Blue Mountain - COVID-19 Update

[NMSKI]

13 minutes ago, Schif said:

I don't like virtual at all, but that's just me. I know a lot of people do like it and I completely get the convenience factor but I just get much more out of actually going to a class. 

I was talking with my stepmom who teaches at Villanova in the business school and she told me an interesting story.  While everyone still learned the same amount, and the spring and summer programs went pretty well, she realized that she had barely gotten to know any of the students.  There is one particular professor in charge of some type of grant that asks her to recommend someone who is interested in pursuing a career in the discipline that she teaches.  She couldn't think of a single person to recommend because she hadn't gotten the opportunity to really get to know anyone by hanging out at office hours or around campus.  

[Schif]

8 minutes ago, NMSKI said:

I was talking with my stepmom who teaches at Villanova in the business school and she told me an interesting story.  While everyone still learned the same amount, and the spring and summer programs went pretty well, she realized that she had barely gotten to know any of the students.  There is one particular professor in charge of some type of grant that asks her to recommend someone who is interested in pursuing a career in the discipline that she teaches.  She couldn't think of a single person to recommend because she hadn't gotten the opportunity to really get to know anyone by hanging out at office hours or around campus.  

100% agree with this. Not only do you not really build a relationship with your professors but you don't get to know your cohort as well either. Hopefully that  changes soon but we've really only hung out once so far as a group. 

 

You'll have to shoot me a message and let me know her name so I can take one of her classes. 

[toast21602]

1 hour ago, NMSKI said:

I was talking with my stepmom who teaches at Villanova in the business school and she told me an interesting story.  While everyone still learned the same amount, and the spring and summer programs went pretty well, she realized that she had barely gotten to know any of the students.  There is one particular professor in charge of some type of grant that asks her to recommend someone who is interested in pursuing a career in the discipline that she teaches.  She couldn't think of a single person to recommend because she hadn't gotten the opportunity to really get to know anyone by hanging out at office hours or around campus.  

Yeah. It sucks being remote. One of my favorite parts of my job is beholding relationships with students and mentoring them. That isn’t as realistic with virtual office hours and advising. I look forward to being back on campus part time now and full in the fall. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

3 hours ago, toast21602 said:

Yeah. It sucks being remote. One of my favorite parts of my job is beholding relationships with students and mentoring them. That isn’t as realistic with virtual office hours and advising. I look forward to being back on campus part time now and full in the fall. 

It must be tough when you have hot students..I guess you just need to try to remain professional even though your willy might go a little silly. 

[toast21602]

1 minute ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

It must be tough when you have hot students..I guess you just need to try to remain professional even though your willy might go a little silly. 

Sure, Doug. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

6 minutes ago, toast21602 said:

Sure, Doug. 

I’m being serious..I know it’s tempting but you don’t wanna be a creep or ruin your marriage. 

[toast21602]

1 minute ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I’m being serious..I know it’s tempting but you don’t wanna be a creep or ruin your marriage. 

Sure, Doug. 

[mbike-ski]

i bet they all want a piece of that apple bottom lol

[toast21602]

4 minutes ago, mbike-ski said:

i bet they all want a piece of that apple bottom lol

Sure, Mike 😂

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

6 minutes ago, mbike-ski said:

i bet they all want a piece of that apple bottom lol

Whatcha gonna do with all ass all that ass inside toast jeans..

[Benm]

1 minute ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Whatcha gonna do with all ass all that ass inside toast jeans..

 

[momskeeztoo]

9 hours ago, toast21602 said:

Yeah. It sucks being remote. One of my favorite parts of my job is beholding relationships with students and mentoring them. That isn’t as realistic with virtual office hours and advising. I look forward to being back on campus part time now and full in the fall. 

We have some techs where I work that go to nursing school. It’s been pretty stressful for them to have all virtual classes.  You really need clinical experience. 

[toast21602]

10 hours ago, momskeeztoo said:

We have some techs where I work that go to nursing school. It’s been pretty stressful for them to have all virtual classes.  You really need clinical experience. 

We have never stopped clinical rotations for students, with the exception of April 2020 when this first started. I developed about 10 virtual simulations for our students in the event that we have to be pulled from clinical rotations temporarily. Luckily we haven't had to use them.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

A few developments in the Covid-19 pandemic.  Cases are rising in Japan and India and in both of those countries vaccination rates are very low.  Covid hospitalizations in the US for younger people are rising.  8% of people who had first doses skipped their second dose.  Reasons cited are that they think one dose is enough..some also fear the side effects of the second dose or immune response. There are also a lot of households where the wife is vaccinated and the husband is not, about 10% more women have been vaccinated than men. I lurk the reopen PA where most refer to masks as face diapers and they are totally opposed to the vaccine and many of them are older and fat.  

[C1erArt]

A few developments in the Covid-19 pandemic.  Cases are rising in Japan and India and in both of those countries vaccination rates are very low.

Apparently India thought they beat the virus and had some massive religious festivals. Noticed Monroe, Lehigh and Northampton case rates are finally starting to come down. Hope it is not just lack of testing.

[JFskiDan]

I think there is the chance that we have had more confirmed positive cases this year than last at work.  This thing is still going strong.   

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

And it will keep going strong as a lot of people refuse to get vaccinated.  They can risk getting Covid while I’m here living my best Lyfe not worrying about anything. 

[Schif]

2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

And it will keep going strong as a lot of people refuse to get vaccinated.  They can risk getting Covid while I’m here living my best Lyfe not worrying about anything. 

At a certain point it might sound harsh but this is how it's going to be. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Tomorrow Biden will likely announce that masks will no longer be needed outdoors....I think by late summer masks will be optional indoors.  A lot of the people on the reopen PA page have been shopping at various businesses maskless and most aren’t having much pushback aside from dirty looks.  It’s much different in the larger cities than places like Lebanon though.  

[enjoralas]

Heard on the radio that they’re doing walk-in, no-appointment vaccines for anyone 18 & over at the Fairground this week, in case anyone here from PA is still looking 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I had my first mask refusal at work.  I said to customer are you going to grab your mask from your car and he said I don’t need a mask I had my shots so I sent him on his way.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

The worlds first fully vaccinated flight on Qutar airlines. 

 

 

[Kyle]

Chester county royally screwed up my vaccine stuff. Original appointment on 4/13 for JJ, got moderna instead. Was instructed I would get an email to schedule the second shot. Email never came. Checked vaccine portal on county website and it had my appointment as “missed”. Call CCHD and explain I didn’t miss the appointment but got moderna instead of JJ. Got the “no problem I’ll note that and send out the schedule email. Another week goes by and no email. Call CCHD today and the lady takes my info and goes “we have you confirmed as having both shots done at the Jennersville YMCA on April 6th and April 18th”. Not sure how that happened, but I advised her I only had one shot done and it was not at the jennersville YMCA, she was nice and escalated the issue to what she called “higher ups” and I’m still awaiting to hear from them on how I’m going to get the second shot scheduled as the 30 day window is about halfway closed. 

[enjoralas]

18 minutes ago, Kyle said:

Chester county royally screwed up my vaccine stuff. Original appointment on 4/13 for JJ, got moderna instead. Was instructed I would get an email to schedule the second shot. Email never came. Checked vaccine portal on county website and it had my appointment as “missed”. Call CCHD and explain I didn’t miss the appointment but got moderna instead of JJ. Got the “no problem I’ll note that and send out the schedule email. Another week goes by and no email. Call CCHD today and the lady takes my info and goes “we have you confirmed as having both shots done at the Jennersville YMCA on April 6th and April 18th”. Not sure how that happened, but I advised her I only had one shot done and it was not at the jennersville YMCA, she was nice and escalated the issue to what she called “higher ups” and I’m still awaiting to hear from them on how I’m going to get the second shot scheduled as the 30 day window is about halfway closed. 

That fairground drop in has the Moderna according to the radio. Not sure if you can somehow convince them to stick you

[toast21602]

39 minutes ago, Kyle said:

Chester county royally screwed up my vaccine stuff. Original appointment on 4/13 for JJ, got moderna instead. Was instructed I would get an email to schedule the second shot. Email never came. Checked vaccine portal on county website and it had my appointment as “missed”. Call CCHD and explain I didn’t miss the appointment but got moderna instead of JJ. Got the “no problem I’ll note that and send out the schedule email. Another week goes by and no email. Call CCHD today and the lady takes my info and goes “we have you confirmed as having both shots done at the Jennersville YMCA on April 6th and April 18th”. Not sure how that happened, but I advised her I only had one shot done and it was not at the jennersville YMCA, she was nice and escalated the issue to what she called “higher ups” and I’m still awaiting to hear from them on how I’m going to get the second shot scheduled as the 30 day window is about halfway closed. 

You have up to 42 days, if that make you feel any better.