2024 LC Thread

Did you test for COVID?

I think so a few days later and it was negative.

I’ve never tested positive. But if I’ve ever had covid it was probably that time.

Interesting. I might test again in a few days out of curiosity. I tested on the day I was feeling worst and it lit up right away.

I got it the day I came back from a trip with the family. Lots of crowds and such. Interestingly, none of them are sick at all. Maybe the vax is working even better for them.

I just got back from a trip to see a ton of family with multiple parties. I was sure I was going to come home with something. But so far so good.

https://x.com/SmithsonianMag/status/1816964970497622473

Dogs really can smell fear.

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Are refugees getting work permits in 30 days now? Are they not able to find jobs in New York? Why are the overcrowding shelters still a thing? Or can they just not afford/don’t want to pay rent? Are there statistics on the percentage working/not working?

Shouldn’t it be relatively easy for the federal government to just get these people hired all over the country with a simple website? Chipotle #45677 needs 5 people, Chipotle #45223 need 7 people, etc and then they just get on bus and go to Nebraska?

I reckon that you’re not from these here parts.

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Not sure what you’re referencing here. But it is a lot tougher for people from countries like Venezuela who haven’t had much immigration in the past, therefore they have no family ties here. Jobs/housing programs generally don’t move very fast.

I assume that most are going to be doing low income jobs… which should move fairly quickly? There is a huge backlog for low income work. Every fast food place I go to is painfully understaffed. If NY has 50,000 migrants, it just seems like a drop in a bucket.

It takes a while to save up to pay rent somewhere, or wait for a govt subsidized place to come through.

Especially if you piss yourself.

It can take years and years to get government subsidized housing if you are one of the lucky ones, exactly.

No. Average asylum application is almost 600 days. After that they can apply for a work permit.

Over 200k have come since 2022 and 65k are in shelters.

Elderly friend (93?) has rented her whole life in Philly. Long time landlord recently sold. New owner raising rent from $700 to $1000. Monster.

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That’s still sounds really cheap, unless it’s in the slums.

Have no idea, have not been there. Wife used to work with her.

But she does go upstairs by dark, less risk of stray bullet coming through the window.

On regular section 8, yes. I’m guessing (hoping) there are different programs for refugees.

https://x.com/90sManiax/status/1814322245302723027

Jaws and Boomer are athletes I guess? And Lingo translates, writes poems, other? The others seem fairly self-explanatory. I guess the dog rides a motorcycle.

I/Q is in the middle of a “Well, actually…”

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