Syrah 3/14/2020 7:45:30 AM

1

The very late results for the Washington state primary. 

https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/President-Democratic-Party_ByCounty.html

they are saying that Biden won, but I wonder if that is because it is in the margin of cheat  

if we had the old Caucus system, I am sure that Bernie would have walked away the big winner.

there are Bernie signs in every town I drive through. 

I haven’t seen a single Biden sign.

yard signs don’t measure votes, but they do measure voter commitment and enthusiasm along with campaign resources. 

I don’t see much enthusiasm for Biden and up until a few weeks ago their coffers were bare. I don’t think they had the money for yard signs. 

In Politics, the “vote for” generally wins against the “vote against”.  But not always. Much of the reason that Trump won in 2016 was the vote against Hillary. 

Trump is now a known commodity. The media have spent billions of dollars of air and print trashing Trump non stop since 2016. 

The Dem nominee will win Washington State in 2020. The enthusiasm is on the Republican side, but the numbers and the funny math vote counting is on the Democrats side. 

Syrah 3/14/2020 7:46:40 AM

2

Syrah 3/14/2020 7:48:28 AM

3

JCM 3/14/2020 8:16:22 AM

4

'cause we should be if I was listening to the media.

Then I wouldn't have to get caught up on work.

Kosh's Shadow 3/14/2020 8:35:01 AM

5

In #2 Syrah said: Syrah 3/14/2020 7:46:40 AM 2 I think I might park over near the local Costco and sell single rolls of toilet paper for $100.00 a piece. 

We're well stocked on Clorox wipes, so I could sell them or $1.00/sheet

Kosh's Shadow 3/14/2020 8:37:06 AM

6

And where I work, they "strongly encourage" everyone who can work from home to do so, and changed some rules to make it possible for more people.

Including allowing desktop systems to be taken home because they can't just go out and get a lot of laptops and have them set up.

JCM 3/14/2020 8:40:29 AM

7

Syrah 3/14/2020 9:41:02 AM

8

Internal travel bans coming. 

Some Washington State has the worst death toll so far, that could mean here. 

Time for a quick trip out of county for some last minute supplies. 

Occasional Reader 3/14/2020 10:09:00 AM

9

So.  Slow news week, eh?

/redux

lucius septimius 3/14/2020 10:25:13 AM

10

Just got back from H-Mart.  The only sign that there was any kind of problem was that there weren't the huge piles of toilet paper out front that there usually are.  In the meat department the chicken was mostly cleared out as was the pork, but they had restocked the boneless breasts before I left.  Of duck and beef there were ample supplies.  Only vegetables that were short were baking potatoes -- the cabbage aisle was a little sparse but was being restocked.

Meanwhile, the person in front of me in line had been to Kroger and it was cleaned out.

Conclusion:  Asians are immune to panic.

Occasional Reader 3/14/2020 11:15:51 AM

11

Kosh's Shadow 3/14/2020 11:24:35 AM

12

In #11 Occasional Reader said: There’s a fair amount of toilet paper on offer, although a lot of it is second-tier brands. Perhaps they are not as fluffy soft, but they’ll get the job done

I remember a sketch where people were feeling toilet paper.

"This paper is as rough as the moon!"

"This paper is so soft, it feels like you are wiping with nothing at all"

We use the cheap stuff. Have tough behinds, I guess.

lucius septimius 3/14/2020 11:25:22 AM

13

Reply to Occasional Reader in 11:

Toilet paper is one of those things where I'm perfectly happy with the store brands, though the Hello Kitty brand at H-Mart is great when I can get it.

Occasional Reader 3/14/2020 11:41:58 AM

14

Reply to Occasional Reader in 11:

please forgive the voice to text transcription mistakes, sound everything out phonetically and it might make sense....

Occasional Reader 3/14/2020 11:44:51 AM

15

In #13 lucius septimius said: the Hello Kitty brand

I do hope they are paying the appropriate royalties to Sanrio. Kitty rules with an iron Paw. And by the way, what is H mart?

doppelganglander 3/14/2020 12:08:13 PM

16

Reply to lucius septimius in 10: Reply to Occasional Reader in 11:

Publix was no busier than a normal Saturday. Cleaning supplies were very low,  especially wipes. However, all that stuff is on sale, due to their previously planned Spring Cleaning promotion. The meat department was very picked over; I didn't venture into the produce department. 

doppelganglander 3/14/2020 12:49:10 PM

17

Reply to Occasional Reader in 15:

It's a Korean supermarket chain. I'm not sure whether they have locations outside of Metro Atlanta.

Kosh's Shadow 3/14/2020 1:09:21 PM

18

Chinese restaurant has a new dish I wonder about

Moo Goo Gui Pan-golin

lucius septimius 3/14/2020 1:53:52 PM

19

Reply to doppelganglander in 17:

California, Texas, New York and New Jersey -- that's where the corporate headquarters are.

lucius septimius 3/14/2020 1:56:21 PM

20

In #18 Kosh's Shadow said: Moo Goo Gui Pan-golin

Florestan, the emotional support pangolin, is not amused.

doppelganglander 3/14/2020 1:59:29 PM

21

Reply to lucius septimius in 20:

Is he being unfairly stigmatized? Call the ACLU.

lucius septimius 3/14/2020 2:03:15 PM

22

Reply to doppelganglander in 21:

The stigma he can handle; it's being eaten he objects to.

doppelganglander 3/14/2020 2:04:38 PM

23

doppelganglander 3/14/2020 2:05:47 PM

24

Reply to lucius septimius in 22:

Pangolins are considered food? Or is that just in China, where anything can be food?

Kosh's Shadow 3/14/2020 2:17:59 PM

25

In #24 doppelganglander said: Pangolins are considered food? Or is that just in China, where anything can be food?

China, and some other Asian countries

Syrah 3/14/2020 2:43:01 PM

26