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  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,115 Member
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Any party that has an ambulance sitting at the ready in the parking lot does not strike me as scaled down IMO. Definitely pics out there so I will still be curious about the aftermath.

    Hubby and I turn 60 this year. His “event” had five of us. Two of us, two close friends and his mother (we were in Florida). Mine in October could be slightly bigger as we are in mass and our two children are here. No friends will be included. Only family and total size will remain less and 10.

    Given Mr. Obama's status as an ex-President I wouldn't doubt there is an ambulance near him at all times, along with the Secret Service detail.

    Secret service, yes. No indication that ambulance is near at all times. There is not one regularly parked in his driveway. So indicators are that this ambulance is due to the party.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Any party that has an ambulance sitting at the ready in the parking lot does not strike me as scaled down IMO. Definitely pics out there so I will still be curious about the aftermath.

    Hubby and I turn 60 this year. His “event” had five of us. Two of us, two close friends and his mother (we were in Florida). Mine in October could be slightly bigger as we are in mass and our two children are here. No friends will be included. Only family and total size will remain less and 10.

    Given Mr. Obama's status as an ex-President I wouldn't doubt there is an ambulance near him at all times, along with the Secret Service detail.

    Secret service, yes. No indication that ambulance is near at all times. There is not one regularly parked in his driveway. So indicators are that this ambulance is due to the party.

    It would be easier to evaluate that claim if you posted the source.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,097 Member
    SModa61 wrote: »
    When we talk about large maskless events, I am going to be very curious about what we might see after a large 60th birthday party on Martha's Vineyard this weekend.

    It's been announced that it has been cancelled/scaled down, depending on how one wants to look at it.

    After reading the accounts of what the "scaled-down" event was, I shudder to think what their original plan was.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,097 Member
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    When we talk about large maskless events, I am going to be very curious about what we might see after a large 60th birthday party on Martha's Vineyard this weekend.

    Won't see anything if you haven't already. Social media reports/pictures from the party have been taken down. Apparently not setting a good example.

    Well, once you post something on the Internet, you may be able to take it down, but if it was interesting, plenty of people have shared it, screen-shot it, archived it ....
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,115 Member
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Any party that has an ambulance sitting at the ready in the parking lot does not strike me as scaled down IMO. Definitely pics out there so I will still be curious about the aftermath.

    Hubby and I turn 60 this year. His “event” had five of us. Two of us, two close friends and his mother (we were in Florida). Mine in October could be slightly bigger as we are in mass and our two children are here. No friends will be included. Only family and total size will remain less and 10.

    Given Mr. Obama's status as an ex-President I wouldn't doubt there is an ambulance near him at all times, along with the Secret Service detail.

    Secret service, yes. No indication that ambulance is near at all times. There is not one regularly parked in his driveway. So indicators are that this ambulance is due to the party.

    It would be easier to evaluate that claim if you posted the source.

    Statement from a friend who summers there. Don't think they want their name and number listed here. On the off hand my friend is incompetent, just now i did a best effort internet search. This is what I could come up with: https://www.ntu.org/foundation/tax-page/pensions-and-perks-for-former-presidents-archive Reading that IMO supports the claim.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,305 Member
    If I were hosting a mega party for older people I'd consider buying coffee for an ambulance crew to hang around in case one of my guests kealed over with a heart attack and/or too much to drink, whichever comes first.

    I might even pay a couple of dollars for a couple of not so visibly armed security types just in case people want to crash the party or in case Al gets tipsy and starts hitting on Nancy.

    I mean I've seen ambulances hanging around beach parties! And crowd control is always useful!
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,115 Member
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Any party that has an ambulance sitting at the ready in the parking lot does not strike me as scaled down IMO. Definitely pics out there so I will still be curious about the aftermath.

    Hubby and I turn 60 this year. His “event” had five of us. Two of us, two close friends and his mother (we were in Florida). Mine in October could be slightly bigger as we are in mass and our two children are here. No friends will be included. Only family and total size will remain less and 10.

    Given Mr. Obama's status as an ex-President I wouldn't doubt there is an ambulance near him at all times, along with the Secret Service detail.

    Secret service, yes. No indication that ambulance is near at all times. There is not one regularly parked in his driveway. So indicators are that this ambulance is due to the party.

    It would be easier to evaluate that claim if you posted the source.

    Statement from a friend who summers there. Don't think they want their name and number listed here. On the off hand my friend is incompetent, just now i did a best effort internet search. This is what I could come up with: https://www.ntu.org/foundation/tax-page/pensions-and-perks-for-former-presidents-archive Reading that IMO supports the claim.

    I searched for Obama and ambulance and found a bunch of stuff unrelated to covid or the party. Also, I found a bunch of biased-seeming coverage.

    In any case, given the many other events (like Lolla) that have been happening, the idea that Obama's party is some major issue seems unfounded to me, and the idea that some ambulance is waiting for quick acting covid (which seemed to be the suggestion) doesn't really make sense.

    I would love your links. I did not have the same luck!
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,115 Member
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Any party that has an ambulance sitting at the ready in the parking lot does not strike me as scaled down IMO. Definitely pics out there so I will still be curious about the aftermath.

    Hubby and I turn 60 this year. His “event” had five of us. Two of us, two close friends and his mother (we were in Florida). Mine in October could be slightly bigger as we are in mass and our two children are here. No friends will be included. Only family and total size will remain less and 10.

    Given Mr. Obama's status as an ex-President I wouldn't doubt there is an ambulance near him at all times, along with the Secret Service detail.

    Secret service, yes. No indication that ambulance is near at all times. There is not one regularly parked in his driveway. So indicators are that this ambulance is due to the party.

    It would be easier to evaluate that claim if you posted the source.

    Statement from a friend who summers there. Don't think they want their name and number listed here. On the off hand my friend is incompetent, just now i did a best effort internet search. This is what I could come up with: https://www.ntu.org/foundation/tax-page/pensions-and-perks-for-former-presidents-archive Reading that IMO supports the claim.

    I searched for Obama and ambulance and found a bunch of stuff unrelated to covid or the party. Also, I found a bunch of biased-seeming coverage.

    In any case, given the many other events (like Lolla) that have been happening, the idea that Obama's party is some major issue seems unfounded to me, and the idea that some ambulance is waiting for quick acting covid (which seemed to be the suggestion) doesn't really make sense.

    The ambulance was there due the fact it was a highly publicized event with a high concentration of "high value targets" in attendance for some deranged individual. Guarantee there was much more police presence around the area than usual, even if not in plain view.

    Ambulance was not there for Covid.

    Where did I said it had anything to do with COVID? I brought up the ambulance in response to the comment that the event had been "scaled down" and my position was that if it was large enough to warrant ambulance then I did not think that the event was very scaled down in size.
  • Theoldguy1
    Theoldguy1 Posts: 2,497 Member
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Theoldguy1 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Any party that has an ambulance sitting at the ready in the parking lot does not strike me as scaled down IMO. Definitely pics out there so I will still be curious about the aftermath.

    Hubby and I turn 60 this year. His “event” had five of us. Two of us, two close friends and his mother (we were in Florida). Mine in October could be slightly bigger as we are in mass and our two children are here. No friends will be included. Only family and total size will remain less and 10.

    Given Mr. Obama's status as an ex-President I wouldn't doubt there is an ambulance near him at all times, along with the Secret Service detail.

    Secret service, yes. No indication that ambulance is near at all times. There is not one regularly parked in his driveway. So indicators are that this ambulance is due to the party.

    It would be easier to evaluate that claim if you posted the source.

    Statement from a friend who summers there. Don't think they want their name and number listed here. On the off hand my friend is incompetent, just now i did a best effort internet search. This is what I could come up with: https://www.ntu.org/foundation/tax-page/pensions-and-perks-for-former-presidents-archive Reading that IMO supports the claim.

    I searched for Obama and ambulance and found a bunch of stuff unrelated to covid or the party. Also, I found a bunch of biased-seeming coverage.

    In any case, given the many other events (like Lolla) that have been happening, the idea that Obama's party is some major issue seems unfounded to me, and the idea that some ambulance is waiting for quick acting covid (which seemed to be the suggestion) doesn't really make sense.

    The ambulance was there due the fact it was a highly publicized event with a high concentration of "high value targets" in attendance for some deranged individual. Guarantee there was much more police presence around the area than usual, even if not in plain view.

    Ambulance was not there for Covid.

    Where did I said it had anything to do with COVID? I brought up the ambulance in response to the comment that the event had been "scaled down" and my position was that if it was large enough to warrant ambulance then I did not think that the event was very scaled down in size.

    Wasn't responding to you.

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  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    moving on from the party thread, it seems like this virus really duped us all as far as another wave. I think many of us made a lot of plans for travel and visits back in May and June when it looked like we just about had it stomped out. I know my workplace had everyone return mid June.

    And now everyone is following those plans and it appears that some of the less recent vaxxed folks might be more susceptable. And delta is even more contagious than other earlier variants.

    To me just watching the rate of vaccinations it appears that when the J&J had it's stumble here in the US that was the beginning of the end. I wish the FDA would get full approval for the Pfizer and Moderna done so that there would be more confidence in them in general.

    Not sure why this got a disagree. I for one agree that it is a really difficult environment for planning. Back in May, close family friends planned a wedding for this weekend. :# We were all so optimistic then. I agree with you on the difficulty scheduling travel, also. I'm wondering if variants are going to be a fact of life, and we will continue having transmission peaks with the latest variant interspersed with valleys of lower transmission rates. There are layers of protection (vaccination + masks + limiting indoor contacts ++) that could stop the spread, but they are not happening everywhere.