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JCMach1

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112. My grandmother's baby sister died in the 1918 pandemic

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 09:16 AM

Nov 2020

It also ALMOST took my great grandmother.

It hit them in Abilene, TX on a train on the way to Florida from Arizona.

I really think the BCG vaccine kept my wife and son from getting very sick at all. My son was lucky to be born in Nairobi I guess...

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DU, what are your plans for Thanksgiving this year? [View all] barbtries Nov 2020 OP

Hey Barb! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2020 #1

you too Craig! barbtries Nov 2020 #9

Can you eat outside? If so, that would be so much better. apcalc Nov 2020 #26

it's pretty sure to be too cold, barbtries Nov 2020 #29

We will celebrate with two friends.. luvs2sing Nov 2020 #2

Don't do it (please). One Thanksgiving/Christmas is not worth the risk. flibbitygiblets Nov 2020 #3

None. I'm staying home by myself, with my cat. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #4

Good advice, TVO PJMcK Nov 2020 #8

i get it. i've mulled it a lot. barbtries Nov 2020 #15

+1000. n/t totodeinhere Nov 2020 #146

same. Still making a turkey though...a small one. nt Baltimike Nov 2020 #211

I hope the cat gets some turkey. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #215

Oh, he will for sure get some turkeeez and so will his siblings Baltimike Nov 2020 #217

Dinner for 1. Lisa0825 Nov 2020 #5

Make so calls judeling Nov 2020 #13

Will do :-) Lisa0825 Nov 2020 #49

Same here. smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #82

I'm making two or three each of the deserts I normally bring. dflprincess Nov 2020 #6

that's a great plan. barbtries Nov 2020 #17

Watch in horror as my spouse proceeds with Voltaire2 Nov 2020 #7

oh boy. barbtries Nov 2020 #19

If you are concerned wear a mask except marlakay Nov 2020 #10

Glad it worked out! barbtries Nov 2020 #24

Yes wouldn't have gone if it wasn't marlakay Nov 2020 #115

if you have Amazon barbtries Nov 2020 #126

We are celebrating separated judeling Nov 2020 #11

how wonderful barbtries Nov 2020 #25

A friend who normally cooks is making to go dinners for the usual attendees. MLAA Nov 2020 #12

I'll go to the grocery store and buy two Hungry Man turkey dinners. Jeebo Nov 2020 #14

well if you live in Durham NC, barbtries Nov 2020 #27

Thanks very much for the offer, I'd take you up on it, but ... Jeebo Nov 2020 #32

yeah, the same state barbtries Nov 2020 #60

Depends Dem2 Nov 2020 #16

oh boy. barbtries Nov 2020 #31

Sooner the better Dem2 Nov 2020 #34

One of my sisters and I live in the same city TlalocW Nov 2020 #18

sounds like a plan. barbtries Nov 2020 #148

Here's a risk assessment planning tool that estimates by county the chance that The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #20

thank you! barbtries Nov 2020 #37

I'll be alone with my rotisserie chicken and Stovetop Stuffing. cry baby Nov 2020 #21

I'm remaining in self-isolation and will be moonscape Nov 2020 #22

you got that right. barbtries Nov 2020 #39

I live alone and I'm eating alone. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2020 #23

no, I've been saying that all year. barbtries Nov 2020 #42

BBQ ribs for two, baked potato w/butter and a veggie KewlKat Nov 2020 #28

We will eat home alone, but taking some dinner each to a friend and my sister. apcalc Nov 2020 #30

Stay home & stay safe. KWR65 Nov 2020 #33

Turkey dinner for 2 mindfulNJ Nov 2020 #35

you did the right thing. barbtries Nov 2020 #43

Cooking traditional dinner for my man and myself MissMillie Nov 2020 #36

Cancelled our usual get together, we've been doing it for 30 years or so captain queeg Nov 2020 #38

maybe you can ZOOM barbtries Nov 2020 #46

What? It's November already? Generic Brad Nov 2020 #40

This. MissB Nov 2020 #45

yes. barbtries Nov 2020 #51

Going to Mom and Dad's happybird Nov 2020 #41

Maybe you can set up barbtries Nov 2020 #61

Just Dh and I MissB Nov 2020 #44

you can have a nice happy thanksgiving barbtries Nov 2020 #57

What I would do in your situation - if I wasn't quarantined - Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #47

Im having my mom and sister over. herding cats Nov 2020 #48

oh wow, fire? barbtries Nov 2020 #54

They lost everything they owned. There was literally nothing but ash left behind. herding cats Nov 2020 #63

I'm so sorry to hear it. barbtries Nov 2020 #70

We're just focusing on all the reasons we have to be thankful. herding cats Nov 2020 #81

you have a really great attitude. barbtries Nov 2020 #83

I'm trying. herding cats Nov 2020 #89

I'm so sorry to hear about the fire. Lost mine mnhtnbb Nov 2020 #96

Myself and mom leighbythesea2 Nov 2020 #50

thank you barbtries Nov 2020 #52

I live with my 97-year-old mother. Staph Nov 2020 #53

Sounds good. barbtries Nov 2020 #56

Thanksgiving leftovers are my favorites! Staph Nov 2020 #66

you sound like my brother barbtries Nov 2020 #68

None marie999 Nov 2020 #55

Just my husband and I. mentalsolstice Nov 2020 #58

I think it was Trevor Noah barbtries Nov 2020 #65

It's supposed to be 71 degrees on Saturday here in Nashville, so my best friend since college and I Tanuki Nov 2020 #59

Just me - making a jiggly cake and looking at gf recipes alittlelark Nov 2020 #62

it does. barbtries Nov 2020 #75

Eating good. Iggo Nov 2020 #64

Just me and the cat. marybourg Nov 2020 #67

do you plan to cook, barbtries Nov 2020 #78

I'll prepare a meal, just like I do every day of the year. marybourg Nov 2020 #88

Just 6 of us - outside northoftheborder Nov 2020 #69

6 is a crowd these days. barbtries Nov 2020 #72

I am eating with my parents. Who I see every day at work SoonerPride Nov 2020 #71

Agree. barbtries Nov 2020 #73

We work in an office with no outside people coming in. SoonerPride Nov 2020 #76

oh yeah, barbtries Nov 2020 #79

I can see in your post you are not comfortable-scared. And you should be. 58Sunliner Nov 2020 #74

go ahead. barbtries Nov 2020 #77

I'm glad, because I know we all want to live to see DT out! 58Sunliner Nov 2020 #92

Likely a quiet one with my mom mvd Nov 2020 #80

Actually me too. barbtries Nov 2020 #84

I live alone, and I will be having dinner by myself. Dem2theMax Nov 2020 #85

i hear you. barbtries Nov 2020 #86

Have Thanksgiving at home. Just us. No friends or out of town family. Vivienne235729 Nov 2020 #87

The three of us are staying home.... Tikki Nov 2020 #90

i'm glad your husband is doing well. barbtries Nov 2020 #150

He will. My daughter-in-law is a nurse. The whole family is being cautious and safe. Tikki Nov 2020 #161

it's so scary. barbtries Nov 2020 #177

just me, my dogs and cats Chili Nov 2020 #91

dang. i almost feel barbtries Nov 2020 #121

My husband and I + our dog will be eating alone peggysue2 Nov 2020 #93

Just the two of us and a very small turkey Retrograde Nov 2020 #94

I will be eating alone as I normally do mnhtnbb Nov 2020 #95

I will be marching in the war against Thanksgiving, since some RWNJ revealed our secret. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #97

K&R. Thanks for lightening up our day. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2020 #98

Beware of moles in turkey suits Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #117

who is charlie kirk barbtries Nov 2020 #105

I didn't make it all the way through, either. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #116

One blessing about being alone ChazII Nov 2020 #99

I am so fortunate barbtries Nov 2020 #109

And it's a blessing not having to worry about other housemates contracting the virus out of the totodeinhere Nov 2020 #155

The wife and I plus the one friend in our Covid bubble are going out. GulfCoast66 Nov 2020 #100

stay safe! barbtries Nov 2020 #101

Nothing, we only celebrated it the two years I lived in the US as an adult. I'm the only US Celerity Nov 2020 #102

you're in Stockholm. barbtries Nov 2020 #107

we are now in our hardest lockdown yet Celerity Nov 2020 #114

thank you! barbtries Nov 2020 #118

yw, and I have done OP's before, it would just be re-treading old ground tbh Celerity Nov 2020 #133

remember when you could barbtries Nov 2020 #134

I have only been here on DU since summer 2018, so perhaps that was before my time? Celerity Nov 2020 #136

yeah, it was barbtries Nov 2020 #140

Thank you, this was very interesting. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #157

I think we allowed the craziest of the crazies here (Sweden, Norway, Demark) to wander off to Celerity Nov 2020 #162

Feeling Thankful to be alive and celebrating JCMach1 Nov 2020 #103

i'm thankful you're alive too barbtries Nov 2020 #104

My grandmother's baby sister died in the 1918 pandemic JCMach1 Nov 2020 #112

My plans are to be discharged from the hospital. *fingers crossed* Nexus2 Nov 2020 #106

ooh i hope so! barbtries Nov 2020 #108

I am doing the usual dinner with all the fixings boston bean Nov 2020 #110

I know people who think it's a sacred tradition worth dying over. Alex4Martinez Nov 2020 #111

most of them are people who don't believe it could possibly result in death. barbtries Nov 2020 #184

Meeting outside on Sunday cally Nov 2020 #113

Don't know yet DFW Nov 2020 #119

hopefully your friends's swearing in barbtries Nov 2020 #129

I think it is too late to change the outcome DFW Nov 2020 #165

Home with hubby. Will Zoom dinner with his brother. As for Christmas,... LAS14 Nov 2020 #120

i have had 2 visitors from the west coast since the pandemic began. barbtries Nov 2020 #123

Outdoor celebration with family WestLosAngelesGal Nov 2020 #122

West LA eh? barbtries Nov 2020 #124

Staying home. My niece is having 13 people over here house, beyond insanity. sarcasmo Nov 2020 #125

wow. barbtries Nov 2020 #127

"Wanting" to be with her children and grandchildren is no excuse for taking such as risk. totodeinhere Nov 2020 #144

i blame her daughter more than her. barbtries Nov 2020 #169

It was 17 then 4 wisely backed out. sarcasmo Nov 2020 #167

I will most likely be on the road hauling WalMart trailers, dware Nov 2020 #128

aww barbtries Nov 2020 #131

Depends on the truck stop, dware Nov 2020 #137

i imagine barbtries Nov 2020 #143

And you would be correct, dware Nov 2020 #149

i used to write bumperstickers barbtries Nov 2020 #153

I would put that bumpersticker on my truck right under my USDOT number on my sleeper. dware Nov 2020 #156

DH and I and our kids Bettie Nov 2020 #130

i think of our plans barbtries Nov 2020 #132

My big ones are done with their first semester of college on the day Bettie Nov 2020 #135

no time for quarantine barbtries Nov 2020 #138

I live with my husband and our son Danmel Nov 2020 #139

that's dicey barbtries Nov 2020 #145

They are Danmel Nov 2020 #158

They are Danmel Nov 2020 #159

Mother will come down for early dinner with the two of us... brooklynite Nov 2020 #141

Because of our age and underlying conditions, my wife and I will have Thanksgiving dinner alone totodeinhere Nov 2020 #142

true. barbtries Nov 2020 #152

Plans are still in flux, but the original plan Politicub Nov 2020 #147

depending on where you live, barbtries Nov 2020 #151

Changing plans because of this thread. Politicub Nov 2020 #164

that's true. barbtries Nov 2020 #170

I would be very careful with anyone on kidney dialysis. totodeinhere Nov 2020 #154

Everyone is making good points. Glad for this thread. Politicub Nov 2020 #163

Just me and my 77 y/o sis. I will make us a traditional dinner... MerryBlooms Nov 2020 #160

ah yes, barbtries Nov 2020 #171

Me and my pooch this year. blaze Nov 2020 #166

sounds good. barbtries Nov 2020 #174

About a week ago it was 73 F outside. Niagara Nov 2020 #168

We are in the Keys, 80 degrees guaranteed, outdoor dinner, tavernier Nov 2020 #172

i would probably decline, barbtries Nov 2020 #178

Not to be rude but we don't know you tavernier Nov 2020 #180

well, I think you said you're in FL barbtries Nov 2020 #183

Florida Keys. tavernier Nov 2020 #188

i would love it. barbtries Nov 2020 #189

Well, my husband and I just bought a thanksgiving dinner for four from our Co-op...... a kennedy Nov 2020 #173

Happy Thanksgiving! barbtries Nov 2020 #175

I live with my parents Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #176

enjoy. barbtries Nov 2020 #179

Interesting. H2O Man Nov 2020 #181

I like preparing the big meal too. barbtries Nov 2020 #182

Normally spend it with my Mom of 83 years, but I'll be alone this year. We both decided that bullwinkle428 Nov 2020 #185

i have never heard of that dish. barbtries Nov 2020 #186

Home lucca18 Nov 2020 #187

or ever again after January. barbtries Nov 2020 #190

We are so conflicted and trying to stay safe but... mainer Nov 2020 #191

aw barbtries Nov 2020 #193

Testing negative yourself will not stop you from contacting the virus at any time. totodeinhere Nov 2020 #197

Yeah, um, we got here 13 days ago. mainer Nov 2020 #205

My wife is a front line health care worker. She is mostly working with covid patients now. hunter Nov 2020 #192

i hope you do the cooking anyway barbtries Nov 2020 #194

I'm a surgical nurse Texasgal Nov 2020 #195

that's a good plan. barbtries Nov 2020 #196

Doing a Zoom thanksgiving Raftergirl Nov 2020 #198

Happy Thanksgiving! barbtries Nov 2020 #199

Dinner for 1... But what kind of dinner depends on... electric_blue68 Nov 2020 #200

ah, decisions, decisions! barbtries Nov 2020 #201

I'm not in either store's delivery range... electric_blue68 Nov 2020 #207

My SO and I have politely declined all invitations and are staying in. LanternWaste Nov 2020 #202

yes. barbtries Nov 2020 #203

I'll be making dinner for my husband and myself csziggy Nov 2020 #204

sounds special. barbtries Nov 2020 #206

Hoppin' John is a Southern tradition csziggy Nov 2020 #208

My wife and I will probably go for a hike and then have Thanksgiving dinner when we get back mtnsnake Nov 2020 #209

sounds like what my brother and his wife might do. barbtries Nov 2020 #213

thanks mtnsnake Nov 2020 #216

one of my bf's lioves alone, so I might invite him over. I am leaving treats on my mother's porch Baltimike Nov 2020 #210

there's really no doubt. barbtries Nov 2020 #214

Just at home Meowmee Nov 2020 #212