Good morning!!!!

Dftodd · Nov 19, 2020

daugen said:
thanks Toppop, have to remember Clara...

looks like my trip to VA may get called off, PA now requiring either 2 week quarantine or covid test within 3 days if I leave state and return.
And covid testing very backed up, plus I can do nothing until test comes back. Not looking good.
I wouldn't stop on way down, would be there for only 24 hours, but who knows.
Next older brother just cancelled all Thanksgiving plans because son's MIL is coming from Florida and she is a known non mask wearer.

what was really strange was being in my oncologist office last week, and I said to the nurse going over my forms, you will be the first to get
the vaccine. NOT ME she loudly exclaimed. Huh? You are going to provide medical services to me and not take precautions???
Guess she is an anti vaxxer, a position I have zero understanding and sympathy with if one is dealing face to face with general public, particularly in
health field. I wonder if she lived in El Paso if she would still be thinking like that.

It's not really being an anti-vaxxer. How many class action lawsuits are there being advertised on television about some drug where they are discovering serious negative effects later on down the road? Heck, I saw one for baby powder the other day.

There is a large portion of the population that are taking a wait and see approach.

Our local university hospital is working on a vaccine. They are stating that It won't be ready for public consumption for up to two years even though they are doing clinical trials as we speak.

Makes you wonder about the safety of the current one that's about to be on the market.

daugen · Nov 19, 2020

my concern was for medical professionals not doing the most to keep their contact with me, a high risk senior, as safe as it can be.
Don't want the vaccine? Fine. Lots of folks won't get the flu shot for one reason or another. Russia's Covid vaccine apparently scared everyone due to inadequate testing and
worrisome results. The two US tests are said to be 95 percent effective and thoroughly safe. I'm sure we will hear a lot more about that in the weeks to come.
I get it about being an early adopter.

txdon · Nov 19, 2020

With cooler temps this month our county just went from green phase three weeks ago all the way up to the highest level today the "red" phase.

Drew do you know what is in the covid vaccine?

buckeyefarmer · Nov 19, 2020

daugen said:
The flavor and smell of the cider was heavenly. I think much of that is lost when today's cider is pasteurized for longer shelf life.

It’s the preservatives that change the taste. I buy cider without.

buckeyefarmer · Nov 19, 2020

Rich B1 said:
I was on HD website last evening, exact freezer i wanted showed available, clicked the button to add to cart, it immediately showed unavailable. Menards in Triadelphia WV shows availability, gonna try to order and pick up Saturday, $250delivery is a bit steep for my cheap self.

Didnt know there was menards in triadelphia. Will have to stop in there. Doesn’t show on google maps. Up in the highlands , I stopped there last week at the new Chick-fil-A.

sodamo · Nov 19, 2020

Back from Costco excursion.
Stopped for coffee at McD’s in Waimea on way. Got there about 9:30 and they were open. Still allowing seniors in an hour early. Of course here, that’s a busy time, there were already lines at the checkouts.

Found most items, not the LED strip lights I wanted for tractorshed, but most of the important stuff on wife’s list. Also some interesting, round ceiling mount LED’s for the caretaker unit. Good chance what we didn’t find we get elsewhere anyway. Sometimes our lists are accurate as to source. Limit of 1 Only on TP, no PT available. We got 2 as we had 2 carts and already planned to check out individually. If that sounds expensive, you’re right. Over $800 trip.

Had a DQ Blizzard for lunch.

Everything stowed away. Energy conservation rest of day.

Looking4new · Nov 19, 2020

I am one of the nay-sayers regarding flu vaccines. I will definitely get a flu shot if and WHEN the powers that be will GUARANTEE that I will not get the flu, whatever strain it doesn't matter. Flu shot=no flu then I am on it like white on rice.
The same goes for a covid poke.

sodamo · Nov 19, 2020

Would love to see an independent analysis of the influence the media has played in this pandemic. I’d be shocked if positive. Mostly instigate, divide, and fear monger. What happened to the days when we tried to pull together and find the best?

rswyan · Nov 19, 2020

59F and partly cloudy @ 21:00, headed down to an overnight low of 47F.

Neighbor called this morning, said company was almost there to deliver his pole building but someone had locked the gate. So I told him to give me a couple of minutes and I'd run up and unlock it for him which I did. He's got a '69 Torino (GT ?) with a 429/4-spd he just got that he's going to be sticking in it and restoring ... :thumbsup:

Refilled tube feeders and reloaded one suet feeder, forgot to bring nugget feeder back down so will have to do that tomorrow. Squirrels were on the feeder most of the day - had four out around it at one point. Was about half empty at day's end.

Hauled some scrap wood up to the burn pile and tossed it in.

Got Menards order unloaded, took critter food around back and stowed in the basement, four sheets of backer board and sealant for the shower taken in upstairs and stowed in the hall/master bedroom.

Started working on cleaning out front gutter, wasn't up there all that long. Woman did not want me up on ladder with no one else here, presumably due to "high winds" ...

Moved the four pallets of blocks/caps and around ten t-posts from out front and the sprayer from around back over to pole barn and stowed them away for the winter. Brought sparrow trap and some other stuff up from around back and stowed it in the garage along with a bale of peat moss that had been sitting out front.

Fixed area by catch basin where I had sown more seed and deer had walked through it and left hoof prints.

Fed cats up and down, cleaned out cat pans.

Pad Thai for dinner ... :thumbsup:

Hope everyone had a great day.

rswyan · Nov 19, 2020

daugen said:
... what was really strange was being in my oncologist office last week, and I said to the nurse going over my forms, you will be the first to get the vaccine. NOT ME she loudly exclaimed. Huh? You are going to provide medical services to me and not take precautions???
Guess she is an anti vaxxer, a position I have zero understanding and sympathy with if one is dealing face to face with general public, particularly in health field.

Could be ... could also be that she has concerns that the approval process has been politicized.

Not necessarily an entirely unreasonable concern these days.