EmirOfShmo

I was able to get my sourdough starter going & made 2 loaves of bread. Pretty decent, learned a lot. Ready to try it again but cook it on my smoker. And add some olives. Overall pretty pleased for my 1st attempt. The starter is now hibernating in the fridge waiting for its next activation

We went with inexpensive ramen noodles tonight. Tried a new method of cooking onions, garlic, spinach, sausage on the grill at the same time. Veggies in foil with sausage over the fire. Ended up pretty tasty with some pad thai inspired sauce. Pineapple Chicken sausage from Costco - tasty & juicy...Cheap eats...

As I get older I find myself less & less bothered by stupid people. I used to feel sorry for them or try to offer help. Now? Even if it means sure death to somebody, I really dont care any more.

I won't encourage it, but please, if you feel the urge, drink it.

"It’s like a Venn diagram,” she said. “What they all have in common is the idea that the government is hiding something from you. These people not interested in what scientists, doctors or the mainstream media has to say.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-bleach-statements-echo-claims-121919659.html

^^ No surprise.

This is going to be (already is?) a disaster. The clock on the loan starts ticking when you get the money. You have to pay 75% of this to your workers. If I own a restaurant & depend on butts in the seats to make it, I'll need to pay all of the wait staff to come to work. If no one shows up to eat/drink? I'm paying them for 2 months to play with their phone. They're missing their unemployment pay + $600/week bonus which isn't being paid by me. So they can't pay their bills with no tip money coming in from customers. Loan money is gone & I have nothing to show for it. SMFH. 

I can't believe there was no plan in place for this type of situation. We can't figure out how to take care of our own people, while lesser countries (in wealth & capital) have already implemented their plans.

US Government waste at it's finest...

52 minutes ago, BatteredFanSyndrome said:

How or why did she get a test if she’s asymptomatic?

She's probably now showing the signs of Covid-19 so she was tested. 

Edit: Based on this article, she would have been at her most contagious "during the period before they have symptoms." 

"In addition, a study (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0869-5) published about the same time reported that people might be most contagious during the period before they have symptoms.

“Of those of us that get symptomatic, it appears that we’re shedding significant virus in our oropharyngeal compartment, probably up to 48 hours before we show symptoms,” Redfield said. “This helps explain how rapidly this virus continues to spread across the country because we have asymptomatic transmitters.”"

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/50-percent-of-people-with-covid19-not-aware-have-virus

42 minutes ago, just654 said:

Just checked this morning. Payment excepted in my account April 30th. If you updated your banking info. I would get Get My Payment tool.

Got this message when I checked this morning - highlight mine. WTF? Mail you a letter? 

You are eligible for the payment. Once we have your payment date, we will update this page.

We will deposit your payment to the bank account below.

Bank Account Number: ************

Updates to your payment are made no more than once a day. We will mail you a letter with additional information on this payment.

12 hours ago, TryTheBeal! said:

I’m draft tipsy and missing karaoke badly.

 

Wanna do some shots and sing some Nirvana.

Disco night tonight. Sitting fireside with good wine, wife, blasting Fios 1808, remembering the 70s...the Reverend Al Green with that incredible voice...Forgot I had the deck speakers for about an hour. Hope the neighbors enjoyed it!

38 minutes ago, visionary said:

 

Where's Senator Pat Toomey on this? Why is he silent? 

Too soon?

14 hours ago, Califan007 said:

 

 

Is this the PUA program?

No. I filled that out as well & haven't heard anything from them. Their site was just as bad. 

Edit: I received this email last night.  

The further adventures of Virginia Unemployment: Trying to file as a Sole Proprietor is messy. The screen for that comes up AFTER the employer screen, which has mandatory information that must be entered to get through. Long story short: I got my rejection letter from Va today saying I had no income reported for any quarter in 2019. No ****, dumb asses. I haven't filed my 2019 taxes so the 1099s I have haven't been recorded by me yet. There was no place to enter it in the system! I filed an appeal & will wait to hear back. At least the appeals website let me explain the situation AND upload 1099s. 

I do need to commend them on the relative speed in replying to my original filing given the number of people filing. We'll see how long the appeal takes. 

3 hours ago, StillUnknown said:

 

I'm still on the "once we have your payment date, we will update this page. We will deposit your payment to the bank account below." stage

 

I'm fortunate that i am an essential worker and have not yet been furloughed so its not critical for me at this moment, but that situation is fluid.

2 hours ago, The Evil Genius said:

I finally this morning got a different notice. When I logged in, it asked for my bank info (routing,  acct) after I had to enter my AGI from 2018, whether I got money back or owed, and how much.

Glad to know I might not have to wait to August for the eip.

Edit..after entering that info and then going back and checking with the wife's SSN, I get the same status as you have, StillUnknown. Sounds like we are at the whim of whenever the IRS wants to pay us now..but atleast they have the info.

And I don't have to unnecessarily file for 2019 yet. 

Looks like a software update scheduled for tonight.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/irs-payment-stimulus-tool-critical-151654081.html

I believe today is the day the White House Occupant unveils his new super-secret method to attack this virus.

4 hours ago, LadySkinsFan said:

Trump's remedy, it's so ****ed up, he's dangerous. The only persons who might try this are those in his cult.

He's a simpleton. That someone with so much high-end education can be so ****ing stupid is just amazing. It would be hilarious if it wasn't so tragic.

Oh, and then there's this: 🤯   ... Only a lunatic!

On 4/22/2020 at 4:41 PM, StillUnknown said:

 

i've been stuck here since the tracker opened

I got a different response today when I checked the IRS site. It asked for my AGI & my bank account info. I mistyped my AGI & was prompted to re-enter because the figures didn't match. I reentered the info and the response was - Ok, thanks. 

Makes no sense. Nothing changed from my 2018 return.  Why did it take 2+ weeks to get this prompt to appear? 😠 And now that I've done this step, what other hoops do I need to jump through? I hate these people. 😠

8 minutes ago, tshile said:

The thing is, I’m not the one being trolled

 

all his followers that actually believe the dumb **** he says are the ones being trolled. 
 

Cause he knows he’s an idiot out of his depths. 
 

they think he’s the best president of their life times

 

trump supporters could be convinced to grow plants with Gatorade. 
 

and probably bleach

 

Listen, I'm no botanist medical expert but...

1 minute ago, just654 said:

Same. I don’t understand why it can’t say. Thanks for your info, we will have the money out to you in 15-30 business days. Now I have to check everyday for no update. 

****'s real...

Just now, skinfan2k said:

Do you know Cobol? Alot of government software uses that language. 

Lol...I do (did). I wrote Cobol programs in the 80s. Before that I wrote programs with IBM Assembler & NCR NEAT/3. Cobol was like wading in the baby pool. 

2 hours ago, purbeast said:

I was thinking of getting maybe some gutter guards or some kind of screen material and just nailing it in place over that gap.  Does anyone have any suggestions if that is a good idea or some other suggestions?

 

Thanks.

I'm assuming you've checked the attic from the inside. If you have squirrels/chipmunks/raccoons in your yard you better make sure they aren't in there. 

I wouldn't use anything plastic for a temporary cover. This screen is 4" & looks like it might cover those gaps. If not, you'll need the wider roll & then cut it to size. I would staple some heavy gauge plastic down over the gap & any exposed wood first. Then staple the screen on top of the plastic.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/CMI-Kwikmesh-4-in-x-25-ft-Gable-Vent-Screen/3284802

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1 hour ago, Larry said:

 

I haven't watched any of the campaign speeches.  Have you seen things in them that look like they were planned?  

No, not at all. Sorry...I was in a hurry and wasn't clear. They are incapable of planning anything.  

46 minutes ago, Larry said:

 

Just pointing out, the government has spent decades working on a system for doing the first.  This latter task got created out of thin air, what, two weeks ago?  

35 minutes ago, thelongestbreath said:

I also understand this point as well.  However, the system created should very well run smoother since it's linked to information from the properly working decades old system...or at least it should be, which would make things a lot more efficient(not entirely positive that the two run parallel with each other) 

A program with <100 lines of code could be written & tested in 2 hours. And if they didn't talk to the appropriate people about how long the whole process from design to distribution of checks would take then **** them. Actually, why would I expect them to plan anything? They continue to show the foresight to plan up to the start of the daily presser.

Day whatever. Still no check. Still a ****ed up Federal website that provides no information. 

RVA adding more testing sites to low income areas. 

https://www.nbc12.com/2020/04/14/richmond-deploy-testing-teams-resource-centers-low-income-neighborhoods/

11 hours ago, steve09ru said:

Giving this one a try tomorrow https://pitboss-grills.com/recipes/smoked-chuck-roast

 

don’t have the sweet heat so will like just use another combination of light sweet and savory with a little heat

A smoked chuck roast is my favorite. Add onions, green/red peppers & a couple of toasted homemade hoagie rolls.... 

I haven't seen a post from bcl05 in a while. I know he was busy at the Mayo Clinic. Plus he mentioned Mayo was about to layoff people. Hope he's doing okay. 🙏