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Post by lessingham on Apr 30, 2021 3:17:34 GMT -5
I am very proud of being English. Took us a struggle to get it right, but we seem to have found the right way to roll out the vaccines. I want to visit Venice, nope. Rome lijewise. No USA. Thailand is in lockdown. Australia would not let me off the plane. Etc.
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Post by worksforme2 on Apr 30, 2021 10:38:46 GMT -5
Roughly 29% of all adults in the US are vaccinated. My state(NC) is just a bit behind at 28%.
The US is now making more vaccine than is being consumed by our populace. The US will begin sending 100 mil worth of Covid19 supplies to India beginning this week. I assume as more countries complete trials/studies of various vaccines more shots will soon be available. Why other countries don't simply review the US data and start the rollout process makes no sense to me.
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Post by isthisit on Apr 30, 2021 11:04:17 GMT -5
Roughly 29% of all adults in the US are vaccinated. My state(NC) is just a bit behind at 28%. The US is now making more vaccine than is being consumed by our populace. The US will begin sending 100 mil worth of Covid19 supplies to India beginning this week. I assume as more countries complete trials/studies of various vaccines more shots will soon be available. Why other countries don't simply review the US data and start the rollout process makes no sense to me. Or even non US data? The answer to your sensible question is that within the top tier of the scientific community you will find mega-egos to rival those of Hollywood divas. They look unassuming and geeky, but damn they are worse. Then add some politics into the mix.... and it’s easier to knock up your own. |
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Post by lessingham on May 13, 2021 3:29:54 GMT -5
Had my second jab today, feel like I have been kicked by a mule. But to no avail. We have impirted the Indian variant and hey ho, back into lockdown we will be going. Feel it was pointless
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Post by worksforme2 on Jun 17, 2021 11:35:32 GMT -5
I am getting out more as the state opens up more. I note that generally the % of people masking seems about the same as before I got my 2nd shot. I have had occasion to ask those not wearing masks if they have had the vax, most say no. I don't ask why as it seems to be a potential trigger. Churches in NC are fully open now and I see a few more people returning to our services, but not up to where it was before. Help wanted posters are everywhere. But help will probably be hard to come by as long as the fed government pays people not to work. Now NC is jumping on the bandwagon of creating a lottery just to induce those lagging behind to take the shot.
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Post by Handy on Jun 17, 2021 21:49:24 GMT -5
Paying people to get the shot/jab, really? Maybe the state should list the people's names that died that could have got the vaccine but didn't and died. Call it like it is, John Doe dies and now is awarded the "Darwin Award" because he coud have avoided dying if he got vaccinated.
We had a company give out $50 to the first nn people to get the vaccine one day.
I like the saying from an old and politically incorrect movie "no tickie, no washie" or more simply "no vaccine just stay home."
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Post by Handy on Jun 17, 2021 22:12:07 GMT -5
Padgemi, I am sorry to hear the interaction with this woman ended so fast. Some people need their personal space and interpret even a good gesture as an intrusion. Mask wearing is almost non-existent where I live but I continue to mask-up even after having both jabs several months ago. The local medical community is still 100% masks, temperature testing everyone and asking about a person's recent medical conditions. It is the retail community that foolishly acts like things are normal.
I am trying to avoid even the sniffles so I continue to play it on the safe side.
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Post by petrushka on Jun 18, 2021 1:40:07 GMT -5
About to get my first vaccine shot next Wednesday. I registered for it 3 weeks ago. It seems we don't get deliveries of
a large portion of what was ordered. Fortunately there is no Covid at large in the population here. But still. Better safe
than dead (or suffering from 'long covid' for that matter).
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Post by worksforme2 on Jun 18, 2021 7:50:28 GMT -5
Padgemi, I am sorry to hear the interaction with this woman ended so fast. Some people need their personal space and interpret even a good gesture as an intrusion. Mask wearing is almost non-existent where I live but I continue to mask-up even after having both jabs several months ago. The local medical community is still 100% masks, temperature testing everyone and asking about a person's recent medical conditions. It is the retail community that foolishly acts like things are normal.
I am trying to avoid even the sniffles so I continue to play it on the safe side.
I'm seeing much of the same in NC. The mask mandate is off here so fewer people(employees) are doing it, especially in retail. Generally I still mask up unless I am in a hurry and forget to grab it . |
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Post by worksforme2 on Jun 18, 2021 7:58:56 GMT -5
The wife of my insurance guy introduced me to a woman she seemed tight with. Great networking conversation. I’m always trying to get a laugh from people. As I delivered a punchline, I reached out and lightly tapped her on her bare shoulder for emphasis. The conversation pretty much ended right there. I wasn’t even thinking about it. Was this a faux pas b/c of the ‘Rona or b/c my divorced ass didn’t remember to check to see if she had a ring on that finger? And does that even matter post-me too? Or was it all in my head and things got weird in my own head b/c I reached out and touched the skin of a complete stranger, uninvited, for the first time since I can’t remember when? Hmmmmm..... Don’t care. I got my shots. I’m so over all this. Hard to say with confidence what exactly might have put her off. If the conversation was viewed by her also as a networking effort rather than a possible path toward romance then a handshake was more appropriate. While it is generally acceptable for a woman to touch a man early on the same doesn't apply for a man randomly touching a woman unless she clearly is angling for it married or not. |
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Post by worksforme2 on Jun 18, 2021 16:16:25 GMT -5
Hard to say with confidence what exactly might have put her off. If the conversation was viewed by her also as a networking effort rather than a possible path toward romance then a handshake was more appropriate. While it is generally acceptable for a woman to touch a man early on the same doesn't apply for a man randomly touching a woman unless she clearly is angling for it married or not. Yeah, totally flying blind outside of my old paradigms here. A couple months ago, I was on the receiving end of this by a [married] interior designer I had just met. Her hubs was in the room, but not standing there at the time. I can assure you the conversation did not end there. :-) If I understand you, the earlier conversation with the married woman did not end there. OK, is there more to the story? I have been fortunate in having been intimate with a # of married women over the years. All of those interludes were initiated by the married women in one form or another. If you think a married woman is interested in you sexually, she probably is. Flying blind in the pursuit of a woman is nothing unusual, married or single. If I thought a married woman was sending me signals and if I was interested in her, that is the path I would be going down, especially if she has been married more than 5-6 years. I believe there's some validity to the 7yr. itch theory. |
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Post by northstarmom on Jun 18, 2021 22:36:51 GMT -5
Padgemi said: "The wife of my insurance guy introduced me to a woman she seemed tight with. Great networking conversation. I’m always trying to get a laugh from people. As I delivered a punchline, I reached out and lightly tapped her on her bare shoulder for emphasis. The conversation pretty much ended right there."
Due to the pandemic a lot of people are wary about getting touch from anyone except perhaps the people they literally live with. Her marital status, the event itself may have had nothing to do with her reaction.
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Post by worksforme2 on Jun 24, 2021 11:55:12 GMT -5
Just read this morning that NC is now giving a $25 award card(in addition to the lottery) to those now getting the vaccine. I generally disagree with this sort of behavior by a government, but I expect if it motivates 1,000 people to get the shot it will be far cheaper than paying for just one hospitalization.
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Post by worksforme2 on Jun 30, 2021 6:24:56 GMT -5
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Post by northstarmom on Jul 11, 2021 17:51:18 GMT -5
No matter where you live, get vaccinated and keep masking and distancing. My post SM partner is now on home oxygen after getting the Delta variant despite our getting the J&J vaccine in late April. He is lucky to be alive because not only is he high risk because he had a heart attack 10 years ago, but there are no open hospital beds within at least 90 minutes of where we live in Mexico. I think he got the virus because even though he had been great about masking and social distancing since the pandemic began, he recently decided it was OK to go maskless at his gym because he is vaccinated and his gym has a large door that they keep open. Do not let down your guard no matter what you see others do. When I bought his meds last night, I was sto see that the clerk at the pharmacy was maskless! While I tested negative after my partner tested positive last Monday, I could be positive now and asymptomatic. And make sure you have an oxymeter. If you or your loved ones get sick, know that if your oxygen levels dip below 92% that means you should go to the hospital. Our doctor did not tell my partner that. Only reason I knew to do this was because I'd long been reading about what to do if you get Covid. In general, people can't tell when their oxygen levels dip until the levels are so low that they are gasping for air. And waiting that late to get medical help causes many people to unneccesarily die.
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