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LastLiberal in PalmSprings

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41. I'm sorry for your loss.

Fri Aug 27, 2021, 02:50 PM

Aug 2021

The flu is nasty, but getting it is like being hit by a drunk driver. Other than staying in your house and being hyper-vigilant when you do go out, getting killed by one is a crap shoot. Last year I took the flu vaccine and still got a bad case of the disease.

Refusing to take one of the COVID vaccines , however, and then attending a super-spreader event is like dressing head-to-toe in black clothing and then standing in the middle of the freeway at night and expecting not to get hit.

I had a 75 year old diabetic unvaccinated friend of 30 years who died from COVID last month only two weeks after he and his girlfriend went to a crowded local bar to listen to the band. I've been balancing the grief and anger I'm feeling, with the anger dominating right now. He was neither reckless nor dumb, but he chose to ignore the warnings, and refused to do the one thing that would have kept him alive. There hasn't been a day that I haven't missed him.

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Texas Anti-Mask 'Freedom Rally' Organizer Fighting For His Life With COVID-19 [View all] riversedge Aug 2021 OP

*shrugs* durablend Aug 2021 #1

+1 nt jrthin Aug 2021 #17

That's about it. cyndensco Aug 2021 #33

I vote for "Do Not Resuscitate!" nt Shoeless Louis Aug 2021 #72

Yup. Roc2020 Aug 2021 #92

For a thirty year old Casady1 Aug 2021 #2

True. And fuck that GoFundMe campaign. Dude was actively working against masks & vaccines. You don't ZonkerHarris Aug 2021 #87

On the Gofundme page, his wife announces that he's been moved to hospice... NurseJackie Aug 2021 #100

Clarence Darrow put it best. Archae Aug 2021 #102

I thought that was Will Rogers ZonkerHarris Aug 2021 #107

Hmmm... lonely bird Aug 2021 #103

I expect there are thousands (or more) of stories like this BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #3

And the stories that make it on the news are like this one: another antivaxxer is in the ICU. cyndensco Aug 2021 #36

These feel good stories never get old. Dream Girl Aug 2021 #55

Like I say, that Jesus fella, sure does have a fine tuned sense of humor. 3Hotdogs Aug 2021 #75

Sadly, yes. Me wife's anti-vax Brother-In-Law just died from Covid. groundloop Aug 2021 #60

If you suicide through obstinance and gullibility does the insurance have to pay out? Thomas Hurt Aug 2021 #4

That's a good question. And I bet the insurance companies will spend $$$$s not to pay for someone erronis Aug 2021 #40

We are on Medicare leftieNanner Aug 2021 #70

Good riddance. roamer65 Aug 2021 #5

Exactly TheRealNorth Aug 2021 #7

To the wife... roamer65 Aug 2021 #9

That someone may go without oxygen... TheRealNorth Aug 2021 #12

But, but she can't live without him. sarge43 Aug 2021 #52

I would want it pulled if I were in the same situation. roamer65 Aug 2021 #56

Before DNRs were taken seriously, I had to go to court twice to have my father sarge43 Aug 2021 #79

Freedumb. Sneederbunk Aug 2021 #6

You beat me to it. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2021 #23

Liberty, Stupidity, Morbidity. GoneOffShore Aug 2021 #101

TO BAD SO SAD! bluestarone Aug 2021 #8

People never seem to remember, that you can also die from the common flu. Omnipresent Aug 2021 #10

I'm sorry about your friend -- but THIS guy died because he was a Covid denier. pnwmom Aug 2021 #18

I'm sorry for your loss. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2021 #41

I honestly wish your friend had paid enough attention to the numbers bullwinkle428 Aug 2021 #44

That's horrible. stevil Aug 2021 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2021 #42

Lesson learned -- get your health advice from medical doctors. Worst source NCjack Aug 2021 #63

Let me check. Nope, all outta Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2021 #11

I ran out last Tuesday... Retired Engineer Bob Aug 2021 #94

November??? ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #112

So, more children without a parent. Fucking selfish asshole dalton99a Aug 2021 #13

They always seem to have a ton of kids and a pregnant wife. Dream Girl Aug 2021 #58

He's 30. 3 kids already and 1 on the way TexasBushwhacker Aug 2021 #119

Anyway... NurseJackie Aug 2021 #14

You knew he was going to be a bigger guy, before googling images of him. Jon King Aug 2021 #15

And men. At the beginning of the pandemic men were listed as more likely to get sick and die littlemissmartypants Aug 2021 #29

Everyone is avoiding saying that it loud. cinematicdiversions Aug 2021 #30

Phil Valentine was quite skinny. LisaL Aug 2021 #35

Obesity is a major risk factor Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #124

Predictable end result when ignoring the danger of Covid 19 gohuskies Aug 2021 #16

Freedom to get sick and die? To spread disease? To consume hospital beds? apnu Aug 2021 #19

He's been occupying a hospital bed since August 8th. babylonsister Aug 2021 #20

Face mask or death mask. You do you. Nt Jetheels Aug 2021 #21

Stickin it to us libs durablend Aug 2021 #22

I am shocked, shocked! Well not that shocked! Initech Aug 2021 #24

how much extra damage was caused by ivermectin JT45242 Aug 2021 #25

So somewhere on this death cult ride this dipshit was riding, and for those that are being turbinetree Aug 2021 #26

And you can bet your bottom dollar he was an anti government programs jackass, too. C Moon Aug 2021 #27

I was thinking that at least the 3 (hopefully 4) children will receive SS survivor's benefits catrose Aug 2021 #117

Too bad he was so into being Cha Aug 2021 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Aug 2021 #31

He wanted the freedumb gab13by13 Aug 2021 #32

Brilliant observation MyMission Aug 2021 #74

Wife is lucky to not get infected- LisaL Aug 2021 #34

Sorry, no sympathy from me - not a bit. NoMoreRepugs Aug 2021 #37

Karma takes no prisoners. Justice matters. Aug 2021 #38

Having the Covid and a bad case of the worms,,,,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2021 #39

I saw a photo of him, his wife, 3 kids under 10. irisblue Aug 2021 #43

You are now free... orwell Aug 2021 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author LisaL Aug 2021 #46

If there was only same way to prevent this. Historic NY Aug 2021 #47

Clorox maybe? UV light up the keister? durablend Aug 2021 #59

Culling the herd. East-A-Squared Aug 2021 #48

If only the census could've been delayed a couple of years... JudyM Aug 2021 #83

No Sympathy nwliberalkiwi Aug 2021 #49

Maybe he'll die from Covid - But on the plus side packman Aug 2021 #50

The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out... roamer65 Aug 2021 #57

I have to post this. I know, ew. sarge43 Aug 2021 #82

F him. paleotn Aug 2021 #51

Let's see ad121rome Aug 2021 #53

Are these folks ever going to learn? Ohioboy Aug 2021 #54

Not a chance of that happening durablend Aug 2021 #65

My heart just can't... Demobrat Aug 2021 #61

Another One Bites the Dust moose65 Aug 2021 #62

Like minds.. simultaneously lambchopp59 Aug 2021 #66

Oh my! moose65 Aug 2021 #71

Oh hell I can't resist anymore: lambchopp59 Aug 2021 #64

How STUPID are these type idiots? bluestarone Aug 2021 #67

Literally the definition of a Jim Jones Kool-Aid drinker; believes in something so thoroughly ffr Aug 2021 #68

Die loser. Dukkha Aug 2021 #69

Instant Karma gonna get ya.... ashredux Aug 2021 #73

What a willfully blind way to go. And how many did he convince that he was right, and got Covid? Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #77

What does she mean "out of options"? He still has a choice of burial or cremation W T F Aug 2021 #78

I say leave him out for the buzzards durablend Aug 2021 #85

Well, at least he was able to exercise his freedumbs. catbyte Aug 2021 #80

That's a hospital bed needed for a vaxxed patient. MLAA Aug 2021 #81

The hospital is not out of options Scalded Nun Aug 2021 #84

One vaccine jab replaces a ventilator, a GoFundMe campaign, a hospital bed, and a casket. He chose.. ZonkerHarris Aug 2021 #86

Here is the thread that includes a video of Mr. Wallace behaving confrontationally TexasTowelie Aug 2021 #88

+1. He was a thoroughly despicable asshole and a public menace dalton99a Aug 2021 #120

Another tragic waste ... VWolf Aug 2021 #89

I passed it along. Joinfortmill Aug 2021 #90

'Atta boy Caleb!! Talitha Aug 2021 #91

Hope his death is slow and painful Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author BunnyMcGee Aug 2021 #95

One less man to pick up after. BunnyMcGee Aug 2021 #96

Another one gone in the great idiot die-off of 2021. traitorsgalore Aug 2021 #97

wow... myohmy2 Aug 2021 #98

Wouldn't get a vaccine but he got Ivermectin. Idiot. SunSeeker Aug 2021 #99

I thought they would pull themselves up by their bootstraps, Mysterian Aug 2021 #104

His wife is preggo and has 3 kids. LisaL Aug 2021 #106

According to republicans, Mysterian Aug 2021 #108

In Russian Roulette you have a one in six chance. twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #105

Give a man a mask, he will tell you the truth Seinan Sensei Aug 2021 #109

His wife disagreed with him about COVID JudyM Aug 2021 #110

She didn't share his anti-masking views. LisaL Aug 2021 #113

Family Confirms Caleb Wallace Has Hours Left to Live Zorro Aug 2021 #111

Thing is--How can you say someone loved his family and his little girls more than anything catrose Aug 2021 #116

Mr. Wallace has died Mysterian Aug 2021 #114

He did publicize a list of San Angelo businesses that required masks for his people to boycott catrose Aug 2021 #118

God hits another DINGER into the bleachers!! SoFlaBro Aug 2021 #115

It is good that he is dead. dalton99a Aug 2021 #121

I will never understand why the right and antivaxxers are so enamored with Politicub Aug 2021 #122

It's frightening that this country is infested with so many imbeciles Mysterian Aug 2021 #123

I guess Covid showed him the evidence after all! Ziggysmom Aug 2021 #125

Ditto ... BlueWavePsych Aug 2021 #126

K&R ck4829 Aug 2021 #127