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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Posted by oldtimerocknroll
I was planning to do what I do every year...which is drop two or three pieces of wrapped candy into each bag held out to me...
I would have to touch the candy to put it into any sort of bowl or bag...and I wash my hands like a person should do...so I am not seeing the issue...
Am I missing something here?
me too, agree 100%, using my hand to drop in bag.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
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I just wanted to comment on so many saying it’s no different than touching items in a grocery store or the ATM. It is different. 1. We are adults. And when we touch those things, we aren’t rubbing our eyes, nose and mouth constantly and talking in others faces at those times and 2. Grocery store, ATM and things like that are necessary risks we take daily. trick or treating is not a necessary risk.
So i don’t think the comparison is the same.
Why the assumption that all kids do those things? I honestly think kids are taking this mask thing so much better than adults. The amount of adults who have masks under their nose and some under their chin lately is crazy.
This isn't the hypothetical diabetic with banana. There is more of a chance that kids would do that than adults. I think we can agree on that.
I’m the one who said it was the same. Touching an atm and touching candy others touched is the same. Except in situations like ToT where kids could put their snotty hands in bowls. That was pretty much exactly what I said.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Who knew peopke are now being judged on how they hand out candy. WtF has this world come to?
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
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Posted by oldtimerocknroll
I was planning to do what I do every year...which is drop two or three pieces of wrapped candy into each bag held out to me...
I would have to touch the candy to put it into any sort of bowl or bag...and I wash my hands like a person should do...so I am not seeing the issue...
Am I missing something here?
me too, agree 100%, using my hand to drop in bag.
Nothing wrong with that  . Hopefully people don’t freak out and actually open their doors to our kids.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
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I just wanted to comment on so many saying it’s no different than touching items in a grocery store or the ATM. It is different. 1. We are adults. And when we touch those things, we aren’t rubbing our eyes, nose and mouth constantly and talking in others faces at those times and 2. Grocery store, ATM and things like that are necessary risks we take daily. trick or treating is not a necessary risk.
So i don’t think the comparison is the same.
Why the assumption that all kids do those things? I honestly think kids are taking this mask thing so much better than adults. The amount of adults who have masks under their nose and some under their chin lately is crazy.
This isn't the hypothetical diabetic with banana. There is more of a chance that kids would do that than adults. I think we can agree on that.
I don’t think it is right to take another thing away from these kids. Kids are not getting sick nor bringing it home so they are fine to go out and get done candy for a few hours one day a year.
Didn’t say a thing about that (personally I wouldn’t if we had kids and don’t think the reward out ways the risk during a pandemic - but that’s my personal opinion = my business)
I just said I don’t think it’s the same as every day covid risks. Necessary vs unnecessary. To me, going out to dinner, parties, trick or treating are all unnecessary risks. Work, school, grocery shopping are necessary risks. Can’t compare them
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
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Posted by valentinesbaby48
Posted by PhyllisNJoe
I just wanted to comment on so many saying it’s no different than touching items in a grocery store or the ATM. It is different. 1. We are adults. And when we touch those things, we aren’t rubbing our eyes, nose and mouth constantly and talking in others faces at those times and 2. Grocery store, ATM and things like that are necessary risks we take daily. trick or treating is not a necessary risk.
So i don’t think the comparison is the same.
Why the assumption that all kids do those things? I honestly think kids are taking this mask thing so much better than adults. The amount of adults who have masks under their nose and some under their chin lately is crazy.
This isn't the hypothetical diabetic with banana. There is more of a chance that kids would do that than adults. I think we can agree on that.
I’m the one who said it was the same. Touching an atm and touching candy others touched is the same. Except in situations like ToT where kids could put their snotty hands in bowls. That was pretty much exactly what I said.
You’re reply wasn’t what I was referencing. It was the other 2-3 people who spoke about surfaces as well. You mentioned Something similar to what I’ve said. It’s not the touching. It’s the sneeze I to hand go through touching all the candy etc etc.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
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Sorry but the contamination thing is ridiculous. We all touch so many things everyday, kids even more.
We are doing more harm with holing up and not letting our immune system work.
Our immune systems have evolved over thousands of years. 12 months of good hygiene is not going to negatively affect them.
My 6 year old is now religious about washing his hands when getting home from anywhere. How is this a bad thing?
We hope not but do you notice that regular soap and body wash has not flown off the shelves? People are not as clean as they claim to be just because they bought hand soap and sanitizer in bulk.
At my grocery store, regular soap was hard to come by for a long time. Luckily, I had just bought one of those jumbo sized ones right before everything got crazy.
I will be honest and say I only regularly washed my hands after I used the bathroom and before I ate pre-covid. I now wash them immediately when I get home and I have my DH and DS do the same. My son typically does it without prompting.
I am not even a little concerned that my immune system is suddenly going to forget how to make antibodies to protect me.
It’s not about the immune system forgetting how to make antibodies to protect itself, it’s something that will always happen just like breathing or digesting food, our bodies don’t forget to breath when we’re asleep or digest food when we eat. The problem is that our bodies constantly are exposed to thousands and thousands of different types of viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc and the immune system needs to be able to recognize each different kind and act accordingly to what it’s dealing with. This is something that happens every day, and it’s constantly adapting and learning how to fight them even when we don’t manifest symptoms. So depriving the body to be naturally exposed to those microorganisms can delay the immune system on how to act whenever it is indeed facing those microorganisms.
Which in turn will make us sick if we are not being exposed to these things.
That's not how it works.
There is evidence that this is the case for children, but not adults.
https://medical.mit.edu/covid-19-updates/2020/06/social-distancing-and-immune-system
One of many sources that discuss this.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Posted by GoldenRod
I have an 8' PVC pipe painted black and orange that we'll slide the candy down.  Keeps social distancing, and it's something fun. We'll be home all day, so we can do that.
I will also be home, so I am think of using my long BBQ tongs to hand out candy, so I don't have to be right up in their faces. I will also wear a mask. I'm not sure I'd leave candy out if I wasn't going to be home. the squirrels are viscous around here. I don't care if 1 kid steals it. the next kid can go steal from someone else.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Posted by RainyDay
Who knew peopke are now being judged on how they hand out candy. WtF has this world come to?
I say that on a daily basis lately
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
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Posted by soontobemommyof2
Posted by PitterPatter11
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Posted by valentinesbaby48
Sorry but the contamination thing is ridiculous. We all touch so many things everyday, kids even more.
We are doing more harm with holing up and not letting our immune system work.
Our immune systems have evolved over thousands of years. 12 months of good hygiene is not going to negatively affect them.
My 6 year old is now religious about washing his hands when getting home from anywhere. How is this a bad thing?
We hope not but do you notice that regular soap and body wash has not flown off the shelves? People are not as clean as they claim to be just because they bought hand soap and sanitizer in bulk.
At my grocery store, regular soap was hard to come by for a long time. Luckily, I had just bought one of those jumbo sized ones right before everything got crazy.
I will be honest and say I only regularly washed my hands after I used the bathroom and before I ate pre-covid. I now wash them immediately when I get home and I have my DH and DS do the same. My son typically does it without prompting.
I am not even a little concerned that my immune system is suddenly going to forget how to make antibodies to protect me.
It’s not about the immune system forgetting how to make antibodies to protect itself, it’s something that will always happen just like breathing or digesting food, our bodies don’t forget to breath when we’re asleep or digest food when we eat. The problem is that our bodies constantly are exposed to thousands and thousands of different types of viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc and the immune system needs to be able to recognize each different kind and act accordingly to what it’s dealing with. This is something that happens every day, and it’s constantly adapting and learning how to fight them even when we don’t manifest symptoms. So depriving the body to be naturally exposed to those microorganisms can delay the immune system on how to act whenever it is indeed facing those microorganisms.
Which in turn will make us sick if we are not being exposed to these things.
That's not how it works.
There is evidence that this is the case for children, but not adults.
https://medical.mit.edu/covid-19-updates/2020/06/social-distancing-and-immune-system
One of many sources that discuss this.
While I do completely agree that preparing ur immune system by having a healthy lifestyle is important when facing microorganisms (reinforcing ur defenses), I do not agree that this only happens with children. In fact I’ve said many times in this forum how imperative it is to have a healthy diet with very little stress in order for our immune system to work better. When facing a possible disease, our first line of defense is our immune system and if it’s not equipped enough, it will not work at its best capability. Yes, years will give us more chances to be exposed to a bigger variety of “germs” than when we were children but not even living up to 100 years will be enough time to being exposed to all of them. U can prepare ur immune system all u want but if u never “test” it, how is it possible to keep it working vigorously on a continuous basis? Yes, our defense cells do keep a “memory” of viruses and bacteria so it can react more efficiently and fast next time the same strand sticks around but the cells won’t create that “memory” if the body has never been exposed to them and like I said before one lifetime will never be enough to face the thousands and thousands of germs that exist in this planet. I do find it interesting how the last paragraph of the article says “there’s a lot you can do to prepare that old immune system”. Hmmm, why would they say we need to “prepare that old immune system” if it’s indeed so roboust in adults and with all the memory it needs??
This is a topic that I have personally read so much about during all these years because it has always fascinated and intrigued me.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Posted by soontobemommyof2
U can prepare ur immune system all u want but if u never “test” it, how is it possible to keep it working vigorously on a continuous basis? Yes, our defense cells do keep a “memory” of viruses and bacteria so it can react more efficiently and fast next time the same strand sticks around but the cells won’t create that “memory” if the body has never been exposed to them and like I said before one lifetime will never be enough to face the thousands and thousands of germs that exist in this planet.
Our immune systems have evolved over thousands of years. You do not need to "test" your immune system as an adult since you have been exposed to so many pathogens throughout your lifetime. Your T-cells and B-cells know what to do to create a specific immune response.
Even with mask wearing and proper hygiene, we are all still being exposed to pathogens daily so our immune systems are still recognizing pathogens day in and day out unless you are still not leaving your house, which for most of the general public is not the case. Plus, my DS is always outside helping us with yard work and what not. His hands are covered in dirt and he is definitely touching his face with dirty hands.
Also you are correct in saying that if you are never exposed to a specific pathogen, you do not have immunity to it, but specific immunity is caused by an immune response, which most likely means you were sick. If proper hygiene can make it so my family does not sick at all, sign me up!
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
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Posted by valentinesbaby48
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I just wanted to comment on so many saying it’s no different than touching items in a grocery store or the ATM. It is different. 1. We are adults. And when we touch those things, we aren’t rubbing our eyes, nose and mouth constantly and talking in others faces at those times and 2. Grocery store, ATM and things like that are necessary risks we take daily. trick or treating is not a necessary risk.
So i don’t think the comparison is the same.
Why the assumption that all kids do those things? I honestly think kids are taking this mask thing so much better than adults. The amount of adults who have masks under their nose and some under their chin lately is crazy.
This isn't the hypothetical diabetic with banana. There is more of a chance that kids would do that than adults. I think we can agree on that.
I don’t think it is right to take another thing away from these kids. Kids are not getting sick nor bringing it home so they are fine to go out and get done candy for a few hours one day a year.
Didn’t say a thing about that (personally I wouldn’t if we had kids and don’t think the reward out ways the risk during a pandemic - but that’s my personal opinion = my business)
I just said I don’t think it’s the same as every day covid risks. Necessary vs unnecessary. To me, going out to dinner, parties, trick or treating are all unnecessary risks. Work, school, grocery shopping are necessary risks. Can’t compare them
Your assumption is that kids are going around sneezing all over the place.
I find all these things necessary to live life and enjoy one selves. Live can’t stop for a virus as it never has been before and we are doing more harm to ourselves by shutting ourselves up to the world.
There is more to life than everyday necessities and to listen to people who truly don’t know what to do and tell us different things everyday is insane and will ruin more than us getting sick.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Posted by valentinesbaby48
Your assumption is that kids are going around sneezing all over the place.
I find all these things necessary to live life and enjoy one selves. Live can’t stop for a virus as it never has been before and we are doing more harm to ourselves by shutting ourselves up to the world.
There is more to life than everyday necessities and to listen to people who truly don’t know what to do and tell us different things everyday is insane and will ruin more than us getting sick.
While I understand what you are saying, this virus is temporary. Death is permanent. People can slightly modify how they do things to minimize their risk of contracting and spreading the virus.
For example, we live 3 hours from our families. We usually visit/stay with them once a month. During the pandemic, we have met half way. The kids all played together outdoors and we ate at a restaurant outside. Is this ideal? Honestly, no, but meeting this way reduces our risk of contracting and/or spreading the virus.
At this point, I am trying to minimize my risk of exposure so essential things like school can continue to operate. My son is 6 and needs to learn how to read. To me that is more important than going to an inside social gathering where people are not wearing masks and/or distancing appropriately.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Posted by valentinesbaby48
Posted by PhyllisNJoe
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Posted by PhyllisNJoe
Posted by valentinesbaby48
Posted by PhyllisNJoe
I just wanted to comment on so many saying it’s no different than touching items in a grocery store or the ATM. It is different. 1. We are adults. And when we touch those things, we aren’t rubbing our eyes, nose and mouth constantly and talking in others faces at those times and 2. Grocery store, ATM and things like that are necessary risks we take daily. trick or treating is not a necessary risk.
So i don’t think the comparison is the same.
Why the assumption that all kids do those things? I honestly think kids are taking this mask thing so much better than adults. The amount of adults who have masks under their nose and some under their chin lately is crazy.
This isn't the hypothetical diabetic with banana. There is more of a chance that kids would do that than adults. I think we can agree on that.
I don’t think it is right to take another thing away from these kids. Kids are not getting sick nor bringing it home so they are fine to go out and get done candy for a few hours one day a year.
Didn’t say a thing about that (personally I wouldn’t if we had kids and don’t think the reward out ways the risk during a pandemic - but that’s my personal opinion = my business)
I just said I don’t think it’s the same as every day covid risks. Necessary vs unnecessary. To me, going out to dinner, parties, trick or treating are all unnecessary risks. Work, school, grocery shopping are necessary risks. Can’t compare them
Your assumption is that kids are going around sneezing all over the place.
I find all these things necessary to live life and enjoy one selves. Live can’t stop for a virus as it never has been before and we are doing more harm to ourselves by shutting ourselves up to the world.
There is more to life than everyday necessities and to listen to people who truly don’t know what to do and tell us different things everyday is insane and will ruin more than us getting sick.
I also hate to say this but this won't be gone next year either. I read an article about how it's looking like this will be an endemic...something that will always be with us...much like the flu and other viruses. Something we will have to live with unfortunately.
I keep hearing people say oh next year we'll do this or that, next Thanksgiving we will have our family over again, oh I can't wait for 2020 to end. As if when the clock strikes midnight on New Years Eve this virus will disappear and we will be able to go see a Broadway show or attend a big wedding unchecked.
This isn't going away.
My father in law has now tested positive twice. Once in April and just a few weeks ago. Someone at my job in another state also tested positive twice...months apart. What does that even mean for a vaccine if you can get it twice so close together?
If we only do the bare necessites like grocery shopping and school it's going to be a long rode and a sad life.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
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I also hate to say this but this won't be gone next year either. I read an article about how it's looking like this will be an endemic...something that will always be with us...much like the flu and other viruses. Something we will have to live with unfortunately.
I keep hearing people say oh next year we'll do this or that, next Thanksgiving we will have our family over again, oh I can't wait for 2020 to end. As if when the clock strikes midnight on New Years Eve this virus will disappear and we will be able to go see a Broadway show or attend a big wedding unchecked.
This isn't going away.
My father in law has now tested positive twice. Once in April and just a few weeks ago. Someone at my job in another state also tested positive twice...months apart. What does that even mean for a vaccine if you can get it twice so close together?
If we only do the bare necessites like grocery shopping and school it's going to be a long rode and a sad life.
What we need more than a vaccine is an effective TREATMENT and accurate RAPID at home testing. That is what will really allow things to get better. I have said this from the beginning.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Posted by PitterPatter11
Posted by NervousNell
I also hate to say this but this won't be gone next year either. I read an article about how it's looking like this will be an endemic...something that will always be with us...much like the flu and other viruses. Something we will have to live with unfortunately.
I keep hearing people say oh next year we'll do this or that, next Thanksgiving we will have our family over again, oh I can't wait for 2020 to end. As if when the clock strikes midnight on New Years Eve this virus will disappear and we will be able to go see a Broadway show or attend a big wedding unchecked.
This isn't going away.
My father in law has now tested positive twice. Once in April and just a few weeks ago. Someone at my job in another state also tested positive twice...months apart. What does that even mean for a vaccine if you can get it twice so close together?
If we only do the bare necessites like grocery shopping and school it's going to be a long rode and a sad life.
What we need more than a vaccine is an effective TREATMENT and accurate RAPID at home testing. That is what will really allow things to get better. I have said this from the beginning.
Yes. 100% agree.
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Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
We will be home, but leaving a metal pan on the stoop with pumpkins around it so they can't come up and knock at the door.
Since we are going to be home, I'm only going to put out a handful of candy each time. So if some kid comes by and takes the whole thing and swipes it we will still have left for others. I'll just keep an eye when we have someone come by and go out afterwards and throw some more in for the next people.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by valentinesbaby48
Posted by PhyllisNJoe
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Posted by PhyllisNJoe
I just wanted to comment on so many saying it’s no different than touching items in a grocery store or the ATM. It is different. 1. We are adults. And when we touch those things, we aren’t rubbing our eyes, nose and mouth constantly and talking in others faces at those times and 2. Grocery store, ATM and things like that are necessary risks we take daily. trick or treating is not a necessary risk.
So i don’t think the comparison is the same.
Why the assumption that all kids do those things? I honestly think kids are taking this mask thing so much better than adults. The amount of adults who have masks under their nose and some under their chin lately is crazy.
This isn't the hypothetical diabetic with banana. There is more of a chance that kids would do that than adults. I think we can agree on that.
I don’t think it is right to take another thing away from these kids. Kids are not getting sick nor bringing it home so they are fine to go out and get done candy for a few hours one day a year.
Didn’t say a thing about that (personally I wouldn’t if we had kids and don’t think the reward out ways the risk during a pandemic - but that’s my personal opinion = my business)
I just said I don’t think it’s the same as every day covid risks. Necessary vs unnecessary. To me, going out to dinner, parties, trick or treating are all unnecessary risks. Work, school, grocery shopping are necessary risks. Can’t compare them
Your assumption is that kids are going around sneezing all over the place.
I find all these things necessary to live life and enjoy one selves. Live can’t stop for a virus as it never has been before and we are doing more harm to ourselves by shutting ourselves up to the world.
There is more to life than everyday necessities and to listen to people who truly don’t know what to do and tell us different things everyday is insane and will ruin more than us getting sick.
I also hate to say this but this won't be gone next year either. I read an article about how it's looking like this will be an endemic...something that will always be with us...much like the flu and other viruses. Something we will have to live with unfortunately.
I keep hearing people say oh next year we'll do this or that, next Thanksgiving we will have our family over again, oh I can't wait for 2020 to end. As if when the clock strikes midnight on New Years Eve this virus will disappear and we will be able to go see a Broadway show or attend a big wedding unchecked.
This isn't going away.
My father in law has now tested positive twice. Once in April and just a few weeks ago. Someone at my job in another state also tested positive twice...months apart. What does that even mean for a vaccine if you can get it twice so close together?
If we only do the bare necessites like grocery shopping and school it's going to be a long rode and a sad life.
Yes, yes, yes. I was done in May with not seeing my friends and family. We were a little more cautious back then only doing things outside but now we have gone to inside restaurants, gone to houses and stayed inside. This virus is just going to be like every other one out there and more and more information, like everything else will save lives. Lives were lost many years ago from things we know how to avoid now, even childbirth. Did that mean people just stopped having babies? No. We can't stop everything and honestly people would be clutching their pearls if I told them about how some people NEVER stopped seeing others and doing things. Ones who barely wash their hands or use hand sanitizer. Only do what they are asked to do, like masks where needed. NONE of them sick in the 8 months. Many whom I feel had covid before it was known it was covid.
Will everyone have covid now, no one with a simple cold, virus, flu, pneumonia, etc?
Will we have to announce every single person who tests positive forever?
How about we announce every positive flu or pneumonia or anything that is contagious.
Would that stop the people who are afraid of this virus?
It never stopped them before and they lived their normal lives.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
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I also hate to say this but this won't be gone next year either. I read an article about how it's looking like this will be an endemic...something that will always be with us...much like the flu and other viruses. Something we will have to live with unfortunately.
I keep hearing people say oh next year we'll do this or that, next Thanksgiving we will have our family over again, oh I can't wait for 2020 to end. As if when the clock strikes midnight on New Years Eve this virus will disappear and we will be able to go see a Broadway show or attend a big wedding unchecked.
This isn't going away.
My father in law has now tested positive twice. Once in April and just a few weeks ago. Someone at my job in another state also tested positive twice...months apart. What does that even mean for a vaccine if you can get it twice so close together?
If we only do the bare necessites like grocery shopping and school it's going to be a long rode and a sad life.
What we need more than a vaccine is an effective TREATMENT and accurate RAPID at home testing. That is what will really allow things to get better. I have said this from the beginning.
Especially since most people will not take a vaccine.
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
I said it’s not anymore risky than what people do in their daily lives because it’s not.
Every year I give out candy, its literally a two second transaction. I drop the candy in their bags or buckets. Always have. I’m really short and most of these kids are tinier than me, no kid is spitting, coughing or sneezing in my face. I think it’s a little extreme to say particles are going to be flying everywhere with these kids. I also think most kids will have masks on, so again why is this more riskier?
My point was really driving from the parents who are worried about their kids going out, not so much the person giving out the candy. Trick or Treating is riskier but in the same sense these kids have been out and about. So getting a candy from a stranger is no bigger threat than grabbing a candy from the grocery store and giving it to them. Going to school and touching everything all day.
And to say adults don’t really touch things with their dirty hands or sneeze/cough on their hands and then proceed to touch things is far from reality. so to me it’s the same as living your daily life, if you are doing so now. ATMs can be disgusting and I rather take my chances with a candy from one strangers house than an ATM with high traffic.
The point was NOT to chastise people who don’t want to participate and who are being cautious. But some people are really on the fence and are torn because they want to do this for their kids. I just want to offer perspective and help put parents at ease. If you are trying live your life right now as normal as possible and want to go out. Then do it, follow precautions and wash your hands.
Also a side note: Kids are not “Children of the Corn”. I wish society would stop acting like they are these Covid parasites, killing the world.
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| Posted 10/30/20 8:46 AM |
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chilltocam
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Posted by oldtimerocknroll
I was planning to do what I do every year...which is drop two or three pieces of wrapped candy into each bag held out to me...
I would have to touch the candy to put it into any sort of bowl or bag...and I wash my hands like a person should do...so I am not seeing the issue...
Am I missing something here?
In the past, I would hold out a bowl of candy and let the kids pick out a couple of pieces. This year I'm doing bags that will be out on a table so the kids can take one. Yes, I touched the candy to put it into the bags, but I am one person, (who washed my hands before bagging) rather than having many kids rifle through (and breathe over) the bowl. If you will be taking the candy and placing it in each kids bag, it's pretty much the same as doing little bags (as far as I can tell), except that you and each trick or treater will have closer contact (very briefly, but still closer)
Message edited 10/30/2020 9:50:01 AM.
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| Posted 10/30/20 9:48 AM |
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RainyDay
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Posted by chilltocam
Posted by oldtimerocknroll
I was planning to do what I do every year...which is drop two or three pieces of wrapped candy into each bag held out to me...
I would have to touch the candy to put it into any sort of bowl or bag...and I wash my hands like a person should do...so I am not seeing the issue...
Am I missing something here?
In the past, I would hold out a bowl of candy and let the kids pick out a couple of pieces. This year I'm doing bags that will be out on a table so the kids can take one. Yes, I touched the candy to put it into the bags, but I am one person, (who washed my hands before bagging) rather than having many kids rifle through (and breathe over) the bowl. If you will be taking the candy and placing it in each kids bag, it's pretty much the same as doing little bags (as far as I can tell), except that you and each trick or treater will have closer contact (very briefly, but still closer)
This was my reasoning. I'm doing it more for kids and their families but I also have elderly inlaws living with us and they don't feel comfortable opening the door to that many strangers.
Why risk it?
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| Posted 10/30/20 10:45 AM |
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nycbuslady
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Posted by Sash
I said it’s not anymore risky than what people do in their daily lives because it’s not.
Every year I give out candy, its literally a two second transaction. I drop the candy in their bags or buckets. Always have. I’m really short and most of these kids are tinier than me, no kid is spitting, coughing or sneezing in my face. I think it’s a little extreme to say particles are going to be flying everywhere with these kids. I also think most kids will have masks on, so again why is this more riskier?
My point was really driving from the parents who are worried about their kids going out, not so much the person giving out the candy. Trick or Treating is riskier but in the same sense these kids have been out and about. So getting a candy from a stranger is no bigger threat than grabbing a candy from the grocery store and giving it to them. Going to school and touching everything all day.
And to say adults don’t really touch things with their dirty hands or sneeze/cough on their hands and then proceed to touch things is far from reality. so to me it’s the same as living your daily life, if you are doing so now. ATMs can be disgusting and I rather take my chances with a candy from one strangers house than an ATM with high traffic.
The point was NOT to chastise people who don’t want to participate and who are being cautious. But some people are really on the fence and are torn because they want to do this for their kids. I just want to offer perspective and help put parents at ease. If you are trying live your life right now as normal as possible and want to go out. Then do it, follow precautions and wash your hands.
Also a side note: Kids are not “Children of the Corn”. I wish society would stop acting like they are these Covid parasites, killing the world.
I agree 100%!
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| Posted 10/30/20 10:49 AM |
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seaside
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
We are doing an out of the box Halloween this year, outdoors and distant with friends. May be the most fun one yet. Lots of special things planned.
Leaving all of our family's guidance on what distancing should look like and how our immune systems will fare to our doctors, who are guided by science and experts---not to anyone else.
Leaving individual candy packets outside and counting on the neighborhood kids to be their best selves and take one each. We will see how that goes....
Agree with those who said that an emerging combo of theraputics, rapid testing, and a vaccine will soon make us all safer, even if things still need to be modified a bit longer. All things considered, it could be a lot worse, and we have so much to be so thankful for.
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| Posted 10/30/20 10:50 AM |
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Re: Halloween - how are you going to display your candy?
Posted by Sash
I said it’s not anymore risky than what people do in their daily lives because it’s not.
Every year I give out candy, its literally a two second transaction. I drop the candy in their bags or buckets. Always have. I’m really short and most of these kids are tinier than me, no kid is spitting, coughing or sneezing in my face. I think it’s a little extreme to say particles are going to be flying everywhere with these kids. I also think most kids will have masks on, so again why is this more riskier?
My point was really driving from the parents who are worried about their kids going out, not so much the person giving out the candy. Trick or Treating is riskier but in the same sense these kids have been out and about. So getting a candy from a stranger is no bigger threat than grabbing a candy from the grocery store and giving it to them. Going to school and touching everything all day.
And to say adults don’t really touch things with their dirty hands or sneeze/cough on their hands and then proceed to touch things is far from reality. so to me it’s the same as living your daily life, if you are doing so now. ATMs can be disgusting and I rather take my chances with a candy from one strangers house than an ATM with high traffic.
The point was NOT to chastise people who don’t want to participate and who are being cautious. But some people are really on the fence and are torn because they want to do this for their kids. I just want to offer perspective and help put parents at ease. If you are trying live your life right now as normal as possible and want to go out. Then do it, follow precautions and wash your hands.
Also a side note: Kids are not “Children of the Corn”. I wish society would stop acting like they are these Covid parasites, killing the world.
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