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@cwolfman13 My company put something similar in place in Aug. It is a bit less restrictive than what you described, though. Basically, if you travel to a "red zone state," you can't come into a facility for 14 days. The corporate policy doesn't specify whether you take leave or WFH, but my location's HR manager has decided…

As a patient with 2 autoimmune diseases already, now I'm concerned this could trigger more. We have seen that, in fact, some Covid patients have had autoimmune diseases triggered (including type 1 diabetes).

If my family thinks I will share any of my turkey, then they don't know me very well.

Yes, this is what I was saying.

For many years, I have seen stores scanning state-issued ID's. My understanding is that the barcode contains the information and a computer can quickly collect and analyze that information. But it can also store that information, meaning my junk mail increases. I'm willing to sign up for store accounts that track my…

Ugh. Yes, it started somewhere and it hasn't ended anywhere. Nobody knows if these teenagers are asymptomatic, pre-symptomatic, or pauci-symptomatic. This is not a game...

Yes. They are looking for the antibodies in donated blood because I think they are giving those antibodies to patients who are experiencing more serious cases of Covid. Donating blood can save a life with or without antibodies, though. Interestingly enough, I was banned for life from donating until April 2020. For decades,…

When my county mayor initially issued a mask mandate, the county sherriff issued a statement saying he will not enforce it. Almost nobody follows the mask mandate here... and I am not surprised.

Toilet paper hoarding is apparently happening again at Kroger. There aren't shortages, but the store is implementing limits to prevent the hoarding they are observing. Edit: Link…

That's by the end of 2020 and those 50 million doses are for the entire world. The reporting on the U.S. 100 million doses doesn't have a date attached. From the article you linked: But I suppose if it takes 2 doses per person, then only 50 million Americans will get it unless another order is placed. And cost is nearly…

The U.S. government is buying 100 million vaccines, not 25 million. Yes, healthcare workers get priority. We expected that as it was discussed months ago. Still, 100 million should be enough for healthcare workers plus some for people at higher risk. We need more for the rest of the country yet, but don't know how many…

I know with the Red Cross, at least, they don't reach out to you. You can login to your donor account online to see the results. I assume you can call with your donor number or the number from that blood donation.

Where I live, anybody who donates blood gets the antibody test. It is free, of course. He might look into that.

Yes, some places let people swab themselves. By BIL did that at a CVS and tested negative while several others in his house and his mom's house (where he visits often) were positive. I question whether he self-swabbed deeply enough. But he has also has a couple tests where others did the swab and he has come back negative…

The methods suggested in conversations for how men can become taller: A. Wear pleasers (I had to Google this because I haven't heard of these. They are high-heels, and not really the same as gaining actual height.) B. Hormones. - I had to google this also and apparently there are some substances that might provide a small…

We had refrigerated trucks as backup morgues staged here in TN back in April. Too many people don't care. We need a better plan, which needs to include forcing people to take proper actions like wearing masks.

It seems I'm still not explaining my point clearly as there is still misunderstanding, so I'll try yet again... We all have preferences about physical appearance and I am of the opinion that this is acceptable. Many others disagree with me on specific factors. Examples: 1. Men are often shamed for considering weight.…

IDK. It isn't just the one discussion I mentioned. I get the same response pretty much everywhere. This is the first time I've seen where a fair amount of others in the conversation actually think it's ok for me to not want to date an obese woman. Sometimes I'll see 1 other person who agrees with me, but other times I'm…

I never said that. In fact, I think it's fair to screen based on weight. I'm saying that most people I encounter disagree. Most people I encounter think I'm a d-bag for screening based on weight.

I disagree and don't expect that we will ever have herd immunity. It seems like the antibodies are lasting for only a few months and there have been a few cases of the same person getting infected twice. This also makes me wonder about the efficacy of a vaccine once it comes out. Assume everyone gets it (they won't) around…

I think you've missed something. My experience is that women screen for height and it is considered to be acceptable, but that it is not considered to be acceptable for men to screen based on weight. Nobody is arguing that weight is not used for screening (by either gender), I'm just sharing my experience that we (men) are…

The double standard is when women argue it is ok to screen based on height, but that men are not supposed to screen based on weight. I see this more often than not. ETA: On another site, a conversation about this came down to that weight is not something people can control, but that men can become taller with cosmetic…

That's great, but I seem to be getting slower regardless of what I do to try to get faster. I'm slower than most despite being in what should be close to the fastest age/gender group. It is frustrating to see new runners twice my age go out and run their first marathon faster than my PR. Add that some of them are heavier…

Yep, this has always bothered me as well. Weight is much easier to control, but I get a lot of hate if I say I want someone to be fit. However, it's perfectly acceptable for women to say they won't date a man under a specified height. Why the double standard? Either we all have physical preferences and that is alright or…

I already described the plan in great detail, including who would be allowed to leave home and under what circumstances as well as how the majority in lockdown would get supplies. Yes, it is true that nobody here can do anything directly to enact such a plan. I never claimed they could, so I'm not sure what uou are trying…

The "no one" I'm talking about are others on this thread. Go back to Mar. / Apr.

I suspect if we had done this as well, it wouldn't be coming back in Europe. Where is it coming from? Is their second wave mostly or entirely organic? I would bet not.

Way back in Mar., I was advocating for this here in the U.S. Most disagreed, but it has gotten out of hand here. I still think we need a total and complete shutdown for 3-4 weeks where only essential employees (healthcare and designated support) are allowed to leave. Under my vision then (and now), nobody else leaves home.…

I lost my ticker for October, but I think I had put 100 miles or something like that. Either way, I ended with 130.11 miles.

I've done this in past years (when I lived in SW Iowa) and the entire bowl is empty in minutes from likely only a few kids. I don't watch it, but will go check on it every 5-10 min. and after refilling every time (but not enough kids to even spot one when going outside), I just gave up for future years. At one point, some…