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Originally Posted by Rose76
I've kept myself in home lockdown for days. This really is overkill. I guess I'm scared of COVID. But I had all 3 shots. I scarcely leave my recliner. This is getting ridiculous. I have to make myself move and, at least, go for a drive and look at xmas lights on people's houses, which I love.
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I do the same thing. I live in an apartment, so I worry about shared air the moment I open my front door.
But I do put on my double mask and double gloves whenever I leave my apartment, even if I'm just going for a walk around the block or to dump trash or to get door deliveries within seconds. I also shower when I'm done, in addition to the hand-washing and eyeglass washing. Sometimes I even wear goggles, but that's only when I'm handling things like trash or things I have to lift in storage or from the package room (to protect my eyes from retinal tears, corneal tears, etc., more so than from the pandemic/virus).
I don't have a car. I've asked safe friends to give me a ride. They are all boosted like me (I've had 3 Moderna shots - all full shots, since I may be immunocompromised). I'm still isolating in place - for nearly 2 years. I never go into any stores, and I only go out for essentials - trash, mail, door deliveries, package pickups in the package room downstairs, storage cleaning, etc. I do most of my mail and package and trash stuff late at night or early in the morning, before most of my neighbors are out and about. I try to avoid the rush hour times.
If I had a car, I would park it outside - not in the shared air space in parking lots. And if I had a safe car that I parked outside, I would definitely go for drives to see Christmas lights and the like on special holidays, or to just see scenery and get some fresh air in a park. But I don't have that yet. I'm actually terrified of driving right now. I also haven't went to renew my driver's license. I let it expire, but I have up to about August 2022 to just take the written test and the eye exam so that I can get my new driver's license. I'm not sure I want to though.
I've been scared of getting the virus, but my T is helping me face my fears slowly.
I hope you have a T to help you. Tiny steps work best with stuff like this.