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I just saw news that WM is going ro require customers to wear masks starting on Monday. I bet that the local workers refuse to enforce the corp. policy where I live. It's pretty bad here as far as nobody wants to wear a mask.

I have a HM in Sept.: Andrew Jackson half marathon - Jackson, TN In Oct., now that Chicago cancelled and I deferred MCM + went virtual for 2020 MCM, I am just trying to figure out where to do the virtual. Also, thinking about signing up for the Mainly Marathons Appalachian Series in Oct. and taking some vacation to do all…

Get off my lawn! 🤣

I heard that a couple weeks ago at work. Sounds like a lot of people here follow that logic. They don't take precautions either because they don't even believe. This is why cases in my state are increasing so fast.

Pre-print study on how long antibodies last. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.09.20148429v1

Neat, but how tall is the fence? I've seen deer jump some pretty high fences...

@ContraryMaryMary Very beautiful!

We finally got the official announcement about the Chicago Marathon cancelling. I think we all knew it would happen and were waiting to finally get the official announcement. I deferred Marine Corps Marathon to 2021 and will run the 2020 MCM virtually. So that leaves a local half marathon in Sept. rescheduled from Apr. I…

The point is that your mask does very little to protect you (unless N95 or higher). The value for everyone else is several times greater than it is for you, the wearer.

Earlier, we had seen a lot of anti-maskers getting through fine while they killed others who were more vulnerable. The discussion was that Darwin got it wrong. As some who went to Covid parties die, I can't help but feel some sense of satisfaction that Darwinism is finally working.

Not encouraging: http://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2020/07/07/stay-at-home-orders-necessary-or-advised-in-18-states-per-harvards-covid-19-tracking-site My county and my state are orange and everyone is acting like this isn't real: https://globalepidemics.org/key-metrics-for-covid-suppression/

I've got a bottle of hand sanitizer in my car for after being in stores and laundromat. We have sanitizer placed around areas with food/drink (break rooms, vending) at work and at entrances. We also have Lysol wipes available to clean off work spaces and surfaces.

It is good that there is a mask mandate there. Where I work, my employer requires them when within 6 feet of each another person or in common areas. The only time we should be mask-less is in the breakroom (tables are setup for social distancing) or at our desk without another person within 6 feet. Still, some people don't…

@quilteryoyo I agree on making sure it is clean and that there are no foreign objects in that wound. If there are, grab some tweezers and an irrigation syringe to clean up well. Cover it and seal it off, changing the dressing at least daily and keep it very clean. If you feel fine running, just be sure it is covered well…

Another issue that comes up is what to do about non-Covid patients that still need medical care. Long story ahead, but the tl;dr is that my grandma is going to a nursing home and there are no visitors allowed, so thinking of sending a tablet for video chat. Longer story with some details that may be gross or triggering for…

For fellow runners, there has been much discussion for a long time about the Chicago Marathon. This is the only big marathon (World Major) that is still planned this fall (Oct.) aside from MCM (not a world major, but big race which has changed rules and such so many have gone virtual, including myself). Most of us who are…

That is what mine does too. A higher HR at lower pace is classed as detraining even if it is due to heat instead of poor physical condition.

I see it totally differently. Since almost half of infected people don't have symptoms, testing everyone often allows for those people to stop spreading it. This is also why precautions everyone should take when interacting with others should be to assume everyone has it, including ourselves. That means wearing a mask,…

Interesting because nobody told me that. There was something about a recommendation that we self-quarantine in the paperwork, but I figured that makes sense for people who have actually known to have been exposed. But they also told me 3 days for the results, 7 days in another place (different documents, both from the…

Home testing is a good idea. Keeping people home now is honor system, so no changes. If I test every 2 weeks and get it a week after testing, I expose people for 1 week+test time (let's say 2 days... so 9 days). That is better than exposing people for 2-4+ weeks, depending on how long I remain infectious.

The lab result came in 48 hours, so I would hope to have known in 48.5 hours. I would have then come into contact with a lot fewer people over the following14 days. That is the benefit of testing even asymptomatic people regularly. However, with as long as it took to actually get result and the way I was treated while…

I use the Alexa "Flash Briefing" feature each morning to get some updates each morning as I argue with the alarm clock about getting up. One if the apps I have in the line-up is NPR. They mentioned in the news briefing that there are delays in test results that cause problems. Specifically, they cited Tennessee as an…

Yes, we should avoid gatherings as much as we can. These BBQ's and beaches and similar social events snd places with a bunch of people all packed together are things to avoid. When we must go out (work, groceries, laundry), we should all wear a mask around other people.

I keep having this idea that my company should find some goats to save on lawn care costs. The title is what I can't decide. Should it be? A. Get some kids ON our lawn! B. How to profit from giving kids grass.

All fair points. There are 2 factors: 1. Risk of infection. 2. Probability of negative outcome if infected. Obviously anyone in the high risk for both should be first. You make a good point about the 1st factor (healthcare workers) being a priority over those of us in the higher risk on the 2nd factor.

Who Gets a Vaccine First? U.S. Considers Race in Coronavirus Plans https://nyti.ms/2BSb3IC I am not a big fan of using race as a determination for who gets a vaccine first. As someone with a higher chance of dying if infected, I would hope that people like me can be first in line.

If any of us knew how to meet, we wouldn't be here.

I've taken without issues. I have heard some people have the runs, but that is the worst I've heard. I know you didn't ask this, but I'm going to throw in my 2 cents anyway. Metformin functions to inhibit / decrease glycogenolysis. This is the 2nd largest source of blood glucose. The logic is that, by decreasing the 2nd…

I just worked in retail for a big box store a very long time ago. So nothing I know first-hand is current. This was from 2004-2007. Then, I know for a fact that they didn't have facial recognition software, but the security people reviewed photos and recognized faces. Now, I bet they have some better software. But even…

Yep, this one is pretty simple. For the actual "no shop lists," I am not sure if any stores have facial recognition software in their security systems. But even when they don't, I know that security often reviews photos regularly enoigh that people are often noticed. Not sure how that works for Wal-Mart with multiple…