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last week my iPhone gave me a warning that I had come into contact with covid. that was probably my nephew who had tested positive. everyone at the party got a warning. so now we know that thing works.
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Well, you guys might have heard, we have been in the lockdown 4 for a day already. We have mandatory masking here too, never had that before, that starts today.
Have had a mad 24 hours getting ready for this lockdown as i dont know how long it is going to last, did a big shop yesterday so we should be good for 5 days.. we also have the little rural shop too if some smaller things are needed before then.
Have had a mad 24 hours getting ready for this lockdown as i dont know how long it is going to last, did a big shop yesterday so we should be good for 5 days.. we also have the little rural shop too if some smaller things are needed before then.
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I have mask exemption but tbh i will be staying home a lot. When i went to get groceries yesterday i was the only person i saw without a mask. It is a strnge position to be in. i will not go out for any,walks, just be indoors, and the garden if people arent walking past.
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Ha! that is like the exact opposite of the post from the Chattanooga mom.
All dress codes violate freedom of expression and are tyranny.
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Over 10,000 students in Florida school district isolated or quarantined a week into school year
Just a week into the school year, over 10,000 students and staff in the Hillsborough County Public Schools district in Florida have been isolated or quarantined.
Hillsborough addition means Florida's top three school districts now have mask mandates against Gov.'s wishes
The Hillsborough County School Board Wednesday voted to institute a 30-day mandatory mask policy.
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The mayor of DeLand has covid but he was vaccinated so he is recovering at home. Volusia County schools have no mask mandate but masks are "encouraged" indoors. Other counties have instated a mask mandate with parents having the option to "opt out" their children.
I have a decision to make over the next couple of days. We have been pretty much completely isolated for the entirety of the virus, other than shopping we haven't visited with anyone etc. This is not unusual even before the virus as we do not have family in town and so would travel to be with them and we haven't done that. Yesterday afternoon my dad (98) passed away in a city that is an 8 hour drive away. I was honoured to be on the phone with him and my sister, my brother and SIL as he died, telling him we loved him and singing one of his favourite hymns to him.
Now comes the tough part.... do I drive there and stay with relatives (or in a hotel) and be part of the celebration of life? how do I not hug my family? or how do I participate safely? I am sure that we will keep it small but I have 5 brothers and sisters and they have numerous offspring etc. Not all will come and he was also well known locally so there will be non-family members who will wish to attend the visitation if not the funeral and they will all want to hug and comfort. My brother has told me that I don't have to come and that they will live-stream it and we can celebrate his life again when this is all over but my heart is not sure that it can take not being together with everyone. My head is saying 'stay home' and my heart is saying 'go'.
Any thoughts and suggestions are welcome as I am sure this situation is repeating itself endlessly in most places.
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Now comes the tough part.... do I drive there and stay with relatives (or in a hotel) and be part of the celebration of life? how do I not hug my family? or how do I participate safely? I am sure that we will keep it small but I have 5 brothers and sisters and they have numerous offspring etc. Not all will come and he was also well known locally so there will be non-family members who will wish to attend the visitation if not the funeral and they will all want to hug and comfort. My brother has told me that I don't have to come and that they will live-stream it and we can celebrate his life again when this is all over but my heart is not sure that it can take not being together with everyone. My head is saying 'stay home' and my heart is saying 'go'.
Any thoughts and suggestions are welcome as I am sure this situation is repeating itself endlessly in most places.
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@Emma JC I’m so very sorry for your loss. 
What a terrible decision to have to make! I’m glad you were able to be a part of his final moments. Unfortunately, it’s decision only you can make. I will say that I don’t think there is a wrong choice in this situation. It’s going to come down to, which choice will you be able to handle best. I think it’s perfectly acceptable to stay home and be safe. I may even be leaning just a tad towards this. There is definitely a risk in going. And I think it’s good that no one is pressuring you to go. But I also don’t think you would be crazy if you do decide to go. It’s perfectly understandable that you would want to be with family. Just don’t let guilt make the decision for you. Follow your heart and what feels right for you. 
What a terrible decision to have to make! I’m glad you were able to be a part of his final moments. Unfortunately, it’s decision only you can make. I will say that I don’t think there is a wrong choice in this situation. It’s going to come down to, which choice will you be able to handle best. I think it’s perfectly acceptable to stay home and be safe. I may even be leaning just a tad towards this. There is definitely a risk in going. And I think it’s good that no one is pressuring you to go. But I also don’t think you would be crazy if you do decide to go. It’s perfectly understandable that you would want to be with family. Just don’t let guilt make the decision for you. Follow your heart and what feels right for you. 
Lou
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First off you have my condolences. We just had the 25th anniversary of my father's death. I was actually with him when he died and it was sort of nice to be at the funeral. I was also with my mom when she died, but I was not able to go to her funeral and I don't have any regrets about that.
Anyway, I my personal preference would be not to go. and you have not only an excuse but permission from your brother not to go. So for me I would just grab on to that.
However if you want to to - Go.
With the vaccine the ethics/morality of going has completely changed. If you are a utilitarian, the vaccine has totally changed the equation.
First off you and your husband are not at risk. Although there are breakthrough occurrences - they are extremely rare. and even if you do catch it, they find that very few people get more than something that resembles a cold. My nephew just got it - he was home from work for two - three days and never even felt that bad. His reaction to the vaccine was almost as bad.
The other part of the equation is the risk you put other people in. the newest info is that vaccinated people with covid are still good at spreading the disease. But you are only putting the unvacinated and unmasked people at risk. And they themselves are creating most of the risk. I'm not that concerned with protecting people who won't protect themselves.
However if you do go I would avoid hugging and handshaking. Stick to the ol' elbow bump.
Stay socially distant indoors and outdoors. wear a mask indoors and be especially mindful of the elderly and the under 12 unvacinated kids. Bring your hand sanitizer. basically just like before but without the personal risk.
and if you can't be comfortable with that - then stay home.
Four kids now have no mom or dad. “After a week-long church camp, Lydia Rodriguez and other members of her family tested positive for the coronavirus. By the time Rodriguez, 42, changed her mind and asked for the shot, it was too late, her doctor said. A ventilator awaited her, her cousin Dottie Jones told The Post.
Out of options, the Galveston, Tex., mother of four, asked her family to make a promise: “Please make sure my kids get vaccinated,” Rodriguez, a piano teacher, told her sister during their last phone call.
Rodriguez died Monday — two weeks after her husband, Lawrence Rodriguez, 49, also died after coronavirus complications. The couple fought the virus from hospital beds just a few feet from one another in a Texas intensive care unit, Jones said.
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Yeah, that's why I refuse to wear a seat belt. A belt is an article of clothing. It's a tyrannical dress code.
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