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I am finally going in for a knee replacement Tuesday after waiting since before covid. The steps I had to take and the pre-op phone calls were numerous. I thought I was finished. Today it was two calls. One — did I want to participate in a study (NO!), and Two — since I use a CPAP machine, I...

I am interested in hearing what you thought of the film. My wife's assessment -- "now she can relax for the rest of her life, because now she has already seen the worst movie ever made!"

It has been announced in Ontario that vaccine passports will be over in early March. For now we each have a code which must be scanned in order to enter restaurants. For some reason, a few places have trouble with mine on my phone although my wife's works fine. Now I am getting people at the...

Wow! I am surprised you did not get a punch in the nose or at least a flipping of the bird!

I believe a viruses “job” is to spread itself as far as possible through causing the symptoms of the infected. It is not successful if it causes the host to die and this stops. Could the Omicron version have mutations which allow it to mildly infect more people in a population and thus be...

We have vaccine passports in Ontario as of 2 days ago. All places that are not selling necessity’s require masks and proof of full vaccinations. Today we went to the casino in Niagara Falls Canada. I do not gamble, (I have no luck!), but I am perfectly happy to sit in the car and nap or read...

We finally have indoor dining. We hope this lasts for a couple more weeks at least, in order to celebrate some ones 70th birthday. Starting Wednesday you have to show proof of vaccination, and a month after that there will be an app on our phones.

We generally use cloth masks here. My wife launched herself into sewing during the pandemic and she made dozens and dozens, with holiday appropriate material. When I go to the movies and have to wear a mask for a couple of hours I wear disposables. Unlike the cloth ones, the cheap ones do not...

I'm not being a smart ass really, and sorry to be obtuse, but I guess I really don't understand what is considered acceptable on this thread. Can you give a couple of examples?

Even though I say it who should not, the ONLY way to see it properly and spectacularly is from the Canadian side. Now if you have a passport, proof of double vaccinations, and a test for Covid done in the last 72 hours, you can cross. We, by the way can't!

Lets start a thread called “cool things missed because of Covid!” We had tickets to “Hamilton”!

Went to a Chinese Buffett today! (The Mandarin). It was the same set up of food as before Covid, but the tables were spaced out. Cutlery was put out in plastic however, and you were asked to sanitize your hands each time and of course wear a mask when not eating. They also provided 2 sizes of...

Today is the last day mathematically that a high school student can be vaccinated for the first time and be fully vaccinated by the time school opens in September in Ontario.

In the province of Quebec, some sort of domestic vaccination passport is being proposed. The idea is that if there is a serious breakout of COVID, only the unvaccinated will be quarantined. The rest of the population will be able to participate in society as usual.

90% of people in Ontario have now had at least one vaccination. Because of this we have moved to "phase 3". For the first time since March 2020, we went to the movies (Black Widow in IMAX) We sat in our usual seats but the screen seemed uncomfortably gigantic at first. Then we went to a...

We have 70% one dose and 30% both doses at this point in CND. There are mass vaccinations going on every day. [deleted] My daughter just texted to tell me that she and her husband just had their second dose. She lives in Kitchener, which is a hotspot for the country. It also has a huge Amish...

As of midnight last night, we are finally at the second phase of lock down here in Ontario, which means hair salons and barbers are open finally, but only at 25% with masks. Apparently some in Toronto, (in lock down since November!), were taking appointments for 12:01 this morning, and are all...

Canada has just release guidelines for people returning to Canada from other countries that you need to be an astrophysicist to understand. As we listened to them on the news we got the giggles. They sounded like the list of game show rules from the Monty Python game show sketch where they have...

We got our second needle today. #1 Was Astro/Zeneca, and we had decided to have that for the second one. The Drs at the clinic advised us that Moderna had better protection against the new variants, so at the last minute, we went with that. So far, except for a sore arm there have been no side...

We actually hope that mask wearing never totally disappears, especially after the almost complete lack of flu this year has been attributed to it. My wife doesn't want to rob banks or anything, ☺️but was just saying today that she likes the anonymity that masks bring.

In Ontario, all stores and restaurants are basically only available for curb side pick up. Food stores are still open but stores that sell other things besides food have those sections cordoned off. Personal services are also closed down and have been for over a month. Most tv news people and...

What astonishes Canadians observing from our vantage point is the vehemence some people seem to have on the other side of the border. It’s the “you are wearing a mask so I will kill you!” attitude that some have that is so disturbing.

My turn to bitch: We have absolutely in depth coverage of the pandemic from 3 Canadian all news networks plus our local TV station, and that is the problem. I want to live in a world where I don’t hear the word “Covid” or “lock down” over and over. My wife and I have followed all the rules...

I just hope you guys down there in Vespucciland aren’t doing this too early!

We are still closed down here in Ontario, and only essentials can be sold at stores. When you go to Walmart or Costco, huge sections where non food items are usually sold are cordoned off.

Apparently the A/Z and the J&J are the same type.

We are having an issue with the Astro/Zeneca jab here. We are due for the second one soon, but since they are imported from India to Canada, that supply understandably, has dried up. Apparently a study is being undertaken in Britain to see if you must take the same one again or if another brand...

Ontario continues to be locked down. Only take out is available. 2020 was the year of our 40th anniversary. That year and this year we could not celebrate. Hoping for July 16 — wife's birthday or if not October 7 — my birthday for a restaurant meal. It also would be nice to see our daughter...

I am also getting rather comfortable being quarantined. My wife however is much more social than I and misses going to visit friends etc. Today she was very depressed when we heard that the numbers have skyrocketed in Ontario. She is becoming firmly convinced that we will be under “house arrest”...

There is so much reluctance for Astra Zeneca that we are hoping we will get an early call for shot 2.