Zoe: Planet's coming up a mite fast. Wash: That's just cause, I'm going down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all. Mal: Well, that happens, let me know.

'Shindig'


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.


Steph L. - Nov 18, 2020 6:34:18 pm PST #29946 of 30019
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Oh, but also! He texted me from work tonight "I scheduled a visit with Dad on Friday." [His dad's assisted living facility is still allowing short visits in a specific area away from residents' rooms, and everyone has to wear masks and be 6 feet apart, and you have to schedule the visit in advance.] "But now I'm thinking 'I really should have followed my wife's advice and gotten a Covid test'."

VINDICATION.

I told him "You can re-schedule the visit with your dad for next week, and schedule a Covid test for Friday." And he replied, "I think that's what I'll do." Sheesh, thick-headed husband.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 18, 2020 6:36:33 pm PST #29947 of 30019
What is even happening?

Finally, Tim!


Jesse - Nov 18, 2020 6:37:02 pm PST #29948 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Phew, Steph. Jeez.


sj - Nov 18, 2020 6:38:05 pm PST #29949 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Good job coming to your senses, Tim.


aurelia - Nov 18, 2020 6:53:32 pm PST #29950 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I read something last night (that I now can't find) about not getting tested too soon.

The recommendation is to get tested 5-9 days after exposure.

I'm not watching the City or State updates as often now, but I did catch Dr. Arwady yesterday. They are estimating that as many as 1 in 15 Chicagoans could have active Covid. (This is presuming a rate of 10% non-symptomatic and not tested. The other end of the range is 1 in 21). Most of the people I've seen are wearing masks and mostly distancing but there are a lot of people out and about. I go out for groceries every other week and otherwise I'm staying in.


JenP - Nov 19, 2020 12:53:07 am PST #29951 of 30019

Call back on the mammogram came back ok.

Great news, Cash.

And, yay, Tim for coming around.

We decided to go to curbside pick-up for groceries for the next while. Other than that, we are continuing to isolate as usual. And we have an STPR of about 100. Had been replenishing the normal way -- couple rolls left, buy a big pack -- until this week when I laid in the reserves. I feel not great about it, because it's just contributing to the problem, but I also don't want to run out of TP, and I go through it faster than the average Josephine now.

I tussled with Verizon today (well, yesterday) and was, ultimately, victorious, so I'm proud of that. They do not make it easy, which is, of course, on purpose.

I fell asleep way too early tonight, which is why I'm up at 3:30a having a cup of cocoa and a toasted bagel. Hoping to fall asleep again soonish.


Shir - Nov 19, 2020 4:44:19 am PST #29952 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

When I left my place to work this morning I found an anti-vax/anti-science flyer on my building's bulletin board. It followed by the realization that while political misinformation worries me, eugenic pseudo science claims make me see red. It took me over an hour to calm down, but I'm still angry.

(Edited to add that I took down the flyer, of course.)


Laura - Nov 19, 2020 5:34:14 am PST #29953 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I LOVE the new director of the old job and I am seriously re-energized.

What a difference good coworkers makes. This is great to hear.

We call it the STPR

I clearly need to up my game here. I might have 18. May have to harvest banana leaves or something.

Yay for good booby report!

Wow, they pay well! My gig was $180.

Mine was 190 plus 100 bonus and DH was 250 plus 100 bonus because he was in a tech role. The election board said they authorized the bonus as an incentive to keep Palm Beach County out of the news this year. We will never forgive ourselves for 2000.

VINDICATION

YES!

eugenic pseudo science claims make me see red

Right there with you. We have had a recent news report showing a poor nurse talking about patients fighting her that Covid is a hoax and it just is horrifying. I'm vaccine avoidant because I hate needles, but my arm is ready the moment real scientists tell me a vaccine is ready and safe.


JZ - Nov 19, 2020 6:43:17 am PST #29954 of 30019
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Sigh. Shir, I feel you. Except that political misinformation also makes me see red; it's just that antivaccine nonsense and Covid hoaxing make me see even redder.

Hooray for normal boobs!

We have 10 rolls in reserve right now, which seemed like a lot until I read this thread and now I'm nervous.


sj - Nov 19, 2020 6:46:23 am PST #29955 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

So I accidentally ordered two cases of toilet paper a couple of months before all this started, and we were just about to send some to a food pantry before the lock down started. We just started getting low on them recently.