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First-World Problems...Part Deux...The Advantages Of Social Distancing
There are gems hidden in this social experiment cum economic disaster that we are currently immersed in. The best part of course is that it is now perfectly acceptable to look at someone in a store or on the street and say, "Get the fvck away from me," something that many of us have wanted to do for most of our lives but were constrained by convention.
And I must admit that it is a pleasure to see so many more people taking leisurely strolls around my little town...some alone, some with wives or husbands, and many with children and dogs in tow. We make it a point to say hello to everyone we pass, and it is a sad reflection of our times that some people seem startled by that simple bit of humanity. But it is balanced by those who smile and wave and say something silly and chipper and upbeat. So...what is better about this temporary dislocation? The usual prize, A one year Platinum Membership with Troll-B-GonTM and ampersand utility for the best ones, or at least the most revealing and embarrassing ones!Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: zombie at April 05, 2020 02:16 PM (N9G0H)
Posted by: zombie at April 05, 2020 02:17 PM (N9G0H)
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 05, 2020 02:19 PM (Uu+Jp)
A detail that the panic-mongers don't want to admit:
Death of all types have plummeted in the US since this whole thing started. There are amazing stats out there proving this. Communicable diseases are way DOWN because everyone's avoiding everyone else. Work accidents way down. Car accidents way down. etc.
This is actually the safest time to be alive!
Posted by: zombie at April 05, 2020 02:20 PM (N9G0H)
Posted by: FrodoB at April 05, 2020 02:20 PM (dQF3z)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 02:20 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at April 05, 2020 02:21 PM (2DOZq)
Nothing. It's all bullshit.
Now eleven weeks of this crap and we just had our first death in a county of 280k. Eleven weeks of 'we'll know more in two weeks.'
More people have committed suicide in my county than have died from the coronavirus.
It's bullshit. All of it.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at April 05, 2020 02:21 PM (jWe5r)
On the flip side, more home accidents and less healthy eating and exercising.
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at April 05, 2020 02:24 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 02:24 PM (YFKV9)
Posted by: Boliver Shagnasty at April 05, 2020 02:26 PM (fJ+BQ)
ITEOTWAWKI
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 02:26 PM (petB+)
Posted by: rammajamma at April 05, 2020 02:27 PM (SwWMX)
Posted by: Muldoon at April 05, 2020 02:27 PM (m45I2)
A detail that the panic-mongers don't want to admit:
Death of all types have plummeted in the US since this whole thing started. There are amazing stats out there proving this. Communicable diseases are way DOWN because everyone's avoiding everyone else. Work accidents way down. Car accidents way down. etc.
This is actually the safest time to be alive!
Posted by: zombie at April 05, 2020 02:20 PM (N9G0H)
Quite the little exposition of the security versus liberty balancing act.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at April 05, 2020 02:27 PM (KnJdm)
Dr. Anthony Fauci has achieved a new level of fame for a scientist.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is turning his friendly face into a bobblehead.
The 7-inch Dr. Fauci bobbleheads cost $25 and are available for pre-order. They are expected to ship in July.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 05, 2020 02:28 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 05, 2020 02:29 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at April 05, 2020 02:29 PM (ijEPD)
Posted by: Muldoon at April 05, 2020 02:27 PM (m45I2)
Around my neck of the woods a lot of restaurants are selling booze as part of their takeout options. Governments allowing them to do so...
Posted by: Vendette at April 05, 2020 02:29 PM (nRNOc)
I put in shelves and my wife re-organized our emergency food stores.
Found a pair of flip-flops I haven't seen in six years.
Posted by: Muldoon at April 05, 2020 02:30 PM (m45I2)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 05, 2020 02:30 PM (yQpMk)
ITEOTWAWKI
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 02:26 PM (petB+)
Alien pod people have abducted him and replaced him with a lookalike.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at April 05, 2020 02:30 PM (KnJdm)
Posted by: Boliver Shagnasty at April 05, 2020 02:30 PM (fJ+BQ)
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:31 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: Vendette at April 05, 2020 02:29 PM (nRNOc)
Which should always have been the policy, and should be the policy going forward.
Lots of luck with that...
Posted by: Parker at April 05, 2020 02:31 PM (zV/fi)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr
Almost life size then.
Posted by: Aviator at April 05, 2020 02:31 PM (2cuLk)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05,
Only at the hq would that be a normal comment.
Posted by: Infidel at April 05, 2020 02:32 PM (vF+fs)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at April 05, 2020 02:30 PM (KnJdm)
How do I get a signal through to those pod people?
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:32 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: Just the Punchline at April 05, 2020 02:32 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 02:32 PM (YFKV9)
Posted by: The House Bitch at April 05, 2020 02:32 PM (bi73b)
********
So, a poorly constructed model, then?
Posted by: Muldoon at April 05, 2020 02:33 PM (m45I2)
Posted by: Equirhodont at April 05, 2020 02:33 PM (+2GwM)
The last couple of weeks most at the grocery were nice and courteous. This morning not so much since Gov issued stay at home order starting tomorrow.
The nastier ones were 29++ and wearing masks. I'm only 29+ and was maskless.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 02:33 PM (Dhht7)
Pity of it is though, I've not had a paycheck now for the past three weeks, and none in sight into the foreseeable future.
I've been self-employed before, looks like it's gonna be time to do so, once again.
Just trying to decide whether to be a slumlord, a small rancher or such. Don't want to buy a pub, 'cause you end up being a slave to the business, and you're always having to make sure your bartenders aren't on the skim.
Uncle Palp rose to fame and fortune in the Coin-Op laundry business, and has now retired away from us while swimming like Scrooge McDuck in his money pit.
But today?
Today I'll sit in the teak rocking chair on the front porch, light a cigar, sip a beer, and contemplate the day.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 05, 2020 02:33 PM (QzJWU)
My 40-minute commute has become an 18-minute commute.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 05, 2020 02:33 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Boliver Shagnasty at April 05, 2020 02:33 PM (fJ+BQ)
Upside is that the honey-do list is getting whittled down. I have the cleanest garage floor around.
Don't miss people, pretty much a homebody. Hubby and dog are enough for me.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 05, 2020 02:33 PM (JVgnl)
Posted by: Empire1 at April 05, 2020 02:34 PM (K4ry4)
Gun range I visit has been open and the fellas that own it said "hell no, we don't close" so there is that.
Local watering holes are closed. Restaurants that are open are "to go" only. Few of the whores I know here and there are still open for business.
All is well.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 05, 2020 02:34 PM (Z+IKu)
I'm still trying to figure out how to make them Easter baskets. All the places I went to get little goodies are closed.
Plastic 1 gallon drinking water bottle and be cut into a container ...
If you meant filling the basket ... little cookie & goldfish type bags of snacks from the grocery store.
You can use onion skins to dye eggs yellow - i've heard. Never actually done it.
Best of luck to you and your family.
Posted by: Adriane Wot Sez 'Oy!' A Lot These Days ... at April 05, 2020 02:34 PM (LPnfS)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 02:35 PM (cg4r6)
The USTA came out with a statement yesterday saying that no one should play. The coach we've been playing with won't play now.
This is going to be a long, boring month.
Posted by: Ladyl at April 05, 2020 02:36 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 02:36 PM (6ofTb)
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at April 05, 2020 02:21 PM (2DOZq)
I have always been a hand-washer and really disliked having to touch salt shakers, ketchup bottles, etc... at restaurants because I assumed they had not been cleaned properly since they were unpacked from their delivery boxes. Having to touch the chair to pull it under the table and then pick up a sandwich or slice of pizza was something I did, but I had to put my thoughts on "IGNORE." I hope the cleanliness of shared items and surfaces in restaurants lasts.
Posted by: PennaLady at April 05, 2020 02:36 PM (8HBLI)
Posted by: Empire1 at April 05, 2020 02:34 PM (K4ry4)
I think more people will be amenable to voluntarily, with no CDC updates, wear masks during a bad flu season. All in all this has been shitty, but the grandsons' schooling with me has been great. The older one jumped several reading levels and is well beyond the year's expectations.
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:37 PM (ONvIw)
Hubby's 30 year old 2nd coz in Brooklyn has it.
Said he had to go to the ER twice couldn't breathe but has been 4 days without fever now so that's good
Said it was like trying to breathe thru a straw after running a marathon
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 02:37 PM (kv9Mt)
Posted by: FoodWaterAmmo at April 05, 2020 02:37 PM (ivC00)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 02:35 PM (cg4r6)
I hadn't noticed that but you're right. They haven't figured out how to work from home yet. Whew
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:38 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: Lena Dunham at April 05, 2020 02:38 PM (igzmT)
When the "social distancing" experiment is over, there will be a strong uptick in heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and a whole variety of other ailments.
Deaths will be delayed, but they won't be put off. This experiment is going to have costs that no one can accurately tally.
And the MAIN point of social distancing is slowing the rise in virus cases. Not reducing them. The social experimenters assumed from the beginning there would be just as many cases of virus, regardless, but this way our hospitals are not overwhelmed with too many sick people all at once.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 05, 2020 02:39 PM (hku12)
I wish one of my second cousins would get it. Specifically, the douche with the late night talk show.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 02:40 PM (6ofTb)
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:40 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: bill in arkansas at April 05, 2020 02:40 PM (C1Lsn)
Everyone else is a mixed basket. I don't like literally phoning it in because my style is to stalk the room and point at kids' noses to get them to participate and if I drive to their homes I don't know if their moms will let me in.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 02:40 PM (gd9RK)
And the car service station to say they're open and will pickup and deliver your car for service
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 02:40 PM (petB+)
Posted by: Kilroy
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Could it be the # of flu cases and deaths are being counted as WuFlu cases instead? I don't know but I do know I don't trust many compilers of health statistics these days.
I'm hopeful the families out walking and high number of kids playing outside continues after all this hoopla. Many of my neighbors have voiced the same view.
If we recover from the financial impacts of this mess perhaps there is a silver lining indeed.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 05, 2020 02:41 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 02:41 PM (YFKV9)
Posted by: Boliver Shagnasty at April 05, 2020 02:41 PM (fJ+BQ)
https://tinyurl.com/w279otn
The day has arrived. Kludging together a chamber in which to install it. I also inherited from him an attic fan timer, perfect for controlling the bulb.
Report to follow. Fear not, btw, I am fully aware of the cautions associated with both UV and ozone.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 02:42 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 02:40 PM (gd9RK)
Hopefully the hot ones will....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2020 02:42 PM (dLLD6)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2020 02:42 PM (dLLD6)
This is going to be a long, boring month.
Posted by: Ladyl at April 05, 2020 02:36
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Does coach work for the USTA? Or is he one of those "coaches" with hot bod, but short on brains?
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 02:42 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 02:42 PM (ZCEU2)
Dr. Anthony Fauci has achieved a new level of fame for a scientist.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is turning his friendly face into a bobblehead.
The 7-inch Dr. Fauci bobbleheads cost $25 and are available for pre-order. They are expected to ship in July.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 05, 2020 02:28
I hope it has a spike in the bottom, so it sticks easily into the pink disinfecting puck in the urinal.
Posted by: Roy at April 05, 2020 02:43 PM (ABjxW)
Whoops.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2020 02:42 PM (dLLD6)
*snort*
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 02:43 PM (6ofTb)
Maybe actually cooking the occasional meal, and developing the skills to do so, will be a nice result of this hellacious experience.
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:43 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: Chris M at April 05, 2020 02:44 PM (6XZdO)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 02:40 PM (gd9RK)
Hopefully the hot ones will....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2020 02:42 PM (dLLD6)
Have you considered a future in screenwriting?
Posted by: Valley Porn Inc. at April 05, 2020 02:44 PM (gd9RK)
What about spelling fuck out on the front page? or is that reserved for our esteemed host. And when do we go back to baked host?
Posted by: DaveA at April 05, 2020 02:44 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2020 02:44 PM (l6b3d)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 05, 2020 02:44 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Roy at April 05, 2020 02:43 PM (ABjxW)
Now this is a great idea, make a Birx-Reffe one and I'm in
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:44 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at April 05, 2020 02:45 PM (8JqLB)
Posted by: Ladyl
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Interesting. Is it time to now add the USTA to the list of most fascist, totalitarian orgs in the world?
1. NCAA
2. IOC
3. Formula 1
4. NASCAR
There's more but the point is made.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 05, 2020 02:45 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Skip
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If you get pulled over, start coughing.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 02:45 PM (cg4r6)
In addition, I expect:
Lots of donations to Salvation Army and Goodwill.
Because everyone is getting organized.
Less cars parked on the streets as $6,000 in junk in garages is replaced with $30,000 cars.
Business Office construction takes a big hit.
Home offices abound, leading to
much more high speed connectivity demands.
A rational response would be to move pharmaceuticals and API synthesis to the US. Puerto Rico too, if Congress gets it's head out of it's ass.
People who want to shackle Americans will self-identify. There needs to be social and voting feedback on the people in error.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 02:45 PM (u82oZ)
I think that perhaps a better metric of when the crisis has passed is when TP returns to the store shelves.
Posted by: Muldoon at April 05, 2020 02:46 PM (m45I2)
We WERE getting back to normal, but I think Inslee's announcement extending the lockdown to May 4 drove everyone batshit again. The commissary was wiped out again today.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 02:46 PM (6ofTb)
Does coach work for the USTA? Or is he one of those "coaches" with hot bod, but short on brains?
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 02:42 PM (Dhht7)
No--he doesn't work for USTA, but he is a high school coach and probably feels he has to adhere to their guidelines. The stupid part is, tennis is much safer than being on our bike trail, with is jammed with people.
Posted by: Ladyl at April 05, 2020 02:46 PM (TdMsT)
Whoops.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2020 02:42 PM (dLLD6)
Ace got shelved ??
Posted by: REDACTED at April 05, 2020 02:46 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Infidel at April 05, 2020 02:46 PM (vF+fs)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 02:40
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Oh my!!
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 02:47 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: norrin radd at April 05, 2020 02:47 PM (T8VOr)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 02:47 PM (u82oZ)
Whoops.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Just be glad that AtC isn't a cob. The cost would be a lot higher...and considerably more painful.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 02:47 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: Mr. W at April 05, 2020 02:47 PM (2cPC8)
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 02:47 PM (YFKV9)
Everyone else is a mixed basket. I don't like literally phoning it in because my style is to stalk the room and point at kids' noses to get them to participate and if I drive to their homes I don't know if their moms will let me in.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 02:40 PM (gd9RK)
I don't want to get too detailed here, and I certainly don't want to overgeneralize...
However, I have some folks with whom I deal, who have autism as a secondary diagnosis. I'm somewhat surprised at how well they are dealing with all this change. I could speculate why, but don't want to get that specific here.
The ones who seem to be struggling the most, there's a clear personality disorder involved, and again, oversimplification is that it's about not getting enough attention.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 05, 2020 02:48 PM (hku12)
Posted by: WTP at April 05, 2020 02:49 PM (WQfDg)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 05, 2020 02:49 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Blue Moon at April 05, 2020 02:49 PM (se0K+)
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at April 05, 2020 02:49 PM (1wz/O)
Posted by: WTP at April 05, 2020 02:49 PM (WQfDg)
Tonic anyway, although my plum gin remnant tasted great with the tonic...alas it is gone.
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:50 PM (ONvIw)
Interesting. Is it time to now add the USTA to the list of most fascist, totalitarian orgs in the world?
1. NCAA
2. IOC
3. Formula 1
4. NASCAR
There's more but the point is made.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 05, 2020 02:45 PM (Y4EXg)
Yes.
The shitheels.
And I say this as a USTA player.
Posted by: Ladyl at April 05, 2020 02:50 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: norrin radd at April 05, 2020 02:47 PM (T8VOr)
Seriously, if you can sew, and you can set up your own Ebay or Etsy store, get on it!
Lots of money to be made in the next few weeks.
Posted by: BurtTC at April 05, 2020 02:50 PM (hku12)
Lots of donations to Salvation Army and Goodwill.
Because everyone is getting organized.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 02:45 PM (u82oZ)
Problem is a lot of thrift stores, Goodwill in particular, were already being extremely picky or outright refusing donations because of the glut of donations from the Marie Kondo Effect and from downsizing older Boomers or family members dealing with their estates.
Posted by: Vendette at April 05, 2020 02:50 PM (nRNOc)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 05, 2020 02:51 PM (rpxSz)
Went to Costco in Pearland, principally to buy a whole-house WiFi system and, even more importantly, margarita mix for Her Majesty.
No cleaning supplies, but otherwise not out of anything. Lots of paper towels and toilet paper. Fully stocked with meat and bread. The store wasn't particularly crowded (got there at about 11:00) and about half the people were wearing masks.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 05, 2020 02:51 PM (mht8P)
Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at April 05, 2020 02:51 PM (t+mAj)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- current occupation: cat furniture at April 05, 2020 02:51 PM (w96zf)
I think that perhaps a better metric of when the crisis has passed is when TP returns to the store shelves.
Posted by: Muldoon
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As a matter of academic interest, I have been following the IHME site ( https://preview.tinyurl.com/qodrp83 ) , curious as to how well their model is performing. It is normally updated every 24 hrs. Oddly, it has not been updated since April 1.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 02:52 PM (cg4r6)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAmH36G1Xv8
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis at April 05, 2020 02:52 PM (sWM8x)
that should people be fined or arrested if they don't observe social
distancing. In SF I can steal anything under 1000 dollars, no problem.
But if I fail to keep the 6 ft. while doing it I can be arrested, and
jail??
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 02:47 PM
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You will get tossed into a jail cell with 12 other people like that woman who got arrested in NYC yesterday.
Gonna be a $hitload of Civil Rights violations lawsuits when this is all over.
And I have no clue which way SCOTUS will go because there are gonna be a bunch that wind up there. ACLU already has some in the works.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 05, 2020 02:52 PM (JUOKG)
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 05, 2020 02:52 PM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:53 PM (ONvIw)
nice knowing you
Posted by: REDACTED at April 05, 2020 02:53 PM (rpxSz)
I expect:
Lots of donations to Salvation Army and Goodwill.
Because everyone is getting organized.
They may be afraid to accept donations, fearing contagion.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 05, 2020 02:53 PM (aKsyK)
Queen Elizabeth's address is coming up in a few minutes.
"To my good and loyal subjects, we *cough* are faced with *cough, cough* an unprecedented crisis *hack, wheeze, collapse*..."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 05, 2020 02:54 PM (mht8P)
Readership of CBD's Food Thread oughta SOAR!
*shameless ploy to snag a Platinum membership*
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 05, 2020 02:54 PM (Z4rgH)
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 05, 2020 02:54 PM (Uu+Jp)
No cleaning supplies, but otherwise not out of anything. Lots of paper towels and toilet paper. Fully stocked with meat and bread. The store wasn't particularly crowded (got there at about 11:00) and about half the people were wearing masks.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 05, 2020 02:51 PM (mht8P)
I was going to join Costco in Columbus until my close buddy told me that he went a couple of days ago and over 100 people were waiting to get in.
Posted by: Ladyl at April 05, 2020 02:54 PM (TdMsT)
I've heard from some IT people that there's recently been documented cases of companies proprietary work related stuff being made available to 3rd parties through these devices. So no matter if you're on an encrypted line for a web meeting you still might be compromised. Just turn those things off in your house during a meeting.
I didn't ask why that wasn't already done via people's phones which also do that recording stuff.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2020 02:54 PM (l6b3d)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 05, 2020 02:51 PM (rpxSz)
Lucky you. I go to the senior shopping hours which end about an hour before the wine and spirit department opens. None for me.
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:55 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: IC at April 05, 2020 02:55 PM (a0IVu)
I was going to join Costco in Columbus until my close buddy told me that he went a couple of days ago and over 100 people were waiting to get in.
Posted by: Ladyl at April 05, 2020 02:54 PM (TdMsT)
Ours had a limit of two people per membership card.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 05, 2020 02:55 PM (mht8P)
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 05, 2020 02:52 PM (JUOKG)
Last night I was reading about someone in Grand Cayman who just got sentenced to four months for violating curfew. They have a 7pm-5am curfew in place. During the day you're allowed out for 90 minutes a day to exercise, or to make grocery store trips.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 02:55 PM (6ofTb)
Posted by: REDACTED at April 05, 2020 02:51 PM (rpxSz)
But do you have boodles of Boodles?
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 05, 2020 02:56 PM (Z4rgH)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 05, 2020 02:54 PM (mht8P)
Isn't that our beloved Hillary....
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 02:56 PM (YFKV9)
Lots of donations to Salvation Army and Goodwill.
Because everyone is getting organized.
They may be afraid to accept donations, fearing contagion.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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The charities are suffering. Donations of food, and volunteer hours have dropped precipitously. I delivered about 40 lbs. of canned goods (long story) two days ago to our local food bank, and it was if I was the second coming.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 02:56 PM (cg4r6)
When it's over I'll be like Gene Wilder in the movie "Stir Crazy" when the guards were taking him out of the hole (solitary).......
"Come on Guys, just give me a few more months, I was really starting to get into my head."
Posted by: The Walking Dude at April 05, 2020 02:56 PM (cCxiu)
Posted by: Boswell at April 05, 2020 02:57 PM (32YRo)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at April 05, 2020 02:57 PM (8JqLB)
That's pretty cool! I didn't know they made UV bulbs that are basically incandescent. The hot filament excites the Hg vapor to emit at 253nm. I recently saw some new LEDs that peak at 275nm, which is still UVC. Those might be useful going forward, if they're cheap enough.
Posted by: Chris M at April 05, 2020 02:57 PM (6XZdO)
Posted by: Vendette at April 05, 2020 02:50
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I've often wondered if there's not a biz opportunity here. I had to clear out my son's condo after he passed. He lived several hours away. Would have been nice to call one number and have it all handled.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 02:57 PM (Dhht7)
following the IHME site ( https://preview.tinyurl.com/qodrp83 ) ,
curious as to how well their model is performing. It is normally updated
every 24 hrs. Oddly, it has not been updated since April 1.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 02:52 PM
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That's because they have been busted for being consistently wrong.
Gatewaypundit has an article about it and there was one on Twitchy earlier this morning also.
They have been off on nearly every data point they put out about hospitalizations. Sometimes by a huge factor.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 05, 2020 02:58 PM (JUOKG)
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 05, 2020 02:56 PM (Z4rgH)
nope, oodles of Tanqueray
Posted by: REDACTED at April 05, 2020 02:58 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: IC at April 05, 2020 02:58 PM (a0IVu)
More than half wearing masks
Except the one lady coughing
And the middle aged couple smooching
Seriously why take a companion to a store to use up distancing space
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 02:58 PM (petB+)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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As an aside, you know who *has* maintained their volunteer hours/activities? The people who work here:
https://tinyurl.com/y5eykhqz
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 02:59 PM (cg4r6)
WiFi set up. Maybe this will keep Her Majesty happy for a while. She's Death to Electronics. All computer-like items malfunction at her touch. Needless to say, I'm the IT guy at Schloss Hadrian.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 05, 2020 02:59 PM (mht8P)
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:53 PM (ONvIw)
Really? Well I have tons of Heartgard for my dogs.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 02:59 PM (6ofTb)
We will get our time together, and we can have long, bitter laughter at the recent past.
Are you interested in the Texas Mo Meet?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 02:59 PM (u82oZ)
Due to my work commute I usually have to fill up my car every 5 days. Working from home I haven't been to a gas station in 3 weeks. I'd rather do the commute than go through this
Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 05, 2020 02:59 PM (ddiFP)
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:53 PM
That could be good. But I'd be afraid that a large change in response to a virus could produce a large change in the mutation direction of the virus. Just my scifi sense tingling.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 05, 2020 02:59 PM (l6b3d)
Posted by: Infidel at April 05, 2020 02:59 PM (vF+fs)
Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 05, 2020 03:00 PM (CAJOC)
Should go great with those Great LeftWingers votive candles they made up a few years ago.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 05, 2020 03:00 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 05, 2020 03:00 PM (mht8P)
I want to thank you again for your gift of great music.
From what I'm seeing, the Columbus job did not go through. I'm sad about that.
And healing thoughts for the premature loss of your wonderful dogs.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:01 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 02:59 PM (6ofTb)
Heartgard might be more than just ivermectin, IIRC.
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 03:01 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: Chris M at April 05, 2020 03:01 PM (6XZdO)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2020 03:01 PM (axyOa)
Should go great with those Great LeftWingers votive candles they made up a few years ago.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 05, 2020 03:00 PM (oVJmc)
They have a lot of false gods and idols, don't they
Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 05, 2020 03:01 PM (ddiFP)
Posted by: Mr. Scott
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Their 'Deaths Per Day' have been a bit off, but not seriously so, and certainly within the (admittedly wide) latitude of their projection. Haven't looked at the other numbers.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:01 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: Citizen of Bureaustan at April 05, 2020 03:02 PM (ldmQR)
https://youtu.be/Id6Uq8sZKoM
Did this happen yesterday? Am I behind the curve on this.
Posted by: BourbonChicken with a Face Colander at April 05, 2020 03:02 PM (LxTcq)
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:02 PM (6ofTb)
But it's hard to overlook the widespread unemployment, unnecessary restrictions on freedom, and tyrannical precedents being created. I just hope more people are repulsed than excited by the latter...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 05, 2020 03:02 PM (vuujo)
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 05, 2020 03:02 PM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:02 PM (petB+)
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I want an Adam Schiff bobblehead.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:02 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at April 05, 2020 03:03 PM (NWiLs)
http://tinyurl.com/vvgqlt4
this one has a link to a youtube illustration
http://tinyurl.com/yx5tlxsa
this one is a simple how to sew one
http://tinyurl.com/umc3vl7
James Woods viewed this at his twitter site
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 03:03 PM (yTd+z)
Posted by: Burnt Toast at April 05, 2020 03:03 PM (1g7ch)
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 03:03 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 02:55
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That's only a problem on Sunday here. M-Sa senior shopping hrs 6-7a. Spirit hours start at 6a, too. Sunday spirit sales don't start until 9a.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 03:03 PM (Dhht7)
But one of the most interesting things Gates said was that of all the countries, Taiwan had the best response.
But, what is unique about Taiwan?
They have a *universal* and *fundamental* distrust of China.
In America we have a presidential candidate with a healthy distrust of China and we have the most likely opponent who this year told us that China was not a bunch of bad dudes.
So the country that reacted the best to China is that country that didn't trust China and shut down flights to and from China as soon as they could.
Posted by: Axeman at April 05, 2020 03:03 PM (Eicbe)
Like I've said before: I've never been down with this Continental slop of kissing and hugging upon meeting -- literally meeting, as in the first time you meet someone. I think Europe is where Americans got it from, along with some a few other starry-eyed notions about Old World sophistication and American barbarism.
Pah! Straighten your back, stick out your hand, and SHAKE, American-style. Look the other person frankly in the eye from a distance such that you can gauge a bit of their character, not the scent of their hair.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 05, 2020 03:04 PM (oGNNA)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:04 PM (petB+)
From what I'm seeing, the Columbus job did not go through. I'm sad about that.
I tell myself I just haven't heard anything - I wrote last week to inquire - and that they're probably as screwed up now as most other companies, but all the same I'm not optimistic.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 05, 2020 03:04 PM (mht8P)
Posted by: Northernlurker
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Mike Hammer's Cat - Snoozing beside me on the sofa
Mike Hammer's fuzzy little dog - Snoozing in her bed
The pressure to follow suit is awful.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:04 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 05, 2020 02:55
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Sam's Club is doing that now, too.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 03:04 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 03:03 PM (Dhht7)
NJ here
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 03:05 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:06 PM (petB+)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:01 PM (cg4r6)
Break ever point for the King Flu Freakout is on order of 10,000 per day. (not considering economic impacts, just cumulative total of lockdown time as lost 'lifetimes').
Posted by: Burnt Toast at April 05, 2020 03:06 PM (1g7ch)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:02 PM (cg4r6)
And thirteen coils?
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 03:06 PM (yTd+z)
Insomniac got a full time job. Insomniac!
You will be fine. And I have two ideas for you as gap fillers if you are interested.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:06 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:04 PM (petB+)
Depressingly so
Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 05, 2020 03:06 PM (ddiFP)
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 03:07 PM (YFKV9)
DONT BE WANDA
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:02 PM (petB+)
I wasn't going to. I was kidding.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:07 PM (6ofTb)
Posted by: Burnt Toast at April 05, 2020 03:07 PM (1g7ch)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:04 PM (petB+)
no shaving, huh ?
Posted by: REDACTED at April 05, 2020 03:08 PM (rpxSz)
DONT BE WANDA
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:02 PM (petB+)
I wasn't going to. I was kidding.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:07 PM (6ofTb)
Of course you were kidding. It's just a normal reaction to potentially fabulous news
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 03:08 PM (ONvIw)
Debatable. Flat wood chips of birch does not make it TP. Soviet Union sure screwed everything up.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:09 PM (u82oZ)
At the store this morning, I realized I usually give people about 6 ft distance anyway, just for their and my privacy.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 05, 2020 03:09 PM (IDhUW)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:09 PM (petB+)
Posted by: Burnt Toast at April 05, 2020 03:07 PM (1g7ch)
overruns of Stoli labels
not quite the same
Posted by: REDACTED at April 05, 2020 03:09 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:02 PM (cg4r6)
If it comes with some of his fingernail or hair clippings, I'm in.
My new hobby -- gris-gris dolls.
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 05, 2020 03:09 PM (Z4rgH)
"Come on Guys, just give me a few more months, I was really starting to get into my head."
Posted by: The Walking Dude at April 05, 2020 02:56 PM (cCxiu)
Oh, great scene.
Off to find it......thanks Dude!
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 05, 2020 03:09 PM (Z+IKu)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:09 PM (petB+)
All of a sudden not dressing like a terrorist made me feel like a terrorist.
I shall now don an improvised mask.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 03:10 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:10 PM (6ofTb)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:10 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Tonypete at April 05, 2020 03:11 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:11 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: DanMan at April 05, 2020 03:11 PM (kFOoV)
If it comes with some of his fingernail or hair clippings, I'm in.
My new hobby -- gris-gris dolls.
Posted by: GnuBreed
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Dr. John? Is that you?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:11 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at April 05, 2020 03:11 PM (Vy7tf)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 03:10 PM (gd9RK)
Oh dear...I am picturing all sorts of crazy things.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:11 PM (6ofTb)
Laurence Tribe@tribelaw
What if we were to learn that Trump suppressed scary information re COVID-19 (and the needed federal response) in January to postpone the economic turndown until it could no longer endanger his Senate acquittal? Retweet if you wouldn't be surprised by his making that tradeoff.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (+y/Ru)
When they did it was full of splinters. I'm not kidding. And when they didn't there were pages from glossy magazines which are not so effective and had to be put in a bin rather than flushed.
I used a Time magagzine in Minsk. Good use for it.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: IC at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (a0IVu)
Probably going to kill everything that is touches as it is saturated with airborne Kung Flu.
Posted by: Burnt Toast at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (1g7ch)
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (YFKV9)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (ZCEU2)
Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo
@25:35 (during display of China Coronavirus Campaign image) the chyron states:
Some US states and cities have received unusable medical equipment from the nation's medical stockpile as they seek desperately needed supplies to fight the [Chinese] coronavirus pandemic ... Nearly 6,000 masks sent to Alabama had dry rot and a 2010 expiration date, while more than 150 ventilators sent to Los Angeles were broken and had to be repaired... an Oregon official said several shipments of equipment were well past their expiration dates, ...on and on
_O'Fiddlesticks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kt8Q3qapBk
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (yTd+z)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:09 PM (petB+)
POIDH
Posted by: REDACTED at April 05, 2020 03:13 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:13 PM (u82oZ)
Laurence Tribe@tribelaw
What if we were to learn that Trump suppressed scary information re COVID-19 (and the needed federal response) in January to postpone the economic turndown until it could no longer endanger his Senate acquittal? Retweet if you wouldn't be surprised by his making that tradeoff.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (+y/Ru)
Another guy who did not watch the State fo teh Union.
Posted by: Burnt Toast at April 05, 2020 03:13 PM (1g7ch)
Posted by: Burnt Toast
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If the acid rain doesn't kill all plant life on earth first.
Wait, it didn't?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 05, 2020 03:13 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 05, 2020 02:30 PM (yQpMk)
$1.40 cash price in N. Indiana Friday. I predict $1.20 by the end of April.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at April 05, 2020 03:14 PM (Vy7tf)
Pondering the wisdom of that great Australian man of letters, Chopper Reid. "Harden the fuck up."
Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade a fucking ray of sunshine at April 05, 2020 03:14 PM (bML9A)
Posted by: Ripley at April 05, 2020 03:14 PM (MxEKc)
*********
Should be available soon.
The company is trying to find a weaker spring.
Posted by: Muldoon at April 05, 2020 03:14 PM (m45I2)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:14 PM (ZCEU2)
I'll give you a How are you doing? for morale purposes.
But in reality, only virtual hugs {{......vmom 2020......}}.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:15 PM (u82oZ)
The same people avidly wearing masks today were refusing to wear masks last week when the Medical Disease Bureaucrats told them they shouldn't.
We should all blindly obey the *E*X*P*E*R*T*S!!!!!!* every time they change their totally-science-based directives.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 05, 2020 03:15 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 05, 2020 02:30 PM (yQpMk)
$1.40 cash price in N. Indiana Friday. I predict $1.20 by the end of April.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at April 05, 2020 03:14 PM (Vy7tf)
We're still at $2.30-ish in eastern WA.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:15 PM (6ofTb)
Laurence Tribe@tribelaw
What if we were to learn that Trump suppressed scary information re COVID-19 (and the needed federal response) in January to postpone the economic turndown until it could no longer endanger his Senate acquittal? Retweet if you wouldn't be surprised by his making that tradeoff.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (+y/Ru)
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What if you were to learn that Trump's delay is the only thing that saved us from an alien invasion?
Posted by: Axeman at April 05, 2020 03:15 PM (Eicbe)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 05, 2020 02:30 PM (yQpMk)
$1.40 cash price in N. Indiana Friday. I predict $1.20 by the end of April.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at April 05, 2020 03:14 PM (Vy7tf)
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.95 cents a gallon in central Virginia last weekend.
Posted by: Weasel at April 05, 2020 03:15 PM (MVjcR)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:16 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- current occupation: cat furniture at April 05, 2020 03:16 PM (w96zf)
Also, I paid $1.69 for gas last week, which is one bright spot in rumpus.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at April 05, 2020 02:30 PM (yQpMk)
$1.40 cash price in N. Indiana Friday. I predict $1.20 by the end of April.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at April 05, 2020 03:14 PM (Vy7tf)
We're still at $2.30-ish in eastern WA.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:15 PM (6ofTb)
$1.39 at Costco and Sam's here in Brazoria County, TX.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 05, 2020 03:16 PM (mht8P)
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at April 05, 2020 03:16 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Axeman at April 05, 2020 03:15 PM (Eicbe)
Border crossings ARE down, so that's another silver lining.
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 03:16 PM (ONvIw)
==
Many were asking for "cleansing fire" or something similar. Now we got it. I see things shaken into their proper place. Much unnecessary is being swept away.
Posted by: runner at April 05, 2020 03:16 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: Skip
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I would 'counter-productive'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:16 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: Sponge - China is asshoe! at April 05, 2020 03:16 PM (Zz0t1)
And the self-checkout stands with their touchscreen controls aren't gonna make it in our new world of I-can't-touch-anything.
And the restaurants that think they are cool and hip that want to flip that iPad around to you so you can "complete your transaction" by touching that yukky screen, they aren't going to pass muster in our new world.
Cash? Who want's ever again to use it?
Hotels? Sleep in a room made up by a third-world maid, and hope she sanitized every single possible surface in there. I think I'll sleep in my car. Or in my tent out back on that grassy patch where every dog from here to Seattle has shat upon.
The list can go on forever.
We need the Fed to en-chip every single one of us like dogs get chipped. Only our chips will be super high RFID and capable of handling all the transactions of everyday life, so our snowflake hands remain ever-clean.
Posted by: Les Kinetic at April 05, 2020 03:17 PM (+fPHo)
Duct tape, an unfinished wall [redneck time outs], and story time?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:17 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2020 03:01 PM (axyOa)
^ this
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:02 PM
Welcome to America 2020.
Posted by: Not Voting Our Way Out Of This at April 05, 2020 03:17 PM (odrqb)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:11 PM (cg4r6)
Did he do I put A Spell On You?
Here's CCR's version --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeXqtzusIU0
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 05, 2020 03:18 PM (Z4rgH)
Posted by: Skip
Who the hell is going to mow all those lawns...local kids don't do that anymore.
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 03:18 PM (YFKV9)
Nutty conspiracy theories don't usually have those facts.
What a Buffoon this proguesser is.
Posted by: Axeman at April 05, 2020 03:18 PM (Eicbe)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- current occupation: cat furniture at April 05, 2020 03:19 PM (w96zf)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- current occupation: cat furniture at April 05, 2020 03:16 PM (w96zf)
I never said you did
now, how about the kid's view ??
Posted by: REDACTED at April 05, 2020 03:19 PM (rpxSz)
Also lady in front of me
The mask is supposed to cover your nose too
Not just your mouth
Jeeze I've turned into Karen
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:19 PM (petB+)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 05, 2020 03:19 PM (C+yOi)
looted by zombies. And I am sick of idiots living in my area who bitch
and moan about people not adhering to SIP; fucking nags.
Posted by: IC at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (a0IVu)
Same here. I ventured out to Fresh Market yesterday, and it was a sea of calm and civility in the midst of the madness everywhere else. Very few shoppers, and we practiced staying the hell away from each other, while being pleasant and civil.
I scored two YUGE artichokes with insanely long stems, and we'll have them as our dinner tonight.
Then, against my better judgement, I stopped by the local Crackhead Kroger on the way home, to pick up some vitamin supplements.
This actually happened between my cashier and her bag gurl:
"If you's itchy an' runny down there [points to crotch] you needs to see a doctor."
I stared in horror, and beat feet out of the store. I wiped every single thing down with sanitizing wipes before even putting the plastic bags in my car trunk.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:19 PM (ptqGC)
I use fast food napkins for all touch screens and door handles in public. Over a set of running gloves.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:19 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:14 PM (ZCEU2)
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No job is illegal.
Posted by: Soros Prosecutor at April 05, 2020 03:20 PM (Eicbe)
Laurence Tribe@tribelaw
What if we were to learn that Trump suppressed scary information re
COVID-19 (and the needed federal response) in January to postpone the
economic turndown until it could no longer endanger his Senate
acquittal? Retweet if you wouldn't be surprised by his making that
tradeoff.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (+y/Ru)
This makes my head hurt. When conducting an impeachment trial the Senate is supposed to consider the articles of impeachment the House has given them. So essentially he is saying that under this bizarre conspiracy theory the Senate should have disregarded its constitutional responsibility and thus part of the very foundation this country was built upon.
Plus everyone and their pet canary knew there was no way the Senate was going to convict Trump.
Posted by: Vendette at April 05, 2020 03:20 PM (nRNOc)
Laurence Tribe@tribelaw
What if we were to learn that Trump suppressed scary information re COVID-19 (and the needed federal response) in January to postpone the economic turndown until it could no longer endanger his Senate acquittal? Retweet if you wouldn't be surprised by his making that tradeoff.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (+y/Ru)
Retweet if wouldn't be surprised to find out Lawrence Tribe is a pedophile necrophiliac.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 05, 2020 03:20 PM (oVJmc)
For me, it was a new experience to walk into a bank while wearing a mask without having to worry about being shot.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 05, 2020 03:20 PM (XVuno)
I've been burning more gas than ever, since I'm still working 5 days/week, and I quit taking the train.
Posted by: Chris M
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Gas is cheep -- but I have no place to go.
I was spending tons on transportation and AirBnB, now saving all that.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 05, 2020 03:21 PM (oGNNA)
Unless the supermarkets and every other kind of retail store with long aisles (looking at you, Target), change their floorplans and have aisles wide enough for two carts to pass and maintain six feet of space, the "social distancing" simply does not work.
I think there's a big difference in potential exposure between passing by someone at under six feet in a supermarket aisle and sitting for an hour around a table at a restaurant or in a pew at church.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 05, 2020 03:21 PM (mht8P)
Laurence Tribe@tribelaw
What if we were to learn that Trump suppressed scary information re COVID-19 (and the needed federal response) in January to postpone the economic turndown until it could no longer endanger his Senate acquittal? Retweet if you wouldn't be surprised by his making that tradeoff.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 05, 2020 03:12 PM (+y/Ru)
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What if you were to learn that Trump's delay is the only thing that saved us from an alien invasion?
Posted by: Axeman at April 05, 2020 03:15 PM (Eicbe)
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So, does Tribe believe an economic turndown would have affected Trump's acquittal? If so, that's just further evidence the impeachment was a sham.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 05, 2020 03:21 PM (CAJOC)
Posted by: runner at April 05, 2020 03:21 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:21 PM (6ofTb)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:22 PM (petB+)
Searching off label use for medications is impossible.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 03:22 PM (yTd+z)
This actually happened between my cashier and her bag gurl:
"If you's itchy an' runny down there [points to crotch] you needs to see a doctor."
I stared in horror, and beat feet out of the store. I wiped every single thing down with sanitizing wipes before even putting the plastic bags in my car trunk.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:19 PM (ptqGC)
OMG....
Posted by: IC at April 05, 2020 03:22 PM (a0IVu)
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Probably didn't even apply in triplicate for a walking permit.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 05, 2020 03:22 PM (+y/Ru)
You shall be placed in quarantine and subjected 24/7 to compilations of the Zappa omnium-gatherum.
Posted by: Fritz at April 05, 2020 03:22 PM (95j/9)
Did he do I put A Spell On You?
Posted by: GnuBreed
They call me, Dr. John, The Night Tripper
Got my sizzling Gris-Gris in my hand
Day trippin' up, back down the bayou
I'm the last of the best
They call me the Gris-Gris man
Got many clients
Come from miles around
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:22 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- current occupation: cat furniture at April 05, 2020 03:23 PM (w96zf)
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I see they are making up another em-peach. Time for the feds to star investigating these people.
Posted by: runner at April 05, 2020 03:23 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: Boliver Shagnasty at April 05, 2020 03:23 PM (fJ+BQ)
Posted by: Beartooth at April 05, 2020 03:23 PM (y0S2P)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:23 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Mr. Scott
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Their 'Deaths Per Day' have been a bit off, but not seriously so,
and certainly within the (admittedly wide) latitude of their projection.
Haven't looked at the other numbers.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:01 PM
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It was their hospitalization numbers. The death numbers they were pulling from the either the John Hopkins or CDC websites IIRC.
But the main problem was they were projecting 2-10 times the number of hospitalizations that were actually occurring.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 05, 2020 03:23 PM (JUOKG)
Scolds on Nextdoor are furious that *anyone* is going outside. It's incredible.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:23 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: NaCly
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I've taken to carrying a monster container of Clorox Hydrogen Peroxide wipes with me everywhere. I try to use them but I'm sure sterile technique is violated all over the place.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 05, 2020 03:23 PM (Y4EXg)
Maybe I'll go cough around the property line.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 05, 2020 03:23 PM (mht8P)
Posted by: IC at April 05, 2020 03:23 PM (a0IVu)
For me, it was a new experience to walk into a bank while wearing a mask without having to worry about being shot.
Posted by: Cicero
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And gloves.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:24 PM (cg4r6)
Searching off label use for medications is impossible.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 03:22 PM (yTd+z)
Try Medscape?
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 03:24 PM (ONvIw)
I give them my brightest smile, and warmest "Hello!"
Posted by: One-eyed cat peepin' in the seafood store at April 05, 2020 03:24 PM (/sTHK)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:24 PM (petB+)
since the bars were closed. He's single, no girl friend, so he would get
off work and go to the bar.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- current occupation: cat furniture at April 05, 2020 03:19 PM
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Talked to one of our VFW member today, he said he has saved over $750 since we closed. He was spending as much as $50 a day in there 7 days a week.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 05, 2020 03:24 PM (JUOKG)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:23 PM (ptqGC)
My Nextdoor scolds are scoldier than your Nextdoor scolds!
Posted by: Vendette at April 05, 2020 03:24 PM (nRNOc)
Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 05, 2020 03:21 PM (CAJOC)
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Kinda where my mind was.
Except that almost every Dem voted for Impeachment/Removal.
And the Dems are a blight upon the American republic. The likelihood of FDR becoming a dictator became so obvious that even *his* Congress resisted him loading the Supreme Court.
But he cemented his control over the media through his regulatory agencies.
Posted by: Axeman at April 05, 2020 03:25 PM (Eicbe)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 03:25 PM (yTd+z)
Posted by: Mr. Scott
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And probably not your best customer!
Posted by: Tonypete at April 05, 2020 03:25 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: ck at April 05, 2020 03:25 PM (Gf0Po)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:23 PM (ptqGC)
My Nextdoor scolds are scoldier than your Nextdoor scolds!
Posted by: Vendette at April 05, 2020 03:24 PM (nRNOc)
Try CA liberals. Bitching and picking fights with anyone who dares to disagree with them.
Posted by: IC at April 05, 2020 03:26 PM (a0IVu)
Posted by: Les Kinetic at April 05, 2020 03:26 PM (+fPHo)
Will "socially distance" myself from them permanently when this is all over.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:26 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:26 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Cicero
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And gloves.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:24 PM (cg4r6)
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And a note...
Posted by: Axeman at April 05, 2020 03:26 PM (Eicbe)
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 03:26 PM (YFKV9)
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 03:26 PM (Dhht7)
Now, I wear a real mask underneath. But the hockey mask really adds a punch to my walking about speechifying with the Mr. Microphone.
I am gravely disappointed at your failure to wear masks.....
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at April 05, 2020 03:26 PM (e1mEI)
Posted by: Vendette at April 05, 2020 03:24 PM (nRNOc)
Are not! lol
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:27 PM (ptqGC)
I've taken to carrying a monster container of Clorox Hydrogen Peroxide wipes with me everywhere. I try to use them but I'm sure sterile technique is violated all over the place.
Posted by: Tonypete
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Shopping cart handles have transitioned from being the nastiest, most germ-laden thing in the cosmos, to a surface that is totally sterilized, and immediate death to any organism that comes in contact..
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:27 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at April 05, 2020 03:27 PM (i3fsK)
Has Tribe gotten word there is a new anonymous mystery 'whistleblower' with a complete bullshit allegation....?
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 05, 2020 03:28 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Axeman at April 05, 2020 03:28 PM (Eicbe)
***************
Now there's a woman that knows how to trigger the suburban Stasi so their heads explode. I salute thee, madam.
Posted by: Two Weeks Saying China Is ASSHOE at April 05, 2020 03:28 PM (+dsLj)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:28 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:28 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:29 PM (petB+)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at April 05, 2020 03:27 PM (i3fsK)
Did you happen to see my lost shaker of salt?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 05, 2020 03:29 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at April 05, 2020 03:27 PM (i3fsK)
Brian Kemp ordered all of Georgia's beaches reopened Friday evening. So of course the teenagers, after being told not to party on the beaches, gathered on Tybee Island once again.
This is why we can't have nice things.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:29 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at April 05, 2020 03:27 PM (i3fsK)
Grrr. It f*cking SNOWED here this morning.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:29 PM (6ofTb)
Can't go to church.
Can't see my grandbabies.
Nothing good about being under house arrest.
Posted by: SMH at April 05, 2020 03:29 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Vendette at April 05, 2020 03:24 PM (nRNOc)
Are not! lol
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:27 PM (ptqGC)
Are too!
So there!
*Calls my mom to complain*
Posted by: Vendette at April 05, 2020 03:29 PM (nRNOc)
May the force be with you.
Posted by: Les Kinetic at April 05, 2020 03:30 PM (+fPHo)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:30 PM (ZCEU2)
Just mowed the yard. It was looking like a crap hole.
Meanwhile Grandaughter just got xray of her finger she banged up making cookies. (Don't ask).
Not broken.
She and daughter were just about the only people in the hospital.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2020 03:30 PM (axyOa)
Posted by: No One of Consequence at April 05, 2020 03:30 PM (CAJOC)
Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade a fucking ray of sunshine at April 05, 2020 03:30 PM (bML9A)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:31 PM (petB+)
Posted by: Boliver Shagnasty at April 05, 2020 03:31 PM (fJ+BQ)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at April 05, 2020 03:27 PM (i3fsK)
Chillin our at Open Sores eh?
Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2020 03:31 PM (axyOa)
This is why we can't have nice things.
Posted by: Jane D'oh
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Jane...Bridge, Jane, the bridge.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:31 PM (cg4r6)
Write this all down so your g-babies will have your voice in a letter.
Or save it and give to then at HS graduation. Family history in the making.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:32 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Undesignated Whiner and Complainer at April 05, 2020 03:32 PM (bi73b)
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 03:32 PM (ONvIw)
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When I was a kid, we played the hiding-from-cars game. We'd be playing cops and robbers or something then a car would drive down the street and we'd dive behind bushes or whatever. May need to take that up again.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 05, 2020 03:32 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 05, 2020 03:24
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He's saving more than me. Only go 5 days a week and spent $20 a day.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 03:32 PM (Dhht7)
There's nothing the slightest bit risky about being outside and active. It's all about proximity or contact.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 05, 2020 03:33 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade
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*?*
Isn't that their normal state?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:33 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: SMH at April 05, 2020 03:33 PM (RU4sa)
has saved over $750 since we closed. He was spending as much as $50 a
day in there 7 days a week.
Posted by: Mr. Scott
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And probably not your best customer!
Posted by: Tonypete at April 05, 2020 03:25 PM
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No he is not. My best customer left with a $450 bar tab that she did not pay. The bartender let her go without paying for it because she said she did not have her card with her.
All told I have over $1,100 in unpaid bar tabs sitting on my Clover. Pretty sure I am not going to get all of that back when we are allowed to re open.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 05, 2020 03:33 PM (JUOKG)
Posted by: Les Kinetic at April 05, 2020 03:34 PM (+fPHo)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 05, 2020 03:32 PM (+y/Ru)
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In the Arab world, this is game is quaintly called "being a pedestrian."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 05, 2020 03:34 PM (II2Y0)
Years back, we were all gathered at daughter's house to celebrate a birthday with a cookout. Daughter-in-law was trying to coax granddaughter into eating a hot dog. Gran listened for a few minutes then asked the kid if she wanted ketchup or mustard on her hot dog. Kid said ketchup and ate every bite without a squawk.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- current occupation: cat furniture at April 05, 2020 03:34 PM (w96zf)
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 03:34 PM (YFKV9)
Posted by: Fritz at April 05, 2020 03:34 PM (95j/9)
I will be having a White House CoronaVirus Task Force meeting in a short while. May or may not do a News Conference after the meeting, depending on new information. Talks & meetings today are proving promising, but a rough two weeks are coming up!
Posted by: Tami at April 05, 2020 03:35 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:31 PM (cg4r6)
No bridge to Tybee. I was thinking of driving out tomorrow and having a nice walk on the beach. But the Tybee mayor (D-womyn) is sending the police out to make sure no one brings a chair to sit on while watching the surf. She's furious with Kemp for re-opening the beach.
Oh, and Savannah's prog mayor has stopped dry brush and yard waste pickup in the city. My husband said Van Johnson, big Tank Abrams supporter, is doing his best to turn the city into Baltimore. Thanks, libs!
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:35 PM (ptqGC)
Yeah. can be outside. replay of mardi gras/florida spring break are not recommended.
Posted by: runner at April 05, 2020 03:35 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: Undesignated
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Two weeks ago, I asked myself, "What is the most important consumable for me?" The answer was obvious, honey buns. Stocked up with a 3 month supply.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:35 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 03:35 PM (ONvIw)
Here in FL, the f^cking spring breakers ruined it for us.
Posted by: Les Kinetic at April 05, 2020 03:36 PM (+fPHo)
It's 50 outside. I'm wearing a fleece coat and a hat. The winter ducks are swimming by picking seaweed out of the surf.
Mountains are mostly hiding.
The briny smell of the beach and the sound of the waves is calming and invigorating at the same time.
Wish y'all were here.
Posted by: Nurse ratched at April 05, 2020 03:36 PM (i3fsK)
Here in Cuomo country we still use those nasty cloth bags. Got to save the planet you know, come hell or high water. I wonder in NYC with everyone using them, if that doesn't help spread the virus. No one talks about that, especially the MFM.
Posted by: Colin
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I'm surprised by that. Here in Newsom Nation if you bring your own bag, you have to pack it yourself. That was last week. This week, if you bring your own bag, you can't set it on any surface in the store, especially the checkout counter or bag area. They'll put your things either in a di$po$able bag (which you pay for) or into the cart -- that's it. You wanna use your own, free bags, you pack them from the cart.
Then there's a team of cheery, t-shirted, masked employees (they're HIRING at Stader Brothers) wiping the heck out of every cart that comes back in.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 05, 2020 03:36 PM (oGNNA)
Why Birx particularly ?
Posted by: runner at April 05, 2020 03:36 PM (zr5Kq)
I have scrupulously avoided mosh pits since this whole thing began.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 05, 2020 03:36 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 05, 2020 03:36 PM (ZLI7S)
Guy behind the counter is geared up the same way.
Posted by: blaster at April 05, 2020 03:38 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 05, 2020 03:38 PM (DMUuz)
Thought the guidance was fairly narrow, need to go read it I guess (had only heard it described, but by someone who ought to know). Of course it's harmless, so whatever.
All the kids working in the store were wearing them, but with hours of exposure to hundreds of people, that seems to be logical.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 05, 2020 03:38 PM (El6T/)
I will be having a White House CoronaVirus Task Force meeting in a
short while. May or may not do a News Conference after the meeting,
depending on new information. Talks meetings today are proving
promising, but a rough two weeks are coming up!
Posted by: Tami at April 05, 2020 03:35 PM (cF8AT)
I have to say, while husband and I were watching the presser yesterday, all of Trump's constant "It's going to get worse, really, really worse. Lot's of people are going to die. It's going to be really bad....."
My husband yelled at the TV: "For G-d's sake STOP IT, Trump! That's not helping, and you're sounding like Fauci."
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:38 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:39 PM (u82oZ)
smfh.
Posted by: Infidel at April 05, 2020 03:39 PM (vF+fs)
Posted by: blaster at April 05, 2020 03:38 PM (ZfRYq)
Twinsies!
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 03:39 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 05, 2020 03:39 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 0
Pick me!!!
Pick me!!!
I'm out of commas and ampersands and this cardboard membership sucks.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2020 03:40 PM (axyOa)
Never again. And the closest store of any kind to us, is a Walmart supercenter.
Have they all gone to restricting the total number of customers inside?
Posted by: Les Kinetic at April 05, 2020 03:40 PM (+fPHo)
Why Birx particularly ?
Posted by: runner at April 05, 2020 03:36 PM (zr5Kq)
I think Fauci's gonna cool it a bit, and Birx husband is a total Clintonisto
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 03:40 PM (ONvIw)
Several customers were joking about whether there would be *any* learning curve, and the ban would be repealed after this episode. Rhetorical question, sorta.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 05, 2020 03:41 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at April 05, 2020 03:39 PM (oVJmc)
And the pelt of a baby seal.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 05, 2020 03:41 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 05, 2020 03:38 PM (El6T/)
Mask guidance will get more specific. And more required than guidance.
You will need to wear them in public. And you should. They work both ways. Anything is better than nothing, a bandana or surgical mask will catch inbound droplets and way better than the inside of your elbow for sneezing/coughing.
Posted by: blaster at April 05, 2020 03:41 PM (ZfRYq)
Home ventilators. Now with plastic straws. I like the way you think.
Subvert the stupid progressive paradigms.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:41 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at April 05, 2020 03:36 PM (i3fsK)
You could send us pictures, IYKWIMAITYD.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 03:42 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: Tami at April 05, 2020 03:35
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Hmmm. It's scheduled for 3:30EDT. Guess, we'll see. Well, if he cancels I think you can catch f-tard Fauci on Cspan tonight at 8p EDT.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 03:42 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: Les Kinetic at April 05, 2020 03:40 PM (+fPHo)
We drove past our local one on the way home from the commissary. There were tons of cars in the parking lot but nobody outside, so I guess they aren't doing it here yet.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:42 PM (6ofTb)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 05, 2020 03:41 PM (XVuno)
Freshly clubbed.
Posted by: Burnt Toast at April 05, 2020 03:42 PM (1g7ch)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 03:43 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:43 PM (ZCEU2)
Fresh Market was spotless, too, with tape down to separate people at the meat and seafood cases, and at the cashiers. The cashiers are sanitizing the counters and everything after every customer.
There was one older-looking millennial, masked, gloved, with her precious cloth bags, and she took forever to make sure her purchases were placed just so in her Gaia-saving earf bags.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:43 PM (ptqGC)
My husband yelled at the TV: "For G-d's sake STOP IT, Trump! That's not helping, and you're sounding like Fauci."
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:38 PM (ptqGC)
Yes but.
For the next ten days or so 1500 people or more will die each day. That is pretty bad. So another 20k on top of 10k.
Posted by: blaster at April 05, 2020 03:44 PM (ZfRYq)
Wife has said that since this thing began... and daughter has always said I'm anti-social so this is not a very big issue for me.
Posted by: SouthTexas at April 05, 2020 03:44 PM (IMul7)
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 03:42 PM (Dhht7)
I don't see anything on whitehouse.gov, where I usually watch.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:44 PM (6ofTb)
Posted by: Diogenes at April 05, 2020 03:40 PM
Added the commas missing above for you, and here's some ampersands to tide you over:
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
We're all in this together!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 05, 2020 03:45 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 05, 2020 03:45 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Mr. Scott
The Post I am familiar with is cash only, for every drink (no open tabs), for just this reason.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 05, 2020 03:45 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: chique d'Epstein didn't off hisself at April 05, 2020 03:46 PM (9hauA)
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 03:46 PM (YFKV9)
Searching off label use for medications is impossible.
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 03:22 PM (yTd+z)
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"ivermectin off label use" got this as the 5th or 6th return
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3043740/
Posted by: redc1c4, ONT Rx tech at April 05, 2020 03:47 PM (vwf8z)
Posted by: Infidel at April 05, 2020 03:47 PM (vF+fs)
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 03:26 PM (Dhht7)
Tell her that tik tok is a Chinese spyware app and it needs to be deleted pronto.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_HxspGCgbM
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 05, 2020 03:47 PM (Z4rgH)
GEOTUS is showing every thinking person how stupid the press are. Some people are really slow.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:48 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at April 05, 2020 03:27 PM (i3fsK)
Enjoy!
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 05, 2020 03:48 PM (IDhUW)
https://tinyurl.com/ug9nt7c
Oh, I didn't know they were called that. Fishermen of my generation face skin cancer like a man.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 03:48 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:44
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I got the time from Cspan. Whitehouse.gov doesn't usually post upcoming times and that's where I watch too.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 03:49 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:39 PM (u82oZ)
You do the honors!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2020 03:49 PM (dLLD6)
Posted by: Nurse ratched
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You have a beach?
Luxury!!
We have to make do with a rain filled, pestilence infested mud puddle.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 05, 2020 03:49 PM (Y4EXg)
Plus, the 401k will have a few months to recover.
Posted by: ALH at April 05, 2020 03:50 PM (Lhcx9)
94-year-old queen looks a lot better than Joe Biden. PLUS, they say she wrote her own speech.
https://youtu.be/x3fDQUNI-O8
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 05, 2020 03:50 PM (oGNNA)
I'm a very sensitive person.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 05, 2020 03:50 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 05, 2020 02:28 PM (aKsyK)
Can you get one of him licking Hillaroid's taint?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2020 03:51 PM (miJU3)
My husband yelled at the TV: "For G-d's sake STOP IT, Trump! That's not helping, and you're sounding like Fauci."
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:38 PM (ptqGC)
Expectations management.
If he didn't say anything, and a bunch of people died, the MSM would mess themselves and smear it all over Trump.
If, OTOH, he says this, and it's not so bad, he avoids getting smeared and invites the conclusion that his policies are working.
No brainer to pick the latter.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2020 03:51 PM (YqDXo)
https://youtu.be/x3fDQUNI-O8
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 05, 2020 03:50 PM (oGNNA)
Her speech was great. She's a very sharp lady.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 05, 2020 03:53 PM (ptqGC)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 05, 2020 03:50 PM
Many claim that here.
What's the difference between ecru, taupe, & fawn?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 05, 2020 03:53 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: ALH
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I wouldn't worry about the 401k too much unless you were planning on pulling out the entire amount at this time. As you said, over time it will probably recover.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 05, 2020 03:53 PM (Y4EXg)
No brainer to pick the latter.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2020 03:51 PM (YqDXo)
Not sure on that one. If the media does a 180 (and at this point who the hell knows what direction they are facing) they can then try to pin the economic dislocation and trials on Trump while saying they were against the lockdowns from the beginning.
At least, that is what I think they will try to do.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2020 03:53 PM (A5zUN)
☣ struggles to open bio-safe envelope ☣
Aaand the winneer of A one year Platinum Membership with Troll-B-GonTM and ampersand utility for the best one goes to:
zombie in comment #4.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Lawrence L at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (Uu7xZ)
Posted by: Equirhodont at April 05, 2020 02:33 PM (+2GwM)
Wuhan wet market, FTW.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (miJU3)
Posted by: Tami at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 05, 2020 03:53 PM (DMUuz)
I got it. The ecru is extinct.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (ZCEU2)
The exchange on the IC IG firing was classic, that one involved a typical speech/comment posing as a question, but Trump gave the perfect blunt answer. Ditto with the "follow-up". Summarized: I fired him because he had done a terrible job, and it's my decision, not a question of which advisers thought what.
Have noted before that most seem never to have seen a press conference. With the exception of the orwellian farces when the non-entity was president, they typically involve lots of challenging questions and some attitude and a few stupid questions. True for pressers below presidential level too. Nature of the business.
The crudeness of the hostility and ignorant challenges are indeed at "historic, unprecedented" levels with Trump, but matter of degree, not kind. Ditto with the "coverage". Seems like many people were isolated from the "news" from 2003-2008.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: klaftern at April 05, 2020 03:55 PM (RuIsu)
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Go with one of these. Not only does it reduce airborne pathogens, it also encourages social distancing.
https://amzn.to/39M73nZ
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at April 05, 2020 03:55 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 05, 2020 03:55 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (ZCEU2)
Yes, but all will receive a participation trophy.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 05, 2020 03:55 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (ZCEU2)
Well, there are always us losers.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2020 03:56 PM (A5zUN)
Posted by: Tami at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (cF8AT)
Mine is sticking with Dr. Fucky.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:56 PM (6ofTb)
...
If, OTOH, he says this, and it's not so bad, he avoids getting smeared and invites the conclusion that his policies are working.
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And Trump can always fall back to "I'm a real estate guy, not a doctor. How was I supposed to know the CDC's models aren't any better than those global warming buffoons' "
Posted by: Methos at April 05, 2020 03:56 PM (kOpft)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 05, 2020 03:55 PM (XVuno)
They're called back massagers.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2020 03:56 PM (A5zUN)
Read the content. It was all there.
I know you aren't here to sniff the 'ettes hair. You are smarter than that.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:56 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 02:20 PM
You're saying CBD and AtC wear the same shoe size?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 05, 2020 03:57 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (u82oZ)
Heh...I approve, although now I need another one for the more personal...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 05, 2020 03:57 PM (dLLD6)
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 05, 2020 03:56 PM (6ofTb)
Mine just says "Shut that bastard off"
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 03:57 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Puce, you left out puce.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:57 PM (cg4r6)
I think that is behind almost everything said at the pressers. Bastards can't wait for the slightest thing to twist against Trump. I think he's doing a great job.
Posted by: dartist at April 05, 2020 03:57 PM (K22Va)
1) No credit. Please do not ask.
2) No shirt, no shoes, no pants, no service.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 05, 2020 03:58 PM (Z+IKu)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:57 PM (cg4r6)
I think seafoam is in there somewhere.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2020 03:58 PM (A5zUN)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 05, 2020 03:58 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 03:58 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: rhomboid
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Whoa, whoa!!! Let's not go all crazy pants here!!
Posted by: Tonypete at April 05, 2020 03:59 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 05, 2020 03:58 PM (El6T/)
This could be, but I think he'll stick with Easter.
Posted by: CN at April 05, 2020 03:59 PM (ONvIw)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM
Dude. Despite AOC's misconceptions and gaslighting on the subject, there aren't enough sprinkles for *everyone*.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 05, 2020 03:59 PM (DMUuz)
This is actually the safest time to be alive!
Posted by: zombie at April 05, 2020 02:20 PM (N9G0H)
Posted by: hogmartin at April 05, 2020 04:00 PM (t+qrx)
At least, that is what I think they will try to do.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2020 03:53 PM (A5zUN)
Yes, but now the media are like a vector of minuscule magnitude. It doesn't much matter which way they point.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2020 04:00 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Skip at April 05, 2020 04:00 PM (ZCEU2)
I think that is behind almost everything said at the pressers. Bastards can't wait for the slightest thing to twist against Trump. I think he's doing a great job.
Posted by: dartist at April 05, 2020 03:57 PM (K22Va)
Yesterday Acosta said to him "You said this virus was going away and it's now April and it hasn't gone away."
Posted by: Tami at April 05, 2020 04:00 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at April 05, 2020 04:01 PM (PUmDY)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 04:01 PM (cg4r6)
Posted by: runner at April 05, 2020 04:01 PM (zr5Kq)
What if we were to learn that Trump suppressed scary information re COVID-19 (and the needed federal response) in January to postpone the economic turndown until it could no longer endanger his Senate acquittal? Retweet if you wouldn't be surprised by his making that tradeoff.
_________________
What if we were to learn that Larry Tribe has 27 bodies of dead boys he buggered and murdered buried in his basement? Retweet if you wouldn't be surprised that Tribe's a nasty, vicious perv!
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at April 05, 2020 04:01 PM (k4dH2)
Posted by: Skip, the guy who says NOOD at April 05, 2020 04:01 PM (ZCEU2)
Have either Skip, Jane D'Oh or that legend, Aetius451AD, pick the next winner.
See, Aetius451AD, I go back and notice your kind words, Good night, Salty.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 05, 2020 04:02 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: dartist at April 05, 2020 04:02 PM (K22Va)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mai-UqdNRi8
Nonwoven fabrics, which Tsai did years of research on to improve medical masks, are made of individual fibers or filaments that are bound together mechanically, thermally or chemically. They are not knit or woven together, like most cotton.
Not all nonwoven fabrics are ideal for masks. Wet wipes are made of nonwoven fabric but are too porous, Tsai said. Vacuum bags are also generally made of nonwoven fabric but are not breathable. Tsai recommended using car shop towels as mask material. The towels, available in rolls and often blue in color, would do a better job of filtering droplets than cloth, he said. The material is "very strong," he said. "And it can be washed with soap and water and reused." There are YouTube videos that offer tutorials on using this material.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2020 04:02 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 05, 2020 04:02 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Al Gore at April 05, 2020 04:03 PM (cg4r6)
except how stupid the "press" is. But of course I'd guess Trump out of
habit does it.
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 03:46 PM (YFKV9)
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you just articulated *exactly* why he does it...
Posted by: redc1c4, ONT Rx tech at April 05, 2020 04:04 PM (vwf8z)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 03:57 PM
=====
I think seafoam is in there somewhere.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 05, 2020 03:58 PM
Good job, gentlemen, those are definitely shades the knowledge of which the 'ettes will appreciate in their sensitivity evaluations. However, they're not in the same color family.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 05, 2020 04:04 PM (DMUuz)
The day has arrived. Kludging together a chamber in which to install it. I also inherited from him an attic fan timer, perfect for controlling the bulb.
Report to follow. Fear not, btw, I am fully aware of the cautions associated with both UV and ozone.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 05, 2020 02:42 PM (cg4r6)
I remember messing with one of those. Bought it the department store for a couple of bucks. Mine ran on line voltage. I used it as a UV source to illuminate black light posters.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2020 04:04 PM (miJU3)
What if we were to learn that Trump suppressed scary information re COVID-19 (and the needed federal response) in January to postpone the economic turndown until it could no longer endanger his Senate acquittal? Retweet if you wouldn't be surprised by his making that tradeoff.
What if we were to learn that Tribe suppressed eye-opening information re the Mocha Messiah's intellectual gifts, and retroactively praised him to the skies, so that Tribe could feel better about himself for having advanced the cause of a Negro? Hmmm?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2020 04:04 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Lawrence L at April 05, 2020 03:54 PM (Uu7xZ)
This.
Anyone who advocates any of those policies after this is over will - and should be - pelted with rotten vegetables.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2020 04:07 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2020 04:04 PM (YqDXo)
Who cares about Tribe. He lost his mind years ago, and I say that as someone who bought and read his books on constitutional law.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at April 05, 2020 04:07 PM (XVuno)
@GlennKesslerWP
Line from Trump's State of the Union address that did not age well: "Incredibly, the average unemployment rate under my administration is lower than any administration in the history of our country."
As we noted in our fact check at the time: "This is worth fact-checking because the average over three years is hardly comparable to a four- or eight-year average for other presidents." Imagine what the average will end up by the conclusion of Trump's term.
This is an example of how manipulated stats can backfire on politicians. You shouldn't be comparing yourself to full-term presidents before your term is up. Things can happen that make such claims appear foolish in retrospect.
It's also an example of how it's foolhardy for any president to brag about the state of the economy on their watch. They have little to do with broad economic trends, good or bad.
He was beat up pretty soundly in the replies...
Reply 9.7K Retweet 599 Like 2.7K
https://tinyurl.com/rtgcery
Posted by: Tami at April 05, 2020 04:07 PM (cF8AT)
The others are mostly dislocated StatRats and refugees from North Jersey so there is little in common to talk about.
Posted by: BluesFish at April 05, 2020 04:10 PM (awqwy)
Never again. And the closest store of any kind to us, is a Walmart supercenter.
Have they all gone to restricting the total number of customers inside?
Posted by: Les Kinetic at April 05, 2020 03:40 PM (+fPHo)
Costco had a system with channels made from shopping carts. Disney line flashbacks.
But have fun. As I funneled toward the entrance spent my time running a used wet wipe over each and every shopping cart handle. Surprising numbers of people noticed and most seemed amused. Lots of masks worn by scrupulous perimeter observers. Crowders not so much.
Since I had a short list the line monitors excused me from line and I got to use self checkout kiosk. Saved at least 20 minutes.
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at April 05, 2020 04:11 PM (e1mEI)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 04:15 PM (yTd+z)
Posted by: MrObvious at April 05, 2020 04:17 PM (5prN7)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Flying Kites at Night at April 05, 2020 04:19 PM (x8Wzq)
All of a sudden not dressing like a terrorist made me feel like a terrorist.
I shall now don an improvised mask.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 05, 2020 03:10 PM (gd9RK)
I was in three stores yesterday, sans mask, and unmasked people outnumbered the masked up ones quite handily. And nobody gave me the stinkeye for being unmasked.
But you what would be a good seller? Masks with "Fuck China" printed on them.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2020 04:22 PM (miJU3)
Posted by: Les Kinetic at April 05, 2020 03:34 PM (+fPHo)
Knock me over with a feather.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2020 04:22 PM (YqDXo)
Hmm, something good about the quarantine. I can use the plastic bags with impunity. And when I'm shopping an order for someone who wants a lot of organic food, I enjoy substituting higher priced items when the product they want is not available. If they're stupid enough to waste their money on organic, I figure they can afford it. And I also enjoy putting their stuff in as many plastic bags as I can knowing they probably believe in global warming. I guess I'm not a nice person.
Posted by: Biancaneve at April 05, 2020 04:23 PM (hkMx0)
Meanwhile, listen to the Queen's address to the nation, delivered just an hour ago. As you'd expect she's classy and dignified, and, it seems, in this instance playing the perfect role of her position - thanks, encouragement, and perspective (loved the segue and photo of the war-time address she did with her sister).
Wish I could say the UK she refers to, and its virtues, are as strong as she (of course) asserts, but oh well.
https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily
Posted by: rhomboid at April 05, 2020 04:24 PM (El6T/)
The lovely Mrs Guevara is a big fan of our Wal-Mart. She orders stuff online, drives through and they place the order in the trunk. No sweat.
If they don't have exactly what she ordered, they substitute something similar of equal or greater value, and eat the difference in cost, if any.
Can't beat that.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2020 04:25 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: rhomboid at April 05, 2020 03:58 PM (El6T/)
If it is a wild fringe conspiracy theory, I subscribe to it, too.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2020 04:27 PM (YqDXo)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 05, 2020 04:28 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Flying Kites at Night at April 05, 2020 04:28 PM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: BluesFish at April 05, 2020 04:10 PM (awqwy)
~~~~~
Where are you, BluesFish? I'm in Monmouth Cty.
Posted by: IrishEi at April 05, 2020 04:28 PM (sGotD)
Posted by: rhomboid
I think this is true. I think he is listening to the dire predictions he is hearing. How valid some of those predictions are is questionable.
Posted by: Aviator at April 05, 2020 04:30 PM (2cuLk)
Posted by: IrishEi at April 05, 2020 04:28 PM (sGotD)
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Toms River. Born and raised in Point Pleasant.
Posted by: BluesFish at April 05, 2020 04:32 PM (awqwy)
Posted by: IrishEi at April 05, 2020 04:39 PM (sGotD)
https://tinyurl.com/ug9nt7c
Posted by: JackStraw at April 05, 2020 03:45 PM (ZLI7S)
They are in camo, so the fish don't recognize you?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2020 04:40 PM (miJU3)
From his twitter: "May or may not do a News Conference after the meeting..."
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 04:40 PM (yTd+z)
https://tinyurl.com/ug9nt7c
Posted by: JackStraw at April 05, 2020 03:45 PM (ZLI7S)
They are in camo, so the fish don't recognize you?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 05, 2020 04:40 PM (miJU3)
Shark bite fever
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 04:41 PM (yTd+z)
Posted by: Aviator at April 05, 2020 04:30 PM (2cuLk)
Very questionable, given the manifest flakiness of the data, and the inevitable problems with modeling anything, as a model is an abstraction of the reality. Is it an accurate and useful abstraction? In some contexts, yes, maybe. In other contexts, no.
Consider a map. It's a representation, an abstraction, of geographical reality. The distance between two geographical points is represented by the distance between two points on the map. So for judging distances as the crow flies, it's a useful abstraction. If, however, we need to traverse that distance on the ground, it may not be a useful abstraction if there's, e.g., a mountain range or ocean along the path.
Our present case re modeling corona virus is more like a map from the 16th century, a dodgy representation with a whole section of the map reading "here be monsters."
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at April 05, 2020 04:42 PM (/pTOt)
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Your attitude is being noticed.
Posted by: Your Friendly Neighborhood For-Your-Own-Good Health Gestapo at April 05, 2020 04:43 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 04:44 PM (yTd+z)
Posted by: rammajamma at April 05, 2020 04:45 PM (SwWMX)
Posted by: JackStraw at April 05, 2020 04:46 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Axeman at April 05, 2020 03:03 PM (Eicbe)"
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Now trademarked as the "China is Asshole" axiom of pandemics.
Posted by: theATL at April 05, 2020 04:47 PM (TwFHr)
Posted by: Colin at April 05, 2020 03:07 PM (YFKV9)
I'm watching a lot of snarky Harry and Meghan videos, and very weirdly, they seem to be largely Chinese, with what sounds like an auto-translated English voiceover. I don't know what the connection is, but it's very inscrutable. However, this means I'm subjected to endless ads for MasterClass lessons by celebrities. It's driving me nuts; I swear they're doing this just to make me pay for YouTube plus or whatever it's called. I do NOT want to take lessons from Bob Iger, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, Helen Mirren, and a galaxy of leftist Hollywood fruitloops. (Well, Werner Herzog sounds like he might be interesting, but he's the only one!)
Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at April 05, 2020 04:47 PM (t+mAj)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 04:53 PM (yTd+z)
Posted by: Grad School Fool at April 05, 2020 04:53 PM (Tia6s)
Sorry for all those who are worried and/or temporarily out of work.
Posted by: PG at April 05, 2020 04:54 PM (iqCkn)
Shopping is already a grim and dire enough event these days. I said, a 6-pack of Bai water takes a whole bag, and I have meat which I do not want in with my other items, so that's a bag...jeesh, if you people are going to banish my reusable bags overnight and force me to use plastic, at least recalibrate your machines so people don't need an override for the great sin of needing 6 bags for 24 items.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at April 05, 2020 05:00 PM (KxVoZ)
Take these commie lovers to China. Those lovers will teach ya how to really hold your chopsticks.
Posted by: Humphreyrobot at April 05, 2020 05:01 PM (LDPYF)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at April 05, 2020 05:02 PM (PUmDY)
Posted by: rammajamma at April 05, 2020 05:03 PM (SwWMX)
That's why pedo joe want's her for his VP,, good smelling hair and a psycho biotch
Posted by: beanervt at April 05, 2020 05:06 PM (LfHBm)
Sorry for all those who are worried and/or temporarily out of work.
Ditto,, our hospital has the same number of deaths as health care peeps that have caught it from them..22
Posted by: beanervt at April 05, 2020 05:10 PM (LfHBm)
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312 @realDonaldTrump 4 minutes ago
I will be having a White House CoronaVirus Task Force meeting in a short while. May or may not do a News Conference after the meeting, depending on new information. Talks & meetings today are proving promising, but a rough two weeks are coming up!
Posted by: Tami at April 05, 2020 03:35
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at April 05, 2020 05:19 PM (Dhht7)
Also lady in front of me
The mask is supposed to cover your nose too
Not just your mouth
Jeeze I've turned into Karen
Posted by: vmom 2020 at April 05, 2020 03:19 PM (petB+)
I was gonna say.
Posted by: m at April 05, 2020 05:23 PM (M5wRT)
Posted by: IC at April 05, 2020 05:24 PM (a0IVu)
459 Poor BoJo has been hospitalized. Hope he makes it.
Posted by: IC at April 05, 2020 05:24 PM (a0IVu)
Whatever this virus is it catching on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p8Aq5BM9io
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 05:29 PM (yTd+z)
Posted by: Humphreyrobot at April 05, 2020 05:37 PM (LDPYF)
Posted by: Weak Geek at April 05, 2020 05:42 PM (u/nim)
Posted by: Gmac- The light at the end of the tunnel is the Trump 2020 train. at April 05, 2020 05:54 PM (qZdIZ)
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at April 05, 2020 06:04 PM (PUmDY)
Posted by: FlimFlammed at April 05, 2020 06:17 PM (ZTDnL)
Posted by: Braenyard at April 05, 2020 06:40 PM (yTd+z)
Posted by: MantuaBill at April 05, 2020 06:40 PM (tr21G)
Posted by: Ronzoni at April 05, 2020 07:12 PM (fCQnl)
Just learned that Zoom, the video conferencing software everyone is using to have meetings in the time of "Chinese global pandemic" was created and developed by a Chinese dude.
If you ever wonder how the Chinese steal IP and secrets, this might be one vector.
Wonderful.
There is no escaping these people.
Posted by: Inspector Johnson at April 05, 2020 07:20 PM (U8WBs)
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
1h
White House news conference at 6:45 P.M. Eastern. Thank you!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
Posted by: m at April 05, 2020 07:30 PM (M5wRT)
; )
Posted by: m at April 05, 2020 07:33 PM (M5wRT)
Posted by: m at April 05, 2020 07:39 PM (M5wRT)
Nothing. It's all bullshit.
Now
eleven weeks of this crap and we just had our first death in a county
of 280k. Eleven weeks of 'we'll know more in two weeks.'
More people have committed suicide in my county than have died from the coronavirus.
It's bullshit. All of it.
This.
Posted by: deplorable unperson - END THE LOCKDOWN : It's just a damn bug at April 05, 2020 07:58 PM (MQ0v4)
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