Oh, if everything were so simple and black and white...

1) There is some number of people who cannot receive the vaccination. Some are immunocompromised. Some are very young. Some are allergic to...

The FBI has officially communicated that there might be another coup attempt at some point from January 16th to January 21st or even later than that. This time the insurrectionists are thinking about...

I would suggest being very cautious using the Next Door site. There's lots of conflict amongst the posters and censorship of free speech. It is probably okay for selling something. I would suggest...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RldpC8a9Zv4
60 Minutes, Jan 10, 2021

Nancy Pelosi Interview

Days after her own office was ransacked by Trump supporters, the speaker of the House talks to...

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...

Deep bows to you, Barry, for your dedication and constancy in providing this gift to our world - weaving the fabric of community. I wish you all the best in whatever venture comes next. You are a...

:wink:The answer is a surprising YES!:jawdrop::lol2::biglaugh::rofl::hilarious:
Found the factoid here: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/denmark-tv-show-giant-penis/

On YouTube is called: "John...

Through Barry and wacco, I too made my first viable connections with west county while still living in L.A., planning a relocation. Oh dear! I am just finding out! Barry, thank you immensely for...

Zeno points out the key problem. Just citing Henderson's objection to a strategy that we're pursuing now is swell, but what alternative would be better? I mean 'better' in the sense we'd actually...

So as I understand you, it is fine for us to wear seat belts, not smoke in public areas etc b/c that is our "right" but your "right" is to not do so. ??? Laws to protect public health are essential....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEVTnC0Hky0
Amanpour and Company, Jan 8, 2021

Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson: Trump’s Life About to Become "A Burning Hell"

As rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol...

Sigh.

I wish you all the best, my friend.

I have derived much pleasure from and even got my feathers in a ruffle sometimes with the lively and controversial discussions I found here.

I am...

Well, here we have it. All things change!
Barry, I recall the beginning when you helped me figure out how to use this site!
And all the ways you so beautifully brought so much heart to this ongoing...

I am talking about vaccination, Mark's propsal of allowing opt-in and opt-out, not talking about lockdown.

Donald Henderson would not have recommended Mark's proposal. Read the Wikipedia entry...

To remind ourselves:

The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has statutory responsibility for preventing the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases in...

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Thanks, Barry, for all your efforts to support our community by allowing us a space to share, and learn from each other. I'm really sad at this ending, but wish you the very best. Good people like...

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All of the data quoted in this is post is highly selective and has been "asked and answered" before.
Here's what crossed my mind when i read this:
As I recall, people who refused to wear seat...

I guess it's official now :wink:

Barry (aka "Chertov")

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

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...

Waccobb is closing; I'm sure you have all read Barry's post. I want to thank Barry for all the work he put into this site. It was a great contribution to the Sebastopol community.

For those who...

<br><br>We wish you and yours, the most relaxing, safest, peaceful journey...
I know your site allowed so many to speak their minds; fears, choices, confusions, concerns. You are always attentive...

Thanks Barry for creating this wonderful thriving website for so long.:waccosun::heart:

WaccoBB has been a good learning experience for me, a true blessing.
I even got into contact with a friend...

Wow, a vital institution is closing! While it's hard to believe it, I can totally understand why, and wish to express my deep gratitude to you Barry for everything that you have provided to the...

Many thanks for the amazing work over the years, Barry. You will be missed, as will the political cartoons and poems and many, many other parts of my Digest. All the best.

Barry, you and wacco will be missed! I have found wacco to be informative and entertaining. I'm really going to miss your cartoons and Larry's poems, among other things. I can well understand your...

Barry, thanks so much for all your great work over all these years. I completely understand your need to let it go. As you may know, Bill and I moved to Asheville, NC a couple months ago, and I still...

Barry,

Thank you for your amazing service to our community all this time. I can't imagine any other platform can replace Wacco, which I still tell someone new about at least once a week. I haven't...

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What are you talking about? Barry is not censoring anything. Moving is not censoring. This discussion (or "thread") is about COVID-19 case statistics in Sonoma County and nothing else. It is not...

Thank you for all you’re doing to keep us updated.

So you're talking about the deaths per total population. I think a couple things factor into our overall fairly low death rate in Sonoma County and the Bay Area in general. Firstly we have done a...

Long COVID is a well established fact. A significant percentage of COVID-19 patients have not not fully recovered after many months, many with severe crippling effects.

Some Nervous Nellies here...

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Bravo! Very well said.

<br><br>Yes. My family wears masks to keep well while my spouse awaits a ❤ transplant. We toss used masks, replace filters often as well as washing the cloth ones regularly. No, masks are not causing...

December 30

120 New Cases Reported In Sonoma County. Follow cases in your zip code here...

Are you alluding to the yellow star that Nazis forced Jews to wear?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UcFQ-eDhTk
The Economist, Dec 9, 2020

How to restore trust in politics

In America, Britain and other Western countries, voters have lost trust in politics. Is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7FL9vkhMxw
The Lincoln Project, Dec 21, 2020

The dream is still alive in Georgia.

The Electoral College has confirmed Joe Biden as president-elect. States...

It would be helpful if you linked to your sources for Fauci's comments re masks. If they were made early on in the pandemic (last Spring-Summer), then it's likely they are outdated now because we...

I've grown weary of reading this stuff close enough to determine what should be separated. :balance: The distinction, originally, was for content that implied some nefarious intent/conspiracy behind...

2,000,000 vaccinated to date. Very few serious allergic reactions almost exclusively in people who are prone to allergic reactions, many of whom carry epipens with them. Infect those same 2,000,000...

Denigrating widely recognized experts, all of whom have education and experience in their field, by calling them "so called experts," is merely your opinion. Unlike those you denigrate, however, you...

Can your thinking be improved? You say “The Chinese” and that you cannot "look at this without thinking … communist goals for social control.”


Thinking in broad generalities, and an impulsive...

Searching on GoodRx <https://www.goodrx.com/prevnar-13> <https: www.goodrx.com="" prevnar-13="">I was surprised to learn that the lowest cost for Prevnar 13 is $90.00 at Rite Aid, with a coupon....

I suspect that all types of masks are grouped together in this study, and that better quality masks will increase your odds from 15%. KN95 masks are available at Ace Hardware. I used one when I saw...

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The Young Turks, Dec 24, 2020

Trump Pocketing Donor Money

Trump never misses a chance to con people out of their money. The Electoral College has...

Here is a new paper on non-pharmaceutical interventions NPI's), from the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In this study, social distancing comes up as best, but masks also reduce...