So that's my dream. That and some stuff about cigars and a tunnel.

Faith ,'Get It Done'


Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess  

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.


sj - Mar 16, 2020 9:54:57 am PDT #17889 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I'm hoping once we get into a new schedule things will get better, but ltc hates changes in her normal schedule. So everything is currently a fight or whining, even the fun things. We have an apple cake in the oven.


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 16, 2020 10:19:58 am PDT #17890 of 30019
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Aaaand the condo is already under contract with a prospective buyer as of this morning.

Ah well, it was way sooner than I was prepared to move on buying a home; I haven't even been pre-approved yet. And that unit has sold twice in the last 3 years, so it or one of its sisters might be on the market by the time I'd intended to be buying.


Cashmere - Mar 16, 2020 10:29:30 am PDT #17891 of 30019
Now tagless for your comfort.

So they are shutting us down to the public but since we are a county entity, they will not pay us so far. There are some meetings happening that may allow us to not have to exhaust our benefits (vacation & comp ONLY--NO SICK LEAVE) during the shut down. Ugh.

I'm in a better spot than most but some (read: most) people in libraries have very few benefits or leave to burn.

If the county doesn't come through, we could lose people just by being shut down.


Laura - Mar 16, 2020 10:38:41 am PDT #17892 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Ugh. Ohio wants to delay their primary and I don't want that to happen. I didn't early vote and fear mine being delayed too. Mostly I fear a precedent for November.


Steph L. - Mar 16, 2020 10:42:22 am PDT #17893 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Ohio wants to delay their primary

I don't think it's "wants to"; I think it's "is going to", because the primary was supposed to be tomorrow. It's being moved to June 2.


Laura - Mar 16, 2020 10:45:51 am PDT #17894 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Yeah mine is tomorrow too. They sent an email looking for last minute poll workers. I expect from cancellations.


NoiseDesign - Mar 16, 2020 10:55:31 am PDT #17895 of 30019
Our wings are not tired

There needs to be a plan for how all of these businesses that are being told to close are going to survive. We are working through a spreadsheet of all of our creditors right now and going through one at a time and asking if they have any relief for businesses impacted by Covid-19. So far Ford Credit is the one that seems to have a path for relief and I'll hopefully have a call back later today from them confirming that.

My insurance companies? Yeah, they flat out stated we offer no relief on the premiums at this time. Of course they don't.

Also reaching out to the SBA and other places to get more information.

If there is not a real effort to save businesses, we are going to move directly from Pandemic to Economic Depression.


Karl - Mar 16, 2020 11:07:24 am PDT #17896 of 30019
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.

Bay Area folks, this looks like as close to "total shutdown" as we're going to get, effective tonight/tomorrow: [link]

I deeply resented how much the W. Administration made me feel like a paranoid conspiracy theorist. Now I deeply resent how much this administration makes me feel like a walk-on character (not even a protagonist) of a Mira Grant novel.


Amy - Mar 16, 2020 11:16:21 am PDT #17897 of 30019
Because books.

I think it all just caught up to me, all of a sudden. My entire existence seems to be "I don't know" at the moment, and that is harder for me than a known problem. I don't know exactly how many hours I'm going to get over the next two weeks (possibly around 25 per week? does that make me in/eligible for unemployment or not?), I don't know why I suddenly have a throbbing headache and am exhausted (I slept all night, even late, but it could be anxiety?), and I have a nasty dry cough that I think is probably just my allergies/sinus, but how am I supposed to know for sure? I don't know if my landlord (a realty firm that owns literally 80% of the rental properties in town) is going to be understanding about finances (they're usually...not).

I'm grateful the bakery is going to stay open, but I'm also a little anxious now about dealing with the public. The bakery is right next to the bus station in town, so we get people from all over, including Philly, all the time.

Which is all just another way to say I am, as always, very grateful for this online home and family.


-t - Mar 16, 2020 11:44:23 am PDT #17898 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

No sick leave applied? No relief on insurance premiums? Argh! Do better humans!

Solano County is not included in the Bay Area shelter-in-place. Yet, anyway.