Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[ChocolateMouse]

Please be careful shopping at Trader Joes. There are a lot of strikes happening in their company because their employees are paid less than a competitive wage (with no hazard pay), they are not given paid sick leave and they do not get any PPE. I know a few people planning on participating in this strike. Some Trader Joes are making it very hard for sick people who could be handling your groceries to stay home because their employees do not have the means to stay home. This is one of the few times they have the power to be able to strike and actually have a positive result, one that lets them stay home when they're sick not only in a crisis but also the rest of the time too so you don't get Corona now or the flu later.

If there's a strike picket line and you'd like your grocers to be able to afford to not get you sick, consider another grocery chain if you can. Make sure you wash things well when you get home if you can't chose somewhere else.

 

[Boonie Stomper]

The eyes, nose and mouth are connected to you LUNGs...your peepot is not.

Take a look into some deep scientific research:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41368-020-0074-x

"...The expression and distribution of the ACE2 in human body may indicate the potential infection routes of 2019-nCoV. Through the developed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) technique and single-cell transcriptomes based on the public database, researchers analyzed the ACE2 RNA expression profile at single-cell resolution. High ACE2 expression was identified in type II alveolar cells (AT2) of lung10,11,12, esophagus upper and stratified epithelial cells, absorptive enterocytes from ileum and colon12, cholangiocytes13, myocardial cells, kidney proximal tubule cells, and bladder urothelial cells10. These findings indicated that those organs with high ACE2-expressing cells should be considered as potential high risk for 2019-nCoV infection10... "

 

[FortCluck]

Black-eyed peas and rice sounds delish! Fortunately my family is accustomed meatless meals several times a week. Do you know what haystacks are?

What other meals do you make? Any that require beans?

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Dang. This virus is wack. Normally viruses don't spread like that. I continually feel like all my layman knowledge of viruses isn't useful anymore. :T I guess the only thing that is is washing hands forever and ever.

 

[sdm111]

I thought yours looked a little different. How are you keep whatever is under the tarps arched? Is it just fencing or do you have a frame or bracing under there?
Given your location I'm guessing snow is not a problem, right?

It's just 2x4 welded wire no bracing besides the front and back. No worry about snow. They are staked down cause of hurricanes. If they flew away it would look like a murder scene a blood bath lol

 

[sdm111]

Would you like to share?

No

 

[waddlehead]

I went to get some toilet bowl cleaner at WalMart yesterday. Except for a couple bottles of a brand I don't use there wasn't any. The rest of the cleaning products aisle looked like a plucked chicken. I didn't check toilet paper. Blew me away. I live in Missouri. Hardly a Hot Zone.

You can do the baking soda vinegar toilet bomb. There on tons of recipes online.

 

[21hens-incharge]

No

Can I ask why you won't share HOW you built such an effective structure out of 2x4 welded wire?
Many people will be trying to run on reduced incomes and could perhaps utilize the info to make life a bit easier.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/sourdough-starter-recipe I should have sent you this link before but I was rushing to make an appointment this morning. A local sewing machine shop allowed me to drop 2 machines off. They're closed but when I said I needed them to make surgical masks they agreed to take them by appointment.

LOTS of people are really stepping up to the needs of this medical and social crisis!

Adding: When you get your sourdough starter going, take some of it and spread it out very thinly on something like parchment paper (I use a flexible Silpat mat). Let it air dry. It will begin to shrink and curl up. When it's fully dried, just crunch up the paper turning the starter into a powder. Put that in a jar or a vacuum sealer and keep it in your freezer.

If your starter ever fails, you can use that to get a new one going. Just reconstitute it with water and then start feeding it slowly at first and then with larger quantities of flour and water to create enough for your dough and a new starter.

Meanwhile, PROPS to Wee Farmer Sarah for keeping one going for 13 years!

I named my starter “Hooch.” Only sourdough people can understand why this is an appropriate name. LOL! If I neglect Hooch for a couple of weeks I add a little yeast when I feed him. It perks him up right away. Sourdough waffles are awesome. And sourdough bread is better for diabetics because it is low on the glycemic scale.

 

[Molpet]

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/03/biography-new-coronavirus/608338/