Now, anti-vexxers. Once we do get a vaccine governments better make fucking sure everyone gets it FOR FREE, at gunpoint if necessary.

I'm not an anti-vexxer. I don't get the flu shots because I have never got a flu shot, so if I don't have to get a flu shot, I will choose not to get a flu shot.

 

This is much different. People are losing life and livelihood, no matter that it's not as bad as they said it would be... if everyone is doing it, I will too. Even if it doesn't work, it will make people believe it does, and we can get back to normal. It still surprises me just how many extremely stupid people there are in the world. In my controlled environment, I forget sometimes... then my sister-in-law called tonight and it all comes back how bat shit nuts people can be.

 

Sorry, maybe you misunderstood. I know you're not an anti-vexxer, and just to be clear: I haven't gotten a flu shot in my life either. Simply because I rarely get sick (like once every 3 years), and even then I stay home for a week at maximum and drink tea, play videogames. I don't feel very bad either, I stay indoors mostly as a precaution, not becuase it feel THAT bad.

 

But yes, this virus is different, for the devastating economic effects alone. Although I like him, it's easy for Bill Gates to say "well we just need to sit at home until a cure/vaccine is developed", but the average joe doesn't have a mansion and a multi-billion dollar fortune that makes it possible.

 

 

Sorry, maybe you misunderstood. I know you're not an anti-vexxer, and just to be clear: I haven't gotten a flu shot in my life either. Simply because I rarely get sick (like once every 3 years), and even then I stay home for a week at maximum and drink tea, play videogames. I don't feel very bad either, I stay indoors mostly as a precaution, not becuase it feel THAT bad.

I didn't misunderstand... I was bored and just making conversation. I am exactly the same way, and when I'm sick, I'll get in a hot water bath and stay there for hours. It works for me

 

But yes, this virus is different, for the devastating economic effects alone. Although I like him, it's easy for Bill Gates to say "well we just need to sit at home until a cure/vaccine is developed", but the average joe doesn't have a mansion and a multi-billion dollar fortune that makes it possible.

I'm not a social butterfly. I am home most of the time anyway. It's easy for me personally to endure this. I can even afford it.

 

To others, it's much different. My wife and I are caregivers to a 92 year old Air Force Veteran. He is an amazing man. His entire life is restaurants, bowling, and playing at the casinos. Now his life is reduced to sitting around, watching TV, and waiting to die. He knows his days are numbered, and he can't do anything about this... because everyone else is scared to death that they're gonna get sick.

Governor Brian Kemp of the great state of Georgia is opening large sections of his state Friday April 24. Savannah Georgia is well known to be one of the most beautiful cities in the USA. Toward the end of the Civil War in December 1864, local authorities negotiated a peaceful surrender of Savannah to W.T. Sherman, to save it from the torch. My wife and I always take a trip for our Anniversary in late October. Because Gov. Kemp is taking this action for our country... Savannah just jumped to the top of our list. *Toasting Georgia*

On the bizarre side today... oil crashed to negative 37 bucks per barrel. This is pretty much equal to going to the gas station for a fill up, and they pay you $40 for taking the gas off their hands. We are living in very strange times.

You're telling me.  I saw the story about gas prices on the BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52350082

and the CBC, https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/oil-price-monday-1.5538048

Not good for Alberta.  The main industry here is oil and gas.  It was already being hammered before the Covid plague.

To put it all in perspective.  I was out earlier today, and I saw the prices at the Esso station across the road.  57.9 cents/litre.  I started driving in '93.  I don't remember gas prices this low.  I do remember in 2015, gas in Quebec (where I was living at the time), was $1.52 per litre.

 

We are doing well, hope all of you are too.  Going a bit nuts with my enforced confinement.  I've gotten back into model railroading.  Bought a lovely set early this week, unfortunately the motor in the engine was burned out.  The shop I bought it from returned it to Bachmann for repair with no charge.  Glad on one hand that my train will be repaired.  Peeved off that I can't run it now!

Going back a bit to the lab theory, here's the whole picture from a science perspective: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-wuhan-lab-complicated-origins.html

We haven't been to a drive-in theater in decades, but had to get out of the house last night. All the reasons we don't go to drive-ins all came crashing back. At least they don't have those hang on your window speakers anymore.

https://www.westwinddi.com/

Hope you had a nice time Lys.

 

Thought you all would get a fine laugh out of this.  It seems for after all the baking we've been doing Robin Hood is falling short of bags, not flour. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/robin-hood-flour-baking-yellow-bags-1.5541483

 

 

Hope you had a nice time Lys.

Screen was too dark to see the darker scenes, and some people with their headlights... jeez.

 

Everyone was really cool about it though. No concessions were open and everyone parked with a space between. Our asshole Governor found out that people were actually having fun, and shut it down after one night. That Nazi's gonna have an awakening.

 

Hope you had a nice time Lys.

Screen was too dark to see the darker scenes, and some people with their headlights... jeez.

 

Everyone was really cool about it though. No concessions were open and everyone parked with a space between. Our asshole Governor found out that people were actually having fun, and shut it down after one night. That Nazi's gonna have an awakening.

 

 

Nazi?  Jesus Lys, never thought you would go full SJW.   LOL

 

Hope all of you are doing well.

On my home front, waiting to hear when I'll return to work.  Not sure when it's going to happen.  I'm drinking some beers, and baking another culinary creation.  The in-laws sent in a recipe for banana bread, and hubby has been whining at me to make it.  It's in the oven right now.

Tried to turn in my empties this afternoon I had a pile of them.  Then I discovered hubby lost my goddamn GPS. He left it on the roof of the car.

Yep.

On the roof of the goddamn car.

He bitches at me for spending four bucks on a new flush lever.  Then leaves  a $120.00 GPS on the roof of the f**king car.

In case anyone is interested.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-for-april-26-2020-1.5536429/who-should-never-again-have-authority-over-a-pandemic-says-law-and-public-health-professor-1.5540895

 

 

Nazi? Jesus Lys, never thought you would go full SJW. LOL

Calling Sisolak a Nazi has nothing to do with social justice. It has everything to do with unconstitutional abuse of government power. Attorney General Barr is cracking down on it, and given no other choice, Trump will have to shut off the money. Things are not going well.

 

On my home front, waiting to hear when I'll return to work.  Not sure when it's going to happen.  I'm drinking some beers, and baking another culinary creation.  The in-laws sent in a recipe for banana bread, and hubby has been whining at me to make it.  It's in the oven right now.

Tried to turn in my empties this afternoon I had a pile of them.  Then I discovered hubby lost my goddamn GPS. He left it on the roof of the car.

Yep.

On the roof of the goddamn car.

He bitches at me for spending four bucks on a new flush lever.  Then leaves  a $120.00 GPS on the roof of the f**king car.

In case anyone is interested.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-for-april-26-2020-1.5536429/who-should-never-again-have-authority-over-a-pandemic-says-law-and-public-health-professor-1.5540895

 

Spouses, right? I'm still not entirely over the almost $1000 laptop the wife spilled tea on

 

We're returning to the office come June 1st. We ordered a bunch textile masks to wear on the public transport. I'm on the position that it doesn't help protect you, but if everyone wears one, the risk of infection drops significantly.

 

Nazi? Jesus Lys, never thought you would go full SJW. LOL

Calling Sisolak a Nazi has nothing to do with social justice. It has everything to do with unconstitutional abuse of government power. Attorney General Barr is cracking down on it, and given no other choice, Trump will have to shut off the money. Things are not going well.

 

Jesus, Lys.  I was only twisting your tail.

 

ccabal, like you, I found out yesterday I'm back to the office on 1 June.   All my restrictions remain in place.  No travel beyond 250 km, wear a mask (I've given serious consideration to wearing my issued CBRN respirator, then I remember how much trouble I'd get it), and report in everyday.

 

While we are on the topic of spouses....

We are getting ready to move into the new house.  Renovations are almost done.  Now we need boxes to pack stuff you for transport.  I had to go out yesterday to pick up a few things.  Hubby asks me to go to either Lowe's, Home Depot, or Canadian Tire.

Why?  He wants me to buy boxes.

Yes, buy boxes. 

I tells him that I'm not going to buy boxes.  Jesus at $2.88 a pop, no way, no how.  I'm just going to go to the stores and ask for them.

He doesn't want me to do that, because they won't give them too me.

F**king right they will.  I'm saving them money by taking them.

Nope, he doesn't want me asking for boxes at the stores.

Fine.

Guess who spent the better part of the afternoon on the base, going from recycling bin to recycling bin getting boxes?

Believe it or not, he was alright with that.

 

Edmonton is starting to lift the Covid restrictions.  Starting with:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-city-council-covid-19-1.5552782

 

Hope you all are doing well.

I'd be pissed too if I had to buy boxes just for moving. We moved not a full yer ago and since my father-in-law works at the local market, he brought us these amazing, durable boxes that the vendors simply discard.

I've been piecing together all the new IKEA furniture for my daughters new house. I haven't checked, but I think it's all from China. Oh well, I didn't buy it. I advised her to go to Walker or La-Z-Boy, but she didn't want to spend that much. She's happy... that's what matters.

 

I just finished binge watching "Breaking Bad" all over again... good show. We're locked down for another 15 days thanks to our Nazi Governor. It's slowly getting around that he really doesn't have the power to do what he's doing, so things may progress a little faster from here on. The wife is happy that retail can open for curbside now. I want my restaurants and casinos!

 

I hope all is well with all of you.

I'd be pissed too if I had to buy boxes just for moving. We moved not a full yer ago and since my father-in-law works at the local market, he brought us these amazing, durable boxes that the vendors simply discard.

 

Banana boxes, best boxes ever, so good, it has a wikipedia page

 

I've been piecing together all the new IKEA furniture for my daughters new house. I haven't checked, but I think it's all from China. Oh well, I didn't buy it. I advised her to go to Walker or La-Z-Boy, but she didn't want to spend that much. She's happy... that's what matters.

Most here is from Finland or Eastern Europe. Guess the volume they sell at means they need multiple places.

 

I'd be pissed too if I had to buy boxes just for moving. We moved not a full yer ago and since my father-in-law works at the local market, he brought us these amazing, durable boxes that the vendors simply discard.

 

Banana boxes, best boxes ever, so good, it has a wikipedia page

 

 

LOL, exactly, banana boxes!

First casualty to directly affect me...

One of my favorite Mexican restaurants is closing permanately due to the shutdown. After 40 years of quality service, it's no more, and 65 people have lost their jobs.

 

My wife was sipping a mimosa last night in our bath and said to me... "If they started loading up box cars, promising to take everyone to Virus Protection Camps... I wonder how many of these idiots would be practicing social distancing as they climb aboard".

 

https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/ricardos-mexican-restaurant-to-close-after-40-years-in-las-vegas-2019524/

So, several countries are now contemplating introducing "Immunity Passports" to exempt those that have recovered from the virus from restrictions. This would essentially mean they would divide people into a biologically determined caste system - First Class citizens being able to do whatever they want and Second Class citizens required to sit at home and do nothing for their own protection of course. Well fuck that!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52425825

Damn...

Where do I go to get Covid injected directly into my veins so I can obtain an "Immunity Passport" and remain a "First Class" citizen?

Going back a bit to the lab theory, here's the whole picture from a science perspective: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-wuhan-lab-complicated-origins.html

No worries, the US SoS has it covered...

 

Going back a bit to the lab theory, here's the whole picture from a science perspective: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-wuhan-lab-complicated-origins.html

No worries, the US SoS has it covered...

 

To tell you the truth, I find the lab theory more and more believable. Yes, it's proven that the virus evolved naturally, but that doesn't mean they didn't accidently release a strain of coronavirus that they were observing there. A sloppy lab technician who accidently infected himself and then dropped by the market after work is all it takes, and we do know from 2018 that they were indeed, sloppy.

 

 

Going back a bit to the lab theory, here's the whole picture from a science perspective: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-wuhan-lab-complicated-origins.html

No worries, the US SoS has it covered...

 

To tell you the truth, I find the lab theory more and more believable. Yes, it's proven that the virus evolved naturally, but that doesn't mean they didn't accidently release a strain of coronavirus that they were observing there. A sloppy lab technician who accidently infected himself and then dropped by the market after work is all it takes, and we do know from 2018 that they were indeed, sloppy.

 

Plausible yes, but probably not. Heck it is very probable that the "stock-virus" from which this pandemic originated is presented in a couple labs around the world, the thing that actually made this a pandemic is rather a natural shift most probably from a pangolin transfer. That part you don't just willy nilly make in a labo, nor would you find it in "the wild" without already having an outbreak.

 

Meanwhile, Trump will move the "low end of the plane" further up each time it actually crosses it. Guess he thinks estimates are not meant to be crossed...

 

 

 

Going back a bit to the lab theory, here's the whole picture from a science perspective: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-wuhan-lab-complicated-origins.html

No worries, the US SoS has it covered...

 

To tell you the truth, I find the lab theory more and more believable. Yes, it's proven that the virus evolved naturally, but that doesn't mean they didn't accidently release a strain of coronavirus that they were observing there. A sloppy lab technician who accidently infected himself and then dropped by the market after work is all it takes, and we do know from 2018 that they were indeed, sloppy.

 

Plausible yes, but probably not. Heck it is very probable that the "stock-virus" from which this pandemic originated is presented in a couple labs around the world, the thing that actually made this a pandemic is rather a natural shift most probably from a pangolin transfer. That part you don't just willy nilly make in a labo, nor would you find it in "the wild" without already having an outbreak.

 

Meanwhile, Trump will move the "low end of the plane" further up each time it actually crosses it. Guess he thinks estimates are not meant to be crossed...

 

Well, it's not entirely unfeasible they were running their own natural evolution tests on the "stock virus" as you called it. Certainly not with the intent of weaponizing it, mind you, just to see how these kinds of virii can evolve, maybe learn more about them. Hell, it's the kind of test I'd run, were I in charge of a lab like that.

you wouldn't use pathogenic virusses, or you would be thrown out in a heartbeat.