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6 hours ago, beerman2 said:

I will play devil's advocate. The other side of the coin being alone ( 92 y/o FIL) who we see mentally declining because of this.

He lives for his kids/grandkids/great grands and not seeing them is taking a toll. 

We take him groceries and to necessary appointments.

So is it wise to watch the digression or chance making him happier seeing above mentioned.

 

It's not easy on anyone.

The Senior citizen, and the rest of the family, should quarantine for at least two weeks.  Stay only in the house, order groceries, no outside visitsor visitors,  then IMO they can get together.  Still best to wear a mask indoors unless eating- I would also suggest no bodily contact- save the hugs and kisses.  

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6 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

I'm sorry to hear about the wait list. It's just sad all around especially for those who don't see any other option. As for the double standards I used my common sense and listened to the scientist and medical professionals from the beginning and not some idiots.

I do as well.  Its why I haven't gotten it yet nor has anyone in my family of 7.  4 are in health care, 2 are college students and work retail,and husband travels all over for work. We wear our masks, goggles at work and stay away from people and crowds.  We do online shopping with pickup to avoid crowds.  But we also exercise outside as much as possible and dont sit in house all day when home.  It works for us.  

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Keksie

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11 minutes ago, jean87510 said:

I do as well.  Its why I haven't gotten it yet nor has anyone in my family of 7.  4 are in health care, 2 are college students and work retail,and husband travels all over for work. We wear our masks, goggles at work and stay away from people and crowds.  We do online shopping with pickup to avoid crowds.  But we also exercise outside as much as possible and dont sit in house all day when home.  It works for us.  

No one in my family has gotten it either.  We wear masks where requested, dine in restaurants at least once a week, go shopping as needed, have gone to casinos, gone to activities with friends, a Christmas parade, and had Thanksgiving with my son.  We plan to have Christmas with him also.  It works for us.

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We're renting a cabin in Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, TN for four nights beginning Dec 24th. Will enjoy the fireplace and hot tub while chillin' in the Smoky Mountains. We live three hours away in the mountains of NC, but there's just something special about the Smokies. We did take a Christmas cruise one year but likely won't do another Christmas sailing.

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We did "home alone" for Thanksgiving and I really enjoyed it.      Christmas without seeing family is just too strange to me so I came up with a great plan (at least I think so). 

We are doing a Garage Christmas!   WooHoo!!     We have a large 2+ car garage and I have come up with a plan on decorating the garage and setting up chairs for our 2 adult sons and their girlfriends to visit on Christmas Day.     After they leave I plan on making a nice surf and turf dinner.

My Brother and his Wife will come the following day.   

We have not seen any of them in months.    I'm excited just to see our boys.

Everyone will wear masks and no eating or drinking as my DH is one of those high risk people due to being immuno-compromised, etc etc.   

 

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5 hours ago, Ukigirl said:

As much as I'd love to get away, I know I wouldn't have a good time so guess my mind is made up, don't know what I was thinking when I posted 😔.  We are entering the dreary winter season so the thought of getting away sounded good but will look forward to next year.  Thanks for the suggestions, we do plan a three week Florida rode trip next November to scope out retirement options, Naples is on our radar.  Guess we will make the pilgrimage to our formal dining room after all.  

We're leaving Michigan mid January for Florida and will be south for 2+ months.  

 

Naples-Fort Myers is a great area to check out for retirement.  We'll be moving there permanently in a couple years.

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We will be having the family over as we always have on Christmas Eve.  We also got together at Thanksgiving and had a lovely time.  We have taken vacations to Florida four times this year and have been on long weekends trips to Savannah several times.  
 

We returned to our gym in May of this year and we are there at least 4-5 times every week.  We dine inside restaurants every week and I continue to get regularly get my hair and nails done.  Our granddaughter is in a school system that fortunately has had in school learning from the beginning so we also able to attend all of her sporting events in person.

 

We wear our masks if it is required, wash our hands frequently, try to keep a 6ft buffer and never touch our face or nose!  We are both around 70, so not spring chickens but we decided we will be reasonably cautious but will not give up a year of our life and I cherish the memories we have made this year!

 

But please know that I do respect that everyone needs to do what is comfortable for them.  I pray this awful virus will be eradicated soon!!   

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In my little part of the world there is no C.  

Yes. Really. 

All restaurants, pubs, shops etc open as normal: no one ever wears any masks, and there is no social distancing. I think we are the only place in the UK where there was a pantomime and a big Christmas light switch on with thousands attending.

So life is perfectly normal and we will have a perfectly normal Christmas eating and drinking with friends. 
 

Anyone can come here and live a normal life once you’ve done 2 weeks quarantine which is strictly enforced to keep this place safe and healthy. And normal.

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1 hour ago, little britain said:

I live on a very lucky island who has had an amazing Director of Public Health... 

Jer or Gci? 

IOM and Isle of Wight are doing well too, I guess its the Australian factor 

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4 hours ago, Biker19 said:

Careful, you're starting to sound like a certain poster from SC who lived in a very lucky zip code.

 

Haven't seen that person in a few months. I wonder if the dome was finally breached?

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Keksie

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21 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

Haven't seen that person in a few months. I wonder if the dome was finally breached?

Maybe they just got tired of being bashed for not living exactly the way other people thought they should.  On topic I am going to a Christmas party tonight.  Big fun.

 

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16 minutes ago, wolfcathorse said:

Am I going anywhere for Christmas? No. In spite of faithfully wearing my mask in public I've contacted Covid-19.

Hope you feel better soon.  Not knowing your particular situation the CDC guidelines are as follows so you may not have to give up on Christmas since there are still 14 days until then:

after 10 days without a test if the person has reported no symptoms

after 7 days with a negative test result if the person has reported no symptoms

 

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Miami has a midnight curfew.  One more reason not to vacation in a big city. Pick a uncrowded beach this winter. I'm dying for a vacation myself. But staying put hoping for vaccinations, but I keep hearing of this or that group who wants to push to the front of the line. This morning, its uber. 

 

Priceline has some awesome prices for Galveston I'm trying to resist. 

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58 minutes ago, wolfcathorse said:

Am I going anywhere for Christmas? No. In spite of faithfully wearing my mask in public I've contacted Covid-19.

Really sorry to hear. Let us know how you are doing and hope you get over it soon.

 

A good reason, not to vacation until I'm vaccinated. 

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