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

[Ninjasquirrel]

How has Covid affected my day to day life? As it stands now, looks like I'll be out of a job come Jan. 10. An exemption may be able to buy me time.

I'm guessing you're refering to the mandate being allowed to go through? You would still be able to just do weekly testing. Yea its inconvenient but what isnt anymore?

 

[KingD]

Hubby used to watch the Joe Rogan podcast on youtube. So happy they took it off there. It ate up hours of his time.

I bet he's hoping the same about BYC. Gotta look at things from both ways sometimes.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

I bet he's hoping the same about BYC. Gotta look at things from both ways sometimes.

Oh you are 100 percent correct

 

[h2oratt]

Never understood why everyone got into podcasts. I cant even stand books on tape. It just seems boring to me to just listen to someone talk at you for an hour or more. Hubby used to watch the Joe Rogan podcast on youtube. So happy they took it off there. It ate up hours of his time. Sure, I'll listen to music while I'm working but hearing someone yammer on about something is just distracting to me. I can only listen to one thing at a time and I need my brain to think. Cant concentrate with someone just talk, talk, talking. And any youtube video longer than 15 minutes I wont even click on. Too long.

What do you do all day? I love learning and getting my brain to think. I love hearing different perspectives.

 

[h2oratt]

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How has Covid affected my day to day life? As it stands now, looks like I'll be out of a job come Jan. 10. An exemption may be able to buy me time.

I am so sorry.

 

[Beer can]

Never understood why everyone got into podcasts. I cant even stand books on tape. It just seems boring to me to just listen to someone talk at you for an hour or more. Hubby used to watch the Joe Rogan podcast on youtube. So happy they took it off there. It ate up hours of his time. Sure, I'll listen to music while I'm working but hearing someone yammer on about something is just distracting to me. I can only listen to one thing at a time and I need my brain to think. Cant concentrate with someone just talk, talk, talking. And any youtube video longer than 15 minutes I wont even click on. Too long.

I love podcasts. I used to listen to music all the time, just not much into it anymore would rather if hearing any kind of music prefer it live. Listening to music to me on radio just seems like background noise, I'd rather listen to birds and nature. People talking like books and podcasts I can focus on.
To each their own I guess.
Podcasts I listen to whatever whenever I feel like it. Driving, working in the garage, doing dishes etc.
Podcasts are exploding in popularity and they are not just news or politics.
There is even chicken info related podcasts. Science/medical, finance/investing, just about anything.
I was into listening to AM radio, bunch of different stuff. Yrs ago going home late night 900am out of Canada played old timey radio shows like the western Rawhide. AM radio just doesn't seem to work that good anymore don't know if transmission isn't as good or the radio's in vehicles today?
Anything I used to listen to on AM I can now hear perfectly clearly on podcasts.
Including coast to coast with Goerge Noory, (edit, they play a lot of the original older stuff with Art Bell also) I used to listen to that one on way to work early in the dark, could scare the bejesus out of you listening to that show I don't anymore but it is available on podcasts also.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Usually its a combination of household chores and laundry. Sometimes i run an errand or learn a new skill. I'm trying to make some friends but I just learn new skills in the mean time

What do you do all day? I love learning and getting my brain to think. I love hearing different perspectives.

 

[saysfaa]

I'm guessing you're refering to the mandate being allowed to go through? You would still be able to just do weekly testing. Yea its inconvenient but what isnt anymore?

How long do you think the weekly testing option will last? Given the reliability/accuracy of the tests; especially false negatives.

It makes a lot more sense as a way to do two things. One, make a pretense of how it isn't really forcing people because there is the testing option instead.

Two, further split the push back - some will get vaxxed to keep their jobs without the testing. Next step, is probably to include smaller companies in the requirement. Then, to require the employees to pay for the testing. Then, I'd been thinking drop the testing option but probably adding fees is more likely.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

How long do you think the weekly testing option will last? Given the reliability/accuracy of the tests; especially false negatives.

It makes a lot more sense as a way to do two things. One, make a pretense of how it isn't really forcing people because there is the testing option instead.

Two, further split the push back - some will get vaxxed to keep their jobs without the testing. Next step, is probably to include smaller companies in the requirement. Then, to require the employees to pay for the testing. Then, I'd been thinking drop the testing option but probably adding fees is more likely.

The test option has to be there because some people cant get the shot for medical reasons.

 

[saysfaa]

The test option has to be there because some people cant get the shot for medical reasons.

Evidentally not.
"Facebook plans to have a "process for those who cannot be vaccinated for medical or other reasons
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/28/tech/google-vaccinations-return-to-office/index.html

"The rules will not allow employees to opt out of vaccination through regular testing," https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/06/business/new-york-vaccine-mandate/index.html