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If anyone is in the U.K. RBS has a maximum Ł50 a month deposit account that gives you 3% interest on the first thousand and then 0.1% after that.
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My province has been rolling out the vaccines based on age, starting with 90+, then 80+, etc We entered into the 30-35 yo range this week, 35-40 being last week. Boomers are super angry because of the inconvenience this has suddenly brought to lives, angry Facebook posting about how unfair it is that they are now having to compete with younger people for appointments, despite literally having a designated week when they could sign up for an appointment at a location most convenient for them with a full range of options of which vaccine they would like to get. It very much feels like a common “This vaccine is meant for US, idgaf about anyone else!” attitude.
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May 18, 2021 12:43
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learnincurve posted:The issue was that the tight fucker was doing it to a exact timetable and walking through London with his entire pay check twice every month instead of spending 50p on the bus. “I’m lucky I didn’t get robbed ha ha!”
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May 18, 2021 13:30
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Re: Vaccines, Doug Coupland (writer of the book “Generation X”) has views on how the (Canadian) vaccine rollout has been pretty poo poo for GenX’rs yet again. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-astrazeneca-fiasco-is-the-latest-example-of-the-gen-x-curse/ Basically because  is behind on things like vaccine production we have been beg borrowing and stealing from whoever and got a lot of AstraZenica delivered. After the whole potential for clots things it was limited to certain ages (55-65), and those ages in the younger boomer cohort decided nah I will wait for the good stuff. Then they dropped the minimum age for it to 45 and GenXers absolutely bumrushed it because we knew we’d get hosed over if we waited. And now the provinces have decided well maybe it’s too risky and have stopped giving AZ for all and are musing about mixing 2nd doses etc. So now we’re all “what the gently caress?!?”
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May 18, 2021 16:10
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There's talk about opening the border again, maybe come on down to the states on a day trip for the J&J shot when they open'er up.
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May 18, 2021 16:51
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:There's talk about opening the border again, maybe come on down to the states on a day trip for the J&J shot when they open'er up. Our batshit crazy rich idiot premiere is a step ahead! Said our teachers can just go to ND for their shots. https://globalnews.ca/news/7820021/manitoba-teachers-covid-19-vaccine-north-dakota/amp/
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May 18, 2021 17:19
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As a BCer I find it really weird to not have the craziest provincial government in the country and not even in the top 3 of crazies at that.
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May 18, 2021 18:09
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How the hell is it that so much of the rest of the world is doing the vaccine rollout worse than the US? Right now my main concern is about when my 10 year old will be able to get a vaccination like his 12+ year old siblings.
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May 18, 2021 18:19
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Scratch Monkey posted:How the hell is it that so much of the rest of the world is doing the vaccine rollout worse than the US? Right now my main concern is about when my 10 year old will be able to get a vaccination like his 12+ year old siblings. With Canada it was all due to supply because we don’t have domestic manufacturing and the US/Europe were keeping them for domestic use. But now the taps have opened and it looks like Canada will pass the US in % vaccinated in the next little while because our rate of vaxx hesitant people is much lower because fox news brain isn’t as widespread here.
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May 18, 2021 18:22
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Scratch Monkey posted:How the hell is it that so much of the rest of the world is doing the vaccine rollout worse than the US? Right now my main concern is about when my 10 year old will be able to get a vaccination like his 12+ year old siblings. Most of the vaccines had patents and until recently the US refused ro wave them so other countries with pharmaceutical manufacturing industries couldn't make the vaccines. Add on to that that the US bought up most of the ingredients to make the vaccines and you get your answer.
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May 18, 2021 18:42
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I feel that parts of the US are going to have weird medical reputations and special travel advisories before going near them, like countries that still have Black Plague warnings and poo poo
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May 19, 2021 00:50
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Plague exists in Colorado, all up in the prairie dog population.
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May 19, 2021 00:56
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Don't armadillos carry the plague AND leprosy?
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May 19, 2021 06:50
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Don't armadillos carry the plague AND leprosy? I don't know about plague, but they are one of the few other mammals that can contract leprosy.
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May 19, 2021 06:56
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Well thanks for waking me up and forcing me to set up do not disturb on a schedule random boomer from my support group
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May 19, 2021 07:46
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May 19, 2021 07:47
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The phone will not charge Because I will have a magical solution to a iPhone cable not working on a phone I suggested he get 3 years ago, because I suggested it is now my responsibility and fault FOR THE REST OF TIME
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May 19, 2021 07:53
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learnincurve posted:The phone will not charge You're like the Boomer whisperer. It's eerie.
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May 19, 2021 08:02
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The fone churches again now Sent him to the lads who do the phone unlocking and he said it got pushed in for no reason, Yusuf called me 5 minutes later and said it was popcorn stuck in the charger port.
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May 19, 2021 15:31
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learnincurve posted:it was popcorn stuck in the charger port. New thread title.
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May 20, 2021 01:44
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Cythereal posted:In high school and college, I was promised that boomers were retiring and there'd be tons of job openings. gently caress it. Figure out way to automate the boomer job faster. There is no moving up the ladder.
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May 20, 2021 03:25
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:There's talk about opening the border again, maybe come on down to the states on a day trip for the J&J shot when they open'er up. moderna or bust wouldnt trust johnson and johnson. infact idk of anywhere in rural nc where they have j & j even after they fixed the problem.
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May 20, 2021 03:39
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I got the J&J shot over a month ago and I'm not getting any better cell signal for it. But otherwise I'm fine. Late 30s white dude though, so it's not like blood clotting was happening much in my age group. Got it 3 days before it was pulled. Gonna give me a line of catholic drivel about embryonic stem cells like my mother did? Because I'm burning in hell for it, let my mother tell you. The bitch.
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May 20, 2021 03:43
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Iron Crowned posted:
I am late to this conversation but I never understood this Did people working the floors seriously do this and just stop when the wages became awful, or is it just boomers felt magically entitled to their whole lives
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May 20, 2021 03:45
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Truniht posted:I am late to this conversation but I never understood this How stock is managed and tracked has changed drastically over boomers life times so when they were young it could reasonably happen. They are also insanely privileged and many never worked an actual retail gig and have no conception that someone making 7.25 an hour is making a whole shitload less than a person making minimum wage did when they were younger.
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May 20, 2021 03:50
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If the millennials/zoomers actually went ahead with the general strike that gets mentioned every now and the what side of the picket like will Gen X be sitting?
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May 20, 2021 13:42
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Outrail posted:If the millennials/zoomers actually went ahead with the general strike that gets mentioned every now and the what side of the picket like will Gen X be sitting? Who cares? Lol
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Barudak posted:How stock is managed and tracked has changed drastically over boomers life times so when they were young it could reasonably happen. They are also insanely privileged and many never worked an actual retail gig and have no conception that someone making 7.25 an hour is making a whole shitload less than a person making minimum wage did when they were younger. Definitely, it's not like the back room of a standalone chain store is neatly organized and everything is within reach. It's more like a warehouse, so sure that thing may be back there, but it's on a pallet 30 feet in the air, and all the forklift operators went home at 5. Not to mention most of the supply chain is just in time, so most goods literally get put on the floor as soon as they're taken off the truck (or as soon as they can get the minimum wage workers off the floor long enough to stock it). To top it off, what is put on the floor is determined by some algorithm at the distribution center, usually in another state. There really isn't much location tracking at the store level, so if something is in the back room, it's probably lost, only to be found years later and gets a 90% clearance sticker (I got a nice pair of wireless headphones for $11 this way)
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May 20, 2021 14:06
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Harvey Mantaco posted:Who cares? Lol There aren't enough to matter, so this is correct.
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May 20, 2021 14:13
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Iron Crowned posted:Definitely, it's not like the back room of a standalone chain store is neatly organized and everything is within reach. It's more like a warehouse, so sure that thing may be back there, but it's on a pallet 30 feet in the air, and all the forklift operators went home at 5. Yeah poo poo could be on any of a dozen plastic-wrapped pallets and I'm not walking around them all hoping that your dumb item is on the outside of one where I can actually get to it
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May 20, 2021 14:37
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When a customer asks you to check in back, you treat that as a 5 minute break. Go to the back and have a seat, get a drink, take a smoke break if you can. Then return to the customer and shrug.
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May 20, 2021 14:46
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Outrail posted:If the millennials/zoomers actually went ahead with the general strike that gets mentioned every now and the what side of the picket like will Gen X be sitting? The older Xers will go with the boomers and the younger ones with the Millennials but yeah no one will care
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May 20, 2021 14:51
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Who's GenX?
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May 20, 2021 16:24
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insta posted:Who's GenX? No body is is.
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May 20, 2021 16:30
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Boomers love to buy FAGE Greek Yogurt: deliciously rich and creamy, made with only milk and live active yogurt cultures. The possibilities are as endless as your imagination. Fruit combinations. Nuts. Nut butters. Chocolate nibs. It’s a canvas for endless possibilities. Best of all, creating something extraordinary with FAGE Total is something you can do every single day. Whatever time of day you have it—breakfast, late afternoon, after your workout—is the best part of your day. It’s food for imagination. It’s anything but plain. It’s FAGE Total. But even though Boomers love it so much, can they correctly pronounce FAGE? DOUBTFUL!
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May 20, 2021 16:54
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ah, yes, Fagephagy
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May 20, 2021 17:15
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Bonaventure posted:Boomers love to buy FAGE Greek Yogurt: deliciously rich and creamy, made with only milk and live active yogurt cultures. The possibilities are as endless as your imagination. Fruit combinations. Nuts. Nut butters. Chocolate nibs. It’s a canvas for endless possibilities. Best of all, creating something extraordinary with FAGE Total is something you can do every single day. Whatever time of day you have it—breakfast, late afternoon, after your workout—is the best part of your day. It’s food for imagination. It’s anything but plain. It’s FAGE Total. Yes, boomers drop the E.
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May 20, 2021 17:16
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:Plague exists in Colorado, all up in the prairie dog population. Because some California harbormasters knew infected boats had docked but covered it up until it had made it into squirrels. I learned this almost right after reading 'The Rats on the Waterfront' about this heroic attempt to stamp out a plague epidemic on the NYC docks during WWII - that succeeded, mostly because everyone in a position to react reacted appropriately and without ego - then read about it having already by that point been west coast endemic for a half century because the people in charge just basically shrugged, blamed the Chinatowns for the outbreak and clocked out early for a quick nine holes. It's eventually going to be countrywide, cats out of the bag, it's too widespread to contain anymore and there's not a whole lot you can do to keep it from moving east with different rodents. Nothing to do with boomers, this was their (great?) grandparents calling shots. But still, the same sort of decision making process they'd craft into a generational ethos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_plague_of_1900%E2%80%931904
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Boomers love feeding dogs table scraps and are amazed that my dogs are svelte and healthy. No, dad, you can't give Skippy your steak fat. No, mom, I don't feed Skippy chips and guac (!). When my FIL dogsits, we have to be explicit. And then he just gives the dog ten treats a day. Skippy: 
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Giving dogs table scraps is cool and good.
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