Dear Barry - Thank you for creating such a beautiful space for community all these years. You've cultivated a great thing for this community. Your kind and caring way with people has always moved...

:waccosun: WaccoBB is closing on Friday, February 5th at 2pm. :waccosun:

:rip:


I'll be online from 1:30 to 2pm for any last comments.

It's been real
(or, rather, virtual! :wink:)

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I'm signed up to get the Pfitzer vaccine on February 10th

Although I will say that all the scare-mongering by the WACCO antivax wackos has given me a tiny bit of concern about becoming autistic

A really interesting conversation is taking shape on Townsy Cafe about what will be allowed on the discussion boards and what won't be. Please add your comments ... they are important to me and I am...

In most cases the virus is treatable, but a signifiant percentage of the "survivors" suffer extremely debilitating long-term effects (LongCOVID). I have yet to see one of the vaccine-scare-monger,...

"Older adults are managing the stress of the coronavirus pandemic better than younger adults, reporting less depression and anxiety despite also experiencing greater general concern about COVID-19,...

The site is beautiful Laura, so glad Barry is helping you and helping create a smooth transition for everyone...

"The odds that an infection becomes fatal is only 1:10,000 at age 25, whereas those odds are roughly 1:100 at age 60, 1:40 at age 70, and 1:10 at age 80."
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I will really miss your humor picks too, Barry - the humor was always the "dessert" of WaccoBB so thank you for all the years of finding and posting those!

Pamela

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still nothing but the injection site prick tenderness second day aft my first moderna covid vax---I was informed that the true effect isn't on until 2 weeks after the 2nd vax---like the shingles vax....

Here's the article that Jacob posted a link to :waccosun:

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Underselling the Vaccine
And what else you need to know today.

By David...

Wacco BB closing reminds me of good friends who lived on Mark West Road talking about how the fires fractured their long term community; I have been on this forum since 2004 if I recall correctly,...

Population level study in The Lancet shows that mask wearing reduces the spread of the corona virus.

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It's a beautiful thing, isn't it, to see the synching of intentions to both take care of ourselves and each other, community, unfold with some grace. May everyone enjoy a ride in "the stream of...

Thank you, everybody, for your kind words! They have really warmed my heart and given me a sweet afterglow for this endeavor. Big Smile:waccosun:




I am very happy to hear this! I've been in...

Of the 5 people I know who have had first dose. No issues. If I didn't see which arm they shot it in I wouldn't be able to tell you. No pain nothing. My wife says her arm is a little sore but...

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Because pneumonia is a major co-infection along with COVID-19, getting vaccinated for pneumonia seems prudent. People 65 or older can get it done for free. There are two vaccines: Prevnar 13 and...

This sad story was first reported on syracuse.com. If you go to that source article you see that Mark misrrepresented it.

The positive cases started at this nursing home the day before the...

If you're one of the 14 million people who are in arrears on rent, you may be eligible for a new program.
The funds are available 1/20. You're eligible if you or one household member is eligible for...

You pushed (the boundaries of respectful and factual communication) too hard. And yet, I haven't banned you. (But there's still time!)

I guess you are right... I am a failed fascist!
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How can I support people, as frightened as people have been become, to focus on the profiteers, even for a little bit?
I never associated The Wizard of Oz with money, before reading the history...

January 13

488 New Cases in Sonoma County. Follow Cases in your zip code here. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/1edbb41952a8417385652279305e878d/page/page_30/w

8 Sonoma County Residents...

When Larry recently offered the poem "Dawn" I shared it with friends I thought would appreciate it as I do. They forwarded back the author speaking the poem aloud: ...

January 12

416 New Cases Reported in Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/1edbb41952a8417385652279305e878d/page/page_30/

Available ICU...

There were as many reports as the following five separate reports, as simple "my arm was sore" - from a nurses FB site I am on - I found them interesting. I wanted to ask them personal questions, at...

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<br><br>Varda was kind enough to set up [email protected]. She announced it the following discussion thread: New North Bay Online Group Invitation.

January 10

199 New Cases Reported in Sonoma County. Follow Cases in your zip code here https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/1edbb41952a8417385652279305e878d/page/page_30/

Available ICU...

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Mark,

Are you crazy in spreading this false rumor?

Did you read the source article?

It says: "The outbreak at The Commons on St. Anthony in Auburn started Dec. 21 as a wave of...

Having some involvement with Wacco since its inception and observing its growth and evolution through its time it saddens me to bid adieu. I'll particularly miss the daily poem provided with such...

Hi Barry! I have not been on Wacco for a long while but I popped in assuming it would always be here! Now I find I caught the last moments of this setting sun. When I moved to W.County in 2002 a...

To help keep us connected online, we now have a new group, [email protected] please join us, it’s free and supportive, email me [email protected] and will add you!

blessings to all

Happy trails Barry, fare thee well!

Yes, a WaccoBB reunion, like we did in the old days, would be a good idea.

aha, so waccoBB's closure is (in large part) really another casualty of the response to covid, both financial and emotional/intellectual. well, damn.

i was thinking about rousting a membership...

A Wacco reunion picnic, when possible, is a great idea!

Thank You Barry for all the work you have put into this community.

All the Best,

Michael Smith

I guess it's official now :wink:

Barry (aka "Chertov")

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WaccoBB, west county’s longtime online bulletin board, calls...

I have had the great pleasure of meeting Barry at community picnics that he hosted for Wacco members and businesses that wanted to share their skills with members of the community. We shared a...

Hello Barry, ditto to all the gratitude and appreciation that people have already expressed. I have little to add to all these compliments that are so well spoken. I loved the humor, thank you! Wish...

Barry - you have done a great service to me and all of us through this forum. I remember when it was not as it is today, and went through the transition way back in? 2003? 2004? You built it to...

When I moved to Sebastopol in the early 2000's my friend Gary Abreim turned me on to WACCO BB and I found home shares and rentals. sparred on line with differing points of views, and discussed the...

Barry, Wacco BB has been a wonderful community resource and you are a true community treasure. Whatever new endeavor you take on, I am sure we will all benefit greatly from it!

On to the further...

Thank you Barry for having such a multi-varied space here in Wacco for so many diverse folks. I have really enjoyed being able to express myself over the the years, almost 20 or so!

You can have...

West County just won't be the same without WACCO. :( It has been a great enhancement of our lives. Thank you, Barry, for your gift as well as your patience, benevolence and sanity. I've mostly been...

I, for one, am very sorry to see Wacco closing. It's gotten much more contentious as the pandemic wears on and wears on us, which, I believe, affects Barry's decision to end it. The need for a...