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Is there any way to set up my Reddit notifications so I only get pinged when someone actually quotes me? I don't want an alert for every single random comment in a thread I've joined—I only care when someone specifically references my post.

It’s honestly such a massive pain to have to manually click through every single discussion thread I've participated in just to see if anyone actually replied to me directly...

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I don't usually jump into these threads, but since this one involves a super basic, cheap, and easy-to-find grocery item that worked wonders for me, I figured I’d share it here. Maybe it’ll help someone else out too..

For a while there, my period was a total mess. It was incredibly irregular—some months I’d get it twice, and other times my cycle would stretch out to 50 days. Then, someone suggested I try adding fresh parsley to my diet.
I started eating it almost every single day. I tossed it into omelets, smoothies, sauces, salads... mostly just raw. I didn't touch any medications or supplements at all. And honestly? Now my cycle is exactly 28 days. I know down to the day when it's coming. So, if anyone else is struggling with this kind of chaos, give it a shot. You really have nothing to lose..

hollowfox3 said:I feel the exact same way. Restricting movement is just plain stupid when the rules are supposed to be the same everywhere. With these kinds of lockdowns, nobody is going to want to visit anyone else anyway. Honestly, if we absolutely had to limit movement, I'd much rather be restricted to just a few blocks from my house than being stuck within a single county.

But since things are the way they are, I’ll probably just apply for a permit. It takes two seconds from my armchair and saves me all the hassle—no printing, no waiting in line, and no potential headaches at a checkpoint. Plus, I'd much rather take a walk by the coast... and maybe get a little closer to family while I'm at it.

Look, I don't even have any pressing places to be right now, but I want the *option* to go out. I want to be able to just grab my keys and drive around whenever the mood strikes me. The sheer fact that I'm being surrounded by checkpoints designed to strip away my freedom of movement is terrifying to me.

Joseph Taylor11 said:Oh, really? It’s almost like you’ve been asleep for a month...
Until just last week, you couldn't even move within the district without an e-government portal. You were stuck within the municipality.
And as it stands now, you still can't travel between different districts. The only thing that changed is that you can finally move between the District of Columbia and Washington, D.C.

Honestly, you can't even move around properly within a single county right now.

Edward Fisher86 said:Look, if you’re having trouble getting your digital credentials sorted on the e-government portal, just tell them you're heading to Mass instead.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/coronavirus...aign=Box+share

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At this point, I don't even find this stuff tragicomic anymore. It’s moved past being funny in a sad way—it's just pure tragedy. It is honestly pathetic how far we've fallen..

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briskjackal5 said:Then you just call them back five minutes later and everything is fine, right?

Just like how tracking location makes zero sense—I don't even carry my phone when I go for a run. If I need to, I can just leave it at home when I head out for groceries... or to visit family... or even just for a little stroll to a nearby town...

So? 🤔

It's precisely because it doesn't make sense; the police have to physically show up at a residence to verify if the people who are required to be there actually are. And unless we start using electronic ankle monitors or something similar, there isn't really any other (effective) way to do it.

I mean, what's the actual advantage of an ankle monitor over just using an app on a phone?

-briskjackal5

For the love of God, please go back and read my previous post that you just quoted... the answer is right there in the text.

nimbleharbor10 said:And what happens if you're sleeping, showering, or stuck in the bathroom? What then?

Look, you could just minimize those three activities. And obviously, when you hear your phone ringing, you stop whatever you're doing and answer it...

I'm kidding, obviously. My point is to highlight how ridiculous it is to suggest they should call people on their cell phones just to verify their whereabouts. It’s just as nonsensical as trying to track them via GPS. Personally, I don't carry my phone when I go for a run; I’ll leave it at home if I need to. Same goes for when I'm grocery shopping, visiting family, or just driving to a neighboring town for a quick stroll. It simply doesn't make sense. The police have to physically show up at a residence to confirm whether the people who are supposed to be there are actually there. Until we implement electronic ankle monitors or something similar, there really isn't any other effective way to handle this.

Jerry Robinson56 said:Quote : Steve23

🙂 That is quite kind of you.

Let’s be honest: calling these urban neighborhoods "districts" is nothing more than a classic facade. It is a superficial label designed to provide a sense of structure where none truly exists.

County Civil Court
Municipal Court on El Paso Street 84.

The Municipal Court in Washington, D.C. shouldn't be labeled as a civil court, given that it also handles criminal cases. 😁
Criminal Court 3

Just a brief thought regarding the matter of names...

Quote : Steve23

I am merely providing clarification. Having spent years immersed in certain lines of work, I have come to realize that you truly cannot grasp the sheer level of absurdity one encounters until you are standing right in the middle of it. It is a peculiar thing, really. One assumes they have seen it all, only to be confronted by realities that defy any reasonable expectation.
There is no prohibition against travel if you possess a valid permit proving that you aren't an obvious host for the virus.
We are maintaining a written record of all movements to ensure that if a new outbreak occurs, we can immediately identify the likely source or culprit. Efficiency in response is paramount.

They simply did what was within their power. While their approach falls far short of being perfect, it is precisely what one would propose to curb viral distribution if the pathogen is truly as potent as claimed. That is the fundamental logic here. If there is a legitimate threat to public safety, maintaining records of human movement becomes a necessity. Now, I am staunchly opposed to the idea of monitoring mobile phones, but there is a catch. In this day and age, everything is already being tracked; a precise location can be distilled down to a mere twenty characters. You understand what I mean. The only real hurdle is obtaining a court order. It seems someone finally realized that this could serve as an alternative to mandatory digital passes.

Right? 🤦

God, I love it when people spout absolute nonsense... Who on earth am I supposed to contact to get a permit like that?

briskjackal5 said:It's

Just an Apple app on your phone and everything in Canada stays chill, I guess. Maybe everything would be managed by, like, three IT guys, three coordinators, and maybe ten epidemiologists working from their phones making calls one after another. Or just someone who could actually get the job done.
If they just checked in to see how everyone is feeling, tracked the local situations, and made sure people had their phones on them... I don't know, maybe even just ten people doing it. If each person makes 100 calls, that's 1,000 people monitored right there!
And honestly, it doesn't even have to be all doctors or epidemiologists. Just some call center folks paired up with an epidemiologist in the team.

-briskjackal5

Forget all this talk about cell phones and tracking apps. It’s honestly overkill. If you want to actually manage things, everyone just needs to have a landline installed if they don't already have one. That way, when an epidemiologist calls, you actually pick up. Simple as that. If you dodge the call, you're basically telling them you don't exist, and then you can expect the police to show up at your door and haul you straight into quarantine.

electrichound22 said:And why on earth does it have to be right after May Day?

Look, plenty of the command centers have already been pushing for a merger and unified coordination. Honestly, you should expect the National Security Council to start greenlighting these requests as soon as things settle down after Easter.

Joshua Gray75 said:Well, they're rolling this out in other states too... 🤷—local municipalities are signing these "inter-agency agreements" so you can move between them without needing a permit ☕
(though in my county, the official decree hasn't hit the books yet—it’s just a proposal sitting on someone's desk...☕)

Can we realistically hope that by the end of the month, moving around within the same state will also be permitted without all these permits? 🤔🙄☕

Maybe heading to nearby towns, sure, but expecting to roam the entire county freely? I wouldn't hold my breath on that one.

slyridge73 said:Greetings to you all.

I have a specific question regarding a potential work situation involving travel outside the United States.

To provide some context, I work for a construction firm, and we currently have a job site located in Canada, just across the border from Seattle.
Since my role requires me to visit this site periodically, I’m wondering about the protocol if I cross the border and return... Am I required to enter a 14-day quarantine?
Furthermore, during that quarantine period, would I be permitted to travel specifically to that one job site in Canada—meaning I would only travel on that single route and nothing else—before returning home to complete my isolation?

I appreciate your help with this.

From what I understand, when you re-enter the States from a neighboring country, you get hit with an order to self-isolate for 14 days, which pretty much means you're grounded. As for how things are handled on the other side of the border, you really need to check their local regulations, but if they mandate strict isolation for foreign nationals, you aren't going to be wandering around any construction sites.

Now, if you can get a formal letter from your employer, it might be possible to apply for a special permit for essential work travel. However, you’d likely need clearance from both sides—our domestic authorities and the authorities in the neighboring country—to ensure you can cross the border without being forced into quarantine.

Karen Hill40 said:Alright, what are they actually going to do if they catch me leaving my town limits? I just need to go refuel, and the nearest gas station is in the next county over, for crying out loud. 🙄

We’ve already gone over this topic once before... basically, if you manage to slip past or bypass the police checkpoint without being noticed, nothing happens—you fill up the tank and head right back home. If they actually pull you over, then you just turn around and go back. They aren't out there conducting random searches on everyone... at least, they haven't been lately. 🤔

hollowtrucker77 said:And what, are we just going to be under lockdown forever now?
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Of course not. When the top leader of a country sneezes, you don't just sit around waiting to see what happens—you go straight into quarantine. That's how it works.

Joshua Gray75 said:And what about the rest of America... does that just not matter? 🙄

It seems quite clear that this whole business of "grouping municipalities" into these exclusive zones isn't happening anywhere else in the States... perhaps? 🤔

Are the citizens in the other regions simply second-class residents now? Are we not all meant to be equal under the Constitution?

Is there a legal expert out there who can make sense of this logic—or does everything truly just depend on the whims of local power brokers...?? 🤔

So, the idea is that you can lift such a restriction—entirely—but only for a select few...? 🤔

Honestly, so much of what's been happening over the last few days hasn't even been constitutional.

Jack Cook7 said:Look, you can't just bar your own citizens from entering their own country.

Instead, just toss everyone into a 14-day quarantine and test them every single day. Let 'em come. Then, when they head back, they can deal with another 14 days of isolation in whatever state they're traveling to.

Exactly. It’s just as absurd as trying to tell Americans they aren't allowed to drive from New York to Los Angeles.🤔

Matthew Jackson2 said:To be perfectly honest, I can't quite tell if you're actually pushing for tighter government oversight or if you're just advocating for basic non-discrimination and consistency in how rules are applied.

In any case, if one truly wanted to account for every single factor, the only logical solution would be a total, nationwide lockdown—the kind where only essential services remain active to triage critical cases and distribute food and medicine. But even then, we run right back into the same issue of fragmented thinking, because you still have to ask whether those very workers can actually maintain safety protocols without becoming super-spreaders themselves through constant contact with the public. Furthermore, while a concept like that might work for a localized outbreak of a disease with a short incubation period, it's frankly an impossible strategy when dealing with a global pandemic characterized by a long incubation window.

So, yes, we are forced to deal with some level of fragmentation. However, any such measures ought to be rooted in what yields the maximum impact with the absolute minimum of collateral damage, and in my estimation, this current measure has been a complete failure, especially given how it was rolled out—a sentiment I know is shared by many leading epidemiologists over in Europe.

But seriously, why even bother with all that logistics? There's absolutely no need to be out there delivering anything. We should just lock ourselves away with maybe 40 pounds of flour and a massive stack of toilet paper. Don't open the windows, don't step onto the porch. Give it a few months and that virus will definitely be gone. If someone doesn't make it through the interim, well, that's on them—they clearly didn't stock up on enough flour. And if they don't survive after that? Honestly, what can you do? At least the virus is dead. We can just do it all over again come autumn.

Is anyone here actually thinking straight?

Back in 2020, in a supposedly democratic nation, we were practically writing formal petitions just to be (re)permitted to buy groceries, to drop off food for struggling parents, to show up for work, or to pick up prescriptions at the pharmacy... It feels like the virus ended up being one of our smaller concerns along the way..

Amanda Richardson7 said:I'm not heading to St....but I am definitely making my way toward the coast.

I don't see any reason why I wouldn't make it to where I intended. 😁
I've never had issues with the police. They just follow orders. If they won't let me pass here, there's always a workaround. 👍

If they stick to the letter of the law, they have no grounds to fine me...
I'm aware of that, but I'm trying to show others that it's okay to drive just a few towns over to see a partner. 🤦
We can't just let them strip away our rights like that.

Look, the moment you start relying on those Polish lowlifes to ferry you from point A to point B, your human rights are already on the chopping block, aren't they?

Amanda Richardson7 said:Fine, that much is obvious.
And let's say they tell me to turn around—if I head back toward Vž, I’ll probably run into the exact same mess in Knin.
Will they actually let me pass through Knin to reach Vž, or will I be hunting for side roads just to dodge the police again?🤣

I only mentioned Split as an example.
But since you asked, the plan for tomorrow is to tear up a two-wheeler on what's arguably the best motorcycle route in America.
Just testing the waters and encouraging others to try similar stunts.

Just to clarify regarding the "loner" thing. Wherever I go, I'll be on my own. The only time I'll interact with anyone is when I pull into a gas station to fuel up. And I don't see any issue with that; if I can function normally among crowds every day, I can certainly ride a bike by myself.☕

Technically, they should let you through since you're heading back to your own home, but if you run into an officer who doesn't know how to interpret the regulations correctly, you'll end up looking for alternative routes once more.

Please keep us posted on how far you've made it out of Z so we can stay updated.

Amanda Richardson7 said:Obviously, I’m not going to get into an argument or just stand there waiting for orders.
I'd politely chat with the cops, wish them a nice day, and look for an alternative route to continue my trip...

And what would the penalty be for that? 🤔
Or, what would actually happen if I were driving from Varazdin down to Split, for instance, and got pulled over without a permit?

They’ll tell you straight up that you aren't allowed into Split.