OT - What are you doing right now?

bucky925

@nolaegghead We try and lift up those on the front lines in general each day.  Y'all have been added to our specific list.  

SonVolt

HeavyG said:

This CYA attitude on the part of hospital management in these trying times is utter bullsh!t!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-31/hospitals-tell-doctors-they-ll-be-fired-if-they-talk-to-press

This seems sh*tty at face value, but I think each of us would be fired for speaking to the press in regards to our employer without permission regardless of a pandemic. Random nurses, doctors and hospital staff giving unsolicited interviews could potentially do more harm than good. 

Ozzie_Isaac

milesvdustin said:

I used to use usaa until they decided to drag their feet and we almost ended up in court. Dirtbags. Also, they are super expensive compared to who I have now. Country financial (farm bureau)

I had USAA for 14 years.  They drug out a window claim for over a month.  They sent 2 inspectors before they would fix it (crack went across half the window right through my line of sight), so I had to be available for a 4hr window of time twice, plus window getting fixed.  Both inspectors laughed and were like, "Yup, it's broke".  I started calling around.  Saved ~$1400 a year on all my insurance (have bundled policies).  USAA called a bunch trying to save my business.  They said they could match the rates, which was funny because when I called prior to the window issues they said they could not do any better, I had their best rate.

TL:DR version:

They lost a 14 year customer over a $250 windshield replacement, because if they had just fixed it I would not have gotten mad and searched around.

Ozzie_Isaac

Eoin said:

Watching Ip Man kung fu films on Netflix.

Check out Drunken Masters.  It is worth the watch, at least when you are stuck in the house.

Eoin

The boys are getting cabin fever.

Gulfcoastguy

Eoin said:

The boys are getting cabin fever.

I have been tempted myself. My local barber closed down the day before I tried to get there. Another month and I will look like I did back in the 1970’s except for the gray. 

Might need to find idle hands something to do. Maybe washing the house followed by painting?

Acn

Writing funding requests.

HeavyG

SonVolt said:

HeavyG said:

This CYA attitude on the part of hospital management in these trying times is utter bullsh!t!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-31/hospitals-tell-doctors-they-ll-be-fired-if-they-talk-to-press

This seems sh*tty at face value, but I think each of us would be fired for speaking to the press in regards to our employer without permission regardless of a pandemic. Random nurses, doctors and hospital staff giving unsolicited interviews could potentially do more harm than good. 

Gonna have to disagree. When I was still working (I'm retired) it was also normal company practice that any requests from media were to be referred to the PR folks to deal with. In normal times, in normal corporations I understand the value of that approach.

In this situation, where it seems to start with some government leaders initially ignoring/downplaying the scope/magnitude of the problem, I think the public is better served by hearing directly from the folks in the trenches/front lines.

China initially tried to downplay the Covid19 problem and it was left to some citizens and medical professionals to go public with information about what was really happening. In China some of those folks were detained and China's normal brigades of internet censors scrubbed such commentary/criticism of the government from their internet. One of those folks was a medical doctor who was arrested and later died from Covid19. Ultimately, China could of course no longer hide the magnitude of the problem and was forced to deal with it differently.

Here in the US our leadership also refused to deal with the problem in an upfront and honest manner. Hearing from first responders is helpful in conveying how serious the problem is. Those shared observations prompt the rest of us to make enough noise to force the hand of our "leaders" to respond with serious action.

It seems, to me anyway, that firing medical personnel at a time when the need for medical personnel outstrips the available supply is criminally petty.

GATraveller

Eoin said:

The boys are getting cabin fever.

They wearing their Dr. Martens?

ColbyLang

$7 slabs of baby backs on and yard freshly mowed. Also did my 2 hours in purgatory home schooling my 5 year old who will now be home until May 1 at a minimum. Can’t see them
going back for 4 weeks once they’ve been off for 7.......

caliking

nolaegghead said:

She's working COVID again, today.  Then she will rotate back to her normal telemetry unit for a couple days before a rotation back to the COVID unit.  This will continue on for the indeterminate future.  At some point I predict most medical personnel will be focusing on the pandemic.

The first responders are doing a heroic job.  Please give anyone you know in this position, including police, firemen, EMS kudos.  They're paying a steep price dealing with this pandemic.

My sphincter tone increases when I get ready for work or make my weekly trip to the grocery store, which is not even an iota of the exposure risk that Bridget and colleagues face. 

And know that you’re not welcome in TX, because our governor said so. Well... I guess y’all could quarantine yourselves at our place, until your cooties wore off. 

Seriously though, be well and stay safe. 

DoubleEgger

ColbyLang said:

$7 slabs of baby backs on and yard freshly mowed. Also did my 2 hours in purgatory home schooling my 5 year old who will now be home until May 1 at a minimum. Can’t see them
going back for 4 weeks once they’ve been off for 7.......

They aren’t going back this school year. 

ColbyLang

DoubleEgger said:

ColbyLang said:

$7 slabs of baby backs on and yard freshly mowed. Also did my 2 hours in purgatory home schooling my 5 year old who will now be home until May 1 at a minimum. Can’t see them
going back for 4 weeks once they’ve been off for 7.......

They aren’t going back this school year. 

Totally agree. 

thetrim

Sitting on a webex while surfing the forum.

Acn

Got our bread delivery.

Botch

HeavyG said:
Gonna have to disagree. When I was still working (I'm retired) it was also normal company practice that any requests from media were to be referred to the PR folks to deal with. In normal times, in normal corporations I understand the value of that approach.

In this situation, where it seems to start with some government leaders initially ignoring/downplaying the scope/magnitude of the problem, I think the public is better served by hearing directly from the folks in the trenches/front lines.

China initially tried to downplay the Covid19 problem and it was left to some citizens and medical professionals to go public with information about what was really happening. In China some of those folks were detained and China's normal brigades of internet censors scrubbed such commentary/criticism of the government from their internet. One of those folks was a medical doctor who was arrested and later died from Covid19. Ultimately, China could of course no longer hide the magnitude of the problem and was forced to deal with it differently.

Here in the US our leadership also refused to deal with the problem in an upfront and honest manner. Hearing from first responders is helpful in conveying how serious the problem is. Those shared observations prompt the rest of us to make enough noise to force the hand of our "leaders" to respond with serious action.

It seems, to me anyway, that firing medical personnel at a time when the need for medical personnel outstrips the available supply is criminally petty.

I have to agree 1,000%.    

milesvdustin

Finished the compost bin, minus the lid. Just need to frame it and attach this sheet metal. 

Legume

I appreciate your concern, but it’s ok.  I’m upwind.

ColbyLang

Legume said:

I appreciate your concern, but it’s ok.  I’m upwind.

You win

nolaegghead

Made a part for my buddy's fishing kayak.  Cypress seat riser. 

WeberWho

My wife found a random tri-tip in the freezer this afternoon. Score! I paired it up with the sous vide and finished it off on lump.



Don't worry, this is where the steak switched grain patterns. I didn't cut my steak with the grain. 



Get your self some Tatonka Dust rub if you're looking for a new rub. They're out of North Dakota. Legit rub. 

Botch

This afternoon I mowed my lawn.  Have never done that in March before, not even when I lived in Albuturkey, NM.  My fertilizer guys were here two days ago (right before two days of rain, yay!) and before my power-raking guys have shown up.  Weird.  

DoubleEgger

lousubcap

@WeberWho - That is a great money shot.  Caveman for the finish...Congrats on the cook.  

SGH

DoubleEgger said:

Yeah buddy 👍

nolaegghead

Screwed around at my shop.

saluki2007

nolaegghead said:

Screwed around at my shop.

Are you at Rascal's place?  That sure is a lot of toys...

nolaegghead

Rascal wins with the most toys.  My stuff is all cheap junk.

GrateEggspectations

Would be a great name for an edible....

GATraveller

Wishing I woke up to find out this was the worlds most elaborate April Fools joke.