I now know quite a few people who contracted COVID.  Some are are like your acquaintances, and had flu like symptoms and were out of it for a week or two.  However, I know several who have had long term life altering COVID dependent diseases. The actual rate of long haul cases really isn't known, though the doctors I've talked to who treat patients claim it is alarmingly high, over a third.  By the way, one of my long haul acquaintances is in her 20s.

Same here I know of a few people that had COVID.  Most were I had the flu or only reason I knew was because got tested. 
I know 3 people that had it bad and hospitalized, first was early on and was in bad shape and incubated for sometime, still has issues. He is in 50’s and no major health issues
2nd one hospitalized a few months ago, was in for a few days and said no real long term affect.  He is in late 50’s and no major health issues either
Last on was hospitalized a few months ago.  Was in for a while, never incubated but had a hard time.  Still has issues.  She is in mid 40’s and has Sever asthma.
I would say deaths went down because they learned how to treat it much better.


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Effective today: Masks are no longer required on Federal Property or in Federal Buildings - Provided you are Fully Vaccinated. The official announcement was made this afternoon.

Dave

And are they asking for paper at the doors

Now this “submission” thing is going to be a problem, Joe.

Could you imagine the left if Trump sent that. 

What happens when the Foreclosure Memorandum expires and foreclosures/evictions start?

I think that is when the storm starts.

I did not think of that possibility


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Any bets on when the house market comes to a crash again?  Houses are selling for above asking/market and selling out in minutes.  Construction is going crazy and material prices are sky high and hard to get.
Will the economy follow or just housing?

ii) does have any 1 of the following:
‘‘(I) A pistol grip.
‘‘(II) A forward grip.
‘‘(III) A folding, telescoping, or de-
tachable stock, or is otherwise foldable or adjustable in a manner that operates to re- duce the length, size, or any other dimen- sion, or otherwise enhances the concealability, of the weapon.
‘‘(IV) A grenade launcher.
“(V) A barrel shroud.
“(VI) A threaded barrel

Not the deadly barrel shroud.  You just don’t understand how much more deadly that make the weapon. 


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Exactly. What makes this a disaster isn’t the weather per se, it’s that it’s so rare things aren’t designed for it, the way they are “up north”.

No, basements aren’t big here. Both our current house and the one we sold last year, are on concrete slabs, the old one had the water pipes in the slab but our current house has them run through the attic. So because of that we left our faucets running last night and we are fine. But our next door neighbor didn’t and now they have some frozen pipes.

Next issues is going to be all the burst pipes.  A burst pipe in attic does not sound good. 


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