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   Sean,   
      
    SD> There's nothing wrong with that at all.  I have learned to become very   
    SD> frugal myself though I am thankful that I am receiving food stamps   
    SD> right now.  It's not a lot of money but it's enough to where I will not   
    SD> go hungry.   
      
     When I became my late Mom's caregiver, I got so where I just ate one meal   
   a day...usually lunch. I rarely eat breakfast, unless I have to go out early.   
   I haven't done a ham radio license exam in over a year, due to COVID-19, but   
   the tests were in the morning.   
      
    SD> That happens here also.  1/2" of snow sends others into a panic and   
    SD> they clear off the shelves.  It's stupid but it also shows people have   
    SD> no idea about being prepared for a disaster.   
      
     The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) recommends one have enough   
   non-perishable food and potable water to last at least 72 hours (3 days).   
   Unfortunately, very few are that prepared.   
      
    SD> I have seen so many funny memes on the Internet about that ...   
      
     I guess I wasn't looking for that right string. :P   
      
    SD> The last time I had a COVID test, the tech did not try to probe my   
    SD> brain but swabbed my far-rear nasal passage.  It was slightly   
    SD> uncomfortable but not painful.   
      
     A lady friend I know wet her pants when they did it to her.   
      
    SD> I'll be having one at the end of April.  I asked for another endoscopy   
    SD> so they can take a look at my ulcer again and stretch out my esophagus   
    SD> with a balloon (I have a crushed esophagus that gives me problems   
    SD> swallowing).   
      
     Bless your heart.   
      
    SD> I can get one through the VA if I want but I am waiting for the   
    SD> Johnson & Johnson shot to become available.  It's a standard   
    SD> adrenovirus shot (like the flu shot) and it's a single shot.  This   
    SD> partiuclar shot has far less side effects than the mRNA ones (the rest)   
    SD> and it is designed to, if you catch COVID, lessen the symptoms.  They   
    SD> say that with this shot, you will not die from COVID.   
      
     It was the same with the flu shot.   
      
    SD> Being that I've already had COVID-19 last October, I am not as in need   
    SD> as others (I'm still producing antibodies) but I will break down and   
    SD> get the J & J shot.   
      
     I didn't think one had a choice on which one they got.   
      
   Daryl   
      
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