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Muh Muh Muh My Corona (virus)

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Twirling Time, Jan 21, 2020.

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  1. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    Neutral Corner, Aug 18, 2020
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  2. TrooperBari

    TrooperBari Well-Known Member

    Thanks, folks. I fly out Thursday morning. Preliminary research suggests getting into the US should be as easy as I thought -- reports from coworkers who've been back recently say no one is asking for forms or tests at the airport.

    Getting back to Hong Kong will be the adventure. I need proof of a negative nucleic acid Covid-19 test in the previous 72 hours before they'll let me on the plane, I'll get tested again once I land, and I have to spend two weeks of quarantine in a hotel (on my dime) instead of my apartment. A hassle, yes, but it beats saying final goodbyes via Skype.
     
    TrooperBari, Aug 18, 2020
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  3. Mngwa

    Mngwa Well-Known Member

    Safe travels.
     
    Mngwa, Aug 18, 2020
    #13155
  4. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    We are going through something similar right now. Ms. Ragu is flying from the U.S. to France. They won't let me into France b/c I am not a citizen, and they have cut off America, so she is on her own. We have agonized over this trip. Her parents are in their mid 80s, and we would have visited by now in the year. She is going to stay there for 2 1/2 months and work from there.

    She needs to prove she is negative with a PCR test 72 hours before her flight or they won't let her board. It effectively means it has to be 48 hours, because the flight is in the early evening and if she does it 3 days before during the testing hours, it will be past the 72 hour window.

    We found a lab in New Jersey that promised the results will be e-mailed to her in 48 hours. Please keep your fingers crossed. All of the logistics of this trip are stressing us out.

    Safe travels, @TrooperBari
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 18, 2020
    #13156
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  5. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    good luck
     
    Azrael, Aug 18, 2020
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  6. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    goalmouth, Aug 18, 2020
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  7. Splendid Splinter

    Splendid Splinter Well-Known Member

     
    Splendid Splinter, Aug 18, 2020
    #13159
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  8. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    Our local school district finally announced its plans for fall ... and of course, being a hybrid model, it pleased no one and angered just about everyone.

    Schools will open a week later than usual (Sept. 14 instead of the Tuesday after Labor Day), and kids will attend in-person either Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday, with Wednesday a "deep cleaning" day. Online learning will be available on the days children aren't in school.

    I get that this plan reduces the number of students in each classroom by half, and by putting kids in the classroom on back-to-back days (rather than alternating days), it might help parents with work schedules and/or day care.

    I feel bad for parents, the kids and especially the teachers who have to live with this far-from-perfect plan, but I guess it's better than not being in the buildings at all.

    (My kids are young adults)
     
    I Should Coco, Aug 18, 2020
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  9. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    Are they lengthening the school day to make up for lost in-person instructional time?
     
    maumann, Aug 18, 2020
    #13161
  10. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    No.

    And as in many school districts, good luck if your kids take the bus. They are desperate to find bus drivers here, because with the pandemic, those jobs will be tougher than ever. Most school bus drivers are empty nesters and/or retirees looking for a few extra bucks and good benefits. They're not looking to be exposed to the coronavirus.
     
    I Should Coco, Aug 18, 2020
    #13162
  11. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Nighty night, MyPillow Guy.
     
    HanSenSE, Aug 18, 2020
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  12. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    New product launch ahead: The CryIntoMyPillow
     
    TigerVols, Aug 18, 2020
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