EmirOfShmo

He should be run out of the country. ****ing asshole. He's literally talking about killing 1.5 - 2.3 MILLION people. These types of comments are so ****ing reckless. WTF has happened to people? Where are their morals? Integrity? SMFH https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=372 How many students will attend school in fall 2019? About 56.6 million students will attend elementary, middle, and high schools across the United States (source). 50.8 million students in public schools 5.8 million students in private schools How many students will attend colleges and universities in fall 2019? About 19.9 million students will attend colleges and universities in fall 2019.

I've used Turbo Tax for the past 8-10 years. Did either of you have to pay the IRS on the tax return they're using to determine your amount?

No. They will use your 2018 tax information - including dependents - to determine how much you get.

Just remember, it's based on 2018 taxes unless you filed before whatever date they're using to distribute this money. I haven't seen an "as of xx/xx/xxxx this will be based on your latest tax filing". My sons friend had a baby last year - he & his wife got their money but no baby money because he hasn't filed for 2019. Not so sure about that. My son has several friends who make much more than him who have already received their money. He's still waiting (he works for a county in VA so I know his pay is much less than his friends).

Yep* - mine is 25+ years old. I replaced the burners & "flavor bars" once. I gave it to my son a couple of years ago & he still uses it. *Most of the welds on the base broke but good ol' duct tape holds it together with no problem. The body is a freaking indestructible.

Plus you can replace the burners for <$100 if needed.

A friend of mine who works at Bank of America told me that her direct reports are getting paid overtime (double) during this. They are rotating onsite so they only have to work in the office 1 or 2 days per week other days working from home. No furloughs there, yet. Can't wait to see how much BOA gets from the bailout...

We know someone who works at the Masonic Home here in RVA. He has been told not disclose anything re: deaths at the facility but said that information is being reported to the CDC. 🙄 The deaths at the retirement home 2 miles from my house is now up to 45 as of April 14th. There were 32 deaths reported on April 7th. And now another retirement home less than a mile from Canterbury is reporting 25 cases of Covid-19 (up from it's first case on March 26th). 😨 https://apnews.com/884df0d688681382d6f548318e682f45 https://www.wric.com/health/coronavirus/beth-sholom-battling-25-cases-of-covid-19/

Mine starts with "B"...nothing yet.

Not sure. I need to do better job researching these things before posting. My apologies for posting this without backup info. I'll try to track down more info to support my original post.

From one of the tweets above:

Has there been an explanation why more testing isn't being done here? I saw the report last week the US Govt was going to shut down some testing sites last Friday. Not sure if that actually happened.

Yep - guess who works most of these food production plants (meat & veggies)? And it ain't Jared & Ivanka...

You need to delete out the quoted pics before this comes down on you...

I agree the packed subways (and cab & Uber/Lyft) have contributed to the high number in NYC. NYC travel, including PHL, EWR, LGA & JFK, is almost twice that of LAX. I couldn't find decent international traveler numbers for each airport. It's approximately 14m travelers per month in NYC vs. 7m in LAX (without looking at seasonal variations - just the total number divided by 12). It's not only those people traveling international but anybody who was near these people in baggage claim, elevators, airline clubs, people movers (rental car buses, parking shuttle buses, etc.) restaurants, etc. Obviously, the same is true for both areas. A lot of people take buses & trains to NYC from outside of NY to take cheaper/faster flights to EU. To your point, mass transit in the East Coast corridor is much better than that in the LAX area. Here's the info for 2018 from the NY/NJ Port Authority: https://www.panynj.gov/airports/en/statistics-general-info.html

I was about to order 00 flour & yeast on Amazon but I decided to check online at Wegman's yesterday morning. I was able to order: AP flour, 00 flour & 5 packets of yeast. I wanted bread flour but the AP will do. The 00 flour on Amazon was $19.99 for 2 2.2lb bags. What a ripoff!

It was reported early this week the infection came from EU to NYC. My opinion: probably Italy & Spain. The people round tripped from NYC to EU during a high travel season for seniors (Jan-Apr). Multiple international airports in NYC area - LaGuardia JFK Newark & toss in PHL. Stupid to not have monitored these airports since Mar 1st.

Yeah, it does because we love pizza on the grill. People obviously hoarding all of these. Here's a link to a yeast substitute (I've never tried it): https://www.thespruceeats.com/yeast-substitute-for-baking-4140439

I thought I had this figured out by day 4. Apparently, I missed the step where you're supposed to remove 1/2 of the starter everyday before feeding it that day. I ended up with a separation of the fluid (called 'liquor') from the starter. Essentially, it starved itself because the daily feeding of new flour wasn't enough to keep it nourished. I was going to start a new batch but realized that I'm just about out of bread flour (I use this when I don't have 00 flour to make pizza dough). Went to 2 grocery stores to restock. Yeah, every type of flour - gone. Even the yeast packets are out of stock. Sucks because now I can't make pizza dough.😞

Right on...12 Ks is incredible for a playoff baseball game in the 2000s. Anytime, really, but sick in these days.

That's consistent with what I've read about the loans. I'm a sole proprietor. I'm not sure there's anything in the bailout for us. Hmmm...maybe I get the loan, pay myself, & it will all be forgiven since I kept myself on the payroll! Unemployment benefits depend on where you live - Florida maximum is $275/week (currently). I remember seeing something about an additional $400-600/week being added as part of the bailout. Not sure what made it to the final bill.

I never - ever - ate oatmeal growing up. I blame my Dad because I don't think he liked it so he made sure we never, ever had to eat it. Anyway, I bought a box of cinnamon/apple instant whatever brand because I thought it would be healthy & cheap. Tried it - nope - tastes like ****. Cardboard ****. Found a recipe using 5 packs of this packaged cardboard crap to make cookies. Actually, pretty decent cookies with coffee in the morning. Shocked.

Here in western Richmond, a nursing home/rehab facility has 109 confirmed residents & staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19. As of earlier this morning, 32 people have died. This started on March 24th - 15 days ago - with an initial report of 10 cases positive for COVID-19 & 2 deaths - 4 in the hospital & 4 being treated at the facility. This facility has 50% of the reported deaths in Virginia. My thoughts & prayers for those with relatives at this facility. Not being able to visit or to be there when a relative passes is beyond sad. https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/death-toll-at-canterbury-reaches-32/

Greatest baseball game of all-time....

This is so much fun to re-watch. Rainey with a key out in the 7th tossing 100mph. Bring on Corbin!