COVID-19/corona virus mega thread/prepping thread

[Ron]

KJV = the Bible God uses and Satan hates.

I will peruse other versions if I'm studying something or having difficulty understanding a passage. I own many versions and of course the internet gives access to all of them.

Started my spiritual education with the KJV and no other version speaks to me like it does, so no need to change.

I will throw a shout out for the Richmond Lattimore translation of the New Testament. Really good easy reading, only downside is I am a Textus Receptus/majority text guy and he uses the Westcott and Hort Greek text. Otherwise excellent.

All of the New Testaments agree, turn around toward God, believe and trust in Jesus, love one another.

[Jamisjockey]

I didn’t read the article.  Is it digital or hard copies of the Bible?  Did it say?

[bedlamite]

Yeah, that's Chuck Schumer.

 

[bedlamite]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVABcl5qPA0

[RocketMan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVABcl5qPA0

"In space, nobody can hear you cough."   

[Ben]

NRA loses its court challenge on shutting down gun shops. I looked him up, and the Federal judge is an Obama appointee. Another reason why, no matter what you may think of Trump, his judicial picks will likely stop a lot of this crap.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-07/nra-loses-court-challenge-on-order-to-shut-california-gun-shops

[Ron]

I didn’t read the article.  Is it digital or hard copies of the Bible?  Did it say?

The article is about publishers of actual hard copies.

[MillCreek]

When you have Ammon Bundy on your side, what chance does a virus have?

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/a-liberty-rebellion-in-idaho-threatens-to-undermine-coronavirus-orders/

[Perd Hapley]

I didn’t read the article.  Is it digital or hard copies of the Bible?  Did it say?

I would imagine the vast majority of digital bible-reading is done via free mobile apps. Though there are some you pay for.

[Ben]

Apropos of nothing, man, he's got a hot wife. I'm really into the virus now. 

https://youtu.be/-JIAeUaMTCQ

[Jamisjockey]

Apropos of nothing, man, he's got a hot wife. I'm really into the virus now. 

https://youtu.be/-JIAeUaMTCQ

Every time she's on TV, she looks and sounds like she's reading a hostage statement.

[Fly320s]

Apropos of nothing, man, he's got a hot wife. I'm really into the virus now. 

https://youtu.be/-JIAeUaMTCQ

Yes, but I feel like she is trying to capture my moose and squirrel.

[Ben]

Semi-virus related I think. Apparently Trump has been putting the screws to Venezuela behind the scenes during this virus response. Though it does show failed socialism, given one of the biggest oil reserves in the world is out of gasoline. I wonder how many "people owned" refineries there are even functioning? Sounds like none.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-06/soldiers-are-protecting-the-last-drops-of-gasoline-in-venezuela

[charby]

Saw a Facebook post that was complaining about there is a greater percentage of blacks getting Covid-19 over whites. One person chimed in it was deeper than people imagined. The a black Chicago bus driver chimed in it, basically said, it's not deeper, I drive a bus and no one wants to stay home, instead you're on the bus coughing and touching each other.

[MechAg94]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udIl_3Bp0Yg

Steven Crowder is live on youtube right now.  Has put his dog in a room with a pile of toilet paper rolls with the dog slowly chewing through the pile.  He is covering it off camera like a golf broadcast.   

[Hawkmoon]

Every time she's on TV, she looks and sounds like she's reading a hostage statement.

How would you sound reading a teleprompter in Slovenian?

[Ben]

Podunk grocery store run this morning: Wow! Suddenly almost everything is back in stock.  Full dairy, meat, produce, and baking goods (flour, etc.) sections. Water about 2/3 full. TP/paper towels about 1/3 full. I was one of two customers in the store.

The "limit of 1" and "limit of 2" signs are gone from everything except dairy, baking goods, and paper products.

Heck, I might even try for a Costco run next week. I'm running out of the Salsa I can't get anywhere else.

[Jamisjockey]

Podunk grocery store run this morning: Wow! Suddenly almost everything is back in stock.  Full dairy, meat, produce, and baking goods (flour, etc.) sections. Water about 2/3 full. TP/paper towels about 1/3 full. I was one of two customers in the store.

The "limit of 1" and "limit of 2" signs are gone from everything except dairy, baking goods, and paper products.

Heck, I might even try for a Costco run next week. I'm running out of the Salsa I can't get anywhere else.

The new normal has settled in, which is quelling panic.

[zxcvbob]

Podunk grocery store run this morning: Wow! Suddenly almost everything is back in stock.  Full dairy, meat, produce, and baking goods (flour, etc.) sections. Water about 2/3 full. TP/paper towels about 1/3 full. I was one of two customers in the store.

The "limit of 1" and "limit of 2" signs are gone from everything except dairy, baking goods, and paper products.

Heck, I might even try for a Costco run next week. I'm running out of the Salsa I can't get anywhere else.

I went to Walmart and Sam's yesterday.  First time for Sam's.  I got there early for Senior Hour.  Most things were fully stocked.  There was no yeast, paper products were kind of scarce but they did have some.  Meat and produce and most canned goods looked normal.  I didn't even look for sanitizing wipes; I probably should have.  One of the things on my list was diet soda.  The soda sections looked fully stocked but there was almost no diet, just Diet Coke and a little Fresca and Diet Dr Pepper.  Shelf after shelf of sugar drinks.  That might be an East Texas thing.

One of the checkout girls at Sam's (not a cashier but one of the helpers to move people thru faster) was wearing a blue paper mask, but she had it pulled down on her chin.  I told her "I hate wearing this thing too, but it doesn't do any good on your chin".  She said she couldn't breathe with it pulled up. :(

[Jamisjockey]

As of yesterday, COVID is the #1 cause of death daily in the nation. Those numbers will continue to go up this week.
Also, because the backlog of testing is finally breaking, the number of positives will explode.
I'm of firm belief that a number of those positives have already waited so long for results that they're actually nearing the end of being sick.
However, the numbers that mean the most are the new hospitalizations.  It looks like NYC might have broken, with a stabilization or "peak" possibly happening right now in NYC.  
Some parts of the country (cough, Florida, cough) are behind that curve and won't see a slow down for another week or two.
But if NYC has successfully broken theirs, that will say a lot.

I was at walmart this morning.  They had most things.
The one thing I really wanted was some weights, which they were completely sold out of.

[makattak]

I was at walmart this morning.  They had most things.
The one thing I really wanted was some weights, which they were completely sold out of.

That actually makes sense. If people aren't able to go to the gym, the small number of people who usually want weights likely exploded to 10x that amount or more.

I also doubt there's "excess capacity" in weight manufacturing. So there's likely to be a shortage for a while.

(But, bonus for those of us who prefer working out at home: in about 12 months there will be a glut of used weights being sold.)

[WLJ]

White folks are just upset they can't go golfing while black people die

‘You should resign’: Michigan AG blasted for tweet about ‘white folks outraged because they can’t go golfing’ while minorities are disproportionately affected by coronavirus
https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2020/04/08/you-should-resign-michigan-ag-blasted-for-tweet-about-white-folks-outraged-because-they-cant-go-golfing-while-minorities-are-disproportionately-affected-by-coronavirus/

[Ben]

The one thing I really wanted was some weights, which they were completely sold out of.

Get with the program, Jamis!

https://nypost.com/2020/04/08/man-crafts-wooden-exercise-equipment-after-covid-19-shuts-down-his-gym/

[charby]

White folks are just upset they can't go golfing while black people die

‘You should resign’: Michigan AG blasted for tweet about ‘white folks outraged because they can’t go golfing’ while minorities are disproportionately affected by coronavirus
https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2020/04/08/you-should-resign-michigan-ag-blasted-for-tweet-about-white-folks-outraged-because-they-cant-go-golfing-while-minorities-are-disproportionately-affected-by-coronavirus/

I played golf on Sunday, probably one the better social distancing activities to do, especially if you walk the course. I also had a bag full of social distancing tools if someone came too close.

[K Frame]

I played golf on Sunday, probably one the better social distancing activities to do, especially if you walk the course. I also had a bag full of social distancing tools if someone came too close.

You racist you.