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9c5b97b9 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @4a888f94 One thing I think communicators may not have done a good job of is explaining that the more times you get sick, the sicker you are (intensity), and the longer you are sick, the more likely you are to transmit the virus to someone else. I think too many folks don't see this as probabilistic. I think FWIW, some non-evil folks are doing careless things out of ignorance. (Just rambling here. No critiques.)
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Milcom Miasma | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @16c3b655 

Good points and I didn't think you were being anything but kind and concerned. Frankly I'm surprised if his doctor really did say he needn't bother with the boosters given my sister's situation.  The brother-in-law isn't malicious and he treats my sister well in everything else, I just wish he was a little more vigilant and diligent in getting information and applying it to his and my sister's circumstances.
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EllenInEdmonton :mstdnca: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @4a888f94 @16c3b655 
Honestly, folks get the funniest of notions!
I was talking to a paddling companion today who was a lifelong forester and he had hopes that our summer of #WildfireSmoke was a "one-off"!?! That was astonishing to me.
#ClimateEmergency
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Milcom Miasma | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @cc5f5990 @16c3b655 

I think he's "hoping" in the same way I "hope" for zero-calorie ice cream.  I think we should both probably use the word "wish" instead going forward.