Heh - I did just find out that I “earned” 800 points for their online store and got to buy $20 worth of Dunkin’ cards! (I’m addicted to Dunkaccinos.)
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How did I not know this about you?! They are my favorite too! Unfortunately there are not many DDs down here 
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I knew I loved you. 
There aren’t very many here, either, which makes running errands miserable.
That said, the only one in our zip code is very close.
Do you ever add shots of blueberry, raspberry or coconut?
Now I want one.
I try to limit myself to just Monday and Friday.
But now I have $20 to spend! LOL
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The closest one to me is 30 minutes away, so it has been a rare treat for the last decade. To make matters worse, their machine broke down a few months ago and they aren’t bothering to fix it. 
So instead I’ve decided to open my own coffee shop and I’ve just signed on as a franchisee with Scooter’s Coffee. 
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Stop! What?! 
GoOd GriEf 
. Business owning homeschool mom!!!
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Well, my husband has been in and out of a wheelchair for the past year (bulged disc), and as a contractor, that hasn’t worked well for us. So something had to change. Enter Scooter’s Coffee!
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Do you sleep??? Rhetorical question … not looking for an answer 
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Good question.
And I think she already supplied the secret behind her success
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Actually, as I have been pregnant and/or nursing for the last decade, I only drink decaf!
Jesus and wine (1 glass every few days) get me through my days
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Couldn’t donate in November bc my HGB was too low.
Still have antibodies. 
Had Covid a year ago last week.
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That’s around 12 months since infection, correct?
Score for natural immunity 
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Yes. Just added that detail.
I know many question if it would be enough to avoid infection, but the vaccine doesn’t eliminate infection either ….
I’ve been around a lot of people who have had it…. It’s definitely in my new social circle.
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Being infected with COVID has a 100% infection rate. Vaccines provide ~40% infection rate (numbers differ depending on which vaccine and variant).
So far, they are seeing a rather large re-infection rate with Omicron, as well as a increased infection rate among those vaccinated with Omicron versus previous versions, so that may create a new wrench in the statistics either way!
Our local hospitals are seeing something like 90% of COVID cases coming from those unvaccinated, and have recently been sending out emails letting people know that they have had to reduce services. No guarantee you will be seen in the ER nor any guarantee an ambulance will be able to come in a timely manner. Our systems are OVERWHELMED/at capacity. They are cancelling elective surgeries, and are delaying/cancelling “medically necessary” surgeries.
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I’m not sure the connection you are making. I’m just saying that some people would dismiss antibodies because it’s uncertain how well the might protect. I, personally, appreciate that they are still detected.
They will stop testing donations in January. They aren’t using the plasma to treat Covid patients anymore, it seems.
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Sorry. I was just connecting it to the fact that, whether it is enough to avoid infection is kind of the wrong question…being infected to begin with did NOT avoid infection! I think you meant RE-INFECTION.
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Gotcha.
Yes.
I did have it.
I just wish we had more data on herd immunity and post-infection immunity.
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Agreed. It is a tricky thing to capture data on, though, particularly since re-infection is likely going to be milder and might not result in anyone needing to seek medical care, and may self-eliminate further testing. Still, would be great info to have!
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This.
It’s BEYOND frustrating to me that patients who have followed all of the recommendations and need care for OTHER things cannot get the care they need because of people who refuse to follow the guidelines and are clogging up the works with severe illness at this point in time.
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That’s a slippery slope I will never walk down. I can’t tell you how upset some of my co-workers would be of our cardiac patients that wouldn’t quit smoking or had their families bring in cheeseburgers, or the diabetics with the piles of candy and pop.
The staffing shortage at my former hospital started in 2017 and by the onset of the pandemic we were barely hanging on. It’s heartbreaking. 
ETA - I’m not saying you are being judgmental. I’m just saying there have always been modifiable risk factors.
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I think the big difference here is it is entirely based on a decision to do it or not do it, rather than a modification of a behavior, which is a far trickier thing to tackle. People might WANT to lose weight, or WANT to quit smoking, or WANT to do X and not Y, but struggle with it, or miss the behavior, or whatever.
In the case of vaccinated versus unvaccinated, it is merely a decision to get it done or not, and those choosing not to are causing such a problem that not only impacts themselves, potentially, but the entire health system.
It becomes harder NOT to be frustrated moreso in such a case.
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