Serious coronavirus thread. No deniers

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That's a pity.

Am I'm one of them I suppose.

You could be for all I know.

What I know is she is not.

No I meant as a forum member.

I've just heard on the news (on the TV) that the government won't be able to pay everyone furlough or whatever it is for much longer. So that means a lot of people will live on nothing. How will they pay rent, tax, bills, etc? For centuries humans have revolved society around money because to us money has value. Will it come to living rent-free? Also a LOT of businesses will go under because of this. It is a very worrying time and it is not just a case of "wow, I now have an excuse to sit on my couch each day and do nothing, this is the best thing to ever happen, so quit complaining!" That is just being gullible. I cannot sit on my couch each day doing nothing, knowing that life basically won't be the same again and the economy will be collapsing around me. That is a HUGE issue, not spilt milk. I remember back in 2008 when the UK was going through a recession and that was rather stressful. This upcoming world recession is going to be a lot worse and some people don't realise how bad it is going to be for everyone who has survived this pandemic.

^ x9 ^

That was a great post Goldfish. Much thanks, and hugs for your family situation.

I don't even have to plant a garden. I had a dandelion salad today. Picked them out of my back yard.

The recession was artificial... there wasn't a real problem, unlike now, and yet guarantees weren't even made to prevent a repeat of subprime loans etc... economically, the pandemic should be a wake up call to all governments as real problems do exist, but instead they'd rather let bonuses be paid to fraudsters during recessions they created themselves... if anything, they should clawback their fraudulent gains to pay for a real, present problem.

So get off your couch and start gardening. It’s stress relieving and will provide you with food. Two birds stoned with one joint.

Which post? There were a couple good ones IMO

Thx! We’ll be okay.

Goldfish21, you and I are on the same page!

(Goldfish21, falters, alarmed, then collapses: 'oh no, what has become of me?')

well at least, here with the gardening thing.

Sorry to go off-topic, feel free to ignore this post if you want, but do dandelion greens taste as bitter as the juice from their stems? I've always assumed I wouldn't like them because I remember putting my fingers in my mouth after picking dandelion flowers and how awful it tasted to me.

I put the idea of doing some gardening out to my household and got no real response. The planter box all the way across the back of our tiny yard has plants and flowers in it - not food. The yard is quite small and it is used for suntanning. Maybe we’ll grow a few tomatoes against the fence or something. Or maybe I’ll just fire up my aerogarden (countertop hydroponic system) and grow some mixed greens again for super fresh salads. The bulbs are old, but they should still work even if they’re not optimal.

Nope! It’s just the milky white substance from the stems.

Thank you, I will try some then. I wasn't sure if the milky stuff went through the whole plant or was just in the stem. Goodness knows we have enough dandelions growing in our yard that I might be able to make a salad big enough to feed my whole family of four if I went out and picked leaves

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Dandelions are beautiful.