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I'd like to say MOST of us here are really hoping so.... still a very loud contingent of crazies hoping for a relaxation of current measures, rather than creation/implementation of additional ones. JK has said that he believes our current measures should be enough, and that the real problem is that people don't want to follow them, and Alberta doesn't believe in enforcing the current rules. Alberta has always been and likely always will be a very libertarian state... but I, for one, am praying for Big Brother to put the hammer down for the good of everyone. We'll find out this afternoon....

well, as far as I'm concerned it's Game Day: We All Play! Let's f'n gooooo!

so on top of our 2m Pfizer shots this week, we're getting 1m Moderna as well. The serious ramping up of vaccinations is coming.... in a Jason Kenney presser yesterday there was a brief mention of opening up shots to every adult who wants one within the week...

final installment from Our Man Tait: https://www.bluebombers.com/2021/05/03/2021-draft-preview-part-3/ It's as close to Game Day: We All Play as we've had in a long time, and might be another long while yet....... so I'm gonna do 'er up right today. Let's go Blue!!!

It's a plague... It's either this or you don't do it. There is absolutely no other way. And the players were all free to opt out (and several did). It was completely their choice. I'm a huge mental health advocate as you know... But it takes a back seat to people dying from a plague. The ONLY thing that matters is this virus and keeping it at bay.

Not entirely. I think they've been home for short stretches but MOSTLY in the bubble during this span. How else could you do it safely? There is no other way to run this event safely...

I really didn't want Edm/Jets first round.... This isn't how I thought it would happen but whatever. Just get to playoffs and anything can happen. Everybody loves an underdog run...

Those guys don't follow the incoming players at all. They wouldn't have a clue. I'd take one from Lalji and Forde, tho.... Actual professional broadcasters (no ******* bloggers) talking about something they actually know about.

Lol at firing the coach right before playoffs. With no Bombers season and last year being mostly a write off for NHL, I've sorta forgotten how completely insane this fan base can get. Just relax, folks... They'll work their way outta this. I still don't think Maurice goes anywhere, no matter what, because there isn't a better coach available right now...

Y'know, I watched the first two eps, didn't hate it, and meant to go back and I just keep forgetting. This coming weekend, I might have to do some binge-ing....

that seems wholly accurate on every account....

I was just so happy to see content in this forum...ha ha ha. I AM ******* PUMPED FOR TOMORROW!!

Indeeeed.... we shall see. I still think Walters takes best OL available at 3. It's just how we roll...

really excited to see Key on SNL...... "YOU MESSED UP, B'LAKAY!!"

stoked to see Black Widow this summer if Alberta ever returns from its descent into hell....

there's no question in my mind, Kerri Einarson's rink is by far the best women's rink in Canada, which automatically makes them the best rink in the world....but something is amiss this week. I'm not sure if it's in their head....or if they're just burned out from too much curling back to back to back to back in the bubble....but they're a mess right now.

just a little glimmer of hope for your Monday morning....

And today Kenney shut down the Leg for at least 2 weeks because of the dramatic increase in cases. Lots of other businesses being forced to operate regardless of COVID... but JK gonna go into hiding. Cripes...

#1 hot mess in all of North America. More than double Ontario and just passed Michigan yesterday.

10 minutes from my house...Alabama Berta indeed...

here's a really good piece from Globe and Mail about what we may be in for, in the coming months: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-how-canada-can-prevent-a-fourth-covid-19-wave/

So I'm not sure about herd immunity, but the prevailing theory on Twitter is that we need to hit 75% 1st dose and 20% 2nd dose in order to relax restrictions and keep the daily case counts down. We're on pace to hit that 75/20 by June 6th. Not sure if that equates to herd immunity, but it'll be enough protection to ease restrictions and start getting back to normal for good...

so a bonkers (yet unsurprising) twist to Pallister's "Teacher's can go get vaccinated in North Dakota" plan:

I've posted this a few times, I think, but it bears repeating: This pandemic has really revealed just how spoiled a certain chunk of our population really is. They have absolutely no ******* clue what oppression really is...