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Default OT: Covid-19 Vaccination Button (pic) and dinner plans

On Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 12:03:45 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > On 2021-05-02 3:19 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> > > Dave Smith wrote:
> > >

> >
> > > > The rules were changed. They had to have a negative Covid test
> > > > result within 36 hours of boarding a flight to Canada. Those who
> > > > had positive results ended up crossing at land borders. So they
> > > > changed the rules again.. and you have to get a test at the border
> > > > and another three days later and have to self isolate for 14 days.
> > > >
> > > > It seems that if you walk across you don't have to do that stuff.
> > > > So now people are flying to points in the US and then taking
> > > > buses or taxis to the border and walking across to avoid all that
> > > > stuff.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thats not good for Canada as our rates have been WAY higher than
> > > yours.
> > >

> >
> > Unfortunately, we are playing catch-up. Our third wave was pretty
> > bad, as had been predicted. I just had a look at the stats and it
> > looks like we are on the downward slope.

> Glad to see that. I was a bit worried at how far flung some of your
> population is.


At one time, the Canadians were buying Hawaiian properties like crazy. They were buying more than the Chinese and Japanese. That was pretty weird.