OT - What are you doing right now?

northGAcock

YukonRon said:

Dinner.

The Grove tonight. That’s a lot of Joy right there?

SciAggie

Is Mexican stir fry a thing? It turned out well...

Wolfpack

Don’t think I’ve tried the SG with ribs but like how your mind works. 

Botch

Today I've been fascinated with the news out of China, and their response to the Coors Coronavirus, and their stated objective to build a large hospital, in six days!!!i  
 

 
This is nucking futz!  Civil Engineering/Infrastructure is not my specialty at all, but due to a good-ole-boy promotion structure where I work, I've been working MILCON (military construction) for the past four years, and have learned a lot.  Buildup of infrastructure, in China, no doubt is totally different due to legal, financial, regulatory, environmental, etc differences; but there is no way a hospital can be built, and made operational, in less than a week (save a MASH unit, which doesn't require 3 dozen backhoes....)  

WeberWho

A few of you might remember a few pages back where I was shocked to hear that my dad was buying a PS4. I thought I might need to go out and buy a lottery ticket. I didn't go out and buy a lottery ticket but I did win a near new PS4 tonight when I stopped at my parents house! Hahaha!!! My dad didn't even last a week with it. His words, "I found myself playing golf on it at 3pm when your mother was still at work. I don't need this.(He is semi retired) Bring it over to your house and hook it up there."

Did I call that or what! 

Legume

Botch said:

Today I've been fascinated with the news out of China, and their response to the Coors Coronavirus, and their stated objective to build a large hospital, in six days!!!i  
 

 
This is nucking futz!  Civil Engineering/Infrastructure is not my specialty at all, but due to a good-ole-boy promotion structure where I work, I've been working MILCON (military construction) for the past four years, and have learned a lot.  Buildup of infrastructure, in China, no doubt is totally different due to legal, financial, regulatory, environmental, etc differences; but there is no way a hospital can be built, and made operational, in less than a week (save a MASH unit, which doesn't require 3 dozen backhoes....)  

Hospital hack a thon.  Love it.

JohnInCarolina

Botch said:

Today I've been fascinated with the news out of China, and their response to the Coors Coronavirus, and their stated objective to build a large hospital, in six days!!!i  
 

 
This is nucking futz!  Civil Engineering/Infrastructure is not my specialty at all, but due to a good-ole-boy promotion structure where I work, I've been working MILCON (military construction) for the past four years, and have learned a lot.  Buildup of infrastructure, in China, no doubt is totally different due to legal, financial, regulatory, environmental, etc differences; but there is no way a hospital can be built, and made operational, in less than a week (save a MASH unit, which doesn't require 3 dozen backhoes....)  

That’s insane.  

FarmingPhD

Botch said:

Today I've been fascinated with the news out of China, and their response to the Coors Coronavirus, and their stated objective to build a large hospital, in six days!!!i  
 

 
This is nucking futz!  Civil Engineering/Infrastructure is not my specialty at all, but due to a good-ole-boy promotion structure where I work, I've been working MILCON (military construction) for the past four years, and have learned a lot.  Buildup of infrastructure, in China, no doubt is totally different due to legal, financial, regulatory, environmental, etc differences; but there is no way a hospital can be built, and made operational, in less than a week (save a MASH unit, which doesn't require 3 dozen backhoes....)  

It’s amazing here how fast a building with pre fabricated walls can go up, but that’s only after utilities, plumbing, proper foundation, and concrete go down.  Definitely different grade of hospital.

FarmingPhD

Rolling smoke on some over the top chili.  Warmest it’s been all week at 30deg.

JohnInCarolina

Korean beef jerky marinade time:

YukonRon

Sea2Ski said:

Wish I could be gnawing on one of those ribs with you @YukonRon. 

Gotta say...wish it were so...

My very humble abode is always open if you ever wish to step down and slum it with us.

YukonRon

northGAcock said:

YukonRon said:

Dinner.

The Grove tonight. That’s a lot of Joy right there?

It was a good evening....we had the Beatles going all afternoon.

That is an endless catalogue of music.

2  Bottles of wine later....we were only 12% through.

sumoconnell

WeberWho said:

A few of you might remember a few pages back where I was shocked to hear that my dad was buying a PS4. I thought I might need to go out and buy a lottery ticket. I didn't go out and buy a lottery ticket but I did win a near new PS4 tonight when I stopped at my parents house! Hahaha!!! My dad didn't even last a week with it. His words, "I found myself playing golf on it at 3pm when your mother was still at work. I don't need this.(He is semi retired) Bring it over to your house and hook it up there."

Did I call that or what! 

Very cool story. Someday I’ll post what I do. I can tell that is a 2019 model. 

sumoconnell

Love that American Wagyu at HEB. Didn’t have time to egg tonight, so made it on my gasser with ceramic sear burner. Served with board sauce and classy fries with jalapeño chips. And a Mexican martini. 

YukonRon

Wolfpack said:

Don’t think I’ve tried the SG with ribs but like how your mind works. 

My Beautiful Wife chose Scott Chard...seriously great call if you are into chards.

My debate was Rosé which is absolutely perfect for Q, or go with a Rutherford Cab.

Cab won. I would have done this bottle with oatmeal.  I have 10 racks of ribs due to a BOGO buy. I can always try to do the Rosé, on the next one.

Cabs are my wheelhouse. I define wine pairing loser.

Gulfcoastguy

Botch said:

Today I've been fascinated with the news out of China, and their response to the Coors Coronavirus, and their stated objective to build a large hospital, in six days!!!i  
 

 
This is nucking futz!  Civil Engineering/Infrastructure is not my specialty at all, but due to a good-ole-boy promotion structure where I work, I've been working MILCON (military construction) for the past four years, and have learned a lot.  Buildup of infrastructure, in China, no doubt is totally different due to legal, financial, regulatory, environmental, etc differences; but there is no way a hospital can be built, and made operational, in less than a week (save a MASH unit, which doesn't require 3 dozen backhoes....)  

Civil Engineering and Construction was my specialty. Throwing men and money at a project can only speed it up just so much. Concrete takes 28 days to properly cure and a concrete foundation would be pretty much a requirement. But first you would have to run utilities to it. With precast beams, piling, and structural panels maybe 6 months to a year. Again assuming unlimited funds and no unexpected geotechnical issues. 

All assuming that you don’t want to imitate the Hard Rock in New Orleans. They still can’t safely retrieve two of the bodies from that new pile of rubble and steel.

alaskanassasin

Looks like they did one in 7 days when there was a SARS outbreak. 7 days with 7000 workers. 1000 beds and within two months they treated 15% of the SARS patients. 

 That is impressive 

thetrim

Late night grubbin’

Gulfcoastguy

I think trying to produce an attenuated vaccine quickly would be more beneficial.

HeavyG

Botch said:

Today I've been fascinated with the news out of China, and their response to the Coors Coronavirus, and their stated objective to build a large hospital, in six days!!!i  
 

 
This is nucking futz!  Civil Engineering/Infrastructure is not my specialty at all, but due to a good-ole-boy promotion structure where I work, I've been working MILCON (military construction) for the past four years, and have learned a lot.  Buildup of infrastructure, in China, no doubt is totally different due to legal, financial, regulatory, environmental, etc differences; but there is no way a hospital can be built, and made operational, in less than a week (save a MASH unit, which doesn't require 3 dozen backhoes....)  

They've done it before:
"Images on state television showed a flurry of activity at the muddy building site with dozens of diggers painted in multiple colors hard at work preparing the ground, as a stream of trucks ferried in materials and equipment.

The hospital aims to copy the experience of Beijing in 2003, when the city battled Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). As many as 774 people died globally in the SARS epidemic, which reached nearly 30 countries.

At the time, Beijing built the Xiaotangshan hospital in its northern suburbs in just a week. Within two months, it treated one-seventh of all the country’s SARS patients, the Changjiang Daily said."

“It created a miracle in the history of medical science,” the paper added.

The Beijing hospital, built by 7,000 workers, was originally designed only to take people who were in recovery from SARS to relieve pressure on other hospitals."

nolaegghead

Sounds like the same propaganda like we get daily from Twitter from that spray-tan guy.

nolaegghead

But what do I know.

thetrim

Trump was Orange AF at the Walk for Life.

Eoin

Gulfcoastguy said:

I think trying to produce an attenuated vaccine quickly would be more beneficial.

On the radio yesterday morning here, they are set up for this. First pass vaccine is in the lab now. Then they have to test, refine, test some more ....... Summer at a minimum before it's useable.

ColbyLang

Ladder stand, 30°. Flooded woods. Guarding acorns for the last weekend of the season

Botch

Thanks for the additional info, guys; I've learned some things and will be watching this out of curiosity.  
 
And something else interesting: 40 people have died from this virus so far, and 774 people died from SARS worldwide per @HeavyG above.  
In the 2018-2019 flu season, 80,000 died from regular flu, in the US alone.  And yet, getting a flu shot is just a "recommendation".    

DoubleEgger

Blueberry cream cheese french toast 

Yno

YukonRon said:

Cab won. I would have done this bottle with oatmeal.  I have 10 racks of ribs due to a BOGO buy. I can always try to do the Rosé, on the next one.

Cabs are my wheelhouse. I define wine pairing loser.

I have to say I agree 100%. I don't care much for white wine, and I only drink Champagne to be sociable (except for the Roederer Cristal we had for our anniversary!). Cabs are by far my favorite. I will pair Cab with anything I like to eat, to heck with the 'rules'.

I have been broadening my  tastes lately with all the wineries we have been visiting. I have become a fan of Malbec (Californian, haven't had much experience with South American wines), and some Petite Sirahs, Pinots, and Syrahs can be pretty good. But I prefer Cabs or the Bordeaux blends.

Gulfcoastguy

Argentinian Malbecs are good. Not that I'm much of a wine snob.

pgprescott

South American wine is generally a great value. I’m in the Cab/ Bordeaux blend group as well. I liken the South American stuff to Sonoma wines. The soil must be similar (idk). I prefer the Napa wines as a general rule but there are great wines all over the world worth drinking. I don’t drink hardly any wine these days compared to ten years ago but I am exploring some Spanish and Italian reds casually at the moment. Drink what you like is what I say. Cheers!