Christmas

[GooooMarquette]

Merry Christmas all!

Felt weird dropping of food at my mom's.  She doesn't want to risk coming over to our house for dinner despite no one else coming.

Yep. My wife and her sister have been dropping off food at their parents' house since March. Their dad is 90 with chronic respiratory issues, and their mom is 80 with HBP, so they'll be doing Christmas alone like they did Thanksgiving.

The only saving grace is that they will both be eligible to get their vaccines soon.

[Marquette Fan]

I just had to setup the zoom meeting with my parents for tomorrow.  It will be the first time in my many years on this Earth that I'm not with them on Christmas .  I know it makes the most sense to not see them now but it still stinks.  My youngest daughter's quarantine ends tomorrow which was a good reminder that it was good we weren't planning on traveling anywhere for the holiday (she never exhibited any symptoms though thankfully).

[GooooMarquette]

I just had to setup the zoom meeting with my parents for tomorrow.  It will be the first time in my many years on this Earth that I'm not with them on Christmas .  I know it makes the most sense to not see them now but it still stinks.  My youngest daughter's quarantine ends tomorrow which was a good reminder that it was good we weren't planning on traveling anywhere for the holiday (she never exhibited any symptoms though thankfully).

Glad your daughter got through it without symptoms.

[Goose]

Sir

Larry Christmas to you and your gang!!

[Marquette Fan]

Glad your daughter got through it without symptoms.

Thank you - I wasn't all that worried but you never know of course and there was a kid in her class who tested positive for Covid.

[MU82]

Sign of the times ...

[GooooMarquette]

Sign of the times ...

I have a friend who sends Christmas cookies to family and friends every year. This year, she added a note assuring everyone that she washed her hands frequently and wore a mask at all times while baking and packaging....

[warriorchick]

I have a friend who sends Christmas cookies to family and friends every year. This year, she added a note assuring everyone that she washed her hands frequently and wore a mask at all times while baking and packaging....

Those germs will die of old age before anyone receives the cookies. I sent out baked goods on December 15 by Priority Mail and no one has received them yet.  I was assured at the time I mailed them that they would arrive at their destination by the 18th.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Those germs will die of old age before anyone receives the cookies. I sent out baked goods on December 15 by Priority Mail and no one has received them yet.  I was assured at the time I mailed them that they would arrive at their destination by the 18th.

Thought the postal slowdown was only for the election, hey?

[Jockey]

On time delivery is down under 75%.

One more thing that was sabotaged by bunker boy.

[Jockey]

Thought the postal slowdown was only for the election, hey?

Huh? When the remove and destroy high speed sorters, how exactly does the slowdown end?

Pay attention.

[GooooMarquette]

Those germs will die of old age before anyone receives the cookies. I sent out baked goods on December 15 by Priority Mail and no one has received them yet.  I was assured at the time I mailed them that they would arrive at their destination by the 18th.

Yeah, that's what I told her but she wanted to be sure people were comfortable. 

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Huh? When the remove and destroy high speed sorters, how exactly does the slowdown end?

Pay attention.

You are so thick in the head.

[🏀]

I ordered a two sweatshirts, one to my office for a Secret Santa and one to my house for me.

The house sweatshirt arrived 2 days later from Utah. The office sweatshirt arrived 10 days later.

It spent 8 days in Oak Creek, then to the Kenosha post office. Oak Creek's new facility opened without sorters before the election, timely. House sweatshirt went through Elk Grove Village distribution to my local post office.

So yeah, Fryboy not hard to figure it the unnatural carnal knowledge out.

[Marquette Fan]

I ordered a two sweatshirts, one to my office for a Secret Santa and one to my house for me.

The house sweatshirt arrived 2 days later from Utah. The office sweatshirt arrived 10 days later.

It spent 8 days in Oak Creek, then to the Kenosha post office. Oak Creek had their sorters removed. House sweatshirt went through Elk Grove Village distribution to my local post office.

So yeah, Fryboy not hard to figure it the unnatural carnal knowledge out.

I had two things come from Pennsylvania arrive in Oak Creek last weekend and neither made it to me in a Milwaukee suburb yet - one actually got sent back to Pennsylvania. 

[🏀]

I had two things come from Pennsylvania arrive in Oak Creek last weekend and neither made it to me in a Milwaukee suburb yet - one actually got sent back to Pennsylvania. 

Nothing is getting through Oak Creek timely. Same in Detroit from what work associates have told me.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

On time delivery is down under 75%.

One more thing that was sabotaged by bunker boy.

Weird. Its almost as if dismantling automatic sorting machines is a bad thing.

I wonder what could motivate someone to do such a thing?

[shoothoops]

Those germs will die of old age before anyone receives the cookies. I sent out baked goods on December 15 by Priority Mail and no one has received them yet.  I was assured at the time I mailed them that they would arrive at their destination by the 18th.

Perhaps Louis DeJoy could help you with that.

[Marquette Fan]

Nothing is getting through Oak Creek timely. Same in Detroit from what work associates have told me.

The package that went from Oak Creek back to Pennsylvania arrived in Chicago Thursday but no update since then.  The other one shows as sitting in Oak Creek since 12/19.  We'll see if we ever get these mystery packages .

[The Lens]

A scroll through facebook seems to show more people gathered for Christmas than Thanksgiving.  Even people who I know were super diligent prior gathered in multi-family groups.  I think the news of vaccine has caused some to let their guard down.

[Marquette Fan]

A scroll through facebook seems to show more people gathered for Christmas than Thanksgiving.  Even people who I know were super diligent prior gathered in multi-family groups.  I think the news of vaccine has caused some to let their guard down.

Yeah I noticed the same thing on Facebook with Christmas gatherings.  I also worry about NYE gatherings/parties and the spike in cases that may come after Christmas and NYE.

[Warriors4ever]

While our extended family did not gather as usual, I have friends in Florida whose daughter drove down from NYC with her boyfriend, and shared the car with another couple as well. Hopefully all will be well. So I suspect that you are correct.

[GooooMarquette]

A scroll through facebook seems to show more people gathered for Christmas than Thanksgiving.  Even people who I know were super diligent prior gathered in multi-family groups.  I think the news of vaccine has caused some to let their guard down.

Agreed. To add to your observations from Facebook, airline travel was higher around Christmas than it has been at any time since the initial surge this spring. While the flying itself seems to be relatively safe, those people are flying somewhere...and likely to meet with others outside their households.

https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/tsa-screens-new-pandemic-record-number-of-travelers-following-christmas.html

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Or the doom and gloomers predicted a huge spike after Thanksgiving and when it didn't happen, people said F it, I'm gonna see my family.

[🏀]

Or the doom and gloomers predicted a huge spike after Thanksgiving and when it didn't happen, people said F it, I'm gonna see my family.

Tough look