I'm trying to maintain perspective. Like, I'm not lying when I say I haven't even encountered a person with the flu all winter long. So i feel pretty safe about still going to my gym. Still only 2 cases in my county. Orb, I hope you don't have it!!
Dude, I'm not trying to get on your case, but honestly, other than an ER, a gym sounds like perhaps THE most likely place to pick it up. I would be rethinking my decision to go if I were in your shoes. I get that you live in a rural area with no reported cases. But you have been following along and know how long it takes for symptoms to manifest in someone who may be carrying. Stay healthy, man!
No, I get that, and I appreciate the concern. On a daily basis, I'm re-evaluating my options for what to do every day when I leave work whether it's for lunch or when I get off at 5. In fact, shortly after posting what you quoted from me, I checked the local news for central Illinois and 4 more cases were reported in the nearby city of Champaign (it was 2 for about a week, then 4 for a few days, and as of today it doubled). So, taking into consideration the fact that plenty more people likely have it and aren't getting tested/won't be tested/4 more of my friends are on lockdown with the cold/flu/potentially COVID-19 themselves, I'm now putting off the gym for the foreseeable future. The deck of cards routine is kicking my ass well enough as it is.
The only reason I trusted this gym more than anywhere else is due to the low traffic, the incredible amount of discipline I've seen from the rest of the regular members over the last 9 years, and the sheer amount of disinfectant and Lysol in the place at any given moment. Obviously yeah there's a chance I could get it there but I 100% honestly believe I'm much more at risk at my day job, and I haven't even encountered anybody with the
flu over the last 7 months, which makes me less anxious than I otherwise would be.
That's a lot of words to say that I agree with and appreciate what you're saying, but here's my two cents (times ten).