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  • L Loki
    21 Mar 2021, 22:18

    @mik said in Third Wave Here?:

    You can't deny that infection rates are on the rise some places, enough to be worrisome. As much as I want everything to open back up, vaccination rates are not there yet.

    How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.

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    taiwan_girl
    wrote on 22 Mar 2021, 22:53 last edited by
    #22

    @loki said in Third Wave Here?:

    @mik said in Third Wave Here?:

    You can't deny that infection rates are on the rise some places, enough to be worrisome. As much as I want everything to open back up, vaccination rates are not there yet.

    How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.

    It seems to me that in the US, the problem is is that the people are are "advocate" the most to open things up NOW, are the same people that are not willing to do the things necessary to allow that to happen.

    (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.)

    D R 2 Replies Last reply 22 Mar 2021, 22:58
    • T taiwan_girl
      22 Mar 2021, 22:53

      @loki said in Third Wave Here?:

      @mik said in Third Wave Here?:

      You can't deny that infection rates are on the rise some places, enough to be worrisome. As much as I want everything to open back up, vaccination rates are not there yet.

      How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.

      It seems to me that in the US, the problem is is that the people are are "advocate" the most to open things up NOW, are the same people that are not willing to do the things necessary to allow that to happen.

      (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.)

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      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on 22 Mar 2021, 22:58 last edited by
      #23

      @taiwan_girl said in Third Wave Here?:

      @loki said in Third Wave Here?:

      @mik said in Third Wave Here?:

      You can't deny that infection rates are on the rise some places, enough to be worrisome. As much as I want everything to open back up, vaccination rates are not there yet.

      How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.

      It seems to me that in the US, the problem is is that the people are are "advocate" the most to open things up NOW, are the same people that are not willing to do the things necessary to allow that to happen.

      (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.)

      There's a word for those people.

      I was only joking

      C 1 Reply Last reply 23 Mar 2021, 01:35
      • T taiwan_girl
        22 Mar 2021, 22:53

        @loki said in Third Wave Here?:

        @mik said in Third Wave Here?:

        You can't deny that infection rates are on the rise some places, enough to be worrisome. As much as I want everything to open back up, vaccination rates are not there yet.

        How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.

        It seems to me that in the US, the problem is is that the people are are "advocate" the most to open things up NOW, are the same people that are not willing to do the things necessary to allow that to happen.

        (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.)

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        Renauda
        wrote on 22 Mar 2021, 23:17 last edited by
        #24

        @taiwan_girl said in Third Wave Here?:

        It seems to me that in the US, the problem is is that the people are are "advocate" the most to open things up NOW, are the same people that are not willing to do the things necessary to allow that to happen.
        (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.)

        I assure you it is not just the US. Plenty of those people here as well.

        Elbows up!

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        • D Doctor Phibes
          22 Mar 2021, 22:58

          @taiwan_girl said in Third Wave Here?:

          @loki said in Third Wave Here?:

          @mik said in Third Wave Here?:

          You can't deny that infection rates are on the rise some places, enough to be worrisome. As much as I want everything to open back up, vaccination rates are not there yet.

          How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.

          It seems to me that in the US, the problem is is that the people are are "advocate" the most to open things up NOW, are the same people that are not willing to do the things necessary to allow that to happen.

          (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.)

          There's a word for those people.

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          Copper
          wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 01:35 last edited by
          #25

          @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

          @taiwan_girl said in Third Wave Here?:

          @loki said in Third Wave Here?:

          @mik said in Third Wave Here?:

          You can't deny that infection rates are on the rise some places, enough to be worrisome. As much as I want everything to open back up, vaccination rates are not there yet.

          How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.

          It seems to me that in the US, the problem is is that the people are are "advocate" the most to open things up NOW, are the same people that are not willing to do the things necessary to allow that to happen.

          (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.)

          There's a word for those people.

          A good word or a bad word?

          After a year there is still no concept of a limit or a goal.

          There is no way to measure the harm caused by the pandemic, and no way to measure the harm caused to closed businesses and no way to measure the harm caused to children with no social contact.

          Just insults

          Wear a mask or be stupid

          Why? What is the goal? Are we getting closer to the goal? Does them mask really do anything?

          All great questions, there is a word for those people with the sense to question the idiots and it is not an insult.

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            Renauda
            wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 05:40 last edited by Renauda
            #26

            I know what the goal is where I live.

            I also support it and follow the public health directives accordingly. In fact I probably exercise more caution than is even asked of me.

            I know a few people who question the directives and broadcast their dissenting voice far and wide. Some even say the whole pandemic is a fraud and is not really happening. I have a gerund and noun combination for them and have said it to their face. Yes, it was insulting. I really don't care if they ever speak to me again. They are dead to me.

            Elbows up!

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            • R Renauda
              23 Mar 2021, 05:40

              I know what the goal is where I live.

              I also support it and follow the public health directives accordingly. In fact I probably exercise more caution than is even asked of me.

              I know a few people who question the directives and broadcast their dissenting voice far and wide. Some even say the whole pandemic is a fraud and is not really happening. I have a gerund and noun combination for them and have said it to their face. Yes, it was insulting. I really don't care if they ever speak to me again. They are dead to me.

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              Jolly
              wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 09:18 last edited by
              #27

              @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

              I know what the goal is where I live.

              I also support it and follow the public health directives accordingly. In fact I probably exercise more caution than is even asked of me.

              I know a few people who question the directives and broadcast their dissenting voice far and wide. Some even say the whole pandemic is a fraud and is not really happening. I have a gerund and noun combination for them and have said it to their face. Yes, it was insulting. I really don't care if they ever speak to me again. They are dead to me.

              So, what is the goal where you live?

              Secondly, what if the goal cannot be reached?

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • C Copper
                23 Mar 2021, 01:35

                @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                @taiwan_girl said in Third Wave Here?:

                @loki said in Third Wave Here?:

                @mik said in Third Wave Here?:

                You can't deny that infection rates are on the rise some places, enough to be worrisome. As much as I want everything to open back up, vaccination rates are not there yet.

                How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.

                It seems to me that in the US, the problem is is that the people are are "advocate" the most to open things up NOW, are the same people that are not willing to do the things necessary to allow that to happen.

                (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.)

                There's a word for those people.

                A good word or a bad word?

                After a year there is still no concept of a limit or a goal.

                There is no way to measure the harm caused by the pandemic, and no way to measure the harm caused to closed businesses and no way to measure the harm caused to children with no social contact.

                Just insults

                Wear a mask or be stupid

                Why? What is the goal? Are we getting closer to the goal? Does them mask really do anything?

                All great questions, there is a word for those people with the sense to question the idiots and it is not an insult.

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                Doctor Phibes
                wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 11:12 last edited by
                #28

                @copper said in Third Wave Here?:

                @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                @taiwan_girl said in Third Wave Here?:

                @loki said in Third Wave Here?:

                @mik said in Third Wave Here?:

                You can't deny that infection rates are on the rise some places, enough to be worrisome. As much as I want everything to open back up, vaccination rates are not there yet.

                How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.

                It seems to me that in the US, the problem is is that the people are are "advocate" the most to open things up NOW, are the same people that are not willing to do the things necessary to allow that to happen.

                (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.)

                There's a word for those people.

                A good word or a bad word?

                After a year there is still no concept of a limit or a goal.

                There is no way to measure the harm caused by the pandemic, and no way to measure the harm caused to closed businesses and no way to measure the harm caused to children with no social contact.

                Just insults

                Wear a mask or be stupid

                Why? What is the goal? Are we getting closer to the goal? Does them mask really do anything?

                All great questions, there is a word for those people with the sense to question the idiots and it is not an insult.

                Whatever.

                I was only joking

                A 1 Reply Last reply 23 Mar 2021, 13:45
                • J Jolly
                  23 Mar 2021, 09:18

                  @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

                  I know what the goal is where I live.

                  I also support it and follow the public health directives accordingly. In fact I probably exercise more caution than is even asked of me.

                  I know a few people who question the directives and broadcast their dissenting voice far and wide. Some even say the whole pandemic is a fraud and is not really happening. I have a gerund and noun combination for them and have said it to their face. Yes, it was insulting. I really don't care if they ever speak to me again. They are dead to me.

                  So, what is the goal where you live?

                  Secondly, what if the goal cannot be reached?

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                  Renauda
                  wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 13:31 last edited by
                  #29

                  @jolly said in Third Wave Here?:

                  @renauda said in Third Wave Here?:

                  I know what the goal is where I live.

                  I also support it and follow the public health directives accordingly. In fact I probably exercise more caution than is even asked of me.

                  I know a few people who question the directives and broadcast their dissenting voice far and wide. Some even say the whole pandemic is a fraud and is not really happening. I have a gerund and noun combination for them and have said it to their face. Yes, it was insulting. I really don't care if they ever speak to me again. They are dead to me.

                  So, what is the goal where you live?

                  Secondly, what if the goal cannot be reached?

                  Minimize transmission so as not to crash the public health care system. Despite some the lacksadasical decisions and policies of our provincial government during the second wave in late fall and early winter, we have achieved that and continue to do so. We are prepared to stay this course for at least until year end.

                  I trust you have no problem with our success in managing our own affairs in this matter?

                  Elbows up!

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                  • D Doctor Phibes
                    23 Mar 2021, 11:12

                    @copper said in Third Wave Here?:

                    @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                    @taiwan_girl said in Third Wave Here?:

                    @loki said in Third Wave Here?:

                    @mik said in Third Wave Here?:

                    You can't deny that infection rates are on the rise some places, enough to be worrisome. As much as I want everything to open back up, vaccination rates are not there yet.

                    How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.

                    It seems to me that in the US, the problem is is that the people are are "advocate" the most to open things up NOW, are the same people that are not willing to do the things necessary to allow that to happen.

                    (mask wearing, social distancing, etc.)

                    There's a word for those people.

                    A good word or a bad word?

                    After a year there is still no concept of a limit or a goal.

                    There is no way to measure the harm caused by the pandemic, and no way to measure the harm caused to closed businesses and no way to measure the harm caused to children with no social contact.

                    Just insults

                    Wear a mask or be stupid

                    Why? What is the goal? Are we getting closer to the goal? Does them mask really do anything?

                    All great questions, there is a word for those people with the sense to question the idiots and it is not an insult.

                    Whatever.

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                    Aqua Letifer
                    wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 13:45 last edited by
                    #30

                    @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                    Does them mask really do anything?

                    Well lemme tell ya, them thar mask are the bee's knees! Wear them mask and keep 'em people at spittin' distance and y'all will do jus' fine!

                    Please love yourself.

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                      Doctor Phibes
                      wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 13:50 last edited by
                      #31

                      But Aqua, what is the goal?

                      WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                      I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

                      IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

                      WHY LORD, WHY????

                      I was only joking

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                        Mik
                        wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 14:00 last edited by
                        #32

                        I think Renauda summed it up quite nicely. Some sectors of business are unduly affected, like restaurants, but many seem to be humming along pretty nicely.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • M Mik
                          23 Mar 2021, 14:00

                          I think Renauda summed it up quite nicely. Some sectors of business are unduly affected, like restaurants, but many seem to be humming along pretty nicely.

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                          Catseye3
                          wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 14:06 last edited by
                          #33

                          @mik Yeah, like door-to-door delivery services and cardboard box manufacturers. Possibly recycling operations because the plethora of cardboard boxes.

                          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                          • D Doctor Phibes
                            23 Mar 2021, 13:50

                            But Aqua, what is the goal?

                            WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                            I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

                            IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

                            WHY LORD, WHY????

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                            Aqua Letifer
                            wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 14:08 last edited by
                            #34

                            @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                            But Aqua, what is the goal?

                            WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                            You know what's weird? After a year of wearing a mask in public I've never once considered that! I just do what the liberals tells me! And they tell me restaurants are evil and must be punished! Don't buy them takeout!

                            Please love yourself.

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                            • D Doctor Phibes
                              23 Mar 2021, 13:50

                              But Aqua, what is the goal?

                              WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                              I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

                              IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

                              WHY LORD, WHY????

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                              Copper
                              wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 15:30 last edited by
                              #35

                              @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                              But Aqua, what is the goal?

                              WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                              I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

                              IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

                              WHY LORD, WHY????

                              Perfect

                              Absolutely perfect

                              You are stupid

                              R D 2 Replies Last reply 23 Mar 2021, 16:02
                              • C Copper
                                23 Mar 2021, 15:30

                                @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                                But Aqua, what is the goal?

                                WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                                I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

                                IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

                                WHY LORD, WHY????

                                Perfect

                                Absolutely perfect

                                You are stupid

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                                Renauda
                                wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:02 last edited by Renauda
                                #36

                                @copper said in Third Wave Here?:

                                @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                                But Aqua, what is the goal?

                                WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                                I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

                                IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

                                WHY LORD, WHY????

                                Perfect

                                Absolutely perfect

                                You are stupid

                                We love it too when you speak in Bean-counterese. It's so sexy!

                                Elbows up!

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                                • C Catseye3
                                  23 Mar 2021, 14:06

                                  @mik Yeah, like door-to-door delivery services and cardboard box manufacturers. Possibly recycling operations because the plethora of cardboard boxes.

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                                  xenon
                                  wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:05 last edited by xenon
                                  #37

                                  @catseye3 Fun tibit - cardboard box manufacturing is a highly regional industry. Because of the slim margin on boxes, it doesn't make sense to make them centrally and ship them around the world (ahead of being used).

                                  P.S. definitions of "fun" vary person to person

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                                  • X xenon
                                    23 Mar 2021, 16:05

                                    @catseye3 Fun tibit - cardboard box manufacturing is a highly regional industry. Because of the slim margin on boxes, it doesn't make sense to make them centrally and ship them around the world (ahead of being used).

                                    P.S. definitions of "fun" vary person to person

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                                    Catseye3
                                    wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:09 last edited by
                                    #38

                                    @xenon Gotcha, Xenon. Thanks! 🙂

                                    Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                    • C Copper
                                      23 Mar 2021, 15:30

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                                      But Aqua, what is the goal?

                                      WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                                      I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

                                      IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

                                      WHY LORD, WHY????

                                      Perfect

                                      Absolutely perfect

                                      You are stupid

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                                      Doctor Phibes
                                      wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:15 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                                      #39

                                      @copper said in Third Wave Here?:

                                      @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

                                      But Aqua, what is the goal?

                                      WHAT IS THE GOAL??????

                                      I KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION, AND ALL I GET IS INSULTS!

                                      IT'S ALL SO UNFAIR!

                                      WHY LORD, WHY????

                                      Perfect

                                      Absolutely perfect

                                      You are stupid

                                      You're a big twatface and a stinky-poo.

                                      I was only joking

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                                        Catseye3
                                        wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:18 last edited by
                                        #40

                                        Writing down "bean counterese".

                                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                          Doctor Phibes
                                          wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:24 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                                          #41

                                          Speaking of bean-counters - my son works in a department store, and they allocate the hours based on the payroll allocated by central office. Central office allocate the monthly payroll based on the turnover from the previous year. So this month, it was completely in the toilet, so they didn't call any staff in, so the poor bastards who are working are completely overwhelmed.

                                          A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

                                          I was only joking

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