The regenerative healing factor is completely fictional
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How does adamantium deal with Covid, I wonderā¦
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Well, at Wolverineās age, heās definitely in a high risk group.
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Is that the equivalent of concealed carry, or what?
WHO THE FUCK SET HIS OR HER SIGNATURE UNDERNEATH THIS?
ETA: fuck. The US are mentioned as a model. I donāt even.
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I finally snapped today. I was grocery shopping nice and early, ācuz that seems safest, most other patrons, the few there are, wear masks. All employees are supposed to be masked. After seeing several stockers doing the whole āchin diaperā thing, the only register open was staffed with a guy doing the ānose freeā version. I asked him, in the nicest way possible, if he realized that wearing it that way doesnāt work, that it isnāt protecting any of us if heās sick. He ignored me but called a manager over, who asked what my problem was. I repeated what Iād asked.
She said she hoped if he was sick he wouldnāt be at work, but yes, they are supposed to be worn covering the nose and mouth. The whole time, cashier didnāt put it on correctly. I said, āI get not wanting to touch your face a bunch, but maybe you need better-fitting masks. People here shopping might have sick kids at home, or care for elderly relatives, and this is about protecting them from you, if youāve been exposed.ā
It was all very civil, but I feel like an asshole all day because cashier at the grocery store isnāt an awesome job and I made it worse.
I donāt want to fuck up someoneās day because Iām cranky. This shit is really getting to me. 
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Itās sort of adorable that you described your behavior in that event as having snapped. 
Really though, itās awesome that you spoke up, and I think you did it in the best possible way. Iām inspired!
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Same here. (Sends virtual hug)
Kiddo is on Xmas break, and weāre not going out doing any of the fun stuff because itās an unmasked, unvaccinated Petri dish from Omicron hell out there, and Iām already dreading her sad, frustrated, āgets it intellectually but not emotionallyā reports of all the fun things her less cautious classmates did over the break once school resumes on the 3rd. Iām so tired.
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I feel you.
Iād have been tempted to go all MBFGW on them.
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Well, on the inside I felt like I was about 2 minutes into the 1 chip challenge. Steaming. On the outside I was a just an early riser gently harassing an hourly worker. 
But thank you for the kind words.
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No, I donāt think you were being unreasonable at all. Youāre not the asshole.
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Even in Indiana, where the first year of the pandemic were a real treat (/s), businesses are now making their employees wear masks even if none of the customers do. The fact that the cashier showed no concern about a manager being brought over suggests that you should double-mask and maybe wear safety goggles/glasses whenever youāre in that particular store, because they clearly donāt care about protecting their customers.
And I agree with everyone else: that was NOT ālosing itā in the slightest. You have a right to ask for an employee interacting with you to follow public health and safety rules.
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Right? Itās not just about keeping the customers safe, either, but about keeping the employees safe, as they will end up interacting with maybe hundreds of people in a shift. The store should work to keep their employees safe, not just their customers.
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I wonder if it would be helpful to not release data until they are sure about whatās going on. I get that itās a fluid situation but every time they update it gives people more reason not to trust anything the CDC says.
I love data but Iād be willing to wait for better information.
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A Danish study on Omicron that includes a rather disheartening figure:
This figure seems to show that after about 3 months, the effectivity for the 2-dose MRNA vaccines is actually way less than zero:
Their explanation is
Maybe that is the reason, but it seems kinda hand-wavey to me. The drop in effectivity was huge, especially for Pfizer.
The paper does conclude that a booster brings the effectivity back up. Time will tell how lasting that is.
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My youngest brother tested positive for COVID. He was feeling unwell the day before Christmas eve, took a test, came up negative on the rapid test. Thankfully he decided to stay home from the Christmas day get-together, despite the objections of my sisters (really!). He came up positive on the PCR test later and has been pretty sick for the past few days.
I want to archive the group text messages somehow, so future generations can see just how dopey, misinformed opinions have helped keep this disease chugging along for so long.
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Sorry to hear. I hope heās well soon.
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People who mask like that are doing it on purpose
You are not the asshole
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You were trying to safe lifes.
I could come up with many analogies and similes trying to communicate that no, this has nothing to do with harrasment.
But plain and simple, you are a star. A hero. And you did not snap. You made an impact, even if not an immediate one.
Thank you for being you.
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