peejman

I have to work M-F. My wife has ordered groceries online and I've picked them up. We sanitize everything (including me) in the garage before bringing it into the house. My family has left the house once in 2 weeks. We got take out for supper last Saturday, ate it while sitting in the van at a scenic spot, and drove the long way home.

My first thought was it looked like a military bayonet training pose.

And here.

We generally keep about a months worth of food around. Meals would get boring about half way through, but I don't think we'd starve. I also keep 21 gallons of water stored plus the 50 gallons in my water heater. I have a couple water filtration options. We were fortunate in that we took delivery of our annual beef supply (about 150 lbs) around march 1st. That plus the usual chicken and pork means our freezer is packed. We also usually have a small vegetable garden and try to can what we don't eat. The garden yield hasn't been great the last couple years so we're down to a few jars of relish, pickles, and jam. We'd already decided that if the garden doesn't produce enough this year, we'll hit the farmers market and get a few bushels to can. A friend at work grows and cans lots of green beans. In the past, we've traded maters and relish for beans. We've got camp stoves and plenty of fuel. We've also got a fire pit and firewood, so cooking should be covered. With that, I think we've got the fundamentals covered. It's just extending the length of time we could go at this point.

The guys have said most of what I had in mind. I also recall seeing an article with a democratic senator saying the stimulus bill was an opportunity for them to remake the laws in their vision. This isn't the same source I saw, but it covers it. https://nypost.com/2020/03/23/republicans-want-a-lifeline-democrats-want-to-remake-the-country/

If you think the Patriot Act was bad, just look at all the stuff they tried to piggyback into the stimulus bill.

That stinks. Hope they both recover quickly. So far, the positive test rate is about 15%, so clearly there's more than just covid going around.

I recommend you go to a range with a bunch of rentals. Try them all and see which one you like best.

My Cub Scouts are working on the same requirement. Well, we were a few weeks ago... Brim and bluegill are easy to catch and fight just enough to be fun for kids. My best advice is KISS.... live worms, small hooks, a bobber, and go find a local fishing pier or just stand on the bank where the water isn't moving fast and there isn't much debris to get hung up on. Go when it's warm and the fish will be more active near the surface. We've caught bunches of them standing on the bank near any of the multitude of boat ramps. If you've got more than one kid, don't plan to do much fishing yourself. You'll be busy helping them the whole time. Edit... this is a great way to teach kids patience in a world of instant gratification. If you're not having luck, change your depth, move 100 yds down the bank... or just wait longer. You can spend an hour with without a nibble, and then all of a sudden you can't bait the hooks fast enough. That's just how it is.

I've talked with several people who were mildly sick and have been tested. 10-14 days seems to be the typical turn-around time. Which means that all this data people keep throwing around and drawing unsubstantiated conclusions against is at least 2 weeks old. I saw a graph the other day that suggested the positive test rate is only 15%. So 85% of sick people test negative. Interesting.

GIGO as we used to call it. Or there's lies, damn lies, and statistics. Using numerical models requires a fairly well developed BS filter. If you don't already know the answer, it's impossible to validate the output. And Occam's razor tends to hold true.

Fair enough. I'll amend my statement with "practically no one outside the medical community...".

To be fair, practically no one in the US knew Covid-19 existed until late February, testing for it only became widespread here a couple weeks ago (was only available where I live a few days ago), and it takes a week to get the results. The rate of tests administered is increasing at an exponential rate, so of course the rate of positives is also increasing exponentially. I don't discount how dangerous the virus is and how fast it spreads (Italy has made that pretty clear), but the data here is woefully incomplete at this point. I think the data could/should be normalized by the total number of tests administered and/or the population of the general area to give a better representation of how widespread it is.

My screened porch is a peaceful place. It overlooks the flower bed, the bird feeders, bath, and houses. I try to enjoy a few minutes of peace when I get the chance. Sometimes that's interrupted by the screaming horde playing on the swing set, but that's ok too. Most of time.

So that "no penalty for minor crimes" thing is working out well.

Where 2 are gathered, I am there. It'll be disappointing and strange to celebrate Easter at home, but I fully intend to do so. I (we) can see the sunrise and worship anywhere.

Politicians gotta be politicking. Very little will change until we start to see the downslope of the virus curve. We're definitely not there yet. I hope that comes as soon as Easter, but I doubt it.

They forgot to ... "Let it go, let it go...".

You need a dirt backstop. A stand of trees doesn't work. I had bullets hit my house because neighbors about 1/2 mile away apparently didn't realize bullets bounce off trees.

Classic old west gun fighter, Josey Wales style.... One .44 on each leg. Another gun belt with 2 more .44's across the front of the saddle. Shoulder holster with a .38. Saddle scabbards with 2 lever guns and a shotgun. Good to go. Or whatever you're inclined to carry. I would think you'd need reasonable retention so things wouldn't bounce away.

We've been walking around our subdivision every day it hasn't been raining, and plenty of other people are doing the same. I've had more interaction with neighbors that I don't live right next to in the past week than in the prior 10 years. As others have said, winter has been rather miserable. Now that it's warming up, it'll be really hard to keep folks inside. Cuomo needs to get a grip and realize he's in a city of 8.6 million. When more than half aren't at work daily, getting some vitamin D, some exercise, and de-stressing is just what the doctor ordered.

Mine stays in a thumb break holster as an extra layer. My kids are old enough to know better, but I still put it away when I'm not home.

A friend's wife is an ER nurse. Since they have nothing to do at work these days, they got to thinking. A very nasty version of the crud passed through here in January. Mild fever, cough, congestion, all the usual stuff. So they convinced themselves they've already had it. Time will tell if they're right or wrong.

Hundreds of thousands. A 3rd grader at a nearby school tested positive 10 days ago and it's just now hit the news. Given what we know about where and how the virus spreads, that means thousands of local people have been exposed. Yet we're not seeing much in the way of sickness at this point. https://www.wbir.com/mobile/article/news/mother-of-vonore-child-with-covid-19-wants-others-to-take-it-seriously/51-d413f197-e1f0-4ae8-b4e2-1ae79267cc93

Mine stays in a drawer when I'm home and locked in the safe when I'm not. I found the fingerprint safes the same as above, a bit flakey. The ones that seemed best had the mechanical fingertip buttons to push in sequence to unlock, but I never bothered to get one.