bigburly912
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The turkeys are definitely practicing social distancing
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Speaking of turkey the store had my favorite turkey sausage again. A company called Jennie-O has a big ole turkey farm in Wisconssin and sell products like taco or spagetti flavored logs, and various breakfast products. Products that had been missing from grocery shelves lately. It was nice to see it back.
Going out for groceries early means very few shoppers. Like 25 people in a 30k square foot store. By 10 the parking lot fills rapidly as others have decided to venture out. We wear masks around our necks and notice a much more older crowd is out early. Older folks in my community are largely retired military who landed here and stayed. I suppose since they were largely in shape throughout their career they get around very well. None were wearing masks today. Most were casually adding a little this or that to a cart. Then there was the one frantic youngster with a months supply in the cart, dressed for a chemical weapon attack causing the casual older crowd to make sure not to get in their way.
A few people had masks. By the time we left it was up to about 50 people and there were some coming in wearing masks. Still not that many though. One thing I noticed is more check out counters open so lines are short and quick. By the time we had checked out there was one person behind us. They stayed far away.
Still no toilet paper. Spagetti sauce, eggs, noodles, soups and other non perishable items were plentiful. Want barbecue sauce? Forget it. Still no Red Baron pizza and ice cream. No skim (fat free) milk either. There were still some gaps in the rice section and the dairy case, but little by little aside from the toilet paper/paper towel row things are returning to normal at our local grocery store.
A friend from high school spoke to me from behind a mask. I had not seen him in decades. I had to say "and whotherhell are you again?" He pulled down his mask. "Oh hey bruthaman, daaaam you look as old as me bro" lol. He had a Dallas Cowboys logo on his surgical mask. Yup, that's him. He drove a Ford Tempo painted to look like a Cowboys helmet way back in the day. We didn't chat long as we both agreed a moving target is harder to hit.
Things novel corona-wise are far from winding down in my community, but we're getting used to the changes. Most have given up on attending a baseball game this summer, but cross their fingers they can attend a football game this fall. Meanwhile a small parade is circling the main drag that is a big old square. About 100 cars and trucks are driving around in a "re-open our city" protest. In other words reopen the shopping mall, the barber shops, the paint supply store and the ma n pa shops shut down right now. We went from 0 cases to 1 a few weeks ago. Then 6 to 16 to 23 in one week. I aint scared, but I aint ready to return to normal either. Nope, flu season is extended this year. This year it's called covid-19.
We usually relax by first of spring. A map of influenza in my state shows it is still wide spread. So corona or no corona, we'd still be in hunker down mode this year.
Going out for groceries early means very few shoppers. Like 25 people in a 30k square foot store. By 10 the parking lot fills rapidly as others have decided to venture out. We wear masks around our necks and notice a much more older crowd is out early. Older folks in my community are largely retired military who landed here and stayed. I suppose since they were largely in shape throughout their career they get around very well. None were wearing masks today. Most were casually adding a little this or that to a cart. Then there was the one frantic youngster with a months supply in the cart, dressed for a chemical weapon attack causing the casual older crowd to make sure not to get in their way.
A few people had masks. By the time we left it was up to about 50 people and there were some coming in wearing masks. Still not that many though. One thing I noticed is more check out counters open so lines are short and quick. By the time we had checked out there was one person behind us. They stayed far away.
Still no toilet paper. Spagetti sauce, eggs, noodles, soups and other non perishable items were plentiful. Want barbecue sauce? Forget it. Still no Red Baron pizza and ice cream. No skim (fat free) milk either. There were still some gaps in the rice section and the dairy case, but little by little aside from the toilet paper/paper towel row things are returning to normal at our local grocery store.
A friend from high school spoke to me from behind a mask. I had not seen him in decades. I had to say "and whotherhell are you again?" He pulled down his mask. "Oh hey bruthaman, daaaam you look as old as me bro" lol. He had a Dallas Cowboys logo on his surgical mask. Yup, that's him. He drove a Ford Tempo painted to look like a Cowboys helmet way back in the day. We didn't chat long as we both agreed a moving target is harder to hit.
Things novel corona-wise are far from winding down in my community, but we're getting used to the changes. Most have given up on attending a baseball game this summer, but cross their fingers they can attend a football game this fall. Meanwhile a small parade is circling the main drag that is a big old square. About 100 cars and trucks are driving around in a "re-open our city" protest. In other words reopen the shopping mall, the barber shops, the paint supply store and the ma n pa shops shut down right now. We went from 0 cases to 1 a few weeks ago. Then 6 to 16 to 23 in one week. I aint scared, but I aint ready to return to normal either. Nope, flu season is extended this year. This year it's called covid-19.
We usually relax by first of spring. A map of influenza in my state shows it is still wide spread. So corona or no corona, we'd still be in hunker down mode this year.
StarHalo
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Mornin'!
The nice thing about quarantine prepping is three pounds of bacon and two dozen eggs in the fridge..
The nice thing about quarantine prepping is three pounds of bacon and two dozen eggs in the fridge..
I have written the year off Mike, not planning or looking forward to this, that or the other. But i am looking at positives, jobs n stuff getting done around the house that are the " when i get some free time" type stuff. Enjoying family time under one roof, watching more series, google fu'ing more stuff. Reading more on forums and swapping my watches more often lol. Seem to be spending more, topping up on more tools. Even started over the uncharted games on ps4(free downloads this month due to covid). Staying positive, doing bits of overtime here and there, saving a bundle in fuel to!!!
Its not going to be forever, i guess and hope by this time next year, pretty much everything will be back to normal. Just hope our useless incompetent government can support the small businesses and self employed. its OK giving the spiel , but actions speak louder than words. Any way no ranting, about to have a nice 16oz steak and finish ozark season 3 off. Life is not perfect, but it can always be worse.........much worse
Stay safe
Its not going to be forever, i guess and hope by this time next year, pretty much everything will be back to normal. Just hope our useless incompetent government can support the small businesses and self employed. its OK giving the spiel , but actions speak louder than words. Any way no ranting, about to have a nice 16oz steak and finish ozark season 3 off. Life is not perfect, but it can always be worse.........much worse
Stay safe
Not the ones I have seen in the fields. Usually 20 to 30 in a 400 square foot area, but it is good to see them again last few years here in New York they were fairly scarce.
Every time I hear someone saying "we're all in this together", I've felt like saying "define THIS".
That doesn't really express my question too well though. Ahh.... but I found something elsewhere that said it very well.
I heard that we are all in the same boat, but it's not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked and mine might not be. Or vice versa.
For some, quarantine is optimal. A moment of reflection, of re-connection, easy in flip flops, with a cocktail or coffee. For others, this is a desperate financial & family crisis.
For some that live alone they're facing endless loneliness. While for others it is peace, rest & time with their mother, father, sons & daughters.
With the $600 weekly increase in unemployment some are bringing in more money to their households than they were working. Others are working more hours for less money due to pay cuts or loss in sales.
Some families of 4 just received $3400 from the stimulus while other families of 4 saw $0.
Some were concerned about getting a certain candy for Easter while others were concerned if there would be enough bread, milk and eggs for the weekend.
Some want to go back to work because they don't qualify for unemployment and are running out of money. Others want to kill those who break the quarantine.
Some are home spending 2-3 hours/day helping their child with online schooling while others are spending 2-3 hours/day to educate their children on top of a 10-12 hour workday.
Some have experienced the near death of the virus, some have already lost someone from it and some are not sure if their loved ones are going to make it. Others don't believe this is a big deal.
Some have faith in God and expect miracles during this 2020. Others say the worst is yet to come.
So, friends, we are not in the same boat. We are going through a time when our perceptions and needs are completely different.
Each of us will emerge, in our own way, from this storm. It is very important to see beyond what is seen at first glance. Not just looking, actually seeing.
We are all on different ships during this storm experiencing a very different journey.
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That doesn't really express my question too well though. Ahh.... but I found something elsewhere that said it very well.
I heard that we are all in the same boat, but it's not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked and mine might not be. Or vice versa.
For some, quarantine is optimal. A moment of reflection, of re-connection, easy in flip flops, with a cocktail or coffee. For others, this is a desperate financial & family crisis.
For some that live alone they're facing endless loneliness. While for others it is peace, rest & time with their mother, father, sons & daughters.
With the $600 weekly increase in unemployment some are bringing in more money to their households than they were working. Others are working more hours for less money due to pay cuts or loss in sales.
Some families of 4 just received $3400 from the stimulus while other families of 4 saw $0.
Some were concerned about getting a certain candy for Easter while others were concerned if there would be enough bread, milk and eggs for the weekend.
Some want to go back to work because they don't qualify for unemployment and are running out of money. Others want to kill those who break the quarantine.
Some are home spending 2-3 hours/day helping their child with online schooling while others are spending 2-3 hours/day to educate their children on top of a 10-12 hour workday.
Some have experienced the near death of the virus, some have already lost someone from it and some are not sure if their loved ones are going to make it. Others don't believe this is a big deal.
Some have faith in God and expect miracles during this 2020. Others say the worst is yet to come.
So, friends, we are not in the same boat. We are going through a time when our perceptions and needs are completely different.
Each of us will emerge, in our own way, from this storm. It is very important to see beyond what is seen at first glance. Not just looking, actually seeing.
We are all on different ships during this storm experiencing a very different journey.
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bigburly912
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Oh every day except the day i get to hunt I see a ton of them haha
Genious Empath, genious.
Bravo. (man tears welling up)
All I can add it at the end you hear the micrphone drop and see the speaker walk off stage. :twothumbs:twothumbs
Bravo. (man tears welling up)
All I can add it at the end you hear the micrphone drop and see the speaker walk off stage. :twothumbs:twothumbs
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I'm just shy of 4 weeks of "stay home" now. One week in, my dog died. But hey... at least it wasn't my husband or mother or father or child. Have to keep that glass half full, right?
My husband is working insane hours at Home Depot. Because of that, I have to basically quarantine myself. We both could very well be asymptomatic. But hey... at least we have a paycheck coming into the house. Glass is still half full.
I see on the news and social media all of these positive messages and yes, "we're all in this together". And seriously... at this point, I want to throw up. I know we're all supposed to work together and do what is needed to get through this "storm". But as Empath's post so eloquently pointed out "We are all on different ships during this storm experiencing a very different journey."
All I wanna say to those happy, positive, we're all in this together, let's do this, stay home, say your prayers, walk your dog, here's a cute little mask I made, blahblahblah people... We're not happy. We're not all in this together. Our dog died. And it took me three weeks to finally find a can of SPAM at the grocery store. But... I did finally find some. Glass half full. All that really means though is that I need more Tullamore Dew.
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I’m so sorry to read this Greta , thoughts with you all .
Poppy
Flashaholic
Yeah, Greta, sorry to hear about your dog.
It's amazing how attached we get to the little beasts, and how crushing their loss can be.
It's amazing how attached we get to the little beasts, and how crushing their loss can be.
StarHalo
Flashaholic
Our puppies want us to enjoy the world the way they do, like the one time at the beach, the one time at the park; no need to fret for someone who will be waiting obediently, as always..
Very well said Empath.
Greta,
Have you tried Spam "Chorizo" ?
In the morning (or anytime) Great with scrambled eggs or in omelette (-;
Have you tried Spam "Chorizo" ?
In the morning (or anytime) Great with scrambled eggs or in omelette (-;
No, I haven't. I'm not a fan of chorizo. And I'm a Spam purist - the original only... sodium and all! :D And since the advent of the air fryer... life is very good with Spam in it!
Johnnyh
Enlightened
I’m with ya Greta. I too struggle to see a silver lining in any of this. Millions unemployed, constitutional rights stripped, politicians drunk with power and never ending messages of “hope” from wealthy celebrities who will never pay the dues later. I’m beginning to get a deeper appreciation for Patrick Henry...Give me liberty or give me death!
And I’m so sorry about your dog...I truly do mourn the loss of my canine friends very deeply. They love without condition, which is more than I can say for many humans I know.
...I prefer the low sodium spam...honestly.
And I’m so sorry about your dog...I truly do mourn the loss of my canine friends very deeply. They love without condition, which is more than I can say for many humans I know.
...I prefer the low sodium spam...honestly.
Chorizo in the morning does tend to wake up the GI system. With TP shortage, best not to take chances.
My first experience with Spam was livin in HI circa '68.. Grilled or cold served between slices of bread, or rolled up in sushi, the locals luv the stuff..
... now I am hungry :p
.. that special last night broadcast simultaneously on three networks.. We watched 10 seconds, got a good laugh at how Ellen was suffering in one of her 10 million dollar homes
My first experience with Spam was livin in HI circa '68.. Grilled or cold served between slices of bread, or rolled up in sushi, the locals luv the stuff..
... now I am hungry :p
.. that special last night broadcast simultaneously on three networks.. We watched 10 seconds, got a good laugh at how Ellen was suffering in one of her 10 million dollar homes
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Just a gentle caution - let's try not to get too far into the political weeds here, ok? ;) - That being said though... the whole "liberty" and "freedom" thing right now really isn't an issue for me. I'm kind of an introvert anyway so staying home and away from people is not too much of a burden. Although I will admit that when I did go out and would see people who I care very much for, I was a hugger. It is very difficult for me now... I ran into a friend in the grocery the other day who I hadn't seen since before we got locked down. We both moved to hug each other as usual and had to stop. It made my heart very sad.
I know we will come out of this with less "liberty" and fewer "freedoms"... much like we did with 9/11. But for whatever reason (honestly, I don't know!), I'm not really bothered by it at the moment. Maybe I will be later... we'll see.
Me too! Guess I know what's for dinner tonight!
Thank you all for your condolences. This is my girl, Sasha. Many of you will recognize that name... ;) - I did not give her that name. She was a rescue. And I adopted her 6 years ago because of her name. She would have come home with me regardless... but when I heard her name, I knew without a doubt it was meant to be... :kiss:
This is something I find very interesting. I worked for the County Medical Examiner about 15 years ago. I was the one who filled out the death certificates. I always found it fascinating how "cause of death" was determined. If you got in a car accident 20 years ago that left you with kidney damage and tomorrow you die from kidney failure (natural causes), your death would be considered accidental because it goes back to "complications from car accident". So people who actually die from the corona virus... without any pre-existing conditions... actually do die of natural causes. It's not accidental, it's not homicide, it's not suicide, it's not unknown. Those are the only five manners of death there are. Now if they have a pre-existing condition... say asthma... manner of death is natural, cause of death is COVID with complications from asthma.
"The cause of death is the disease or injury that produces the physiological disruption inside the body resulting in death, for example, a gunshot wound to the chest. The mechanism of death is the physiological derangement that results in the death. ... Last but not least, the manner of death is how the death came about."
Ok... so based on all that - I'm kinda skeptical over the reports that numbers are being inflated by reporting all causes of death as COVID related.
Edit added: As an add-on... we used to joke that if everything goes back to what the original cause is, then all causes of death would be natural with complications of being born! :huh:
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