on coping with C19 lockdown

[gh]

early in my years of elementary school in British Columbia, a strong lesson was that the interrogatives when, where, why & what were pronounced hwen, hwere, hwy & hwat (but no, I don't recall any explanation of the skipping of who from that rule)

[Conor Dary]

These Towns Trusted a Doctor to Set Up Covid Testing. Sample Patient Fee: $1,944.

Patients say a Connecticut physician took advantage of the pandemic with “super Covid tests” and $480 follow-up phone calls.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/upshot/covid-testing-doctor-fees.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

[rsb3]

early in my years of elementary school in British Columbia, a strong lesson was that the interrogatives when, where, why & what were pronounced hwen, hwere, hwy & hwat (but no, I don't recall any explanation of the skipping of who from that rule)

Interesting ... as someone who went to Elementary school in B.C. at about the same time as you, gh, I don't recall that at all.

[lonewolf]

early in my years of elementary school in British Columbia, a strong lesson was that the interrogatives when, where, why & what were pronounced hwen, hwere, hwy & hwat (but no, I don't recall any explanation of the skipping of who from that rule)

Makes sense. Distinguishes when from wen(a goiter) and win (a victory), what from watt (electrical), why from Y and where from wear.

[polevaultpower]

The whole article is really a hoot....obviously some of these people haven't traveled much in a car..I mean traveling the country in a Tesla seems rather dodgy. I've driven across the country several times and I sure wouldn't..

lol same to both. Driven cross country many times and cannot imagine why anyone would want to do so in a Tesla, especially if camping is on their agenda.

[Conor Dary]

lol same to both. Driven cross country many times and cannot imagine why anyone would want to do so in a Tesla, especially if camping is on their agenda.

Venture capitalist who thinks she knows everything....

[tandfman]

The Onion weighs in on the vaccine situation:

Headline - Pfizer Announces First Batch Of Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be Collector’s Edition Limited To 2,000 Doses

“Pfizer is proud to offer an exclusive early release of our new vaccine in a custom-made Swarovski crystal syringe with a 24-karat gold needle,”

https://www.theonion.com/pfizer-announces-first-batch-of-coronavirus-vaccine-wil-1845644705

[Atticus]

The Onion weighs in on the vaccine situation:
Headline - Pfizer Announces First Batch Of Coronavirus Vaccine Will Be Collector’s Edition Limited To 2,000 Doses

A take-off on this, no doubt.

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-tequila-teslaquila-resold-online-ebay-empty-bottle-2020-11

[NotDutra5]

Ticketmaster put out a potential set of guidelines for fans returning to concerts....obviously post vaccine. No paper ticketing at all. No resales. Online hub which you upload your vaccine completion or a negative test within 3 days of event. No one admitted without one or the other.

My wife's immediate reaction was something along the lines of "that's too much". I reminded her that we used to simply walk on to an airplane.

If this would become the norm, it could encourage some to vaccinate who might otherwise not.

[Atticus]

upload your vaccine completion or a negative test within 3 days of event. No one admitted without one or the other.

Wow, I go to about a concert a year (Stones, Elton John, Kings of Leon, 2Cellos and . . . Jim Gaffigan) over the past 5 years, but I shan't be going to one under those rules unless the vaccine is soon. I'm not getting a test just to go to a concert!

[NotDutra5]

Wow, I go to about a concert a year (Stones, Elton John, Kings of Leon, 2Cellos and . . . Jim Gaffigan) over the past 5 years, but I shan't be going to one under those rules unless the vaccine is soon. I'm not getting a test just to go to a concert!

I'd imagine that this could become the industry norm for any ticket access event. This would become nearly weekly for me between music and sporting events.

[tandfman]

Last month I posted this in the Covid Mems thread:



I now find that there's a better way to deal with door handles--self sanitizing door handles !

Apparently, there are at least two different kinds of them:

https://www.yankodesign.com/2020/04/...99-8-bacteria/

https://uvsterilesolutions.com/?gcli...0aAlLNEALw_wcB

What hath God wrought, indeed!

[Atticus]

self-sanitizing door handles

Even before the pandemic, I opened the door with a paper towel and then threw it in the bin. It's kinda pointless to wash one's hands and then grab a germ-infested handle.

[Halfmiler2]

My Dad who survived the 1918 pandemic taught me the same thing.

[NotDutra5]

Paper goods once again tough to come by around here.