Ooh, our farmer's market is allowed to be open although under some restrictions that I don't remember right now. I think it's produce only. And I think it's tomorrow, when I will be furloughed, so maybe I can go! I should look up how it works these days...
This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
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.
-t - May 06, 2020 7:51:04 am PDT #20900 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Matt the Bruins fan - May 06, 2020 7:56:46 am PDT #20901 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
I'll sign on for Beverly's plan. Can I volunteer to be one of the guards if I bring my own bow & arrows? I'd like to practice my leg shots and see how fast some big game trophy hunters can drag themselves to safety.
Job~ma to you, Gudanov! Fortune favors the bold!
Jessica - May 06, 2020 8:15:36 am PDT #20902 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
considering how many of the people working in the plants are or can easily become sick, would you want to eat anything they'd processed?
Framing the issue of ag worker health and safety as a consumption issue is how we got the last 100 years of failed worker protection policies. Food safety is not what's at risk here. t /soapbox
Toddson - May 06, 2020 8:21:01 am PDT #20903 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Point taken. Thanks.
askye - May 06, 2020 8:41:34 am PDT #20904 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
The local farmers market is opening soon with strict guidelines about how it will work. I'm expecting a lot of bitching about it on local Facebook groups
Fewer people wearing masks. One Chad type dude who was one sentence away from me just calling the manager to come down and talk to him. But the dude left
Calli - May 06, 2020 8:54:48 am PDT #20905 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Our farmer's market is open. I went last Saturday. They've spread out the vendors (taking over most of the parking lot), instituted one-way movement for customers, and insist on masks. With it being out in the open air, I felt better shopping there than I did in the grocery store.
Toddson - May 06, 2020 8:57:22 am PDT #20906 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
The health and science section of the paper yesterday had an article with a doctor - a dermatologist, I think - for those who wear a mask for extended periods. To avoid rashes and serious irritations, he recommended using a fairly heavy coat of moisturizer or skin cream and not using soap to wash your face, as well as taking the mask off periodically.
Laura - May 06, 2020 9:10:50 am PDT #20907 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
In encouraging news, the person who was sending me stupid conspiracy theory videos via messenger actually listened to me. In the end she said she just didn't want to be forced to have a vaccine. Never had a flu shot, or the flu, and doesn't want to be vaccinated. I told her if her employer didn't require it she shouldn't have to worry about being forced. Then she said she did get a Tdap vaccine recently because she is a new grandmother. So, hope maybe?
Jessica - May 06, 2020 9:23:17 am PDT #20908 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I've been going for walks outside with a cloth mask and it gets so hot and sweaty after a while. I can't even imagine what it's going to be like once summer hits (and sympathize with all the folks where it's warm weather already!)
shrift - May 06, 2020 10:27:14 am PDT #20909 of 30019
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I have just been to the grocery store and now I am exhausted and sweaty. I was able to get most of what I really needed today. They didn't having any baking powder, but I did get more Baking Soda and Cream of Tartar so I'll be able to make my own.
Shrift, I was going to mention that Alembic has a Cocktail Subscription plan where you can buy a week's worth of cocktails (that you pick up in cute little Mason jars).
Oh, neat! And they come with snacks so I could get an artisanal cheese board with it. I'm very tempted, but it will depend on how heavy a week's worth of cocktails and snacks are if I'm hauling them back to my place on foot.
Do you have any opinions on their classic vs. seasonal cocktail offerings?