BethAnnBitt

The question is really what does it take to be successful in CA and live the way they are choosing?  If Harry didn't like being under the microscope in 🇬🇧 I'm not sure why he'll find it any better in the 🇺🇸, weather in SoCal aside.  Either way, not my 🎪 , not my 🐒.  I wish him well.  He's had some tough breaks.

According to today's Südkurier a growing number of firms, such as Deutsche Telekom and Allianz, ... are prepared to take matters into their own hands and have their company doctors start giving vaccinations to their employees, as only 3.5/10.4 M delivered doses have been used while the economy suffers.  Great idea, but how's that supposed to work if they start giving their young employees doses before 65+ age retirees get it?  I guess they are really just trying to make a statement to the government to get its shit in order.  😏

 @HEM, several years ago I was meeting a friend for dinner and while I was looking for a parking space my predictive text function sent her my SMS saying "I'll see you as soon as I finish f*cking"!  How "parking" became "f*cking" I shall never know, as it's a word I use sparingly and would never write.  🤷‍♀️  Needless to say, I was 😱 while she couldn't stop 😂!  And it caused me to try and look more frequently before I click to send.  😁

This is all drivel from people who want to pretend to be normal while living in some CA McMansion in a gated community and hobnobbing with other celebrities. It‘s the California version of royalty, and H & M have chosen it.  It's a moneymaking gig.  A lot of $ are required to maintain that lifestyle whereas the Firm provides subsidized housing, but also with major strings attached.  Either way one has to sing for supper.  

@Jonny, Gulf States, such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, UAE, ...  have extremely high obesity rates and do not have relatively high Covid death rates.  

It’s serving us well, after about 100€ two years ago.  Aside from printing we scan items frequently, such as tax documents.

Here is where you go to obtain your SS history.  https://www.ssa.gov

The singing sounds absolutely beautiful Knotty! You are indeed extraordinarily talented, and gutsy too. 😊 I  admire you. I also really enjoyed reading about the Armenia Boxes as my two Munchkins, the Armenian-Germericans, are stationed in Yerevan. 🙏 We missed our annual NY’s/Orthodox Christmas visit this year for the first time in their little Munchkin lives. 😕 But we did get to spend 3 whole  weeks with them in Sept/Oct 2020. So I must practice gratitude. 🙏    It’s sunny and beautiful here on the Bodensee now. When the blues hit I try and remind myself that I’m so fortunate to live in such a beautiful setting. As it is for you and @bramble the pooch is a lifeline to sanity. The bottle of Ararat awaits the day you can visit these parts. Thank you for starting this thread and sharing.

Mahoosive - 😂 - Is that 🇬🇧 speak or @kiplette speak?  Either way, it’s absolutely fantabulous!  🙏 

I had to look that up! Thanks for the 😂.  “If it turns out that I am, in fact, Donald Trump’s little baby, that will be the greatest honor of my life,” Cruz told reporters. https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trumps-taxes-reveal-he-claimed-ted-cruz-as-dependent

IMO this thread has taken a sharp turn toward shaming anyone who wants to visit the hairstylist even when it is allowed.  🤨 I last saw my gal in June of 2020 and recently set up an appointment for March 18th.  So I don’t think I can be classified as high maintenance.  😂  My hair grows as slow as molasses, and following a few traumatic disasters with stylists at earlier points I’m not about to cut it myself.  😱  Not an ounce of guilt here.   It’s great that so many of you are so skilled and always look beautiful to boot.  I envy you.  I really do.  But please don’t expect me to follow suit and trim my own hair or else deem me a high maintenance Corona spreading societal burden when I’m following the rules and haven’t gone overboard.  😂  Have a bit of mercy please.  😄

Havin’ a good cry with ya.  🥲  5 weeks ago today was the 11th anniversary.  I wish we weren’t in this club, but I’m grateful for how we all take care of each other.  😘

Cruz was tested before flying back as the US rule is that passengers on incoming International flights must present a negative test prior to boarding.  You and I would currently have to do that to fly home from 🇩🇪. https://abcnews.go.com/US/sen-ted-cruz-responds-media-reports-flying-cancun/story?id=75973763 Internal flights are masks, and no tests, because it doesn’t spread domestically.  🙄 😱

Yes.  Remember that Gavin Newsom in California made such a faux pas in November 2020.  It’s par for the course.  🙄

It’s dicey.  Right now the Swiss can’t shop here, and it’s bringing the local economy to its knees, with shop after shop is closing.  But their rules and cultural attitudes toward lockdown are very free for all.  I tend to think the restrictions around cross border shopping and short visits have helped contain the spread.  A big experiment awaits if/when all cross border traffic resumes and most of us are still awaiting vaccinations. 😕  🤞