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Hmm skinny dipping in captain's moat gran? have you no shame!
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alright cool thanks for clearing that up for me.
Just saw the perfect meme for me.
Ralph Wiggums on the bus.
On my way to work like
ha ha I'm essential.
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We sold 25. not too terrible all things considered.
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we are right off the highway we almost always get a good amount of walk ins
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I don't suppose that we are no.
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My frustration with humanity grows...
TL;DR version: Everyone saw the exception in the California lockdown for "outdoor activities", so people are flocking to parks and beaches in greater numbers than ever before, leading to massive overcrowding.
Yeah. "It's a quarantine! I'm supposed to avoid other people! I know, I'll go to the beach with 10,000 other people! It'll be outdoors, so I'm sure it'll be fine."
These people won't learn until the lesson becomes painful and publicly shamed. It's time to start paintball-hunting these people that break self-isolation to gather in public places. My only suggestion would be to use the indelible dye that banks use in those exploding packs that ruins the bank-robbery money. That way they're dyed a permanent red ink along with the paintball welts.
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Wow, 3D printed stuff is expensive.
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Wow, 3D printed stuff is expensive.
If you think that 3D stuff is expensive, wait until you see just how much 4D stuff costs!
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My guests at the hotel have reminded me that if your trying to avoid covid use your card rather then cash when you can. They don't but they are also traveling right now so It's not terribly surprising.
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You know what's nice?
Having a contractor who you can trust and who does good work.
Our fireplace guy just gave us a quote for the deck that seemed astronomical, but we asked for FSC certified (theoretically rainforest friendly) ipe, so I went ahead and pulled the trigger and then did some Googling.
Expected price for the ipe: $4-$8 per linear foot. His price: $5.43
Expected price for labor: $25-$45 per square foot. His price: $27.89So, er, I'm paying, exactly what I should. *And* keeping my favorite contractor in business during a quarantine. *And* getting a deck that GothBard won't fall through.
Win-win-win!
(If anyone tries to nail him for violating quarantine, we'll point out that GothBard has already fallen through the deck once, so it's a proven safety hazard, and with the workers outside and us inside, I just don't see a lot of opportunity for cross-exposure...)
EDIT: Yeah, yeah, I know. Even FSC-certified ipe is iffy because you never know whether the certification is real. But I live in frigging Berkeley, and we have a local lumber company (Ashby Lumber and Hardware) that takes such things quite seriously. So I'm going to have some faith in the local people in the supply chain who should be paying attention to such things, just because of the city in which they do business.
OH MY GOD!
Is she alright?
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Hmm skinny dipping in captain's moat gran? have you no shame!
Shame is for civilized society, which collapsed two weeks ago.
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Does that mean we no longer have to be at the top of the thread to be naked?
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I live every day like it's the top of the page.
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Yep. Essential. We have 6 rooms sold tonight, with 1 still to arrive (I'm betting he won't). Definitely essential.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I'm working. But "essential" may be a bit of a stretch.
Me in a nutshell. Just found out I don't get to quarantine because my company does taxes and is therefore considered essential.
Yaaaaaaay.
I'm grateful for the continuing paycheck, but I'm not sure the increased exposure risk is worth it.
At least I don't have any client interaction as part of my job.
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...If anyone tries to nail him for violating quarantine, we'll point out that GothBard has already fallen through the deck once...OH MY GOD!
Is she alright?
At its highest point the deck is only 3' (1m) off the ground, and this happened months ago, but it was a minor miracle that she didn't break a leg. her right leg went straight through, it went all the way to the ground, and she ended up with a nasty bruise up her entire leg that lasted for weeks. But she was lucky:
- No breaks- No lacerations
Just a big-a$$ painful bruise.
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Some people pay for bruises like that. But glad she is okay.
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Some people pay for bruises like that. But glad she is okay.
Wait, seriously!?
Damn it, and here I've been hitting myself in the leg with my 20 pound maul for free all these years.
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Life in TechLand:
A while ago, I got Amazon's "cheapest" noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones so I could listen to music while working on the house. I think they were all of around $60-$70, and they've worked well... EXCEPT they don't cancel out VOICES, which is rather astonishingly irritating.It's kind of eerie: I can hear the dishwasher, washing machine, and Impus Major going, I turn on the noise cancellation switch, and the dishwasher and washing machine go silent, but I can still hear Impus Major clear as day.
So yeah, I just Googled, "What are the best noise-cancelling headphones for human speech?" and got myself a pair. Going to ask my manager whether I can convince Global Megacorporation to shell out for them, but we'll see whether they're any better.
'Cause Impus Major is a LOUD BOY.
I'm new to fatherhood, but I'm pretty sure the phrase "son, can you keep it down" is relatively affordable.
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Some people just talk louder than others.
I have a friend that talks super loud and doesn't realize it.
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I'm new to fatherhood, but I'm pretty sure ........
hahahahahahahah
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Yesterday we cleaned up the the pine needles, branches, and toys in the backyard (throwing away any broken ones).
Today we're cleaning up the sticks and branches in the front yard.
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Wish I could fly you in Cap.
I have a ton of stuff to do around the house, the weather these few days has been amazingly sunny (and cold at the same time). And I know I can leave you alone with stuff.(I love MrT but he can not be left alone with certain tasks)
For some reason, I'm imagining MrT as the Synthesiser Home Improvements Wizard.
He puts on a glittery cape and pointy hat.
He fires up the VCS3.
He plays a couple of arpeggios, then behold!
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And then of course we still have to clean up the flower beds in the front and the garden in the backyard.
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I'm new to fatherhood, but I'm pretty sure the phrase "son, can you keep it down" is relatively affordable.Life in TechLand:
A while ago, I got Amazon's "cheapest" noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones so I could listen to music while working on the house. I think they were all of around $60-$70, and they've worked well... EXCEPT they don't cancel out VOICES, which is rather astonishingly irritating.It's kind of eerie: I can hear the dishwasher, washing machine, and Impus Major going, I turn on the noise cancellation switch, and the dishwasher and washing machine go silent, but I can still hear Impus Major clear as day.
So yeah, I just Googled, "What are the best noise-cancelling headphones for human speech?" and got myself a pair. Going to ask my manager whether I can convince Global Megacorporation to shell out for them, but we'll see whether they're any better.
'Cause Impus Major is a LOUD BOY.
We're back-to-back and he's in class and has to participate, so that isn't an option. I annoy him as well, so it's mutual.
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So, this here's probably political, but what's wrong with
U.S. Payroll in 2018 was $17.5 trillion. So call it $20 trillion in 2020. The Feds work with the states to use unemployment funds and monetary injections to pay the entire U.S. payroll for 60 days. ($3.33 trillion, partially defrayed by unemployment funds.) At the same time, we have a national lockdown for 60 days.
This gives us:
(1) Everyone who was working has guaranteed income for 60 days.
(2) Everyone knows exactly when the lockdown will end.
(3) At the end of it, you will have 350 million stir-crazy Americans rushing out to buy everything in sight, producing a massive economic stimulus that might well drive us out of recession.
And this is apparently cheaper than the $4 trillion number that's getting thrown around right now.
Would it work? If not, why not?
You're not paying the bureaucracy “enough” with that figure to account for overhead, loss, mistakes, and general corruption.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? and all that.
(Though maybe it should be “qui pecunias tractat” instead of “custodios”? I’unno.)
To be clear, this isn’t a U.S. issue, it’s a real issue whenever you have people in charge of distributing cash.
Anything else would be rather explicitly political rather than general, but that’s the very short (and incomplete) answer for why that probably wouldn’t function in IRL, even if it’s a fantastic idea and should work exactly like that.
EDIT: note, "it wouldn't" is not the same as, "it couldn't" but I would expect a massive overhaul of political and financial infrastructure - one vastly different than most things people have tried in the past - in order to accomplish both in-budget and within sufficient timeframe.
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Long post. Deleted for everyone's sanity.
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"So when I take this computer home, will it still have Google Chrome?"
I've got nothin'.
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Long post. Deleted for everyone's sanity.
Aw, that's what spoiler tags are for! I was interested in seeing your take on things.
Because yes, my statement is grossly naive and would require a great deal of actual thought to make it effective.
But watching the current negotiation of, "How many hundreds of billions do we give to grossly-mismanaged companies with no oversight on how they spend it, and what ridiculous unrelated riders can we attach?" makes me think, "There's GOT to be a significantly less convoluted way of doing things, and getting money directly to the consumer seems like the most no-brainer method of all."
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... watching the current negotiation of, "How many hundreds of billions do we give to grossly-mismanaged companies with no oversight on how they spend it, and what ridiculous unrelated riders can we attach?" makes me think, "There's GOT to be a significantly less convoluted way of doing things, and getting money directly to the consumer seems like the most no-brainer method of all."
That would require having some level of trust in the average citizen, and being willing to let them have that money without strings attached and favors owed.
That last part is probably the main sticking point. Too many of the people with the authority to distribute that kind of money are unwilling to do so without some promise of a "return on their investment" of some kind.
Giving it to companies, lobbies, lower governments, etc. can be leaned on later for retributive favors. Giving it straight to individuals, not so much.
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You know you're getting old when...
...the stretch kicks you always used to do to limber up, strengthen your legs, and improve your balance now strain your back...
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*hug* He will be missed.
Such a great part of my childhood.
Mine too!
My swedish grandmother always had a supply of them for me to read (English translation of course).
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Wish I could fly you in Cap.
I have a ton of stuff to do around the house, the weather these few days has been amazingly sunny (and cold at the same time). And I know I can leave you alone with stuff.(I love MrT but he can not be left alone with certain tasks)
For some reason, I'm imagining MrT as the Synthesiser Home Improvements Wizard.
He puts on a glittery cape and pointy hat.
He fires up the VCS3.
He plays a couple of arpeggios, then behold!
Kinda?
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*hug* He will be missed.
Such a great part of my childhood.
My kids', too. Teensy Valeros adores the Asterix books.
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Long post. Deleted for everyone's sanity.Aw, that's what spoiler tags are for! I was interested in seeing your take on things.
Because yes, my statement is grossly naive and would require a great deal of actual thought to make it effective.
But watching the current negotiation of, "How many hundreds of billions do we give to grossly-mismanaged companies with no oversight on how they spend it, and what ridiculous unrelated riders can we attach?" makes me think, "There's GOT to be a significantly less convoluted way of doing things, and getting money directly to the consumer seems like the most no-brainer method of all."
I may revisit if I have time this afternoon. Clients are actually still working, so I am still working some.
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...If anyone tries to nail him for violating quarantine, we'll point out that GothBard has already fallen through the deck once...OH MY GOD!
Is she alright?At its highest point the deck is only 3' (1m) off the ground, and this happened months ago, but it was a minor miracle that she didn't break a leg. her right leg went straight through, it went all the way to the ground, and she ended up with a nasty bruise up her entire leg that lasted for weeks. But she was lucky:
- No breaks
- No lacerationsJust a big-a$$ painful bruise.
thank god shes okay.
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Some people just talk louder than others.
I have a friend that talks super loud and doesn't realize it.
>_>
<_<shuddup
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*hug* He will be missed.
Such a great part of my childhood.
what happened?
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You know you're getting old when...
...the stretch kicks you always used to do to limber up, strengthen your legs, and improve your balance now strain your back...
....double shuddup
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Well I just went and spent a BUNDLE
MEANWHILE,...
I wear two pairs of glasses, both bifocals,
Cant wait to get new (correct) glasses. Its been so long, it will be delightful.
Yep. Last year my optometrist insisted on giving me progressive lenses.
Hate them.
So this year I insisted on getting a "normal" pair, and ordered them in December. Then:
- Frames got backordered. Had to have them re-order them
- Frames came in but lenses had been forgotten. Had to have them re-order them
- Glasses arrived on Thursday, 3 days after the lockdown started. Along with a note from my optometrist that they're closed for the duration.*SIGH*
Ah yes, I have had two pairs of bifocals for 4 years now. I still HATE them, but I have gotten used to them.
THIS time I was talked into a progressive pair for my 'desk' pair of glasses. My mother wears a progressive pair, just one for everything, and she likes it, says its like wearing trifocals without having 3 lines on your lenses. ;P
We'll see how they work out.
Well,.. EVENTUALLY we'll see how it works out. When they FINALLY get here, and I can FINALLY get them. ;P
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Ah yes, I have had two pairs of bifocals for 4 years now.Well I just went and spent a BUNDLE
MEANWHILE,...
I wear two pairs of glasses, both bifocals,
Cant wait to get new (correct) glasses. Its been so long, it will be delightful.
Yep. Last year my optometrist insisted on giving me progressive lenses.
Hate them.
So this year I insisted on getting a "normal" pair, and ordered them in December. Then:
- Frames got backordered. Had to have them re-order them
- Frames came in but lenses had been forgotten. Had to have them re-order them
- Glasses arrived on Thursday, 3 days after the lockdown started. Along with a note from my optometrist that they're closed for the duration.*SIGH*
HA! You're old!