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We also need to bolster our testing. Last I heard we only check for 2 strains of Lyme disease but there is a third that we need to add to our to testing to ensure we are adequately taking care of those who are infected.

Ya, yikes indeed. Measles is no joke. It can also cause immune amnesia, which is terrifying too.

Yes, I understand that it didn't prevent us from catching it or spreading it. It did however, reduce the length of time we were sick. Which meant that since we were her primary carers, that she wasn't without us for as long. Since it DID reduce the length of time and severity of our illness.

As far as all of the other gripes you seem to have around Covid, yes, I agree it wasn't handled perfectly, but since we were dealing with a completely unfamiliar disease, we were working with what information was available at the time.

I don't deny that in hindsight things could have been done better. But we should be judging the actions based on the context of the information at the time. Can we learn from the past and do better in the future? Absolutely. But I'm not going to hold every single Liberal at fault for the decisions of Trudeau.

Your cousin's case is a legitimate medical reason for an exemption and is why the rest of us need to maintain herd immunity by getting vaccinated. A bunch of guys I work with were refusing to get vaccinated just because they didn't want to be told what to do. Guys like that are actively endangering the people who CAN'T get vaccinated, like your cousin. Herd immunity is critical in order to limit the spread of diseases and protect the people who can't get vaccinated or who have other medical complications that put them at high risk.

Legitimate medical exemptions are fine. Deciding that you "just don't want to" should come with consequences. My partner's 87 year old mother could be killed by Covid. We have all maintained flu/Covid shots to protect her.

It was only "forcing" in the same way we force people to not drink and drive.

Both the vaccine restrictions and drunk driving laws are in place for the safety of everyone around you. You are free to choose to defy those restrictions, but that doesn't mean you are free from the consequence of that choice. Just like driving drunk could result in the loss of your license. No one was breaking down doors and literally forcing a vaccine into people. There was always a choice. But there are also consequences for choosing the option that endangers the rest of the society you are participating in.

I am totally on board with there being consequences for stupid decisions that endanger others.

This. Setup a Paystation where I can tap my card or feed it cash. Sick of needing an app for every stupid little interaction.

From the other perspective it's not a great deal either. Gutting those decent jobs of the current posties and essentially turning them all into part time (poorer paid with less benefits) jobs isn't great either.

We don't need to have Canada Post turn into the Amazon-equivalent "make them piss in bottles so they meet their quotas" to make this work. And if we do need to go that far, then it's the recipients that need to adjust their expectations of deliveries. It's not up to Canada Post to turn into a shit place to work to meet unrealistic delivery expectations.

I refuse to order from Amazon due to how shit their delivery companies treat their employees. Sure the package gets to me a few days later ordering from others, but if it means the delivery folk are actually valued and compensated accordingly, then I'm fine with that. I am not OK treating delivery drivers like shit just so I get my Chinese junk a day or two faster.

Herrschners, Hobbii, and Ice Yarns (Ice is hit or miss though, be careful) for online, and if I desperately need something in a hurry, Michael's is my only big local store. I have a small LYS nearby but their stock isn't great.

Posts, bobbles, cables, twisted stitches, and lace. This pattern has listed these attributes. So I would start by learning them each individually and practicing them separately. Those are all kind of finicky things on their own. Combined with each other, definitely makes this an advanced pattern. It's beautiful, and a wonderful goal, but be gentle with yourself and don't rush into it or it could permanently affect your enjoyment of crochet.

You say they should have the same access to our market that we have to theirs. The problem with this argument is that their economy and production capabilities are 10x what ours are. If we open up to the same degree, they will crush our tiny market by just flooding it easily. You can't have "equal" access when one economy is 10x the size of the other. We are not equal economies. Yes Canada punches above its weight, but not to the same level as the US. This is why we need to be careful to not let them just flood us. Check the difference between equal vs equitable.

Profits over service every time. In every industry. We're so screwed.

Canada Dry isn't Canadian anymore. It was bought by an American company in 2008.