why?* Archived Message Posted by ArtVandelay on January 10, 2022, 9:18:34, in reply to "the rest of us can't really isolate from my wife. but it's possible for some I'm sure*" Previous Message Previous Message Plenty of mixed families here, even in the era of omicron. Message Thread: | This response ↓ Covid in the hizzouse. - doubledown January 9, 2022, 18:34:50 4 of our 14 family tested positive in the last week, 3 of them the only unvacc people in the family - RSMBob January 10, 2022, 13:40:04 Rapid tests only detect 72% of people who have the covids* - bbonb January 10, 2022, 15:32:33 50% of the time it works every time. * - haighter January 10, 2022, 15:33:39 Is this from the grand ole trip home? How'd that all end up working out? * - haighter January 10, 2022, 14:03:43 Yep, stayed with my parents, they enjoyed having us there, and my parents have stayed healthy... - RSMBob January 10, 2022, 14:39:01 We got our final negative yesterday on our youngest. Hopefully can start school today or tomorrow. - Tuscy January 10, 2022, 9:14:46 are you doing urbana public?* - lcubed January 10, 2022, 9:19:13 Hope it’s mild, as is likely. Rampant here too post winter break. Luckily mini has avoided so far.* - ATL January 9, 2022, 21:57:52 Enjoy a full household of covid (if you all spend time together)* - gvibes January 9, 2022, 20:41:27 only 1 of 6 in our household to get it. i isolated the majority of the time the first 5 days - lcubed January 10, 2022, 9:20:39 If you can isolate as soon as possible after mild symptoms, not as likely. - ATL January 9, 2022, 21:59:14 the rest of us can't really isolate from my wife. but it's possible for some I'm sure* - gvibes January 9, 2022, 22:17:03 why?* - ArtVandelay January 10, 2022, 9:18:34 Who is going to care for 5 kids 9 and under while I am working?* - gvibes January 10, 2022, 9:21:51 I believe the French call it an "au pair"?* - ATL January 10, 2022, 13:47:26 I assume those with younger kids will have a harder time with it - ATL January 9, 2022, 22:23:23 My girlfriend has it and we’ve done zero quarantining (from each other) and I don’t* - snipes824 January 9, 2022, 21:50:01 Exact same. Do you live together? Or at least mostly?* - John Coctostan January 9, 2022, 22:05:56 Yeah we do - snipes824 January 9, 2022, 22:15:21 Same same. I think there’s a decent chance i have had/have it also but no symptoms - John Coctostan January 9, 2022, 22:19:46 I'll bet you already had it, and didn't know. - complainant January 9, 2022, 22:16:49 I think I did too - snipes824 January 9, 2022, 22:20:42 Vaccines are great.* - uofi1998 January 10, 2022, 9:19:18 Yes they are* - snipes824 January 10, 2022, 13:48:09 Thankful only 1 of 6 in my house has it so far. But he likes to keep to himself mostly - Taz January 9, 2022, 21:05:43 Not true. Other 4 in my house haven't gotten it and I tested positive Monday. They - OWWDig January 9, 2022, 20:42:55 Also only one in my house that got it - BradUnderwoodforprez January 9, 2022, 21:00:27 my wife was the only one to get it in our household as well* - biclops January 9, 2022, 21:20:44 Yea, I've been mostly holed up in my room. I mask any time I'm around the others. - OWWDig January 9, 2022, 21:01:58 Woof, sorry dude. Found out today Hurricane was exposed Tuesday - Jackie January 9, 2022, 20:16:02 Good luck! - doubledown January 9, 2022, 20:51:58 Fingers crossed that all remain negative* - OWWDig January 9, 2022, 20:19:12 Why the #### do you guys do this? Just let them be* - John Coctostan January 9, 2022, 20:04:04 This thread escalated quickly. Hope all stays well in the DD house!!!! - DiamondDazzle January 9, 2022, 19:24:40 My 2 year old exposed to it last week - CubsWonWorldSeries January 9, 2022, 19:13:47 Most don’t do proper masking so the protection isn’t great* - OWWDig January 9, 2022, 19:16:13 And neither are cloth masks* - CubsWonWorldSeries January 9, 2022, 19:18:50 or any masks outside of well-disciplined, fit-tested settings like healthcare - IlliniOllie January 9, 2022, 19:31:40 Let’s walk in masked up and then take them off as soon as we sit down….. - harb January 9, 2022, 19:34:40 We all know masks work….. - harb January 9, 2022, 18:54:28 They do, personal proof - ArtVandelay January 10, 2022, 9:18:00 You're a bad human being* - PDO January 9, 2022, 20:05:18 Jeez, you suck. (nm) - Waka January 9, 2022, 19:20:50 Also, if you are vaccinated you cannot spread it* - jumpingdan January 9, 2022, 19:10:51 I am and I did* - ArtVandelay January 10, 2022, 9:19:51 Not true, Dan. Also, I don't understand why its so hard to get Trump supporters to understand masks - Stu January 9, 2022, 19:23:00 Dots…. - harb January 9, 2022, 19:40:30 I’m not a DJT supporter but keep on trying ….. - jumpingdan January 9, 2022, 19:38:56 If you didn’t care for Rachel Maddows opinions previously, why would you be posting them now? * - haighter January 9, 2022, 19:45:32 MSNBC only speaks facts. Everyone knows this* - jumpingdan January 9, 2022, 19:49:28 Oh…I see see what you’re doing. Have a great night Dan. * - haighter January 9, 2022, 19:51:07 You too my friend. Hope you are well* - jumpingdan January 9, 2022, 19:53:48 All the best folks on the board coming forward here. * - IlliniRunner January 9, 2022, 19:15:00 Average deucers* - jumpingdan January 9, 2022, 19:19:46 Hmm, seems to me like everyone here put aside their differences and gave Harb support - RangerDanger January 9, 2022, 20:03:08 I don’t think his kids will come remotely close to having anything serious….. - jumpingdan January 9, 2022, 20:07:25 You'd think for all the braying you do here about civility - RangerDanger January 9, 2022, 20:20:53 I didn’t wish anyone ill or talk shit about anyone…. - jumpingdan January 9, 2022, 20:25:13 Is it life or death when people make fun of an ugly Missouri county seal? - RangerDanger January 9, 2022, 20:31:06 A shitty thing that will literally happen to every human being? - jumpingdan January 9, 2022, 20:38:18 Got it--you are unable to show empathy, only outrage* - RangerDanger January 9, 2022, 20:42:05 I have empathy for anyone dealing with something traumatic….. - jumpingdan January 9, 2022, 20:43:38 So it's only "trauma" if it meets your criteria as defined by your opinions? - complainant January 9, 2022, 21:23:43 I know you aren’t a fan of facts. Peace* - jumpingdan January 10, 2022, 6:30:45 And yet yoyo threw something at me that was truly traumatic and no one gives a shit. - harb January 9, 2022, 21:29:29 Reconsider your life choices man, if you're trolling a guy when his kids are sick* - IlliniRunner January 9, 2022, 19:10:35 Runny noses are serious business, guys.* - memester January 9, 2022, 20:58:38 Omicron isn’t a serious illness bud* - jumpingdan January 9, 2022, 19:20:31 OOooOO - IlliniRunner January 9, 2022, 19:24:27 Still not as bad as last year* - jumpingdan January 9, 2022, 19:27:06 It is literally worse than last year in Chicago* - IlliniRunner January 9, 2022, 19:28:54 846* - Poldark January 9, 2022, 19:41:55 clearly the mask mandate is working* - IlliniOllie January 9, 2022, 19:38:53 It's never been executed, because of people like you.* - complainant January 9, 2022, 19:44:39 The mask mandate isn't working because nobody is wearing their f***ing mask! - HoseB January 9, 2022, 19:42:56 cases! go down: “Masks work!”… cases! go up: “People just aren’t masking hard enough!” - IlliniOllie January 9, 2022, 20:17:11 Exactly. * - jumpingdan January 9, 2022, 19:39:22 Not if you’re vaxxed and boosted. * - doubledown January 9, 2022, 19:21:21 You dumb vagina:..homeboy took the time to take a political shot while his kid is ‘sick’ - Dikta January 9, 2022, 19:17:32 I happen to like vaginas. - complainant January 9, 2022, 20:24:44 It wasn’t a political shot. It was about their intelligence. Trumpism isn’t about politics. * - doubledown January 9, 2022, 19:20:11 Harb can’t troll me. * - doubledown January 9, 2022, 19:13:55 They do work. And so do vaccines. Neither are perfect, so they’re best used together. - doubledown January 9, 2022, 19:09:36 I think the right kinds of masks, worn the right way, probably do work. - Illiniphil January 9, 2022, 19:23:36 Masks are a joke and thanks for not attacking my dead father. * - harb January 9, 2022, 19:10:41 Then why do doctors wear them? * - doubledown January 9, 2022, 19:11:52 Hospital administrators force them to.* - memester January 9, 2022, 20:27:43 Was your kid wearing KN95? And keeping it on at all times? This was not an attack on your kid. I - harb January 9, 2022, 19:20:16 thanks for not attacking my dead father while i attack your sick kid - suburbanmyth January 9, 2022, 19:11:49 Is SD even sick or just covid+? - CubsWonWorldSeries January 9, 2022, 19:21:36 He’s got a runny nose and a sore throat. It’s unlikely to get more serious than that. * - doubledown January 9, 2022, 19:37:05 Yeah that's the same thing - CubsWonWorldSeries January 9, 2022, 19:15:29 YoYo didn’t attack his dead father* - IlliniRunner January 9, 2022, 19:17:45 You are awesome. Don’t forget it. Kids have the lowest demographic of illness and symptoms. * - harb January 9, 2022, 19:14:22 i mean, at least we got a few days from your trolling when your dad died.... - suburbanmyth January 9, 2022, 19:02:27 I forgot we had Major League talent on this board - CubsWonWorldSeries January 9, 2022, 19:17:14 Wow. * - harb January 9, 2022, 19:05:18 Sorry. Hope it’s mild and SD is well soon!* - OWWDig January 9, 2022, 18:45:24 He got his booster on Thursday, then we found out he was exposed at school - doubledown January 9, 2022, 18:51:23 this is all so odd. This would be the 4th person I know who, potentially ,got boosted and then - ArtVandelay January 10, 2022, 9:13:32 Hey. My nephew who goes to GBN tested positive on the Saliva test the school gives - Mrap24 January 9, 2022, 18:51:07 Everything is such a shit show. I can’t get my Kindergartner in bc I tested positive. - OWWDig January 9, 2022, 19:13:16   Searching