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It's really hard to tell your age with a mask on and I don't blame the clerk for wanting to see your face. If they don't card/at least visually see that you are of age they can lose their liquor license and I think it's pretty terrible of you to refuse to pull down your mask for 1 second so they can follow the law /shrug.…

I live in that county and I don't personally agree with the restrictions. I mean...we have to lock down the schools but hey sports can continue! Can't shut that down I guess. And I say that as a person who's kids high school has a high likelihood of winning state this year in football. Not allowing the band to go, limiting…

Even if a vaccine is available for most of us soonish and there's enough for everyone (unlikely) there's no way to know how long it will last is there? Maybe i'm missing something but the long term viability and long term effects are unable to be determined since it's hardly been long enough to really get any data. Seeing…

Some of the issue was that if you already had a cancer diagnosis you could continue treatment, but if you didn't...you were often deferred because "elective" procedures (such as diagnostics) were not being done. Or you couldn't get in to see that specialist because of Covid restrictions. The restrictions even now on…

But (legit question) will you forgive yourself if they should pass and you didn't see them/spend time with them while they were here? Is it really worth the heartache of not being around family if something should happen to them? I'd personally find it cold comfort that hey at least I didn't give them covid! Not making…

But if this is the last year for some of those people? I think it's mindboggling that people are voluntarily giving up opportunities to be with their families during the holidays. I can see being careful or limiting crowds - not inviting as many, maybe doing multiple ones instead, but I can't see just giving it all up. My…

Can we not talk about Trump anymore? It's very hard to discuss him without it becoming at least somewhat political and quite frankly this is not the place for politics (regardless of your views).

Included in the article (though you are also correct that it affects those with heart conditions more) - Studies have shown that flu illness is associated with an increase of heart attacks and stroke. A 2018 studyexternal icon found that the risk of heart attack was 6 times higher within a week of confirmed flu infection.…

But heart conditions are common in viruses and if the incidence of serious heart issues is "only" 10% due to Covid that means that it is LESS than the flu. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/highrisk/heartdisease.htm Not saying that covid isn't a serious issue, but all viruses can and do cause other conditions and kill people. It…

Do you guys use microsoft teams? Jabber is also an option we've used in the past. Plus regular check ins (we have a 15 minute meeting every Monday morning for instance, biweekly huddles, monthly meetings with our team lead and the boss etc). I've worked from home for 8 years now so this isn't new but having Jabber and then…

There were only 100 cases in a crowd of thousands? Not that I'm saying spread of the virus is good....but that seems very few cases compared to the crowd so it seems like covid isn't spreading as much as feared. I will say I'm tired of people doing dumb things - like the fact that entire teams at my kids school are now…

How do you know that they are buying coffee only to avoid wearing a mask exactly? We normally order our groceries these days (as a cost and time saving measure, not Covid related, we just spend way less when we can see our total as we go) but my Kroger has a Starbucks and I almost always do/would get a coffee to drink as…

Do you really think we will get an effective vaccine? There's never been a vaccine for a coronavirus before, viruses mutate all the time, and we can't even get a decent vaccine for the flu half the time (it seems like anyway). Not to mention there will be no long term studies to see what effects any vaccine will have long…

It wasn't me, but maybe the idea that you are trapped in your apartment because someone sits on the landing (whether or not he wears a mask while doing so). Hasn't it been proven that brief exposure of that sort (and no way of knowing if he's actually a Covid + person) isn't a risk, that it's more of a risk for longer…

Kids were already falling behind with e-learning - the answer is not to continue to do so. But what to do we do for those children who don't have parents who can/will keep them not only accountable for doing the work but ensuring that the child has LEARNED the information? If they don't have access to a computer or…

I've often wondered as I'm reading this thread how those who are isolated are doing. I see so many people saying we need to keep parents/grandparents safe and essentially totally isolated to keep them from getting Covid. In no way do I think we should deliberately spread it to those who are most vulnerable, but is it worth…

I think the COVERAGE (at least here in the USA) of the pandemic will change after the election. No matter which side you lean to (and not to get into politics specifically) it's a fact that the coverage of the pandemic is being politicized and used as a weapon against the "other" side. I imagine depending on the outcome of…

I think there's a large difference between a school and a place of worship. Taking away the social aspects of a physical school-sports, extracurriculars, band, choir, things that just don't translate well to an online environment which is a large part of why people send their kids yo a private school plus the fact that…

Maybe they should but paying 30 grand for the 20-21 school year for me means the kids should be on campus. The level of education that they get online is not comparable and that is a ton of money for them to sit in their bedroom and get a lesser education (though still better than the local public school probably).

I have to say that I am hoping and praying my kids go back to school in a few weeks. They attend a private high school, that while they did the absolute best they could in the circumstances, that did not provide the high level of education that I have come to expect. They are set up for some online learning but not a fully…

I'm not a fan of the way the phone gears my ads towards me whenever I've been searching for something - it's becoming something I'm not comfortable with honestly. The kindle app is totally fine for it to spy on my goodreads/what I've searched for on their app but everything else is bothersome. I guess the reduction in…

I've heard that there will be apps to do contact tracing in the near future (and another link in a different post talked about someone who is putting one together). But I'm not sure I'm on board with this idea - yes it would be good to know who someone is positive has had contact with so we can alert people that they have…

Because I can't tell if he needs one size up or 2. I thought he was done at size 12 but apparently not. With how they fit I can't tell if he needs a 12.5 or a 13. He's also autistic and has very definite opinions on how he wants shoes (or clothes) to fit/feel. He will only wear certain things and wears them until they…

That emoji made me giggle...thanks! Love the eyes lol.

Does HIPPA have an pandemic exception clause I don't know about? I can see wanting to do contract tracing but this seems to be very invasive....and illegal.

I don't think that cases would have increased exponentially if instead of a lockdown they imposed social distance restrictions - limiting how many can be in a business, encouraging people to practice social distance, encouraged the high risk group to shelter in place, encouraging masks in public - I think those measures…

I guess it is all in how you read it /shrug. Do I think that one poster is calling another stupid specifically? No. But there is a TON of generalization and I don't think that is helpful in terms of getting people to do what "you" (not anyone specific) want. This pandemic has brought out the worst in people on both sides…

On topic as well - I had been doing well. Getting lots of walking in, watching calories but then the stress set in and the last couple weeks have not been good. Plus the weather hasn't been great with lots of rain and with all the gyms closed I've found it easier to eat my feelings. Hoping to get back on track this week…

So because asking nicely didn't work (whether it was nicely is debatable) it's ok now to be rude? Not to mention in America at least I don't think that type of law CAN be passed...though businesses are allowed to require one to enter. But with how rude some people are, especially on social media these days people who might…

I've seen multiple posts where people are calling other people stupid, ignorant, and other not very kind names. I will admit it happens even more on social media but it's certainly happening here as well where posters insult those who aren't abiding by their idea of what we should all be doing. A little kindness goes a…