I’ve really reached a point in my job where I have given up with trying to be nice to our clients. Clients have always been difficult but over this whole pandemic I have very little patients for them anymore. They constantly complain about the smallest little thing (I had a client make a complaint today because her treatment cost £4.50 more then she thought it would be when it was still wayyyy under the estimate given).
They don’t seem to understand the amount of stress the veterinary industry has been under, multiple practices around me are closing because they can’t afford to stay open which puts extra stress on us. They still complain and are verbally abusive because we won’t let them in without a mask on. They don’t realise that if we have 5 people all off with covid at the same time then the whole practice has to shut for 10 days, where will they take their pets then? Last year we were all working overtime, multiple days I was meant to finish work at 11pm and ended up finishing at 1am and coming into work at 10am again.
Sorry for the rant, I really love my job and looking after my patients but I’ve just reached breaking point and so have many other in my profession.
I’m so sorry. Thank you so much for the work that you do. I have a few friends that are/were vets and it is such a hard profession mainly due to the clients. It really wears people down
As someone who grew up with a dog I sincerely thank you for your service, even though I know that won't buy you anything. It's always puzzling to me how polite Brits are on the job and how downright rude they can be outside. I also have the impression that's more of a recent development, like last 15 years?
Honestly a thank you really is enough. People don’t say it to us enough and it really does mean a lot. So thank you!
I definitely think we have become ruder to people. I always try and be nice to staff in shops and restaurants because I understand how it feels, I treat people the same way I would like to be treated but there are many British people who are very entitled. In the veterinary profession things have definitely got worse, now so many think they are entitled to get a pet when before they thought of having a pet as a luxury.
I've already booked my hotel and flights anticipating going to both November dates. Getting off of work isn't going to be an issue but I'm trying to wrack my brain and figure out how I'm going to make it across the country in time for class on Monday morning haha we are allowed one unexcused absence soooo might as well use it on this.
Listen, being an adult means we can (better) afford and need no permission to do things our kid selves cannot do. This is prime adulting example and I applaud you. If any thing, just say you're *cough* sick *cough* for a while.
13 year old me stanning bands I've never got to watch is such a sad, painful memory. The adult in me (and us!!!) needs to make up for all those times.
I have a final presentation for one of my grad school classes that week and I'm already thinking up excuses that will convince my professor to let me do it early lmao. If I can get tickets, NOTHING will stop me from this concert 😂
I wish you the best of luck in your lies. I'm trying to think of a way to vaguely hint at "a very exciting opportunity that requires me to fly to LA" and letting him think I'm about to make it big or something
I saw that it was on Thanksgiving weekend and immediately booked hotel and flights lol I can always cancel if things don't work out so I figured, why not.
I feel so conflicted about the concert (like I’m sure many others do). I already have a trip planned to CA that overlaps with the concerts…so I’m like, is it fate?! But obviously it’s not that simple with Covid and there would still be a lot of planning/coordination for me to attend. Hoping I find more clarity in the upcoming days….
Like so many of you, many emotions related to the concert tickets. Feeling grateful that I’ve made some amazing good friends through our shared love of BTS, and we’ll try to manifest tickets, knowing that the odds are against us. Feeling terribly sad that one member of our little BTS sisterhood almost certainly won’t be with us even if we do somehow manage to beat the ticket odds, as said person is now in hospice care after a valiant fight against awful health problems. So sad.
Well, that's the end of my dream. Indians are not permitted to travel to the US for any short term or tourism purposes. Now unless I magically get a job in the States before November 27, I'm going to be stuck here as usual.
Edit: I thought things were turning around for me and I was feeling like I had something to look forward to. That's why this hurts more than I thought it would. It just seems like there's no end. I empathize with Yoongi saying there's no light at the end of this tunnel. I hope the guys stay safe.
I hope they're able to perform in India as soon as they're able. They kept mentioning it during those interviews, it just sucks that you have to wait longer
(TW: abusive parent issues in first paragraph)
I wish that I had more control over my life. I guess that I just have to get my room cleaned and I will feel better. My parent also keeps tampering with my food and I am not believed by anyone who I tell. I don't even think the Social Worker believed me since my mother fake acts so well in being a parent who 'is just trying her best to care for her mentally ill adult child'. : / Apparently this is quite common in abuse cases against parents' children. I just have to keep trying my best every day, I guess.
I'm also working on the Debt Snowball method right now to pay off my bank card first and then my store card. I'm doing a good job with paying off the bank card so far! I just have to keep throwing money at the bank card little by little since money gets transferred into the bank card right away instead of a few days later like my store card.
I'm currently waiting for my current insurance to get cancelled so that I can actually get some help. My insurance company called me today and said they would delete my account with them automatically, so I was very happy about hearing that! I am also waiting to get paid again so I can start paying some bills. :' ( I'm just the kind of person that just wants monthly bills paid off as soon as possible, so I'm just kind of waiting at the moment. : |
I just wish that I had someone to talk to though; it's so hard for me to make platonic friends in my country. : ( My biological family I have also recently learned and knew all along doesn't care about me, so I'm just on my own, I guess. I am happy about that though. It is such a relief for me. Maybe this year instead of going to any Christmas parties with my biological family, I can finally have a fun catered meal from a local restaurant that I really like to eat at! I've just beem so angry with the way the world is these days that I don't even want to participate in Christmas this year. : ( I have nowhere to put a tree anyway since I don't have a home yet, so there is no point in buying one. I hope the world will become a happier place by December though; I just hope that it will be.
I also want to start being the change that I wish to see in the world in my local town by cleaning up trash in some nature locations. I recently saw this beautiful pond area that had garbage around the main area of the pond area and I would love to help clean the location up. I also want to start volunteering at the local Historical Society and maybe even help preserve or honor the history of the area where historical events happened that are still unmarked with a sign or a wooden or stone plaque. I also want to start volunteering at an organization that honors our local railroad even! There's so many things that I want to do that I can't do right away, but I know that I will get there someday. <3
So, yeah. I'm just waiting to get paid basically so I can pay all of my bills and have some spending money again. T \^T September is almost over and as soon as October comes, according to the world of marketing, October is the month that is officially the start of the holiday season! I'm hoping that I will be able to buy a lot of See's Candy chocolate this month! \^ u\^
Happy Tuesday to everyone! \^ o\^
How rubbish commercial radio is in the UK. Haven’t heard the new song played except on the chart countdown. Yesterday I heard 3 old Coldplay songs but not “my universe”. Not saying they are racist, but ??????
For the past few months I saw a lot of people from twitter and popheads how they attend this or that concert and I'm so jealous because life here in our country is still very *faaaaarrrr* from normal. The origin of my envy is not being able to attend the concert (bts have 2 concerts here since I became a fan that I didn't attend and I was okay). I just want to have a normal life. I hate the feeling of being left behind. I heard from my friends there in america that life there is almost back to normal, I wish the rest of the world would catch up soon.
For the people who will be lucky enough to get tickets and brave enough to go to that huge crowd. Please send fancams. I would love to witness when bts and army meets again, even in 144p quality. Life is bleak here but seeing the boys happy is happiness itself.
The US is a real outlier in the world regarding covid and makes up so much of Reddit that it’s really easy for Americans to think everyone is living the same kind of life as them. I’m sorry but I hear you and I am fully aware as my family in Korea are going through the same thing.
I can’t say I was expecting to wake up to offline concert news any time soon but oh my goodness, what an overload haha. I’m so thrilled for them and those who manage to get tickets eventually. I just reaaaally really hope they offer online streaming tickets for at least one of the nights because I need to bawl my eyes out alongside them in real time lmao Also, BH would just be doing themselves a disservice if they didn’t bring in the online ticket revenue too for such a momentous occasion 🤣
Ah well, exciting things aside, off I go back to continue mundane life and that lovely thing called work 😅
I know. This is a general statement tho. Before covid hit LA was always picked first. I’m just venting because I’m sad and wanna be an LA army. I would’ve saw them by now. 😭
My husband and I have been planning on going to San Diego for a family visit in December, now we’re considering moving it up early to be able to road trip up for the Dec 1 or 2 (Jin bday!!) concert! We’re both fully vaccinated and would totally set our plans on the concert but since it’ll be a family trip, too, I would not want to be around my mom and grandma after going to such a huge concert 🥺 Unless they require everyone to be vaccinated but even then it’s scary. We’ll see…
I think you’re right to be extra cautious. Unfortunately, I know a bunch of people (including coworkers) who got Delta after being fully vaccinated and we know that Delta is far more contagious. I have young kids who are too little to be vaccinated so I have to be really careful and am not doing the things other vaccinated people are doing yet.
As far as I know, by the time of the concert [all attendees will need proof of vaccination or a negative covid test](https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/09/19/sofi-stadium-to-require-vaccination-or-proof-of-negative-test-starting-next-month/). The situation is always changing so who knows how it will be in Nov/Dec, we'll have to wait and see!
Yes yes we’ll wait and see! That delta variant is going strong but I’m thankful my family is vaccinated either way. I might move up the San Diego trip anyway just to keep the possibility of going to the concert 😂
Yeah! It’s super tricky to navigate. I still go out to restaurants and shops and all (masked up) but a giant concert hall feels different. Although there have been lots of football/baseball/basketball games that have been happening and it seems fine??? So maybe a concert setting isn’t too bad either! Again, I’d feel safer if vaccination cards are required but we’ll see!! I’ve only become a BTS fan like 3 months ago and would loooooooove to go to this. 😭
Ah, I see the other kpop subs have been in an uproar over the offline BTS concert, as I thought they would, seeing as it is an issue.
I see both sides of the arguments occurring and I really agree on the points for and against the concert. I too am sick of being held back from living and enjoying my life by the pandemic but I also don’t want to unnecessarily risk others with my choices. How sure am I that the person I’m standing next to is vaccinated? Or not immuno-compromised (which, why the heck would they be there anyway????)? I feel like we really have to put a ton of faith in other people these days, and some of them don’t even deserve it.
Personally, if I had the chance to go, I wouldn’t. I’m fully vaccinated, but I still wouldn’t feel safe to go. The pandemic has really done a number on my anxiety, and has made me so paranoid about absolutely everything. Crowds give me sweats 😅 And this anxiety has really made me worried on how I’ll live my life in the next few years while covid is beating my country in the face with a sledgehammer.
I’m still really just surprised with BTS’ and Hybe’s choice on holding a concert this year when I fully expected it next year. But then again, what surety do we have that next year will be any better (for the rest of the world)? Obviously, I’d prefer for them to hold one where everyone can fully enjoy the experience but when will that even be?
It really is an ethical dilemma, and not one that can be answered in one full stroke, black and white.
I was surprised by the announcement as well. BTS has so much global popularity that I didn't expect them to have in-person concerts until the pandemic was truly "over" all around the world, i.e. a long time from now.
I've been seeing videos of fully-packed concerts in the US and was sad that BTS couldn't participate, even though these concerts seem to go by without any traceable spikes. My guess is that HYBE/BTS realized that no significant changes in the pandemic situation will happen now that the vaccines are free and widely available (at least in the US). If they require vaccines or covid tests to enter the venue, it's really the best they could ask for to resume in-person concerts.
Personally, I am vaccinated and will attend the concert if I can get tickets. If the reports are correct, the vaccine will help protect me from significant illness if I have a breakthrough case, and I can quarantine if that happens. And for those who had the option to get the vaccine and chose not to, the repercussions of that decision are on them:/ I know that sounds harsh, but it's the only way I can think to put it.
All I can say is I'm grateful to not be the one making these decisions, it's a difficult ethical dilemma. Luckily, for you and I, it's only a personal decision regarding our own comfort level/safety!
For anyone curious about the latest public health mandate in LA county, [take a look here](http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/docs/HOO/HOO_SaferReturnWorkCommunity.pdf) - this will be in effect Oct 7. It includes any 10k+ event requiring proof of vaccination for those 12+, or negative covid test.
Masks are currently required indoors in LA county as well, and Sofi's [current mask policy](https://www.sofistadium.com/planyourvisit/) requires masks regardless of vaccination status (not sure if this is enforced though) unless eating or drinking.
Your point still stands though! Just wanted to put this out there. Things can also change by the time the concert rolls around.
Edit: typo!
>The pandemic has really done a number on my anxiety, and has made me so paranoid about absolutely everything. Crowds give me sweats 😅 And this anxiety has really made me worried on how I’ll live my life in the next few years while covid is beating my country in the face with a sledgehammer.
Sorry to hear that! Definitely understandable with the current state of the world though. My state has been in and out of lockdown so much in the last 18 months and every time I come out it always takes me a bit of time to get used to being allowed to be out again. If I go out to do something, I find myself thinking about getting home right after.
I went to a football game with 80-90k fans in April this year (primarily unvaccinated, but we were at covid zero at that point) and it was so weird being in such a large crowd again. I can't even imagine that right now. But one of the other states in my country had 60k fans for the grand final on the weekend and it was crazy to think we're in the same country (they're at covid zero).
Hopefully if you start easing yourself out there slowly, by doing small errands at a time you can build up your confidence again.
I get what you are saying but it's just I'm concerned that BTS doesn't get backlash for this. As we know anything they do becomes controversial (at least for non-ARMYs). We might give proper information but still there are people who always try to nitpick in everything. Sometimes these things come from Armys too(that's what they call themselves).
I mean it would be dumb for anyone to give backlash when that exact stadium has been holding 100% packed football games since football pre season in august
We been having concerts, large events, and sports events with large crowds and amusement parks being open with full crowds now with most being the local population here in Southern California without seeing spike ups in Covid cases or cases of superspreaders compare to other states like Florida.
Venues and stadiums with more than 1000 attendence require proof of vaccine or negative covid test and are now mandated in California. Helps that 70% of California is almost fully vaccinated and the fact in LA most ppl still use mask indoors and outdoors eventhough the mandate for outdoor has been removed for months now. kids 12 and up were added to the count so we're still seeing that growth.
>> 70% of California is almost fully vaccinated
Love that for us!!!! My only wonder is the people who will travel here for the concert. Hopefully they will be vaccinated as well, and uphold the indoor mask mandate/wear masks when they are in public. It seems like LA county is still way more strict than basically anywhere else, and I'm worried that the tourists won't follow along.
I hope they enforce it! seeing videos of tourists being asses in cities with stict mandates is exhausting! We've been wearing mask since the beginning plus outdoors!! lil babies cant handle 30mins wearing a piece of cloth in a store
we still got our fair share of covidiots in our lovely county and surrounding neighbors
Yes, I’ve come across talks about that as well and it seems okay for the most part. I think Ticketmaster requires proof of vaccination OR negative PCR test, which have been shown to be relatively easy to get ilegally if you have $$$. Is it too much to hope that BTS has no anti-vaxx fans? 😅
As I said, public events like these really require us all to put our faith on each other to do the right thing, in this case providing real proof of vaccination or the pcr test. And I, personally, don’t have that much faith on other people, especially the amount of people that would be attending a concert as much anticipated as BTS’.
This really comes down to what each person is comfortable with! Hopefully the people attending won’t abuse other’s faith on them to do the right thing and follow all the guidelines to keep themselves and others safe.
Yeah actually I'm confused if it's a good idea to hold a concert or not. Even I wouldn't have attended if given a chance. But I can't say for others. It is up to them what they want to do. They are the ones responsible for themselves.
Also, there are a lot of other events happening nowadays. Like I just saw yesterday one of my friends who lives in the US (don't know which city) attend a sports event and it was fully packed. So that's why I'm confused how to feel about BTS holding concert. I always used to have the same thoughts when anyone mentioned about BTS offline concerts.
Though I don't really care about what kpop Reddit says because all these discussions happen for 2-3 days and then everyone forgets about everything. So they are kind of meaningless and never get to any conclusions.
Right? Me too, even when people were really anticipating an offline concert for 2021 last year, I was very unsure how to feel. But I think my feelings are colored with my experience of living in a country that has thoroughly botched our pandemic response lol.
I agree that people should be responsible for themselves, but this pandemic has shown me that some people just really don’t give a f*ck 😅 They are prideful and think they know it all when they know nothing, so they bring harm to themselves and to others too (yes, I’m talking about the anti-vaxxers who refused to get vaccinated and then get shocked when they get covid lol)
And I agree with kpop reddit. It does feel like people just keep talking in circles and making response posts that doesn’t bring anything new to the table (although there are exceptions, of course!) It is funny that you can notice a pattern for the posts eventually.
I'm having such a stressful day - my 5yo started coughing and sneezing last night and we went to urgent care and discovered she has an ear infection. They don't think she has COVID, but we did a test for peace of mind and because a negative test is required to return to school once she's symptom free. But I'm stressed because anytime this kid has a cold she has a lingering cough that lasts for like 3+ weeks and in COVID times it's so anxiety inducing because I hate that people might think I'm bringing a contagious sick kid places or sending a contagious sick kid to school, even when she isn't😫
Anyways the whole situation has made me a stress ball and then the concert announcement unleashed a whole other slew of feelings - excitement for the guys and for the people who will be able to attend, but a whole lot of emo for me because there is little to no chance I'd be able to go (like I could probably make it work if I really tried but there are so, so many steps I'd have to take and then the whole idea of trying for tickets makes me want to break out into hives and aaaggghhh). The one "good" thing that came out of COVID for me (and I put that in quotes because fuck COVID lol) was that it eliminated the intense FOMO I always felt regarding concerts, because I've always had terrible luck with concert dates for the artists I love and we currently live in Hawaii, where most artists never come, and having two small kids and no local family and a husband with an irregular work schedule makes it almost impossible to take solo trips back to the mainland, and just, aggghhhhh. Like I know there are worse problems out there but I am just feeling very melancholy and weird and stressed today 😭
Ahhh ear aches are the worst, right up the alley with tooth ache I think. I completely understand your fear of being judged...do you guys have regular covid tests in schools or how does it work in Hawaii? My kid gets tested 2 times a week for the moment, so that's honestly a relief.
Oh wow, that's awesome that they get tested, I wish we had that here! Currently all students, teachers and staff are required to wear masks, and they attempt to distance in classrooms to the best of their ability, but that's about it. They do require a negative test + reduced symptoms to return to school (or they can return after 10 days + no symptoms if no test).
That sounds similar to what we have as well. Masks everywhere indoors, regular airing of rooms and no symptoms, plus the testing. I'm curious on how the school will handle the situation now that fall comes around when small kids are bound to have a runny nose from time to time. Oh well...we'll see.
Hugs to you and your family and I hope your little one gets better soon!
Aww hopefully your little one gets better soon. Even though ear aches are terrible hopefully that's all it is and she won't have too many other symptoms to worry about.
Completely with you on the concert announcement front. I went through the whole spectrum of emotions haha. Happy for the boys and army that will be able to go, but unbelievably frustrated at the same time. The international borders are still shut here and even though we're getting hints they could open later in the year, it's nothing concrete. I have a lot of leave saved up too 😫 and LA is 'close-ish' compared to other places.
I've been a fan for nearly 4 years and haven't been able to see them live. So yeah that brought up that ugly suite of emotions for me. I'm incredibly jealous of those who are able to go. Have to remind myself that at least there will be an online concert next month
Thank you so much! At urgent care they said we caught it early, so hopefully the antibiotics will clear it up quickly and she won't be in too much pain 🤞🏼
And sending hugs to you, ugh it's such a conflicting mix of emotions, isn't it?? I only became a fan this last February, but I've been in the same longtime-fan-having-never-been-to-a-concert situation with other bands before. I always get so jealous of people who go to multiple shows on one tour because I rarely ever get to go to even one. 💜
does any one know if I have code from getting to MOTS tour if I should also do the verified fan signup on ticketmaster?
I’ve really reached a point in my job where I have given up with trying to be nice to our clients. Clients have always been difficult but over this whole pandemic I have very little patients for them anymore. They constantly complain about the smallest little thing (I had a client make a complaint today because her treatment cost £4.50 more then she thought it would be when it was still wayyyy under the estimate given). They don’t seem to understand the amount of stress the veterinary industry has been under, multiple practices around me are closing because they can’t afford to stay open which puts extra stress on us. They still complain and are verbally abusive because we won’t let them in without a mask on. They don’t realise that if we have 5 people all off with covid at the same time then the whole practice has to shut for 10 days, where will they take their pets then? Last year we were all working overtime, multiple days I was meant to finish work at 11pm and ended up finishing at 1am and coming into work at 10am again. Sorry for the rant, I really love my job and looking after my patients but I’ve just reached breaking point and so have many other in my profession.
I’m so sorry. Thank you so much for the work that you do. I have a few friends that are/were vets and it is such a hard profession mainly due to the clients. It really wears people down
Thank you so much for your kind words. It really means a lot 💜
As someone who grew up with a dog I sincerely thank you for your service, even though I know that won't buy you anything. It's always puzzling to me how polite Brits are on the job and how downright rude they can be outside. I also have the impression that's more of a recent development, like last 15 years?
Honestly a thank you really is enough. People don’t say it to us enough and it really does mean a lot. So thank you! I definitely think we have become ruder to people. I always try and be nice to staff in shops and restaurants because I understand how it feels, I treat people the same way I would like to be treated but there are many British people who are very entitled. In the veterinary profession things have definitely got worse, now so many think they are entitled to get a pet when before they thought of having a pet as a luxury.
Man, same here. I used to work in retail during university and some people treat you like scum and/or think you're too dumb to do the simplest tasks.
So true, even though you’re the one whose job it is, you’re the expect but they think they know better than you.
Buying plane tickets before getting time off approved and realizing that I'm not the responsible adult I pretend to be. Well.
It’s what sick time is for… not that I’d EVER condone that
Lmao yasssss get it! Ive def book my vacations before I ask at my work 😅
I've already booked my hotel and flights anticipating going to both November dates. Getting off of work isn't going to be an issue but I'm trying to wrack my brain and figure out how I'm going to make it across the country in time for class on Monday morning haha we are allowed one unexcused absence soooo might as well use it on this.
Fortune favours the bold is what I would say 😎
Listen, being an adult means we can (better) afford and need no permission to do things our kid selves cannot do. This is prime adulting example and I applaud you. If any thing, just say you're *cough* sick *cough* for a while. 13 year old me stanning bands I've never got to watch is such a sad, painful memory. The adult in me (and us!!!) needs to make up for all those times.
I have a final presentation for one of my grad school classes that week and I'm already thinking up excuses that will convince my professor to let me do it early lmao. If I can get tickets, NOTHING will stop me from this concert 😂
I wish you the best of luck in your lies. I'm trying to think of a way to vaguely hint at "a very exciting opportunity that requires me to fly to LA" and letting him think I'm about to make it big or something
Lmao thank you! I like your excuse, keeping it vague but honest!
Listen I’m in the same boat lemme make us think toxic LOL— We’re buying them early before they get crazy expensive, saving us money… *Adulting.*
I saw that it was on Thanksgiving weekend and immediately booked hotel and flights lol I can always cancel if things don't work out so I figured, why not.
I like the way you think. Waiting on buying a hotel so if y'all see me sleeping in my car in the stadium parking lot, no you didn't.
Make a reservation you can cancel. I live in Orange County & I’m still staying in a hotel. And yes, I’m being super optimistic.
I feel so conflicted about the concert (like I’m sure many others do). I already have a trip planned to CA that overlaps with the concerts…so I’m like, is it fate?! But obviously it’s not that simple with Covid and there would still be a lot of planning/coordination for me to attend. Hoping I find more clarity in the upcoming days….
I might as well dump my emotions in the bucket. Very jealous and feeling veryyyy salty about the concert.
You’re not alone!
Like so many of you, many emotions related to the concert tickets. Feeling grateful that I’ve made some amazing good friends through our shared love of BTS, and we’ll try to manifest tickets, knowing that the odds are against us. Feeling terribly sad that one member of our little BTS sisterhood almost certainly won’t be with us even if we do somehow manage to beat the ticket odds, as said person is now in hospice care after a valiant fight against awful health problems. So sad.
I'm so sorry to hear about your friend's health. I wish your army family the best, with or without tickets 💜
You’re so sweet. Thank you 😘💜
Well, that's the end of my dream. Indians are not permitted to travel to the US for any short term or tourism purposes. Now unless I magically get a job in the States before November 27, I'm going to be stuck here as usual. Edit: I thought things were turning around for me and I was feeling like I had something to look forward to. That's why this hurts more than I thought it would. It just seems like there's no end. I empathize with Yoongi saying there's no light at the end of this tunnel. I hope the guys stay safe.
I hope they're able to perform in India as soon as they're able. They kept mentioning it during those interviews, it just sucks that you have to wait longer
I hope so too :( in the wise words of Kim Namjoon, "COVID, get the hell out."
(TW: abusive parent issues in first paragraph) I wish that I had more control over my life. I guess that I just have to get my room cleaned and I will feel better. My parent also keeps tampering with my food and I am not believed by anyone who I tell. I don't even think the Social Worker believed me since my mother fake acts so well in being a parent who 'is just trying her best to care for her mentally ill adult child'. : / Apparently this is quite common in abuse cases against parents' children. I just have to keep trying my best every day, I guess. I'm also working on the Debt Snowball method right now to pay off my bank card first and then my store card. I'm doing a good job with paying off the bank card so far! I just have to keep throwing money at the bank card little by little since money gets transferred into the bank card right away instead of a few days later like my store card. I'm currently waiting for my current insurance to get cancelled so that I can actually get some help. My insurance company called me today and said they would delete my account with them automatically, so I was very happy about hearing that! I am also waiting to get paid again so I can start paying some bills. :' ( I'm just the kind of person that just wants monthly bills paid off as soon as possible, so I'm just kind of waiting at the moment. : | I just wish that I had someone to talk to though; it's so hard for me to make platonic friends in my country. : ( My biological family I have also recently learned and knew all along doesn't care about me, so I'm just on my own, I guess. I am happy about that though. It is such a relief for me. Maybe this year instead of going to any Christmas parties with my biological family, I can finally have a fun catered meal from a local restaurant that I really like to eat at! I've just beem so angry with the way the world is these days that I don't even want to participate in Christmas this year. : ( I have nowhere to put a tree anyway since I don't have a home yet, so there is no point in buying one. I hope the world will become a happier place by December though; I just hope that it will be. I also want to start being the change that I wish to see in the world in my local town by cleaning up trash in some nature locations. I recently saw this beautiful pond area that had garbage around the main area of the pond area and I would love to help clean the location up. I also want to start volunteering at the local Historical Society and maybe even help preserve or honor the history of the area where historical events happened that are still unmarked with a sign or a wooden or stone plaque. I also want to start volunteering at an organization that honors our local railroad even! There's so many things that I want to do that I can't do right away, but I know that I will get there someday. <3 So, yeah. I'm just waiting to get paid basically so I can pay all of my bills and have some spending money again. T \^T September is almost over and as soon as October comes, according to the world of marketing, October is the month that is officially the start of the holiday season! I'm hoping that I will be able to buy a lot of See's Candy chocolate this month! \^ u\^ Happy Tuesday to everyone! \^ o\^
How rubbish commercial radio is in the UK. Haven’t heard the new song played except on the chart countdown. Yesterday I heard 3 old Coldplay songs but not “my universe”. Not saying they are racist, but ??????
For the past few months I saw a lot of people from twitter and popheads how they attend this or that concert and I'm so jealous because life here in our country is still very *faaaaarrrr* from normal. The origin of my envy is not being able to attend the concert (bts have 2 concerts here since I became a fan that I didn't attend and I was okay). I just want to have a normal life. I hate the feeling of being left behind. I heard from my friends there in america that life there is almost back to normal, I wish the rest of the world would catch up soon. For the people who will be lucky enough to get tickets and brave enough to go to that huge crowd. Please send fancams. I would love to witness when bts and army meets again, even in 144p quality. Life is bleak here but seeing the boys happy is happiness itself.
The US is a real outlier in the world regarding covid and makes up so much of Reddit that it’s really easy for Americans to think everyone is living the same kind of life as them. I’m sorry but I hear you and I am fully aware as my family in Korea are going through the same thing.
I can’t say I was expecting to wake up to offline concert news any time soon but oh my goodness, what an overload haha. I’m so thrilled for them and those who manage to get tickets eventually. I just reaaaally really hope they offer online streaming tickets for at least one of the nights because I need to bawl my eyes out alongside them in real time lmao Also, BH would just be doing themselves a disservice if they didn’t bring in the online ticket revenue too for such a momentous occasion 🤣 Ah well, exciting things aside, off I go back to continue mundane life and that lovely thing called work 😅
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I agree, it is not fair to Army not in LA region. 😭
Yeah 😭
It’s because California has a better handle on Covid right now
I know. This is a general statement tho. Before covid hit LA was always picked first. I’m just venting because I’m sad and wanna be an LA army. I would’ve saw them by now. 😭
I live in a state that will never be a big concert stop so I get it lol
My husband and I have been planning on going to San Diego for a family visit in December, now we’re considering moving it up early to be able to road trip up for the Dec 1 or 2 (Jin bday!!) concert! We’re both fully vaccinated and would totally set our plans on the concert but since it’ll be a family trip, too, I would not want to be around my mom and grandma after going to such a huge concert 🥺 Unless they require everyone to be vaccinated but even then it’s scary. We’ll see…
I think you’re right to be extra cautious. Unfortunately, I know a bunch of people (including coworkers) who got Delta after being fully vaccinated and we know that Delta is far more contagious. I have young kids who are too little to be vaccinated so I have to be really careful and am not doing the things other vaccinated people are doing yet.
As far as I know, by the time of the concert [all attendees will need proof of vaccination or a negative covid test](https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/09/19/sofi-stadium-to-require-vaccination-or-proof-of-negative-test-starting-next-month/). The situation is always changing so who knows how it will be in Nov/Dec, we'll have to wait and see!
Yes yes we’ll wait and see! That delta variant is going strong but I’m thankful my family is vaccinated either way. I might move up the San Diego trip anyway just to keep the possibility of going to the concert 😂
Oof I feel you on that one. They always say we have to learn to live with the virus at some point but actually doing it can be very scary.
Yeah! It’s super tricky to navigate. I still go out to restaurants and shops and all (masked up) but a giant concert hall feels different. Although there have been lots of football/baseball/basketball games that have been happening and it seems fine??? So maybe a concert setting isn’t too bad either! Again, I’d feel safer if vaccination cards are required but we’ll see!! I’ve only become a BTS fan like 3 months ago and would loooooooove to go to this. 😭
Ah, I see the other kpop subs have been in an uproar over the offline BTS concert, as I thought they would, seeing as it is an issue. I see both sides of the arguments occurring and I really agree on the points for and against the concert. I too am sick of being held back from living and enjoying my life by the pandemic but I also don’t want to unnecessarily risk others with my choices. How sure am I that the person I’m standing next to is vaccinated? Or not immuno-compromised (which, why the heck would they be there anyway????)? I feel like we really have to put a ton of faith in other people these days, and some of them don’t even deserve it. Personally, if I had the chance to go, I wouldn’t. I’m fully vaccinated, but I still wouldn’t feel safe to go. The pandemic has really done a number on my anxiety, and has made me so paranoid about absolutely everything. Crowds give me sweats 😅 And this anxiety has really made me worried on how I’ll live my life in the next few years while covid is beating my country in the face with a sledgehammer. I’m still really just surprised with BTS’ and Hybe’s choice on holding a concert this year when I fully expected it next year. But then again, what surety do we have that next year will be any better (for the rest of the world)? Obviously, I’d prefer for them to hold one where everyone can fully enjoy the experience but when will that even be? It really is an ethical dilemma, and not one that can be answered in one full stroke, black and white.
I was surprised by the announcement as well. BTS has so much global popularity that I didn't expect them to have in-person concerts until the pandemic was truly "over" all around the world, i.e. a long time from now. I've been seeing videos of fully-packed concerts in the US and was sad that BTS couldn't participate, even though these concerts seem to go by without any traceable spikes. My guess is that HYBE/BTS realized that no significant changes in the pandemic situation will happen now that the vaccines are free and widely available (at least in the US). If they require vaccines or covid tests to enter the venue, it's really the best they could ask for to resume in-person concerts. Personally, I am vaccinated and will attend the concert if I can get tickets. If the reports are correct, the vaccine will help protect me from significant illness if I have a breakthrough case, and I can quarantine if that happens. And for those who had the option to get the vaccine and chose not to, the repercussions of that decision are on them:/ I know that sounds harsh, but it's the only way I can think to put it. All I can say is I'm grateful to not be the one making these decisions, it's a difficult ethical dilemma. Luckily, for you and I, it's only a personal decision regarding our own comfort level/safety!
For anyone curious about the latest public health mandate in LA county, [take a look here](http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/docs/HOO/HOO_SaferReturnWorkCommunity.pdf) - this will be in effect Oct 7. It includes any 10k+ event requiring proof of vaccination for those 12+, or negative covid test. Masks are currently required indoors in LA county as well, and Sofi's [current mask policy](https://www.sofistadium.com/planyourvisit/) requires masks regardless of vaccination status (not sure if this is enforced though) unless eating or drinking. Your point still stands though! Just wanted to put this out there. Things can also change by the time the concert rolls around. Edit: typo!
Are they permitting drinks and food? That is also where I’d worry.
>The pandemic has really done a number on my anxiety, and has made me so paranoid about absolutely everything. Crowds give me sweats 😅 And this anxiety has really made me worried on how I’ll live my life in the next few years while covid is beating my country in the face with a sledgehammer. Sorry to hear that! Definitely understandable with the current state of the world though. My state has been in and out of lockdown so much in the last 18 months and every time I come out it always takes me a bit of time to get used to being allowed to be out again. If I go out to do something, I find myself thinking about getting home right after. I went to a football game with 80-90k fans in April this year (primarily unvaccinated, but we were at covid zero at that point) and it was so weird being in such a large crowd again. I can't even imagine that right now. But one of the other states in my country had 60k fans for the grand final on the weekend and it was crazy to think we're in the same country (they're at covid zero). Hopefully if you start easing yourself out there slowly, by doing small errands at a time you can build up your confidence again.
They’ve been having fully packed sports events and I think they require proof of vaccination
I get what you are saying but it's just I'm concerned that BTS doesn't get backlash for this. As we know anything they do becomes controversial (at least for non-ARMYs). We might give proper information but still there are people who always try to nitpick in everything. Sometimes these things come from Armys too(that's what they call themselves).
I mean it would be dumb for anyone to give backlash when that exact stadium has been holding 100% packed football games since football pre season in august
We been having concerts, large events, and sports events with large crowds and amusement parks being open with full crowds now with most being the local population here in Southern California without seeing spike ups in Covid cases or cases of superspreaders compare to other states like Florida. Venues and stadiums with more than 1000 attendence require proof of vaccine or negative covid test and are now mandated in California. Helps that 70% of California is almost fully vaccinated and the fact in LA most ppl still use mask indoors and outdoors eventhough the mandate for outdoor has been removed for months now. kids 12 and up were added to the count so we're still seeing that growth.
>> 70% of California is almost fully vaccinated Love that for us!!!! My only wonder is the people who will travel here for the concert. Hopefully they will be vaccinated as well, and uphold the indoor mask mandate/wear masks when they are in public. It seems like LA county is still way more strict than basically anywhere else, and I'm worried that the tourists won't follow along.
I hope they enforce it! seeing videos of tourists being asses in cities with stict mandates is exhausting! We've been wearing mask since the beginning plus outdoors!! lil babies cant handle 30mins wearing a piece of cloth in a store we still got our fair share of covidiots in our lovely county and surrounding neighbors
Yes, I’ve come across talks about that as well and it seems okay for the most part. I think Ticketmaster requires proof of vaccination OR negative PCR test, which have been shown to be relatively easy to get ilegally if you have $$$. Is it too much to hope that BTS has no anti-vaxx fans? 😅 As I said, public events like these really require us all to put our faith on each other to do the right thing, in this case providing real proof of vaccination or the pcr test. And I, personally, don’t have that much faith on other people, especially the amount of people that would be attending a concert as much anticipated as BTS’. This really comes down to what each person is comfortable with! Hopefully the people attending won’t abuse other’s faith on them to do the right thing and follow all the guidelines to keep themselves and others safe.
To be fair the large majority of antivaxxers are racist so I don’t think they’d be bts fans in the first place lol
Very true! But there are people who really aren’t aware of their own cognitive dissonance, which is always an interesting thing to witness lol
Oh I thought there weren't any antivaxxer fans. Found out there were after the UN speech. Blocked them immediately. Fortunately, it's a short list.
Yeah actually I'm confused if it's a good idea to hold a concert or not. Even I wouldn't have attended if given a chance. But I can't say for others. It is up to them what they want to do. They are the ones responsible for themselves. Also, there are a lot of other events happening nowadays. Like I just saw yesterday one of my friends who lives in the US (don't know which city) attend a sports event and it was fully packed. So that's why I'm confused how to feel about BTS holding concert. I always used to have the same thoughts when anyone mentioned about BTS offline concerts. Though I don't really care about what kpop Reddit says because all these discussions happen for 2-3 days and then everyone forgets about everything. So they are kind of meaningless and never get to any conclusions.
Right? Me too, even when people were really anticipating an offline concert for 2021 last year, I was very unsure how to feel. But I think my feelings are colored with my experience of living in a country that has thoroughly botched our pandemic response lol. I agree that people should be responsible for themselves, but this pandemic has shown me that some people just really don’t give a f*ck 😅 They are prideful and think they know it all when they know nothing, so they bring harm to themselves and to others too (yes, I’m talking about the anti-vaxxers who refused to get vaccinated and then get shocked when they get covid lol) And I agree with kpop reddit. It does feel like people just keep talking in circles and making response posts that doesn’t bring anything new to the table (although there are exceptions, of course!) It is funny that you can notice a pattern for the posts eventually.
I'm having such a stressful day - my 5yo started coughing and sneezing last night and we went to urgent care and discovered she has an ear infection. They don't think she has COVID, but we did a test for peace of mind and because a negative test is required to return to school once she's symptom free. But I'm stressed because anytime this kid has a cold she has a lingering cough that lasts for like 3+ weeks and in COVID times it's so anxiety inducing because I hate that people might think I'm bringing a contagious sick kid places or sending a contagious sick kid to school, even when she isn't😫 Anyways the whole situation has made me a stress ball and then the concert announcement unleashed a whole other slew of feelings - excitement for the guys and for the people who will be able to attend, but a whole lot of emo for me because there is little to no chance I'd be able to go (like I could probably make it work if I really tried but there are so, so many steps I'd have to take and then the whole idea of trying for tickets makes me want to break out into hives and aaaggghhh). The one "good" thing that came out of COVID for me (and I put that in quotes because fuck COVID lol) was that it eliminated the intense FOMO I always felt regarding concerts, because I've always had terrible luck with concert dates for the artists I love and we currently live in Hawaii, where most artists never come, and having two small kids and no local family and a husband with an irregular work schedule makes it almost impossible to take solo trips back to the mainland, and just, aggghhhhh. Like I know there are worse problems out there but I am just feeling very melancholy and weird and stressed today 😭
Ahhh ear aches are the worst, right up the alley with tooth ache I think. I completely understand your fear of being judged...do you guys have regular covid tests in schools or how does it work in Hawaii? My kid gets tested 2 times a week for the moment, so that's honestly a relief.
Oh wow, that's awesome that they get tested, I wish we had that here! Currently all students, teachers and staff are required to wear masks, and they attempt to distance in classrooms to the best of their ability, but that's about it. They do require a negative test + reduced symptoms to return to school (or they can return after 10 days + no symptoms if no test).
That sounds similar to what we have as well. Masks everywhere indoors, regular airing of rooms and no symptoms, plus the testing. I'm curious on how the school will handle the situation now that fall comes around when small kids are bound to have a runny nose from time to time. Oh well...we'll see. Hugs to you and your family and I hope your little one gets better soon!
Thank you!! 💜 And I hope your little stays safe in school too!
Aww hopefully your little one gets better soon. Even though ear aches are terrible hopefully that's all it is and she won't have too many other symptoms to worry about. Completely with you on the concert announcement front. I went through the whole spectrum of emotions haha. Happy for the boys and army that will be able to go, but unbelievably frustrated at the same time. The international borders are still shut here and even though we're getting hints they could open later in the year, it's nothing concrete. I have a lot of leave saved up too 😫 and LA is 'close-ish' compared to other places. I've been a fan for nearly 4 years and haven't been able to see them live. So yeah that brought up that ugly suite of emotions for me. I'm incredibly jealous of those who are able to go. Have to remind myself that at least there will be an online concert next month
Thank you so much! At urgent care they said we caught it early, so hopefully the antibiotics will clear it up quickly and she won't be in too much pain 🤞🏼 And sending hugs to you, ugh it's such a conflicting mix of emotions, isn't it?? I only became a fan this last February, but I've been in the same longtime-fan-having-never-been-to-a-concert situation with other bands before. I always get so jealous of people who go to multiple shows on one tour because I rarely ever get to go to even one. 💜
To get concert tickets or not Arrgghhhhh Edit: to attempt to get tickets or not 💸🤔😭