Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 15-Jun-2020 17:34 <=-

While I think of it back from the store - did buy some Ginger Tea.
Oddly didn't see the house brand Green Tea; did see national brands.

Never know what will be sold out of... especially now... ;) Have
you tried the Ginger tea yet...?

Yes: did and didn't seem odd for them to be out of the Hy-Vee brand of
Green Tea. I'm thinking a combination of 'tight stock' ==> keep the
overhead down -- and maybe some news report reminding people of the
benefits of green tea spurring a spike in sales. Or happens the
Hy-Vee Green Tea Drinkers all ran out at the same time!

Or the shipping was disrupted in some way....

It seems like the shipping disruption seems to be the more logical of
the options.

Things haven't really gone back to normal in some areas... I notice some unexpected holes in stock at the store, no real reasons obvious... like
the Wegmans canned quartered artichoke hearts have been out of stock for
over a month now... they've had the whole, off and on during that
time... and another brand is on the shelf, in whole and quartered (one
week, didn't have the quartered for that brand either)... it's something
I like to have in stock for the occasional meal... :)

Did try the Ginger Tea -- slightly spicy but with an overall
smoothness; I'll probably get it again. Haven't had for a week or so
as has gotten hot here and I rarely drink anything hot other than my
morning coffee. Will have to look into it as an iced tea.

It should make a nice iced tea, too... :)

Yes - I will have to try. For some reason the past few summers not
'into' homemade iced tea/sun tea. OTOH have occasionally plopped a
tea bag into the bottom of a glass, put ice over, then added chilled
water -- sort of iced tea on the fly! Was mostly to give the water
I've been drinking a different flavour, sort of like Daryl's flavoured waters.

I tend to get Wegmans flavored carbonated waters... various fruit
flavors and also a very nice ginger flavored one... no sweetening, real
or artificial, in any of them...

At this point where I've been going masks have not been required of
the public, though the employees have been wearing (company mandate).
What was sort of funny was when I was chatting with the Head Cashier
he did partially remove his mask -- so apparently I'm not viewed as
too much of a threat! <g>

As long as you don't turn out to be one of those asymtomatic
carriers... highly unlikely, but one just never knows... ;)

I'm thinking anything's possible: one week it's "children rarely get
it", the next week they're reporting a spike in childrens cases. LIS
some time back, I'd almost like to get super-light case just to gain
the antibodies and so future-protect myself.

I'm rather hoping that the light exposure to the germs might be
building up some antibodies in me, as well... might not even have to
have a proper case at all, I'm thinking... :)

They seem to have all sorts of possibilities and therories -- at first dogs couldn't get COVID-19, then a case indicated they could, then
that seemed to be a false positive; not too long ago a different dog
had a definitely positive test. ...At this point I'm petting a dog
being walked if allowed and the dog comes up to me.

We've been joking (mostly) that our cats got covid... one had a dry
hacking cough for a couple weeks or so, the other acted like she'd lost
her sense of taste and smell... both seem to be ok now... they are
strictly indoor cats, so only way they could have gotten it would have
been if somehow we carried it inside on us somehow... and we've not been sick.... Lots of unknowns here... :)

I'm a little surprised I'm not required to wear a mask also. Certain
places like doctor's offices require but I haven't been yet. I'm also
half-suprised when entering larger places like Hy-Vee there isn't a
temperature-checker person.

There is a lot of variance between states, and even localities and
particular stores, as to what protective measures must or should be
kept, and how much is left to be voluntary....

Right -- I have been (hopefully) maintaining a healthy distance with strangers, more as abiding by the now-normal distancing rule. As I mentioned in an earlier message (which may have been in the lost
packets), I'm more taking the attitude people in general are healthy,
but as it was before, the closer one is the more likelihood of unintentional transmission.

That's always been the case, for whatever bug is around... a healthy
caution but not paranoia seems to be called for.... :)

Sort of along the large gatherings part, they just announced the Bix 7
-- seven mile foot race up Brady St. Hill, up and down along the top,
then back down -- will be done virtually this year. Not quite sure how
and of the details: as long as done in July (race is usually held the
end of July). One comment said all seven miles could be done on a
treadmill,

That will be an interesting variation... not really the same as a
proper race, though.... ;)

[snip]

I suppose... I still can't wrap my head around how that virtual
race would work out with the audience....

Nor I -- plus the virtual part isn't all being done at the same time
so not a real-time competition. Wil have to see how it is done and
turns out!

And have to let me know... :)

They were out of the room at the time; probably had set boundaries
early on Dad needed to be alone in the Family Room during certain
times. There have been a few of the morning broadcasts where we (the
viewing audience) could hear his kids fighting (bickering) in the
background over breakfast. The 'hot lava' was from a game "on pause".
Autumn has also done the hot lava thing, as well as make a throw
rug/area rug water or a swimming pool.

At least Autumn's is all in her imagination, not augmented by
virtual tours.... ;)

So far! And she hasn't done the 'hot lava' game for a while, though
it could simply be on pause and revived in a week or three, like some
of other games.

Just never know what might brewing in her head... ;)

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy!

While I think of it back from the store - did buy some Ginger Tea.
Oddly didn't see the house brand Green Tea; did see national brands.

Never know what will be sold out of... especially now... ;) Have
you tried the Ginger tea yet...?

Yes: did and didn't seem odd for them to be out of the Hy-Vee brand of
Green Tea. I'm thinking a combination of 'tight stock' ==> keep the
overhead down -- and maybe some news report reminding people of the
benefits of green tea spurring a spike in sales. Or happens the
Hy-Vee Green Tea Drinkers all ran out at the same time!

Or the shipping was disrupted in some way....

It seems like the shipping disruption seems to be the more logical of
the options.

Things haven't really gone back to normal in some areas... I
notice some unexpected holes in stock at the store, no real
reasons obvious... like the Wegmans canned quartered artichoke
hearts have been out of stock for over a month now... they've had
the whole, off and on during that time... and another brand is on
the shelf, in whole and quartered (one week, didn't have the
quartered for that brand either)... it's something I like to have
in stock for the occasional meal... :)

Yes, and I would suspect the food supply isn't going to return to normal
for several more months, if not longer. (Just guessing, based on
assumptions and very litle facts.) I would guess the sources have been disrupted and so need to get up to speed. I'd guess the government is double-checking food quality. Haven't heard of anything but thinking if
a worker tests sick at a processing facility a few prior production runs
might be destroyed rather than risk passing on a contaminated product.

As for your quartered artichoke hearts, it would seem logical to guess
if whole hearts were available so would be quartered -- just slice
before sticking in the can. Probably more than just that -- maybe
larger hearts are needed to make the quartering appear right.

Did try the Ginger Tea -- slightly spicy but with an overall
smoothness; I'll probably get it again. Haven't had for a week or so
as has gotten hot here and I rarely drink anything hot other than my
morning coffee. Will have to look into it as an iced tea.

It should make a nice iced tea, too... :)

Yes - I will have to try. For some reason the past few summers not
'into' homemade iced tea/sun tea. OTOH have occasionally plopped a
tea bag into the bottom of a glass, put ice over, then added chilled
water -- sort of iced tea on the fly! Was mostly to give the water
I've been drinking a different flavour, sort of like Daryl's flavoured waters.

I tend to get Wegmans flavored carbonated waters... various fruit
flavors and also a very nice ginger flavored one... no
sweetening, real or artificial, in any of them...

Daryl just perked up at that one! <g> I tend to go cheap and plop a tea
bag in the bottom of my glass, weigh down with ice, add cold water, Or
add a slash of lemon juice. Am starting to drink more plain ised water
as the weather warms up so probably see if I can find a inexpensive
flavouring kit -- should be easier with the remodel mostly done!

They seem to have all sorts of possibilities and therories -- at first dogs couldn't get COVID-19, then a case indicated they could, then
that seemed to be a false positive; not too long ago a different dog
had a definitely positive test. ...At this point I'm petting a dog
being walked if allowed and the dog comes up to me.

We've been joking (mostly) that our cats got covid... one had a
dry hacking cough for a couple weeks or so, the other acted like
she'd lost her sense of taste and smell... both seem to be ok
now... they are strictly indoor cats, so only way they could have
gotten it would have been if somehow we carried it inside on us
somehow... and we've not been sick.... Lots of unknowns here...
:)

Being inside cats they probably either would have caught an illness from
one of you, as you said, someone visiting, a potentially contaminated
food the human food inspectors caught and redirected to pet food.....
More than likely some sort of 'cat cold' one or the other caught and
passed on the other. Now close all the windows, seal the drafts,
install an air lock at the door.....

I'm a little surprised I'm not required to wear a mask also. Certain
places like doctor's offices require but I haven't been yet. I'm also
half-suprised when entering larger places like Hy-Vee there isn't a
temperature-checker person.

There is a lot of variance between states, and even localities and
particular stores, as to what protective measures must or should be
kept, and how much is left to be voluntary....

Right -- I have been (hopefully) maintaining a healthy distance with strangers, more as abiding by the now-normal distancing rule. As I mentioned in an earlier message (which may have been in the lost
packets), I'm more taking the attitude people in general are healthy,
but as it was before, the closer one is the more likelihood of unintentional transmission.

That's always been the case, for whatever bug is around... a
healthy caution but not paranoia seems to be called for.... :)

Yes: it's flu season: wash your hands and cough into your sleeve. Summer
cold do's and don't's. COVID-19 is just a much worse version and
essentially the same health precautions apply, just this time people got smacked in the face with finally doing them because of the severity.
LIS in earlier messages, I'm hoping a good degree of the extra cleaning continues as well as some of the social distancing.

Sort of along the large gatherings part, they just announced the Bix 7
-- seven mile foot race up Brady St. Hill, up and down along the top,
then back down -- will be done virtually this year. Not quite sure how
and of the details: as long as done in July (race is usually held the
end of July). One comment said all seven miles could be done on a
treadmill,

That will be an interesting variation... not really the same as a
proper race, though.... ;)

[snip]

I suppose... I still can't wrap my head around how that virtual
race would work out with the audience....

Nor I -- plus the virtual part isn't all being done at the same time
so not a real-time competition. Will have to see how it is done and
turns out!

And have to let me know... :)

OK. :) Hopefully "Ch 6" will broadcast coverage again this year so I
can also give that link. (More detail than www.KWQC.com. :))

They were out of the room at the time; probably had set boundaries
early on Dad needed to be alone in the Family Room during certain
times. There have been a few of the morning broadcasts where we (the
viewing audience) could hear his kids fighting (bickering) in the
background over breakfast. The 'hot lava' was from a game "on pause".
Autumn has also done the hot lava thing, as well as make a throw
rug/area rug water or a swimming pool.

At least Autumn's is all in her imagination, not augmented by
virtual tours.... ;)

So far! And she hasn't done the 'hot lava' game for a while, though
it could simply be on pause and revived in a week or three, like some
of other games.

Just never know what might brewing in her head... ;)

Lately with the better weather I've/we've been ponies. Well, I'm a
horse and play it between Mr. Ed from the old TV show to an old swayback
with an attitude. Autumn's the caretaker, and why is this starting to
sound like a Charlie Sheen plot on the original Three and a Half Men???
Autumn will sometimes play a pony. Neighbours probably think we're
nuts.


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Nancy,

I tend to get Wegmans flavored carbonated waters... various fruit
flavors and also a very nice ginger flavored one... no sweetening, real
or artificial, in any of them...

I get mine either at Wal-Mart or Kroger.

We've been joking (mostly) that our cats got covid... one had a dry hacking cough for a couple weeks or so, the other acted like she'd lost her sense of taste and smell... both seem to be ok now... they are strictly indoor cats, so only way they could have gotten it would have been if somehow we carried it inside on us somehow... and we've not
been sick.... Lots of unknowns here... :)

I told a fellow ham radio operator that I was hacking because of sinus drainage, and said "I feel like a cat with a furball"...to which, he
quipped "Maybe you should eat Meow Mix Hairball Formula". <G>

That's always been the case, for whatever bug is around... a healthy caution but not paranoia seems to be called for.... :)

While an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, in so many cases,
it appears to me as "massive overkill"...no pun intended.

... Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.

I have to get a square to-it...I was unable to get a round to-it. <G>

Daryl

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Barry,

I tend to get Wegmans flavored carbonated waters... various fruit
flavors and also a very nice ginger flavored one... no
sweetening, real or artificial, in any of them...

Daryl just perked up at that one! <g> I tend to go cheap and plop a
tea bag in the bottom of my glass, weigh down with ice, add cold water,

You woke me from my nap <j/k>. Speaking of flavorings, I wish that "My-Lytely" prep for a colonoscopy was better tasting. The last time,
the lemon was so tart, that it reacted with excess stomach acid, and
it felt like my esophagus (and my butt) were on fire...talk about
burning from top to bottom!! :P But, you can't have anything red,
orange, or brown...clear liquids, but that does NOT include alcoholic beverages, like vodka and club soda!!

Yes: it's flu season: wash your hands and cough into your sleeve.
Summer cold do's and don't's. COVID-19 is just a much worse version
and essentially the same health precautions apply, just this time
people got smacked in the face with finally doing them because of the severity. LIS in earlier messages, I'm hoping a good degree of the
extra cleaning continues as well as some of the social distancing.

I keep thinking of the meme on a hot day, where this female is
sitting on the ice bags inside this big ice deal outside a store.
The caption notes "This is why you do NOT take the top ice bag".

Hmmmm...didn't you just say something in another message to me
about this?? :P

Lately with the better weather I've/we've been ponies. Well, I'm a
horse and play it between Mr. Ed from the old TV show to an old
swayback with an attitude. Autumn's the caretaker, and why is this starting to sound like a Charlie Sheen plot on the original Three and a Half Men??? Autumn will sometimes play a pony. Neighbours probably
think we're nuts.

Mr. Ed: "I'm a dumb animal, Wilbur...what's your excuse??" <G>

Daryl

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Hi Daryl!

I tend to get Wegmans flavored carbonated waters... various fruit
flavors and also a very nice ginger flavored one... no
sweetening, real or artificial, in any of them...

Daryl just perked up at that one! <g> I tend to go cheap and plop a
tea bag in the bottom of my glass, weigh down with ice, add cold water,

You woke me from my nap <j/k>. Speaking of flavorings, I wish
that "My-Lytely" prep for a colonoscopy was better tasting. The
last time, the lemon was so tart, that it reacted with excess
stomach acid, and it felt like my esophagus (and my butt) were on fire...talk about burning from top to bottom!! :P But, you can't
have anything red, orange, or brown...clear liquids, but that
does NOT include alcoholic beverages, like vodka and club soda!!

Right, and the last time I got my colonoscopy I remember the verbal instructions and written instruction being very clear (no pun intended!)
on that.

I don't recall the flavouring of my prep.

Yes: it's flu season: wash your hands and cough into your sleeve.
Summer cold do's and don't's. COVID-19 is just a much worse version
and essentially the same health precautions apply, just this time
people got smacked in the face with finally doing them because of the severity. LIS in earlier messages, I'm hoping a good degree of the
extra cleaning continues as well as some of the social distancing.

I keep thinking of the meme on a hot day, where this female is
sitting on the ice bags inside this big ice deal outside a store.
The caption notes "This is why you do NOT take the top ice bag".

Euuuwww!

Hmmmm...didn't you just say something in another message to me
about this?? :P

As I said before I don't repeat things.

Lately with the better weather I've/we've been ponies. Well, I'm a
horse and play it between Mr. Ed from the old TV show to an old
swayback with an attitude. Autumn's the caretaker, and why is this starting to sound like a Charlie Sheen plot on the original Three and a Half Men??? Autumn will sometimes play a pony. Neighbours probably
think we're nuts.

Mr. Ed: "I'm a dumb animal, Wilbur...what's your excuse??" <G>

I'm a human!


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Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 23-Jun-2020 17:29 <=-

It seems like the shipping disruption seems to be the more logical of
the options.

Things haven't really gone back to normal in some areas... I notice
some unexpected holes in stock at the store, no real reasons obvious...
like the Wegmans canned quartered artichoke hearts have been out of
stock for over a month now... they've had the whole, off and on during
that time... and another brand is on the shelf, in whole and quartered
(one week, didn't have the quartered for that brand either)... it's
something I like to have in stock for the occasional meal... :)

Yes, and I would suspect the food supply isn't going to return to
normal for several more months, if not longer. (Just guessing, based
on assumptions and very litle facts.) I would guess the sources have
been disrupted and so need to get up to speed.

Possible... we'll have to just hold tight and watch... ;)

I'd guess the government is double-checking food quality. Haven't
heard of anything but thinking if a worker tests sick at a processing facility a few prior production runs might be destroyed rather than
risk passing on a contaminated product.

Possible, also... but, given that plants are a lot more sanitary than
they once were, more likely that the prior runs might simply be tested
before sending on... but the plant closure, even temporary, would
disrupt the supply...

As for your quartered artichoke hearts, it would seem logical to guess
if whole hearts were available so would be quartered -- just slice
before sticking in the can. Probably more than just that -- maybe
larger hearts are needed to make the quartering appear right.

I think the quartered hearts might be from larger ones... it's also
another step in the process...

Yes - I will have to try. For some reason the past few summers not
'into' homemade iced tea/sun tea. OTOH have occasionally plopped a
tea bag into the bottom of a glass, put ice over, then added chilled
water -- sort of iced tea on the fly! Was mostly to give the water
I've been drinking a different flavour, sort of like Daryl's flavoured
waters.

I tend to get Wegmans flavored carbonated waters... various fruit
flavors and also a very nice ginger flavored one... no sweetening,
real or artificial, in any of them...

Daryl just perked up at that one! <g>

No Wegmans in his part of the country... and I've found the totally
unsweetened ones hard to find other places....

I tend to go cheap and plop a tea bag in the bottom of my glass, weigh down with ice, add cold water, Or add a slash of lemon juice. Am
starting to drink more plain iced water as the weather warms up so probably see if I can find a inexpensive flavouring kit -- should be easier with the remodel mostly done!

At least chances are that it won't be moving someplace else when you do
track it down.... ;)

They seem to have all sorts of possibilities and therories -- at first
dogs couldn't get COVID-19, then a case indicated they could, then
that seemed to be a false positive; not too long ago a different dog
had a definitely positive test. ...At this point I'm petting a dog
being walked if allowed and the dog comes up to me.

We've been joking (mostly) that our cats got covid... one had a dry
hacking cough for a couple weeks or so, the other acted like she'd
lost her sense of taste and smell... both seem to be ok now... they
are strictly indoor cats, so only way they could have gotten it would
have been if somehow we carried it inside on us somehow... and we've
not been sick.... Lots of unknowns here... :)

Being inside cats they probably either would have caught an illness
from one of you, as you said, someone visiting, a potentially
contaminated food the human food inspectors caught and redirected to
pet food.....

Nobody visits here... ;) And their food hasn't changed... ;)

More than likely some sort of 'cat cold' one or the other caught and passed on the other. Now close all the windows, seal the drafts,
install an air lock at the door.....

That's just a bit of overkill.... <G>

I'm a little surprised I'm not required to wear a mask also. Certain
places like doctor's offices require but I haven't been yet. I'm also
half-surprised when entering larger places like Hy-Vee there isn't a
temperature-checker person.

There is a lot of variance between states, and even localities and
particular stores, as to what protective measures must or should be
kept, and how much is left to be voluntary....

Right -- I have been (hopefully) maintaining a healthy distance with
strangers, more as abiding by the now-normal distancing rule. As I
mentioned in an earlier message (which may have been in the lost
packets), I'm more taking the attitude people in general are healthy,
but as it was before, the closer one is the more likelihood of
unintentional transmission.

That's always been the case, for whatever bug is around... a healthy
caution but not paranoia seems to be called for.... :)

Yes: it's flu season: wash your hands and cough into your sleeve.
Summer cold do's and don't's. COVID-19 is just a much worse version
and essentially the same health precautions apply, just this time
people got smacked in the face with finally doing them because of the severity. LIS in earlier messages, I'm hoping a good degree of the
extra cleaning continues as well as some of the social distancing.

I'd be just as happy to have the social distancing no longer so much
required, though... I'd tend to follow it with strangers in any case,
but am missing the contact with friends....

Sort of along the large gatherings part, they just announced the Bix 7
-- seven mile foot race up Brady St. Hill, up and down along the top,
then back down -- will be done virtually this year. Not quite sure how
and of the details: as long as done in July (race is usually held the
end of July). One comment said all seven miles could be done on a
treadmill,

That will be an interesting variation... not really the same as a
proper race, though.... ;)

[snip]

I suppose... I still can't wrap my head around how that virtual
race would work out with the audience....

Nor I -- plus the virtual part isn't all being done at the same time
so not a real-time competition. Will have to see how it is done and
turns out!

And have to let me know... :)

OK. :) Hopefully "Ch 6" will broadcast coverage again this year so I
can also give that link. (More detail than www.KWQC.com. :))

Just a quick summary will probably suffice... ;)

At least Autumn's is all in her imagination, not augmented by
virtual tours.... ;)

So far! And she hasn't done the 'hot lava' game for a while, though
it could simply be on pause and revived in a week or three, like some
of other games.

Just never know what might brewing in her head... ;)

Lately with the better weather I've/we've been ponies. Well, I'm a
horse and play it between Mr. Ed from the old TV show to an old
swayback with an attitude. Autumn's the caretaker, and why is this starting to sound like a Charlie Sheen plot on the original Three and a Half Men??? Autumn will sometimes play a pony. Neighbours probably
think we're nuts.

Or they smile indulgently... look at them, having such fun with their grandchild.... ;)

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy!

It seems like the shipping disruption seems to be the more logical of
the options.

Things haven't really gone back to normal in some areas... I notice
some unexpected holes in stock at the store, no real reasons obvious...
like the Wegmans canned quartered artichoke hearts have been out of
stock for over a month now... they've had the whole, off and on during
that time... and another brand is on the shelf, in whole and quartered
(one week, didn't have the quartered for that brand either)... it's
something I like to have in stock for the occasional meal... :)

Yes, and I would suspect the food supply isn't going to return to
normal for several more months, if not longer. (Just guessing, based
on assumptions and very litle facts.) I would guess the sources have
been disrupted and so need to get up to speed.

Possible... we'll have to just hold tight and watch... ;)

Tons of little details we are unaware of. Could also be streamlining of
the line offerings at the manufacturing level to regain the money lost
during various shutdowns: the diversion in the production line to the quarterinf machinery may only cost 1› but those pennies add up at the
case and shipment levels!

I'd guess the government is double-checking food quality. Haven't
heard of anything but thinking if a worker tests sick at a processing facility a few prior production runs might be destroyed rather than
risk passing on a contaminated product.

Possible, also... but, given that plants are a lot more sanitary
than they once were, more likely that the prior runs might simply
be tested before sending on... but the plant closure, even
temporary, would disrupt the supply...

That's for sure: no output, nothing to supply to the next production
level.

As for your quartered artichoke hearts, it would seem logical to guess
if whole hearts were available so would be quartered -- just slice
before sticking in the can. Probably more than just that -- maybe
larger hearts are needed to make the quartering appear right.

I think the quartered hearts might be from larger ones... it's
also another step in the process...

They might be too large to look nice to the consumer when presented as
whole!

Yes - I will have to try. For some reason the past few summers not
'into' homemade iced tea/sun tea. OTOH have occasionally plopped a
tea bag into the bottom of a glass, put ice over, then added chilled
water -- sort of iced tea on the fly! Was mostly to give the water
I've been drinking a different flavour, sort of like Daryl's flavoured
waters.

I tend to get Wegmans flavored carbonated waters... various fruit
flavors and also a very nice ginger flavored one... no sweetening,
real or artificial, in any of them...

Daryl just perked up at that one! <g>

No Wegmans in his part of the country... and I've found the
totally unsweetened ones hard to find other places....

Daryl's on his own again!

I tend to go cheap and plop a tea bag in the bottom of my glass, weigh down with ice, add cold water, Or add a slash of lemon juice. Am
starting to drink more plain iced water as the weather warms up so probably see if I can find a inexpensive flavouring kit -- should be easier with the remodel mostly done!

At least chances are that it won't be moving someplace else when
you do track it down.... ;)

True: seems most items having been moved to their new home are at their permanent location -- at least for now: ice cream will be condensed in
winter due to cold weather and whatever is more popular in cold weather increased.

They seem to have all sorts of possibilities and therories -- at first
dogs couldn't get COVID-19, then a case indicated they could, then
that seemed to be a false positive; not too long ago a different dog
had a definitely positive test. ...At this point I'm petting a dog
being walked if allowed and the dog comes up to me.

We've been joking (mostly) that our cats got covid... one had a dry
hacking cough for a couple weeks or so, the other acted like she'd
lost her sense of taste and smell... both seem to be ok now... they
are strictly indoor cats, so only way they could have gotten it would
have been if somehow we carried it inside on us somehow... and we've
not been sick.... Lots of unknowns here... :)

Being inside cats they probably either would have caught an illness
from one of you, as you said, someone visiting, a potentially
contaminated food the human food inspectors caught and redirected to
pet food.....

Nobody visits here... ;) And their food hasn't changed... ;)

"Something in the air!"

More than likely some sort of 'cat cold' one or the other caught and passed on the other. Now close all the windows, seal the drafts,
install an air lock at the door.....

That's just a bit of overkill.... <G>

I suppose the airlock was. <g>

I'm a little surprised I'm not required to wear a mask also. Certain
places like doctor's offices require but I haven't been yet. I'm also
half-surprised when entering larger places like Hy-Vee there isn't a
temperature-checker person.

There is a lot of variance between states, and even localities and
particular stores, as to what protective measures must or should be
kept, and how much is left to be voluntary....

Right -- I have been (hopefully) maintaining a healthy distance with
strangers, more as abiding by the now-normal distancing rule. As I
mentioned in an earlier message (which may have been in the lost
packets), I'm more taking the attitude people in general are healthy,
but as it was before, the closer one is the more likelihood of
unintentional transmission.

That's always been the case, for whatever bug is around... a healthy
caution but not paranoia seems to be called for.... :)

Yes: it's flu season: wash your hands and cough into your sleeve.
Summer cold do's and don't's. COVID-19 is just a much worse version
and essentially the same health precautions apply, just this time
people got smacked in the face with finally doing them because of the severity. LIS in earlier messages, I'm hoping a good degree of the
extra cleaning continues as well as some of the social distancing.

I'd be just as happy to have the social distancing no longer so
much required, though... I'd tend to follow it with strangers in
any case, but am missing the contact with friends....

Yes, though one health advantage is the lack of contact with friends
who are contacting their friends exclusive of your circle of friends
(drawing virtual Venn Diagram!) and if someone is contaminated they
don't transfer it in to your portion. OTOH contact is also healthy.

Sort of along the large gatherings part, they just announced the Bix 7
-- seven mile foot race up Brady St. Hill, up and down along the top,
then back down -- will be done virtually this year. Not quite sure

how BM>>>> and of the details: as long as done in July (race is
usually held the BM>>>> end of July). One comment said all seven
miles could be done on a

treadmill,

That will be an interesting variation... not really the same as a
proper race, though.... ;)

[snip]

I suppose... I still can't wrap my head around how that virtual
race would work out with the audience....

Nor I -- plus the virtual part isn't all being done at the same time
so not a real-time competition. Will have to see how it is done and
turns out!

And have to let me know... :)

OK. :) Hopefully "Ch 6" will broadcast coverage again this year so I
can also give that link. (More detail than www.KWQC.com. :))

Just a quick summary will probably suffice... ;)

Submissions for the race are starting today so will be easier to get the
idea of how it's being put together.

At least Autumn's is all in her imagination, not augmented by
virtual tours.... ;)

So far! And she hasn't done the 'hot lava' game for a while, though
it could simply be on pause and revived in a week or three, like some
of other games.

Just never know what might brewing in her head... ;)

Lately with the better weather I've/we've been ponies. Well, I'm a
horse and play it between Mr. Ed from the old TV show to an old
swayback with an attitude. Autumn's the caretaker, and why is this starting to sound like a Charlie Sheen plot on the original Three and a Half Men??? Autumn will sometimes play a pony. Neighbours probably
think we're nuts.

Or they smile indulgently... look at them, having such fun with
their grandchild.... ;)

Probably so: haven't see the people in the white lab coats roaming!


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Barry,

No Wegmans in his part of the country... and I've found the
totally unsweetened ones hard to find other places....

Daryl's on his own again!

And, I'm doing rather well...except for the fact that the icebox is
almost empty. But, I can wait until Monday to get groceries, if need
be.

Nobody visits here... ;) And their food hasn't changed... ;)

"Something in the air!"

That's why it smells in here. <G>

Probably so: haven't see the people in the white lab coats roaming!

Or with the straightjackets looking for us. <G>

Daryl

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Hi Daryl!

No Wegmans in his part of the country... and I've found the
totally unsweetened ones hard to find other places....

Daryl's on his own again!

And, I'm doing rather well...except for the fact that the
icebox is almost empty. But, I can wait until Monday to get
groceries, if need be.

With the 'icebox' almost empty it sould like you might be going to the
grocery store on Monday! Or wait until Wednesday when the new ad comes
out, depending on what you are out of and need.

Nobody visits here... ;) And their food hasn't changed... ;)

"Something in the air!"

That's why it smells in here. <G>

(That's not the reason!)

Probably so: haven't see the people in the white lab coats roaming!

Or with the straightjackets looking for us. <G>

See tag!

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