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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 14, 2020 7:18:48 GMT -5
As I sit here this morning, mourning the abrupt end to the season, I am aware that I am developing a head cold that is moving into my chest. I have a bit of a cough too. With the nasal congestion (and no sore throat) I feel fairly confident that this is just the typical allergy and/or common cold I get every spring. But, I will start taking my temperature and staying at home as a precaution.
Then the thought occurred to me: Maybe we should have a pinned thread to keep up with folks and their health.
The idea is everyday, just reply to the thread with "Okay", "Feeling Good", etc. Nothing more unless you want to add something. Just a "present and accounted for" roll call type of thread. Purely voluntary, of course. If you are posting in other threads, then, obviously this would be a bit redundant.
We care about one another, even if we don't always agree with each others' point of view. And with the cancellation of the tournament, there is little to post about so it would be hard to know if someone stops posting because they are ill, or just because there is not much to post about.
So, that is what this thread is for. Obviously I am here, a little stuffy, but otherwise feeling good.
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Post by chicagogg on Mar 14, 2020 10:53:36 GMT -5
Hope you feel better soon! Glad you are cyber-commuting and don't have to go to the office, petri dishes that they are.
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Post by semper on Mar 14, 2020 11:04:31 GMT -5
Feeling good, but worried. My spouse has to fly tomorrow. Yikes...
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Mar 14, 2020 11:32:57 GMT -5
Okay here. A little bit of a nagging mild head cold. Did not get any younger overnight.
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Post by radylady on Mar 14, 2020 12:18:11 GMT -5
Well, in NYC they have declared a state of emergency and as a result folks have responded with their usual fervor or complete disregard. I have a condition where I am susceptible to respiratory issues. I can go from zero to "crap I cannot breathe" in a matter of a day so I am overly cautious of germs as well. So a few weeks ago, when the first inkling of this virus started showing up in the news, and because of the careless disregard of certain authorities, I began to plan as I would have done in years past once weather reports in my beloved home state of Connecticut started hinting about blizzards and hurricanes. I went shopping.
I am stocked officially as of today...it took two trips to the grocery store, two deliveries from pet stores, and multiple deliveries (as things became available) from Amazon and Fresh Direct all over the past two weeks...I am still waiting on one or two things, but for all intents and purposes, I am set. I can work from home, so now, I am prepared to hunker down and ride this thing out. Oh, and I have 2 Pounds of Cafe Verona and a bottle of scotch.
Currently I have a head cold with PND, which lines up with the budding trees outside my window causing me to believe that this is a seasonal malady and nothing more.
There no other symptoms. Other than my knee and back giving me fits, I am perfectly fine. Bring 'em on.
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Post by samanthabrown3 on Mar 14, 2020 14:46:00 GMT -5
I am fine. Except for being bummed about Megan.
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 14, 2020 15:56:30 GMT -5
Rum. I should go out and buy some rum. Mojitos might be a good way to help pass any quarantine, should it become necessary.
Recommendations? I don't typically buy alcohol...
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Post by radylady on Mar 14, 2020 17:28:31 GMT -5
Rum. I should go out and buy some rum. Mojitos might be a good way to help pass any quarantine, should it become necessary. Recommendations? I don't typically buy alcohol... I just heard the weather report...gonna get chilly. Scotch is always good to ward off the chill. Stay away from Corona...beer....and virus
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Post by doggydaddy on Mar 14, 2020 20:37:17 GMT -5
I’m good. A little bored but good. Gonna go golfing in the cold tomorrow. I figure the golf course is a pretty safe place!
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Post by pinotbear on Mar 14, 2020 20:38:14 GMT -5
Rum. I should go out and buy some rum. Mojitos might be a good way to help pass any quarantine, should it become necessary. Recommendations? I don't typically buy alcohol... As a fella who owned and managed a package store for 15 years... don't buy cheap liquor. Not sayin' buy the most expensive, but, don't buy the cheapest. I'm not a rum drinker, but, the serious sailors, of whom I had many customers, they seem to lean to Myer's.
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Post by pinotbear on Mar 14, 2020 20:40:09 GMT -5
I’m good. A little bored but good. Gonna go golfing in the cold tomorrow. I figure the golf course is a pretty safe place! One of the advantages to living in New Mexico, Doggy, is the course is open year-round. You do lose some days to snow, but, far fewer to rain-outs. And, the average temp range right now is roughly 35 degrees for a low, and 60 for a high, so, as long as you don't tee off before, oh, 10, you're good.
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Post by huskyharper on Mar 14, 2020 21:04:33 GMT -5
Thanks for asking,I am fine. Had a headache last night but there was a cold front coming through, so I blame that for the ache. I too, am ready to ride out this crisis here in safety and comfort of my home, surrounded by four dogs and a cat.
Whatever you do, Do Not Panic. seriously, folks. Use sense and take care. We'll come through this.
I am totally bummed about Megan, too. Don't understand why...
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Post by yetanotherwilliams on Mar 15, 2020 1:36:30 GMT -5
Here in Southern California, the supermarket shelves are empty. Went to three big stores hoping to buy a lousy box of Kleenex and couldn't find one. Nor did I see a single roll of toilet paper or a roll of paper towels. The only bread I could find at the supermarket I usually frequent, which usually has about fifteen or twenty feet of bread shelf space (X 5 shelves high), was half a dozen loaves of Deli Rye. There was no dishwashing liquid. No eggs or chicken at one store, almost no milk at another. No pasta, and the canned goods and frozen food sections were largely bare.
And it was Saturday evening, meaning that I wouldn't expect much replenishment at the stores for another 36 hours.
As Pogo wisely opined some years ago, "We have met the enemy, and he is us."
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 15, 2020 8:27:10 GMT -5
Here in Southern California, the supermarket shelves are empty. Went to three big stores hoping to buy a lousy box of Kleenex and couldn't find one. Nor did I see a single roll of toilet paper or a roll of paper towels. The only bread I could find at the supermarket I usually frequent, which usually has about fifteen or twenty feet of bread shelf space (X 5 shelves high), was half a dozen loaves of Deli Rye. There was no dishwashing liquid. No eggs or chicken at one store, almost no milk at another. No pasta, and the canned goods and frozen food sections were largely bare. And it was Saturday evening, meaning that I wouldn't expect much replenishment at the stores for another 36 hours. As Pogo wisely opined some years ago, "We have met the enemy, and he is us." Walmart and Stop & Shop (local grocery store) are reducing operating hours to allow more time to restock shelves. But I have heard lines form before opening. I, for one, will change my purchasing habits once this dies down. Not going crazy, but making sure I have a backup supply of things like toilet paper, dish soap, disinfecting cleaners, laundry detergent, hand soap and hand sanitizer for personal use. Shame on those who purchased mass quantities looking to make a huge profit when supplies are scarce and demand is high. I wonder if we might see some state or federal laws enacted that will limit quantities of product purchases to make it harder for these profiteers to take advantage of people who just want one package of toilet paper or one bottle of hand sanitizer.
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Post by samanthabrown3 on Mar 15, 2020 13:05:18 GMT -5
Here in Southern California, the supermarket shelves are empty. Went to three big stores hoping to buy a lousy box of Kleenex and couldn't find one. Nor did I see a single roll of toilet paper or a roll of paper towels. The only bread I could find at the supermarket I usually frequent, which usually has about fifteen or twenty feet of bread shelf space (X 5 shelves high), was half a dozen loaves of Deli Rye. There was no dishwashing liquid. No eggs or chicken at one store, almost no milk at another. No pasta, and the canned goods and frozen food sections were largely bare. And it was Saturday evening, meaning that I wouldn't expect much replenishment at the stores for another 36 hours. As Pogo wisely opined some years ago, "We have met the enemy, and he is us." Walmart and Stop & Shop (local grocery store) are reducing operating hours to allow more time to restock shelves. But I have heard lines form before opening. I, for one, will change my purchasing habits once this dies down. Not going crazy, but making sure I have a backup supply of things like toilet paper, dish soap, disinfecting cleaners, laundry detergent, hand soap and hand sanitizer for personal use. Shame on those who purchased mass quantities looking to make a huge profit when supplies are scarce and demand is high. I wonder if we might see some state or federal laws enacted that will limit quantities of product purchases to make it harder for these profiteers to take advantage of people who just want one package of toilet paper or one bottle of hand sanitizer. Amazon blocked the seller who bought up all the hand sanitizer and then started to re-sell it at a profit. www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/technology/coronavirus-purell-wipes-amazon-sellers.htmlWhat a guy.
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Post by msf22b on Mar 15, 2020 13:38:32 GMT -5
Apt in New York (Greenwich Village)...completely unusable...my out and about son, shares it with us So (not unhappily) stuck in our winter quarters in St Johnsbury Vt (Northeast kingdom)
I've had a sinus infection all winter, meaning my immune system is compromised, meaning if I catch it, I get the chop.
So, trying hard not to put myself into position to get it...Skiing ended today, everything shut down; my wife wouldn't let me go in any case.
So; walks in nice weather, hoisting some shots in the schoolyard, hiking in the Greens later and perhaps down to Westbrook for a little sailing in May and afterwards from our quiet boatyard...not a terrible life: no restaurants, little shopping, no movies and the like...We're cooking up a storm...may get bored later...but really, plenty to do.
Hope everyone keeps well.
Michael
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Mar 15, 2020 14:24:05 GMT -5
So it is Sunday, the day I usually grocery shop early with one of my expert shopper daughters. She shopped for her family yesterday and the market was super crowded with people stocking up. Today we shopped to give me a 2 week supply and I'll go back to one week. Stuff that lasts (canned green beans, etc) that I ordinarily don't get and more of some things like peanut butter (no saltines on selves though). Store almost cleaned out of pasta, so I grudgingly got a couple of angel hair. Supplies of perishable produce were just fine. Anyway, guess what the temperature was when I got out at 7:15 this morning ...minus 1 degree and 2 inches of snow and lots of it falling. Ordinarily I would not drive in that and just go later in the day or tomorrow, but the fam would nag me, so off I went to pick up my daughter and it was a good call. No crowd(maybe 30 cars in the parking lot) and almost everything I wanted. msf22b I share your affliction - modest but hanging around. In public I try to avoid going to the nose, lest turmoil develope!
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Mar 15, 2020 14:27:11 GMT -5
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Post by radylady on Mar 15, 2020 15:30:14 GMT -5
Day 2 (actually day 7 for me)
Brain Food: So that was fun. Took Henri for a stroll and settled on the benches of the Broadway mall by the intersection of my street to sit in the sun and collect some vitamin D, and then proceeded to serenade passersby with selections from Mozart's vesperae solennes de confessore. Concert dress: sweatpants, a raggy sweatshirt and a poodle....got compliments on the singing and the poodle, not too many were impressed enough about the outfit to give it a mention. My feelings were not hurt.
Watched some of the Windors series on CNN on demand, and then found a wonderful watchparty on Facebook opera of course (the link is in off topic, it's Werther and it's fabulous!)
and I am zooming through another jigsaw puzzle online, and lamented (again, online) with some of my friends who live far away that we cannot just get together and play killer cards and backgammon.....
Habitat:
Should have done laundry, decided not to for no good reasons at all.
With all of the buying I did to prepare for this calamity in which we find ourselves, I am struggling to find places to put stuff in this small apartment. Still not complaining though, my New England-esque preparation has me in a good place and I am happy about that.
Health: Good although I hurt my back somehow in such a way that it's making me forget all about my knee...but this is not the first time and I will get over it.
ANything else? Stay tuned.
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Post by msf22b on Mar 15, 2020 15:43:12 GMT -5
Hey Rady
A soul on the other (disliked?) UConn site alerted me (privately) to a New Yorker article about forgotten a pianist who forward looking as she was recorded her entire rep privately and its now on YouTube
Very sensitive and magnificent technique Absolutely worth a listen...start with the Chopin Waltz...that will hook anyone in 5 minutes.
Recorded 20 miles (as the crow flies) from where I write ce moment... I conducted the Mozart 2 or 3 years ago at a brief fling out of retirement. (not particularly successful).
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Post by samanthabrown3 on Mar 15, 2020 19:32:44 GMT -5
We’re a cool group. Full lives besides basketball.
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Post by yetanotherwilliams on Mar 16, 2020 0:49:27 GMT -5
I, for one, will change my purchasing habits once this dies down. Not going crazy, but making sure I have a backup supply of things like toilet paper, dish soap, disinfecting cleaners, laundry detergent, hand soap and hand sanitizer for personal use. With all due respect, if you do that (keeping extra inventory of staples), you're going to be part of the problem not part of the solution.
With the exception of hand sanitizer and possibly disinfecting cleaners., each of those products has a very stable selling pattern, and the manufacturers know that, within a very narrow range, the American public will use X amount of, say, toilet paper in a year. Are you and your family really going to use more toilet paper in March than you did in February? Are you going to wash dishes or clothes more often? Are you going to use more TP in April (or December?) than you did in March? No -- you and your family are going to use roughly (pardon the expression) the same amount of toilet paper every week. Ditto for every household in America.
Since the industry knows how much toilet paper (or dishwashing liquid etc) will be used, and what their percentage of the market is, they fine tune their production and inventory levels so that they (and their supply chain) have enough, but just enough, to satisfy the demand for a product for which demand is as flat as a two-ply sheet of Kleenex.
To the extent the producers ramp up production by working overtime in March, they're going to have to reduce production at some point because, when things eventually settle down, as they surely will, the American people will be, um, s(h)itting, on an excessive amount of inventory.
And no matter how much the producers SELL in March, because of illusory consumer demand, those extra March sales will come at the expense of sales in April or May or some month downstream, because the USAGE, over time, isn't really going to change.
Bottom (pardon the expression) line: those who are buying extra toilet paper because they think the TP industry won't be able to keep the retail outlets supplied with enough product to match the actual demand, as opposed to the imagined demand, is beyond stupid.
Because the actual demand is not going to change. Are the people who are loading up their shopping carts with multiple cases of TP really going to up their excremental output over the next month to justify their idiotic buying habits?
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Post by chicagogg on Mar 16, 2020 7:51:46 GMT -5
To some extent the increased demand depends on how long folks are going to have to change their work and daily living habits. If for instance, someone works from home for the next two months, they will use incrementally more product in their home, as they will not be using said products at work.So products sold at retail, as opposed to wholesale, would have increased demand for a longer period.
More interesting note - there are over 150 manufacturers of toilet paper in the US. So our TP does not come from overseas....The supply chain is shorter than for some other products.
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Post by bulkey on Mar 16, 2020 9:21:43 GMT -5
Toilet paper favors the NE Patriots! Robert Kraft married a paper heiress.
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Post by meyers7 on Mar 16, 2020 10:06:41 GMT -5
Rum. I should go out and buy some rum. Mojitos might be a good way to help pass any quarantine, should it become necessary. Recommendations? I don't typically buy alcohol... As a fella who owned and managed a package store for 15 years... don't buy cheap liquor. Not sayin' buy the most expensive, but, don't buy the cheapest. I'm not a rum drinker, but, the serious sailors, of whom I had many customers, they seem to lean to Myer's.Of course.
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