Good morning!!!!

[Steppenwolfe]

My employer holds part of my salary aside and uses it to pay me for when I get sick or want to take time off (up to the amount of time they withhold).
You don’t need a government mandate, anyone can set this system up themselves.
The problem is most people don’t have the will power to do it when they are self employed.
Remember that quote I gave last week that only 12% of millennials are financially literate, I think the non millennials aren’t much better.
It’s amazing the number of adults who don’t understand basic taxes, withholdings, and the tax return process.

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Those with the will power are self employed... And, yes... we don't need a government mandate for most things. But, you do have the benefit of unemployment insurance, I do not. But then, that was my choice 38 years ago.

 

[Buppies]

steppenwolf well said

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 37F for the start, .5 inch in rain gauge, clear light wind. Moderate wind day with brisk gusts, sky stayed clear, and high temp was 70F. Slow start, shopping trip planned so did not want to start anything I could not get to easy stop point. Finally made to town and shopping, made it home and went riding, short ride, still back too late for nap, and dog walk after supper. Bradford pears are blooming here.
Roy, still hope no layoff for you. How much longer you want to work?
Eric what will you do with no rain?
Drew good luck with finding the root cause of lack of health.
Ron, have to keep Scooter on leash, he will chase anything that moves, or the hope that something is there. Squirrels won't run far without climbing a tree. be cats have cover across road, and Scooter has no car "sense". And then there are the skunks...
Thomas sounds like preparing for spring.
Don have fun with your new club.
RNG in Missouri and Texas you just declare which ballot you want, do not have to be registered to either party.
Hopefully did not look like Eric's porridge!!
Jay so is my wife envious of how I sleep!
Don no clur on number.
Bill it was called triple tap (use phone number pad to text) never got as good as granddaughter at it.
Prayers for all.

 

[sodamo]

Did they also show you how to stop bleeding in a puncture/bullet wound by stuffing it full of gauze? Kinda gruesome, but if you need to know that, you need to know pretty badly...

Sure did.

 

[sodamo]

Good day here. Got my roof parts cut and painted, ready to install.

Wx gods smiled and we were able to help friend with his hoop roof. Not exactly the smoothest operation, but successful.

 

[RoyJackson]

2020-03-06, 0316

26 right now...high about 40.
End of the week!! Time to party!

 

[Eric Salop]

Good morning. Sunshine combining with a white over frost make it a really bright start to the day.

It has been a novelty this week to not have to put feed out each day while the sheep are on holiday. The first should soon be returning with their lambs this weekend.

Some mild Corona virus panic appears to have reached our shops yesterday. My wife came back and reported that the shelves normally stocked up with toilet paper were empty. :confused2: Possibly this was caused by the government announcing that the attempts to totally contain the virus were now futile as more cases are occurring in people who have not left the country, nor had any obvious contacts with travellers. Instead the focus is now on trying to delay catching it, to give hospitals a chance to get over the normal winter peak and free up some space for those who will develop complications. It is starting to look like it transmits so easily that it is almost inevitable we could all get it.

Mostly, Bradford is a town not far from where I used to live. Not sure if there is any connection with your Bradford pears - a quick search only turned up "Bradford murder accused appears in court" - oh, perhaps the people of Bradford walked around in "pairs" for safety.

 

[Eric Salop]

Most of the time is when I am moving a rock or a log and startle the darn things.... I usually then do some sort of weird 80s dance move

I find those under logs once in a while, and the dance move I make involves a lot of stomping. :laughing:

No rocks or logs involved, although your moves do remind me of a time back in the 60's, on the way to a Sheffield Wednesday football match, someone had a radio playing on the top deck of a double decker bus (similar to the red London buses, except those in Sheffield were painted cream)



The driver did not appreciate all his passengers deafening foot stomping accompaniment to the Dave Clark Five's "bits and pieces". He stopped the bus and refused to drive on until everyone quit stomping. He must have been either incredibly brave, or really stupid, as some of those older football supporters were not people to be crossed, but there was no trouble.

The Dave Clark Five - Bits & Pieces - Top Of The Pops (1964) - YouTube

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the temp is 24°F and the high will be 30. Wind NE 11 gusting to 22 mph. Snow! About an inch.

I may go out and remove another pile of snow, but don't hold your breath.


Have a safe day all

 

[wngsprd]

37 going to 54, maybe rain.

Ron, great crane pic.

Toppop, hope things go well with Ellen's mole...my wife slept over at my MIL's to be able to take her to have some skin cancers removed at 7:30 this morning.

Buppies - 20 mpg is very good.

RNG, I'm excited for you getting the drone today.

I'll be glad when DST gets here this weekend. The wall clock will then better sync with my biological clock.

 

[wngsprd]

No rocks or logs involved, although your moves do remind me of a time back in the 60's, on the way to a Sheffield Wednesday football match, someone had a radio playing on the top deck of a double decker bus (similar to the red London buses, except those in Sheffield were painted cream)

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The driver did not appreciate all his passengers deafening foot stomping accompaniment to the Dave Clark Five's "bits and pieces". He stopped the bus and refused to drive on until everyone quit stomping. He must have been either incredibly brave, or really stupid, as some of those older football supporters were not people to be crossed, but there was no trouble.

The Dave Clark Five - Bits & Pieces - Top Of The Pops (1964) - YouTube

When all my friends were going nuts over the Beatles, I was a die hard Dave Clark fan...I can only imagine how much fun that bus ride must have been.

 

[Buppies]

45 and that is the high becoming windy colder snow showers later milder air returns Sunday

Prayers for all

 

[Buppies]

Petula Clark was one of my favorites a long time ago

 

[ronjhall]

Drinking first cup of coffee. 32° with light snow this morning Heading to 36° with snow ending in AM. High winds in pm. Some over 30 mph. Should be a good day to stay in house. Except I need to pickup a prescription at Walmart. No other plans.
Talked to my sister who lives in AZ. They have gone into full what they hope is Covid-19 safety mode. There have been less than 5 cases in AZ. They do live in a senior community.

Drew, hope they are finding what is causing your health problems.

RNG, will wait to see your reports before ordering any drone. Oh, and I get my income tax refund. It's been a little over 3 weeks since I mailed it.

LS, I have only seen Scorpions in TX. Some at Dons while doing pavers. 2 at Jim Inmam's place. Muffin must be able to smell them out. She found both of them. Would not get close to them.

Hawkeye, I did try going into business on my own. The reasons you mention are why I went back to employer backed job. I ask my son what he is doing for retirement with his trucking business. Not much, At 57 it's getting late for him to start.

Everyone have a safe day.

Good Morning All.

 

[RoyJackson]

When all my friends were going nuts over the Beatles, I was a die hard Dave Clark fan...I can only imagine how much fun that bus ride must have been.

Yeah, I preferred Dave Clark too...and old Fleetwood Mac (when Peter Green was still a member)

 

[txdon]

Don no clue on number.

Those are the numbers to push on a flip phone when you text the word "Thanks"

 

[daugen]

Petula Clark was one of my favorites a long time ago

just bobbing along to Downtown...

good morning all. Overnight light rain has stopped, today should be part sun and 55.

Realtors coming by this morning, lot to talk about. I'd prefer not to put up a road sign, they offered to delete that since my target market is not likely local,
probably a doctor from Greenville, next town over. Or a retiring Northerner like me, someone from Minnesota who has had enough snow.

did you read that a doc in NH, in quarantine for Coronavirus, went to a business function anyway and got them sick?
I hope they yank his license, he didn't want to miss out on an industry junket. And I bet he wasn't wearing a mask when he knew he should be.
Sure seemed mighty selfish to me.

I can see why the economy and stock market are getting truly affected as I'm avoiding going to any public place. Can't avoid doctor's offices, food store and pharmacy, though I could use the drivethru at the pharmacy and avoid going in...
I bet Amazon is doing a bigger business now, though they too have coronavirus in their workplace. I wonder how a huge company handles this. Probably a lot
more attention paid to it vs a small business.

I try to open doors with some fabric in the way, though does that mean I'm hauling these nasty bugs around for a week on my coat?... The spread of disease like this is getting too close to infected folks and contaminating your hands which then contaminate what they then touch. Folks can be totally unaware they are doing it. General public needs some good education and fast. Keeping your hands away from your face for whatever reason is then goal 1 until you clean your hands. My best friend was head of a large health dept and has been lecturing me for decades about germ/virus spread. Particularly in the kitchen. And what about the steering wheel on our cars?
Probably ought to give that a wipe down if this stuff lasts 8 days on a surface.

If we are careful, I think we will be ok. Those of us who live in rural areas are probably luckier, less people, less spreading.
I think anyone with a fever or cough should be checked out by a doc, and if they can't afford it, there should be a fund to compensate the provider, at some hugely discounted rate I hope. If you can't afford the medical fees, and you can't afford not to go to work, there's a real dilemma here. That was the point of the article I quoted, not to make any political statements at all. Was I supposed to ignore this good educational piece and edit out part of it? This affects absolutely all of us,
and we won't have much fun on our tractors if we get coronavirus and we also have bad lungs or heart issues. 3.4 percent death rate. Probably less in developed countries so maybe no more than common flu. We should figure out a way to rid ourselves of flus and viruses permanently. I think of all the parents who lost kids to
these diseases. When a cold becomes a catastrophe very fast. My insurance background always focused on risk and I admit my concern as to what is going on.
Thank goodness I like the smell of bleach...

ok, off my medical soapbox but just want us all to be safe and healthy.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! 48˚F heading to ? I'll let it surprise me today. Yesterday was 72˚F.

Woke up with sore arms early, then I remembered I worked out for 25 minutes on a new machine at the fitness center yesterday. So I cooked a good anti-inflammation breakfast: bowl of oatmeal, fresh turmeric, black pepper, kale (3 min in IP), flaxseed and blueberries. Feeling better already. I agree with Eric on the spread of the coronavirus. The email from medicare yesterday says part B will cover test.

I have a refrigerator filled with Kale after I had to pull two plants to make room for planting potatoes. I'm supposed to be eating Kale 6 times a day so that will be easy. One plant had over 80 large leaves.

 

[ronjhall]

Petula Clark was one of my favorites a long time ago

One of our many trips in motorhome was a stop in Branson, MO.
I think that was 2006 or 7. She was starring with Andy Williams. A very good show.

 

[daugen]

bowl of oatmeal, fresh turmeric, black pepper, kale (3 min in IP), flaxseed and blueberries

interesting, oats are always good for you, (my favorite cookie is oatmeal raisin) I already take a turmeric pill for arthritis, love black pepper and use it on most foods,
kale I need to find a way to hide it in something, like a meatloaf. Already eat lots of blueberries, mostly on Kashi cereal. Flaxseed I'm unfamiliar with.
I wonder if that would taste better if something sweet was in it, healthy sweet. Blueberries add a little. Perhaps fresh sliced strawberries. But blueberries
have great ingredients that are known good for us. Anti cancer ingredients.

Don, do they have a vegan cooking club there? I bet that would be fun. I would think a high percentage of vegans
also prefer organic food.

Ron, nice bird. Take a highest res pic like that, get it enlarged on shiny paper and you have a nice picture for a wall.
Would make nice gifts too. Your own version of Audubon.