Wash: I didn't think you were one for rituals and such. Mal: I'm not, but it'll keep the others busy for a while. No reason to concern them with what's to be done.

'Bushwhacked'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Dana - Sep 17, 2021 1:00:07 pm PDT #9339 of 29428
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

So even though it's anecdotal, it does seem like vaccinated people who get Covid (or get it again -- I don't love that that's a possibility, but hey) do have extremely mild cases and don't pass it on very easily.

Yeah, my father had a very mild breakthrough case and my mom didn't catch it, and I have a friend whose husband just tested positive, but she's negative. Anecdotally.


JenP - Sep 17, 2021 1:11:56 pm PDT #9340 of 29428

I can vouch for Schar's being quite tasty.


NoiseDesign - Sep 17, 2021 2:03:27 pm PDT #9341 of 29428
Our wings are not tired

I think if we get anything it will be mild it just complicates all sorts of stuff with a small company. I now have one person who needs to isolate for 10 days due to testing positive. If I test positive I need to do the same, and then we start to run into coverage issues on our work sites.

I'm also testing again tomorrow because I need to have a negative test from a specific testing company in order to enter a work site on Monday for a site survey for a project that happens on Oct. 1 to 3. Also if one or both of us get a positive result I think that means we won't be able to travel to my cousin's wedding in Ireland, we have a flight on Oct. 2.

So from a health perspective I'm not super worried, but from a, "keep my company from defaulting on projects" perspective this is a mess.


EpicTangent - Sep 17, 2021 2:12:39 pm PDT #9342 of 29428
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Good luck, ND & Pix, that is...a lot.

Thanks, Steph & Jen!


NoiseDesign - Sep 17, 2021 2:24:59 pm PDT #9343 of 29428
Our wings are not tired

It's just frustrating. The country has just pushed forward and while I'm glad to have work and the business is looking good, there just aren't many options for small businesses when this virus makes things go sideways.


Laura - Sep 17, 2021 2:35:08 pm PDT #9344 of 29428
Our wings are not tired.

Sending lots of negative~ma.


JenP - Sep 17, 2021 2:46:56 pm PDT #9345 of 29428

Negative -ma, indeed, Pix and ND.


-t - Sep 17, 2021 3:00:58 pm PDT #9346 of 29428
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

lisah I think I skimmed past the cyst, sorry about that. Ouch! Glad it's improving


Sheryl - Sep 17, 2021 3:45:22 pm PDT #9347 of 29428
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

No real plans for the weekend. I need a break, but that isn't happening any time soon. In fact, next week Gary has his first business trip since the pandemic started. I am not looking forward to wrangling Mr. S solo for 4 days. Especially since I have been frustrated with him a lot.


Consuela - Sep 17, 2021 8:57:27 pm PDT #9348 of 29428
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Good luck, Pix & ND! I went looking for cheap Covid tests online the other day, but there really aren't a lot that you can just take at home. I think that's going to be a thing: people really need it to be easy to test.

In other news, I'm spending the weekend at my sister's new cabin in teh mountains, and then I'm going to San Diego for the week to meet with a bunch of coworkers. Officially it's for training: unofficially (and more importantly) it's for seeing all the other environmental staff in the agency. It looks like a pretty nice hotel, with lots of outdoor space, but I'm a bit worried about the possibility for exposure.

One of the guys coming only three weeks ago announced he wasn't getting the "experimental" vaccine. But since then Biden has required all feds to get vaccinated. So I'm not sure what the deal is with that guy. I hope he doesn't come: he's also expressed support for the Jan 6 riot. D: