Coronavirus 2021: I Threw Up On My Sheep

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jokes: Dec 20, 2012; Uh... Kupo?

I've been cutting my own hair, but since I'm basically required to have a very conservative haircut it's stupid easy for me. I feel bad for women more than men because men's professional/classic haircuts are short, easy to maintain, and easy as poo poo to do. Plus if you gently caress up too much you can always just cut shorter and have it be fine.

My wife normally colors her hair a bit and she's really unhappy that she can't do that and prefers a bit of a shorter look meanwhile I'm popping downstairs like "CHECK THIS OUT!" when I'm happy with my self-haircut.

Going to a barber is so stupid when you might die about it.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 17:47

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# ? May 28, 2024 06:06

withak: Jan 15, 2003; Fun Shoe

I did half-assed respectable self-haircuts at home a time or two, but now I just buzz it all with the #1 and call it a day.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 17:50

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

My hair has never looked better. :biglips:

# ? Jan 19, 2021 17:52

Zugzwang: Jan 2, 2005; You have a kind of sick desperation in your laugh.; Ramrod XTreme

Can someone please point me to that graph showing why a variant that�s 50% more infectious causes tons more deaths than one that�s 50% deadlier? I�m having a hell of a time googling it.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 17:53

liz: Nov 4, 2004; Stop listening to the static.

Zugzwang posted:

Do you know what particular test they used?

Contamination of some kind is always possible, particularly in an overworked lab. Some tests also have more false positives than others for various reasons.

Hard to say for sure what happened from a single result though.

It was a PCR test. Results in 2-3 days. I even followed up with a rapid test from CVS that was also negative.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 17:55

TheCenturion: May 3, 2013; HI I LIKE TO GIVE ADVICE ON RELATIONSHIPS

Zugzwang posted:

Can someone please point me to that graph showing why a variant that�s 50% more infectious causes tons more deaths than one that�s 50% deadlier? I�m having a hell of a time googling it.

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/how-dangerous-are-new-covid-19-strains

# ? Jan 19, 2021 17:59

spiritual bypass: Feb 19, 2008; Grimey Drawer

Just got my round 1 vaccination :hellyeah:

# ? Jan 19, 2021 18:05

Zugzwang: Jan 2, 2005; You have a kind of sick desperation in your laugh.; Ramrod XTreme

liz posted:

It was a PCR test. Results in 2-3 days. I even followed up with a rapid test from CVS that was also negative.

Yeah, I might chalk this one up to �poo poo happens� then. Testing negative twice after that, especially if many days after, suggests a false positive. This virus is pretty :cthulhu:

TheCenturion posted:

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/how-dangerous-are-new-covid-19-strains

Thanks!

# ? Jan 19, 2021 18:07

Snowglobe of Doom: Mar 30, 2012; sucks to be right

I used to go to a barber and pay him to give me a #3 buzz cut for years and years, thanks to the pandemic I found out that it's super super easy to do it myself. That's gonna save me a bunch of money (if I don't catch covid and die). Thanks covid!

# ? Jan 19, 2021 18:18

Kaiju Cage Match: Nov 5, 2012

I'm just stick with looking like Stu Mackenzie for a little while longer.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 18:36

Sjs00: Jun 29, 2013; Yeah Baby Yeah !

I hide all my hair in a hat

# ? Jan 19, 2021 19:12

Marmaduke!: May 19, 2009; Why would it do that!?

withak posted:

On the plus side, your hair probably looks better than everyone else's here.

Shame no one gon see it apart from his fam

# ? Jan 19, 2021 19:30

explosivo: May 23, 2004; Fueled by Satan

Well, the day I feared finally came. My boss just did a "Schedule everybody to be in the office at least two days a week. This is non-negotiable" order. And this is all because the one dipshit in our department has been going into the office every day since quarantine started and my boss and this dipshit have been the only two people in there every day. So his reasoning is most certainly because being in the office = work is getting done and we're not pulling as much weight as dipshit despite mountains of evidence showing we can operate perfectly fine from home.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 19:33

Zugzwang: Jan 2, 2005; You have a kind of sick desperation in your laugh.; Ramrod XTreme

explosivo posted:

Well, the day I feared finally came. My boss just did a "Schedule everybody to be in the office at least two days a week. This is non-negotiable" order. And this is all because the one dipshit in our department has been going into the office every day since quarantine started and my boss and this dipshit have been the only two people in there every day. So his reasoning is most certainly because being in the office = work is getting done and we're not pulling as much weight as dipshit despite mountains of evidence showing we can operate perfectly fine from home.

That sucks. Can you at least stagger schedules to minimize the number of people in at any one time?

# ? Jan 19, 2021 19:34

Delta-Wye: Sep 29, 2005

explosivo posted:

Well, the day I feared finally came. My boss just did a "Schedule everybody to be in the office at least two days a week. This is non-negotiable" order. And this is all because the one dipshit in our department has been going into the office every day since quarantine started and my boss and this dipshit have been the only two people in there every day. So his reasoning is most certainly because being in the office = work is getting done and we're not pulling as much weight as dipshit despite mountains of evidence showing we can operate perfectly fine from home.

dont negotiate with your boss or dipshit, organize with everyone else.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 19:37

teen witch: Oct 9, 2012

explosivo posted:

Well, the day I feared finally came. My boss just did a "Schedule everybody to be in the office at least two days a week. This is non-negotiable" order. And this is all because the one dipshit in our department has been going into the office every day since quarantine started and my boss and this dipshit have been the only two people in there every day. So his reasoning is most certainly because being in the office = work is getting done and we're not pulling as much weight as dipshit despite mountains of evidence showing we can operate perfectly fine from home.

Solidarity friendo.

I realized why my office is so gung ho on having us in 100% - we�re hiring. My office is going to be crowded even further, not to mention the interviews going on. Very cool!!!!

# ? Jan 19, 2021 19:42

explosivo: May 23, 2004; Fueled by Satan

Zugzwang posted:

That sucks. Can you at least stagger schedules to minimize the number of people in at any one time?

Yeah I'd be the one making this schedule so I am trying to keep as few people in the office at a time as possible.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 19:42

stab: Feb 12, 2003; To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high

withak posted:

On the plus side, your hair probably looks better than everyone else's here.

It doesn't

i had gone 6 months without a haircut and it was the first time i left my fn house in 3 months.

Followed protocol had a mask and a visor on and welp, didn't matter. (I tested negative but Public Health directives stay the same, you get exposed=you stay home for 2 weeks even with a negative result)

I literally have seen 3 people in 6 months. My wife, kid and the ONE time i left the house to get rid of the monstrosity.

I'm kicking myself as much as I'm getting dogpiled trust me.

Also for context, I'm not American. The cases are bad here but my province is still solidly below the shitshow results the States are having

stab fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Jan 19, 2021

# ? Jan 19, 2021 20:54

HugeGrossBurrito: Mar 20, 2018

lol the school system is sending us back before they vaccinate us, also you don't have to get one to go back into the school buildings. I've spent a goddamn year almost staying in my neighborhood, and at home to try to help reduce spread and its all basically for nothing.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:04

Sjs00: Jun 29, 2013; Yeah Baby Yeah !

Whats the percentage of kids who obeying mask discipline ? I have seen a respectable number of kids and parents obeying mask discipline here. The older people are the worst about obeying and that's not a huge surprise really.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:08

pro starcraft loser: Jan 23, 2006; Stand back, this could get messy.

HugeGrossBurrito posted:

lol the school system is sending us back before they vaccinate us, also you don't have to get one to go back into the school buildings. I've spent a goddamn year almost staying in my neighborhood, and at home to try to help reduce spread and its all basically for nothing.

I think MD is starting 1C next week. You should be on that right?

# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:10

Inept: Jul 8, 2003

stab posted:

Followed protocol had a mask and a visor on and welp, didn't matter. (I tested negative but Public Health directives stay the same, you get exposed=you stay home for 2 weeks even with a negative result)

If your hairdresser was wearing a mask you might be ok

if not, why would you go in

# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:23

HugeGrossBurrito: Mar 20, 2018

pro starcraft loser posted:

I think MD is starting 1C next week. You should be on that right?

We were privately told not to hold our breath about there being enough vaccinations, but who knows

also I mean that doesnt exactly help my wife, so even if vaccinated I get to go into work and bring her back coronavirus or just not see her until school ends lol

# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:28

AARP LARPer: Feb 19, 2005; THE DARK SIDE OF SCIENCE BREEDS A WEAPON OF WAR; Buglord

stab posted:

It doesn't i had gone 6 months without a haircut and it was the first time i left my fn house in 3 months

And it worked out fantastically for you, didn�t it?

# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:33

military cervix: Dec 24, 2006; Hey guys

AARP LARPer posted:

And it worked out fantastically for you, didn�t it?

I'm certain dogpiling on this a second time will get the point even more effectively than the first.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:41

stab: Feb 12, 2003; To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high

Inept posted:

If your hairdresser was wearing a mask you might be ok

if not, why would you go in

Mask and faceshield on both ends.

AARP LARPer posted:

And it worked out fantastically for you, didn’t it?

Is there a reason why you're being a dick? I took the necessary precautions as listed by my public health, followed all the proper protocols, got unlucky, and then followed all the directives as per my government.

It's more a cautionary tale of how you can be unlucky even with a small amount of risk assumed. I agree that it wasn't entirely necessary 100%, and I was expressing my frustration at how one fn haircut locked me up for 2 weeks.

For context, my province infection rates is only outperformed by Hawaii currently. And I'm not in a major metropolitan city so the infection rates is a tenth of what's listed. For the day i was exposed, my city declared THREE cases. I was exposed by one of the 3.

I will go full goon and lock myself in forever trust me.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:45

other people: Jun 27, 2004; Associate Christ

Just checked and the last time I had a haircut was March 4th. Yeah I wear a hat.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:45

explosivo: May 23, 2004; Fueled by Satan

This just so happened to be the year that I embraced shaving my head instead of trying to pretend like I still can grow a full head of hair. Bought one of those electric razors to shave your head bald earlier in the year and I'm loving it. You, too, can be a chrome dome fellow goons!

# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:48

AARP LARPer: Feb 19, 2005; THE DARK SIDE OF SCIENCE BREEDS A WEAPON OF WAR; Buglord

military cervix posted:

I'm certain dogpiling on this a second time will get the point even more effectively than the first.

These stupid decisions in their aggregate are why we have a raging pandemic, so go gently caress yourself.

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# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:52

Puppy Galaxy: Aug 1, 2004

AARP LARPer posted:

These stupid decisions in their aggregate are why we have a raging pandemic, so go gently caress yourself.

Yes, it's that one goon's fault for getting a haircut. nothing to do with systemic and cascading public health failures.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:55

Bape Culture: Sep 13, 2006

It�s easy to be an aut dipshit online and kick off at every small mistake. It takes too much thought to wonder why other countries might have all but eliminated it through govt action.

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# ? Jan 19, 2021 21:57

Hippie Hedgehog: Feb 19, 2007; Ever cuddled a hedgehog?

Inept posted:

If your hairdresser was wearing a mask you might be ok

if not, why would you go in

What I'm wondering is, how the hell do you cut the hair of someone who's wearing a mask and visor?

# ? Jan 19, 2021 22:11

HugeGrossBurrito: Mar 20, 2018

Hippie Hedgehog posted:

What I'm wondering is, how the hell do you cut the hair of someone who's wearing a mask and visor?

bowl cuts only,

also guys he admitted he made a mistake, I know its frustrating as hell to have stayed home for a drat year and people go out but like most of my neighbors go out and have large gatherings without a drat care in the world and he made one mistake. You gotta put this poo poo into perspective.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 22:13

military cervix: Dec 24, 2006; Hey guys

Hippie Hedgehog posted:

What I'm wondering is, how the hell do you cut the hair of someone who's wearing a mask and visor?

Very carefully.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 22:14

stab: Feb 12, 2003; To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high

Hippie Hedgehog posted:

What I'm wondering is, how the hell do you cut the hair of someone who's wearing a mask and visor?

When the hairdresser got next to each ear I'd remove the mask around my ear and hold it in place. When they were done, we would stop and readjust my mask while the hairdresser would be at a distance.

For the visor part, same principle when working around the band.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 22:15

Hippie Hedgehog: Feb 19, 2007; Ever cuddled a hedgehog?

stab posted:

When the hairdresser got next to each ear I'd remove the mask around my ear and hold it in place. When they were done, we would stop and readjust my mask while the hairdresser would be at a distance.

For the visor part, same principle when working around the band.

That is actually extremely careful of you. Most people would have just removed them both for the duration.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 22:16

Puppy Galaxy: Aug 1, 2004

Hippie Hedgehog posted:

That is actually extremely careful of you. Most people would have just removed them both for the duration.

I got a haircut over the summer when cases were at their all-time low in my area and that was the standard procedure. Definitely would not have been OK with taking it off completely.

# ? Jan 19, 2021 22:18