(03-20-2020 06:52 PM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote:  I think it is absurd that this virus is currently in 100+ countries because some fool in China ate bat soup. This virus is and has been around for a while. Now it may have been very prevalent there and spread from there but was everywhere to begin with.

Those of us who were picky eaters feel a bit redeemed. Kids across the country certainly.

(03-20-2020 06:58 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(03-20-2020 06:52 PM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote:  I think it is absurd that this virus is currently in 100+ countries because some fool in China ate bat soup. This virus is and has been around for a while. Now it may have been very prevalent there and spread from there but was everywhere to begin with.

Those of us who were picky eaters feel a bit redeemed. Kids across the country certainly.

If you've been to China you've seen the conditions in which they keep their animals. Cages with bats next to cats next to dogs, near containers with snakes and a whole host of other 'ingredients'. Central Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and much of Guangzhou no longer count.

(03-20-2020 07:02 PM)VCE Wrote:  

(03-20-2020 06:58 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(03-20-2020 06:52 PM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote:  I think it is absurd that this virus is currently in 100+ countries because some fool in China ate bat soup. This virus is and has been around for a while. Now it may have been very prevalent there and spread from there but was everywhere to begin with.

Those of us who were picky eaters feel a bit redeemed. Kids across the country certainly.

If you've been to China you've seen the conditions in which they keep their animals. Cages with bats next to cats next to dogs, near containers with snakes and a whole host of other 'ingredients'. Central Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and much of Guangzhou no longer count.

I've been to Thailand. Never will forget the stench of fried dog on a stick in those streetcarts. Sick.

I was in Thailand for a year and I NEVER saw dogs or cats used as a staple. No. really.

(03-14-2020 03:38 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(03-14-2020 03:10 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  I've been in my local walmart each night this week kinda late and the shelves are progressively emptier each night. They are cleaned out of bread, 95% of the meat, all water, milk, TP, disinfecting stuff, etc. And they are half empty on all other food supplies.
We have enough TP to get through another 4-5 days but there has been NONE available anywhere for almost 36 hours. We've been joking about separating the TP into single squares and dividing it up evenly.

I've got women around, so they make sure we are always well stocked with TP. WalMart doesn't have any today, but as long as they get some in by July, we should be good. Just got back from WalMart and they are madly restocking as I write this. Might check tonight when I go out to dinner to see if they have any TP, although I'm guessing the best time would be about 5 tomorrow morning. I got an 8-week supply of Airborne, so I'm pretty well set for Vitamin C, zinc, and echinacea (which the Aussies swear will cure anything).

I stilt think the most likely outcome is that this thing peters out in the next 2-4 weeks. I expect a bit of a spike as we get more testing kits out, and then I expect the hot, humid weather to take the same toll that it has taken on similar viruses in the past. I'm preparing for the worst, I am well stocked with just about everything to last a while, so I'm preparing for the worst while hoping for the best.

We just extended spring break another week, and we are going to 100% online classes for the rest of the semester, so I am going to have to rework some lesson plans. Two of my courses will be easy. They are lecture classes, and I will simply record my lectures (have some already recorded) and put the exams and daily quizzes online. The other is a seminar type course, and that's going to be a bit more difficult.

When considering whether I have enough toilet paper, what's the number of sheets needed per sheet?

(03-20-2020 07:17 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  I was in Thailand for a year and I NEVER saw dogs or cats used as a staple. No. really.

I don't think the cart vendors had reason to lie when we asked what they were serving.

(03-20-2020 07:02 PM)VCE Wrote:  

(03-20-2020 06:58 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(03-20-2020 06:52 PM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote:  I think it is absurd that this virus is currently in 100+ countries because some fool in China ate bat soup. This virus is and has been around for a while. Now it may have been very prevalent there and spread from there but was everywhere to begin with.

Those of us who were picky eaters feel a bit redeemed. Kids across the country certainly.

If you've been to China you've seen the conditions in which they keep their animals. Cages with bats next to cats next to dogs, near containers with snakes and a whole host of other 'ingredients'. Central Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and much of Guangzhou no longer count.

Yup. All those different kinds of animals just inches from one another speeds up the virus mutation process like a super-charger on an engine. All those different species of animals would never be spending days on end in that type of super close proximity were they in the wild. Thats why virus's dont mutate this fast in the wild and thats why China has turned into a dangerous virus factory.

The difference between cleaning and disinfecting, according to the CDC:

Cleaning means removing germs and dirt from surfaces. While it may lower the risk of spreading germs by removing them, it does not kill germs. Disinfecting is the process of using chemicals to kill germs on a surface. It doesn’t necessarily clean a dirty surface, but disinfecting a surface after cleaning it will lower the risk of spreading infection, the CDC says. Best to do both, regularly.

Just in the last 24 hour period, 627 died in Italy from the virus. Thats just unbelievable. Worse yet, their new case number keeps rising. They had almost 6,000 new cases just today. This is an absolute disaster there.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/c...19279.html

(03-20-2020 07:21 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-20-2020 07:02 PM)VCE Wrote:  

(03-20-2020 06:58 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(03-20-2020 06:52 PM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote:  I think it is absurd that this virus is currently in 100+ countries because some fool in China ate bat soup. This virus is and has been around for a while. Now it may have been very prevalent there and spread from there but was everywhere to begin with.

Those of us who were picky eaters feel a bit redeemed. Kids across the country certainly.

If you've been to China you've seen the conditions in which they keep their animals. Cages with bats next to cats next to dogs, near containers with snakes and a whole host of other 'ingredients'. Central Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and much of Guangzhou no longer count.

Yup. All those different kinds of animals just inches from one another speeds up the virus mutation process like a super-charger on an engine. All those different species of animals would never be spending days on end in that type of super close proximity were they in the wild. Thats why virus's dont mutate this fast in the wild and thats why China has turned into a dangerous virus factory.

the wet pens are the worst from what i gather. never saw those tho

(03-20-2020 07:21 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  

(03-20-2020 07:02 PM)VCE Wrote:  

(03-20-2020 06:58 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(03-20-2020 06:52 PM)Eagleaidaholic Wrote:  I think it is absurd that this virus is currently in 100+ countries because some fool in China ate bat soup. This virus is and has been around for a while. Now it may have been very prevalent there and spread from there but was everywhere to begin with.

Those of us who were picky eaters feel a bit redeemed. Kids across the country certainly.

If you've been to China you've seen the conditions in which they keep their animals. Cages with bats next to cats next to dogs, near containers with snakes and a whole host of other 'ingredients'. Central Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and much of Guangzhou no longer count.

Yup. All those different kinds of animals just inches from one another speeds up the virus mutation process like a super-charger on an engine. All those different species of animals would never be spending days on end in that type of super close proximity were they in the wild. Thats why virus's dont mutate this fast in the wild and thats why China has turned into a dangerous virus factory.

And those people live with their pigs and chickens.

What The Hell Are Bar And Restaurant Workers Supposed To Do For The Next Few Months?

Quote:"I'm not worried about this virus; I'm worried about all these other things."

"Of course I want to do this for the greater good, but I also like to pay my rent"

New York City is offering $75,000 interest-free loans to small businesses that've been affected by a 10% drop in businesses because of the coronavirus, but Brooklyn bar owner Mix doesn’t believe straddling businesses with more loans will help. Instead, she wants grants. "They are going to have to give $75,000 to bars and restaurants,” she said.

This situation may not end up being the slam-dunk the Dems had planned it to be. Or maybe they'll get Republicans fooled into passing socialism and nationalism for them. Strange times may make for strange bedfellows.

Hairstylists And Barbers Are Grappling With Whether To Stop Cutting Hair During The Coronavirus Outbreak

Quote:"We can’t practice social distancing when we do hair. It just isn't possible."

(03-20-2020 10:03 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Hairstylists And Barbers Are Grappling With Whether To Stop Cutting Hair During The Coronavirus Outbreak

Quote:"We can’t practice social distancing when we do hair. It just isn't possible."

Yeah, my wife's place closed. I was almost due, but figure I'll just let it get long.

We were talking about the restaurants as we ate Friday dinner at home. I'm guessing 20% at least never re-open.

Fogo du Chao in Atlanta is advertising that they are doing carry out as well as selling meat ready to grill.

(03-20-2020 10:08 PM)bullet Wrote:  We were talking about the restaurants as we ate Friday dinner at home. I'm guessing 20% at least never re-open.

Fogo du Chao in Atlanta is advertising that they are doing carry out as well as selling meat ready to grill.

Fast food places are set up to at least keep some cash flow during the shutdown. Many regular walk-in restaurants will not find the meager revenues worth keeping the light on and grills fired up.



Waffle House only has one drive-thru:

1,800 Waffle Houses and, now, one drive-thru

Waffle House chairman criticizes coronavirus limits on businesses

BTW, always said they should put a few of these on the Strip in Vegas--they'd absolutely clean up. Maybe later.

one small bright spot, but then, fewer need that much gas at the moment:

Quote:The first gas station to drop prices to 99 cents per gallon is a BP station in London, Ky. reported to GasBuddy the morning of March 19.

Here are some of the cheapest gas prices currently reported by GasBuddy; notice most are located in states in the South and the Midwest. If the same trends continue, gas prices will fall another 25-50 cents over the next 2-3 weeks.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. | COSTCO = $1.15/gal

LAMAR, MISS. | BURNSVILLE FAST STOP = $1.11/gal

PARIS, TENN. | JB’S EXPRESS MARKET = $1.23/gal

HENDERSON, KY. | CIRCLE K = $1.25/gal

MAYETTA, KAN. | PRAIRIE BAND CASINO & RESORT = $1.29/gal

SUGARLAND, TEX. | CHEVRON = $1.29/gal

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MICH. | WOW! = $1.29/gal

CLEVELAND, OHIO | QUICK N EZ = $1.31/gal

HOHENWALD, TENN. | NICK & BUBBA’s = $1.32/gal

MERRILLVILLE, IND. | COSTCO = $1.34/gal

SAN ANTONIO, TEX. | PAY LESS GAS = $1.39/gal

Damn, we used to have the cheapest gas in the country in Virginia. I paid $1.88 today and was happy. It's $0.99 in Kentucky? What happened?

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(03-20-2020 10:44 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  Damn, we used to have the cheapest gas in the country in Virginia. I paid $1.88 today and was happy. It's $0.99 in Kentucky? What happened?

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maybe they're addin' a lil' somethin' else in there to mix it with?

(03-20-2020 10:30 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  one small bright spot, but then, fewer need that much gas at the moment:

Quote:The first gas station to drop prices to 99 cents per gallon is a BP station in London, Ky. reported to GasBuddy the morning of March 19.

Here are some of the cheapest gas prices currently reported by GasBuddy; notice most are located in states in the South and the Midwest. If the same trends continue, gas prices will fall another 25-50 cents over the next 2-3 weeks.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. | COSTCO = $1.15/gal

LAMAR, MISS. | BURNSVILLE FAST STOP = $1.11/gal

PARIS, TENN. | JB’S EXPRESS MARKET = $1.23/gal

HENDERSON, KY. | CIRCLE K = $1.25/gal

MAYETTA, KAN. | PRAIRIE BAND CASINO & RESORT = $1.29/gal

SUGARLAND, TEX. | CHEVRON = $1.29/gal

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MICH. | WOW! = $1.29/gal

CLEVELAND, OHIO | QUICK N EZ = $1.31/gal

HOHENWALD, TENN. | NICK & BUBBA’s = $1.32/gal

MERRILLVILLE, IND. | COSTCO = $1.34/gal

SAN ANTONIO, TEX. | PAY LESS GAS = $1.39/gal

I live about 25 minutes away from Henderson KY, our gas is $1.60. Just got back from BG Ky about 70 miles south and gas was still in the $1.90+ range. So its all over the place.

I did save $30 on gas from our trip to the CUSA Tourney in Frisco. Compared to WKU's bowl game played @SMU. My driving habits hasnt changed much, use 25-30 gallons a week. Unless we are traveling (104,000 put on a SUV we bought new, 3 years ago). Compared to before we left for the CUSA Basketball tourney...

saving about $15 a week on gas and about $24 a week from this time last year.