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Post by mathrun on Jul 26, 2022 17:15:49 GMT -6
People at my work are dropping like flies. I think there are 5 out of a team of 20 now, and one of those 5 is a father of three young kiddos whose wife and 2 out of 3 kids also have it. We are fully remote and located all across US and Canada. So not giving it to each other.
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Post by jaygee on Jul 26, 2022 18:00:03 GMT -6
Anecdotally, everyone I know who’s getting sick now (I assume with BA5) is having a rough go of it. I still haven’t had Covid *knock on all the wood* and I’d like to keep it that way, or at least make it a milder illness if possible. Everyone I know who has gotten it recently is saying it’s awful for 2-3 days despite being vaxed and boosted. My coworker tested positive on Sunday and is trying to work through it and she said she feels like death.
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Post by willow on Jul 26, 2022 18:47:32 GMT -6
Ugh three parents and a kid all tested positive yesterday and today from the in home daycare that G goes too. He’s only just been there today since last Wednesday so I am really hoping he missed the incubation period since they all weren’t there today. Ugh. We just got their second shots last week. Fingers crossed.
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Post by addymac on Jul 26, 2022 18:58:23 GMT -6
I wish I knew what variant we got.
But I feel like I read this BA5 doesn’t care if you’ve been infected already? Does that mean with previous strains or with the same variant? My brain is so tired I just don’t know what to even do anymore.
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Post by doublestuf on Jul 26, 2022 19:17:31 GMT -6
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Post by doublestuf on Jul 26, 2022 19:27:32 GMT -6
I'm so torn on what to do about the 4th booster.
1st day of school here is August 29th, so my exposure goes way up. We have a wedding that the kids are in on October 22nd (if we manage to avoid catching it before then, they will either wear masks or not be in it, the bride and groom can choose). We leave for Disney on Veterans Day for a week. Then there's Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Ideally, I would wait another month to make it through all of that with a more up to date booster. But then that messes with getting an Omicron booster in the near future. And now it might be available in September?
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Post by doublestuf on Jul 26, 2022 19:32:29 GMT -6
Also, richard was so kind and sent me a handful of kids KN94 masks. Thanks lady! They arrived yesterday.
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Post by lion on Jul 26, 2022 20:02:35 GMT -6
Anecdotally, everyone I know who’s getting sick now (I assume with BA5) is having a rough go of it. I still haven’t had Covid *knock on all the wood* and I’d like to keep it that way, or at least make it a milder illness if possible. We all got it pre vaccine availability and it was absolutely horrible. Now having it vaxxed and boosted, it's a different kind of horrible. Less of an acute actively dying feeling and more just every part of my system is in misery. Thankfully my kids slept on the couch for a single day and then were back to themselves, but it's knocked me tf out this go round for sure.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Jul 26, 2022 20:20:55 GMT -6
As much as it's going to be a huge pita to drive for 6 days to get from one coastal state to the other, I'm glad we didn't make plans to fly. Today flying was a nightmare for us.
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Post by mathrun on Jul 26, 2022 20:51:03 GMT -6
My daughter is flying solo in 11 days. How far in advance are cancellations happening? My co-worker flew in May. His first flight home was cancelled 4ish hours in advance. His rebooked flight home (the next day) was delayed but he didn’t find out until an hour or so before scheduled takeoff. He spent pretty much the whole day in the airport but did finally make it home late that 2nd day. My ILs flew at the end of June. Their first flight was cancelled 36ish hours in advance. They were able to rebook on a flight with a layover but still made it to their destination on the same day they had originally booked for. Their flight home was fine, just busy in the airport.
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Post by elle on Jul 26, 2022 21:04:06 GMT -6
As much as it's going to be a huge pita to drive for 6 days to get from one coastal state to the other, I'm glad we didn't make plans to fly. Today flying was a nightmare for us. Ugh, I'm sorry.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Jul 26, 2022 22:18:50 GMT -6
Today flying was a nightmare for us. Ugh, I'm sorry. We finally made it home, but it was insane. 5 hour delay announced just before boarding. Took two hours to get our itinerary surged out, including at one point our kids being dropped onto a separate flight, a 20 min layover and we sprinted holding kids to catch it. I’m exhausted
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Post by byjove on Jul 27, 2022 6:57:57 GMT -6
We finally made it home, but it was insane. 5 hour delay announced just before boarding. Took two hours to get our itinerary surged out, including at one point our kids being dropped onto a separate flight, a 20 min layover and we sprinted holding kids to catch it. I’m exhausted I hope you guys can lay low and rest today! You guys are making me nervous!!
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Post by willow on Jul 27, 2022 7:07:17 GMT -6
Ugh about all the flight problems. We fly out late October to Savannah and I hope flights are a bit more stabilized by then. We already had our flight back canceled and rescheduled from a direct flight to a layover which I'm pissed because it takes up way more of our last day. I will probably look and see if a different airline has a direct flight because my H gets intense anxiety with layovers and I'd rather not deal with it lol.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Jul 27, 2022 7:27:14 GMT -6
We finally made it home, but it was insane. 5 hour delay announced just before boarding. Took two hours to get our itinerary surged out, including at one point our kids being dropped onto a separate flight, a 20 min layover and we sprinted holding kids to catch it. I’m exhausted I hope you guys can lay low and rest today! You guys are making me nervous!! Today is back to work and school. No rest. But we were all in bed by 8-9 last night. And I’m going to be kind of worthless at work today. 😴
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Post by piratecat on Jul 27, 2022 7:35:23 GMT -6
Delayed flights with kids is an absolute nightmare.
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Post by dc2london on Jul 27, 2022 7:36:56 GMT -6
All the flight delays and cancelations are yet another reason not to cruise right now. My gosh.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Jul 27, 2022 7:45:59 GMT -6
Delayed flights with kids is an absolute nightmare. For sure. I thought last year’s experience where we ran for our tiny layover just to watch the plane backing up and then having 3 hours in Denver to kill with a 4&6 yo was bad. Turns out spending over 6 hours in a small airport with about 10 gates is worse. I’m still frustrated that the rescheduling impact was such a hot mess that we couldn’t even leave and go visit a friend or anything during that time.
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Post by fatpony on Jul 27, 2022 8:25:04 GMT -6
My daughter is super hot to go visit her cousins, but even prices of flights seem to be out of control. There's nothing close to what we paid in years previous. Not to mention worrying about a flight being cancelled or delayed. There was one weekend this fall that the flights weren't prohibitively expensive and it doesn't work for my sister.
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Post by notblanche on Jul 27, 2022 8:29:52 GMT -6
I've been debating flying or driving to NC for a girls' trip this fall. It's a ~7 hour drive or ~6 hours of airports and airplanes, no direct flights. Now I'm almost certain I'm going to drive.
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Post by dc2london on Jul 27, 2022 8:47:22 GMT -6
POTUS is officially covid negative 🎉
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Post by piratecat on Jul 27, 2022 9:00:51 GMT -6
I've been debating flying or driving to NC for a girls' trip this fall. It's a ~7 hour drive or ~6 hours of airports and airplanes, no direct flights. Now I'm almost certain I'm going to drive. If it's only going to save you an hour, I would for sure drive. Even a "short" delay would eat up that hour and then some.
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Post by trueblue on Jul 27, 2022 9:08:55 GMT -6
Ugh about all the flight problems. We fly out late October to Savannah and I hope flights are a bit more stabilized by then. We already had our flight back canceled and rescheduled from a direct flight to a layover which I'm pissed because it takes up way more of our last day. I will probably look and see if a different airline has a direct flight because my H gets intense anxiety with layovers and I'd rather not deal with it lol. Depending on where your final destination is, Charleston SC might offer you a direct flight not available at SAV. It’s about a 2 hr super easy drive between the two.
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Post by goldenbird on Jul 27, 2022 9:29:25 GMT -6
My coworker is flying to go to lobster fest next week and has 3 different flights to get there and then to get back. I'm definitely nervous for her. And pretty sure she will get COVID because she definitely won't mask. I've mentally extended her return date by five days 🙃
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Post by angelashly on Jul 27, 2022 9:39:22 GMT -6
Anecdotally, everyone I know who’s getting sick now (I assume with BA5) is having a rough go of it. I still haven’t had Covid *knock on all the wood* and I’d like to keep it that way, or at least make it a milder illness if possible. My BIL has it and my sister is acting like it was a cold (again. They have had it during the Delta time too) and that he was tired for 2 days, BUT he was also doing a lot to get their house ready for showings and a slight cough. I am not surprised by this since they won't get vaccinated and see covid as no big deal despite deaths in our families. Every other person I have talked to that has had it recently said it has been rough
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Post by angelashly on Jul 27, 2022 9:41:10 GMT -6
I saw a post on LinkedIn from someone in my circle yesterday about how she had just finished a virtual meeting where someone was there with covid. She goes on to say I am obviously not worried about catching it but by the fact that they were still expected to be at the meeting and how now the WFH/Covid life has shifted us even more to the grind until the end mentality and there should be no reason why someone with COVID shouldn't get a full sick day just because they could do the meetings virtually.
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Post by angelashly on Jul 27, 2022 9:42:11 GMT -6
My daughter is super hot to go visit her cousins, but even prices of flights seem to be out of control. There's nothing close to what we paid in years previous. Not to mention worrying about a flight being cancelled or delayed. There was one weekend this fall that the flights weren't prohibitively expensive and it doesn't work for my sister. When we priced out flights to go to my niece's graduation party in June they were outrageous. We literally would have been in the air 1.5 hours.
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Post by dc2london on Jul 27, 2022 9:46:36 GMT -6
I saw a post on LinkedIn from someone in my circle yesterday about how she had just finished a virtual meeting where someone was there with covid. She goes on to say I am obviously not worried about catching it but by the fact that they were still expected to be at the meeting and how now the WFH/Covid life has shifted us even more to the grind until the end mentality and there should be no reason why someone with COVID shouldn't get a full sick day just because they could do the meetings virtually. This concerns ne with monkeypox. Immediately not worried about catching it or my kids catching it, I'm worried that we as a society can't let people isolate at home for 5 days with covid let alone 15-21 days. What is going to happen to the people who have no PTO and have to isolate for 3 weeks?!
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Post by dc2london on Jul 27, 2022 9:47:39 GMT -6
Joe's in the Rose Garden, aviators on, talking to reporters. He actually looks great. Much different from Treason McSweaty at his racism rally this weekend.
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Post by angelashly on Jul 27, 2022 9:50:04 GMT -6
I saw a post on LinkedIn from someone in my circle yesterday about how she had just finished a virtual meeting where someone was there with covid. She goes on to say I am obviously not worried about catching it but by the fact that they were still expected to be at the meeting and how now the WFH/Covid life has shifted us even more to the grind until the end mentality and there should be no reason why someone with COVID shouldn't get a full sick day just because they could do the meetings virtually. This concerns ne with monkeypox. Immediately not worried about catching it or my kids catching it, I'm worried that we as a society can't let people isolate at home for 5 days with covid let alone 15-21 days. What is going to happen to the people who have no PTO and have to isolate for 3 weeks?! YES! I know that this past year since the Covid extra pay or whatever went away for quarantine time we saw a big uptick in workplace spread because they stopped being WFH flexible here FOR THE STUDENTS and people didn't have the time to take it off.
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