jp1
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Driving. And to an area that was not currently a hot spot? Probably. Getting on a crowded plane? Nope.

People who know that they have covid shouldn't need masks since they should be quarantining. Of course people take their masks off at home. ...

You are indeed correct. Trump and the republicans have so far failed to kill the ACA. But like a bad horror film the zombies keep trying. Most...

I agree. Now the choice is between a candidate who supports the ACA and a candidate actively trying to eliminate the ACA and a protest vote that...

For people who work in meat packing plants, people whose loved ones are part of the DACA program, people who like having access to healthcare through...

People's desire to not be dead tends to overrule their desire to "make a statement" by voting for a non-viable candidate. Undoubtedly there are...

If your preferred candidate is not one of the major party candidates than it's safe to assume that you're not concerned about either of them causing...

I suppose privilege is also having one's preferred candidate be the nominee of one of the two major parties.

I suppose it is when compared to people living in Russia or somewhere else who don't have the luxury of choosing the candidate least likely to make...

The Bay Area is also very much doing contact tracing. But we are fortunate to have fairly robust social services here. And a willingness to provide...

This is what privilege sounds like. People for whom the election results could potentially cause personal harm are likely to be more pragmatic in...

I guess my dentist wasn’t kidding about still needing to tweak their automatic notification system. I just got an email from them expressing worry...

According to Samsung's web site: Self Clean (also called Pure Cycle or Self Clean+) is a special cycle that prevents mold. It's designed to clean...

My dad opted to move himself to assisted living about 4 years before he died, when he was 81 years old. When he moved in the biggest thing he wanted...

I'm not the one that thinks biden will perform especially poorly. I'll leave it to others to explain how biden will be equally awful as a president...

And once again ldahl shows himself to be more optimistic than I am. There’s no chance in hell that any candidate he would approve of will ever become...

No kidding! That sounds more fun than our dinner!

Turkey burgers and a caprese salad. The basil I planted two years ago is still going strong and the mozzarella is the leftover from last night’s...

Well, because my appointment had been made pre-covid (and they were presumably fully booked at pre-covid levels) my dentist just emailed that they...

Convincing LDahl that trump needs to be out of office is a waste of time. After all, he doesn’t think there’s really any difference in awfulness...

Indeed. Lots of illegal fireworks here. Apparently fire departments all over the area spent all night saturday running around putting out brush...

I’m not sure you know California geography very well.

Being indoors with unmasked Infected people spreads covid. It doesn’t seem especially surprising that hoax systems circulating air might help blow it...

Regarding divisiveness, Trump answered your question himself during his death rally. "Make no mistake, this left-wing cultural revolution is...

And another reason to be glad to not be anywhere near there. Don jr’s girlfriend, a major trump fundraiser, is positive and there. I assume like...

Personally I wouldn't want to be near there. In addition to turning Indpendence Day into a divisive partisan political event in a way no other...

Today, on the other hand, is an entirely different situation. I'm glad you aren't there today. I wouldn't want you to be the next Herman Cain.

So I see that 1) Herman Cain likely caught covid at the Tulsa event and is now in the hospital seriously sick after keeping up a full travel schedule...

I never got in the habit of that. What I’ve done all along is try to buy non-perishables far enough ahead of time that I can just put them in the...

Thanks for sharing that. It was interesting getting a number of different perspectives from people who actually know the science and facts as well...

Fixed it for you.

Maybe no one on this site has made a convincing argument for why any modern republican politician deserves respect?

Pathetic. I had no idea there were people even more insecure than trump.

And we still dislike the things about him for which we vilified him at the time. Today those issues seem quaint in comparison to the crud republicans...

True. Because they haven’t soiled themselves with the current administration.

There’s at least one. But he’s been thoroughly vilified by the rest of them for being willing to do the right thing.

Yes, if you want to see what a good attack ad against a republican looks like you need to leave it to other republicans. They’ve got that skill down...

It’s not politics. It’s that there are nowhere near 300 million respirators available. If everyone would wear a damn mask they would go a long way...

Perhaps we need to rethink the whole anti-straw thing. We could have masks with a small opening for straws. No removal required to drink! Then bars...

Definitely. Although more and more I’m coming to agree with the sentiment that one is as happy as they decide to be. In these crazy times I’m trying...

I can see doing that if it’s an anniversary of their death or Mother’s Day (if it was their mother of course) but on random days. Not me. I’ve...

I think everyone is different when it comes to this. For instance when my parents passed away I had no interest in posting about it on facebook. ...

Goodness, no! It happened when we were at the chit chatty beginning of a work related phone call and I asked how his wife was doing.

Geila, I don't even know what to say to your post. While there have been people in my life that I've found annoying I have never wanted any of them...

I'd say it says you're having a fun vacation! Did you insert $.50? As a kid I always found those things disappointing. At that time I wanted the...

What a bunch of effing morons you work with. It's no wonder you have such a bad attitude about masks.

The whole concept of facebook life is fascinating to me. Because yes, I have some friends whose facebook life is very curated. It's all fabulous...

This has been true for my current and last job. For the last one an industry friend told me that the SF office needed someone but it wasn’t posted...

Like razz, I'm curious what the context is. I'll give an example that may or not be relevant. If someone suspects that a teenager in their orbit...

Since you're an expert on covid that knew way back then how it was transmitted, do you have a better suggestion for what they should have done? Or...

Those darn scientists. Getting all sciency and changing their theories as more information becomes available. How dare they! Next thing you know...

If nothing else a competent leader is unlikely to have politicized masks. That one thing alone would have been a tremendous help.

Cases here are skyrocketing in southern California. We should have done like NY NJ and CT and forced people from AZ to stay home. And the southern...

Hooray for science denialism!

That is what our last night in Hawaii back in March was like. High end restaurant we'd eaten at on our last trip to Kauai. They were only doing...

Having been to local wilderness parks here I understand the thought process. I've tried to go to a couple of parks over the past months that had...

I hope that works out better for them than the pro tennis players that all recently got it from each other...

Personally this song suits me better: When you're alone, and life is making you lonely You can always go Downtown When you've got worries, all...

I’d be highly suspicious of anyone who says covid deaths aren’t being documented with positive test results. Any medical facility receiving Medicaid...

Still more evidence that population-wide wearing of masks helps slow the spread significantly. ...