HoarfrostHubb

I am personally no fan of Biden. I felt he was among the weakest of the ones the Dems put up.

I think if he had responded differently to the 'Vid he would have had a much easier time... and not so much as doing anything to stop/mitigate it, but just to voice his views on it differently. He so desperately wanted to appeal to the Trump flag waving cult members that he alienated the middle of the road types on that issue. We will see. Maybe he wins anyway

One thing I don't like is some of my family (on my side) might be mad if we don't go there for Christmas Eve. Hmmmm.... an 89 year old mil ho relies on us... my wife has multiple autoimmune conditions, I'm in my 50s with high blood pressure... I think I can take a year off. They are somewhat deniers/antimaskers...

Definitely not sure. Normally on Thanksgiving, we bring my 89 year old mother in law to my brother in law's house in Taunton. By then my wife and I will both be teaching the kids face to face so we could be vectors. Our daughter is riding a school bus and could be a vector. The city I teach in and the town I live in are red... we might just stay home. For Christmas Eve, we usually go to my brother's house in Foxboro. Siblings from MA, CT, and RI meet there...as well as an aunt/uncle and their grandkids. Not sure we do that.

The Shiva signs make me lol

Yeah... this weekend will feature heavy heavy lawn and yard stuff... put away pool filter parts, screen porch closing... and hopefully some outdoor dining

I don't really care what he does personally. It is the far edges of his base (and the Dem's extremes as well) I am concerned about

I’m still running a school group at our local hill. Parents will be driving and will be responsible for their kiddos. It is just a way for them to get some cheap sessions. We are concerned our son won’t be able to work as many hours doing lifts. He is kinda banking on the $$$ for his spring semester

The foliage at the extreme left is a dogwood in our yard

This was just now

I'm not sure about legal troubles. I guess. someone could sue someone... Are states, etc. going after individuals? It does say loss of privileges...

Do you use an oyster rake?

Yeah... I've heard different spins on this... We voted early not so much due to Covid, but for our work schedules it was better (and quick... no line at all)

My building has been used as a polling place for at least 10-12 years. I've never seen the parking lot so full on election day or the lines to wait... and that's after Mass has had a record number of early voters... and the weather is good at least!

Yeah. It would be good if they would target this stuff more precisely. I walked my dog around our entire hood this afternoon (freakin’ cold) without a mask. We saw...no one. Maybe some kids playing in a yard. I don’t think they will arrest me

It’s kind of a toothless mandate. Just requests really. It also makes broad brush statements that don’t make sense in some places. But I get why

Just need to slow it down. That was always the idea. Buy time until effective treatments and vaccine are developed. Masks and social distancing help in that a bit. Not 100%. Testing helps slow down outbreaks a bit. Not 100%.

That sounds pretty typical. It still will help with influenza even if it it doesn’t nail it. In 2004-2005 it was only 10% effective. Oof

Jury is still out. Behavior might play a bigger role than the vaccine. But we get it anyway.

Im hopeful this year’s flu vaccine is effective. Plus there is some (albeit weak) evidence it might be helpful vs Covid-19 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-flu-shot-might-reduce-coronavirus-infections-early-research-suggests/

My primary care doctor was thinking flu might be very low due to social distancing and masks.

Didn’t you hear? The pandemic has been ended

School districts around me flipping back to remote as cases spiking. Damn.

While we await a smaller late October storm, this is fun to read through. I miss a bunch of the former posters

My wife has 6 of her students now quarantined due to exposure pending test results. Hill towns in ORH county off to the races now