Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[Sequel]

I've heard that too - including the part about people trying toilet paper when it became available and returning to corncobs by preference. Not sure where - someone I knew in person's family member, I think.

My grandparents and parents used pages from the sears catalogue.

My if-it--comes-to-it plan was to cut up a few of my flour-sack type towels and wash them afterwards like cloth diapers. We haven't come close to that, though. We were still using the inventory backlog due to downsizing from a family of seven in the house to a family of two in the house.

It would be much more practical than trying to install a bidet in a bathroom with no possible space for it or space to expand the bathroom.

They sell bidet seats now. No need for a whole other fixture! Costco had some a year or two back.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

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Thats some shade.

 

[saysfaa]

Hopefully they will get around to researching why some catch it and others do not. ...

They have. There is more than one reason. I think the most important is viral load but how much viral load a given person can get without getting covid depends on the rest of the reasons.

Among the more significant reasons are zinc deficiency (or not), amount/quality of sleep (results in differences in melatonin), previous exposure (naturally or vax or (maybe) as antibody treatment).

There is a lot of talk about vitamin D and vitamin C also, but it seems they have more to do with the severity of covid than with whether or not one gets it in the first place. I'm not sure about this part... they do have some roles in keep viruses from getting through the mucous layers and /or out of cells like zinc does.

More info. Thankfully, MUCH easier to read than many research papers. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7750357/

Comorbidities are also talked about a lot but they also seem to have more to do with severity than with getting it or not. There is also some evidence that some or most the common comorbidities are such because of the effect they have on zinc, vitamin D, and vitamin C levels rather than directly.

Selenium and iodine levels may also make a difference.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

They sell bidet seats now. No need for a whole other fixture! Costco had some a year or two back.

They even heat your tush. And you can set the temp for your water and seperate users. I want one so bad but cant talk the DH into it

 

[bruceha2000]

allowing religious exemptions

Given even the Pope thinks people should get vaccinated I don't see a case for religious exemption.

 

[STACEYH]

Given even the Pope thinks people should get vaccinated I don't see a reason for religious exemption.

This isn't the only religion.

 

[igorsMistress]

Hopefully they will get around to researching why some catch it and others do not.
I went through three rounds of covid outbrakes and I was elbow deep in it but I never caught a cold. DD and DW were sick last week and all I got was sniffles. (And no I'm not the most fastidious when it comes to PPEs.)
Not bragging, I could be deathly ill tomorrow. I'm just wondering why some get it several times and others don't seem to get it at all.

It is strange how it works!

 

[saysfaa]

Interesting

 

[bruceha2000]

How does the number of unvaccinated go up?

 

[bruceha2000]

My vehicle didnt want to start. Thermometer says its 9 degrees out.

You need a new battery. +9°F isn't even cold for a strong battery.