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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Merkin Baller said:
    cblock4life said:
    Oftenreading….no need to post any qualifications for me….you’ve been posting and helping the entire time and if he’s not kidding, well then meltdown sounds like a clown and you don’t owe him anything. 
    +1 
    Yeah, what they said. 
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    cblock4life said:
    Oftenreading….no need to post any qualifications for me….you’ve been posting and helping the entire time and if he’s not kidding, well then meltdown sounds like a clown and you don’t owe him anything. 

    You mean this is not the excuse I have been dreaming of to flaunt my many medical degrees with honours from Stanford, Oxford, Harvard and the Karolinska Institute?? Damn! Back to being a nobody :lol: 

    Thanks guys. 
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Even though things seem to be going in the right direction with the pandemic in North America, it's worth remembering that in a lot of the world things are still pretty dire.

    Brazil just registered its largest single day new case count of 115,228 cases, which is a horrifying number. 

    Israel is postponing their planned reopening to tourism, given rising case counts, and this despite them being one of the top countries in the world for vaccination rates. They are at 57% fully vaccinated, which still means 43% not fully vaccinated. For comparison, the US has 45% of the population fully vaccinated. 

    Cases rising in Australia and spiraling out of control in Russia (both countries with very low vaccination rates). 

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-june24-2021-1.6078206
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    yeah, this worries me. we really thought/hoped that we'd be back to somewhat normal this summer, then this fall, and I doubt even the latter now. our schools are planning on remote again in the fall FFS
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    yeah, this worries me. we really thought/hoped that we'd be back to somewhat normal this summer, then this fall, and I doubt even the latter now. our schools are planning on remote again in the fall FFS
    They’re planning that already? I’m surprised. In BC we’re planning on in person regular classrooms (as opposed to the reduced, alternating attendance that the high schools had this past year). A study came out yesterday that showed that in the Vancouver school distract at least cases did not rise above the general population and there was no evidence of increased transmission, so unless things change we are looking set for in person schooling. 
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    BC is several months ahead of Manitoba in terms of waves, so that's not surprising. we're at now where you were in the winter. so i'm hoping things change to in person, but if not, maybe by after xmas break?
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,336
    oftenreading said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    yeah, this worries me. we really thought/hoped that we'd be back to somewhat normal this summer, then this fall, and I doubt even the latter now. our schools are planning on remote again in the fall FFS
    They’re planning that already? I’m surprised. In BC we’re planning on in person regular classrooms (as opposed to the reduced, alternating attendance that the high schools had this past year). A study came out yesterday that showed that in the Vancouver school distract at least cases did not rise above the general population and there was no evidence of increased transmission, so unless things change we are looking set for in person schooling. 
    Why is Canada so far behind in opening up?  Is it still the lack of vaccinated population?  

    Here in the US it's like nothing happened and all is open for business.
  • cblock4life
    cblock4life Posts: 1,855
    oftenreading said:
    cblock4life said:
    Oftenreading….no need to post any qualifications for me….you’ve been posting and helping the entire time and if he’s not kidding, well then meltdown sounds like a clown and you don’t owe him anything. 

    You mean this is not the excuse I have been dreaming of to flaunt my many medical degrees with honours from Stanford, Oxford, Harvard and the Karolinska Institute?? Damn! Back to being a nobody :lol: 

    Thanks guys. 
    That’s awesome and congratulations!  Pretty fucking big deal your career is! I’ll listen to you anytime! 
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    cblock4life said:
    oftenreading said:
    cblock4life said:
    Oftenreading….no need to post any qualifications for me….you’ve been posting and helping the entire time and if he’s not kidding, well then meltdown sounds like a clown and you don’t owe him anything. 

    You mean this is not the excuse I have been dreaming of to flaunt my many medical degrees with honours from Stanford, Oxford, Harvard and the Karolinska Institute?? Damn! Back to being a nobody :lol: 

    Thanks guys. 
    That’s awesome and congratulations!  Pretty fucking big deal your career is! I’ll listen to you anytime! 
    Oops! Should have posted the /s …. Was just joking 

    Have not been to those institutes, but thank you for the vote of confidence ;) 
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    tempo_n_groove said:
    oftenreading said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    yeah, this worries me. we really thought/hoped that we'd be back to somewhat normal this summer, then this fall, and I doubt even the latter now. our schools are planning on remote again in the fall FFS
    They’re planning that already? I’m surprised. In BC we’re planning on in person regular classrooms (as opposed to the reduced, alternating attendance that the high schools had this past year). A study came out yesterday that showed that in the Vancouver school distract at least cases did not rise above the general population and there was no evidence of increased transmission, so unless things change we are looking set for in person schooling. 
    Why is Canada so far behind in opening up?  Is it still the lack of vaccinated population?  

    Here in the US it's like nothing happened and all is open for business.
    We’re actually not that far behind now in vaccination. We’re ahead in first doses and getting there with second; will likely be ahead of the US in July. . Federal recommendations are quite a bit more cautious - our feds were asking for 75% first doses and at least 20% fully vaccinated before taking even small steps toward reopening. The provinces have control over education and they each do things differently. 
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • cblock4life
    cblock4life Posts: 1,855
    oftenreading said:
    cblock4life said:
    oftenreading said:
    cblock4life said:
    Oftenreading….no need to post any qualifications for me….you’ve been posting and helping the entire time and if he’s not kidding, well then meltdown sounds like a clown and you don’t owe him anything. 

    You mean this is not the excuse I have been dreaming of to flaunt my many medical degrees with honours from Stanford, Oxford, Harvard and the Karolinska Institute?? Damn! Back to being a nobody :lol: 

    Thanks guys. 
    That’s awesome and congratulations!  Pretty fucking big deal your career is! I’ll listen to you anytime! 
    Oops! Should have posted the /s …. Was just joking 

    Have not been to those institutes, but thank you for the vote of confidence ;) 
    Hahahaha well you sound like you went there! 
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    cblock4life said:
    oftenreading said:
    cblock4life said:
    oftenreading said:
    cblock4life said:
    Oftenreading….no need to post any qualifications for me….you’ve been posting and helping the entire time and if he’s not kidding, well then meltdown sounds like a clown and you don’t owe him anything. 

    You mean this is not the excuse I have been dreaming of to flaunt my many medical degrees with honours from Stanford, Oxford, Harvard and the Karolinska Institute?? Damn! Back to being a nobody :lol: 

    Thanks guys. 
    That’s awesome and congratulations!  Pretty fucking big deal your career is! I’ll listen to you anytime! 
    Oops! Should have posted the /s …. Was just joking 

    Have not been to those institutes, but thank you for the vote of confidence ;) 
    Hahahaha well you sound like you went there! 
    I tried to make it excessive but I’m just naturally convincing. 
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,336
    cblock4life said:
    oftenreading said:
    cblock4life said:
    oftenreading said:
    cblock4life said:
    Oftenreading….no need to post any qualifications for me….you’ve been posting and helping the entire time and if he’s not kidding, well then meltdown sounds like a clown and you don’t owe him anything. 

    You mean this is not the excuse I have been dreaming of to flaunt my many medical degrees with honours from Stanford, Oxford, Harvard and the Karolinska Institute?? Damn! Back to being a nobody :lol: 

    Thanks guys. 
    That’s awesome and congratulations!  Pretty fucking big deal your career is! I’ll listen to you anytime! 
    Oops! Should have posted the /s …. Was just joking 

    Have not been to those institutes, but thank you for the vote of confidence ;) 
    Hahahaha well you sound like you went there! 
    If so it is like a million + in education?
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,336
    oftenreading said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    oftenreading said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    yeah, this worries me. we really thought/hoped that we'd be back to somewhat normal this summer, then this fall, and I doubt even the latter now. our schools are planning on remote again in the fall FFS
    They’re planning that already? I’m surprised. In BC we’re planning on in person regular classrooms (as opposed to the reduced, alternating attendance that the high schools had this past year). A study came out yesterday that showed that in the Vancouver school distract at least cases did not rise above the general population and there was no evidence of increased transmission, so unless things change we are looking set for in person schooling. 
    Why is Canada so far behind in opening up?  Is it still the lack of vaccinated population?  

    Here in the US it's like nothing happened and all is open for business.
    We’re actually not that far behind now in vaccination. We’re ahead in first doses and getting there with second; will likely be ahead of the US in July. . Federal recommendations are quite a bit more cautious - our feds were asking for 75% first doses and at least 20% fully vaccinated before taking even small steps toward reopening. The provinces have control over education and they each do things differently. 
    So the % is where Canada wants to be then.

    Well, I guess we will see if it's an experiment to reopening here or it was worth it.  Hold our beer...
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,875
    The delta  variant is responsible  for 99% of our growing  cases 
     Its doubling  very fast and we have a high level of vaccinated.  Shit won't  stop anytime soon. The  delta is very very fast moving


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,753
    oftenreading said:


    Israel is postponing their planned reopening to tourism, given rising case counts, and this despite them being one of the top countries in the world for vaccination rates. They are at 57% fully vaccinated, which still means 43% not fully vaccinated. For comparison, the US has 45% of the population fully vaccinated. 

    & some people wonder why there's resentment towards those who choose not to get vaccinated... 




    It's going to be awesome in the States this fall when the virus starts surging again. 
  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    edited June 2021
    lastexitlondon said:
    The delta  variant is responsible  for 99% of our growing  cases 
     Its doubling  very fast and we have a high level of vaccinated.  Shit won't  stop anytime soon. The  delta is very very fast moving
    It is interesting that if you look back to the end of April until now your deaths have not changed by a large margin with the cases going up. There is a lag of 2-3 weeks usually with cases spiking and the deaths following but we are not seeing it this time. It seems to me that the younger population who is unvaccinated and not listening to restrictions as much as the older population is fuelling this spike in cases hence lack of deaths.  

    Point being the vaccines work against the delta. 
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,875
    Our  old and vulnerable are vaccinated  so this makes sence.  
    Its just fucking annoying  to have to keep worrying  about my kids and still long covid is a major concern its not all about deaths 
     Our  hospitalised numbers  are going  up daily so i guess we are about to see what gives


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    tempo_n_groove said:
    oftenreading said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    oftenreading said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    yeah, this worries me. we really thought/hoped that we'd be back to somewhat normal this summer, then this fall, and I doubt even the latter now. our schools are planning on remote again in the fall FFS
    They’re planning that already? I’m surprised. In BC we’re planning on in person regular classrooms (as opposed to the reduced, alternating attendance that the high schools had this past year). A study came out yesterday that showed that in the Vancouver school distract at least cases did not rise above the general population and there was no evidence of increased transmission, so unless things change we are looking set for in person schooling. 
    Why is Canada so far behind in opening up?  Is it still the lack of vaccinated population?  

    Here in the US it's like nothing happened and all is open for business.
    We’re actually not that far behind now in vaccination. We’re ahead in first doses and getting there with second; will likely be ahead of the US in July. . Federal recommendations are quite a bit more cautious - our feds were asking for 75% first doses and at least 20% fully vaccinated before taking even small steps toward reopening. The provinces have control over education and they each do things differently. 
    So the % is where Canada wants to be then.

    Well, I guess we will see if it's an experiment to reopening here or it was worth it.  Hold our beer...
    Percent vaccinated and low case levels. 
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    tempo_n_groove said:
    cblock4life said:
    oftenreading said:
    cblock4life said:
    oftenreading said:
    cblock4life said:
    Oftenreading….no need to post any qualifications for me….you’ve been posting and helping the entire time and if he’s not kidding, well then meltdown sounds like a clown and you don’t owe him anything. 

    You mean this is not the excuse I have been dreaming of to flaunt my many medical degrees with honours from Stanford, Oxford, Harvard and the Karolinska Institute?? Damn! Back to being a nobody :lol: 

    Thanks guys. 
    That’s awesome and congratulations!  Pretty fucking big deal your career is! I’ll listen to you anytime! 
    Oops! Should have posted the /s …. Was just joking 

    Have not been to those institutes, but thank you for the vote of confidence ;) 
    Hahahaha well you sound like you went there! 
    If so it is like a million + in education?
    Scholarships. 
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
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