That's really wonderful news msbelle
Maybe I've always been here.
Early ,'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.
NoiseDesign - May 07, 2020 2:25:40 pm PDT #20977 of 30019
Our wings are not tired
DXMachina - May 07, 2020 2:26:06 pm PDT #20978 of 30019
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Meanwhile, as the semester winds down and I finally have some time to consider my online summer course, I just got a call from my coordinator to let me know that the home lab kits we'd been hoping to deploy for the course are no longer on the table because the the state university system is apparently broke, at least as far as getting equipment goes. Bother.
Time for plan B.
-t - May 07, 2020 2:30:37 pm PDT #20979 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sorry to hear that, DX
DXMachina - May 07, 2020 2:40:06 pm PDT #20980 of 30019
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Well, OTOH, my summer contract just showed up in my inbox, so apparently they at least have enough to pay me. I can handle Plan B if my checks keep coming in.
Jesse - May 07, 2020 3:10:03 pm PDT #20981 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
-t, was it the Indigo Girls?
Jesse - May 07, 2020 3:10:56 pm PDT #20982 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Meanwhile, as the semester winds down and I finally have some time to consider my online summer course, I just got a call from my coordinator to let me know that the home lab kits we'd been hoping to deploy for the course are no longer on the table because the the state university system is apparently broke, at least as far as getting equipment goes. Bother.
It's such a cluster, with revenue way down AND expenses way up!
Topic!Cindy - May 07, 2020 3:38:38 pm PDT #20983 of 30019
What is even happening?
Theo, did you get results from your most recent test?
Theodosia - May 07, 2020 3:47:44 pm PDT #20984 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Cindy, not yet. This is the longest it's taken -- it's been two days for the first two, and they finished on Tuesday this week, so I expected to hear today.
This is a special program -- I can understand if the lab is backed up for people who have a higher chance of being positive. The testing for the nursing homes, etc., is for everyone with no regard to symptoms, so it's testing rather a lot of people who will hopefully be found negative.
If we could ramp up the testing to the point where everyone got tested once a week, even, we could do a lot more with isolation and quarantining and get things back to where some of the lock down could be be safely lifted.
-t - May 07, 2020 3:48:09 pm PDT #20985 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think it was actually my city council meeting and I missed it. Like I usually do.
Glad you will keep getting paid, DX!
I ran out of red beans (and I was so sure my pantry was well stocked! Turns out I had cooked all the red beans and I finally finished that batch) so I have pink beans and andouille in the instant pot for tomorrow
-t - May 07, 2020 3:50:53 pm PDT #20986 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
They just opened testing for anyone who ants it here,symptoms or not, no referral, your insurance will be charged but if you don't have insurance it's free. I think it''s fairly likely I had a mild case and am now clear and they aren't testing for antibodies so I don't think I'm going to do it unless I develop a reason to.
Hope you hear soon, Theo