OT - What are you doing right now?

ColbyLang

Ozzie_Isaac said:

@ColbyLang is this your bread?  It is my favorite NO French bread.  I have to have it shipped to AZ though.  Nothing local compares.

No sir. We have a very small retail presence. It equals about one tenth of one percent of our annual sales. We focus on large institutional accounts that service restaurants/colleges. We also have a few major accounts that we sell to directly. Website link: 

https://www.neworleansfrenchbread.com/

gpsegg

lousubcap

I am watching the journey of a small package being transported by the 5 letter company trying to get to my house.  On Saturday it was in state 72 miles away, then moved on Sunday to 80 miles away (still in state), yesterday it made its way to Indianapolis (130 miles away).  It will fun to see where it lands today.  Fortunately a "nice to have" not a need. 
No wonder the disclaimer about covid causing longer ship times   What a joke!

JohnInCarolina

Watching an Axios interview and just shaking my head in disbelief.

northGAcock

SGH said:

Anyone seen or heard from @theyolksonyou ? He hasnt logged on since January.

He has been busy promoting his new book "Bitter" by Bitterman

northGAcock

GATraveller said:

Thinking it's going to be a really long time before I get to do this again........

https://twitter.com/MattDeBary/status/1290280557234884609?s=19

You had to go and do it din't ya.

Sorry, I have to get them in on the rare occasion I get to talk football chit. Looking forward to tee-in it up....late September. 

JohnInCarolina

I don't think there's going to be a college football season folks.  Hate to be a Debbie Downer but I'm just not seeing it.   The NCAA will probably wait until several athletes have gotten terribly sick or worse before pulling the plug, but I just don't see how it can possibly work.  

saluki2007

JohnInCarolina said:

I don't think there's going to be a college football season folks.  Hate to be a Debbie Downer but I'm just not seeing it.   The NCAA will probably wait until several athletes have gotten terribly sick or worse before pulling the plug, but I just don't see how it can possibly work.  

I want to call you all sorts of bad words for saying this, but I'm slowing starting to accept this as well.  I think the only way a sport is going to be able to last a season is by doing a bubble thing like the NBA, NHL, and MLS.

FarmingPhD

Getting ready to have a patio poured hopefully this week.

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

I don't think there's going to be a college football season folks.  Hate to be a Debbie Downer but I'm just not seeing it.   The NCAA will probably wait until several athletes have gotten terribly sick or worse before pulling the plug, but I just don't see how it can possibly work.  

This is the best chance for the NCAA to show they care about student atheletes growing up into well educated adults with opportunities.  If they force them to play with the clear risks, then they will unmask themselves as an opportunistic corporate behemoth only interested in making money off the talents of these unpaid students.

FarmingPhD

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I don't think there's going to be a college football season folks.  Hate to be a Debbie Downer but I'm just not seeing it.   The NCAA will probably wait until several athletes have gotten terribly sick or worse before pulling the plug, but I just don't see how it can possibly work.  

This is the best chance for the NCAA to show they care about student atheletes growing up into well educated adults with opportunities.  If they force them to play with the clear risks, then they will unmask themselves as an opportunistic corporate behemoth only interested in making money off the talents of these unpaid students.

I saw an article earlier this summer that was titled something like “3.2 billion dollar reason we will have college football this fall.”  The hard part is a lot of the smaller and mid major schools are going to have to make some tough decisions as the football revenue is what funded the operation of a lot of other sports.  There may be some pretty big changes in college athletics over the next year that were a long time coming but are now going to be accelerated/necessity.

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I don't think there's going to be a college football season folks.  Hate to be a Debbie Downer but I'm just not seeing it.   The NCAA will probably wait until several athletes have gotten terribly sick or worse before pulling the plug, but I just don't see how it can possibly work.  

This is the best chance for the NCAA to show they care about student atheletes growing up into well educated adults with opportunities.  If they force them to play with the clear risks, then they will unmask themselves as an opportunistic corporate behemoth only interested in making money off the talents of these unpaid students.

I basically agree with you, but I don't think it's quite so one-sided.  The revenue that comes from these big programs is used to support the athletes themselves in the way of tuition, stipends, etc.  Cancelling the season is placing a fairly large financial burden on the colleges and universities - money does not grow on trees.  One decision some of them might have to make as a result of cancelling the season would be to also cancel athletic scholarships.  That outcome obviously wouldn't be a good one for the students.  

To be clear I still think the right thing to do is to cancel the season.  But I think the notion that it's just about the NCAA being a corporate behemoth whose only interest is money is an oversimplification.  

fishlessman

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I don't think there's going to be a college football season folks.  Hate to be a Debbie Downer but I'm just not seeing it.   The NCAA will probably wait until several athletes have gotten terribly sick or worse before pulling the plug, but I just don't see how it can possibly work.  

This is the best chance for the NCAA to show they care about student atheletes growing up into well educated adults with opportunities.  If they force them to play with the clear risks, then they will unmask themselves as an opportunistic corporate behemoth only interested in making money off the talents of these unpaid students.

I basically agree with you, but I don't think it's quite so one-sided.  The revenue that comes from these big programs is used to support the athletes themselves in the way of tuition, stipends, etc.  Cancelling the season is placing a fairly large financial burden on the colleges and universities - money does not grow on trees.  One decision some of them might have to make as a result of cancelling the season would be to also cancel athletic scholarships.  That outcome obviously wouldn't be a good one for the students.  

To be clear I still think the right thing to do is to cancel the season.  But I think the notion that it's just about the NCAA being a corporate behemoth whose only interest is money is an oversimplification.  

has duke announced what they will do with just the dorms. here it looks like one per room now but i even see them closing the dorms. theres no way you can keep college kids from drinking, socializing, and hooking up. lots of money sources will be drying up

SciAggie

saluki2007 said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I don't think there's going to be a college football season folks.  Hate to be a Debbie Downer but I'm just not seeing it.   The NCAA will probably wait until several athletes have gotten terribly sick or worse before pulling the plug, but I just don't see how it can possibly work.  

I want to call you all sorts of bad words for saying this, but I'm slowing starting to accept this as well.  I think the only way a sport is going to be able to last a season is by doing a bubble thing like the NBA, NHL, and MLS.

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That represents the comment (about the situation) I typed and re wrote three times before erasing it. I want to be respectful of this space. (Don’t count blanks - I just threw some stuff on the page)

Legume

I think I know who really runs the forum.

Lit

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I don't think there's going to be a college football season folks.  Hate to be a Debbie Downer but I'm just not seeing it.   The NCAA will probably wait until several athletes have gotten terribly sick or worse before pulling the plug, but I just don't see how it can possibly work.  

This is the best chance for the NCAA to show they care about student atheletes growing up into well educated adults with opportunities.  If they force them to play with the clear risks, then they will unmask themselves as an opportunistic corporate behemoth only interested in making money off the talents of these unpaid students.

I basically agree with you, but I don't think it's quite so one-sided.  The revenue that comes from these big programs is used to support the athletes themselves in the way of tuition, stipends, etc.  Cancelling the season is placing a fairly large financial burden on the colleges and universities - money does not grow on trees.  One decision some of them might have to make as a result of cancelling the season would be to also cancel athletic scholarships.  That outcome obviously wouldn't be a good one for the students.  

To be clear I still think the right thing to do is to cancel the season.  But I think the notion that it's just about the NCAA being a corporate behemoth whose only interest is money is an oversimplification.  

I read most colleges are going to have to release about 25% of their staff. 

JohnInCarolina

fishlessman said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I don't think there's going to be a college football season folks.  Hate to be a Debbie Downer but I'm just not seeing it.   The NCAA will probably wait until several athletes have gotten terribly sick or worse before pulling the plug, but I just don't see how it can possibly work.  

This is the best chance for the NCAA to show they care about student atheletes growing up into well educated adults with opportunities.  If they force them to play with the clear risks, then they will unmask themselves as an opportunistic corporate behemoth only interested in making money off the talents of these unpaid students.

I basically agree with you, but I don't think it's quite so one-sided.  The revenue that comes from these big programs is used to support the athletes themselves in the way of tuition, stipends, etc.  Cancelling the season is placing a fairly large financial burden on the colleges and universities - money does not grow on trees.  One decision some of them might have to make as a result of cancelling the season would be to also cancel athletic scholarships.  That outcome obviously wouldn't be a good one for the students.  

To be clear I still think the right thing to do is to cancel the season.  But I think the notion that it's just about the NCAA being a corporate behemoth whose only interest is money is an oversimplification.  

has duke announced what they will do with just the dorms. here it looks like one per room now but i even see them closing the dorms. theres no way you can keep college kids from drinking, socializing, and hooking up. lots of money sources will be drying up

Yes, Duke is managing this at the moment by only allowing certain classes of students to live on campus each semester.  For the fall, freshmen and sophomores will be allowed to live on campus.  Then in the spring, it will be juniors and seniors only.  That will allow them to put everyone into single dorm rooms.  Stanford is doing something similar.  

Before this, we were planning on putting students up in hotels.  That really wasn't going to be practical and introduced another set of issues.  

I've yet to see a perfect solution to the issue from any university in the US.  Mostly it seems like everyone is just trying to find the least worst option for them.  

SGH

Is it just me or is every ones avatar missing?

fishlessman

cold bean sandwich

Ozzie_Isaac

SGH said:

Is it just me or is every ones avatar missing?

Not just you.  I have a lot of grey blank stares

fishlessman

JohnInCarolina said:

fishlessman said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

I don't think there's going to be a college football season folks.  Hate to be a Debbie Downer but I'm just not seeing it.   The NCAA will probably wait until several athletes have gotten terribly sick or worse before pulling the plug, but I just don't see how it can possibly work.  

This is the best chance for the NCAA to show they care about student atheletes growing up into well educated adults with opportunities.  If they force them to play with the clear risks, then they will unmask themselves as an opportunistic corporate behemoth only interested in making money off the talents of these unpaid students.

I basically agree with you, but I don't think it's quite so one-sided.  The revenue that comes from these big programs is used to support the athletes themselves in the way of tuition, stipends, etc.  Cancelling the season is placing a fairly large financial burden on the colleges and universities - money does not grow on trees.  One decision some of them might have to make as a result of cancelling the season would be to also cancel athletic scholarships.  That outcome obviously wouldn't be a good one for the students.  

To be clear I still think the right thing to do is to cancel the season.  But I think the notion that it's just about the NCAA being a corporate behemoth whose only interest is money is an oversimplification.  

has duke announced what they will do with just the dorms. here it looks like one per room now but i even see them closing the dorms. theres no way you can keep college kids from drinking, socializing, and hooking up. lots of money sources will be drying up

Yes, Duke is managing this at the moment by only allowing certain classes of students to live on campus each semester.  For the fall, freshmen and sophomores will be allowed to live on campus.  Then in the spring, it will be juniors and seniors only.  That will allow them to put everyone into single dorm rooms.  Stanford is doing something similar.  

Before this, we were planning on putting students up in hotels.  That really wasn't going to be practical and introduced another set of issues.  

I've yet to see a perfect solution to the issue from any university in the US.  Mostly it seems like everyone is just trying to find the least worst option for them.  

its going to get nuts soon, im just thinking about dorm move in day in the cambridge ma area, thats nutty enough with out this going on. nieghbors a professor over at umass lowell, older and frail, he has already been told not to step in on campus, he will be online til he cant take it any more. it wont be long, he is one of those guys that gets in at 5 am to start his day

fishlessman

SGH said:

Is it just me or is every ones avatar missing?

currently getting the grey face stares

FarmingPhD

fishlessman said:

its going to get nuts soon, im just thinking about dorm move in day in the cambridge ma area, thats nutty enough with out this going on. nieghbors a professor over at umass lowell, older and frail, he has already been told not to step in on campus, he will be online til he cant take it any more. it wont be long, he is one of those guys that gets in at 5 am to start his day

They started dorm move in here on Monday and are spreading it over 2 weeks to limit congestion. Students are tested at move in, we have 24hr turnaround on testing as our vet school processes the tests.  They have a dorm building dedicated to isolation for folks testing positive.  Lectures are online with labs I. A sort of hybrid mode depending on the class and required learning needs.  I think the leadership here has done the best they can for a highly fluid situation.  We’ll find out how well this is Working in about 3-4 weeks since classes start in less than 2 weeks and we’ll likely see the first surge.

Eoin

Yesterday was roast pork, today chicken and sausages.

thetrim

Our pound dog became a pure bred show dog overnight with more on the way....

FML

thetrim

Brentford or Fulham?

kl8ton

I'm 2 for 78!

Eoin

thetrim said:

Brentford or Fulham?

Fulham have been poor in the PL, so I'd prefer to see someone new get a shot.

lkapigian

Just changed the battery on my first Thermopen MK4 , safe to say this has served several thousand people at a " Safe food temp " for many years ...

thetrim

Looks like Fulham gets the invite. Brentford fans would've been spewing hatred toward Duke all season anyway.