Coronavirus surge...

[J Anderson]

Not to sound insensitive, but if you’re that worried about the risk from bowling, then don’t bowl.

Why does everyone demand that the rest of the world change for them?

Because we are all lazy selfish S.O.B.s.

Seriously, the reasoning behind the state shutdowns and executive orders is not to prevent people from dying. It is to prevent COVID 19 cases from overwhelming our health systems and preventing people from getting the medical treatment they need in a timely manner.

[boatman37]

Glad to hear you are recovering Rob and hope you continue to get better. I remember you saying awhile back that you thought you had no chance if you got it so glad that wasn't the case. It's kind of eerie thinking back several months. I had read a poll asking if you knew anyone that had it, related to anyone that had it, or knew someone that knew someone that had it (or something like that). At the time I remember I had known about 4 or 5 people that had had it. Now that number is closer to probably 30-40. Thankfully all have survived and recovered I only know of 1 that had to be hospitalized because of it but even the ones that weren't said it wasn't fun.

[GrumpyCatFace]

I'm not asking that anyone change for me. I'm asking that you all change for YOU! You can say "Not to sound insensitive," but that is exactly how you are sounding. I really hope that you don't end up finding out the hard way.

Well, that’s a risk that I’m free to measure and take, as an adult.

[RobLV1]

Glad to hear you are recovering Rob and hope you continue to get better. I remember you saying awhile back that you thought you had no chance if you got it so glad that wasn't the case. It's kind of eerie thinking back several months. I had read a poll asking if you knew anyone that had it, related to anyone that had it, or knew someone that knew someone that had it (or something like that). At the time I remember I had known about 4 or 5 people that had had it. Now that number is closer to probably 30-40. Thankfully all have survived and recovered I only know of 1 that had to be hospitalized because of it but even the ones that weren't said it wasn't fun.

I honestly feel that if I had been infected back in March or April, I would not have survived. Thankfully, the therapeutic "cocktail" of medicine is working pretty well though, depending on individual underlying conditions, it's still far from 100%.

Last week, I lost a long-time bowling friend to this horrible disease. I first met Terry Leong more than a decade ago as he was just beginning a cashing streak on the PBA Senior Tour. I still remember the first tournament, a PBA Senior Regional event in Arizona, where I crossed near Terry. We were bowling on the old Scorpion condition that was known for the large area of "out of bounds" that often appeared. The OOB area was so big that day that any ball that got outside of 13 board anywhere on the lane would not make it back to the head pin. Any ball outside of 10 was in the gutter. Despite this very challenging condition and the fact that Terry never hooked the ball a lot, I watched him bowl the most impressive 279 game that I have ever seen. We began a long friendship as I wrote several articles about him and his bowling.

A few years ago, Terry invited me to join him and Norm Duke for dinner at the South Point. It was one of the highlights of my life. Terry was two years younger than me, had no underlying conditions to my knowledge and always kept himself in great shape. He could still hit a golf ball further than just about anyone I've seen. When he succumb to this horrible, horrible disease, the bowling community was devastated. Terry will be missed for a long, long time.

[djp1080]

Rob, I'm glad you survived the ordeal. I was sick for two weeks and stayed home. Survived okay. Got tested afterwards and got negative results. So I guess it was the flu or a bad cold. Body ached everywhere. Doing pretty well now though... Best to you!

[boatman37]

I wonder if I had it back in late March. I was sore for a few days and felt like I was burning up. Had a headache up the back of my neck. Lasted a few days. Had an odd feeling in my upper chest too. Not too bad. At the time I thought it was the flu but a few weeks later I started wondering

[Timmyb]

I wonder if I had it back in late March. I was sore for a few days and felt like I was burning up. Had a headache up the back of my neck. Lasted a few days. Had an odd feeling in my upper chest too. Not too bad. At the time I thought it was the flu but a few weeks later I started wondering

Sure as hell sounds like it. If you went and got tested now, you'd show negative.

[boatman37]

Sure as hell sounds like it. If you went and got tested now, you'd show negative.

Yeah but if I got hit by a truck tomorrow they'd say I died of COVID complications...lol

[RobLV1]

Yeah but if I got hit by a truck tomorrow they'd say I died of COVID complications...lol

Boy, it's good to know that the people down the hall from me in the hospital who were alive when I went to sleep at night and dead by morning really got hit by trucks in the hospital hallway. Please do me a favor... if you are going to bury your head in the sand, make sure that there is air down there for you to breathe. It's no fun trying to breathe and struggling to find enough air!

[boatman37]

Sorry Rob. Didn't mean to sound like I was making fun of it but the fact is there are people dying from other issues and they are being labeled as COVID related. My step-son is a detective and talks to the coroner a few times a week and that is the practice, at least around here. My best friends pastor is a healthcare administrator and told him they get $37,000 for every COVID patient no matter what the outcome is so when you dangle that carrot I'm sure there are some shady statistics there. Not saying COVID isn't real or shouldn't be respected just that the politics and windfalls from it has kind of made people numb to it