2021 Palm Springs Weekend

[+ Charlie]

Those of us who live in Palm Springs may not even be vaccinated by then:(

[Epigonos]

I'm in the website "waiting room" to get mine here in Orange County. Now all I have to do is figure out what the hell that means.

Edited January 20, 2021 by Epigonos

[+ Charlie]

I'm in the website "waiting room" to get mine here in Orange County. Now all I have to do is figure out what the hell that means.

Palm Springs is sometimes referred to as "God's waiting room"

[+ Lucky]

Palm Springs is sometimes referred to as "God's waiting room"

Yes. A certain poster here likes to use it as an insult.

[Epigonos]

Years ago there was a great BBC television series about a group of elderly people living in a retirement home that they called "God's waiting room". The cast was outstanding and I believed included Judi Dench.

[TruthBTold]

I signed up for a vaccination once the age to get it was lowered and I was given a date. Then a couple of days later they called me back and told me they were cancelling the dates because the government had not assured them they would get the vaccines so they had to take the dates back.

[beachboy]

Years ago there was a great BBC television series about a group of elderly people living in a retirement home that they called "God's waiting room". The cast was outstanding and I believed included Judi Dench.

'Waiting for God.'

[+ Lucky]

My sister was vaccinated last week, another sister getting it next week. Two friends in LA getting vaccinated tomorrow.

And Lucky? He seems to be out of luck as there seems no chance of a vaccination anytime soon. It's all very strange.

[+ Charlie]

A new group of appointments was opened today. Within an hour, they were filled.

[+ Lucky]

A new group of appointments was opened today. Within an hour, they were filled.

Are you referring to the ruhealth.org site? That's Riverside County's site. The nearest appointment, if you can get it, is in Beaumont, some 30 miles away. The Albertsons store near me had quit taking appointments when I checked.

Edited January 22, 2021 by Lucky

[+ Charlie]

Are you referring to the ruhealth.org site? That's Riversie County's site. The nearest appointment, if you can get it, is in Beaumont, some 30 miles away. The Albertsons store near me had quit taking appointments when I checked.

I think the new appts that were opened up were in Indio.

[+ Lucky]

The ruhealth.org site is currently unavailable.

[+ Charlie]

The ruhealth.org site is currently unavailable.

The county has announced that they are preparing a new website for signing up for appointments.

[TruthBTold]

My hospital sent me a calendar to select a date to have the first dose to be given. However the date of my first dose was scrapped when it was found out that the vaccine doses that were supposed to be sent to our state were a premonition (or perhaps a lie) so we shall see.

[+ Lucky]

The county has announced that they are preparing a new website for signing up for appointments.

And 10000 new appointments to go up at noon today- five minutes ago. The site is already crashed.

[+ Charlie]

And 10000 new appointments to go up at noon today- five minutes ago. The site is already crashed.

Which is why I didn't even bother to try.

[Epigonos]

I've been in the Othena "waiting room" now for about two weeks. I've come to the conclusion that the term "waiting room" is a placebo; it is meaningless. It seems that everybody, I know who has gotten an appointment just happened to be in the right place at the right time, a pure accident. Thus I figure I'll get it when I get it and I'm not going to worry about it.

[+ Charlie]

California has just announced it is lifting the stay-at-home and 10pm-5am curfew orders. Outdoor dining will be allowed again, hotels can take "non-essential" guests, and barber shops will open again. (Damn! I shaved all my hair off just last week because I was tired of trying to cut my own hair!) Bars that don't serve food, however, must stay closed.

[+ Lucky]

So California has just admitted that those restrictions which it just lifted were not necessary. No wonder people are so confused about what to do to prevent the virus. Think of all those businesses which suffered during the apparently unnecessary restrictions.

[+ keroscenefire]

California has just announced it is lifting the stay-at-home and 10pm-5am curfew orders. Outdoor dining will be allowed again, hotels can take "non-essential" guests, and barber shops will open again. (Damn! I shaved all my hair off just last week because I was tired of trying to cut my own hair!) Bars that don't serve food, however, must stay closed.

 

Good news! I am strongly leaning towards going if I get my vaccine before then. Considering just making it into a road trip and driving from Denver. There is some absolutely beautiful country in between and it's been a while since I've seen it. Plus I have friends in Oakland so I might do a little round trip thing.

[+ Charlie]

So California has just admitted that those restrictions which it just lifted were not necessary. No wonder people are so confused about what to do to prevent the virus. Think of all those businesses which suffered during the apparently unnecessary restrictions.

They have not admitted that. Their explanation for lifting the restrictions is that the surge has flattened and ICU capacity is rising. Whether that is true, and whether they are lifting the restrictions too soon are other issues.

[MikeBiDude]

They have not admitted that. Their explanation for lifting the restrictions is that the surge has flattened and ICU capacity is rising. Whether that is true, and whether they are lifting the restrictions too soon are other issues.

In fact....there is evidence - nothing proven yet - that current LA County Covid gentle decline right now coincided with outdoor dining being stopped. Could be coincidental/anecdotal but LA County Health is being queried about it.

[Daverwr]

Over the weekend, one news group stated Gavin Newsom, CA Governor, received a letter from more than 150 restaurants stating facts disproving the need to close restaurants amid Covid concerns. Once the decision was announced, I did not hear this claim again.

[Epigonos]

I hope my comment here won't be considered too political. Another factor in the equation is that the attempt to recall Newsom seems to be gathering momentum. All of a sudden his staff has become very concerned.

[+ IronMaus]

I hope my comment here won't be considered too political. Another factor in the equation is that the attempt to recall Newsom seems to be gathering momentum. All of a sudden his staff has become very concerned.

In California we are upset with Gavin for this bullshit. You don't relax when a curve flattens - you maintain in order to point that sucker down. We are going to just keep riding this goddamn wave if we don't stick with orders for longer. I spend time in LA, and it's sad to see so many million entitled people get frustrated by something that they claim they can't see - they can't see it because they don't live in black and brown neighborhoods, most their friends are under 40, and they don't hang out at hospitals.