In order to live in the Gateway Terrace apartments, you have to be 62 plus (though there are a couple of exceptions). I believe there are 260 apartments mostly 1 person per apartment except for the 2 bedroom apartments for married couples. (Now that I have never understood--are they so sick of each other by the time they have been married 30+ years they need separate apartments?!! LOL) The total of people living here is about 300 with 99% over 60 with a lot in their 70s, 80s, a few in their 90s so when the CORVID-19 virus came along the immediate thought was how long before someone here gets it.


2 weeks ago we got a notice that 'someone' had the virus and they---whoever 'they' may be--was in quarantine in their apartment by doctor's orders. Needless to say the rumors started on who and where the virus was! Supposedly it is against the law to tell anyone who is not a family member if someone is sick, has the virus. Whether it is or isn't we weren't being told.


Last week we got another notice that 'several more persons' in Gateway tested positive. My immediate thought was for management to arrange people who live at Gateway tested. Though there are places to be tested most are drive-through and many don't have cars plus those places you can walk to are out of reach as public transportation is not readily available. Most had the requirement that you had to have symptoms of the virus so our thought was "Sure, get the virus first, go to the hospital and die" so many here were unhappy.

Finally today we got the notice that on Friday testing will be done between 8:30 AM to 11 AM (which you know doesn't thrill me but......). That's a small-time frame for 300 people if all show but who cares as long as we get tested! Or will we??? Okay, okay, no negativism here---I'll get up at 8:30 AM. Of course, it seems many people who have had the test say it takes 2-3 weeks to get the results (coincidence? The problem is being talked about right now on the TV news with the laboratories not having the capacity for all the people being tested) while others say it only says you don't have the virus that day.


Bottom line? I am getting up early (so if I am grumpy you know why) getting tested and will wait for results to know if I have the virus, had the virus or maybe, am symptomatic. Whatever the results I will be happier getting it.


40 years ago I wasn't concerned about having AIDS because I had a lot more control of whether I had and/or would get it. COVID-19 is another story as a lot is still not known about it and a mask is not a condom but why a man won't wear a condom is as puzzling as to why a person won't wear a mask if it will help someone else! We don't have a vaccine for AIDS nor one for cancer so why does anyone think a vaccine is around the corner for COVID-19???