working out for Disney

[HouCuseChickie]

Still sticking with my workouts. I was so tired this morning that I saved it for my lunch hour. I really didn't want to resort to that, but I needed the extra sleep. The kids had late arrival and somehow, rolling out of bed at 7:30am sounded much more appealing than hitting the gym. I took an early lunch, biked a little over 10 miles, did arms and abs, and then did some relaxing bike riding for the rest of my lunch hour. In the end, I biked a little over 13.5 miles...and had a good time watching Making the Cut.

My life -hopefully- just got a little less hectic. I hate seeing Sam quit band, but she just doesn't love it. She's got that gift of being really good at so many things she touches, to the point that she has to walk away from some if it's not her passion...because we just don't have time. Her Mondays were looking like volleyball from 7-8am, school all day, band sectionals after school from 4-5pm, and then softball from 6-8pm at a spot close to an hour from our house. And of course, she needs to eat, do homework, shower, sleep, etc. Hopefully, things will continue to work out with her new softball team. Thankfully, the older one won't go into full softball mode until winter 2022.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Wherever it hits it's going to be bad. Latest update has it at Cat 3 or more I'm hoping the weather people are wrong

It hasn't gotten close enough yet for the NHC to shift the dots in the gulf from H to M, but the H alone means they are pretty certain it'll be a hurricane. I'm sure the current spaghetti models...



...are why I haven't been getting follow ups from my dad. When the models all converge on an area like this, it's uncommon for it to really deviate. Still, we are on the western edge of the cone though, so we have to keep a close eye on it. Heck, it's not even a named storm yet...but we know all too well how rapid intensification goes with these things.



And I'm sure you all just LOOOOOVE getting weather maps

 

[Figgy1]

It hasn't gotten close enough yet for the NHC to shift the dots in the gulf from H to M, but the H alone means they are pretty certain it'll be a hurricane. I'm sure the current spaghetti models...

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...are why I haven't been getting follow ups from my dad. When the models all converge on an area like this, it's uncommon for it to really deviate. Still, we are on the western edge of the cone though, so we have to keep a close eye on it. Heck, it's not even a named storm yet...but we know all too well how rapid intensification goes with these things.

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And I'm sure you all just LOOOOOVE getting weather maps

THNX for the maps I just listen to the news as I usually don't have time to watch. It's good that the spaghetti looks like it stuck together in the pot for you. La not so much

 

[HouCuseChickie]

THNX for the maps I just listen to the news as I usually don't have time to watch. It's good that the spaghetti looks like it stuck together in the pot for you. La not so much

A couple of my dad's degrees are in meteorology. He's a weather enthusiast and had considered a career in meteorology (even had a short stint as an on-air weather guy in the 1970s), but engineering was the other degree and career path he chose. Still, he loves his meteorology, so we all know my dad will come to us with weather info if he reads all of the data and forms certain conclusions. He has all kinds of subscriptions to weather stuff, has a weather cube radio from the time I was a kid, doesn't understand how we function without the Weather Channel, has a number of antique barometers, and even invested in a small weather station for their house. Since we're no longer in the car with him as kids, we get emails of "name that cloud" if he sees interesting cloud formations...or even waterspouts and funnel clouds. We've also learned tips on how to safely collect hail for analysis and I've been told my "respect" for lightning is a bit over the top.

He came to me with this info on Monday of this week, so I think my brain went into storm prep and watch mode before most. Most of my work friends will even ask if he's shared his opinion...like if it looks bad, they know I will have heard from him. His storm evaluation was even part of what led us to turn around and stop trying to evacuate when Rita approached back in 2005. In any event, a lot of weather info in our world

 

[Sans Souci]

Ugh. Any luck on getting your son vaccinated?

Speaking of which, I finally got my first dose last week. I walked into a Walgreens and talked them into doing it while taking a lot of Benadryl. I waited there 30 minutes just in case, drove home, and kept my Epi Pen nearby. I figured at worst we'd call an ambulance.

It would help if I actually had a primary care doctor who could have helped me get a vaccine at an actual hospital but nope, don't have one of those. I miss my primary care doctor.

NO. He told me he is not getting vaccinated because you can't sue the pharmaceutical companies if you are vaccine-injured. He had his teeth cleaned yesterday and I am low key anxious that he had his mouth open for a half an hour. I am sure the dental staff are masked, but I still worry. I read an article the other day that unvaccinated people are 29x more likely to require hospitalization with the delta variant.

But that is great about you getting the 1st shot and not having any reactions! You can start to breathe a sigh of relief.

 

[Sans Souci]

A couple of my dad's degrees are in meteorology. He's a weather enthusiast and had considered a career in meteorology (even had a short stint as an on-air weather guy in the 1970s), but engineering was the other degree and career path he chose. Still, he loves his meteorology, so we all know my dad will come to us with weather info if he reads all of the data and forms certain conclusions. He has all kinds of subscriptions to weather stuff, has a weather cube radio from the time I was a kid, doesn't understand how we function without the Weather Channel, has a number of antique barometers, and even invested in a small weather station for their house. Since we're no longer in the car with him as kids, we get emails of "name that cloud" if he sees interesting cloud formations...or even waterspouts and funnel clouds. We've also learned tips on how to safely collect hail for analysis and I've been told my "respect" for lightning is a bit over the top.

He came to me with this info on Monday of this week, so I think my brain went into storm prep and watch mode before most. Most of my work friends will even ask if he's shared his opinion...like if it looks bad, they know I will have heard from him. His storm evaluation was even part of what led us to turn around and stop trying to evacuate when Rita approached back in 2005. In any event, a lot of weather info in our world

That's really cool and convenient you have your own in-house meteorologist. I'm obsessed with the weather, too. But I am not studied enough to make predictions about hurricane tracks or anything like that.

I hope you guys are spared the worst of it. (That being said, I don't wish this on anyone.)

 

[Sans Souci]

Hello-

Yesterday I did about a half an hour of foam rolling and some stretching. Today I did a "full body tabata" workout. I might go out for a walk later. We're under some sort of heat alert or whatever.

We're supposed to go to a luminaria display tonight at Longwood Gardens, weather permitting. There are storms in the forecast.

My husband's t-shirt for Boo Bash arrived yesterday. I have also been showing him the crowd calendar at Undercover Tourist, which shows 3/10 -5/10 crowd levels for our stay. I usually don't watch Disney Vloggers, but I have been watching some to get a feel for crowds. I've been showing him those, too. He seems like he is looking forward to it. I don't blame him for wanting to cruise--they are so relaxing and the CMs on the ship are amazing, but it's too soon. I am not a park commando, so I am OK with spending some time at the pool. In fact, I am looking forward to using that nice grotto pool at the S/D. I wasn't going to go into this trip like it is 2019, I was always going to be cautious. I am open to cancelling and I have told him so, but he says he wants to go. Sooooo...we shall see.

 

[Songbird76]

NO. He told me he is not getting vaccinated because you can't sue the pharmaceutical companies if you are vaccine-injured. He had his teeth cleaned yesterday and I am low key anxious that he had his mouth open for a half an hour. I am sure the dental staff are masked, but I still worry. I read an article the other day that unvaccinated people are 29x more likely to require hospitalization with the delta variant.

But that is great about you getting the 1st shot and not having any reactions! You can start to breathe a sigh of relief.

My cousin has been against masks and vaccinations and such this whole time, but got her first shot this week after 2 of her friends died of covid and her sister-in-law is in the hospital with it and has blood clots in her lungs. I don't know if the SIL was vaccinated, but I kind of doubt it. But with all that, and her husband's encouragement, my cousin bit the bullet and got the shot. She's been saying she doesn't know what's in it....there are just so many things we put in our bodies that we have no idea what's in them. Pre-packaged foods, hotdogs, chicken nuggets, not to mention medicines when we're sick. Does anyone really know what's in an antibiotic? Or Chemo? I mean, my dad called his blood thinner meds "rat poison" because apparently it uses the same ingredient. And Pennicillin is based on mold. We're willing to put these things into our systems to make us feel better, but now you have a problem with it to prevent getting sick in the first place? It's just not logical.

 

[Sans Souci]

My cousin has been against masks and vaccinations and such this whole time, but got her first shot this week after 2 of her friends died of covid and her sister-in-law is in the hospital with it and has blood clots in her lungs. I don't know if the SIL was vaccinated, but I kind of doubt it. But with all that, and her husband's encouragement, my cousin bit the bullet and got the shot. She's been saying she doesn't know what's in it....there are just so many things we put in our bodies that we have no idea what's in them. Pre-packaged foods, hotdogs, chicken nuggets, not to mention medicines when we're sick. Does anyone really know what's in an antibiotic? Or Chemo? I mean, my dad called his blood thinner meds "rat poison" because apparently it uses the same ingredient. And Pennicillin is based on mold. We're willing to put these things into our systems to make us feel better, but now you have a problem with it to prevent getting sick in the first place? It's just not logical.

I think the "warp speed" designation didn't help in matters. I think it makes some people think they've taken a short cut, "so we don't know if it's entirely safe." I think people don't understand what function mRNA performs. The biggest issue was the misinformation of covid. From the get-go, people claimed it was no worse than the flu. You will only die if you are old. Your chances of surviving are 99.99999% should you get it.

My son is one of those "I don't trust the government" types, which is ironic since his father works for the US Treasury. His health and dental insurance come from the government. The food he cooks and eats comes from the government via his father's paycheck, as does the roof over his head. He won't use a finger print to open his phone, but the government has his finger prints because he has Global Entry and TSA pre-check. He and I had to get finger printed when we moved to London. The cognitive dissonance is stunning.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

NO. He told me he is not getting vaccinated because you can't sue the pharmaceutical companies if you are vaccine-injured. He had his teeth cleaned yesterday and I am low key anxious that he had his mouth open for a half an hour. I am sure the dental staff are masked, but I still worry. I read an article the other day that unvaccinated people are 29x more likely to require hospitalization with the delta variant.

But that is great about you getting the 1st shot and not having any reactions! You can start to breathe a sigh of relief.

I wonder if another angle might work...

I realize he's college age and this may not resonate enough yet with him, but this decision could have serious implications for the workplace and health insurance.

- More and more employers are mandating that their employees be vaccinated. Some have more allowances on it than others. Our employer came out with our mandate even before the FDA formally and fully approved Pfizer, but in a nutshell...mask or not...if I want to ever set foot in my office again (once they move to a stage where they'll allow us back in), I'm going to need to provide proof of vaccination. It's too early in the process to know what happens if we have something mandatory in office and someone who refuses to get vaccinated is in the mix and banned from attendance in person. I know those local nurses and hospital employees made national headlines when several judges upheld their employer's actions to fire them over their refusal to vaccinate...which has set precedent for these things across the country. I guess it's comparable to colleges that don't allow unvaccinated people on campus.
- It sounds like we're going to start seeing vaccinations impacting medical insurance premiums and out of pocket plan costs in the very near future. It's likely going to be similar to having a smoker on your plan, but cost even more. So, if you're unvaccinated or carrying someone who isn't, but could be (i.e. not under 12 or some kind of medical condition preventing it)...it's soon going to make medical insurance insanely expensive. Like smoking, they're going to look at the long-term health issues you could face if you catch a nasty case of Covid and survive.

In any event, I know a number of people would reconsider if it could cost them their job and make it impossible for them to afford healthcare. Just something to throw in the mix with him if you haven't already.

 

[Figgy1]

NO. He told me he is not getting vaccinated because you can't sue the pharmaceutical companies if you are vaccine-injured. He had his teeth cleaned yesterday and I am low key anxious that he had his mouth open for a half an hour. I am sure the dental staff are masked, but I still worry. I read an article the other day that unvaccinated people are 29x more likely to require hospitalization with the delta variant.

But that is great about you getting the 1st shot and not having any reactions! You can start to breathe a sigh of relief.

Sending socially distance {{HUGS}} and some pixie dust so he changes his mind soon

 

[HouCuseChickie]

That's really cool and convenient you have your own in-house meteorologist. I'm obsessed with the weather, too. But I am not studied enough to make predictions about hurricane tracks or anything like that.

I hope you guys are spared the worst of it. (That being said, I don't wish this on anyone.)

It's so funny that we were discussing this yesterday. Last night, an old friend of mine messaged me and wanted to know if I'd heard from my dad. She saw people panic shopping in the market and needed to know if I'd been give any guidance on the storm from my father. I'm getting better about reading some of this stuff, but he's got a much stronger knowledge and analysis base to see things early on that I just don't. Heck, I still have problems seeing hook echoes in the radar when there's possible tornadic activity.

Thanks! So far, it's looking like we should be OK...but you never know. They're still predicting rapid intensification, which can sometimes alter trajectory, but the cone has moved far enough east that we probably should be OK. I just know I'm going to look at the radar sometime between Saturday and Sunday and have that freak out moment when I can see it...and it's close enough to be scary.

 

[Figgy1]

I think the "warp speed" designation didn't help in matters. I think it makes some people think they've taken a short cut, "so we don't know if it's entirely safe." I think people don't understand what function mRNA performs. The biggest issue was the misinformation of covid. From the get-go, people claimed it was no worse than the flu. You will only die if you are old. Your chances of surviving are 99.99999% should you get it.

My son is one of those "I don't trust the government" types, which is ironic since his father works for the US Treasury. His health and dental insurance come from the government. The food he cooks and eats comes from the government via his father's paycheck, as does the roof over his head. He won't use a finger print to open his phone, but the government has his finger prints because he has Global Entry and TSA pre-check. He and I had to get finger printed when we moved to London. The cognitive dissonance is stunning.

I know you probably have explained the name wasn't the best, they've been working on them for over a decade, they've been through stage 3 trials and now P has full approval. J&J is closest to old school so have you suggested that? {{HUGS}}

 

[StarWarsGirl]

NO. He told me he is not getting vaccinated because you can't sue the pharmaceutical companies if you are vaccine-injured.

So who's he planning on suing if he gets covid?

 

[Sans Souci]

I wonder if another angle might work...

I realize he's college age and this may not resonate enough yet with him, but this decision could have serious implications for the workplace and health insurance.

- More and more employers are mandating that their employees be vaccinated. Some have more allowances on it than others. Our employer came out with our mandate even before the FDA formally and fully approved Pfizer, but in a nutshell...mask or not...if I want to ever set foot in my office again (once they move to a stage where they'll allow us back in), I'm going to need to provide proof of vaccination. It's too early in the process to know what happens if we have something mandatory in office and someone who refuses to get vaccinated is in the mix and banned from attendance in person. I know those local nurses and hospital employees made national headlines when several judges upheld their employer's actions to fire them over their refusal to vaccinate...which has set precedent for these things across the country. I guess it's comparable to colleges that don't allow unvaccinated people on campus.
- It sounds like we're going to start seeing vaccinations impacting medical insurance premiums and out of pocket plan costs in the very near future. It's likely going to be similar to having a smoker on your plan, but cost even more. So, if you're unvaccinated or carrying someone who isn't, but could be (i.e. not under 12 or some kind of medical condition preventing it)...it's soon going to make medical insurance insanely expensive. Like smoking, they're going to look at the long-term health issues you could face if you catch a nasty case of Covid and survive.

In any event, I know a number of people would reconsider if it could cost them their job and make it impossible for them to afford healthcare. Just something to throw in the mix with him if you haven't already.

This was a concern of my husband's since my son is on his health/dental insurance. He already told our son if his health insurance goes up as a result of him not being vaccinated, he will have to pay the difference.

He has taken a leave of absence from college this semester. I really don't want him working while unvaccinated, so I will just make him do heavy yard work. Fall is coming and we have a ton of trees that are going to drop leaves soon, plus there are little projects here and there to complete before winter sets in. His other alternative is to take some online courses to keep earning credits for graduation.

 

[Sans Souci]

I know you probably have explained the name wasn't the best, they've been working on them for over a decade, they've been through stage 3 trials and now P has full approval. J&J is closest to old school so have you suggested that? {{HUGS}}

I have been pushing J&J because it is old school. He still won't take it. My husband and I are as cautious as can be when we go out to run errands. I really can't do anything more than that on my end, except become a recluse again.

 

[Sans Souci]

So who's he planning on suing if he gets covid?

Oh! He thinks he isn't getting it and if he does, he thinks it will be mild. The only thing going for him is he stays in the house most of the time. But even that has its limits, since my husband and me have been going out, traveling, etc.

 

[Sans Souci]

Hello-

I did a "speed circuit workout" this AM. My husband bought a new waffle maker, so I made some malted waffles for breakfast. It took a few waffles for me to get the hang of it. I followed the directions and I kept getting messy mistakes, so I just tried some intuitive stuff and that seemed to work better.

We never made it to Longwood Gardens because it was storming there, so I just stayed in and got caught up on "Awkwafina is Nora from Queens." I just love the grandma on that show. She's hilarious.

 

[Songbird76]

I think the "warp speed" designation didn't help in matters. I think it makes some people think they've taken a short cut, "so we don't know if it's entirely safe." I think people don't understand what function mRNA performs. The biggest issue was the misinformation of covid. From the get-go, people claimed it was no worse than the flu. You will only die if you are old. Your chances of surviving are 99.99999% should you get it.

My son is one of those "I don't trust the government" types, which is ironic since his father works for the US Treasury. His health and dental insurance come from the government. The food he cooks and eats comes from the government via his father's paycheck, as does the roof over his head. He won't use a finger print to open his phone, but the government has his finger prints because he has Global Entry and TSA pre-check. He and I had to get finger printed when we moved to London. The cognitive dissonance is stunning.

I think that's the main issue though...people don't make those connections. Like...if it's something fun for vacation, it doesn't seem like the fingerprint is connected to the government. Same with vaccinations. When it's something like your health insurance, you don't make the connection that it's through the government, whereas the vaccine program is government sponsored....we all get them for free from the government. People don't see the overlap. Kind of like the people saying it's a microchip so the government can track you, meanwhile you check in everywhere you go on social media with your phone that pings cell towers and can tell where you are based on how far away those pings are. You tell the whole world where you are....the government doesn't NEED to track you. But when it's for something they chose to do, or some service they can't live without, they are ok with that because they don't make the connection that government can access that info, too.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

My son is one of those "I don't trust the government" types, which is ironic since his father works for the US Treasury. His health and dental insurance come from the government. The food he cooks and eats comes from the government via his father's paycheck, as does the roof over his head. He won't use a finger print to open his phone, but the government has his finger prints because he has Global Entry and TSA pre-check. He and I had to get finger printed when we moved to London. The cognitive dissonance is stunning

I think your son is overestimating the government's capability and how much they actually care about him as an individual.