This Week in Tweetsville (for the week ended December 30, 2021)

@elishadacey This is not building the anticipation they think it is. in reply to elishadacey 10:10:23, 2021-12-24
@jfinch @AudreyGordonMB "fundamentals" – drink! in reply to jfinch 10:12:50, 2021-12-24
This one is a game-changer. https://t.co/MNU1giSwPZ 10:19:53, 2021-12-24
Okay, #Winnipeg Twitter, hold back a second. Pretty sure someone looked at yesterday's numbers & immediately called… https://t.co/VZtGBFdSwt 10:41:15, 2021-12-24
@OlyBackstrom Certainly agree – but I'd want to pin down when a decision will be made about more restrictions rathe… https://t.co/5xsduXURSf in reply to OlyBackstrom 10:44:36, 2021-12-24
@OlyBackstrom I think it's fair to allow a few hours to review specifics before announcing new restrictions – that'… https://t.co/IRXvJTBnGU in reply to toderash 10:48:05, 2021-12-24
@Iam_Canadian @HStefansonMB @jossreimer @roussin_brent @SGuillemardMLA I'm willing to allow for "not yet" since thi… https://t.co/G73kXgpsnk in reply to Iam_Canadian 10:52:43, 2021-12-24
@OlyBackstrom That has an awful ring of truth to it. Somebody doesn't want to be this year's Grinch.
Russin sounds… https://t.co/BnbNfThLfM in reply to OlyBackstrom 10:55:07, 2021-12-24
@OlyBackstrom Understand I'm not defending their position *in any way* but if it takes a couple more hours to annou… https://t.co/4cDZ71jhyq in reply to toderash 10:56:37, 2021-12-24
@Iam_Canadian @HStefansonMB @jossreimer @roussin_brent @SGuillemardMLA no, it'd take another presser today. These 2… https://t.co/U0GOMypXQI in reply to Iam_Canadian 10:58:12, 2021-12-24
👇How to buy @bkives a beer for Christmas 👇 https://t.co/MlrdKUgidK 11:05:41, 2021-12-24
@Iam_Canadian @HStefansonMB @jossreimer @roussin_brent @SGuillemardMLA Not sure I would say I was optimistic based… https://t.co/MccZkfocf1 in reply to Iam_Canadian 11:22:41, 2021-12-24
In other news, my thrice-vaxxed wife has a slightly sore throat to add to her mild sniffle, so…
there goes Christmas 2021. 11:24:15, 2021-12-24
RT @KatieMaree_88: I am a healthcare worker, in isolation for Christmas because a patients family was refused entry due to having covid. Th… 11:50:29, 2021-12-24
Well, it's after 2:00 on Christmas Eve and no update from the province on updated gathering restrictions following… https://t.co/CoKbk2kPGw 14:21:26, 2021-12-24
@ianmcc Who's eating a dozen roasts over the holiday???? in reply to ianmcc 14:30:57, 2021-12-24
@estherschindler I think those are Taylor Swift lyrics. in reply to estherschindler 14:57:06, 2021-12-24
It's Christmas Eve & I'm getting in the spirit. Can someone point me to the nearest family business I can force int… https://t.co/2ed7cwyXkJ 15:41:53, 2021-12-24
@HamillHimself As long as it's not hanged, you're doing fine. in reply to HamillHimself 23:12:31, 2021-12-24
@DoubleEmMartin Is there some kind of support group for those of us suffering from your toxic optimism? in reply to DoubleEmMartin 16:15:33, 2021-12-25
RT @mollypriddy: the pandemic rendered useless a whole level of management whose entire job was to physically monitor the employees and the… 12:05:23, 2021-12-26
RT @katierose: If you wanna know the vibe in New York a friend of mine who works retail tested positive for covid and their boss told them… 12:23:42, 2021-12-26
@jfinch These tests have been available from WCC for weeks already, with proviso that they only be used for unvaxxe… https://t.co/lkEWZ2s4YX in reply to jfinch 14:52:44, 2021-12-26
@jfinch RAT is still less accurate, so it was never either-or, but school distribution would have been a very good… https://t.co/ESqvSuOsEw in reply to jfinch 15:54:59, 2021-12-26
Don't know who needs to heard this, but no lineup at Research Road COVID test facility right now. 10:09:30, 2021-12-27
Also: staff have had a rough morning with people being abusive about the current rules in place. Be nice, it's not… https://t.co/ttqEJEbP3K in reply to toderash 10:24:21, 2021-12-27
@DrJayDrNo The Godfather. Keep Fredo. in reply to DrJayDrNo 10:27:33, 2021-12-27
"Every system is perfectly designed to produce the results it produces."
And that's how you know it's not broken,… https://t.co/AcnHUl4khq 10:40:16, 2021-12-27
Current status: watching my heart attack accumulate on the driveway. 11:17:44, 2021-12-27
@pamgordon My wife just walked in this morning, but you can check for appointments online. in reply to pamgordon 11:56:54, 2021-12-27
@sumo_suzy @TWillardEdu @CamRegier I would check online but my wife just walked in this morning. Simple matter to g… https://t.co/McjsBtOinu in reply to sumo_suzy 11:58:08, 2021-12-27
@CamRegier @sumo_suzy @TWillardEdu We're in liminal space where the old rules no longer apply and nobody knows what the new ones are 😵 in reply to CamRegier 12:02:51, 2021-12-27
@DrJayDrNo Oh! The Avengers, keep Nick Fury
The Breakfast Club, keep the principal (also works with Ferris Buhler)… https://t.co/6H9eYaVpDM in reply to DrJayDrNo 12:09:16, 2021-12-27
@alysonshane @Aband_nthecar This morning someone else reported booking for today at RBC.
Jump in and book or reboo… https://t.co/UWLuOjgta1 in reply to alysonshane 12:13:01, 2021-12-27
@MeToddScott I have never – and I cannot stress this enough – been that bored in my entire life. in reply to MeToddScott 12:14:24, 2021-12-27
@OlyBackstrom Thanks for this Oly, I was going to tweet a thread on it. I think the effort is misunderstood: work i… https://t.co/gke9thsl7k in reply to OlyBackstrom 12:21:54, 2021-12-27
@emmaewood @julespenner @bkives If you have a + RAT result, you go back for PCR. in reply to emmaewood 12:33:48, 2021-12-27
@bkives Question for presser I think is how quickly this measure will relieve PCR test processing for them to catch… https://t.co/MQ7spNrsI0 in reply to bkives 12:37:32, 2021-12-27
@wpgpuckstar It does: this measure relieves PCR test processing; it has nothing to do with lineups. On the upside,… https://t.co/FNBJHfTJRX in reply to wpgpuckstar 12:39:45, 2021-12-27
@MPAVictoria Sleigh ride, duh! in reply to MPAVictoria 12:43:14, 2021-12-27
If I was launching a new social media platform, I'd call it the Dunning-Kruger Playground. They all get there eventually anyway. 12:49:54, 2021-12-27
RT @TCOrobin: Please think about this. https://t.co/IjxMJyVnQP 13:14:44, 2021-12-27
@mb_anderson1 Just put @bkives in the room, give him 4 questions, and see what happens next. in reply to mb_anderson1 13:32:15, 2021-12-27
@wpgpuckstar Wider distribution would be great, yeah. Having them at test-sites is a no-brainer, easy to roll out,… https://t.co/BqQ9sgTzjP in reply to wpgpuckstar 13:37:41, 2021-12-27
@elishadacey 50% Is that even a change? in reply to elishadacey 14:07:37, 2021-12-27
@boozeandbooks It's not a bad stop-gap remedy to clear test processing backlog; RAT pickup is pretty quick
Real is… https://t.co/umNdXmTtdH in reply to boozeandbooks 14:56:14, 2021-12-27
Still anticipating another lockdown in the new year precipitated by not doing it in December. As such, I'm reflecti… https://t.co/Pv5TXsLbzB 15:54:22, 2021-12-27
we moved along every other topic and one of them was the last time each of us had seen @ianmcc in person because he… https://t.co/eeLGHbTsWQ in reply to toderash 15:54:22, 2021-12-27
& @RodSalm had seen him at Scouts and I forget where @alysonshane or @Aband_nthecar had seen him & I said I'd just… https://t.co/2qu2DH3r7p in reply to toderash 15:54:23, 2021-12-27
but I lost because somehow @sharonblady had actually seen him that day and we were all like, "What??!!" and now I'm… https://t.co/z5o1IKmOAg in reply to toderash 15:54:23, 2021-12-27
but maybe now it'll be another 6 months and you know, I think this whole thing might just be starting to get a litt… https://t.co/eAFtZGZc0m in reply to toderash 15:54:23, 2021-12-27
and you're just hanging out on Twitter because you'd rather avoid shovelling 2 feet of snow and odds now are it's g… https://t.co/YLEeuZr2rg in reply to toderash 15:54:24, 2021-12-27
one (1) haircut since December of 2019 and eventually "get COVID and die" isn't the answer you come up with anymore… https://t.co/TOhI1VEi0S in reply to toderash 15:54:24, 2021-12-27
people who think astronomy involves the Zodiac or who just generally failed at life somehow from the point at which… https://t.co/UOB1UVy75R in reply to toderash 15:54:24, 2021-12-27
their mantras of this-isn't-real, this-isn't-real and you start contemplating something you like to refer to as "th… https://t.co/7eiUHvEFkH in reply to toderash 15:54:24, 2021-12-27
that's a purely natural question that everyone asks at some point, and anyway, I might have to put off lunch for a… https://t.co/T7KKEduODV in reply to toderash 15:54:25, 2021-12-27
11 minutes into Don't Look Up.
I'm sold. Settling in for a good one. 19:22:59, 2021-12-27
@penner_mike Well, that was a wild ride filled with Idiocracy vibes! in reply to penner_mike 21:32:28, 2021-12-27
Excellent read. Pay close attention to informed contrarians. https://t.co/ohYV8YUbQa 11:41:50, 2021-12-28
@ianmcc Must say it was fun writing a 10-tweet thread as a single sentence. :) in reply to ianmcc 11:45:00, 2021-12-28
@Cowboy__Ray I think it's called Parler 🤣🤣🤣 in reply to Cowboy__Ray 11:46:22, 2021-12-28
@DreaVilleneuve I'd be happy with just one of those! in reply to DreaVilleneuve 11:57:11, 2021-12-28
Finally took the plunge and bought myself the Christmas present I'd been holding off on. Now to procure some 99% is… https://t.co/84KV5e64o4 12:27:16, 2021-12-28
@sirshurf @krst @glenbeer @marneystapley that's not what I wanted to hear :) so many resin options to choose. in reply to sirshurf 15:52:48, 2021-12-28
@krst @glenbeer @marneystapley do mix a certain ratio with alcohol or just pour in a half-cup or whatever to cut the foam? in reply to krst 15:54:16, 2021-12-28
@thehill Unhinged much? in reply to thehill 18:58:53, 2021-12-28
@ThatEricAlper Sisyphus in reply to ThatEricAlper 10:17:56, 2021-12-29
@klharlow @krst @glenbeer @marneystapley Managed to procure some at Peavey Mart, 3.8L for $30. Decent price but you… https://t.co/LvO9eys8Nt in reply to klharlow 16:28:29, 2021-12-29
@glenbeer @krst @marneystapley Believe it or not, I'm not quite there yet! Got the alcohol, but the house is overru… https://t.co/G6MeY2BAG6 in reply to glenbeer 16:32:00, 2021-12-29
@bkives So basically, "No sick time for you!"
Yeah, nothing bad ever came from that. in reply to bkives 16:33:56, 2021-12-29
@ohryan No, others work enough, but G'berg performance is far better and it's The WordPress Way now. If you learn i… https://t.co/jmFJOK06b7 in reply to ohryan 07:45:42, 2021-12-30
@ianmcc Don't ask me, I have never used auto-reply. Self-employment will do that for you! in reply to ianmcc 07:57:10, 2021-12-30
Wait in line this morning at the Research Road COVID test site was *90 seconds* so still not sure why people line u… https://t.co/jmfniAY3Td 11:31:56, 2021-12-30
It doesn't work, but websites use sliders because (a) they haven't given enough thought to page layout (b) they can… https://t.co/XeBVeJqZFS 12:07:06, 2021-12-30
@JetsFanChants same rules as everywhere else, you get RAT unless randomly selected for PCR, or you have a + RAT result in reply to JetsFanChants 14:35:11, 2021-12-30
@auntykay123 @anya_nazeravich also go in the mornings, I think, before the line can build in reply to auntykay123 14:36:36, 2021-12-30
@turbomomOf2 yes in reply to turbomomOf2 14:36:55, 2021-12-30
@physicsgirl74 @KokoJones79 @njvillen @OlyBackstrom Still beats the wait times reported for some of the sites by or… https://t.co/dhapD3ynMh in reply to physicsgirl74 18:32:07, 2021-12-30

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This Week in Tweetsville (for the week ended December 30, 2021)

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