OT - How are you spending your time “social distancing?”

GATraveller

WeberWho said:

I'm absolutely terrible at video games. I picked this up 2nd hand to check out. It looked sweet when my brother in law was playing it last Thanksgiving. 

Amazingly well done with a seemingly endless landscape. Now would be the time because it's a serious time suck. 

JohnInCarolina

The wife and I are currently drinking a couple of Old Fashioneds and listening to Kenny Rogers.  Just seemed like the right call on several levels.

Gr_egger

For the last 5 years my New Years resolution has been to get this back up and running, it happened this week. She has yet to see any dirt but my beer runs to the local grocery store have been a lot more fun!

speed51133

The longer you wait the harder it is to clean. Did you grout already?

There is a chemical you apply to the face of the stone before you grout that prevents it from sticking. It's called grout release. Once it's in the books and crannies of the stone face, it's almost impossible to get out. Scraping will ruin the finish of the cultured stone. 

WeberWho

GATraveller said:

WeberWho said:

I'm absolutely terrible at video games. I picked this up 2nd hand to check out. It looked sweet when my brother in law was playing it last Thanksgiving. 

Amazingly well done with a seemingly endless landscape. Now would be the time because it's a serious time suck. 

That is what I was thinking. I haven't been out since Tuesday other than grabbing my sister in laws mail yesterday and meeting the guy this morning for the game. Trying to do my part and stay home.... 

Dollinger

Botch said:

Dollinger said:

been listening to these guys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJzlHBN3BT4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQ1llzPiB4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5XmUnYW5Ks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX8g_JEJol8

They are a band from Moscow that tours the US playing concerts.

L & Friends rawk!  
My first bar band was as a trombonist in a Chicago/EW&F cover band, we were never anywhere near as good as these guys.  (and that backup singer, mr-r-r-r...)  

Botch said:

Dollinger said:

been listening to these guys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJzlHBN3BT4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQ1llzPiB4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5XmUnYW5Ks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX8g_JEJol8

They are a band from Moscow that tours the US playing concerts.

L & Friends rawk!  
My first bar band was as a trombonist in a Chicago/EW&F cover band, we were never anywhere near as good as these guys.  (and that backup singer, mr-r-r-r...)  

Botch said:

Dollinger said:

been listening to these guys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJzlHBN3BT4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQ1llzPiB4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5XmUnYW5Ks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX8g_JEJol8

They are a band from Moscow that tours the US playing concerts.

L & Friends rawk!  
My first bar band was as a trombonist in a Chicago/EW&F cover band, we were never anywhere near as good as these guys.  (and that backup singer, mr-r-r-r...)  

You saw her. She gave me a big hug! She looks even better up close! Shame to miss this one!

These guys are top musicians in Russia. Lenoid writes the music down directly from the recordings and every drum stroke is exact! 

DoubleEgger

My nap game is getting strong. 

Botch

Dollinger said:

Dollinger said:

been listening to these guys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJzlHBN3BT4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQ1llzPiB4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5XmUnYW5Ks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX8g_JEJol8

They are a band from Moscow that tours the US playing concerts.

L & Friends rawk!  
My first bar band was as a trombonist in a Chicago/EW&F cover band, we were never anywhere near as good as these guys.  (and that backup singer, mr-r-r-r...)  

You saw her. She gave me a big hug! She looks even better up close! Shame to miss this one!

I now Officially hate you!    

TEXASBGE2018

Im amazed that all of you seem to be kicking back having a blast during all this. Good for all of you optimists. I live in another reality than all of you. Cause this is about to become Great Depression level shite economically.

dmchicago

JohnInCarolina said:

The wife and I are currently drinking a couple of Old Fashioneds and listening to Kenny Rogers.  Just seemed like the right call on several levels.

The Old Fashion was my pre-dinner cocktail of choice tonight as well.
Smoked Chili bitters.

No Kenny R, tho. Nice choice.

JohnInCarolina

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Im amazed that all of you seem to be kicking back having a blast during all this. Good for all of you optimists. I live in another reality than all of you. Cause this is about to become Great Depression level shite economically.

I think plenty of us are taking it as seriously as a heart attack.  But the reality is that we have very little control over the macro-scale forces at work.  The best we can do is take care of ourselves and our own.

Peace to you and your family, brother.

DMW

I baked bread today.


We delivered two loaves to my parents just to get out of the house. We practiced safe social distancing for the delivery.

northGAcock

DMW said:

We delivered two loaves to my parents just to get out of the house. We practiced safe social distancing for the delivery.

Drove by @ 60 mph and tossed it out the window?

milesvdustin

What recipe on those loaves? I have the 9.5 x 4.5 bread pans. 

DMW

milesvdustin said:

What recipe on those loaves? I have the 9.5 x 4.5 bread pans. 

It's this recipe:
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/basic-soft-white-sandwich-loaf-351269

from "The Bread Bible"
https://www.amazon.com/Bread-Bible-Rose-Levy-Beranbaum/dp/0393057941

Yno

Ynette and I had to do an emergency trip today for essential supplies - gin and Rockwood! Got the last two bags at my local ace. No gin on the shelf at Total Wine, but they found some on the high (get it?) shelves.

Had a couple of pork butts on the Egg. First time not doing low and slow at 225*. Ran them at 325* for five hours and am happy with the results. No pics of the pulled product, but on at  0830 hours:

and off at 1330 hours:



Also did a head of cauliflower with sesame oil and Parmesan. Went to 165 degrees but it was still a bit crunchy. Ten minutes in the microwave fixed that. It was super tasty, but next time I might pre-cook a bit.


Sorry, we ate before I remembered to take the after picture.

Hope you are all doing well in this time of upheaval. I just found out my company might be considered an essential business, as one of our customers is telling the DOD that they need us to support them or they can't fulfill their contracts with the military. I may be going back to work tomorrow! If I have to wait for those damn politicians (of both breeds) to decide on how to help, I would probably starve. I would rather work than wait for an unemployment claim to work it's way through the system.

Acn

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Im amazed that all of you seem to be kicking back having a blast during all this. Good for all of you optimists. I live in another reality than all of you. Cause this is about to become Great Depression level shite economically.

There is also a lot more than the Dow Jones and employment reports to be concerned about.  There is family, and friends, and what some other Republican called the better angels of our nature to worry about.

Stress about our fiscal bottom line, and a focus on what is best for our pocketbook primarily, to the exclusion of everything else is a huge reason why this country has been so messed up for 20+ years.

DuckDogDr

Bat houses complete...waiting sanding and paint

alaskanassasin

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Im amazed that all of you seem to be kicking back having a blast during all this. Good for all of you optimists. I live in another reality than all of you. Cause this is about to become Great Depression level shite economically.

 Debt free, emergency fund in place, swmbo working remotely.  Not worried about us but we are worried about her parents who are not in great health and are not heeding to the warnings, we are also worried about others who have no choice but to go into work in order to pay bills and others yet who have children, bills and no work. 

Eoin

TEXASBGE2018 said:

Im amazed that all of you seem to be kicking back having a blast during all this. Good for all of you optimists. I live in another reality than all of you. Cause this is about to become Great Depression level shite economically.

I'm definitely not optimistic, it's called gallows humour.

nolaegghead

Not that I'm a bat hater, but they are a classic vector for animal to human contagion of viruses like corona.  Just don't eat them raw.

Foghorn

I learned yesterday that our goal is not "social distancing".  It is "physical distancing, social connectedness".  To that end, I am very grateful to this forum and its members.  In pursuit of this, we played a game with family in another state yesterday via FaceTime.  I encourage others to do the same.

speed51133

WI will be on lockdown starting tomorrow. No details about what that all means, but non-essential businesses closed.

Ozzie_Isaac

Cleared out some land and put up two stalls and a small turnout for my horses.  I feel blessed to have some space around me and easy to avoid people.  I feel sorry for folks living in the city or apartments.

frazzdaddy

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Cleared out some land and put up two stalls and a small turnout for my horses.  I feel blessed to have some space around me and easy to avoid people.  I feel sorry for folks living in the city or apartments.

Same here sir. Counted those blessings among mine this weekend. 

thetrim

nolaegghead said:

Not that I'm a bat hater, but they are a classic vector for animal to human contagion of viruses like corona.  Just don't eat them raw.

Our have s@x w them if your peen is little enough. 

GrateEggspectations

thetrim

fishlessman

GrateEggspectations said:

just saw one.  a guy ive known for a good 40 years now just showed up at the shop for some welding, been diabetic the whole time ive known him. its bad now, kidneys shutting down, liver is fading fast, in the hospital every other week. and he is out and about during this. covidiot

HeavyG

The dog park is just not as fun for the dogs as it used to be...