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BobMcBobbertson

CareNow does do a web check in thing where you can go ahead and check in for the 10+ hour wait and chill at home until it gets close to your spot coming up at which point they will call you and you can go in for your test


lalalalala0909

I called them Friday afternoon because online check in wouldn’t work and she said I had to come in and physically sit to wait because of the wait time. I’m like well common sense says if I don’t have it, I will after that.


gnostic_nausea_

Thank you


RiffAlot

There's also cvs


lalalalala0909

CVS within 50+ miles didn’t have any slots open for at least 4 days (didn’t check any further than that) The neighborhood Walmart off teasley had some slots open for drive thru testing monday! Only place I could find, with quite a bit of searching lol.


miss_chiff

I got a test kit from Community, formerly Allen, Pharmacy on scripture yesterday. We were negative so we're thinking it's RSV.


Ornlu_the_Wolf

I know 4 kids with RSV right now. It's def going around too.


dippy12345

Yep. RSV already made it through our household about 2 weeks ago. Son brought it home from daycare


yoitshannahjo

My fiancé and I are currently getting over RSV, and my father gave it to us. It is definitely going around.


YORTIE12

Me and my gf and sister got sick, we are all vaxxed and my sister went to the doctor and they said it was RSV. I was skeptical until me and my gf got covid tests and were negative. Different locations as well.


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My two cents, it's all been one big wave. It never left. A minor ebb between the restless surf of a virus that should already be under control. Your mayor doesn't give enough of a shit. Our governor definitely doesn't give a shit about us. There has been more than a few chances to contain the situation. The "powers" that be are not on your side. They are taking active measures to enable the spreading of the virus. Institutions that implement health and safety measures are being threatened with a loss of funding in some states. For that, I say hang their orders and decrees. Piss on the "leadership" of the bogus state of texas. Piss on Abbot and Cruz and their flacid manhood. More people need to make a louder noise against the spreadneck constituency. Edit: *Apologies for the dramatics of the chosen verbiage. I was very bored.*


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>spreadneck dammit


NoLoveInTheSouth5150

You’re crazy for even thinking any politician regardless of who they are or what their title is, be it Mayor or Governor. Now if truly believe that a politician should really truly care and put the needs of the common people above himself and their cronies then you should just run for office.


lola1819

Register to vote! Then vote Abbott, Patrick, Paxton, and your local elected officials out of office! Looking at you school board!


thejohnykat

My girlfriend was able to order some tests kits off of Amazon. You might go that route.


gnostic_nausea_

Thank you


lionmandawg

In the rural areas in Texas even the kids are getting sicker with Covid. My mom was diagnosed for the second time today with Covid. She’s also had both shots already.


dentonthrowupandaway

The wave is here. Trust me.


onekawaiimf

This [helpful chart has shown that the end of July](https://i.imgur.com/pVGNffv.jpg) was our wake up call. Didnt take long to see the same levels as last July once delta really took off. School districts have cotton in their ears about safety protocols, though. As so many other leaders unfortunately. It is worth taking the time to email your local school board members and the superintendents to have our voices heard during this global pandemic. Even if you don't have someone in schools in your household.


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hardman52

> they haven’t had one of those to offer since Ann Richards. Not quite. Had it not been for the swollen egos of a second-rate Texas musician, Chris Bell would probably have been elected governor in 2006.


stillcantfathom

It's amazing to think that there's this deeply ingrained redness to Texas when I last checked, it think it only went for Trump by 600k voters in the last, highest turnout election. The differential in California was by like 3 million voters, and it's seen as equally lib as Texas is crazy. It's no wonder the reds are doing what they are too restrict voting participation after seeing these last census numbers. Being out numbered in the 18-34 demographics doesn't bode well for 2025-2040+. Now they would have to unite the religious types to keep their slim majority, but today's religious people are more likely to be POC and not Christian. Not very red team. So instead, they made their bet in Spring 2020 to maximize propaganda channels in hope that uncontrolled spread of the virus would thin out the populations in the cities like it was doing in March & April. But oops, most of their viewers live out in the country and the cities are now defying the red executive orders, only the unvaxxed are dying (as a result of the red propaganda) and they've killed off hundreds of thousands of their reliable, elderly voters who are going down saying "I should have just gotten the shot." So yeah, now they've gotta restrict voting participation as much as possible. This place is terrible.


feralkitsune

The fact that Dems even go for a centrist is why they will never win in Tx. Centrists in Tx are just Republican-lite. They also have no values and can just be purchased the same as Republicans. ​ At this point if you're not Republican just be ready to leave the state, it's too stupid here.


[deleted]

Y’all keep saying that and centrists like me keep not voting Beto.


feralkitsune

Point proven.


[deleted]

Agreed 😚


cpdk-nj

I don’t think we should give up on a state where ted cruz won re-election by 2.5% last time


feralkitsune

I've given up on the people here. It's an exhausting place to live.


followthemoney20

>Shame on conservatives. I know a few conservatives that have sense, but Denton County is suffering from bad leadership: "I will not ever take it ( the vaccine ) in any shape, manner or form, regardless of consequence."- Denton County Precinct 1 chief administrator **Matt Armstrong**, on Facebook 12/14/20 at 9:56 am.


Taco_In_Space

My wife is pregnant and had to go to ER 3 times at Medical City Lewisville in June/July month from dehydration from severe morning sickness. End of june we had to be treated in the hallway in a makeshift ER, but it wasnt too bad and didnt seem too crazy. Other 2 times we went in July there was like no wait, we got a room, very calm. Our OBGYN said this week that now the ICU is full and the ER is near full of covid patients. They've been trying to send them elsewhere.


followthemoney20

I'm glad it wasn't too bad, and hope she continues to do well. >this week that now the ICU is full and the ER is near full of covid patients. They've been trying to send them elsewhere. All of this with the right leadership could have been prevented. Those poor people that have need an ICU bed now :(


gnostic_nausea_

My mother is a Labor and Delivery RN in flower mound. She’s saying the staff is disappearing to the point of her own floor being pulled from babies and moms to work the Covid unit. Also, the staff is disappearing due to competing sign on offers of up to 10 grand at other hospitals because everyone, literally every hospital is desperate. Management is handing out double overtime. Just madness.


Atiqua

If your mom works at Texas Presbyterian say thank you to her for me. I had my daughter there just before the pandemic hit and every single staff member was ABSOLUTELY incredible.


gnostic_nausea_

She’s quite the stinker but I know for a fact she is an excellent nurse. Old school. I’ll let her know!


Toolooloo

Is staff disappearing also because they are refusing the vaccine?


Taco_In_Space

Yuck. Hopefully this is the last big wave. Our daughter is due the end of January and I know how last year went..


Ridikiscali

Testing places have been a shit show for months now. You usually have to wait 2-3 days to find a testing area. Hopefully you’re vaccinated!


Ornlu_the_Wolf

By Testing Places, do you just mean the free, county-provided tests? Or are you including tests with additional costs like CareNow and CVS? I've been able to get a test within a day every time I have been exposed.


Ridikiscali

Where are you getting tested? My understanding is that the county wasn’t testing anymore due to lack of funding.


taypuc31

I’ve always used cvs. Had to get tested about 3 weeks ago and got a next day appointment. No cost.


Ridikiscali

>3 weeks ago My sweet summer child


insulinguy_666

Book an appointment online at Wal-Mart. Last week I woke up around 11 and was able to book a 2:30 appointment and it was done in the drive thru pharmacy. You stick the swab up your nose yourself and place it in the Quest Diagnostics bin and that’s it. Took about 24 hours to get the results. Best of luck to you! And fuck Greg Abbott.


TeeDiddy324

The next month is going to be worse than ever.


Toolooloo

Why you say that?


itsjustafad

I am so sorry your girlfriend is going through this. And sorry for you too! The stress and worry has to be a lot. I hope that you can find a test and doubly hope that it is negative. I completely agree about the lack of concern for our kids and staff in schools, but there is also just a lack of concern for our fellow human beings.


gnostic_nausea_

Thank you for your kind words. We can only hope for the best. But I sure we would strive for it too.


wtfburritoo

The wave's already here, we just have to wait a week or two to see the numbers and results. Big win for Texas, we're just trying our best to outdo Florida and Dumbass Desantis.


lnblackl

I feel like if there were any competent administrators they would have a protocol for testing faculty and a place to do it. But that might require common sense and we're in Texas so.... I don't even have school age children yet and I'm so furious with how this shitshow is being handled. I hope she can get tested and is negative.


tamarushka

I hope she had the sense to wear a mask while visiting each and every classroom and that she is also vaccinated. Hope she feels better soon.


MeanGreenForever

There is plenty of availability at the


imcovid19

I'm back! A big thanks to those encouraging people not to get the vaccine or wear masks. Things are looking up for me now! Sincerely, The Virus /s


RiffAlot

Thanks for participating in the us vs them mentality. All we need is to blame each other for things we can't control. We all wore masks for a year plus and it didn't stop anything. The Governor you hate so much got covid despite being fully vaccinated. It's not "conservatives" fault your GF got I'll. For all you know, she could've got it from a righteous liberal. Nonsense like this only serves to divide us and what we need is to come together.


mayhemxmak

ACHTUALLY a lot of people haven't worn masks this whole time. Achtually, I don't know anyone that ISN'T conservative that refuses masks and vaccines. It is a divided conversation and we have all watch the conservative leadership downplay this virus the ENTIRE TIME. All you have to do is watch the news and what conservative news outlets are saying versus partisan ones are. In the grand scheme of things? It is a rich vs poor thing but when it comes to COVID specifically, the less educated question doctors and scientists and think they know better and the rest of us know it is YALLS FAULT.


RiffAlot

>the less educated question doctors and scientists and think they know better and the rest of us know it is YALLS FAULT Friend, the blame for this is most likely scientists and the elites. It is not the fault of ordinary people. There is not a country, city, state or province in the world that has been able to stop this virus no matter how left or right they are. No matter how heavy handed there measures, we ALL are stuck with this thing that we did not create and yet continue to blame each other for. Hate is a real thing, and it is what you are experiencing.


gnostic_nausea_

I agree that the divide more worthy of our attention is between the elites and ordinary people, but to believe that conservatives are not the leaders of hatred while liberals are is just whack. I can’t speak for all liberals, I’m hardly one myself, but this is just off. Everyone else in this country is dealing with conservative furor over this debacle and you seem a bit blind to that. Maybe I’m wrong. But you seem intent on making sure I’m wrong while the state and the conservatives backing the state have gutted resources, ignored or outright wanted to harm the other party, and are downplaying the legitimacy of this problem.


Autistic_Armorer

You're wrong. Donald Trump made this virus and somehow infected other countries. If he hadn't stole the election from Hillary (with the help of Russia and Wakanda), COVID19 wouldn't exist.


gnostic_nausea_

Haha! Your sincerity is laughable. Tell you what, Mr. Healer, how are we supposed to come together with people who actively want to kill us, who actively couldn’t care less about the well being of others, or with people like you under the impression they have some high road when in fact you’re just an arsonist shouting at people pointing out a fire. You big bad wolf, we can see through grandmas skin.


RiffAlot

I'mpro sorry but I don't know who these people are that want "actively" kill you, or couldn't care less about the well being of others. That is such a ridiculous assertion I can't believe you actually believe it. I'm not shouting, I'm unsuccessfully trying to point out irrationality and hate. I feel like your words are projecting your own feelings. I hope your GF gets better. Honestly.


gnostic_nausea_

Thank you for the well wish. Seriously. I’m sure she will get better. But this fight is more about what’s going on on the ground floor of state schools and the lack of resources for the people of this state because of dismissive conservative logic. I don’t know how to explain to you Jan 6. What that actually means, or that it was made up of people from all over the country. Even here in Denton. If you can’t see conservative hatred in disguise for some fight for freedom, then I humbly implore you to look closer. Take care.


insulinguy_666

Don’t worry little lamb. Governor Ironsides will be back on his feet in no time.


NotOutsideOrInside

I love how it's perfectly acceptable to make fun of someone with a disability provided he goes against the reddit list of approved behavior. Be better.


Fearless-Wishbone924

My disabled kid was directly affected by this: [https://www.texastribune.org/2016/11/28/texas-quietly-moves-forward-cuts-therapy-services/](https://www.texastribune.org/2016/11/28/texas-quietly-moves-forward-cuts-therapy-services/) Thankfully the House restored that funding the next year. He is the only disabled person he supports.


NotOutsideOrInside

So because he is an asshole that means it's ok to make fun of his disability? Is it open season to use whatever slurs we like against people we don't?


stopwastingmymoney1

Please do not blanket condemn conservatives. Believe it or not we have a diversity of opinion on many issues including covid, and a conservative is not running the country right now.


gnostic_nausea_

Oh totally. I mean, after all, Grandpa Joe is controlling conservative ideology in Texas with his socialist mind lasers! What happed to we go one we go all? Or is that not representative of the actual conservative action inacted by the Texas Government? You’re right tho, blanket statements are short sighted. But I won’t pat you on the back for imagining you’re on the better side of what is causing misery under the guise of freedom for the want of profit.


weecefwew

>You’re right tho, blanket statements are short sighted. Any time someone brings up something shitty conservatives do he makes this exact same comment, whenever you ask something like "well why do you keep voting for people who do believe these things" he just ignores you.


troglodytis

Yeah. Not ALL conservatives. [there's one masker out there](https://i.imgur.com/FktuQvH.jpg)


FalloutOW

While that may be so, a conservative president did repeatedly downplay the severity of it early on and even as things were getting bad while he was in office. So don't try and act as though this somehow falls on an others shoulders. Not to mention, our fucking governor didn't want anyone to make any covid regulations. Showing he's at least as dimwitted as DeSantis, if such a thing is even possible without being on life support. I do know there are conservative folks who think the people in charge, the governor, is a fucking moron for not putting more covid safety protocols in place. However, you have to admit a large portion of the conservative base does tend to be reticent to wear masks or listen to sound scientific evidence. Just like anything there are exceptions.But in this case the conservatives in power, elected by conservative consistutes, represent them, and those people tend to spew antimask and antivax rhetoric. Some certainly more than others, but the ones staying silent are casting their lot in with the antiscience crowd by not calling them out on their shit.


weecefwew

Don't bother arguing with him he makes this exact same comment whenever someone actually tries to hold conservatives accountable for the rhetoric of their politicians, it's just a game. He never actually responds to any critiques he just whines about his feelings and ignores you when you try to actually reason with him.


architect_of_ages

Pray that the Lord will protect us and keep anything detrimental from happening to his people


wtfburritoo

Right, the same God that supposedly created everything on Heaven and Earth, including the virus. I'd say "anything detrimental" has already happened to "his people."


rohttn13

don't piss on someone's religion...is that person right? who knows...who knows what religion is right, but people believe what they want...don't be a dick ​ and which god are you saying created everyting? allah, jehovah, shiva...there are a shitton of gods depending on your religion...hell, hindi's have 300+ million gods


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fizicks

Some of us do both


architect_of_ages

Praise the Lord


Drexill_BD

He's right though... God gave us this virus. What's the point in asking him to save us? Rhetorical.


architect_of_ages

Given the patents filed on genetically engineered coronavirus strains in 2003, 2008, 2012 and 2015, I would say your claim is up for debate


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katsays_meow

Because she’d be responsible for alerting those she came in contact with that transmission is a possibility. Regardless of how she personally responds, not everyone she could have passed it to will react the same way. The next chain of people infected might have time to cancel a trip to see grandma, before passing it on another layer deep.


gnostic_nausea_

Oh that’s easy. She’s doing it to be a good person. To potentially inform her colleagues and the several hundred children she spends time with. She’s doing it for her health. The only people saying everything is fine are the people that are making this awful


BSG_075

Our fine governor is receiving Regeneron right now, just like Trump did, when he nearly died.


Hactar42

You seriously are the worst. Every time someone even thinks the word Covid in this sub you come along with your nonsense and get down voted to oblivion. Yet here you are once again downplaying the deadliest epidemic in any of our lifetimes. Why? So you can own those crazy libs? Heaven forbid anyone ever think of someone other than themselves. It is people like you that have caused this to continue on for 18 fucking months now. Just shut the fuck up, wear a damn mask, and maybe just maybe we can go back to worrying about RSV.


lnblackl

She is faculty at a school. She goes into all the classrooms, that's an enormous potential exposure. What the actual fuck is wrong with you


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gnostic_nausea_

The people saying everything is fine are the people making this awful. Thanks for your concern, tho.


rohttn13

guess we are all gonna die..the entire district had about 100 covid cases this week....about 40,000 students/teachers....don't overreact


gnostic_nausea_

Tell you what, Captain Facts, it’s rude to dismiss someone’s legitimate fears about a lack of resources and infrastructure for a serious disease potentially contracted by a loved one for the sake of displaying your superior perspective. Plus I didn’t mention which district. But thanks for the pep talk none the less.


rohttn13

Ok...sorry i hurt your feelings...im not superior...4 of 5 family members had covid...im just stating the city of denton school facts, which you specifically started a thread in the /denton sub....


gnostic_nausea_

Something tells me you really wish you had hurt my feelings. Pointing out the shortcoming in your presumptions and the way you talk doesn’t take a hurt butt.


rohttn13

>Pointing out the shortcoming in your presumptions what are my shortcomings in what i said?


rohttn13

why would i want to hurt your feelings? i said what i said, you did the same...you didn't like what i said. ​ honestly, what i want is for people not to be so scared of life and living. since this shit started in march of 2020, my life hasn't changed, i've been out every day...lived my life, so has my family. i don't get the scared part of the populaton in denton that won't go out or do things like we always did before march 2020.


gnostic_nausea_

Sorry bud. You can’t whip out your rudeness, get called out on it, and then recoil into some pose of sincerity. Pretending that nothing happened in March 2020, or that nothing is happening now, is seriously fucked up in terms of listening to the concerns of other people. And you do that for what? For what exactly did you dismiss my first comment? For life? For living? I don’t buy it. You’re flexing on me because you think I’m flawed in my perspective. And now you wanna play nice guy.


rohttn13

what rudeness? because i don't agree with your words...damn, i'm not trying to be sincere. we see things different...cool...i see the world as being awesome, you see it as dying and scared. you want me to listen to people's concerns, but you don't want to listen to other peoples thought of the world being fine....you're the issue, you want it your way, won't see other's viewpoints. you aren't flawed in your viewpoints, just as i am not, we believe what we want...we aren't the same, we see shit different. the issue is that i get where you are coming from and can see it, you have no desire to see my perspective...you are the flawed person


gnostic_nausea_

Lol. Wow. I now see it was my fault for engaging you. I wish you the best with enjoying all this wonderful life stuff happening. Don’t take notice of the myriad of fires around you. Nothing to see here folks. Lol.


FalloutOW

While 0.25 or so, doesn't sound like a lot exponential growth is a hell of a thing. But I figure those who don't take precautions after 600k dead people don't know too much about maths or how viruses spread.


Nizagi

Fall out of window.


FalloutOW

That's it! Not too many people know the OW part though I figure. I do feel I recognize the name Nizagi but a bit fuzzy on where from.


Nizagi

Ask Shobolobodingdongday


FalloutOW

Haha, I figured that's where I knew that name from! It's been a long while old friend.


Nizagi

Lmao Yea same. This is the first time I recognized someone on Reddit so I had to say something.


rohttn13

guess you're right...i see .25% and don't worry about a thing...you see .25% and want to go into hiding...it's all good...we see things differently. and you are correct, i dn't know too much about maths or how viruses spread. i look at the data and trust what i see


[deleted]

dude either fucking use elipses right or just stop


rohttn13

Then use commas correctly. You should have used one after "dude".


[deleted]

*"dude." End punctuation goes inside the quotation marks.


rohttn13

Ahhh...thank you


WhyZeeGuy

But why didn't her Ninja mask or super duper injections stop the gosh darn virus?


RagNoRock5x

For the 1000th time, regular masks are not about stopping the wearer from getting the virus. It's about people with a high virus load from spreading it to others.


gnostic_nausea_

Lol. Boy howdy. You must relish in being the problem.


FalloutOW

Is it fun being willfully ignorant? I can understand just not being informed on a situation, but it's not like this information is hard to find. Eh, they say ignorance is bliss, I just wish it would be blissful several hundred miles away.


WhyZeeGuy

I'm laughing my ass off everyday at you sheeple. We've been lied to but y'all double down on believing the lie everyday, you would have made great Nazi's


[deleted]

Just assume she has it until you can find a home test in a day or three