Indy

Sleep is overrated, I haven't done much of it in weeks because fucking idiots keep pissing me off.  A.D.D. is a fun thing, but I've had plenty of time to think of all kinds of way to inflict physical harm on people.

9 hours ago, Kzoo said:

I would suggest Nebraska.  Iowa would be good too.

Indiana, we don't have more than corn anymore.

27 minutes ago, Allen said:

I’ve noticed that too. India must be in lockdown. 
 

They are, I work with a lot of people in India and they are all working from home.  Not sure how long their lockdown is currently scheduled for.

8 minutes ago, shootingstar said:

For certain workplace configurations, the phasing in of some employees could be done.  It gets more complicated when other workers have public facing jobs continuously..shall we use the grocery workers as an example of "resilience" with their pexiglass protection and gloves?  

 

Would you prefer those people be homeless?  That is the reality you are looking at.

Just now, Dirtyhip said:

Maybe not for those with chronic conditions.

My dad is a lifetime chewing tobacco user, he had no issue and didn't cost much.  He says he's better insured now than at any point in his life.

No system is perfect, but ours is better than most.  And again, there are no shortage of programs to help people who are in need.  If you aren't aware of them, you either are not in need or just haven't actually looked.  With my daughter, I've certainly racked up the medical bills, but not more than we could afford as we paid them off with no issue.  We make to much to qualify for any of the programs that help, but those that do, they get the exact same care and it's all free and many do qualify.  Programs are out there if you look for pretty much everything.

Lack of healthcare in this country isn't a reality, it's only a political bullet point for idiots that will believe it.

Maybe you should log off the internet and get outside.  You are incredibly negative, doom and gloom, it's not healthy.

1 minute ago, Dirtyhip said:

These posts of ss about medical are annoying due to how obtuse they are.

Pharmacy meds and other serious conditions make their medical system seem far superior to ours. Unless you plan to work till that day you die at your desk or have some fantastic retirement plan, we are screwed.

One chronic condition or cancer and your entire family is screwed. 
 

we get screwed every which way from medical. The higher ups do not care about the people. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next 5 years. Health is a hot button issue. I am still waiting for some promises that never materialize. 

No, you just have to take advantage of the products and services that are out there like my parents did when the retired.  There are plenty available without breaking the bank.

My experience has been the complete opposite.

3 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said:

Dental is not free. You have to have really good insurance to be well covered here. Most everything has co pays. It is really easy to slip into a medical induced bankruptcy here if one gets very sick.

i don’t want to talk about this topic anymore 

And compare to Juciluci's story, I prefer our system.  Canada's system is far from perfect and regardless of what the system looks like, you are still paying for medical coverage.

But it's apple flavored.

Just now, Old#7 said:

Ain’t no vaccine gonna stop people from being idiots. 🤣

No, you can only try and lessen their impact on others.  That's why they having to shut down outdoor spaces now, because idiots think they can gather and hangout there.  There are actually people that believe sunshine kills the virus, so if you are outside when you are socializing, you can't catch it.

No

Well, if you are stocking up on produce to last a week or more, you have to pick it up and feel it to tell freshness and tell if it will last a week or more, or just days.

But to keep people happy about me not touching stuff and putting it back, I see how far I can throw the produce across the store now that doesn't meet my standards so that people don't get mad at me for touching things and then putting it back.  Maybe a little wasteful, but better safe than sorry.  

You can not keep things shut down for a year, that will kill more people than the virus and could throw us into third world country status.  At this point another month could be devastating for many.  Things are going to have to be opened back up, you keep restrictions in place for the high risk groups, primarily nursing homes, but the rest of us have to move on and pickup immunity the old fashion way until a vaccine is available.  Per people I know in the medical community and drug developers, that could be as early as Fall, but they official word is at least a year up to prevent people from being idiots.

Because they are made in China, which has been an established issue.  3M was also actively pitting countries against each other in a bidding war and shipping to the highest bidder.  So it wouldn't surprise me if that was intended to fill a US order and Malaysia outbid us at the last minute and got the shipment instead.

Fine, I've been cutting my own for years.

On 4/3/2020 at 12:49 AM, Bikeguy said:

Did they fix this?  https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-fixes-ring-video-doorbell-wi-fi-security-vulnerability/

Since my drive way is 150+ feet long, I installed a wireless motion sensor near the start of the driveway that triggers my door bell.  Normally (assuming I'm home) I answer the front door before the can get to the door.

I have a similar setup and my entire property is fenced, so even people walking are most likely to use the driveway than to try and climb the fence.

Just hearing about it and it's popularity makes me glad I don't have Netflix anymore.  If that is one of their top offerings, it says a lot about their content to me.

1 minute ago, Further said:

Perspective my friend, it's how you make an 8 ounce brook trout look like a steelhead

I passed art in elementary because my Aunt was the teacher.

10 minutes ago, Further said:

 

Dang that bird house is as big as your bikes.  You must have some big birds around you.

15 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

Kzoo is busy raising snowflakes. You, though, are doing it the right way.

Hey, the water was balmy 56F when they got in.  Was surprised how long they were in before both decided a hot bath sounded good.  Just telling them no all the time isn't always effective learning, sometimes you just have to say what the hell, they aren't going to get hurt so let them figure it out for themselves.

1 hour ago, Razors Edge said:

Isn't it about time, @Indy?

I think my dad would open the pool earlier and earlier over the years. End of April seems a bit early, but could see a May opening as reasonable.

Kids have already been in, of course this week we now have lows below freezing.

Couldn't do it, my taste is way to varied and I would be better off doing with none if I had to be limited to one.

Kids are already starting to lose it not being in school.  E learning is easy for Graham, he had to take a placement exam for junior high next year, he tested out at 9th grade level almost everything, that was the highest grade they tested to.  So yeah, I think he's good for 6th grade, but the lack of social aspect isn't good as he is behind there anyways.

Finley is already bored and her speech has regressed some, online therapy I guess is better than nothing, but it's not the same and she was getting work almost daily in preschool plus the private therapy we take her to.

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