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

[FortCluck]

Curiosity is good! Now follow up on it and learn some really fascinating truths! Most of the Pilgrims were self-righteous stinkers and many of the other passengers and crew aboard the Mayflower were rabble - rough sailors and conscripted crew. It's almost morbidly fascinating ... and pretty cool!

I'm actually reading a book about Roanoke Island and what could have happened to all of the people there.

So far I'm only on their voyage, but it is very interesting who was on those ships.

They even got people out of jail in order to get enough people to make this voyage.

 

[MROO]

And back in 'olden times' when I went to grade school and high school, a lot more was taught.
Mary

And if we were interested enough to ask questions, we were encouraged to read on our own... and Lo and Behold ... We DID! I feel like we were taught to think ... while many kids today are being taught "How to Take the Test!" It's so very, very sad ... and more than a little bit frightening!

 

[MROO]

I'm actually reading a book about Roanoke Island and what could have happened to all of the people there.

So far I'm only on their voyage, but it is very interesting who was on those ships.

They even got people out of jail in order to get enough people to make this voyage.

They did the same thing for the Mayflower ... to man the ship!

 

[featherhead007]

I did my part.


**whispers**......psst, careful y'all, she's a slave driver

Yah, that's why I left the room for a moment

 

[The Moonshiner]

I think it depends on where you are from (or some of us maybe didn't pay attention! ) .
I was taught all of those things. It wasn't a secret. They taught us all the shady activities. Sure, some of it was twisted, like we were still taught that Columbus discovered America, lol, but it was all taught at least. We were taught about the chicken pox blankets, the crazy unfair trade practices, the raping, killing, and pillaging...all discussed.

I could see how in some parts of the country they would try to hide all of this. That's sad. It's what a country like China does.

Curious where you were taught?
Also maybe they didn't do as well of a job as you believe. It was small pox blankets not chicken pox blankets.

 

[MROO]

I've only been to one place that sells chicks and they did sell out a bit sooner but it took a couple weeks for each batch.
Last year they usually still had a few and discounted them when the new batch arrived.
Haven't been to any TSC stores. They might of been a different story since they're located in larger cities and that's were the urban chickeneers shop.

I have six 4-5 week old Asian Black pullets that a fellow in the next county wants really badly. If I sell them at all, I'm thinking of charging him $15 apiece. If he bought the self-same chicks online, he'd pay nearly twice that, plus shipping. I'll meet halfway. I don't want to gouge prices, but I want to make sure my birds get cared for, properly. My logic is that a beginner who spends real money on an animal is more likely to take good care of it than one who simply drops a couple of bucks on a cute chick.
Does that sound fair to y'all?

 

[SnapdragonQ]

More than fair.

 

[MROO]

I have known many Indians who have taught me their history. I live in a town named after Indians actually Pocahontas's father's tribe lived here. Virginia has many towns and counties named after Indians. VA is rich with history, I wish I could visit all the museum's that are here but this virus has put a stop to that.

Almost a hundred years ago, my grandfather's brother married a Shoshone, so we've always had a bit of interest. Falling into that class was awesome! A dear friend (now long gone) was full-blooded, reservation-raised Nez Perce. Linda was an amazing resource for history and neat stories. I could sit at her knee, just listening and watching her hand-weave -bead, for hours!
As far as visiting museums goes, try doing some online searches of your local (and faraway!) museums. Many are putting detailed virtual tours up - and I hear that some are actually teaching mini-courses. THAT would be cool!

 

[The Moonshiner]

Are Asian blacks the ones TSC sells from Hoover's?
One thing that has always been a pet peeve of mine is the concept of asking a high price for a pet will insure its taken better care of.
I often wonder how many truly believe that or use it to justify the high price.
I can guarantee it isn't true.
We grew up without a lot of money so most of our pets were cheap or free and we always took good care of them.
I've sold puppies in the past and it showed me people spend what they have to spend and people with money to blow are more often the ones that don't take the best care of their pets and are always the ones that will throw them away the easiest.
Not saying it's always that way but I saw it very often. What someone pays has nothing to do with how they treat pets. There's more fortunate and less fortunate and good pet owners and not so good pet owners. Just because you have money doesn't mean you want to spend it on a pet and just because you don't have a lot of money doesn't mean you won't find a way.
Rant over.

 

[MROO]

Curious where you were taught?
Also maybe they didn't do as well of a job as you believe. It was small pox blankets not chicken pox blankets.

And at least Pip remembered the "pox" part right. Lots of 'Mericans don't get even that far!
We got much of the same education here in Maryland. Our curriculum was pretty broad-based, with a lot of "stuff" my grandparents were horrified to learn. I was educated during the Civil Rights era, so we even got a lot of the sordid side of slavery and the ensuing social repercussions. Some of our elders were in tears over some of it, simply because they hadn't known!