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Sharon Foster (CT)'s avatar

Best wishes for a complete recovery for the grandson. As for CTGOP, I wish I had some sympathy and understanding, but I'm all tapped out. Rt 34 between Derby and Newtown is lined with "UnmaskOurKids" lawn signs, and has been since well before the vaccine was approved for school-aged children. There is some serious misinformation still being spread, and there are many people who think that Covid is something you catch once and then you're immune, like measles or mumps. There are other people like the monster who said those children didn't die *of* Covid, they died *with* Covid. If the virus only infected anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers, I'd say bring it on. But there's going to be a lot of collateral damage. We may be through with Covid, but Covid's not through with us.

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Susan Campbell's avatar

Thank you for the best wishes. I have been tapped out for months. Years.

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Joan Sheehan's avatar

I hope your grandson fully recovers. Covid is no joke.

I really don’t understand these parents. They will be the first to complain when Johnny gets Covid from unmasking!

I haven’t returned to the movies or to eating in restaurants. I’m just not comfortable unmasking next to others whom I don’t know their status. I can wait.

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Paul Ashton's avatar

When his taste buds wake up, I think a trip to the UConn Dairy Bar is in order.

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Mary Ann Dimand's avatar

I'm so glad that your grandson is feeling better.

And so sadangry about the shocking myriads swarming around being currently-still-living, currently-still-breathing fuck-yous to the rest of the population. :(

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Thomas Dombroski's avatar

Reading about his social studies assignment had me checking the native people in Enfield

I thought this was interesting

on March 16, 1688, the townspeople purchased Enfield from a Podunk named Notatuck for 25 pounds Sterling. It is unclear what claim Notatuck actually had to the land, or whether he was selling the land or the rights to use it.

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Susan Campbell's avatar

I once read that some of the natives sold the same plot of land multiple times.

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Thomas Dombroski's avatar

When I read about the Enfield land purchase it reminded me of an old SNL skit about the Olympia diner

Bill Murray played a cook that couldn’t speak English and whenever a costumer would talk to him he would just shake his head

That’s how I see the purchase going down

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Charlene L. Edge's avatar

Aw, what an ordeal. Happy to know he's better. Sounds as if that fighter gene runs in the family, Ms. Campbell!

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Susan Campbell's avatar

We were born fighting.

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Karen Caffrey's avatar

Sending healing vibes to the little guy!

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Susan Campbell's avatar

Thank you!

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Jac's avatar

What you said! Thank you!

I hope your grandson feels better soon and can taste strawberries. Good job to fully vaccinated you for avoiding it twice, despite close exposure!

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Susan Campbell's avatar

It's strange. When my husband got it, I'd already been exposed and figured quarantining from him would be dumb. Didn't get it. I was with my grandson when he first noticed the symptoms, and I'm a big hugger, so...I AM INVINCIBLE. Not really. I'm not. Go, Team Pfizer.

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Jac's avatar

Maybe your true calling isn't to be an heiress, it's to be a SuperWoman - impenetrable by COVID-19!

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Jac's avatar

aka SARS-CoV-2

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Deacon Art's avatar

Amen hallelujah!!

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Lumsden, Carolyn's avatar

Love this. Hope the little fella gets totally well very soon.

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Susan Campbell's avatar

Thank you. He’s a fighter.

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