Pops and I were rehashing the fucking dumb lock downs of hospital. My pops said, "that's ancient news bro".
My response? Jesus Christ dad! That's the problem! Folks bent over backwards and allowed non science based mandates by assholes at hospitals to dictate if/when you can see your loved ones. Fucking idiots fell for it under the guise of safety when all it was, was control and litigation issues. If masks worked, it would have not made a difference.
Case in point:
Maria's mom was in hospital, the mandates were changed daily, her mom fell in hospital, they tried to prevent us from seeing her, till I made a fucking scene, they we were allowed up, one at a time, WITH security, like we were convicts. What changed? If mandates mattered, we would have been ejected from hospital, instead, powers that be allowed us up, proved my point, it's about safety.
Maria's uncle Feto died in hospice at a local trauma center in North Philly. ALONE! Fucking alone. Why? He was covid negative, entire hospice ward was negative.
Dad, it's not history, this was a test, it will happen again and assholes will follow rules, to the box cars.