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Early to rise, Early to bed makes a man healthy wealthy and dead.

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Black comedy at this hour -- thank you for making me smile, Allen.

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Tested negative and we'll fly to Canada tomorrow

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тЬИя╕ПЁЯМЭЁЯМЭЁЯЯеЁЯНБЁЯЯетЭдя╕П Allen & Tanya, Yippee, Yippee, Yay ! Cannot wait to talk to you. Maybe, it will be time for a phone call or would that jinx us? Happy Day!

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Phone would be difficult. Sorry

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Hi Allen. The hands of the clock here are past noon. Are you and Tanya now on a plane to Canada? Where are you?

'U.S. regulators have authorized a fourth dose of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for Americans 50 and older because of concerns about waning immunity in the age group, the drugmakers said on Tuesday.

'The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also authorized this additional booster of the vaccine for people aged 12 and older with compromised immune systems.'

After a quick search, there does not appear to be any changes in Canadian provinces. You and Tanya may be eligible at any rate.

I am not the only subscriber, sweaty or not, eager for your news. Cheers! ЁЯЯеЁЯНБЁЯЯе тЭдя╕П

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We arrived in Calgary yesterday. Am 89 email behind.

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Allen, Hi! I grinned from ear to ear when I saw your name. I've been working on my tax returns, so you can imagine how bleary eyed I was and still am. Your name lights up; it cannot be missed. When you get a chance please tell me how you and Tanya are doing and what your surroundings are like. I donated today to UNHCR for Ukrainian refugees. The evil of Putin, what you have been through and what I'm witnessing тАж. I will not turn away. Americans -- many good among us -- but, Allen we don't compare to the Ukrainian people. Your spirit lifts mine. With all good feeling and a chunk of my heart. I'll be happy to hear for you when you have a chance. Waving hello to you and Tanya. ЁЯТлЁЯНО(NYC apple)

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Hi, Fern

Still catching up on sleep and email. We stayed at my sister's three days and are now at my niece's. She and one of her two girls have covid for the second time. In two years. Since we are immune we can safely visit. My son will get us Sunday and we'll go to Edmonton for a few days. Then my daughter in Saskatoon and finally to Regina.

All is normal with family in Gdansk and Zhovti Vody. House and pets are well

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Allen, I have wanted to alert you to good news from the USA. HCR's Letter today is only GOOD NEWs, and here's some more delivered by NEW YORK state Workers!! From the Washington Post!

NEW YORK тАФ Workers voted Friday to unionize an Amazon Staten Island warehouse, a historic decision that marks the first successful U.S. effort at the e-commerce giant and a major victory for the domestic labor movement.

Amazon, the countryтАЩs second-largest private employer, has long fended off attempts to unionize workers at its warehouse тАФ a highly prized target among traditional labor groups who have seen membership wane in recent years.

But a small, upstart independent union led by a former employee of the Staten Island warehouse mounted the first successful campaign to unionize Amazon workers, breaking many of the traditional organizing rules and relying on workersтАШ momentum.

The vote could start a cascading effect on other Amazon warehouses in the country, labor experts say, encouraging others to consider unionizing. That could transform the way the e-commerce giant conducts business and prioritizes the treatment of workers.

The Amazon workers at the JFK8 warehouse on Staten Island will need to ratify a contract to become union members, the next step in an already lengthy process that former Amazon worker Chris Smalls began last year as leader of the Amazon Labor Union.

A separate union vote brought by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in Bessemer, Ala., was tallied Thursday. The union failed to secure the vote, but it was close enough that the number of contested ballots that are still pending could change the result. The final result wonтАЩt be decided for weeks or months.

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Fern

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Thank you, Allen. The family together. ЁЯНБ ЁЯО╢ЁЯО╕тЭдя╕ПЁЯН│ЁЯМ╗ЁЯМ┐ Talk to you later. Salud!

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Allen, Great news! Thanks for stopping by! The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan in me are cheering you and Tanya on. ЁЯО╖ЁЯО║ЁЯО╣ЁЯеБЁЯМЮЁЯТл

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