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Feeling nauseous today & am very tired. I need to change the HVAC filters again. I'm also about to go check the truck to see if my brother accidentally locked one of the cats in it. Woke up to a horn honking, looked out the window & saw no vehicles. Also gonna look for my cat Obsidian. He normally stays indoors but he's nowhere to be found. He's a very loud cat so he'd make his presence known. Went outside and called him yesterday multiple times to no avail. I hope he's OK. He's not the one that would be in the truck though-- it would likely be Aminatu bc she's the one who likes to climb into places.
Feeling nauseous today & am very tired. I need to change the HVAC filters again. I'm also about to go check the truck to see if my brother accidentally locked one of the cats in it. Woke up to a horn honking, looked out the window & saw no vehicles. Also gonna look for my cat Obsidian. He normally stays indoors but he's nowhere to be found. He's a very loud cat so he'd make his presence known. Went outside and called him yesterday multiple times to no avail. I hope he's OK. He's not the one that would be in the truck though-- it would likely be Aminatu bc she's the one who likes to climb into places.
I ended up going to the post office but there were no packages. Amazon has stopped shipping things out due to covid-19. I did get the drain for my friend's tub in & found out they have the tub and surround available in Lake Charles.
I dropped the tub drain off with my friend and visited with the friends he's helping out. One of them is not doing well due to problems with neuropathy. She can't even wear socks and every single step is incredibly painful when she walks. She could barely move. She's on like 12 different medications & I wish there was something I could do for her, but it's up to the doctors to find a treatment. She was feeling particularly bad since she went to go to an appointment only to find they decided to cancel it without telling her. Her boyfriend took off work to take her & now he had lost pay & wasted gas & she was hurting from having to walk. She's got a weak immune system too, so she doesn't need to be out there.
My brother's workplace has decided that all of the cooks, waitstaff, etc from his kitchen are tasked with deep cleaning the casino while it is closed (instead of bringing in the actual people who are supposed to do the deep cleaning bc those people often straight up refuse to do their jobs). My brother said that if they try to make him clean any kitchens other than his own restaurant he's telling them to stuff it because they wouldn't let him transfer to another kitchen so why should he be forced to clean one-- especially since he's a cook and not a janitor/cleaner. He hates cleaning (as evidenced by his refusal to even rinse a single damn dish at home).
I'm still having stomach issues & Mom has been having abdominal pain but wouldn't call the doctor. I think she probably strained something somehow but am not sure. We are supposed to go to Lowes tomorrow but I'm not sure she'll be up to it. It's going to rain the rest of the week so we wanted to get it on a day it's not supposed to rain.
I dropped the tub drain off with my friend and visited with the friends he's helping out. One of them is not doing well due to problems with neuropathy. She can't even wear socks and every single step is incredibly painful when she walks. She could barely move. She's on like 12 different medications & I wish there was something I could do for her, but it's up to the doctors to find a treatment. She was feeling particularly bad since she went to go to an appointment only to find they decided to cancel it without telling her. Her boyfriend took off work to take her & now he had lost pay & wasted gas & she was hurting from having to walk. She's got a weak immune system too, so she doesn't need to be out there.
My brother's workplace has decided that all of the cooks, waitstaff, etc from his kitchen are tasked with deep cleaning the casino while it is closed (instead of bringing in the actual people who are supposed to do the deep cleaning bc those people often straight up refuse to do their jobs). My brother said that if they try to make him clean any kitchens other than his own restaurant he's telling them to stuff it because they wouldn't let him transfer to another kitchen so why should he be forced to clean one-- especially since he's a cook and not a janitor/cleaner. He hates cleaning (as evidenced by his refusal to even rinse a single damn dish at home).
I'm still having stomach issues & Mom has been having abdominal pain but wouldn't call the doctor. I think she probably strained something somehow but am not sure. We are supposed to go to Lowes tomorrow but I'm not sure she'll be up to it. It's going to rain the rest of the week so we wanted to get it on a day it's not supposed to rain.
Jon, looking at that cruise menu made me want to book another cruise soon, but obviously, way too soon to think of that freedom.
Hav been sitting at our table at home now for half an hour and nobody has come and taken our order for breakfast yet
Very poor service here. I think we might also have to make our own bed and tidy up after us as well but will still wait for awhile to see if anybody does turn up to do it though
Looks like we are back to real life even though we are not meant to leave the house for 14 days
We did home with us a bottle of Champagne, a large bottle of Baileys, along with a large bottle of gin which was for drinks in our cabin, free drinks on Seabourn so we just got drinks from the bars
Very poor service here. I think we might also have to make our own bed and tidy up after us as well but will still wait for awhile to see if anybody does turn up to do it though
Looks like we are back to real life even though we are not meant to leave the house for 14 days
We did home with us a bottle of Champagne, a large bottle of Baileys, along with a large bottle of gin which was for drinks in our cabin, free drinks on Seabourn so we just got drinks from the bars
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All dine-in eating/service is banned where I live now. Only drive-through and takeout are being allowed. My favorite restaurant is closed bc it's a buffet. My friend's annoying grandfather checked himself out of the nursing home just in time. They don't have Covid-19 there, but the staff were ready to murder him because he's so aggravating. He schedules about 30 doctors appointments & wants them to take him to all of them. They canceled them bc he didn't need them. He's also extremely needy, complains all the time, and won't let people rest. He called my friend over 200 times this week (thus far). No exaggeration-- he showed me the call log. I get he's a lonely widower, but the reason he's a widower is bc he aggravated his wife into coronary failure.
My friend found out he is NOT getting paid while the casino is shut down. His corporation laid of all but 10 employees (he's one of the ones remaining). They told him to give it a week to see if the company survives. If not, he has to file for unemployment. Not sure what he'll do about bills in the meantime. There is no way the utility companies will give a damn about people not getting paid & they will shut off services (just so they can charge a hefty fee to reconnect them).
We went to Lake Charles to get the tub & surround he wanted (nearest store didn't have them in stock). Mom tagged along so we got the military discount. Also got a tub spout for him. The rest of the supplies (mortar, sheetrock, 2x4s, PEX, etc) can be purchased locally. Just need to get the valve trim ordered.
My computer kept shutting off because it was overheating. I used Speccy to check the temp & it was spiking 76°C. Liquid cooler and all of the 120mm case fans failed. Stopped at Best Buy & they had limited stock, but stuff isn't being sent due to shutdowns so I got gouged on the price for 3 120mm fans plus a CPU cooling fan. The new upper fans have lights & my cat is afraid of them so he won't sit on top of them. My friend cleaned out my computer (I brought a can of compressed air) and put it all together for me. Running at 25°C now.
My brother is pissed off that his work has him coming in to deep clean the casino. He hates cleaning & he didn't sign up to be a janitor. He's also having bad allergies.
I changed the HVAC filter today & managed to cut my finger open on it. It didn't want to sit in right so I was trying to adjust it and somehow the metal was jagged and sliced me. It doesn't hurt though.
My friend found out he is NOT getting paid while the casino is shut down. His corporation laid of all but 10 employees (he's one of the ones remaining). They told him to give it a week to see if the company survives. If not, he has to file for unemployment. Not sure what he'll do about bills in the meantime. There is no way the utility companies will give a damn about people not getting paid & they will shut off services (just so they can charge a hefty fee to reconnect them).
We went to Lake Charles to get the tub & surround he wanted (nearest store didn't have them in stock). Mom tagged along so we got the military discount. Also got a tub spout for him. The rest of the supplies (mortar, sheetrock, 2x4s, PEX, etc) can be purchased locally. Just need to get the valve trim ordered.
My computer kept shutting off because it was overheating. I used Speccy to check the temp & it was spiking 76°C. Liquid cooler and all of the 120mm case fans failed. Stopped at Best Buy & they had limited stock, but stuff isn't being sent due to shutdowns so I got gouged on the price for 3 120mm fans plus a CPU cooling fan. The new upper fans have lights & my cat is afraid of them so he won't sit on top of them. My friend cleaned out my computer (I brought a can of compressed air) and put it all together for me. Running at 25°C now.
My brother is pissed off that his work has him coming in to deep clean the casino. He hates cleaning & he didn't sign up to be a janitor. He's also having bad allergies.
I changed the HVAC filter today & managed to cut my finger open on it. It didn't want to sit in right so I was trying to adjust it and somehow the metal was jagged and sliced me. It doesn't hurt though.
Our governor stopped shutoff of utilities and banned evictions and foreclosures.
I just heard from a friend in France. People are banned from going outside unless they have a note and/or some good excuse for being out there. Anyone caught outside who doesn't have a reason is given a fine. Buying cigarettes is apparently a valid excuse. She had an excuse because she cleans dishes for the military but she will soon be out of work as stuff is closing down.
One of the parishes here has started a curfew & there was one confirmed case of covid-19 in Alexandria (which is where we go to Samsclub). I got messages from Harbor Freight saying they are shortening their hours to 8am to 6pm. Walmart is now only open from 7am to 8:30pm and they brought back their overnight stockers. I'm friends with one of the managers so he told me they are getting new trucks in soon. I have to pick up my RX in the morning and maybe grab more grocery items and figure out how to hide them from my brother. He ate my mother's leftover burger yesterday.
I was exhausted and achy so I slept all day. Got up when everyone else was asleep and decided to clean up because I was tired of tripping over trash. Mom has been on my brother to take out the trash for the past few weeks and he keeps saying he'll do it and then never does. So I filled up 2 trash bags & emptied the trash, then swept up & halfway filled another trash bag. My back gave out on me before I could finish more cleaning. The whole time I was grumbling to myself about how my brother doesn't contribute around the house but he eats all the food, leaves trash all over the floor, uses up all the internet bandwidth, etc. Next time he asks me to do him a favor he's on his own. I'll give him the same response he gives me when I ask him to help with something.
I'm slightly cranky. LOL.
One of the parishes here has started a curfew & there was one confirmed case of covid-19 in Alexandria (which is where we go to Samsclub). I got messages from Harbor Freight saying they are shortening their hours to 8am to 6pm. Walmart is now only open from 7am to 8:30pm and they brought back their overnight stockers. I'm friends with one of the managers so he told me they are getting new trucks in soon. I have to pick up my RX in the morning and maybe grab more grocery items and figure out how to hide them from my brother. He ate my mother's leftover burger yesterday.
I was exhausted and achy so I slept all day. Got up when everyone else was asleep and decided to clean up because I was tired of tripping over trash. Mom has been on my brother to take out the trash for the past few weeks and he keeps saying he'll do it and then never does. So I filled up 2 trash bags & emptied the trash, then swept up & halfway filled another trash bag. My back gave out on me before I could finish more cleaning. The whole time I was grumbling to myself about how my brother doesn't contribute around the house but he eats all the food, leaves trash all over the floor, uses up all the internet bandwidth, etc. Next time he asks me to do him a favor he's on his own. I'll give him the same response he gives me when I ask him to help with something.
I'm slightly cranky. LOL.
Missed this one. I think that's happening everywhere now. I'd hate being a landlord and having 3 apartments as my sole source of income.
NY mayor bans anyone going to work. Wowza! 
Looks like my lino laying days are over and everything else
Anybody want to buy some lino laying tools slightly used for over 50 years?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/he...h-compromised-immune-systems-should-stay-home
Anybody want to buy some lino laying tools slightly used for over 50 years?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/he...h-compromised-immune-systems-should-stay-home
Tom Picciani
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Same news here. Pennsylvania is shut down. The university is going online only. 81 professors never used online classes and that amounts to 460 classes that needed to be created online. And our team did it!
I'm part of the IT Help Desk crew. We took our Cisco phones home with a box to power the phones and we got online including the special call center systems. Next week online classes start for some. The rest will go online the week after. Now I really wish retirement was this year instead of 3 years later!
Then again, to quote one of my long ago heroes: Failure is not an option. Millersville, we got this!
I'm so glad I didn't get rid of this huge computer desk. Bought it in the late 80's when CRT's were the norm. At some point though got to put the tower on the floor if we're going to do this for very long.
Going to mow the lawn today. First of the season. Got the new Gator blades for my 46 inch Cub Cadet. All sharp and ready! Lawn looks so much better than last year. Funny, all Summer was renovating the inside. All Fall was renovating the outside, repairing the lawn that was 50% dead.
And to quote an long lost astronomer named Jack Horkheimer from the University of Florida, "Keep Looking Up!"
Stay safe. Stay healthy my friends!
Tom P.
I'm part of the IT Help Desk crew. We took our Cisco phones home with a box to power the phones and we got online including the special call center systems. Next week online classes start for some. The rest will go online the week after. Now I really wish retirement was this year instead of 3 years later!
Then again, to quote one of my long ago heroes: Failure is not an option. Millersville, we got this!
I'm so glad I didn't get rid of this huge computer desk. Bought it in the late 80's when CRT's were the norm. At some point though got to put the tower on the floor if we're going to do this for very long.
Going to mow the lawn today. First of the season. Got the new Gator blades for my 46 inch Cub Cadet. All sharp and ready! Lawn looks so much better than last year. Funny, all Summer was renovating the inside. All Fall was renovating the outside, repairing the lawn that was 50% dead.
And to quote an long lost astronomer named Jack Horkheimer from the University of Florida, "Keep Looking Up!"
Stay safe. Stay healthy my friends!
Tom P.
The keep looking up statement I remember when I was a little boy my parents had a plaque that had Keep looking up on it. I don't how long ago Jack said that but it must have been very long ago as I'm 76.
At Missouri Southern, they gave the teachers a week to figure out how to convert art classes to on-line. Some are lost.
Tom Picciani
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we have a student who’s taking pottery. Tough to pu that online.
My wife is taking painting and screen printing. She has had several pottery classes.
Better keep working Jon. If you can't take a cruise and stop working, what ya gonna do.... maybe order a Bob Ross CD and artist brushes to draw happy little cabins.Looks like my lino laying days are over and everything else
Anybody want to buy some lino laying tools slightly used for over 50 years?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/he...h-compromised-immune-systems-should-stay-home
Gonna work today because tomorrow it's going to rain.
Worked yesterday too. Need to get cutting done outdoors do no real choice. I'm installing LVP in a small kitchen and dining room.
Problem is the customers pampering me with chit chat and lunches... I'm enjoying the job and they love the change from slippery porcelain tile to a realistic wood plank.
The fella has worked on boats his entire life and his dad did too. Chris has written a handful of books, one documenting his father's life on the water, beginning during WWII. His father brought the Queen Mary to Long Beach in '67. He mostly piloted tug boats towing barges up and down the west coast and also all over the world. Chris has also. Chris is around 70 and just a few weeks ago he tried a barge a couple hundred miles south of here.... so he's not retired yet.
A couple years ago he gave me a copy of the book about his father. A couple days ago he gave me a book about his son's life. His son worked on tug boats too, but was also a volunteer firefighter. His son was killed fighting a fire here at an auto/truck parts store in 2002. Very tragic event. Two other firefighters died in the blaze. I was working near by that day and stopped by the scene after work. I could tell by the dazed look on the firefighters faces something really bad had happened.
Hundred of firetrucks came from all over the state to honor the the firefighters.
https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/jeffery-e-common/
Worked yesterday too. Need to get cutting done outdoors do no real choice. I'm installing LVP in a small kitchen and dining room.
Problem is the customers pampering me with chit chat and lunches... I'm enjoying the job and they love the change from slippery porcelain tile to a realistic wood plank.
The fella has worked on boats his entire life and his dad did too. Chris has written a handful of books, one documenting his father's life on the water, beginning during WWII. His father brought the Queen Mary to Long Beach in '67. He mostly piloted tug boats towing barges up and down the west coast and also all over the world. Chris has also. Chris is around 70 and just a few weeks ago he tried a barge a couple hundred miles south of here.... so he's not retired yet.
A couple years ago he gave me a copy of the book about his father. A couple days ago he gave me a book about his son's life. His son worked on tug boats too, but was also a volunteer firefighter. His son was killed fighting a fire here at an auto/truck parts store in 2002. Very tragic event. Two other firefighters died in the blaze. I was working near by that day and stopped by the scene after work. I could tell by the dazed look on the firefighters faces something really bad had happened.
Hundred of firetrucks came from all over the state to honor the the firefighters.
https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/jeffery-e-common/
