What did you do today?

[zannej]

Good to hear from you Zanne. Many of the other forums miss you and your posts, and were worried when you weren't there on a daily basis.

Thanks. I hate to worry people but it's nice that people care.
I'm very concerned about Gary & his wife. Haven't heard from him in ages.
My allergies are kicking my tail because I went outside for 2 minutes. The pollen is everywhere. The blackberry bushes (which are taking over the yard) are in bloom. As pretty as the flowers are and as much as I like blackberries to eat, they are starting to creep up on the porch and the thorns are a nuisance.
I broke up a cat fight last night and then tripped over my brother's stuff in the hallway & fell down. I had trouble getting back up at first & my brother didn't hear me calling for help even though I was right next to his door. Fortunately there's a lot of laundry and soft stuff that I landed on so I only hurt my ankle a little bit & it's recovering already.
I'm going to head to Samsclub in a bit because we are on our last case of water & we need more. The website shows it in stock in Lake Charles but when I called to confirm the automated message said they won't tell you if something is in stock & you have to come to the store. They don't have curbside pickup options & the menu doesn't let you speak to a real person. It did say the hours so it's still open.

 

[highup]

I bought some toilet paper today. Just one pack. I didn't want to wipe em out. First time I've seen any on a store shelf since Jon left on vacation.

 

[Jon]

We are okay here as we have been using both sides to make it last longer
Guess what I did today?
Yeah the same as yesterday but I did get a phone call to check our status with this virus

 

[highup]

There's always newspaper, but don't use the digital version.
Started working on my router table again. Making decisions take longer than doing the work. Drove by a cabinet shop Saturday and the owner was there. He gave me some Formica to use for the top.

 

[havasu]

Being bored, I find myself mowing my lawn every other day. Damn, sure looks great, especially after all of our rain. One of my cameras on my security system is down. I tried, unplugging/rebooting/ unplugging modem, but still on the fritz. Alarm company is coming this Friday to fix it. The tech asked me if I will be home on Friday, between noon and 5 pm. I laughed and said, "Is this an honest question, since we are all locked down?"

 

[Jon]

There's always newspaper, but don't use the digital version.
Started working on my router table again. Making decisions take longer than doing the work. Drove by a cabinet shop Saturday and the owner was there. He gave me some Formica to use for the top.

Used to remember using newspaper before toilet paper came out but you probably arent old enough to remember those days

 

[Floorist]

Used to remember using newspaper before toilet paper came out but you probably arent old enough to remember those days

Sears catalog

 

[highup]

Plastic spoon?

 

[havasu]

Left hand...or was it the right hand? Wanna shake hands?

 

[highup]

Haven't been to one of those countries nor will I ever. Nothing personal to them.

 

[zannej]

I've been having to stay inside because the pollen is wrecking my sinuses. I had a sore throat last night and early this morning but it's gone away now. Took my brother for his court appearance but they wouldn't let us in. There were no notices saying court was canceled-- only notices saying only the defendant would be allowed in & a bunch of legalese. After 10 minutes of waiting, someone inside came to the door and said "There's no court today!" The windows were tinted so it was very hard to see inside. As we were leaving another couple pulled up & were about to go in & I told them what they told us at the door. Lady was pretty mad because she'd called ahead & been told there was court. Her husband went to the door & pulled the handle. He then took photos of the notice on the door. The guard inside walked up and sprayed disinfectant on the inside of the door as if someone outside was going to get him sick. There is still nothing on the website for the court saying court was canceled. No public notices, no letters in the mail: Nothing. So we exchanged information in case we needed witnesses to corroborate that we showed up & were denied entry. The woman kept saying that they better not issue a warrant and claim he didn't show up when they wouldn't let him in. Turns out we're from the same town. I wonder if they will ever update the website or if they plan to accuse anyone who was turned away of not showing up so they can charge them more fines.
They should have at the very least put a sign up on the door saying court was closed. Hope the guy inside wasn't lying for some reason.
My brother threw up on the way home I had to pull over and let him out. The mucus buildup is really getting him. I'll have to grab some pepto bismol next time I I hit the store for groceries.
It's starting to get too hot in the house so I've had to turn my fans back on max speed, but I've still been sweating. Didn't help that one of my cats decided to sleep on my head. LOL.

 

[Floorist]

Not that I am bored, but there are about 300 bumps on every square foot of my textured ceiling.

 

[havasu]

I'm not bored, but I am wondering why one of my 20 pound bags of rice has 977,465 pieces of rice, but my other 20 pound bag of rice only contains 976, 328 pieces?

 

[Jon]

Hav I reckon you miscounted
Try again as I think you dropped a few on the sofa from the second bag
I am going to the shops today for the first time in lots of days
I want a Big Mac but they are shut along with everything else. Can get petrol though even though you have to stay in your "local" area so thats not use
Our count of virus is the same as yesterday I think
Got that wrong its 708 cases now and still one death

 

[highup]

Get a hobby.

 

[highup]

There's a bigger one.

 

[highup]

Ok Jon. You like the water.

Ya like fast? No fun till half way through the video. Wowza ..... so stable at 70mph. How many gph?

 

[Jon]

Bit flash for me but it sure can boggie
I would think it would be gallons per minute not per hour

 

[Floorist]

Just some simple stats. The death rate from the virus is .66%. Slightly more than the flu. Probably 80% of cases of both are so mild they don't get reported. We are at about 4,000 deaths in the US from the virus. Deaths from the flu range from 12,000 to 60,000 each year In the US.

 

[Tom Picciani]

I’m working from home. Manning the Help Desk and providing support for the University.

i’ve been getting 2 meals of HelloFresh each week. Nice to make something other than the standard fare. Last night was bbq sauce on flatbread covered with pineapple, onion and roasted poblano. Topped with mozzarella and jack cheese. Awesome.

oh and at 11:45 this morning there is a rocket launch. A launch at lunch!