Corona Virus #8

[MossRoad]

I saw 15 cents one day during a gas war. When I was a kid it was commonly 17 to 21 cents per gallon. When it got up into the 20's Dad would complain about "gas is getting so dang high" it is all relative. I can remember often dad pulling into a service station and telling the attendant to put in a dollars worth. That was very common.

Yep. I did the dollars worth a few times. Got me to where I was going. Maybe not home again, but to where I was going. :laughing:

 

[k0ua]

In the early 70's my best friend and I would get gunny sacks and walk the dirt road behind our neighborhood looking for bottles to cash in for 10 cents apiece. Man, I tell you what! :laughing: Two 9-10 year old kids with 30-40 bottles could get mighty sick on 3-4 dollars worth of candy at the dairy store! :ashamed:

:laughing:

I've tried to explain to my kids what penny candy was.....

"It was candy that cost a penny"

They still don't understand that! :laughing:

"You hand the clerk 1 penny and she hands you back 1 piece of candy"

"You hand the clerk 100 pennies, and she hands you back 50 pieces of candy, a bottle of pop, an ice cream bar, and a bag of chips!"

They stare at me like I'm nuts. :laughing:

Oh, I know... We would go walking along our country road with not a penny in our pockets but we would pick up pop bottles along side the road and by the time we got to the country store a mile walk, we usually had enough "money" to buy some candy or pop or something. It was luck of the draw on what we would find, but "money" was just laying there in the ditch.

 

[k0ua]

Yep. I did the dollars worth a few times. Got me to where I was going. Maybe not home again, but to where I was going. :laughing:

yeah, back in those days, to put in $3 you would have to have been getting pretty close to being empty.

 

[California]

yeah, back in those days, to put in $3 you would have to have been getting pretty close to being empty.

American Graffiti era. $3 was plenty to go cruising all evening.

(That movie was quite literally the chronicle of my youth, location and all.)

 

[MossRoad]

Oh, I know... We would go walking along our country road with not a penny in our pockets but we would pick up pop bottles along side the road and by the time we got to the country store a mile walk, we usually had enough "money" to buy some candy or pop or something. It was luck of the draw on what we would find, but "money" was just laying there in the ditch.

The dirt road behind our neighborhood was, at the time, the city limits. People would come out and dump their trash along that road all the time. Besides the bottles which we'd cash in, there were all kinds of treasures. Hats. Coats. Tables. Chairs. We had some nicely furnished forts in the woods. There was lots of personal papers with names and addresses, as well. I'm pretty sure people paid a guyw with a truck to haul off their trash, and he'd just dump it on that road. It was pretty consistent.

I also remember the first Earth Day, back in 1970. 50th anniversary coming up in April 22.

The 20+ kids on our block got together, and some of their parents coordinated with the city for a dump truck. We spent a day (not sure which day) picking up the trash along that road. We got so many truck loads they had to come back the following Monday to pick up the rest. Those were two tired city workers by the end of the day.

 

[MossRoad]

My wife's mother needed gas in her van. She was scared to go to the gas station. So, my wife and I took two 6 gallon cans to her house and I filled her van up for her. On the way home, we stopped at the gas station. I filled those two 6 gallon cans and put another 24 gallons in my Suburban to top it off (42 gallon tank). I got about 36.7 gallons for about $47. That ain't bad compared to several years ago when I had to do 2 transactions because the pumps would shut off at $100.

 

[txdon]

If COVID can move between cats and humans, we will see a surge or two.

"...no direct evidence that cats would be able to infect people." from link.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

If COVID can move between cats and humans, we will see a surge or two.

Nothing about SARS CoV 2 is proven science currently. Half of people get it and never realize it but are spreaders. That's one reason why this lockdown.

 

[cqaigy2]

Here's another thought! ( I apologize so many questions). First, I understand we all were caught off guard. I also understand very few and I mean VERY few people really understand hygenics. Some health care workers I've heard are knowledgeable, know proper mask, goggles, gloves, wash constantly, wash clothes (scrubs) at home, was shoes...list goes on.
However! Today's a good example for me...
Wife and I get feed, supplies from farm store. Everyone has on a mask/gloves. We still had to touch lots of things! In truck I have alcohol cleaner (whiskey under the seat) but still have to touch keys, handles, etc. They we get restaurant take out (how clean is that?).
My point is you could be 99% perfect...but that 1% mistake is all it takes!
Other forums I read "I'm doing everything right, and staying home". To that I say phooey, we still have to eat.
Remember aids years ago, some people who were positive deliberately tried to spread it!

It's probable, at least when looking at other infections, that there is a minimum number of virus that is needed to make it's way into your body, before your bodies immune system can no longer handle the virus and it starts to propagate. So the idea is to reduce the number of virus you come in contact with, and reduce the number that make it into your body.

 

[goeduck]

In a lengthy and seemingly humorous yet serious article on its WeChat account, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of Tongzhou district in Beijing clarified that farts, normally, do not constitute another transmission route of COVID-19, unless someone takes a good and rather close sniff of gas from a pantless patient.

 

[ruffdog]

"...no direct evidence that cats would be able to infect people." from link.

I doubt there is "evidence" that it doesn't either.

 

[rswyan]

BoJo moved to the ICU as his condition worsens ...

Boris Johnson moved to intensive care as coronavirus symptoms worsen | TheHill

 

[Molalla1]

For me this is of much more interest than tractor discussions. But if buying green vs orange is important, it only demonstrates that the average person is rather stupid. After all, any intelligent person buys blue. Lol.

Now, now there is one better color red . . .

 

[Steppenwolfe]

For me this is of much more interest than tractor discussions. But if buying green vs orange is important, it only demonstrates that the average person is rather stupid. After all, any intelligent person buys blue. Lol.

Yeah... New Holland. :laughing:

 

[ultrarunner]

In the early 70's my best friend and I would get gunny sacks and walk the dirt road behind our neighborhood looking for bottles to cash in for 10 cents apiece. Man, I tell you what! :laughing: Two 9-10 year old kids with 30-40 bottles could get mighty sick on 3-4 dollars worth of candy at the dairy store! :ashamed:

:laughing:

I've tried to explain to my kids what penny candy was.....

"It was candy that cost a penny"

They still don't understand that! :laughing:

"You hand the clerk 1 penny and she hands you back 1 piece of candy"

"You hand the clerk 100 pennies, and she hands you back 50 pieces of candy, a bottle of pop, an ice cream bar, and a bag of chips!"

They stare at me like I'm nuts. :laughing:

Pixi-Stix used to be a penny...

 

[downsizingnow48]

Another innovation, this at the veterinarian. Nobody goes into the reception area. The handoff of your pet takes place in the parking lot. You park and open the rear door for access to the animal carrier, then get back in the vehicle. Then call the receptionist, who comes outside and removes the animal carrier from your vehicle. Same thing when picking up in reverse.

 

[dragoneggs]

Seems dimentia is setting in with a few of you... this is the Corona thread, not the you know your old thread. :confused2: Or is this a symptom?

 

[Steppenwolfe]

American Graffiti era. $3 was plenty to go cruising all evening.

(That movie was quite literally the chronicle of my youth, location and all.)

Petaluma mostly, correct?

 

[ovrszd]

Another innovation, this at the veterinarian. Nobody goes into the reception area. The handoff of your pet takes place in the parking lot. You park and open the rear door for access to the animal carrier, then get back in the vehicle. Then call the receptionist, who comes outside and removes the animal carrier from your vehicle. Same thing when picking up in reverse.

One of my dogs blew out his knee last week. I took him to the Vet. I carried him inside and placed him on the examining table. Doc checked him out and prescribed medication for now. I carried the dog back to my truck then went inside and had a good visit with Doc who is my friend. When done we shook hands. He cleaned his hands with Purell. When I got in my truck I cleaned mine.

 

[k0ua]

Seems dimentia is setting in with a few of you... this is the Corona thread, not the you know your old thread. :confused2: Or is this a symptom?

They work hand in hand. Some of us like to reminisce because by tomorrow you might be in ICU on a vent. Look at Boris Johnson. One minute he is "in the hospital for some test", then "in good spirits", and the next thing you know he is in ICU with a tube shoved in him. It all can happen so fast.