Violet @Violet@chitter.xyz

anyway, I am done rambling now. I needed to let this out.

I am currently staying with some close friends in Edinburgh for the coming week and the last thing I need is being the one responsible for passing a cold or flu onto them. It makes me feel guilty for what could have been a pleasant week. This should not be happening. I am trying so hard to recover from this.

On that note, I'm going to test daily for covid. If I get a positive test I am going to be very angry.

I'm just in a bit of a sour mood about this after not having come down with anything for months, specially after I've travelled around to so many different events as well. This was my first furry con and it saddens me to see hygeine was not a priority. I still had an amazing time but come on, I could be in a much healthier state after the con if we all did better.

I shouldn't have to take risks to spend time with the people I love, I shouldn't have to take risks to meet new people. It feels like during covid lockdowns not much has been learnt at all about what everyone can do to prevent or reduce the spread of cold or flu. This should still apply even after the pandemic is "over".

to top this off, yes, I am immunosuppressed. I am at risk. I am complaining about this for a reason. Just because you may not be at risk of catching flu yourself does not mean you have a right to not make an effort and put others at risk who just want to go out and have a good time.

sorry for rambling about this but it's literally the one thing that puts me on the fence about going to these big events in the first place. I care a lot about my own health and others should take this into consideration too if we all want to be safe and have a good time, because it can make life miserable for others if we do not take safety into consideration. Spreading covid was bad enough as it was and I try my best to not be a part of the issue.

Also NOBODY WAS WEARING A FACEMASK. IF YOU WANT TO PREVENT CON CRUD AT LEAST MAKE AN EFFORT.

A common thing about the cons that you catch crud from is the fact that the venue's themselves are not very good with regards to air quality and they have poor ventilation. My personal opinion on this is hotels are not made with large numbers of crowds in mind so shit does get spread around quite easily. In comparison, I have never caught crud going to demoparties before because the venues usually have good ventilation and a lot more space.