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Next they’ll require parents of school kids to get it.

Just like the Patriot Act but I’m sure there are many who feel there’s nothing wrong with that.

Government entities will never commit to that, they will reserve the right to reimpose whatever rules they feel necessary when deemed necessary. Period. I would probably get vaccinated for the sake of those around me but I have no interest in carrying around a “Covid pass” or whatever.

Imagine if this was something with a >10% kill rate. The problem will be, when something like that eventually comes along, everybody is going to be skeptical and unwilling to follow the suggested guidelines.

It’s mentally taxing for everybody. Franklin county has only had 550 cases since April. That is a .007 known infection rate of our population spread over almost 700 mi.² spanning 6 months. we have more lime disease here than that. I have had a doctor and two nurse practitioners express frustration to me about it. There are days when I am very thankful that we haven’t really had to deal with it outside of the restrictions but there are days when I am just so sad and fed up that our kids are not in school and businesses are closed. We are all emotionally exhausted at this point.

Closing brick and mortar retail stores without any type of financial assistance for them would be an absolute economic disaster. Every downtown in the state would be empty and abandoned store fronts by spring.

Budget car rental (CAR) is another one that rises and falls with the news soundbites.

There is little chance many of the out of state season pass holders are going to honor the VT quarantine rules.

Yeah, I’d like to invest a little money but I just don’t have time or the stomach for day trading.

Short-lived excitement about the vaccine. Moderna was basically a one day bump this week, and then people took profits and ran. Lots of pre-market excitement yesterday to get the Robin Hood noobs to take the bait at the bell. Traders were not excited about the vaccine they were excited to take their 8% profit. So predictable.

I think masks definitely help but it’s hard to judge based on the numbers because I think there are large parts of the country where people are not wearing masks at all. Everybody around here has been pretty good about wearing the masks at stores etc. but my neighbor was at the Walmart up in Keene New Hampshire yesterday and he said he saw a lot of people without masks or masks hanging around their necks.

Yeah. That would’ve been the time to buy and hodl. It was only up around 7% today last time I checked.

I’ve had minor issues with my back over the past few years due to lots of physical work. However, four weeks ago I hurt myself and it was insane. When somebody tells me they have back pain I will never take it for granted again. A few days of crippling back pain and then a week of soreness that turned into lightning bolt like sciatica. Definitely a disk compression or herniation putting some pressure on a nerve. I saw my doctor and have done some chiropractic and PT work. I also spent many years as a licensed body worker before I took a break and went to the beer world. It took a few weeks but I figured out the stretches and self adjustments that get me back to baseline comfort level. I can stand up all day long but short or long car rides throw my S.I. joint out of place and trigger the sciatic lightning. Every day gets a little bit better now but there is full emotional crisis when you feel like you were never gonna walk quite the same way again. I lasted about two days on prescription muscle relaxers before I threw them away. Stretching, walking, occasional Advil and CBD.

16oz curls?

My hands feel just like two mugs of beer.

Doesn’t really matter whether you have a child or not, just live a good life and when you have a chance to have a positive influence in a young humans life, be present and enjoy.

Yup! Old daddies are wise daddies!

Well, not to be selfish but my wife and I, as a fun hobby, have an antiques booth at a local antiques mall and I would hate to see them have to shut down between now and Christmas.

It was my favorite place to go as a kid! I loved going to their headquarters down near Fenway park. Lechmeres in Cambridge was another classic.

I hear you but having grown up a city boy I love a big yard even though I cannot keep up with “home and gardens” look. I’m sure a few neighbors wish I would but our property is not messy or run down it’s just a little bit wild looking. We are on 3 acres with great neighbors about 150’ feet on each side of us and our backyard empties out into pretty big woods. I love the idea of being able to walk into the backyard and just keep walking for an hour with no roads or houses to be seen. Do I miss being able to walk into town sometimes? Absolutely.

I was just posting over in the PR Covid thread how I think governors are going to be under a lot of pressure with how they approach any shut downs. We have entered the busiest retail season of the year. Shutting down brick and mortar businesses will be disastrous for business owners and local economies. There will be a tremendous pushback too. I do not want friends or family getting sick but I also do not want to live in a world where online ordering is my only option for retail goods.

Let’s see how it all shakes out. When Covid is under control you might see a nice correction downward.?

I can’t complain because our house value is up at least 20% since March. I can’t say the same for my friends who have houses/condos in Boston and NYC.

Wouldn’t surprise me, the freight train is rolling now. Meanwhile my entire county has only had seven new cases in the past week.

Western Massachusetts too. Realtor friends saying houses are going within days of hitting the market generally for over asking price. Many of them are being bought as second homes. Especially the more rural properties within striking distance of Northampton It’s one thing when it’s somebody like Phin buying a mountain house where nobody lives. The issue around here is that it is really screwing people who actually live and work here and are looking to purchase a first home or upgrade due to growing family size. Another phenomenon happening right now is wealthy families who have kids in the 5 college system are buying houses and condos so Junior doesn’t have to live in the dorms. Worse is that they are renting apartments for the same purpose. It has caused a real housing shortage of decent places to live.