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

[MROO]

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Progress. This black wax is awesome.

Hmmm ... in his brain-fogged delusion, did G mistake one of them for a chocolate dipped marshmallow? Sure looks like someone took a bite. I guess it's a good thing that covid messes with the taste buds, eh?
I can NEVER get mine that smooth. I tell my kids I like the textured look ... somehow, they don't buy it!

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Hmmm ... in his brain-fogged delusion, did G mistake one of them for a chocolate dipped marshmallow? Sure looks like someone took a bite. I guess it's a good thing that covid messes with the taste buds, eh?
I can NEVER get mine that smooth. I tell my kids I like the textured look ... somehow, they don't buy it!

No, I cut into one planning on making a geode look in the side but it didn't work out so now it just presents the inside instead. A display candle. XD Not for gifting. It's OK - I have a need for candles for personal use all the time.

My secret is to pour a votive first - perfectly smooth base - then dip from there.

 

[IamRainey]

I specifically was thinking there was data from them that have data like percentage of those who wore /mask/ppe/etal and the then the estimated percentage of those who didn't.... Just as one detail.

Here's the article about Iceland that I posted earlier.

Here's one about Australia and one about New Zealand describing the severity of their lockdowns, the social and economic support they provided to their citizens that were in lockdown and the success they had when they determined to have one lockdown and to eliminate the virus in the attempt.

 

[MROO]

What the ----? I am giggling and visualizing a gigantic watermelon fight in a large yard.

Ummm ... Yup!
There are two parts to the watermelon fight. The first is where you line all the little kids up, smallest to largest, and they take turns running up to and jumping on (crash-sitting) on a watermelon. The first one to break it wins the first piece of watermelon. For some strange reason, that was always enough of a prize! The smaller kids are SO much fun to watch. They run up to it, run around the front, and sit down "hard." It's too cute for words. Then the next youngster takes a "crack" at cracking the rind. As the kids get bigger, the drama increases.

Some of them/us took it VERY seriously. That was where my Dad stepped in ... literally. As the kids ran up to the watermelon, he would slide his foot in and move the melon just far enough that they'd glance off it or miss completely. It got so that all he had to do was a quick feint to throw someone off their game. They only got one shot at a time, so if no one broke it, the turns started around again. We always went around at least twice.

The first melons were cut as soon as the rind cracked, and we all shared. As the game progressed, the bigger kids, mainly older elementary school boys, got serious. The last couple of melons were slushy messes ... perfect for washing faces with ... other people's faces, of course! Some of us got smart. We learned just how far we could eat down on our "good" piece so there was enough red to smush properly. That's when the game of "Watermelon Tag" began ... aka The Watermelon Fight. As a joke, the name later morphed into a 'Bath" to put a pseudo-politically correct name on a totally incorrect activity ... and the name stuck.

Once the real running began, the game got rough ... and the older cousins all joined in. Occasionally, an overconfident adult would also participate. That's how my father and at least one cousin ended up going out of the party in an ambulance with broken arm. Not the same year, thank goodness!

Oh - and yes, they do float (we had a big pool, too,) but did you know that, if you grease them with some shortening, they are nearly impossible to catch? It's like chasing a greased pig ... in the pool ... and makes for an absolutely AWESOME game of water polo!

Dag ... we had some fun times! Daddy, I MISS you!!!

 

[Beer can]

Took DD to a dentist appointment this morn, 8am appointment first in. Talked to the assistant about how sick of this covid we are and can't wait till it's over and becomes a distant memory. She walked out. DD sat there for 20mins in the chair waiting. Assistant finally came back looked like she was in tears and said they had a positive case this morn, someone in the front office. They still were waiting on what to do.. By the time we got outside to our vehicle and I called DW she had already had a call from them said who she talked to also sounded like she was very upset crying. Said they were on a 14 day quarantine. Pretty sad, they were shut down for months only been open for a few.

 

[IamRainey]

Really can't compare US to Canada. We are actually about the same size wise, but we are hundreds of millions population compared to tens of millions, we are ten times the population.

The significant factor isn't size. For one thing, although the land masses may be comparable the enormous majority of Canadians live within, I believe it is, 200 miles of the border.

The comparison to make is between methods and cases per 100,000 people. Here they are.

To date Canada has had 423,054 cases or 11,166 cases with 337 deaths per 100,000 while the US has had 15,369,046 cases or 46,313 cases with 875 deaths per 100,000. That's roughly 4x as many cases and 3x as many deaths here with comparable education and living standards separated only by a border drawn on a map and an enormous gulf in the relationship between citizens and government.

 

[electrycmonk]

Ummm ... Yup!
There are two parts to the watermelon fight. The first is where you line all the little kids up, smallest to largest, and they take turns running up to and jumping on (crash-sitting) on a watermelon. The first one to break it wins the first piece of watermelon. For some strange reason, that was always enough of a prize! The smaller kids are SO much fun to watch. They run up to it, run around the front, and sit down "hard." It's too cute for words. Then the next youngster takes a "crack" at cracking the rind. As the kids get bigger, the drama increases.

Some of them/us took it VERY seriously. That was where my Dad stepped in ... literally. As the kids ran up to the watermelon, he would slide his foot in and move the melon just far enough that they'd glance off it or miss completely. It got so that all he had to do was a quick feint to throw someone off their game. They only got one shot at a time, so if no one broke it, the turns started around again. We always went around at least twice.

The first melons were cut as soon as the rind cracked, and we all shared. As the game progressed, the bigger kids, mainly older elementary school boys, got serious. The last couple of melons were slushy messes ... perfect for washing faces with ... other people's faces, of course! Some of us got smart. We learned just how far we could eat down on our "good" piece so there was enough red to smush properly. That's when the game of "Watermelon Tag" began ... aka The Watermelon Fight. As a joke, the name later morphed into a 'Bath" to put a pseudo-politically correct name on a totally incorrect activity ... and the name stuck.

Once the real running began, the game got rough ... and the older cousins all joined in. Occasionally, an overconfident adult would also participate. That's how my father and at least one cousin ended up going out of the party in an ambulance with broken arm. Not the same year, thank goodness!

Oh - and yes, they do float (we had a big pool, too,) but did you know that, if you grease them with some shortening, they are nearly impossible to catch? It's like chasing a greased pig ... in the pool ... and makes for an absolutely AWESOME game of water polo!

Dag ... we had some fun times! Daddy, I MISS you!!!

Pure awesomeness. (Standing ovation)

 

[ChocolateMouse]

I'm havin' a moment here. XD

(Ya'll missed a wild post.)

 

[electrycmonk]

Took DD to a dentist appointment this morn, 8am appointment first in. Talked to the assistant about how sick of this covid we are and can't wait till it's over and becomes a distant memory. She walked out. DD sat there for 20mins in the chair waiting. Assistant finally came back looked like she was in tears and said they had a positive case this morn, someone in the front office. They still were waiting on what to do.. By the time we got outside to our vehicle and I called DW she had already had a call from them said who she talked to also sounded like she was very upset crying. Said they were on a 14 day quarantine. Pretty sad, they were shut down for months only been open for a few.

Duuudddeeee. I'm so sorry. You painted a picture that the assistant seemed beside herself having to share the scary news to you two.

 

[electrycmonk]

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I'm havin' a moment here. XD

(Ya'll missed a wild post.)

For all that is holy........