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mykel

mykel

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Got the same kind of shit happening up here as well, local church defying the closure yet again.
They have another protest sermon scheduled for today. The old man preacher got charged last week, and this week it looks like it is the kid preachers turn. I say throw the book at him, not just mask violations but throw in public endangerment and a few other related charges. As well, I think they should kettle the parking lot and charge every one of the the congregation participating that are of legal age.

You keep hearing about mah freedom, mah freedom....

I'm starting to wonder if Freedom gives you the stupids.
 
TreeSaw

TreeSaw

Mama Monkey
Oct 30, 2003
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My town (live and teach) has seen a 35% increase in the number of active cases in a week. Needless to say, we are remote learning this week due to a number of students and staff that are in quarantine. Some people will never learn :(

I am approved for the vaccine as a direct care worker but opted to wait because they haven't vaccinated all of our 1st responders and medicalcal professionals yet....THEY are the ones who should be getting it. I am capable of wearing a mask and staying home by choice they don't have that choice with their profession.
 
mandown

mandown

Poopdeck Repost
Jun 1, 2004
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AngryMetalsmith said:
Gah, could Operation Waddle Speed screw this up anymore ?

www.huffpost.com

U.S. May Cut Some Moderna Vaccine Doses In Half To Expedite Rollout

The vaccination would still involve two injections, though each shot would contain half the dose — which officials say still "induces identical immune response."
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old half dose = new full dose
They just started with a double size for good measure?
People hate when shrinkflation hits the toilet paper rolls, so you can imagine how this will go over for a product which hasn't even hit the shelf.
 
Westy

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
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mandown said:
old half dose = new full dose
They just started with a double size for good measure?
People hate when shrinkflation hits the toilet paper rolls, so you can imagine how this will go over for a product which hasn't even hit the shelf.
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I would hope that they went into clinical testing seeking the most successful possible dosage not trying and not trying to optimize for the sake of speed and that new evidence shows a lower dose creates the results.

Also, it may not matter.

www.cnbc.com

Covid variant in South Africa is 'more of a problem' than the one in UK, official says

A new variant of the coronavirus identified in South Africa is more of a risk than the mutation found in the U.K., according to Britain's health minister.
www.cnbc.com www.cnbc.com
 
mandown

mandown

Poopdeck Repost
Jun 1, 2004
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Westy said:
I would hope that they went into clinical testing seeking the most successful possible dosage not trying and not trying to optimize for the sake of speed and that new evidence shows a lower dose creates the results.

Also, it may not matter.

www.cnbc.com

Covid variant in South Africa is 'more of a problem' than the one in UK, official says

A new variant of the coronavirus identified in South Africa is more of a risk than the mutation found in the U.K., according to Britain's health minister.
www.cnbc.com www.cnbc.com
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I'd give South Africa the "hold my beer" award, but I'm holding on to see Florida's entry.
 
Westy

Westy

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Nov 22, 2002
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A coworker's whole family gave each other the gift of Covid over Christmas. Most everyone had a mild case except for his mother who had to be hospitalized.
 
Westy

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
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SkaredShtles said:
Huh...

If only there was some way that they could have known how communicable this disease was.
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They are strange folk, I like to call them reformons. Mormons who don't go to church or follow any of the rules. But my coworker, his sister and his mother all live next door to each other. Also gullible as hell, so not sure whether they chose to believe in any of the false narratives. This 40 year old coworker thought that Spain was in South America, because that is where people spoke spanish.
 
kidwoo

kidwoo

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Aug 25, 2003
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Westy said:
They are strange folk, I like to call them reformons. Mormons who don't go to church or follow any of the rules. But my coworker, his sister and his mother all live next door to each other. Also gullible as hell, so not sure whether they chose to believe in any of the false narratives. This 40 year old coworker thought that Spain was in South America, because that is where people spoke spanish.
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And friend of mine's (now ex) wife is an attorney in SLC. She used to take pro bono cases to defend victims of jack mormons who created ponzi schemes to sucker in mormons specifically.....because they all trusted each other. And yes, gullible as shit.
 
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AngryMetalsmith

AngryMetalsmith

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Jun 4, 2006
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Westy said:
They are strange folk, I like to call them reformons. Mormons who don't go to church or follow any of the rules. But my coworker, his sister and his mother all live next door to each other. Also gullible as hell, so not sure whether they chose to believe in any of the false narratives. This 40 year old coworker thought that Spain was in South America, because that is where people spoke spanish.
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So, by “coworker” you mean guy who sweeps up and not an engineer, right ?
 
Pesqueeb

Pesqueeb

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kidwoo said:
And friend of mine's (now ex) wife is an attorney in SLC. She used to take pro bono cases to defend jack mormons who created ponzi schemes to sucker in mormons specifically.....because they all trusted each other. And yes, gullible as shit.
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You might enjoy a Book called "The Mormon Murders".

Turns out, Nashville isn't the only town that mixes car bombs and gullible morons.
 
Westy

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
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AngryMetalsmith said:
So, by “coworker” you mean guy who sweeps up and not an engineer, right ?
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Nope, actually one of the better engineers I work with. He has just lived a very insulated life, if his mom didn't tell him something, or if he doesn't need to know it for work, he doesn't know about it. Basically a very smart man-child. Another one of my favorite coworkers is a former Mormon. But he openly rejected the church, said for years he knew it was bullshit and one day walked away. He has a bit more of an edge to him. He and his wife were shunned by their families, John's response was fuck'em.
 
dump

dump

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Oct 12, 2001
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Westy said:
Nope, actually one of the better engineers I work with. He has just lived a very insulated life, if his mom didn't tell him something, or if he doesn't need to know it for work, he doesn't know about it. Basically a very smart man-child. Another one of my favorite coworkers is a former Mormon. But he openly rejected the church, said for years he knew it was bullshit and one day walked away. He has a bit more of an edge to him. He and his wife were shunned by their families, John's response was fuck'em.
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This is America.
 
boostindoubles

boostindoubles

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Mar 16, 2004
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Westy said:
Nope, actually one of the better engineers I work with. He has just lived a very insulated life, if his mom didn't tell him something, or if he doesn't need to know it for work, he doesn't know about it. Basically a very smart man-child. Another one of my favorite coworkers is a former Mormon. But he openly rejected the church, said for years he knew it was bullshit and one day walked away. He has a bit more of an edge to him. He and his wife were shunned by their families, John's response was fuck'em.
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The insulated man children of christ. Ugh. Was talking with one of those kind a while back. One I have known since high school and hadn't seen in 20 years. While talking about how we met our wives I said - you just don't want to be the guy who hangs around town and chases the high school girls. He laughed nervously and said "yeah I was that guy. The 21yr old buying the beer for the high school parties."


W T F, America is full of people like this???
 
Jm_

Jm_

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Jan 14, 2002
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eric strt6 said:
Never
unless you have symptoms or a known exposure. Kind of stupid isn't it.... I will have my test on Wednesday.
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Yeah I know for some in the transportation industry, pilots, they were testing them every week or every two weeks, etc.
 
Toshi

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
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iRider said:
And it takes them 10 days after exposure to get you a test? :disgust1:
You are still working, right?
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That first part is not too concerning. Testing should be 5-7 days after potential exposure, not earlier.
 
iRider

iRider

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Toshi said:
That first part is not too concerning. Testing should be 5-7 days after potential exposure, not earlier.
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So he should have gotten it yesterday (day 5) and being in quarantine until the negative result.
 
Toshi

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
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iRider said:
So he should have gotten it yesterday (day 5) and being in quarantine until the negative result.
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Anyone with COVID patient contact in a hospital would be quarantining all the time were this the rule.
 
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