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  173.  @firewater1865  No, I was not specifically aware of certain protocols at her hospital other than strict isolation of say a whole floor and good protection materials, gowns, masks, etc. of the providers. I think a lot depended on the individual condition of each patient. If you ended up in the hospital you were definitely in respiratory distress so any procedures to relieve that would be followed. One item she shared was that smokers particularly heavy smokers had a worse time with the virus. I caught Covid myself and for me it was like a really bad cold plus at the time I had two vaccinations plus a booster. My physician had me on 1000mg of C, 80mg of Zinc and 125mcg of D3, plus isolation for ten days, rest and fluids, kind of normal stuff for a bad cold. One thing I did different was I slept in my recliner keeping head and chest somewhat elevated. In 5 days I was over it but stayed isolated for another five days. I’m 76 and have had coronary by-pass so normally take a slew of meds for that condition but am very active too. I live in a cabin in the eastern mountains of WV so my environment is pretty pristine. At the time I was doing some Substitute teaching as our county had a lot of teachers out with Covid. I guess I got my dose of the Covid from the little darlings! Ha Ha! Our county nurse monitored and tracked all cases including me and she approved me back into the classrooms. At this time, of course we still have sporadic cases but nothing like 2021. Our county was very proactive as everyone had to do a temperature test before entering a school, students used water bottles for drinking however masks were voluntary except riding the buses and students were always spaced apart from each other in the cafeterias and classrooms. Some even had meals back in the classrooms. Virtual classrooms were available to those that desired them too. Our county is small with only 3 elementary schools, 2 middle schools and 1 HS plus our teacher/student ratio is just 10.6 I think. Small classrooms not only can provide a better educational attention to each student but probably kept the virus bug down too. We are back to “normal” now but still exercise an isolation protocol if you get Covid or come in contact with someone that has. I know different communities dealt with the virus differently especially urban areas but in our little piece of the world this worked for us. Our county has only about 8,000 people being very rural. We had 2,420 cases and 34 deaths. 67% have has the first vaccination and 59% are fully vaccinated for the overall statewide population. Our county is also considered as low risk at this time. Hope my sharing sheds some light on how we dealt with the virus here. Had to edit a date. Virus was bad in 2021.
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  198.  @6lemans10 Old Stratford person here too. I was raised in Lordship but have Bridgeport experience too. Went to Blessed Sacrament, 1960, school and Notre Dame 1964. Totally enjoyed the MBIAC basketball conference. What great games especially when our Notre Dame played Harding HS. They were tough. As a kid it was a great thrill for our parents to take us to Bridgeport during Christmas at night to see the lights. Best shopping was in Bridgeport too. On our swim team we practiced at Sheen Center. Hope I spelled that right. I loved the old Arcade, the Diamond, Howlands and Dad always brought us nuts from Morrow’s Nut House. I had cousins in Black Rock and some in nearby Fairfield too. I well remember Metro Body too. My uncles had a Wise potato chip franchise and used those trucks. Even worked a summer at Bryant Electric too as a security guard. Mom’s best friend worked at Acme Shear and one of Dad’s buddies was manager of the Wonder Bread bakery. As a Cub and Boy Scout we toured that many times. My friend’s Dad worked at General Electric Wire too. So many families found steady work there when Bridgeport was alive and jumping. In Avco in Stratford too. Was up in all those places a few years ago. It’s a ghost town for manufacturing but somehow still alive. They finally got wise and tore down Father Panik Village. He was a great man but that project had many problems. I left at 17 to go to college in Charleston, WV. Love this state and have lived here ever since but now live in the deep eastern mountains. We are both fortunate to have experienced what Bridgeport was and have been able to move on. Good luck!
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  358. I think even more than the debate and the personalities, voters are looking at their economic circumstances under Biden and the untenable position cities and communities have been thrown into with millions of illegal aliens draining resources and adversely effecting their lives with an open boarder. Plus the funds going into Ukraine are draining our Treasury. Biden’s infirmities indicative with a cognitive decline have been well known but largely ignored. Let’s face it. Trump took a cognitive test. Why hasn’t President Biden? Did anyone listen to what the Special Prosecutor said about him. Why he couldn’t successfully prosecute him regarding the classified documents. We have had very few press conferences which were not scripted with the President being told who to call on, etc. Go back and look at JFK’s press conferences. They were open and lively. I’m old enough to have watched them live. They were great! It’s pretty clear this Presidency is run by handlers and Jill Biden. Her behavior isn’t much different than Edith Wilson, wife of Woodrow Wilson, after he had a incapacitating stroke where she and his doctor limited and controlled his every day. Read the history. I don’t really have a problem with physical condition if only his mental condition without teleprompters were sharp. Franklin D. Roosevelt was paralyzed from polio, couldn’t even walk without locking braces. However his mind was sharp and functioning up until his stroke at Warm Springs, GA. His health had definitely been declining and was kept from the public but his mind was pretty good. The issue is not as simple as many would like to think. The polls and approval ratings are telling us something how the voters feel. The debate just confirmed we have a President in mental decline. If Biden stays in, like any democracy, the voters will decide in November.
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  642. John, as someone who has preserved, reused and even built historical replica properties, I have an intro to a solution for you. First, of course if the “bones” of the house exhibit structural integrity, it should be preserved and that is better done by incorporating the house and its architecture into the design of the new addition to the symphony hall. You should first get the symphony board to allow time to study this possible alternative. You should try to involve a local or state university School of Architecture, encouraging a project solution with multiple alternatives. The students with architects should look at the needs of the symphony hall, including design areas and sizes. Then they would brainstorm possible designs which included the house, joined, in or around, even over the house. Key thought: the reason music exists is because of the space and meter of and between the notes. This is what composers do to seek a harmony and balance in their composition. That is the challenge to bring the house in some way into the desired needs and uses of the symphony hall. How can that space in the house be incorporated into the space needs of the symphony hall, even making it a dramatic statement and impression. I have done this with three old empty department stores, a Sears, a Montgomery Ward and a JC Penney’s in Charleston, WV. I also was in charge of construction inspection of the old Diamond Dept. Store into a state facility in the same town. Further my family restored a colonial home built in 1799 in Stratford, CT and lastly I built an office building in Charleston, WV of a close replica of a building built I think in 1777 on Nantucket Island know as the Pacific Club building. It sits at 216 Brooks Street in that same WV city. I am not looking for any work as I am retired and happy of it. However, my “two cents” is these buildings should somehow be saved and “where there is a will, there is a way!”.
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