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Post by billisonboard on May 5, 2021 9:33:25 GMT -5
To qualify for that max amount, how much did you have to be making prior to being laid off? Here is the calculator: Benefits EstimatorDon’t know what qualified for Max rate in Montana but added it as other posts had the max rate of other states The "almost $22/hr" sounds like a high benefit until you calculate what the person was making prior. Here is the calculator: Benefits Estimator
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Post by TheOtherMe on May 5, 2021 10:55:04 GMT -5
TheOtherMe And one of those "Iowa farms", a big one, is owned by none other than Devin Nuñes. He moved it there probably a decade ago. He represents a congressional district in California. So Devin Nunes’s cow tweets from Iowa? That is how the Devin Nunes' Cow started. Nunes refused an interview about who he hired to work on his farms in Iowa so the Cow was born. Sort of like Chuck Grassley's dead pidgin
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2021 11:34:16 GMT -5
Another one of those "I thought I'd heard it all"...on a forum for old folks somebody asked if they'd agree to have a "sensor" implanted under their skin. A sensor? Well, certainly not say a lot of people who won't get the vaccine! A good many of the responses said that they don't have their pets microchipped, either. It's overstepping the bounds of privacy. I asked Maggiecat if she thinks her privacy has been invaded. Crickets. Every time I read crap like that I think of the marker over the "mass" on my breast so that they can see exactly where it is for comparison when they do another 3D mammogram. Y'all know that's not what it's there for, right? It's so that the FBI, CIA, Interpol, NSA, Homeland Security, Girl Scouts, the Pope and whoever all else can keep tabs on me. There's also the one that was injected into me from the covid vaccine. I have no idea whether another one is supposed to have been injected with the second shot. That would make a total of three. There's no escape! We're doomed!
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 6, 2021 11:43:27 GMT -5
They don't need to plant a sensor in you. They can track you with the phone you are using to post on conspiracy boards. Or your car, TV, Alexa/Google Dot, fridge, smart mirror, smart sockets, Ring doorbell, Facebook. .. Planting chips directly into people is SOOOOOO 1980's.
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Post by billisonboard on May 6, 2021 11:49:53 GMT -5
I have a huge ego but it still isn't big enough to believe the government is so interested in me that they would go to the trouble to microchip me.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2021 11:51:41 GMT -5
They don't need to plant a sensor in you. They can track you with the phone you are using to post on conspiracy boards. Or your car, TV, Alexa/Google Dot, fridge, smart mirror, smart sockets, Ring doorbell, Facebook. .. Planting chips directly into people is SOOOOOO 1980's. You forgot to mention the microwave. Kellyanne Conway knew about the microwave.
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Post by minnesotapaintlady on May 6, 2021 13:15:46 GMT -5
Vaccinations have pretty much come to a screeching halt in my county. It appears that everyone that wants one has one at this point. We're at 55% over age 16 and 87% over age 65. I think they're going to have to start incentivizing the younger crowd somehow. At work it would be nice if they set a goal. Hit 70% and we can ditch the masks. I think that would get some that hate the masks more than they are worried about the vaccine.
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Post by Lizard Queen on May 6, 2021 13:28:20 GMT -5
All it took for my brother was a $50 incentive from work. He had covid in November, so I didn't blame him for not jumping to get the vaccine. Just $50 did the trick, though.
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Post by minnesotapaintlady on May 6, 2021 13:37:17 GMT -5
They are giving us $75, but it's kind of dumb because it's "Virgin Pulse Bucks" through our corporate wellness site and you have to buy stuff from that store which is like fitness trackers and over-priced water bottles. I already have a fitbit, so I've been having trouble figuring out what to buy with it. Do I really want a "smart" scale?
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Post by Artemis Windsong on May 6, 2021 13:42:03 GMT -5
I had my 2nd Pfiser on Tuesday. I treated myself kindly. I told my patio chat group I was going to treat myself as if I were sick. They said I was predicting my reaction. Self-fulfilling prophecy. Oddly, they prepared by having iced water in a cooler in their bedroom and some other things.
I did have a reaction. Extreme chills and shaking about 12 hours, middle of the night. I could get out of bed and retrieve the acetaminophen from the kitchen. So I wasn't well prepared. My water bottle was only half full.
Wednesday, I slept on and off in my recliner, my gravity chair outside, and bed. A neighbor woke me in the gravity chair to see if I was okay but asleep. I went to bed sometime around 4:00 p.m. Ate PBJ sandwich at 8:30 pm then went back to bed for the night.
While in bed early evening I heard something in the car port after car doors closing. Plastic chairs moving, someone talking but couldn't tell what they said. I hope H. had locked the front door as I did hear them say, someone is home. I thought someone's dog got away and tried to hide in carport. Benefit of the doubt. Yet, totally unprepared for a home invasion.
My GrD had a 3 day reaction to her Moderna vaccine.
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Post by Artemis Windsong on May 6, 2021 13:43:44 GMT -5
They are giving us $75, but it's kind of dumb because it's "Virgin Pulse Bucks" through our corporate wellness site and you have to buy stuff from that store which is like fitness trackers and over-priced water bottles. I already have a fitbit, so I've been having trouble figuring out what to buy with it. Do I really want a "smart" scale? Who titled the fund "Virgin Pulse Bucks"? Yes, building business for that store.
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Post by jerseygirl on May 6, 2021 14:07:12 GMT -5
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 6, 2021 14:10:21 GMT -5
They are giving us $75, but it's kind of dumb because it's "Virgin Pulse Bucks" through our corporate wellness site and you have to buy stuff from that store which is like fitness trackers and over-priced water bottles. I already have a fitbit, so I've been having trouble figuring out what to buy with it. Do I really want a "smart" scale? You don't need a smart scale. You're microchipped just ask Bill Gates.
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Post by chiver78 on May 6, 2021 14:13:55 GMT -5
currently sitting in the observation area at Gillette. the clinics are in the Club suite area. it looks a lot different today than coming here for games and concerts! I will say this 2nd shot went in almost at my shoulder, so that should be fun later.
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Post by Miss Tequila on May 6, 2021 14:20:49 GMT -5
They are giving us $75, but it's kind of dumb because it's "Virgin Pulse Bucks" through our corporate wellness site and you have to buy stuff from that store which is like fitness trackers and over-priced water bottles. I already have a fitbit, so I've been having trouble figuring out what to buy with it. Do I really want a "smart" scale? Ugh, I hate that BS. The firm I worked for did that and it was ludicrous. Why in the hell would I want to "buy" a water bottle with the firm name on it? I agree on just giving out cash. Or even an extra day off. Or even the choice of cash, a day off or something else (I'm not that creative to think of anythign else!).
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Post by jerseygirl on May 6, 2021 14:48:31 GMT -5
Or in NY, a ticket to the Yankees if you’re vaccinated at the stadium
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Post by movingforward on May 6, 2021 17:32:44 GMT -5
Vaccinations have pretty much come to a screeching halt in my county. It appears that everyone that wants one has one at this point. We're at 55% over age 16 and 87% over age 65. I think they're going to have to start incentivizing the younger crowd somehow. At work it would be nice if they set a goal. Hit 70% and we can ditch the masks. I think that would get some that hate the masks more than they are worried about the vaccine. Being able to ditch the mask would be the best incentive pretty much anywhere. Everyone in my office is now vaccinated and we no longer wear them. I'm not an anti-masker but I have serious mask fatigue, even though I now only have to wear it in public places and not at work. I think most people are ready for masks to be over.
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Post by pulmonarymd on May 6, 2021 17:37:32 GMT -5
Vaccinations have pretty much come to a screeching halt in my county. It appears that everyone that wants one has one at this point. We're at 55% over age 16 and 87% over age 65. I think they're going to have to start incentivizing the younger crowd somehow. At work it would be nice if they set a goal. Hit 70% and we can ditch the masks. I think that would get some that hate the masks more than they are worried about the vaccine. Being able to ditch the mask would be the best incentive pretty much anywhere. Everyone in my office is now vaccinated and we no longer wear them. I'm not an anti-masker but I have serious mask fatigue, even though I now only have to wear it in public places and not at work. I think most people are ready for masks to be over. I think you will see them much more commonly in the hospital than pre-Covid. With how the flu and regular colds disappeared while we were masking up, many of us will likely wear them more consistently during the winter
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Post by movingforward on May 6, 2021 17:39:43 GMT -5
Being able to ditch the mask would be the best incentive pretty much anywhere. Everyone in my office is now vaccinated and we no longer wear them. I'm not an anti-masker but I have serious mask fatigue, even though I now only have to wear it in public places and not at work. I think most people are ready for masks to be over. I think you will see them much more commonly in the hospital than pre-Covid. With how the flu and regular colds disappeared while we were masking up, many of us will likely wear them more consistently during the winter That's fine. I have no problem with people choosing to wear one. I will not be one of those people, but to each their own. And wearing them in hospitals, even after the pandemic, seems to make sense. ETA: personally, I would love to see food service people still wear them but I'm sure that will end at some point.
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Post by Opti on May 6, 2021 17:43:27 GMT -5
All it took for my brother was a $50 incentive from work. He had covid in November, so I didn't blame him for not jumping to get the vaccine. Just $50 did the trick, though. I think I read somewhere on the NJ Covid website you can get a free beer at several microbreweries. A little sad that I don't qualify.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2021 17:55:27 GMT -5
I still plan to wear a mask for the rest of my life, and gloves in some situations like Asian groceries where it's expected. If folks don't like that, they can look or go elsewhere. My state is poised to adopt constitutional carry which will allow anyone to carry a weapon anywhere. If I have to look at someone's weapon, they can damned well look at my mask.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on May 6, 2021 18:06:01 GMT -5
I think you will see them much more commonly in the hospital than pre-Covid. With how the flu and regular colds disappeared while we were masking up, many of us will likely wear them more consistently during the winter That's fine. I have no problem with people choosing to wear one. I will not be one of those people, but to each their own. And wearing them in hospitals, even after the pandemic, seems to make sense. ETA: personally, I would love to see food service people still wear them but I'm sure that will end at some point. I’m really liking that I have not even had the sniffles in the last year+. That’s not a bad thing, and if can be attributed to masks, wearing one isn’t out of the question.
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Post by movingforward on May 6, 2021 18:09:33 GMT -5
I still plan to wear a mask for the rest of my life, and gloves in some situations like Asian groceries where it's expected. If folks don't like that, they can look or go elsewhere. My state is poised to adopt constitutional carry which will allow anyone to carry a weapon anywhere. If I have to look at someone's weapon, they can damned well look at my mask. I figure some will wear one and some won't...once this is over, I think it is an individual choice. I don't feel like anyone should get mad at anyone for wearing or not wearing a mask. Live and let live...
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Post by Miss Tequila on May 6, 2021 18:36:58 GMT -5
I still plan to wear a mask for the rest of my life, and gloves in some situations like Asian groceries where it's expected. If folks don't like that, they can look or go elsewhere. My state is poised to adopt constitutional carry which will allow anyone to carry a weapon anywhere. If I have to look at someone's weapon, they can damned well look at my mask. Why would anyone get mad at your for wearing a mask? Even the mask holes that we see caught in video were angry because they were forced to wear a mask. I’m not saying some idiot won’t be an ass, but I would think that would be rare I’m not sure what I will do. I’m still petrified of Covid and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
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Post by minnesotapaintlady on May 6, 2021 19:12:06 GMT -5
I'll happily go back to normal winter ailments if we can ditch the masks. I can handle wearing one to go into stores and other short-term things, but I would not want to wear one for 9 hours a day at work like all our production people have to do. We can take ours off when we're alone in our cubes, but now with the calling back of the troops from WFH, there are some complaining about that practice. I'm not sure if they're really worried or looking for an excuse to continue working from home. I will be seriously ticked off if after a year of being back in the office they make me start wearing a mask at my desk as all the restrictions are being lifted everywhere else.
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Post by pulmonarymd on May 6, 2021 19:20:09 GMT -5
I still plan to wear a mask for the rest of my life, and gloves in some situations like Asian groceries where it's expected. If folks don't like that, they can look or go elsewhere. My state is poised to adopt constitutional carry which will allow anyone to carry a weapon anywhere. If I have to look at someone's weapon, they can damned well look at my mask. Why would anyone get mad at your for wearing a mask? Even the mask holes that we see caught in video were angry because they were forced to wear a mask. I’m not saying some idiot won’t be an ass, but I would think that would be rare I’m not sure what I will do. I’m still petrified of Covid and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. Tucker Carlson said on Fox that you should confront parents who force their children to wear masks and consider calling child services for child abuse. People are crazy
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 6, 2021 19:24:21 GMT -5
I'll happily go back to normal winter ailments if we can ditch the masks. I can handle wearing one to go into stores and other short-term things, but I would not want to wear one for 9 hours a day at work like all our production people have to do. We can take ours off when we're alone in our cubes, but now with the calling back of the troops from WFH, there are some complaining about that practice. I'm not sure if they're really worried or looking for an excuse to continue working from home. I will be seriously ticked off if after a year of being back in the office they make me start wearing a mask at my desk as all the restrictions are being lifted everywhere else. Yeah I'm ready to be done wearing them 8 hours a day. My whole department is vaccinated. I wouldn't mind having to wear it in the office area I'm hardly up there. But it'd be nice to finally ditch it in our area. 8 hours a day is getting old. I'm tired of keeping track of the damn things. I'm tired of washing them. I'll happily set them all on fire and take my chances with a head cold once the all clear is given.
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Post by jerseygirl on May 6, 2021 19:31:30 GMT -5
Will wear mask when on airplane , subway or trains
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Post by minnesotapaintlady on May 6, 2021 19:36:11 GMT -5
I'll happily go back to normal winter ailments if we can ditch the masks. I can handle wearing one to go into stores and other short-term things, but I would not want to wear one for 9 hours a day at work like all our production people have to do. We can take ours off when we're alone in our cubes, but now with the calling back of the troops from WFH, there are some complaining about that practice. I'm not sure if they're really worried or looking for an excuse to continue working from home. I will be seriously ticked off if after a year of being back in the office they make me start wearing a mask at my desk as all the restrictions are being lifted everywhere else. Yeah I'm ready to be done wearing them 8 hours a day. My whole department is vaccinated. I wouldn't mind having to wear it in the office area I'm hardly up there. But it'd be nice to finally ditch it in our area. 8 hours a day is getting old. I'm tired of keeping track of the damn things. I'm tired of washing them. I'll happily set them all on fire and take my chances with a head cold once the all clear is given. I still have not figured out how to keep my glasses from fogging up. At least winter is over and I'm not running between buildings in the cold, but when I go out to the floor I always end up pulling it off my nose when I'm inspecting something because I kind of need to be able to see well for that.
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Post by Lizard Queen on May 6, 2021 19:36:39 GMT -5
The rule at my work is that if everyone in an area is vaxed, they don't have to mask. My work is only 42% fully vaxed, though. I really don't mind it if I'm sitting at my desk. I don't wear it super tight, though.
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