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She is home, finally. -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 12:55 19
- YAY! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 9, 13:56
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 13:32
- Awesome! (NM) - Marlowe Aug 9, 13:09
- YEAH!!! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 9, 13:07
- woo! -- nm - Max Aug 9, 13:07
- Nice. -- nm - Qale Aug 9, 13:07
- woot!! -- nm - JaxSean Aug 9, 13:06
- Woo hoo!!! 🎉 -- nm - Krusty Aug 9, 13:06
- nee-chay -- nm - mud Aug 9, 13:05
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet Aug 9, 13:04
- Marvelous! -- nm - David Aug 9, 13:03
- YAY -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 9, 13:02
- So, so, happy for you both. -- nm - Meg Aug 9, 13:02
- Most excellent *air guitar solo* -- nm - oblique Aug 9, 13:01
- ! -- nm - budice Aug 9, 13:00
- Wonderful -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 12:59
- excellent!!! -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 9, 12:59
- Yay!!!! -- nm - Pippy Aug 9, 12:57
- Long journey. Congrats on this milestone. -- nm - rollo Aug 9, 12:55
Since I trust you all, I'm genuinely curious. I don't seem to have the same level of concern as others regarding the current situation. I want people - oblique Aug 9, 12:32 31
- I don't want to risk catching it due to potential long hauler issues that aren't fully understood yet, but I'm not in fear, just cautious - Max Aug 9, 13:05
- I'll just add this: COVID is never going away, it's here forever at this point. We adapt, and move forward, the end. -- nm - MDH Aug 9, 12:59 2
  - Yes but I’m not letting that be a distraction. -- nm - Qale Aug 9, 13:09
  - This -- nm - spamlet Aug 9, 13:05
- Reading the responses, and considering my own thoughts on the subject // in summation, doing the right thing often involves sacrifice, for which you - rollo Aug 9, 12:52
- I decided way back at the beginning of all this that I would not live my life in fear. I've taken all reasonable measures to protect myself. - Baron and Barratry Aug 9, 12:50 4
  - I feel your IM. There's a significant % of people who think COVID will go away completely and we shouldn't do anything until it does. Neither true. - MDH Aug 9, 13:03
  - As a fellow young person, I would like to reiterate your youth and vitality. -- nm - rollo Aug 9, 12:53 1
    - We are sexy beasts! -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 9, 12:58
  - this is basically me as well. I worry about some family (due to health) and hope they -- (edited) - tRuMaN Aug 9, 12:52
- I am not especially concerned for myself, however, the more it circulates the more chances for a further mutation, and the longer this drags on. i -- (edited) - Andie Aug 9, 12:47
- I’m masking to protect the immunocompromised and 12 and unders. - Dark Callisto Aug 9, 12:47
- It's not about me, it's about everybody. Like, you know, children. -- nm - mara Aug 9, 12:47 11
  - Do we have any numbers / rates on children under 12 being infected? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 9, 12:49 6
    - Just this one hospital -- (link) - Meg Aug 9, 13:01
    - Check out figure 6. It's significantly worse than this time last year. -- (link*) - mara Aug 9, 12:52 1
      - Interesting, thanks. - JaxSean Aug 9, 13:12
    - As of August 5, nearly 4.3 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic. Almost 94,000 cases were added the past week -- (edited) - Andie Aug 9, 12:50 2
      - "Hospitalizations (23 states and NYC reported)* Among states reporting, children ranged from 1.5%-3.5% of their total cumulated hospitalizations, and - Andie Aug 9, 12:51
      - And many children's hospitals are at capacity. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 12:51
  - Exactly, in the event that I may be carrying it I try to be careful around children. Otherwise it's more of an inconvenience than anything. -- nm - Meg Aug 9, 12:49
  - And when ICUs are full, where does my mom go if she has a stroke or heart attack? -- nm - mara Aug 9, 12:48 2
    - yeah, and people getting surgeries postponed and cancelled. -- nm - Andie Aug 9, 12:48
    - And if there's another stay-at-home order, how many more small businesses close? -- nm - mara Aug 9, 12:48
- I'm in the same space. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 12:45
- I think you are adequately assessing your risk factors and acting accordingly. - Pippy Aug 9, 12:43 1
  - Welcome. Your tax bill awaits. -- nm - rollo Aug 9, 12:47
- I'm not personally concerned as I feel my risk of getting seriously low, but I do still take preventative measures to protect others. -- nm - Dano Aug 9, 12:42
- you should be safe to keep others safe, they should be doing that for you. - chicken daddy Aug 9, 12:37
- I might feel differently if the shingles would just get the f- done, but I doubt it. I can not afford the risk. - Spawn Aug 9, 12:37
- Yeah, I don't have a problem going out with a mask on, and we have multiple trips and cruises planned in the next few months. - JaxSean Aug 9, 12:35
Amazon picked up the weird-er-ific Cannes picture Annette. Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard. In theaters now. Streaming on Aug. 20th. -- (link) - Mop Aug 9, 12:15 [youtube] 1
- music AND screenplay by Sparks. Looks meh. -- nm - mud Aug 9, 12:30
Doom Patrol season 3 teaser. -- (link) - Mop Aug 9, 12:12 [youtube] 2
- Hell. Yes. (I love that show.) - JaxSean Aug 9, 12:25
- piffle paffle -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 12:20
Stranger Things season 4 teaser. -- (link) - Mop Aug 9, 12:11 [youtube]
Midnight Mass is the next horror series from Mike Flanagan, the creator of the two Haunting series on Netflix. -- (link) - Mop Aug 9, 12:10 [youtube] 4
- I remember showing his first film, Makebelieve, at the Maryland Film Festival in 2000. It's a bit amusing that's he's become a "horror guy." -- nm - Dano Aug 9, 12:27 3
  - he' really good at "just okay" horror... -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 9, 12:32
  - Oh wait, David might remember Makebelieve - Dano Aug 9, 12:30 1
    - It's not ringing any bells. What's it about? -- nm - David Aug 9, 12:46
Instagram: English insults vs..... -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 9, 11:59 1
- His tweak on the Manning bust is excellent. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 12:01
Are any employers that provide health insurance taking the stance of not requiring vaccination, but making unvaccinated employees pay for their own? -- nm - Dano Aug 9, 11:48 3
- No idea, but I found this: "In general, employers are free to offer health insurance to some groups of employees and not others, as long as those decisions are not made on a discriminatory basis." (link) -- (link*) - mara Aug 9, 12:10
- you mean pay for their own tests? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 11:52
- That would probably violate ERISA. -- nm - spamlet Aug 9, 11:51
These are the current Covid-19 protocols for the cruise I'm taking next June. Hoping for better days by then :/ -- (link) - Meg Aug 9, 11:48 10
- My biggest concern is getting it right before our cruises. - JaxSean Aug 9, 12:40 2
  - What about the cruise line? Do they offer to reschedule for a later date? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 12:58 1
    - I honestly don't know. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 9, 13:13
- we are still considering cancelling our vacation next month. haven't decided either way yet. - Andie Aug 9, 11:51 6
  - As you can see from my AMC post, I am shutting most everything back down. - Spawn Aug 9, 12:22 2
    - i never really started. Still only outdoor dining right now. No large groups. (i've seen 3 individual friends, period). -- nm - Andie Aug 9, 12:28 1
      - I was going to mainly vacant movie screens. I had liked theaters because the lobby and auditoriums are so huge. - Spawn Aug 9, 12:33
  - Yep, I'm still watching numbers in KC. Daughter says things are fine, but Children's Mercy Hosp is reporting an increase in pediatric cases :( -- nm - Meg Aug 9, 12:00 1
    - :( -- nm - Andie Aug 9, 12:22
  - :-[ -- nm - mud Aug 9, 11:54
I may be ready to have words with someone at Coca Cola HQ -- nm - ty97 Aug 9, 11:45 2
- Did you get the email too? -- nm - spamlet Aug 9, 11:57
- new product, cocacovid, testing through the ROOF in Florida -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 11:47
"If you decide to cancel your A-List membership, you will not be eligible to sign up again for 6 months." - Spawn Aug 9, 11:24 1
- There are ways in which that's a shortsighted policy. -- nm - David Aug 9, 11:27
They way the Chipotle near me is dealing with the apparent staffing shortage - ty97 Aug 9, 11:04 15
- Not seeing the problem here. -- nm - Tim Aug 9, 12:46
- history repeating... in Europe many places had small doors cut into their entryway doors, to hand out food, wine, grocery items -- (pic) - zeitgeist Aug 9, 11:51 [Attachment] 1
  - Many had them in the wall. Some are still used to serve wine. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 12:02
- i'm 100% fine with this for a lot of places. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 9, 11:16
- Yeah there are quite a few places that just never opened for in person dining once the ban was lifted. -- nm - spamlet Aug 9, 11:14 2
  - This would probably be okay (around here especially) if the place was designed for that - ty97 Aug 9, 11:34
  - That little Chipotle place had a good run. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:16
- I know you were hoping for a serve yourself option. (____!____) -- nm - Qale Aug 9, 11:08 6
  - Wait, I thought oblique was the Chipotle (____!____) -- nm - sycor Aug 9, 11:36 4
    - He was, but then he went and lost all that weight. -- nm - Dano Aug 9, 11:46 1
      - Good point. And yay oblique! - sycor Aug 9, 12:11
    - i thought it was (____*____) -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 9, 11:42 1
      - oblique got it all? -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:43
  - oohhh, Chipotle Buffet? Yes please! -- nm - ty97 Aug 9, 11:10
- a lot of places here are dinner only. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 9, 11:05
A U.S. judge has allowed Norwegian Cruise Line to demand that passengers show written proof of coronavirus vaccination -- (link) - mud Aug 9, 10:55 3
- As someone with 2 upcoming NCL cruises soon, this makes me much relieved. - JaxSean Aug 9, 11:46 2
  - I love that they're reported to not just require them but *demand* them. -- nm - Meg Aug 9, 11:50 1
    - The FB groups for the cruises are 98% "Woo!" and 2% "Waaah!" -- nm - JaxSean Aug 9, 12:03
my new guy (4 months) was just recruited back to his old company. this is ideal, since I was already down a person on that team. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 9, 10:49 6
- He checked the "NO" box on the questionnaire that said "Do you plan on leaving us within 3 months?" He held to his commitment. -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 10:50 5
  - dude is *great.* a natural analyst. I get it. just f************ck. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 9, 10:51 4
    - Clearly you didn't grab his @$$ enough. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 9, 10:57 3
      - dude has literally never been onsite. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 9, 11:04 2
        
        Then Baron is correct. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:17 1
        
        There's just no competing with a little "how's your father" -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 9, 11:23
Defense Sec Lloyd Austin is expected seek approval to make the vaccine mandatory for all active duty military by mid-September or sooner if fully approved by the FDA. -- nm* - mara Aug 9, 10:45 2
- I would think the military doesn't have to abide by those regulations. Wonder if he's just waiting for the optics. -- nm - Max Aug 9, 13:09
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Aug 9, 10:51
umm no thank you please! -- (link) - Jovian Aug 9, 10:44 3
- that is a horror movie creation. -- nm - Andie Aug 9, 10:49
- Why does its tail (is that a tail?) look like David Bowie? -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 9, 10:48 1
  - Big fan of Spiders From Mars. -- nm - VMan Aug 9, 11:03
i used mara's link - here is the past month with a few more countries added for more context. It is the direction of the graphs we need to look at.. - Andie Aug 9, 10:44 [Attachment] 1
- I always read this as new cases per 19 million people. much more optimistic my way. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 9, 10:52
At the Rise Against concert on Saturday night, it was interesting(ly sad) dichotomy of 98% unmasked and 2% double-masked. - JaxSean Aug 9, 10:38 11
- The fan base I think of for Rise Against doesn’t seem to be the masking or vaccinated type. -- nm - Qale Aug 9, 11:06 4
  - I mean, they lean pretty majorly left, so I'd think they'd turn off antivax/conservative fans. - JaxSean Aug 9, 11:21
  - i think a lot of people don't listen to their lyrics. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 9, 11:17 2
    - "When did Tom Morello get so political?" -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:49 1
      - his responses to people are great -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 9, 12:39
- Unless required the vast majority of people are not going to wear masks. This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. -- nm - MDH Aug 9, 10:56 3
  - See also pants. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 9, 10:57 2
    - See also: Florida -- nm - JaxSean Aug 9, 11:15 1
      - Florida is not a choice. It's an inevitability. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 9, 11:39
- Indoors or out? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 9, 10:38 1
  - Covered Amphitheater. So...Mainly outdoors. -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 9, 11:15 [Image]
BRUCE DICKINSON Postpones Last Two Shows Of Spoken-Word Tour After COVID-19 Diagnosis In His Househol -- nm - Remlik Aug 9, 10:37
The Eagles (the band) announcing Vaxxed only concert -- (link) - Remlik Aug 9, 10:35 1
- losers -- nm - eric&van Aug 9, 11:19
I don't mean to alarm anyone, but this Friday is Friday the 13th...what are you doing to prepare? -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 10:33 20
- That's the day I'll take my second shot. I guess I'm tempting fate a bit. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 9, 12:01
- Princess Disney is coming home from overnight camp on the 13th. Lets see what terror she caused at camp!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 9, 11:42
- No idea -- nm - Pippy Aug 9, 11:17
- Driving home from the casino - against the traffic. -- nm - Meg Aug 9, 11:10
- Parkour. -- nm - Diva Aug 9, 11:07 1
  - Yeah, hardcore parkour. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:17
- The next two weeks are already overbooked with Operation Get Daughter to College - oblique Aug 9, 11:05 3
  - Is the boyfriend going on the drop off or not? -- nm - Pippy Aug 9, 11:15 2
    - Excellent question - oblique Aug 9, 11:23 1
      - He will be at your house Thursday. - Spawn Aug 9, 11:35
- spoilers - Dano Aug 9, 10:58
- Getting ready for a Dungeons and Dragons game, naturally. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 10:53 3
  - Uh oh -- nm - spamlet Aug 9, 11:00 1
    - I dug out the really special resource books yesterday. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 12:47
  - I cast Contact Other DM! -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 9, 10:58
- Sharpen chainsaw and get a new old-time goalie mask. -- nm - VMan Aug 9, 10:43 1
  - I just got my Chris Pine mask. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:50
- Eating a grilled cheese sandwich and then moving on with my life. -- nm - David Aug 9, 10:36
- Terrible things will happen to me on that day. -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 10:35
- Drinking -- nm - JaxSean Aug 9, 10:33

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