Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
That's all standard fare, but the rage over social distancing isn't. Of course the media and the opposition are stirring it up for all they're worth but the anger is very real and more to the point it's felt at least equally by people who *are* mainstream pro-vaccine, pro-testing and pro-compliance. For two years the great majority of people have actually sacrificed all of the most important human connections at times of crisis, birth, death, illness, loneliness - and let's not forget graduation and educational milestones - because they were taking their social responsibilities seriously, and all through that time the politicians and civil servants at the very top were making a mockery of it. It's beyond satire and you cannot overstate how catastrophic the national sense of humour failure is. If Boris were capable of shame he wouldn't be where he is now, so disregard that factor altogether, but there's a limit to how many furious constituents his MPs can handle before they break down.
Some things mentioned: the US is the 2nd largest UK steel importer (though UK steel is only 1.8% of US imported steel) and the UK is "galled" that the US lifted EU steel tariffs but not UK tariffs. That's being attributed to Brexit. Steel and aluminum (AH-loom-i-num... you guys say it funny 😉) are both mentioned but steel was discussed in the show. After some digging, I found the recorded show here: https://www.stitcher.com/show/apm-marketplace
I like reading an insider point of view on UK politics. I can see how social distancing and the burden of it could be infuriating to everyday Brits, especially if that was not being supported and modeled at the top. The US, under Trump, went so far with it that now many Americans think of covid as a political virus. It's either potentially deadly or "just a flu," largely depending on whether you vote Democrat or Republican. The virus is voting Independent.
I ordered from Amazon a few days ago, they arrived yesterday. I am probably lucky they were delivered.
There are some communities where citizens are angry over restrictions imposed by government. There are also communities where citizens are equally angry where the government doesn't do enough.
Omicron is significantly less likely to cause the VAST majority of healthy, low-risk group people to have any problems (it is more like a cold).
Omicron has been proven to be airborne, not on surfaces (so hand sanitizer is a waste of time).
So why are healthy people being required to wear masks?
And if Omicron is more like a cold to healthy, low-risk people, and high-risk people are being responsible for their own health by staying home, then why are we masking and masking and testing and testing -- except that our current govt is forcing companies to adopt artificial and onerous covid policies?
If you test positive for something that is no more than a cold to the average person...so what? You have a cold.
High-risk people get vaccinated, wear masks and stay away from others. Vulnerable people like elders should get protected. That's as much as we should all be doing now.
I don't know of any other restrictions in place and we are making news with the increase in cases.
I found an article from aarp that gave a summary for each state, I just skimmed it but as far as I can tell Hawaii is the only state with any serious restrictions. Anecdotal reports from people crossing the border are that most are amazed at the almost total lack of any kind of precautions.
I asked because I'm confused by the posts from those who write so angrily about anything pandemic related, I thought perhaps there were some onerous mandates I wasn't aware of.
And thanks for your report too ITRR, you confirmed what I have heard elsewhere.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-blocks-biden-vaccine-rules-for-private-employers-allows-them-for-healthcare-workers-11642103130
https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-cdc-faces-backlog-of-46000-positive-covid-19-cases
I often check the Lubec temps; that's where we rent in the summer.
I told the folks at our local Covid testing site (outdoors) that I only stop when it's REALLY cold and hence no line. Keep well!
I think we are going to have a fine, lovely day.
Stay warm and safe. -5 brrrrrrr!!
Sending you a private message....you asked about EB.
It's been a fun distraction to revisit those belter tunes and sing along.
I saw the movie at the drive in with a carload of girlfriends back in the day, one of whom had seen it before and coached us in what she knew of of the required audience participation.