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17 Mar 2020, 9:23 pm

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No flour in the store yesterday. I guess I will make my own. I have spelt, an ancient grain that was used before mankind discovered wheat.


Okay just how old are you really? Is it really a four digit number?


I believe he had to dodge woolly mammoths to get his "spelt". 8O



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17 Mar 2020, 9:23 pm

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Some useful info. Use Tylenol/Paracetamol for respitory issues, not ibuprofen. I didn't know this before.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/14/anti-inflammatory-drugs-may-aggravate-coronavirus-infection


There goes all the Tylenol.



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17 Mar 2020, 9:28 pm

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Trump, and Congress, are probably going to pass a bill which would send checks out to Americans. Mitt Romney was talking about giving each American $1,000---maybe that's a cue for Trump and gang?

They're talking about people receiving the money in about two weeks.

It better be tax free!


Didn't Obama give out $600 checks about ten years ago?



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17 Mar 2020, 9:37 pm

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I wonder how much of covid-19 not really being that much worse than the flu in general in China had to do with the state and obedient citizens, and it just simply not being that extremely deadly of a virus.

In houston they have closed all bars and only restaurants that can remain open are the ones with drive thoughts everyone says it is bad flu but actions speak louder then words they would never hurt businesses like like that over a flu.


At this point no one knows how it will develop, so they are playing it safe. Where I am in the Seattle area as far as I know places are doing the same voluntarily at least until March 31st.

But the fact is it did not turn out to be a horrifically deadly virus in China so far and is now tapering down, in a country so crowded that only 1 or 2 children per family is allowed.



Yep, very promising news from China.

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In the US, they're putting homeless people in hotels, too.


Excellent! You see? Nature will force us to be caring.


If nature puts a hand on me, it will be broken in at least three places.
Nothing in this universe can make me a caring individual, nothing. :mrgreen:

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And I thank Eikonabridge for the link, too.

But Eikonabridge has to stop with the arrogance. It turns people off. It makes people not want to work with him Especially when he claims "superiority."


Totally agree.
He should follow my lead on humility.
I am brilliant, but humbly so. 8)



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17 Mar 2020, 9:49 pm

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New York and Washington look bad right now.

But long-term, Florida might be the worst of all.

#1 rank in the U.S. for senior citizens.

Population over 60 = 26.5%

http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us/doea/pu ... lorida.pdf

#23 rank in physicians per 100,000 people.

Active physicians per 100,000 = 265.2

Active physicians over the age of 60 = 36.1%

https://www.aamc.org/system/files/2019- ... 5B1%5D.pdf


Yeah, we Floridians are pretty much screwed. Oh well.


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17 Mar 2020, 9:52 pm

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I would say China, in general, handled this thing pretty well.



Agreed.



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17 Mar 2020, 9:53 pm

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(((( lostonearth ))))

Please don't leave. Use WP as a way to stay connected and to vent your anxiety.

Everybody needs somebody sometimes.

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Seconded.


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17 Mar 2020, 10:01 pm

I have been an autism forums member for years. Hardly ever go there. My internet home is with you peeps. Warts and all :mrgreen:



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17 Mar 2020, 10:11 pm

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No flour in the store yesterday. I guess I will make my own. I have spelt, an ancient grain that was used before mankind discovered wheat.


Okay just how old are you really? Is it really a four digit number?


Spelt, also known as dinkel wheat or hulled wheat, is a species of wheat cultivated since approximately 5000 BCE. Spelt was an important staple in parts of Europe from the Bronze Age to medieval times; it now survives as a relict crop in Central Europe and northern Spain, and has also found a new market as a 'health food'. It was grown in the U.S. a long time ago. Its exterior shell was much thicker and harder than normal wheat. So it was discontinued because it was harder to mill. But the harder shell meant that insects had a hard time penetrating it. It has found a niche market today because of that feature and the fact that farmers can grow it without using any insecticides, as I recall.


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17 Mar 2020, 10:12 pm

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Nothing wrong with kidding around---but we have to hang out and make this into a discussion which helps us get through this.

I'm a big kidder myself. I'm not a fan of "gallows" humor----but I understand the reason for it.

Imagine if this new antiviral medication actually works for us? That would really make things much better, and promote an earlier "normalcy."


But the problem with that is, I wouldn't have as much material to weave my humour around.

Nah.
Let's stay negative for at least a couple more weeks, for me, please? :mrgreen:



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17 Mar 2020, 10:13 pm

I was at a store today as a tag-along. What surprised me is almost all the fresh meat was gone. I guess people are freezing it? I wonder if more food like that is selling out since restaurants are closed and people have to cook for themselves? Then again take out and drive thru is still available. Then again maybe people are now afraid to eat anything prepared by others who might (however unlikely) be infected.



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17 Mar 2020, 10:19 pm

Pepe wrote:
kraftiekortie wrote:
Nothing wrong with kidding around---but we have to hang out and make this into a discussion which helps us get through this.

I'm a big kidder myself. I'm not a fan of "gallows" humor----but I understand the reason for it.

Imagine if this new antiviral medication actually works for us? That would really make things much better, and promote an earlier "normalcy."


But the problem with that is, I wouldn't have as much material to weave my humour around.

Nah.
Let's stay negative for at least a couple more weeks, for me, please? :mrgreen:


Why do you think this is funny? There is NO TOILET PAPER left! And all you can do is crack jokes!



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17 Mar 2020, 10:20 pm

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I was at a store today as a tag-along. What surprised me is almost all the fresh meat was gone. I guess people are freezing it? I wonder if more food like that is selling out since restaurants are closed and people have to cook for themselves? Then again take out and drive thru is still available. Then again maybe people are now afraid to eat anything prepared by others who might (however unlikely) be infected.


Like I said, deep fry KFC chicken pieces. Problem solved.

The same thing happened here this morning. Most of the meat stock at the supermarket was gone.
That was new.

Two weeks ago, it was toilet paper season.
A week ago it was pasta and rice.
Today duck and meat.
I am guessing it will be wabbit season next week. :albino: :mrgreen:



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17 Mar 2020, 10:23 pm

Pepe wrote:
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I was at a store today as a tag-along. What surprised me is almost all the fresh meat was gone. I guess people are freezing it? I wonder if more food like that is selling out since restaurants are closed and people have to cook for themselves? Then again take out and drive thru is still available. Then again maybe people are now afraid to eat anything prepared by others who might (however unlikely) be infected.


Like I said, deep fry KFC chicken pieces. Problem solved.

The same thing happened here this morning. Most of the meat stock at the supermarket was gone.
That was new.

Two weeks ago, it was toilet paper season.
A week ago it was pasta and rice.
Today duck and meat.
I am guessing it will be wabbit season next week. :mrgreen:


Places like KFC have probably killed 10 times more people via coronary artery disease than covid-19 ever will.



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17 Mar 2020, 10:24 pm

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Nothing wrong with kidding around---but we have to hang out and make this into a discussion which helps us get through this.

I'm a big kidder myself. I'm not a fan of "gallows" humor----but I understand the reason for it.

Imagine if this new antiviral medication actually works for us? That would really make things much better, and promote an earlier "normalcy."


But the problem with that is, I wouldn't have as much material to weave my humour around.

Nah.
Let's stay negative for at least a couple more weeks, for me, please? :mrgreen:


Why do you think this is funny? There is NO TOILET PAPER left! And all you can do is crack jokes!


That is the tragedy!
I may still be telling jokes,
But the crack won't be that clean, for want of toilet paper!
Oh, the humanity. 8O



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17 Mar 2020, 10:26 pm

Pepe wrote:
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Nothing wrong with kidding around---but we have to hang out and make this into a discussion which helps us get through this.

I'm a big kidder myself. I'm not a fan of "gallows" humor----but I understand the reason for it.

Imagine if this new antiviral medication actually works for us? That would really make things much better, and promote an earlier "normalcy."


But the problem with that is, I wouldn't have as much material to weave my humour around.

Nah.
Let's stay negative for at least a couple more weeks, for me, please? :mrgreen:


Why do you think this is funny? There is NO TOILET PAPER left! And all you can do is crack jokes!


That is the tragedy!
I may still be telling jokes,
But the crack won't be that clean, for want of toilet paper!
Oh, the humanity. 8O


Leave it to you to resort to toilet humor over a TP crisis :x