/home/wpurdemo/resistancesuffolk/wp-content/mu-plugins Comments on: Anxiety, or A Day in the Life of a Covid-Vulnerable https://resistancesuffolk.wp.urdemo.website/2020/06/05/anxiety-or-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-covid-vulnerable/ A collection of writings dealing with current US & Long Island politics Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:58:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: Robert Wick https://resistancesuffolk.wp.urdemo.website/2020/06/05/anxiety-or-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-covid-vulnerable/#comment-609 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:58:14 +0000 https://resistancesuffolk.wp.urdemo.website/2020/06/05/anxiety-or-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-covid-vulnerable/#comment-609 Mary, I appreciate post about your concern for your safety as the bicyclists approached you. A couple on notes about bicyclists pedaling on a road in these parts. As two without masks they very likely live together, so no problem there. Typically bicyclists do not need to mask whilst biking as they are out of doors near no one. (When stopped or near others they typically pull a mask up or from a pocket and put it on) When cyclists pass a pedestrian or runner, all in my neighborhood veer away and give the runner more than 10 feet. In your post, you didn’t indicate their distance from you. If the two you observed came closer that six feet or even 10 feet from you, you could be concerned. They were not exercising good protocol. My experience, as a runner and cyclist frequently on the roads, cyclists and runners are quite observant to provide adequate distancing from others.

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By: Mary Foster Morgan https://resistancesuffolk.wp.urdemo.website/2020/06/05/anxiety-or-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-covid-vulnerable/#comment-610 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:58:14 +0000 https://resistancesuffolk.wp.urdemo.website/2020/06/05/anxiety-or-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-covid-vulnerable/#comment-610 Thank you Robert for your comment and observations. Yes, I think people are following the protocol more — at least I hope so! It was interesting for me to notice my emotional response to strangers I would normally have smiled and waved to — but instead I felt fear (and anger)! It was interesting for me to share my experience with others my age, and find they also felt fear, felt invisible. Finally, in researching the facts, I was able to lift my anxiety a little by learning the protocol on to how together we can shut down the virus and open up our society. So glad to hear your neighborhood shows it cares about everyone, young and old.

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