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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I'm glad you're getting a chance to rest, tommyrot.
I haven't been on an Amtrak train since I was a kid. We use to have train tracks about half a mile from home. You could hear the train whistle in the middle of the night if you were up, but it wasn't so loud that you couldn't sleep through it. Mom said she loved it when I was a baby, because when she'd be up with me at 3 am she'd hear the whistle and know she wasn't the only adult person in the world wide awake.
When I came back from work, the house at the corner of our street and the highway had a bunch of Sheriff's Dept. vehicles parked and officers milling around, and there was a big homemade plywood sign on a tree reading "REPENT 4 JUSTICE." I do not have a reassuring feeling about this.
Hivemind, I need your help. I'm trying to put together some small "care packages" for my team. I have 8 people who are my direct reports for the Con. So far I have the following...
small pack of tissues
pack of tic tacs
a few packs of Emergen-C
a few tubes of Zip Fizz (B12 based energy drink mix)
some Andes candies
I feel like I missing another something. I'm considering getting a pack of crazy bandaids and throwing a few in each package. Everything has to be for their personal use as we can't give food or first aid to attendees. Maybe tiny Purell bottles? Where would I find them? Another fairly inexpensive item?
On the last day of the Con, I have Thank You cards and $5 Starbucks cards to give them.
Some kind of protein bar (Kind, Luna, etc) and a bottle of water?
Some kind of cute pin, Suzi? Or cute lanyards?
Lotion, hand sanitizer, wet wipes. Extra pen. Lucky penny.
Maybe tiny Purell bottles? Where would I find them?
I'm pretty sure those are in the travel section of the drugstore, and you might see other ideas there as well?
Overall, this sounds so nice!
Oh, hand sanitizer is good. Help avoid the con plague. And it's better optics than a surgical face mask.
Thanks y'all. The stations where my folks will be, part of their job is maintaining a box of snacks and protein bars. They get free lanyards and there are Con lanyards for purchase. I always hesitate over lotion - people have so many allergies and skin issues. Small wet wipes and a lucky penny are great ideas. I do just need to get to a drug store and see what pops.
Thank you!!!
Timelies all!
Home now. Less trouble driving back than driving there. (Delaware traffic was much less annoying today)