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EffectAndCause posted...

If WWE wasn't on there it would pretty much have no reason to exist for me.

Didn't they admit a long time ago that it was fake

It just seems like we're throwing away all the positive changes that have happened

We're being told to return to work, no one is wearing masks (which I liked), no one is keeping their distance anymore, even businesses are stopping curbside (I enjoyed not having to get out of my vehicle). Family and friends are no longer satisfied by zoom. What happened to movies being released on HBO Max?

I thought there was going to be a new normal that everyone talked about, but it seems we're we're going right back to pre-pandemic life.

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How does it make sense to loosen restrictions when Covid is the worst it's ever been in all measurable metrics?

Looks p bad.

Italian is simultaneously the best and worst cuisine depending on how it's made. If it's authentic, it's the best. If it's the way Americans make it, it's the worst.

No

You're expected to eat when you can (no meetings) and just work at your desk while you eat. No such thing as a "lunch break" in the office setting.

There was also a time where most US adults believed in slavery. Don't understand the point here.

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For the service providers you go to regularly, it's nice to give them a holiday tip on top of the normal tipping obligations. The following amounts are just a guideline for holiday tips. First and foremost, you should consider your budget before doling out the dollars. If your finances are tight, you might want to consider a small gift and a handwritten thank you note instead of cash. It really is about saying thank you, after all

14. Au Pair or Live-In Nanny
Options: Cash or consider a gift. This person works closely with your family and you probably know them well.
Suggested Amount or Gift: Up to one week's pay and a gift from your child(ren)

15. Regular Babysitter
Options: Cash
Suggested Amount or Gift: Up to one evening's pay and a small gift from your child(ren)

16. Day Care Provider
Options: Cash or a gift for each staff member who works with your child(ren)
Suggested Amount or Gift: A gift from you or $25-$70 for each staff member who works with your child(ren) and a small gift from your child(ren)

17. Live-In Nanny, Cook, Butler or Housekeeper
Options: Cash and a personal gift
Suggested Amount or Gift: From one week up to one month of pay as a cash tip, plus a gift from you

18. Private Nurse
Options: Gift
Suggested Amount or Gift: A thoughtful gift from you

19. Home Health Employees
Options: Check with agency first about gifts or tipping policies. If there is a no gifts/tipping policy, consider a donation to the agency.
Suggested Amount or Gift: A thoughtful gift from you (if gift-giving is not against company policy)

20. Housekeeper/Cleaner
Options: Cash and/or a gift
Suggested Amount or Gift: Up to the amount of one week's pay and/or a small gift

21. Nursing Home Employees
Options: A gift (not cash) Check company policy first.
Suggested Amount or Gift: A gift that could be shared by the staff (flowers or food items

22. Barber
Options: Cash or gift
Suggested Amount or Gift: Cash up to the cost of one haircut, or a gift of equal value

23. Beauty Salon Staff
Options: Cash or gift, depending on whether you tip well after each service
Suggested Amount or Gift: Up to the cost of one salon visit divided for each staff member who works with you Give individual cards or a small gift each for those who work on you.

24. Personal Trainer
Options: Cash or gift
Suggested Amount or Gift: Up to the cost of one session, or a gift

25. Massage Therapist
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Suggested Amount or Gift: Up to the cost of one session, or a gift

26. Pet Groomer
Options: Cash or gift (if the same person grooms your pet all year)
Suggested Amount or Gift: Up to the cost of one session, or a gift

27. Dog Walker
Options: Cash or gift
Suggested amount or Gift: Up to one week's pay, or a gift

28. Personal Caregiver
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Suggested Amount or Gift: Up to one week to one month's salary, or a gift

29. Pool Cleaner
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Suggested Amount or Gift: Up to the cost of one cleaning to be split among the crew

30. Newspaper Delivery Person
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Options: Small gift only, as carriers are not allowed to accept money
Suggested Amount or Gift: Snacks and beverages or perishable gifts that are not part of a meal; small gifts that have little intrinsic value (travel mugs, hand warmers, etc.) and are clearly no more than $20 in value; perishable items clearly worth more (large fruit baskets or cookie tins) must be shared with the entire branch

32. Package Deliverer
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Suggested Amount or Gift: Small gift in the $20 range, as most delivery companies discourage or prohibit cash gifts.

33. Building Superintendent
Options: Cash or gift
Suggested Amount or Gift: $20-$80 or a gift

34. Doorman
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Suggested Amount or Gift: $15-$80 $15 or more each if you have multiple doormen, or a gift for each.

35. Elevator Operator
Options: Cash or gift
Suggested Amount or Gift: $15-$40 each

36. Yard/Garden Worker
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Suggested Amount or Gift: $20-$50 each

37. Handyman
Options: Cash or gift
Suggested Amount or Gift: $15-$40

38. Trash/Recycling Collectors
Options: Cash or gift (for private); check city regulations if it is a municipal service.
Suggested Amount or Gift: $10-$30 each

Accolon posted...

How does someone make 13 cakes a minute?

If the prep is done, and the layout of efficient, it's not that hard. "Making" a cake is simple if you break it down.

Bleuets posted...

Where the fuck are you getting this 5% from? Gonna need to see some resources if you're gonna claim the percentage that can't get the vaccine is that high.

Well suppose it's not five percent. How many people are you willing to "write off" because you're tired of dealing with basic preventative measures?

Not a Trump fan but China would not be saying this if he were president. He's frankly better equipped to deal with things like this than Biden.

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Five percent of the U.S. population is 16 million people. And people can't be bothered dealing with basic restrictions to help slow and stop the spread. Basically telling those people to fuck off because people are "tired of covid"

Biden won't know how to respond to this. If he doesn't act strongly, we're fucked

MrDrMan posted...

If you have kids under five or are allergic to the vaccine then its up to you to protect yourself. You guys put absolutely no responsibility on the people that were talking about. Im sure its easier to just blame politicians but thats not fair at all.

Its like you wouldnt go into a restaurant having a severe allergy and not take all precautions before ordering. You have to protect yourself in that scenario.

So you want to essentially cut out a portion of the population from society because you're "done with covid" and aren't willing to do basic things to reduce the transmission like wearing a mask, ventilation, occupancy limits, etc. Doesn't seem like that much of a burden to have basic restrictions.

Vaccines are a tool best used in combination with other measures.

MrDrMan posted...

Do we outlaw onions for the small percentage of the population allergic to onions?

This is a one off scenario. Its not a valid argument whatsoever.

If onions become airborne and prevent people from getting necessities for survival, yes.

MrDrMan posted...

What is the percentage of the population this applies to? Maybe five percent?

I dont get why people bring these absurd one off scenarios into debates.

Five percent is 16 million people. And when can we talk about kids under five who can't get vaccinated? I guess we throw them under the bus because "people are tired of "covid"

And for the people who are unable to get vaccinated or otherwise are not advised to get vaccinated because of their unique medical situation?