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[jks9199]

Haven't been on here in like 3 days, and probably won't be for a few more. Just wanted to stop by and let everyone know that my wedding went off well. Problems occurred both before and after the ceremony, but the wedding itself went without a hitch!

Congrats!!

 

[Steve]

The movie Get Smart with Steve Carrell is a great flick.

 

[Steve]

Today's fun language fact:. Irregardless is a word. It means "regardless "

Definition of IRREGARDLESS

So, irregardless of how you feel about it, people who use it are literally not wrong to do so.

 

[granfire]

Today's fun language fact:. Irregardless is a word. It means "regardless "

Definition of IRREGARDLESS

So, irregardless of how you feel about it, people who use it are literally not wrong to do so.

well, it changed it's meaning over time, due to misuse.
Or became a word over time, as smart alecs tried to sound smart in their emails.

 

[Steve]

well, it changed it's meaning over time, due to misuse.
Or became a word over time, as smart alecs tried to sound smart in their emails.

Well irregardless of how, it's a word now. Most people won't care. But those who do, care very much.

 

[granfire]

Well irregardless of how, it's a word now. Most people won't care. But those who do, care very much.

I could care less!

 

[Buka]

Well irregardless of how, it's a word now. Most people won't care. But those who do, care very much.

I care. But, unfortunately, there's trickery afoot. Look at this sheet....

Dictionaries include definition of literally that isn't literal - CNN

I never got the memo. Did you get a memo?

 

[Buka]

Working out at 8,000 feet kicked my butt today.

Perhaps I need beer, replenish the sweat.

 

[Buka]

Haven't been on here in like 3 days, and probably won't be for a few more. Just wanted to stop by and let everyone know that my wedding went off well. Problems occurred both before and after the ceremony, but the wedding itself went without a hitch!

Congrats to you and your wife, brother! Take care of each other.

 

[_Simon_]

Popping in because I managed to blow through my workload at Mach 2 this week and have a couple of hours to breathe. Please note, this update is not for people who still believe that the pandemic is a hoax or "is just like flu". Please, I don't want any comments from you - I am too tired for this. For everyone else...

Between our county and the nearest one next to us, we've had over 1,200 cases and just over 100 deaths. So... nothing like the nightmare they are dealing with in NYC or LA. I have friends in both and am worried sick about them daily. Nonetheless, the situation at the hospital is complicated and changing daily. First of all, there is the issue of the rural clinics and hospitals who don't have the same amount of staff and the same stockpile of protective equipment. This necessitates the constant moving of people and resources. A lot of the med personnel doesn't know where they might be working next week. Everyone is encouraged to try and not go crazy. Because of this movement, this creates issues for us in non-med personnel, because the billing matrices where certain providers are linked to certain facilities, are lagging behind with updates. So, there are lots of systems errors, which have to be research and fixed manually (enter yours truly).

Another issue is that we have a very large aging population and quite a few nursing homes. When a case pops up at a nursing home, everyone from there is just batch-shipped to the nearest hospital for testing. So, there is this yo-yoing of workload because of that. In addition, there are lots of reirees in the area with chronic bronchitis and asthma - that's the whole reason they moved to live in the mountains. So, they become concerned because they are not sure whether their symptoms are just regular symptoms or the beginnings of COVID. Thus, they come to the hospital asking to be tested. Nobody's fault there - they do the right thing, and the staff does the right thing by getting them tested, it can't be helped, but also goes in waves.

All of us in non-med are constantly encouraged to stay home - out of the way and out of danger. Since I am compromised and already have a diminished lung capacity, I have been in a self-induced quarantine since March. I haven't hugged a friend since March 21. Haven't had a live fitness class since March 14. I am getting by with Zoom classes, which our amazing instructors continue to offer. In addition to work, continuing to make videos for TikTok and YouTube to stay sane. It's not very effective, but something...

Everyone stay safe and well!

Oh wow... that sounds very difficult... I'm sorry you're having such a rough time. It's such a bizarre shifting-sands thing to try and get used to... over here is the same with the rapid changes.

We've had massive spikes, been in the double digits for two weeks or more, and our state is very close to being the worst hit in Aus. 36 suburbs across our state capital have had to be put back into stage 3 lockdown.

They're actually going door to door testing people in these hot spots. Over 10,000 people have refused to do the test :s

Please stay safe.. and continue doing all the good and fun things!

 

[_Simon_]

The movie Get Smart with Steve Carrell is a great flick.

Oh Steve Carrell is just great in general!

 

[Steve]

Oh Steve Carrell is just great in general!

100%.

 

[_Simon_]

@granfire ... it has happened!

Found one at a decent price, keen to get back into it! Bought Zelda: ocarina of time, but have been looking around for pokemon games, been on the search for Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, gonna start with that and progress through the series I've missed out on. The last I played was Silver, so aLOT to catch up on

 

[AngryHobbit]

Oh wow... that sounds very difficult... I'm sorry you're having such a rough time. It's such a bizarre shifting-sands thing to try and get used to... over here is the same with the rapid changes.

We've had massive spikes, been in the double digits for two weeks or more, and our state is very close to being the worst hit in Aus. 36 suburbs across our state capital have had to be put back into stage 3 lockdown.

They're actually going door to door testing people in these hot spots. Over 10,000 people have refused to do the test :s

Please stay safe.. and continue doing all the good and fun things!

Just found out last night a friend has it. She works for a correctional facility, so.... as with doctors and nurses this wasn't a matter of if but a matter of when. She's in Arizona - Phoenix area. Fortunately, the cough period had only lasted a few days. She is still running a low-grade fever. The worst of it is being tired - the fatigue is crushing. She is normally a vivacious bubbly person - but she told me she has been sleeping pretty much the entire time. She has three big dogs to take care for. They keep her company, but she's all alone and I don't know how she manages to have them walked in this condition (not to mention the hellish Arizona heat).

Everyone, I am begging you, be safe, wear a mask, if testing is available in your area, get tested.

 

[_Simon_]

Just found out last night a friend has it. She works for a correctional facility, so.... as with doctors and nurses this wasn't a matter of if but a matter of when. She's in Arizona - Phoenix area. Fortunately, the cough period had only lasted a few days. She is still running a low-grade fever. The worst of it is being tired - the fatigue is crushing. She is normally a vivacious bubbly person - but she told me she has been sleeping pretty much the entire time. She has three big dogs to take care for. They keep her company, but she's all alone and I don't know how she manages to have them walked in this condition (not to mention the hellish Arizona heat).

Everyone, I am begging you, be safe, wear a mask, if testing is available in your area, get tested.

Oh I'm so sorry to hear that... that's no good... hoping she'll be okay.

And yes good reminder all to stay safe and hang in there. It's certainly not over..

 

[granfire]

@granfire ... it has happened!

Found one at a decent price, keen to get back into it! Bought Zelda: ocarina of time, but have been looking around for pokemon games, been on the search for Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, gonna start with that and progress through the series I've missed out on. The last I played was Silver, so aLOT to catch up on

I need to get the last of the DS games. I kind of slacked.
But you can't go wrong with the classics!
(I loved Sapphire! some really neat features there!)
I usually kind of fizzle out after the initial run through, unless the elgendaries are easy enough to get, I probably won't. In Emerald it was Rayquaiza. I am not sure I caught him (but I have a co-player who is more into collecting them all)

 

[granfire]

Oh I'm so sorry to hear that... that's no good... hoping she'll be okay.

And yes good reminder all to stay safe and hang in there. It's certainly not over..

we only just begun.
Hubby talked to his doctor yesterday, He expects this to drag on, quite possibly for next year as well.
So I might have to sew up them other 10 masks as well!

 

[Dirty Dog]

we only just begun.
Hubby talked to his doctor yesterday, He expects this to drag on, quite possibly for next year as well.
So I might have to sew up them other 10 masks as well!

It will continue until we have an effective vaccine and/or an effective treatment. It's fine and dandy to guesstimate how long that will be, but there's little or no basis on which to base such guesses. How long have we been trying to find an effective vaccine and/or treatment for the common cold?

 

[granfire]

It will continue until we have an effective vaccine and/or an effective treatment. It's fine and dandy to guesstimate how long that will be, but there's little or no basis on which to base such guesses. How long have we been trying to find an effective vaccine and/or treatment for the common cold?

true, but the common cold doesn't kill off people at an alarming rate.
It does not help that we don't have accurate numbers, never attempted (in earnest) to keep them down, and following this, we might not be able to use international data because we are breeding so many mutations.

 

[Dirty Dog]

true, but the common cold doesn't kill off people at an alarming rate.
It does not help that we don't have accurate numbers, never attempted (in earnest) to keep them down, and following this, we might not be able to use international data because we are breeding so many mutations.

None of that actually has the slightest impact on our ability to develop treatments/vaccines....