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

[MROO]

Hopefully the coronavirus won't be weaponized through gene editing, which could cause it to code for proteins which are independently infectious.

Ummmm ... translation, please?

 

[CarpCharacin]

Ummmm ... translation, please?

A very unlikely, yet still quite scary idea.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Wuhan flu. A racist name for Corona. Synonyms China Flu, Chinese Virus, etc etc. See also; The history of the 1918 Spanish Flu (called such because media was forbidden on reporting on it in allied countries, meaning they could only report on it being in Spain leading to a lot of racism against Spaniards at the time).

WHO banned the use of naming viruses after specific peoples or areas because then those people are likely prone to face racial backlash for just existing, even if the virus isn't especially prominent there. So best to stick to its real name.

Meanwhile, China is actually getting things under control.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/19/asia/coronavirus-covid-19-update-china-intl-hnk/index.html

Ok, weird. When you quoted the person (back on pg 139) who asked what the WuFlu was, it attributed the quote to me. I wasn't the one who asked.

...me thinks there be mice running around in the system...
Either that you are trying to get me flogged... **stink eye**

Thank you for the recipe too!

 

[rosemarythyme]

I've tried to buy TP almost every day since this started. No luck yet.

Today I bought a big package of cotton make up squares at Costco. When we run out of TP in the next week or 10 days we'll use dry cotton squares to sop up the liquid part and wet ones to put a shine on our butts. I'll put some tight-lidded tupperware at the toilets and then put the used stuff on my compost pile.

So here's another alternative to TP (works for #1, not for #2): My mom used to take a cup of water (like a solo cup) and a hand towel to the toilet with her and would rinse herself off into the toilet when she was done, then dried off with the towel. It's sort of like a poor version of a bidet.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

No problem!

• 4 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk (OR any fatty milk substitute, I used full fat canned coconut milk!)
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 4 Tablespoons butter , cut into tablespoon sized pieces (optional if using coconut milk. Might be able to sub for a little coconut oil)

1. In a medium sauce pan, whisk together the eggs, sugar, cornstarch and salt until well combined and no lumps remain. Then whisk in the milk until well combined. Heat the mixture over medium-high heat for 1 to 2 minutes (Longer for coconut milk), or until thickened. Remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla.
2. Next add in each piece of butter separately, whisking until completely melted before adding the next piece. Pour the hot mixture on top of your cooled tart crust and place a layer of plastic wrap directly on top. Refrigerate for two hours, or until custard is chilled through.

https://www.iheartnaptime.net/fresh-fruit-tarts/
This is the recipe I used with my lactose/dairy free notes on it. It came from this source and I just altered it.

Perfect, thank you. I can easily modify this to use almond or coconut milk and coconut oil in place of butter. I like that it doesn't need to be baked either.
I'd hug you but...well...you know...

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

H1N1 may have been less infectious because of exactly what you said...we have become more globalized, which makes spreading infectious diseases so much easier. Perhaps H1N1 would have been much worse today than a decade ago, but it still troubles me how quickly everything shut down this time vs. a decade ago.
Part of what gets me is the fact everyone is hoarding even though stores remain open. Is this the TP Virus??? Why was that the first to go? People poopin that much?? Only this week have dairy and other items become limited. Paper towels are in tiny quantities but available. TP however, is still MIA. Seriously?

Think more creatively. There are so many things you can use TP for other than wiping your woohoo. Wipe your nose, wipe your tears, clean the toothpaste and shaving cream splatters from your bathroom mirror or write the next great American novel on it.

 

[hysop]

Read that the hospital in my city had 2 cv related deaths. Yet there are still so many people out (my husband is the one that goes out to do our shopping and supplies and work now).

On a happy note, I let one flock free range today for these last hours of daylight.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Perfect, thank you. I can easily modify this to use almond or coconut milk and coconut oil in place of butter. I like that it doesn't need to be baked either.
I'd hug you but...well...you know...

Hey, this is great. It uses up those extra eggs we’ve been hoarding. Thank you.

 

[Trevorusn]

Think more creatively. There are so many things you can use TP for other than wiping your woohoo. Wipe your nose, wipe your tears, clean the toothpaste and shaving cream splatters from your bathroom mirror or write the next great American novel on it.

But...but...paper towels. Are you suggesting PT is obsolete compared to TP?

 

[SnapdragonQ]

What are we all doing to stay sane while stuck at home?

Who says we are staying sane?