I just got back from California on Monday, don't listen to YouTube. They're even more lax in California about Corona V2 or whatever they're calling it this week regarding masks and distancing than Tennessee and I'm still not sure everyone in Tennessee has heard about DeltronVariant or whatever they're calling it this week. Bars, gyms, etc. everything is wide open in Ca.
To put that in perspective, we're traveling to and from both Vanderbilt and UT treating Pura's pancreatitis 1-3 times per month. We've never been asked anything regarding Deltaroni or Coors or whatever they're calling it this week by a single physician, PA, Secretary, nothing. Not once. In and out of both Universities, parking lots are empty, no panic, nobody in the hallways, easiest hospital visits ever.
Planes, though. Planes and airports are still strict. Nobody asked me anything about puncture wounds or how well I know Fauci or anything weird like that but I did have to wear a mask.
Smooth sailing.
I think delta is like the coors banquet of corona...least that's what somebody told me.
Cali has almost 9 times the population, with per-capita statistics it's a lot easier for us to make the top. We tend to do the same with violence and poverty statistics. My hometown even made The Guardian as the poorest white town in America.
It's the same here, nobody has heard of the beer flu once you get away from the hospitals. They've cancelled anything elective here, my dad's knee surgery got called off three days before it was supposed to happen.
I can't set foot in an airport without getting the third degree anyways, not sure if I'd even notice.
Give this a listen, I reckon you've been in the state long enough to appreciate it.
I laughed out loud. At the article. And not just because Beattyville reminds me of home.
That song's hilarious. Well I mean if you never wanna know what seafood tastes like ever again and your idea of "culture" is professional sports it's hilarious.
You're the best Jethro!
The article is even funnier when you know that there's no college in the town and that the basketball game they went to was a high school one.
What are you talking about, catfish is the best seafood!
Ha, if you say so!
Oh make no mistake, I love catfish. And hands down some of the best around is right here.
In NZ there is now a border requiring papers - keep in mind that unlike Aus, NZ is one country with no states - but there is now a border separating roughly half the population on each side. The news is full of fudporn, but people who have been "jabbed" actually have started dying now.
What is the new border separating @frot?
Apologies in advance, I don't have a TV or anything, this is my only social media.
It is south of Auckland - splitting the biggest population area at the top apart from the rest of NZ
In American terms Auckland would be like LA and Wellington would be NY...sort of...a bit...Auckland is huge.
This map shows regions - but they are not separate states. It's hot at the top and cold at the bottom, opposite of USA!
The only place I've never been to is Stewart Island. But I hear that really is cold.
The south island is wide open spaces and they are much more aware that this is all a scam down there
Thank you. I was completely unaware. So you yourself are now isolated to one part only? I hope I'm misunderstanding you.
And thanks for using USA references. As you and everyone who's not American are well aware, our geography's a joke. Don't laugh!
I wouldn't be allowed to cross the border north into Auckland, no.
The trip I usually make is south from Wellington to Picton, which I've done 18 times in the past two years, and in theory I could still do that, but at any moment the dictatorship could block the Cook Straight and stop me catching the ferry home, so I'd be edgy about doing it.
This is Auckland - I hate the place and have always avoided it, the city was always pumping, but it's urban sprawl running on for ever. A shitty house an hour out of the city used to sell for $NZ one million (US$700k) - it's likely to have a house price crash to end all crashes. Any house remotely worth living in would be over 2 million.
PS - Picton isn't even on that map - it's the nearest place to Wellington, but all by water - just above Blenheim on the map
I was unaware that's going on.
So that northern part of your country, Aukland and up, that's the metropolitan, "city life" part of NZ, am I understanding that correctly? Where the majority of tourists visit, fair assumption?
And now you can not go there? And it's all Covid related?
(lotta questions, I know)
Don't go to Massachusetts whatever you do. The whole Boston area is an insane amount of people terrified of their own shadow and wearing face shields in public and shit. It’s pretty sad, honestly.
You cracked me up with Deltron! It's not 3030 yet though so that's good!
It was either that or Del Taco. 👊🏼
Thank you. This is my first hearing of Boston, that's disappointing.
The mayor of TN said something the other day, first time I've ever heard him. I'm kidding, he's never said a word, I have no idea who he or she is.
Lol wasn’t del taco the taco looking ice creams? I loved those!
Outside of the Boston area it’s mostly good though. Some areas where it’s tedious but it’s not bad. New Hampshire is live free or die! Might be why we love going there that much.
Is the Free State Project still a going thing up towards New Hampshire?
I'm going to say no since I've never heard of it! I'll have to look into that.
There were still some people moving up there a few years back but I haven't kept up with it in a bit. I couldn't handle the New England winters myself but liked the idea.
Hahah yeah the winters are tough! We are trying to move away for a few reasons. I love to snowboard and all that but I think it would be nice to visit to snowboard instead of live nearby lol