on coping with C19 lockdown

[Halfmiler2]

My law school 40th reunion (which was postponed a year to this May) just announced it will be virtual. Of course, it avoids a conflict with my officiating the IC4A - if they hold the IC4A.

[18.99s]

The county just south of mine will be offering it at the local Publix grocery store. Not sure how they will stop Georgians from driving done and getting them - check Drivers License?

Yes.

"In Seminole County, north of Orlando, anyone who wants the vaccine will need to show proof that they own or rent property in Florida, such as a driver’s licence, utility bill or rent payment, emergency management director Alan Harris told the Orlando Sentinel."

[jeremyp]

The county just south of mine will be offering it at the local Publix grocery store. Not sure how they will stop Georgians from driving done and getting them - check Drivers License?

My Publix is offering them, if you get on the computer at 6 a.m. and wait and wait until they’re booked up. I’ll give it a few more weeks.

[gh]

California residents now $1B (with a B) behind in payments on water bills.

[Conor Dary]

The New COVID-19 Variant Sends Britain Into a Crisis

https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/the-new-covid-19-variant-sends-britain-into-a-crisis

[Conor Dary]

Meanwhile.....this doesn't sound like a great idea...

Wisconsin Republicans propose getting rid of mask mandate

https://journaltimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/wisconsin-republicans-propose-getting-rid-of-mask-mandate/article_0b45fcf2-7405-5065-ba2c-e0228ee3c38c.html

[Conor Dary]

FT

Pandemic is break point for tennis stars in Australia

Is there a prize for coronavirus obliviousness? If so, it would be hard to beat the guests at a gender reveal party in Basingstoke who, when busted by the police, said they were “unaware of the global pandemic, as they never watch the news”.

....this week’s prize for genuine obliviousness goes to Vanessa Sierra.

Ms Sierra is a big name on OnlyFans, a website used largely by minor celebrities with clothing allergies. The girlfriend of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic, she has complained of quarantine conditions ahead of next month’s Australian Open. The food is bad, and the hotel room only has space for “minimal yoga”.

But the “worst part of quarantine”, she says in a YouTube video, is the lack of a hairdresser. “I don’t wash my own hair. I’ve never washed my own hair.”

[18.99s]

Ms Sierra is a big name on OnlyFans, a website used largely by minor celebrities with clothing allergies.

Well that's a politically correct way to describe it! 😆

[Atticus]

That's not even 'First-World Problems'; that's Spoiled Brat Problems.

[Conor Dary]

Italy’s Conte threatens to sue vaccine makers over delayed doses

https://mobile.twitter.com/FinancialTimes/status/1353067066547290115

[18.99s]

Covid: Gap between Pfizer vaccine doses should be halved, say doctors

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55777084

I was a bit alarmed when I read that headline...but when I read the article, I saw that they mean halving it from the plan to stretch the gap to 12 weeks, therefore bringing it down to 6 weeks, not halving Pfizer's recommended 3 weeks down to 1.5.

[Atticus]

Italy’s Conte threatens to sue vaccine makers over delayed doses
https://mobile.twitter.com/Financial...67066547290115

Talk about biting the hand that's trying to feed you!

[Conor Dary]

Indeed....everyone is mad....

[Conor Dary]

I was a bit alarmed when I read that headline...but when I read the article, I saw that they mean halving it from the plan to stretch the gap to 12 weeks, therefore bringing it down to 6 weeks, not halving Pfizer's recommended 3 weeks down to 1.5.

Yes the 12 week plan in half...

[Conor Dary]

Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen

Firmly linking teen suicides to school closings is difficult, but rising mental health emergencies and suicide rates point to the toll the pandemic lockdown is taking.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/us/politics/student-suicides-nevada-coronavirus.html#click=https://t.co/ZUU2QTbdV1