you've made it this far without contracting Covid-19, just keep up your (Original Post) soothsayer Nov 2020 OP
Both me and my husband have managed to keep the virus away from us, all year. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2020 #1
Same here. Just this minute I got a text from my daughter inviting us to a TG cookout.... Hekate Nov 2020 #6
We stay home as much as possible. murielm99 Nov 2020 #11
This! FM123 Nov 2020 #2
Indeed! Those words should flow from the Oval Office Fritz Walter Nov 2020 #16
Exactly. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #3
George has done a great job of keeping people informed and upbeat. crickets Nov 2020 #4
Mr. Takei has been a beacon of light through these dark times Yeehah Nov 2020 #9
Sometimes I feel like me and mine are the only ones still quarantining Leith Nov 2020 #5
Thank you, my dear Leith, for this incredibly funny and spot-on video! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2020 #10
You're very welcome! Leith Nov 2020 #12
I hadn't seen it before, so thank you for resurrecting it! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2020 #13
I love this! I'd forgotten all about it, so thanks for reposting it. crickets Nov 2020 #14
Love it. Love it! LOVE IT! BarbD Nov 2020 #17
Well, Mr. tRump told us yesterday MissMillie Nov 2020 #7
Thank you, Mr. Takei! Yeehah Nov 2020 #8
One thing I know in this life: Mister Ed Nov 2020 #15
Thanks for the wise words. BarbD Nov 2020 #18

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,296 posts)
1. Both me and my husband have managed to keep the virus away from us, all year.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:01 PM
Nov 2020

We plan to hang on and survive this. We will get vaccinated WHEN reputable scientists tell us the vaccine is good and effective.

We are both old and have pre-existing conditions, and if either of us gets infected, we will most likely die. And neither of us is ready for that.

I miss seeing my family, but that would be permanent if I got sick with this virus.



Hekate

(90,189 posts)
6. Same here. Just this minute I got a text from my daughter inviting us to a TG cookout....
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:40 PM
Nov 2020

There are a couple of reasons I will regretfully decline, but COVID is at the very, very top.

This, too, shall pass.

murielm99

(30,655 posts)
11. We stay home as much as possible.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:51 PM
Nov 2020

I go to the pharmacy and the grocery store, sometimes the convenience store.

My husband is harder to keep in. He had to buy a surge protector yesterday. He stayed around and browsed the store, buying unnecessary items. Even if everyone was masked, it is a risk.

We won't survive, either, if we get sick.

I would like to see my son for Thanksgiving, but I think we will tell him to stay away.

I hope all my DU friends are still here in a year.

FM123

(10,050 posts)
2. This!
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:02 PM
Nov 2020
There is a vaccine on its way! Don’t let your guard down and become infected right at the moment there is real hope for a return to normal

Fritz Walter

(4,281 posts)
16. Indeed! Those words should flow from the Oval Office
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:27 PM
Nov 2020

But right now, the creature squatting in that office has focused his attention on any- and everything that urges his sheeple to continue supporting his catastrophic and utterly-failed presence on the public stage.

Thanks, “Uncle George!”

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,267 posts)
3. Exactly.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:11 PM
Nov 2020

It's not killing me to stay home and avoid gatherings of other people, though it would be nice to be able to get out and socialize. However, it could kill me not to stay home and avoid gatherings of other people. I've managed to hide out for eight months and I figure I can keep doing it indefinitely if I have to.

crickets

(25,896 posts)
4. George has done a great job of keeping people informed and upbeat.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:22 PM
Nov 2020

It really is appreciated. He's amazing.

Leith

(7,802 posts)
5. Sometimes I feel like me and mine are the only ones still quarantining
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:38 PM
Nov 2020

since we don't go out and look around except to visit our other pod. Even on the less traveled streets, there are too many cars for there to be many still at home.

In the meantime, let's watch this top ten hit from this past spring.



CaliforniaPeggy

(149,296 posts)
10. Thank you, my dear Leith, for this incredibly funny and spot-on video!
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:48 PM
Nov 2020

I just took it over to Facebook for their enjoyment.

What a gem!



crickets

(25,896 posts)
14. I love this! I'd forgotten all about it, so thanks for reposting it.
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:58 PM
Nov 2020

In spite of the (finally!) good news about the election, it's been depressing staring down the prospect of holidays at home alone. This is nice laugh for the day. Thanks again!

eta

Sometimes I feel like me and mine are the only ones still quarantining


Oh, no. It's not just you. There are still a bunch of us hanging in there. But I know what you mean. It's gotten really old. Thank goodness it's almost over. 🌻

MissMillie

(38,451 posts)
7. Well, Mr. tRump told us yesterday
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 02:45 PM
Nov 2020

That'd it be disappearing really soon.


(I think I've heard that one before.)

Mister Ed

(5,895 posts)
15. One thing I know in this life:
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:27 PM
Nov 2020

You never, ever spike the ball and dance a victory jig on the 5-yard line.

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