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@StuntmanStu Yes! Tonight’s the night! Ford Explorer please ❤️🎄🤞🤞

For 3 weeks I've tried and failed, HOWEVER.. tonight it's happening! If I win the entire 80 million in tonight's Lottomax (Dec 19) I will buy 20 of you whatever vehicle you want and give $5 million to Barrhaven Food Cupboard & 10 million to the The Ottawa Cancer Foundation! All you have to do is comment with the vehicle you want from Barrhaven Ford #ford #fun #lottery

@StuntmanStu @barrhaven_ford Oooooh! Sign me up for an Explorer in Star White please! 🙏🤞

Lottomax is 40 MILLION tonight. I have a ticket and if I win, I'll buy ONE of you whatever you want from Barrhaven Ford - All you have to do is comment on which vehicle you want! I'm totally serious 💰💰💰💰

@HarlanCoben @netflix Yes! Happy New Year to me 🎉

@20th_Centurygal Lots of great bands mentioned here. Newer favourite - The Space Between

Who is your favorite Canadian band? #Canadianbands

@andreammscott That’s me!! I’m your friend in Ottawa!! 🤣

Now my friends in Ottawa can go! #Theatre #Viola #NAC #CanadianStory #Halifax #CivilRights

@makesmilk Excellent! Just ordered (plus your older babies book!)

With the algorithm these days, only 3 people will see this but, ‘hey, 3 people! My new book on ending breastfeeding is out today!’ Thank you! Supporting the Transition from Breastfeeding: A Guide to Weaning for Professionals, Supporters and Parents amzn.eu/d/2ndCOzL

@ToothpickGirl Just said the same thing to my husband!

@OttTransitRider Thanks! I can’t figure out what they mean by the changes to my route - I need a map!

@bpegan1 twitter.com/OSEAN_Ottawa/s…

Anyone effected by the proposed 200 cuts on transit?

@Loudwire The Space Between, Spirit of the West, Billy Talent - all Canadian awesomeness spotify.link/2QVyaAlH5Db

What 3 bands best represent your overall taste in music?

@FourWinns298 Family of 5 got ours this week and I’m pretty thrilled about it!

Uptake for the new jab is looking to be below dismal.

@aaronhoyland When we got our flu and Covid shots this week, there were 2 babies and 1 4 yr old also getting their shots and none of them made a peep! So brave ❤️

@HAnneH20 @heatherrobin2 @KashPrime @CTVNews Same question! We have Metformin in the house. What would be timing and dosage?

Had the chance to speak on @CTVNews on how to approach the news of the new variants that are beginning to circulate. Some highlights: 1) Should we worry? We don't know how well our immunity (from vaccines/boosters and prior infection) will hold up. New data today from @yunlong_cao indicates that there might be significant evasion of our antibodies, but also that it could be less efficient at spreading. Time will tell. x.com/yunlong_cao/st… We also have T-cell mediated immunity, but this is not entirely reliable (and even harmful) for those older than 50-60 (see: x.com/kashprime/stat…) 2) When will we know if its going to badly? The real test will be when schools reopen next week in most of Canada. If we start to see a significant impact on hospitals, it will be 1-2 weeks later. Remember, had we systematically upgraded the ventilation in our schools and workplaces, a lot of these concerns would be moot now. If schools close again (as they have in multiple (Red) US states this week), it will be because we collectively failed to take proper precautions for an airborne pathogen. x.com/dickzoutman/st… 3) What about masks? They've become a bit of a politicized issue, and they remain for many a painful reminder of darker days behind us. But they are still useful especially in high risk settings when waves like this happen; be strategic; they can dramatically lower your risk in high risk crowded indoor settings like buses, trains, crowded shops, workplaces, classrooms, medical waiting rooms full of coughing people, etc. I always keep one in my pocket just in case. 4) Will new boosters work? We don't know yet, the new booster is based on XBB1.5, which is distinct from the new BA2.86, which is also distinct from the original vaccine from 2 years ago, or the booster from last year (based on BA.1 and BA.5). I will still be getting mine when they are (hopefully) available in two weeks, since I'm almost a year out from my last booster. x.com/yunlong_cao/st… 5) What can I do to prepare? Unfortunately you have to create your own situational awareness, since public health agencies are far less ... candid in publishing statistics or giving advice these days. If you see many in your community or workplace getting sick, or see lots of your kids classmates going down with illness, that's your cue to be more cautious. If you have vulnerable/high risk people in your family, you might want to take precautions even earlier. 6) What if I get sick? Keep some rapid tests handy. Wear a mask, stay home, try to avoid spreading it to others. Leave isolation when rapid tests are negative. The antiviral Paxlovid is available at pharmacies in Ontario (and many US states) without needing a doctors prescription, and need to be taken within 5 days of symptoms to work. Paxlovid, taken in high risk individuals, can reduce the odds of hospitalization (and death) by 90%. Metformin, a cheaply available drug used for diabetes, can lower your risk of developing Long Covid, a potentially devastating condition with no known treatment, that affects a significant number of those that recover.

@just_shannon_s @JBradshaw01 All this! Plus I love that I can respond talk to text on the go as when I’m walking is always when my kids are texting me! 🤣 I am surprised by how much I love it.

Hi Twitter friends (and strangers). What are your thoughts on the Apple Watch? Useful beyond just fitness tracking?

All these tornado warnings are unsettling and I’m realizing I don’t actually know what signs I’m looking for to go to the basement…

@dylanblackradio Correct.

#freezies Am I right?

@KylesWeather Thanks for clarifying. Had no idea if I was in Ottawa North or not!

@ArielTroster I was there last night too! Great show, great music, loved it all!

#COVID19 smart people - my daughter is still testing positive (very dark line) on day 6 after first testing positive but hasn't had any symptoms since day 2 (and even then very mild symptoms) - do no symptoms and + RAT still = isolation? #CovidIsNotOver