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vxbush
3/17/2020 6:01:03 AM
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In adjusting my tin foil hat this morning, I had to ask: do we know if Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, had any clear political history. So I did a quick Google search, knowing that it would be skewed. Oh, boy, was it. Every single article on the first page was a glowing review of Fauci from all the major media heads, how he is the voice of reason, he should be listened to over Trump, you name it. I think I might have my answer.
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buzzsawmonkey
3/17/2020 6:26:15 AM
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Reply to vxbush in 1: Fauci was, IIRC, quite the voice of reason back during the worst of the AIDS epidemic, and as such was roundly, regularly, and routinely excoriated by the gay-rights movement as an enemy.
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Syrah
3/17/2020 6:49:07 AM
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Tom Cotton has joined Romney in talking about Yanging the economy with monthly payments to low and middle income people for the duration of the WuFlu crisis. While I could use the money, I worry that once this kind of thing starts, there would be no way to stop it without opioid addiction level withdrawal pain and anguish.
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Syrah
3/17/2020 6:50:38 AM
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Reply to vxbush in 1: the media left would sing the praise of anyone that they think could embarrass or harm Trump. The flavor of the moment is Fauci.
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vxbush
3/17/2020 7:09:22 AM
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In #4 Syrah said: the media left would sing the praise of anyone that they think could embarrass or harm Trump. The flavor of the moment is Fauci. True. Succintly put.
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vxbush
3/17/2020 7:13:55 AM
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In #2 buzzsawmonkey said: Fauci was, IIRC, quite the voice of reason back during the worst of the AIDS epidemic, and as such was roundly, regularly, and routinely excoriated by the gay-rights movement as an enemy. See Syrah's #4. This may account for all the glowing reviews.
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Syrah
3/17/2020 8:34:06 AM
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My Edward Jones advisor was just advised by corporate to not have in person meetings in his office. Fun Times ahead.
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Syrah
3/17/2020 8:57:56 AM
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There is a line forming outside of the Costco here on the far side of the Puget Sound. they are setting up something that looks like they might be limiting the number of people they will allow inside at anyone time. the store opens in a hour. I see 44 people waiting in line.
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Syrah
3/17/2020 8:59:58 AM
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There is a press conference on right now. They just said “this is worse than 9/11” fun times in the market? talking about a Romney cash plan.
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Syrah
3/17/2020 9:00:41 AM
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Trump is a reflexive optimist.
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JCM
3/17/2020 9:05:06 AM
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Reply to Syrah in 11: I drove by a Costco yesterday. Line wrapped around two sides of the building. I just wanted to scream, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!
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Syrah
3/17/2020 9:09:30 AM
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! A song for the occasion. I drink alone, yeah,
With nobody else
I drink alone, yeah,
With nobody else
You know when I drink alone,
I prefer to be by myself Every morning just before breakfast,
I don't want no coffee or tea
Just me and good buddy Wiser,
That's all I ever need
'Cause I drink alone, yeah,
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone,
I prefer to be by myself The other night I laid sleeping,
And I woke from a terrible dream
So I caught up my pal Jack Daniel's,
And his partner Jimmy Beam
And we drank alone, yeah,
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone,
I prefer to be by myself The other day I got invited to a party,
But I stayed home instead
Just me and my pal Johnny Walker,
And his brothers Black and Red
And we drank alone, yeah,
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone,
I prefer to be by myself My whole family done give up on me,
And it makes me feel oh so bad
The only one who will hang out with me,
Is my dear old granddad
And we drink alone, yeah,
With nobody else
Yeah, you know when I drink alone,
I prefer to be by myself
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4E9ydw_aDMg
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Syrah
3/17/2020 9:12:14 AM
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Reply to JCM in 14: i ain’t going inside unless a customer is willing to through money at me.
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Syrah
3/17/2020 9:20:29 AM
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Reply to Syrah in 11: Reply to JCM in 14:
...and the line now wraps around the building and the parking lot is filling up. The store doesn’t open for another 40 minutes.
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Syrah
3/17/2020 9:24:18 AM
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There is a gun shop next door to the Costco. I was going to check on a few sale items today. That parking lot is filling up too.
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JCM
3/17/2020 9:24:49 AM
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Reply to Syrah in 16: My problem is by what short of convoluted thinking does anyone think there is going to be a shortage of TP?
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Syrah
3/17/2020 9:28:03 AM
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Reply to JCM in 19:
I am half tempted to run home and clear out my bathroom pantry and sell rolls of TP out of the back of my truck for $100/roll.
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Syrah
3/17/2020 9:31:26 AM
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Reply to Syrah in 21: i am thinking that this mass panic over TP supplies might explain why their is a shortage on 9mm at the gun shops.
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vxbush
3/17/2020 9:31:43 AM
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Reply to vxbush in 20: Hat tip: Instapundit.
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Syrah
3/17/2020 9:36:09 AM
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They opened their doors a half hour early. i have not seen this kind of behavior before. they do not appear to be limiting the number of people in the store,...yet.
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doppelganglander
3/17/2020 9:37:19 AM
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Reply to JCM in 10: The office where my NYC daughter temps is shut down for now. Her agency offered her a job as waitstaff at a nursing home/rehab center. None if us want her to take it, but what are her options? Thanks, de Blasio. Oh, and stubborn little thing refused to get a flu shot, but I think we've convinced her to do it.
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Syrah
3/17/2020 9:42:32 AM
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Toilet paper and Clorox wipes..... i need these people to buy big screen TVs and furniture that won’t fit in their darned smart cars. this toilet paper panic isn’t going to help me a bit. the Sherif is driving by. I was hoping that people were making a run on the alcohol and the corned beef for tonight’s festivities. Nope. they seem to be intent on building a home blanket fort with large cases of toilet paper,..or something.
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Syrah
3/17/2020 9:46:41 AM
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Ok.....what is up with the bottled water? Do these people think that the taps in their homes are going to be turned off?
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lucius septimius
3/17/2020 9:50:58 AM
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Reply to Syrah in 27: Free Masons are poisoning the wells.
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buzzsawmonkey
3/17/2020 9:53:15 AM
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Reply to lucius septimius in 28: Do I get a Free Mason with my purchase of any other Mason of equal or lesser value?
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lucius septimius
3/17/2020 10:11:36 AM
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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 29: No but you do get a fez and a little car to drive around.
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buzzsawmonkey
3/17/2020 10:14:27 AM
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In #30 lucius septimius said: No but you do get a fez and a little car to drive around.
I've had a fez for years, and my current little car---the last of the family castoffs---is 20 years old with some nice rust holes behind the front wheels.
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PaladinPhil
3/17/2020 10:40:40 AM
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So, I was thinking that I needed to stock up on ammo. Local gunshop, horrible inventory control mind you, has great prices. Checked their website to make my decisions before heading out and they are closed for the near term. Online ordering is available, and pick up. FML...
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vxbush
3/17/2020 11:44:51 AM
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In #32 PaladinPhil said: So, I was thinking that I needed to stock up on ammo. Local gunshop, horrible inventory control mind you, has great prices. Checked their website to make my decisions before heading out and they are closed for the near term. Online ordering is available, and pick up. FML... It will be interesting to see if we can get groceries this weekend. Given Syrah's note yesterday about people getting deputized, martial law is not looking out of the question.
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doppelganglander
3/17/2020 12:47:02 PM
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I will be working from home until further notice, as soon as I can get my laptop to connect to the system.
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PaladinPhil
3/17/2020 1:15:45 PM
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Definitely feeling better today. Got a progressive press this past weekend and spent some time setting it up this afternoon. Done a few dry runs and just need a factory round and calipers to ensure that things are being assembled correctly. Had a small issue with the decapping die that I think is figured out for now.
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Alice in Dairyland
3/17/2020 2:24:25 PM
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Our Governor has just closed the bars (among other places) as of 5:00pm this evening in Wisconsin. We have 72 confirmed cases, 1 recovery and no deaths as of yet. All cases are in the southern part of the state with the exception of one. That one is adjacent to Minneapolis MN. Some bars are offering drive up service but I don't know how well that will work out. They'll have to hire millions of police officers to arrest the people with single alcoholic beverages in their vehicles. You can transport full, unopened cases but not opened ones.
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lucius septimius
3/17/2020 2:58:50 PM
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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 37: Florida just did the same. So much for taking the kids to the beach.
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Kosh's Shadow
3/17/2020 3:11:11 PM
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In #36 buzzsawmonkey said: Zombie Jamboree Back to back, belly to belly? They aren't practicing safe social distancing! But I guess they don't give a damn 'cause they're stone dead already
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Kosh's Shadow
3/17/2020 3:17:08 PM
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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 37: Bars and restaurants in Mass. have been take-out only for a few days now. And the response in Boston's North End, where most of the restaurants are Italian is that the ban is necessary Article “We get updates from Italy every day,” said Nick Varano, whose
89-year-old father has been in isolation in Calabria, Italy, for 17
days. The country has become increasingly shut down as cases of
coronavirus spike. As of Monday, 24,747 had contracted the virus with
1,809 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. “If we follow instructions we may do a little better. We have zero
deaths here right now. Let’s use common sense,” said Varano, who employs
about 40 people at his three restaurants, Strega restaurant, Rina’s
Pizzeria and Nico, all in the North End. Only Rina’s will stay open —
Varano said “it’s not worth it” to open fine-dining restaurants for
takeout.
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doppelganglander
3/17/2020 3:19:55 PM
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Reply to lucius septimius in 38: I'm sorry. That sucks.
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Kosh's Shadow
3/17/2020 3:26:32 PM
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In #38 lucius septimius said: Florida just did the same. So much for taking the kids to the beach. Just hope you can get home when your vacation is over.
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midwestgak
3/17/2020 3:33:24 PM
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Gasoline is down to $2.08/gal. in my area, some places as low as $1.75/gal. It would be 0.38 cents cheaper, respectively, had Pritzker not placed that damn gasoline tax per gallon on us last July.
- - a pissed off Illinoisan
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buzzsawmonkey
3/17/2020 3:33:33 PM
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In #40 Kosh's Shadow said: Bars and restaurants in Mass. have been take-out only for a few days now. KEEP CALM AND CARRY OUT
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buzzsawmonkey
3/17/2020 3:34:28 PM
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In #43 midwestgak said: Gasoline is down to $2.08/gal. in my area, some places as low as $1.75/gal.
Now, if only there were somewhere---like a restaurant or a theater---that you could drive to...
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lucius septimius
3/17/2020 3:39:29 PM
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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 42: As I said, it looks like there will be no vacation.
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JCM
3/17/2020 3:42:00 PM
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Reply to midwestgak in 43: $2.55 'round here. 49.4 cents State tax, 18.4 cents Federal tax
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midwestgak
3/17/2020 3:45:57 PM
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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 45: Still can drive anywhere. Will the next step be limiting vehicle occupancy to two people? One drives the other must be in the trunk? An innovation might result. Trunkbelts. Safety first thingy.
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midwestgak
3/17/2020 3:49:19 PM
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Just received this email. In part: With the continued developments of COVID-19, we have made the decision to adjust branch services to increase protection of our valued employees and customers.
To help limit the spread of the coronavirus, Heartland Bank is taking the following measures: - Our drive-up services will remain open during regular business hours. These hours can be found on our locations webpage and on our mobile app.
- Effective Wednesday, March 18, we will temporarily limit branch lobby services to by-appointment for essential needs such as safe deposit box access and debit card assistance. Local branch phone numbers can be found on our website and will be posted on the lobby doors.
- The Customer Care Center will continue to be available 7 days a week at 888-897-2276.
- Employee nonessential travel has been suspended and group training events have been postponed.
- Recommended disinfecting and cleaning protocols have been in place at all of our facilities.
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Alice in Dairyland
3/17/2020 3:57:54 PM
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My health insurance contacted it's customers to tell them there would be no customers allowed in their office, but we could still stop by to pay our premiums. Considering they're located in the middle of one of our "hot spots" and about 200 miles away from where I live, I think I'll just continue to mail them my check!
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lucius septimius
3/17/2020 4:08:57 PM
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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 50: I got something similar. Nice to know that during a pandemic when you might actually need to see a doctor your health care provider shuts down.
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lucius septimius
3/17/2020 4:10:02 PM
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I'm really beginning to think that all of this is to destroy the economy, sink us into a depression, and then sweep in the socialists who will nationalize the economy, healthcare, the food supply, everything, and impose Communism. People like me will die, but that's progress.
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Occasional Reader
3/17/2020 4:13:02 PM
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Teleworking + 4 year old = exhaustion
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Kosh's Shadow
3/17/2020 4:14:23 PM
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In #52 lucius septimius said: I'm really beginning to think that all of this is to destroy the economy, sink us into a depression, and then sweep in the socialists who will nationalize the economy, healthcare, the food supply, everything, and impose Communism. Sneaky Chinese plan
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lucius septimius
3/17/2020 4:16:22 PM
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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 54: More like the media and demonrats plan.
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JCM
3/17/2020 4:19:12 PM
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Reply to Occasional Reader in 53: Buy him a puppy! *running like hell*
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Kosh's Shadow
3/17/2020 4:36:12 PM
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In #55 lucius septimius said: More like the media and demonrats plan. They criticize Trump for too much restriction (like on foreign travel) when they'd do more. Note Spain has nationalized all private healtcare. I'm sure that's way up on their list. (An aside - during WWI, the US took over the railroads. During WWII, we had learned it was better to let the railroad companies run their railroads.)
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