Covid-19

Laughing Grass

Laughing Grass

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curious2garden said:
Honestly 2 years out of a life. The consequences of this illness can be harsh with life shortening consequences. It is sad but 2 years in 80/90 are little and we could maximize what those 2 years mean. We can't seem to think outside the box.
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Two years is 40% of a kid's prime trick or treating years :) At the very least the Premier and Mayor owe these kids a shit ton of candy.

It just rubs me the wrong way that anything fun is too risky and things that are definitely risky are considered essential. I've seen the elementary school curriculum for 20/21 school year first hand and it's a joke. They're learning a fraction of what they normally would in a standard school year while attending full time. High school students in Ontario are mixed in person and online to reduce the number of in class students. Why would they make high school more safe than elementary school? Because daycares are currently closed and high school students generally don't need the same level of supervision at home. We're packing thousands of kids into a closed air system with no safeguards so their parents can go back to work and that's okay, but trick or treating is taboo.

Last updated: October 20 at 10:30 a.m.

ReportNumber of new cases reported todayNumber of cases reported in the last 14 daysNumber of cases reported more than 14 days agoCumulative total (total number of cases reported)
School-related cases (total)1217936361,429
School-related student cases75461349810
School-related staff cases22117106223
Individual(s) not identified24215181396
 
raratt

raratt

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Laughing Grass said:
Two years is 40% of a kid's prime trick or treating years :) At the very least the Premier and Mayor owe these kids a shit ton of candy.

It just rubs me the wrong way that anything fun is too risky and things that are definitely risky are considered essential. I've seen the elementary school curriculum for 20/21 school year first hand and it's a joke. They're learning a fraction of what they normally would in a standard school year while attending full time. High school students in Ontario are mixed in person and online to reduce the number of in class students. Why would they make high school more safe than elementary school? Because daycares are currently closed and high school students generally don't need the same level of supervision at home. We're packing thousands of kids into a closed air system with no safeguards so their parents can go back to work and that's okay, but trick or treating is taboo.

Last updated: October 20 at 10:30 a.m.

ReportNumber of new cases reported todayNumber of cases reported in the last 14 daysNumber of cases reported more than 14 days agoCumulative total (total number of cases reported)
School-related cases (total)1217936361,429
School-related student cases75461349810
School-related staff cases22117106223
Individual(s) not identified24215181396
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I'd just be happy to give my grandkids a hug and kiss.
 
greg nr

greg nr

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tyler.durden

tyler.durden

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Laughing Grass said:
Two years is 40% of a kid's prime trick or treating years :) At the very least the Premier and Mayor owe these kids a shit ton of candy.

It just rubs me the wrong way that anything fun is too risky and things that are definitely risky are considered essential. I've seen the elementary school curriculum for 20/21 school year first hand and it's a joke. They're learning a fraction of what they normally would in a standard school year while attending full time. High school students in Ontario are mixed in person and online to reduce the number of in class students. Why would they make high school more safe than elementary school? Because daycares are currently closed and high school students generally don't need the same level of supervision at home. We're packing thousands of kids into a closed air system with no safeguards so their parents can go back to work and that's okay, but trick or treating is taboo.

Last updated: October 20 at 10:30 a.m.

ReportNumber of new cases reported todayNumber of cases reported in the last 14 daysNumber of cases reported more than 14 days agoCumulative total (total number of cases reported)
School-related cases (total)1217936361,429
School-related student cases75461349810
School-related staff cases22117106223
Individual(s) not identified24215181396
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It will probably be easier for junior to deal with his life long cardiovascular problems knowing they are a consequence of his efforts to be educated rather than his efforts to play dress up and gorge on sugar...
 
doublejj

doublejj

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Laughing Grass said:
Why is everyone so down on the thought kids being kids and enjoying themselves?



The psychological toll of covid is going to be huge when it's all over. I had a really hard time keeping myself composed when I had to visit my parents and talk to them through a glass door. It was so depressing and I'm not looking forward to doing that again. We were allowed to increase our bubble over the summer as cases dropped so I was spending a lot of time with my parents and my sister and niece. We did everything outdoors just incase. Now that the lockdown is back in place we're not visiting anyone or having anyone over. I think christmas is going to be a wash this year too.
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science.......believe it.
 
Doug Dawson

Doug Dawson

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Laughing Grass said:
Why is everyone so down on the thought kids being kids and enjoying themselves?



The psychological toll of covid is going to be huge when it's all over. I had a really hard time keeping myself composed when I had to visit my parents and talk to them through a glass door. It was so depressing and I'm not looking forward to doing that again. We were allowed to increase our bubble over the summer as cases dropped so I was spending a lot of time with my parents and my sister and niece. We did everything outdoors just incase. Now that the lockdown is back in place we're not visiting anyone or having anyone over. I think christmas is going to be a wash this year too.
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It is unfortunate. It was only yesterday my wife announced that our house won't be decorating this year. I don't think anyone is down on the thought of kids having fun, I think most are just having a hard time with everything going and so the idea of door to door interaction seems like an unnecessary risk. The folks on our street in Mississauga have a Facebook page and my wife posted we will be closed this year for the first time in 18 years of setting this up. It was not an easy decision but with Ontario's top doctor warning against it yesterday I felt it was the final straw. I work in a 3 separate hospitals every day and the last think I want to do is expose anyone to this virus. At this point we have folks who used to come as kids bringing their kids, it is always a great time. Looking forward to it coming back next year.
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

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Laughing Grass said:
Why is everyone so down on the thought kids being kids and enjoying themselves?



The psychological toll of covid is going to be huge when it's all over. I had a really hard time keeping myself composed when I had to visit my parents and talk to them through a glass door. It was so depressing and I'm not looking forward to doing that again. We were allowed to increase our bubble over the summer as cases dropped so I was spending a lot of time with my parents and my sister and niece. We did everything outdoors just incase. Now that the lockdown is back in place we're not visiting anyone or having anyone over. I think christmas is going to be a wash this year too.
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I doubt any sane and compassionate person is against children's joy. But I'd rather have miserable children alive and healthy to vent to a psychologist for years to come. Then children dying or having a short life of misery with heart and lung transplants.
 
tyler.durden

tyler.durden

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curious2garden said:
I doubt any sane and compassionate person is against children's joy. But I'd rather have miserable children alive and healthy to vent to a psychologist for years to come. Then children dying or having a short life of misery with heart and lung transplants.
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Even if the children were relatively okay, it's not worth possibly killing grandma or grandpa. The kids will be fine, these are first world white people problems ;)
 
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