EmirOfShmo

1 minute ago, Hersh said:

This reads like someone with no kids at home. Or maybe older kids?

Older kid not at home. We're semi-retired. No work for at least 2 weeks, probably longer. Sucks because it's unrecoverable. But I know we're in better shape than a LOT of people so we're thankful for that. 

Just finished our 2nd day of yard work raking & bagging the pine needles & leaves. We need 2 more days of decent weather to get the rest of the yard done. It's been good exercise & helps take our minds off of the situation.

Friday in RVA supposed to be a record 84 degrees for the 1st day of Spring. Gotta figure out a frozen drink to make with the items we have...

27 minutes ago, Fergasun said:

Seattle, Northern CA, Southern CA, New York corridor are the hot spots. 

To be expected with each of those areas having major international airports. I would expect to see Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, DC to be the next areas reporting huge increases in cases. 

25 minutes ago, skinsfan_1215 said:

corned beef schnitzel? 

Sure...You have a recipe for it?

Since happy hours have been put on hold, we (the Royal We) have been doing more cooking at home. I cooked split chicken breasts on the grill tonight using The BBQ Bible bourbon brine. Cooked indirect at 375 for about an hour. Also cooked/smoked some fries - boiled whole, unpeeled russet potatoes for 6 minutes, sliced in wedges, oiled & salt/pepper. Then put them on the grill (indirect) for about 20 minutes. They needed about 5 more minutes to get full crispy but they were awesome. Might be my new go-to for grilled potatoes. Also broiled some broccoli & tomatoes with garlic & fennel. 

Some leftovers for Tuesday lunch for both of us. 

Corned beef & sauerkraut for dinner tomorrow for St. Patricks. Which I had some Guinness to go with it....

3 minutes ago, spjunkies said:

I would strongly consider voting for Hogan if he ran for president. 

Yeah, as long as he keeps my high school classmate as his #2...

1 minute ago, TheGreatBuzz said:

 

😂😂😂😂

 

Dude.......that ship sailed a long ****ing time ago.

Oh and I love that Facebook and Twitter are obscure places now.

Yeah, I really meant some place-where-facts-aren't-checked-and-bull****-is-rewarded-with-multiple-thumps-up-which-then-makes-it-true. 

7 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said:

I disagree.  That’s on the media.

We can agree to disagree.

When you have a ****show press conference where the person in charge of this - Pence - spends the majority of his time slobbering over the White House Occupant - INSTEAD OF TELLING US WHAT THE MILITARY IS DOING - that's on them. 

There was not 1 mention of the Military in that slobberfest. None. That's on the Orange Turd in the punch bowl. Not the media. 

We're looking for leadership (well, at least I am) during this crisis. Not some posts on Facebook that the media should have read to report on. How about this ****ing leadership tell the truth? Get some more experts to tell us WTF is going on? Nahhh...let's make the media search through Facebook ... or is it Twitter...or some other ****ing obscure place to get info. 

1 minute ago, TheGreatBuzz said:

They issue press releases.  And I’m sure a major news organization could afford to pay one person to watch the military’s Facebook pages.  I suspect many haven’t considered the ramifications of this hitting the military, even a 10% infection would be very damaging.

Dude, I'm not disagreeing with you. The Services need to be heard. But, it's on the White House Occupant to get the message out. FFS, get the military leaders on the mic to tell us WTF they are doing. I'd love to hear that. I don't need a press conference telling us how great the leadership is. Tell us WTF is going on.

The critical mistake was putting Pence as the spokesman. He has no authority to speak. White House Occupant has his nuts in a vice. He cannot say anything that makes dear leader look bad. That ****'s over - the saving face part is gone. White House Occupant lost that several weeks ago.

9 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said:

Sorry but this is on the media.  Hell most of it is on the branches Facebook pages.  Media isn't talking about it. 

Interested to see how they impose and enforce this.

Well, I guess Facebook needs to get a TV channel. Did the branches talk to the "media"? What is the media supposed to report? 

The leadership of the country needs to have a single voice on this to tell us WTF is going on. We don't have that. We have a White House Occupant selling snake oil & his sidekick licking his balls. So it's on them, not the media. 

47 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said:

I hate to sound harsh but suck it up.  If you can’t make it through this with your sanity in check, you definitely won’t make it the next few weeks or months when things are even worse.

 

 

I guess I can share now that it is on social media.  Marine Corp Instillations East going essential personnel only for next 48 hours.  All NAVAIR commands will work as normal at this point.  Surprised there isn’t more focus on how the military is handling this considering the ramifications.

I believe you can blame this on White House Occupant who spends more time telling us about his greatness in handling this & how he has 'everything under control'. Maybe if he had a sidekick who spent less time blowing the White House Occupant & more time giving us facts we would know more.

Sorry, this isn't directed at you but, FFS the overall lack of leadership has been horrific. 

The interest rate cut last week actually caused mortgage rates to increase. Rates I was looking at for 10 year mortgage went from 3.125% to 3.375%. So, yeah, this is about helping businesses not the consumers. 

I'm a retired and do some sole-propiertor work part-time. I have 0.00 jobs on my schedule for the next 6 days. Tentative job on Friday & no firm scheduled work the week of 3/23. I usually have 12-15 hours of work per week. How is the White House Occupant going to help me? I'm looking at least 2 weeks of lost income and possibly more. 

I'm getting crankier by the hour...

1 hour ago, LadySkinsFan said:

 

Recipe please? Thanks!

Really easy. I didn't make the Russian dressing suggested. We're more of a mustard fan for Reuben's but I will make their sauce for a Reuben sandwich later this week (the reviews were great so I gotta try it). 

I made 4 egg rolls & just kind of eyeballed the quantities. Cooked at 20 minutes - was perfect. 

We have a Tom Leondard's here in Richmond that sells all Boar's Head products sliced to your preference for $7.99/lb. Have to buy a LB. We do that & use the meat & cheese for various meals. Saw this recipe & figured it was a keeper for the next couple of weeks. 

https://www.curiouscuisiniere.com/irish-egg-rolls/

Just made some baked reuben egg rolls for wife & I for brunch. 

Interesting info about the Utah Jazz players testing. I can't believe OK only has the capacity to test 100 people per day! 

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/the-state-of-oklahoma-used-over-half-its-daily-supply-of-covid-19-tests-on-the-utah-jazz-organization-164110976.html

Fios has free HBO & Cinemax this weekend so we'll take advantage of that. Currently watching Idiocracy. I've never seen the uncut version. Awesome.

This ****ing guy...good gawd he's horrible at this. The white lips, thick tongue, dry mouth. Get him some ****ing water!

3 hours ago, PleaseBlitz said:

One toddler and one 3 week old infant. However, I keep enough booze in the house for 3 months. For all of us. 

To all of you who have children and have to stay home with them for xx number of days: treasure the time. Yeah, it can suck but treasure any time you can spend with them. A year from now when you're sitting at your desk staring blindly into the stupid email du jour take a moment to remember the times. 

You'll be old before you know it. Enjoy the days...

Edit: And one more thing: This too shall pass. 

2 minutes ago, abdcskins said:

 

Haha me too.  $3.55 here at the Arco in Torrance.

Decided to go to the grocery stores today around 11:30am today. Trader Joe's: Workers remarked it was like "Thanksgiving week shopping" today. Publix: Lots of people, mostly 60+, with overflowing carts. Walmart: No multi-vitamins, vitamin C, hand wipes, soap (all soaps - shelves were empty) or toilet paper. Kroger: it was very much like 'Thanksgiving week'; again, a lot of people 60+ with full carts; a lot of the meat selections were completely gone; no TP or handwipes. Lines to checkout at each store were 5+ deep. I guess the other observation was the slightly strained look on most peoples faces. A lot of unusual over-friendliness with forced smiles when carts bumped in the crowded aisles. 

Henrico County public schools here in RVA just announced they are shutting down for 2 weeks effective Monday, March 16th.

Found my elderberry gummies at Publix for $10 so I bought the last 2 bottles. 

2 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said:

 

The worm has burrowed too deeply for many people. We may have to wait a century or more for a 100% truthful/sobering account of his presidency, and the sickness that allowed it to happen.

It better not take that ****ing long. 

14 minutes ago, zskins said:

I take these: Equate Black Elderberry and https://www.walmart.com/ip/Garlique-Standardized-Dietary-Supplement-60-ct/893306 (both from Walmart).

 

I have taken 8-10 gummies and about 8 garlic pills since yesterday (both are natural and you can take more than what it says on the bottle) and 2000 mg of Tylenol ... lol

Garlic is unique and not all are the same. I have tried many other brands but they don't have the potency of Allicin like Garlique does. 

 

When you get older 50+ you need all the help to boost your immune system. This is what works, at least for me and it is helping me fight off the cold quicker that I got 2 days ago. Can it help your body if you get the corona, I don't know but I know it won't hurt to boost your immune system to fight off the infection quicker. And don't forget to wash your hands, also a natural remedy to prevent infections.

I started taking Elderberry a couple of days before we left for Aruba in mid-February. I started feeling sick - flu-ish - 2 weekends back. I pumped up the tablets & took Coricidin HBP (over 60yo & take blood pressure med). After 3 days I was fine - never really felt too bad during those 3 days, either. 

So, now I'm about done with my 30 day supply of Elderberry I bought on Amazon on February 9th for $14.99. Guess how much it is today ---- $39.99. 

**** anybody who is gouging people during this crisis. Just **** you. 

16 hours ago, CRobi21 said:

 

Might end up passing Kieboom as top prospect this year..

 

Can Garcia play 3rd? 

2 minutes ago, bcl05 said:

Trump (and his administration) are doing an objectively terrible, ineffective, self-serving, short-sighted, and dishonest job of addressing this.

 

So pretty much how they've handled every other topic over the last 3 years. 

1 minute ago, GOSKINS_08 said:

Dc is trying to cancel all events through April first. That’ll be interesting for the Wizards and Capitals.

...and Nationals!

The double every 6 days I saw used March 7 when the US had 500 cases. So 1,000 would be Friday March 13th. We hit 1,000 cases today, 2 days early.