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PJNB said:If I asked my kid if he wanted to go to school pre covid he would have said no. If we are polling them are we taking that into account where a lot of kids just don't want to go to school unless they are forced? That muddies the results for sure.
If it's true that a lot kids wouldn't come unless forced, then I wouldn't have an almost perfect attendance rate in a 100% virtual environment with my at-risk population. Almost all of my students have no adult supervision during the day (7th grade). If they didn’t want to come, they wouldn't sign in, but they are. Some of them are babysitting with their younger siblings sitting on their lap during class. Some are hanging out with their friends in each other's houses and helping each other/keeping company [edit: probably giving each other covid]. One signed in on her phone from a hammock in some mountain village in El Salvador when she visited family for a few weeks [edit: probably bringing back covid]. The only kid I can tell is being forced is the spoiled white boy who regularly throws tantrums on the kitchen floor with his mom in the background.
What my school has discovered in studying the attendance data is that kids are picking and choosing their classes. There are patterns for certain students and certain teachers. I feel blessed that my class is one of the consistently well-attended ones, and I feel pretty confident in my polling. I didn’t ask "do you want to go back to school?" I asked "should the school board vote to reopen on April 6 with the proposed hybrid concurrent plan?" which they needed explaining because none of the adults even talked to them about what that means.
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So, the government now decided that if you have a café or restaurant in a galleria without "it's own door" or whatever that only a company of one (1) person is allowed to eat there. NO ONE GOES INTO A FUCKING RESTAURANT IN A GALLERI -- WHETHER TO EAT WHEN SHOPPING IT OR GOING THERE TO EAT LUNCH DURING WORK HOURS -- AND EATS BY THEMSELVES.
SWEDEN ISN'T FILLED WITH 10 MILLION STEVEN GLANSBERGS.
So my mom, 62 years old, has been fired. And will never get another job. And the restaurant is ready to shut down.
Sweden sucks. Why can't we just New Zealand this pandemic like normal countries.Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
Spiritual_Chaos said:So, the government now decided that if you have a café or restaurant in a galleria without "it's own door" or whatever that only a company of one (1) person is allowed to eat there. NO ONE GOES INTO A FUCKING RESTAURANT IN A GALLERI -- WHETHER TO EAT WHEN SHOPPING IT OR GOING THERE TO EAT LUNCH DURING WORK HOURS -- AND EATS BY THEMSELVES.
SWEDEN ISN'T FILLED WITH 10 MILLION STEVEN GLANSBERGS.
So my mom, 62 years old, has been fired. And will never get another job. And the restaurant is ready to shut down.
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Weston1283 said:Really sorry to hear that. Stories like this are why I'm all for distancing, wearing a mask, getting vaccinated and taking precautions, but strongly against the lock downs and the restrictions that force so many thousands of businesses and families to be unable to surviveSweden, like the US, was late to the game of some pretty easy measures. Hold your leaders accountable.hippiemom = goodness0
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Johnson & Johnson intends to study their covid vaccine in children, initially between the ages of 12 to 18 and then expanding to study younger children and infants. Study of the vaccine in pregnant women is also planned.
The J&J vaccine is not an mRNA vaccine, but rather an older technology adenovirus carrier vaccine, which is already in use for some vaccines that have been tested in children and infants.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/28/world/covid-19-coronavirus
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Reading this forum is like listening to a pile of people who need a safe space. Sad as hell, and it’s exactly why we’re in the lame ass position we’re in. Man up, go to your jobs and go back to school. Masks? Cool, if that makes you feel better, no problem there. Just stop being daisies and get on it, merica. Don’t be like the drawer of girls in this forum, what a bunch of sassiebunnies.I'm like an opening band for your mom.0
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RoleModelsinBlood31 said:Reading this forum is like listening to a pile of people who need a safe space. Sad as hell, and it’s exactly why we’re in the lame ass position we’re in. Man up, go to your jobs and go back to school. Masks? Cool, if that makes you feel better, no problem there. Just stop being daisies and get on it, merica. Don’t be like the drawer of girls in this forum, what a bunch of sassiebunnies.
Some of their friends and families too.
Even strangers.0 -
Because being a man beats a virus.
If you don't, you're a girl.
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F Me In The Brain said:Because being a man beats a virus.
If you don't, you're a girl.
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RoleModelsinBlood31 said:Reading this forum is like listening to a pile of people who need a safe space. Sad as hell, and it’s exactly why we’re in the lame ass position we’re in. Man up, go to your jobs and go back to school. Masks? Cool, if that makes you feel better, no problem there. Just stop being daisies and get on it, merica. Don’t be like the drawer of girls in this forum, what a bunch of sassiebunnies.
2) My daughter is 13 and could kick your sexist pansy ass tough guy.hippiemom = goodness0 -
RoleModelsinBlood31 said:Reading this forum is like listening to a pile of people who need a safe space. Sad as hell, and it’s exactly why we’re in the lame ass position we’re in. Man up, go to your jobs and go back to school. Masks? Cool, if that makes you feel better, no problem there. Just stop being daisies and get on it, merica. Don’t be like the drawer of girls in this forum, what a bunch of sassiebunnies.09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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If some variants are more transmissible, I wonder when they will stop reporting on "affected rows" on flights with covid?I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef
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what dreams said:Yeah, I wouldn't use SC as an example. I used to live there and have many best friends there, in Charleston. Even the reasonable ones among them are going to clubs maskless and having backyard parties galore. The food and beverage industry especially has been crushed with cases. Hospitality is a big part of their culture in general and their biggest economic driver. Not having parties for a year hasn't really been a thing they could do successfully.Use NYC as an example. We are 12th on that list. NYS cases are down barely 50% from the January peak while the country is down over 70%. NYS is among the worst states in the country, which should be puzzling since most New Yorkers respect science and masks are worn by almost all.Yes it is believed the worst variant of all is in NY. What else is different here? NYC was the first big city to have widespread school openings, and in the near suburbs where I am, schools have been open for the entire school year, and now most schools are at nearly 100% building capacity 4 days a week.
yet unlike the Trump years, there is no media check here. Outside of the news last week about this new variant and nursing homes, the media never mentions that Cuomo and the state have done a horrible job on covid safety since September. The state rewrites the rules here to keep schools open, and cases are even starting to tick up this week. NY is middle of the pack in vaccine rollout, yet getting an appointment here is almost always impossible to find.0 -
RoleModelsinBlood31 said:Reading this forum is like listening to a pile of people who need a safe space. Sad as hell, and it’s exactly why we’re in the lame ass position we’re in. Man up, go to your jobs and go back to school. Masks? Cool, if that makes you feel better, no problem there. Just stop being daisies and get on it, merica. Don’t be like the drawer of girls in this forum, what a bunch of sassiebunnies.Why don’t you keep quiet and turn on the lights and the heat. If it works. And read my comment earlier about schools in NY. Schools here have been open far longer than states that can’t figure out winter will hit them every ten years.Post edited by Lerxst1992 on0
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RoleModelsinBlood31 said:Reading this forum is like listening to a pile of people who need a safe space. Sad as hell, and it’s exactly why we’re in the lame ass position we’re in. Man up, go to your jobs and go back to school. Masks? Cool, if that makes you feel better, no problem there. Just stop being daisies and get on it, merica. Don’t be like the drawer of girls in this forum, what a bunch of sassiebunnies.
Early on I envisioned that after we had our "flatten the curve" period that we'd get to start doing some stuff and the price folks would pay would be wearing masks. Man, did I underestimate the wussiness of my fellow Americans.1995 Milwaukee 1998 Alpine, Alpine 2003 Albany, Boston, Boston, Boston 2004 Boston, Boston 2006 Hartford, St. Paul (Petty), St. Paul (Petty) 2011 Alpine, Alpine
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Most antimaskers seem to walk around with this "say something" type attitude. That's gotta be a heavy load to bear, gotta mess with your psyche.
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RoleModelsinBlood31 said:Reading this forum is like listening to a pile of people who need a safe space. Sad as hell, and it’s exactly why we’re in the lame ass position we’re in. Man up, go to your jobs and go back to school. Masks? Cool, if that makes you feel better, no problem there. Just stop being daisies and get on it, merica. Don’t be like the drawer of girls in this forum, what a bunch of sassiebunnies.
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RoleModelsinBlood31 said:Reading this forum is like listening to a pile of people who need a safe space. Sad as hell, and it’s exactly why we’re in the lame ass position we’re in. Man up, go to your jobs and go back to school. Masks? Cool, if that makes you feel better, no problem there. Just stop being daisies and get on it, merica. Don’t be like the drawer of girls in this forum, what a bunch of sassiebunnies.
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Weston1283 said:Really sorry to hear that. Stories like this are why I'm all for distancing, wearing a mask, getting vaccinated and taking precautions, but strongly against the lock downs and the restrictions that force so many thousands of businesses and families to be unable to survive
But saying "You are free to have open, but you can only serve people coming in alone and sitting by themsleves" is the same as saying "we do not allow you to keep open" because de facto no one goes and eats alone.
While other places (even resturants outside of Gallerias/malls) do not have such restrictions, or even close to them.
So it's just fucked. And my mom has to be let go because of the fuckiness.
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