Just when you thought it was save to go back into the woods, now we have this.

White-tailed deer test positive for COVID antibodies.

The agency tested wild deer from January to March of this year and found 40% of the tested deer — 152, to be exact — had antibodies.

So, this means that the deer somehow contracted COVID-19 and recovered from it.
The agency said the deer were most likely asymptomatic.

Many of you might be wondering: If you go deer hunting in the fall, do you need to worry about getting COVID-19 from a deer that you may get close to?

The USDA told National Geographic that transmission from deer to humans is extremely low, but it is still something to keep an eye on as the COVID-19 virus mutates.

Louisiana has been under a statewide mask mandate that started last Monday. It's "supposed" to last a month.

During the last mandate pretty much every store was enforcing the mandate. At least half of the stores I've been to haven't enforced the mandate this time around.

Starting tomorrow in New Orleans anyone that wants to go to a bar, restaurant, casino or sporting event in New Orleans will have to show proof of vaccination or proof of a negative result from a Covid test to gain entrance to the site.

https://www.nola.com/news/coro...02-837b31f950f9.html

As a technician that services atm's and other cash equipment throughout south Louisiana, I don't know if this mandate applies to outside vendors but I suspect it does. I won't be participating.
My company has mandated mask wearing. That I've tolerated. I'm not going to get tested unless I think I'm coming down with the virus and have no plans on getting vaccinated.

If I go to a site in New Orleans and refused entrance I'll note the call and leave it for another tech that wants it. I don't think any of the other techs in our area have been vaccinated either.

This is a wait and see scenario.

Don't french kiss the deer. Got it.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Don't forget, kids- anytime a vaccinated person gets COVID-19, make it sound like a rare event, by giving it a nifty name like "breakthrough case."

That's what keeps me wondering if there really is a "Delta variant", or if it's just a made up excuse as to why vaccinated people keep getting it. "Oh no no, that's a different version of it".

(tinfoil is fun)

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The agency said the deer were most likely asymptomatic.

Oh knows!!! More asymptomatic spread???? Quick, we need to issue masks to all deer and other forest critters. We can't risk deer spreading to moose and squirrel.

Oh, and hunters better mask up too.


On a serious note, how do you suppose that a deer population managed to test positive for a human respiratory disease, that requires prolonged close contact to transmit?

Isn’t this a vascular disease with respiratory symptoms as part of its presentation?

Bats. Final answer.

Went to a food truck event Friday evening at a local park for a change of pace. Easily a couple hundred people there. Maybe 10% were masked. More humorous was this setup. The entire time I was there (maybe an hour and a half) I didn't see a single person in their tent. So on the way out I cruised through and asked. They'd been there for ~2.5 hours at that point and had not vaccinated a single person. Something tells me from what I saw Floridians are reaching an end point for this BS.

The life clock is a lie. Carousel is a lie. There is no renewal....

This article from CNBC tiptoes around the coming disaster for NYC that is the 'Show me your vaccination papers to get into this restaurant" scheme that starts today.

They have NO plan to address workers or customers that cannot get the Covid vaccine for religious or medical reasons other than "tough shit" it looks like. They have NO plan to address people who were vaccinated in other countries with different vaccines than the 3 standard US ones, other than "tough luck".

I predict this whole thing comes apart in less than a month when these restaurateurs realize they have been screwed.

This part was very telling to me:

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Tourists present another difficulty in implementing the mandate. Depole’s Mooyah restaurant is located between Times Square and Herald Square, two tourist hot spots, and those customers’ orders are needed.

“It seems like more of the locals are on board and understand it, but the tourists and the out-of-towners say, ‘Oh no, that’s the last time you’re going to see me in the city,’” Depole said. “It’s a polarizing issue.”

RESTAURANTS New York City vaccine mandate presents new challenges for restaurants

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Originally posted by PASig:
This article from CNBC tiptoes around the coming disaster for NYC that is the 'Show me your vaccination papers to get into this restaurant" scheme that starts today.

They have NO plan to address workers or customers that cannot get the Covid vaccine for religious or medical reasons other than "tough shit" it looks like. They have NO plan to address people who were vaccinated in other countries with different vaccines than the 3 standard US ones, other than "tough luck".

I predict this whole thing comes apart in less than a month when these restaurateurs realize they have been screwed.

This part was very telling to me:

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Tourists present another difficulty in implementing the mandate. Depole’s Mooyah restaurant is located between Times Square and Herald Square, two tourist hot spots, and those customers’ orders are needed.

“It seems like more of the locals are on board and understand it, but the tourists and the out-of-towners say, ‘Oh no, that’s the last time you’re going to see me in the city,’” Depole said. “It’s a polarizing issue.”

RESTAURANTS New York City vaccine mandate presents new challenges for restaurants

And again, this could all be brought to a screeching halt if 'all' the remaining restaurant and business owners simply stood up tall and together and said..."Nope, not doing it". This is just one more nail in their coffins, yet they are allowing someone like DeBlasio, the most inept, corrupt, buffoon in the US, to take away everything many of them have worked a lifetime to create. Middle finger salute folks. That's where you start.

My daughter just gave me a set of rules for any contact with my grandsons since I'm not getting the stab. Outside visits for now with masks (under her supervision) Strict 10 day quarantine upon arrival where she lives before indoors visits, but only 7 with clean test. I'm very sadly out.

^^^WOW, sorry to hear that...

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Originally posted by bigdeal:
Went to a food truck event Friday evening at a local park for a change of pace. Easily a couple hundred people there. Maybe 10% were masked. More humorous was this setup. The entire time I was there (maybe an hour and a half) I didn't see a single person in their tent. So on the way out I cruised through and asked. They'd been there for ~2.5 hours at that point and had not vaccinated a single person. Something tells me from what I saw Floridians are reaching an end point for this BS.

We were in Lowes and Home Goods Saturday, you couldn't get through the aisles at Home Goods it was packed, the checkout was 40 to 50 people deep, parking lots were packed at both. Some Masked some no, grand daughter dropped a shoe, and a lady with a Mask brought it to me, I'm not masked and there was zero confrontation either way.

Lowes parking lot was a normal non COVID day weekend full, had to help SIL buy a new hot water heater and bits, store was full, lots of people, some masked some not no maskholes.

Dinner at a mexican restaurant that night, packed, wait staff masked, patrons, mostly no, again no maskholes.

Desantis and FL have it right, protect yourself don't rely on government and our state is booming, roads full, gas stations full, stores and restaurants booming.

as BD said, Florida is has moving moved on....

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Originally posted by pbslinger:
My daughter just gave me a set of rules for any contact with my grandsons since I'm not getting the stab. Outside visits for now with masks (under her supervision) Strict 10 day quarantine upon arrival where she lives before indoors visits, but only 7 with clean test. I'm very sadly out.

That's really messed up. I hope she realizes in time just how idiotic it is to separate her children from their grandfather like that. Does she also not realize that it barely even affects children?

My 4 year old son had a little bit of fever this weekend that lasted about 36 hours, they bounce back fast. By Sunday afternoon he was his regular crazy energetic self.

pbslinger, I too am sorry to hear that. Just try and bide your time. This too shall pass. She will realize her mistake. Making a issue of it will only prevent her from ever admitting it.

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Originally posted by HRK:
as BD said, Florida is has moving moved on....

And yet, there's this. You don't think the Dem's are terrified of DeSantis... I'm not going to post the article because its pure garbage, but the link is here if you want to.

'Recall Ron DeSantis' Petition Hits 35,000 Target as Delta Variant Devastates Florida

Hmmmm, I live in Central Florida and have for the past half century, yet I see no bodies piling up on the sidewalks today, and the people at the local events I see seem to be getting along with their lives just fine.

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Originally posted by PASig:
That's really messed up. I hope she realizes in time just how idiotic it is to separate her children from their grandfather like that.

I'd go a bit further and suggest she's committing child abuse on her own kids that will damage them for the future.

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Does she also not realize that it barely even affects children?

This is a case study in just how effective coordinated propaganda can be. People as a whole are lazy and unwilling to do any real research and/or critical thinking on anything today, so the continual stream of propaganda and BS being churned out daily by government and the media (one and the same) has rendered the desired effect on most of the population.

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Originally posted by pbslinger:
My daughter just gave me a set of rules for any contact with my grandsons since I'm not getting the stab. Outside visits for now with masks (under her supervision) Strict 10 day quarantine upon arrival where she lives before indoors visits, but only 7 with clean test. I'm very sadly out.

No disrespect intended. But is she getting regular tests? Even if she is vaccinated, she can still catch and transmit. It's hypocritical if she is not subjecting herself to the same rigor.

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You don't think the Dem's are terrified of DeSantis...

They are, and they want to squash any vestiges of freedom left in the USA, both FL and TX are all they point at regarding COVID cases in the news, it's the press trying to hurt Desantis and Abbott as R free open states.

Until we agree to the Tyrants of Covid and lock down they won't stop the BS.

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Originally posted by pbslinger:
My daughter just gave me a set of rules for any contact with my grandsons since I'm not getting the stab. Outside visits for now with masks (under her supervision) Strict 10 day quarantine upon arrival where she lives before indoors visits, but only 7 with clean test. I'm very sadly out.

Very sorry to hear that, I have a neighbor who's daughter is that was, all during COVID she wouldn't let the kids near him. The mental damage she's doing is far past anything COVID will do....

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Originally posted by PASig:

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Originally posted by pbslinger:
My daughter just gave me a set of rules for any contact with my grandsons since I'm not getting the stab. Outside visits for now with masks (under her supervision) Strict 10 day quarantine upon arrival where she lives before indoors visits, but only 7 with clean test. I'm very sadly out.

That's really messed up. I hope she realizes in time just how idiotic it is to separate her children from their grandfather like that. Does she also not realize that it barely even affects children?

pbslinger: I'm sure your daughter has the best of intentions. But, yeah, that's rough. I hope she lightens up soon.