Update - 1/1/22
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178869)
United States
January 1, 2022 6:07am CST
Happy New Year to all of you!
We spent a quiet evening at home last night. We watched via webcam the festivities on Duval Street in Key West. There were hundreds and hundreds of people in the street. We watched the conch shell drop over Sloppy Joe's. We had a glass of champagne to toast in the New Year...New Year's Eve is the only time we drink anymore.
What did you do last night?
I spoke to my PCP (Primary Care Physician) on Thursday; and she said that they are getting calls all day long from people that have the virus. She said that 95% of the hospital cases are people that aren't vaccinated.
Some sad news...I hadn't heard from my friend in a while -- she didn't send the usual Christmas card which was unusual. I went online and typed in her name, looking for an obituary...and unfortunately I found one. She had been fighting cancer for years and years and finally succumbed. She will be missed.
Well, nothing else new here. What are your plans for today? We are going to have more ham and sweet potatoes...and maybe a couple of crab cakes.
Stay safe, happy and healthy!
Photo Credit: In an email from a friend.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
1 Jan 22
my buddy that lives in the keys was on the Duval camera yesterday around 730 or so (a little before that) he offered a drink to the camera which was for all of us, we were a team about 15 years ago!
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
1 Jan 22
Very cool. We always wave back to the ones that wave! lol We watched the conch shell drop over Sloppy Joe's.
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
2 Jan 22
@DocAndersen That's very cool. We wouldn't live in Key West either....would just visit.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
1 Jan 22
@LindaOHio my buddy has done the Joe's experience since he moved down there. he doesn't live on key west, he lives on one of the smaller keys. He runs a charter boat company.
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@moffittjc (121612)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Jan 22
Happy New Year! I celebrated NYE at Magic Kingdom, they put on the most amazing fireworks show! And even more exciting, with capacity limits still in place, the theme parks weren’t overcrowded like they usually are on NYE. I was disappointed though that so many people weren’t wearing their masks, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I don’t catch the Omicron variant. I still have 2 weeks to go before I get my booster shot.
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@moffittjc (121612)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jan 22
@LindaOHio Disney requires everyone to wear masks, but most people had them pulled down so their noses weren’t covered, which defeats the whole purpose of even wearing a mask.
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
5 Jan 22
@moffittjc People have gotten very lax after two years of the virus.
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
4 Jan 22
I hope you stay healthy too! When watching the Key West festivities via webcam, the only masks we saw were on Indians and Asians; and there were hundreds and hundreds packed into a small area.
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@wolfgirl569 (106452)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Jan 22
So sorry about your friend. We will just be hanging around the house all day. It is raining right now.
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@wolfgirl569 (106452)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Jan 22
@LindaOHio I dont plan on going anywhere then either
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
1 Jan 22
Thank you. Tomorrow is going to be nasty.
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
1 Jan 22
@wolfgirl569 That's good. Too bad your pellet heater isn't working.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
1 Jan 22
We watched the ball drop in Times Square as we do every year, even if we are on vacation out of the country.
So sorry about your friend. My friend with cancer texts me daily. She’s down in Florida. I’ll see her in 10 days.
Hubs is in the process of removing two recessed lights over the island to replace with pendant lights. Heaven help us! Son is on standby to help.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
2 Jan 22
@LindaOHio Thank you. Just happy she’s still kicking. We will be there for two weeks and may return for a couple of months.
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
3 Jan 22
@DianneN Sounds great. Time enough to check on your osprey, etc.
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
2 Jan 22
Thank you. Sorry to hear about your friend. So you're going to Florida?!! Just for a visit?
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@lovebuglena (44554)
• Staten Island, New York
1 Jan 22
I woke up many times. Stayed in bed, waiting for hubby to wake up. He finally did at 1 pm. I’m starving. Wonder what we’re gonna eat.
Sorry about your friend’s passing. Hubby’s friend’s mom passed away yesterday.
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@lovebuglena (44554)
• Staten Island, New York
5 Jan 22
@LindaOHio and with this vaccine mandate in NYC can’t really do stuff unless you are vaccinated.
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
4 Jan 22
@lovebuglena COVID-19 is changing the way we do so much.
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@sinari (4997)
• Indonesia
3 Jan 22
We are with family, every new year's eve get together and pray. We thank God for our health and sufficient needs throughout 2021. And we pray for God's protection and blessings in our lives throughout 2022. Then we sing together, to sing a spiritual song, or a song of praise, to glorify God's greatness and give thanks for God's goodness in our lives throughout the past 2021. After that we set up fireworks while eating and drinking something sweet, and laughed joked with the family.
Happy new year 2022 to you friends too. Hopefully in 2022 you will stay healthy and God's Blessings will be abundant.
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
3 Jan 22
Thank you. Your New Year's Eve traditions sound really good.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Jan 22
It's really shaking me up. So many dying lately. Been feeling so bad myself. I just don't know what to say. except sorry for your loss.
Hope the new year brings the world better things. 
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
2 Jan 22
Thank you. I hope you feel better soon.
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@jobelbojel (35648)
• Philippines
3 Jan 22
I am sorry about your friend.
My high school classmate is now in the US with 3 kids. The last message we got from her was asking us to pray for her youngest because of covid.
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
2 Jan 22
Thank you...Sorry to hear about your friend.
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
2 Jan 22
Glad you enjoyed the photo. Thank you. It was a shock to see her face in the obituary.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Jan 22
@LindaOHio That has happened to me before. Very sad.
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@cabuyogty (3025)
• Philippines
1 Jan 22
Happy New Year! I spent my new year with my family and it was still a good experience for me . I didnt mylot for these past few days because i have important things to do like planning to moving out in another place :)
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
1 Jan 22
Thank you. Good luck with the move.
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@cabuyogty (3025)
• Philippines
1 Jan 22
@LindaOHio i wish myself a good luck this year and hope that many blessings and opportunities to come :)
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@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
2 Jan 22
Thank you. Happy New Year to you and your family.
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