SpecialEd

4 minutes ago, redbarron77 said:

• Your is a possessive pronoun; it is used to show ownership over something.
• You’re is a contraction of the words you are.

Since neither one of us is the originator of the funny statement, we cannot know if they meant it to reference the ownership of the moment, or a screw-up of bad spelling.

Sorry, none of that matters. It is simply incorrect as printed.

10 minutes ago, Jared said:

Yeah licking county has nice roads for the most part, Johnstown is terrible for some reason. I'm working from home for now, so am really only able to get out on weekends if weather permits.

What kind of work do you do?

From your first post, it sounds as if you are one of many who are temporarily out of work because of the virus.

There are a lot of folks from the southern Ohio area; not as many from the northeast. Makes sense to me since the roads in Cuyahoga County are pretty crappy compared to those down your way.

Welcome, Jared. Take a look around. There has been a lot of activity in the Mini Prepping (COVID-19) thread lately. 

I once worked with a guy whose favorite saying was, "when you don't know, you don't know what you don't know."

9 minutes ago, Bubba said:

That whole string kind'a reminded me of the quote from Donald Rumsfeld on Iraq and WoMDs:

Rumsfeld stated:

"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones."

WHAT? 😏

Bubs, I do remember this and I agree. The first thing that came to my mind after reading this was act 1 scene 1 of Macbeth: 

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"

"When the hurly-burly's done, when the battle's lost and won."

"Fair is foul and foul is fair."

IOW, chaos and confusion.

3 minutes ago, motocat12 said:

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/1-in-4-students-participating-in-online-coursework-in-ohio-cincinnati

whut? "you're furloughed to prevent CV so your kid should go get a job?"

“I have students right now who really can’t access the curriculum because they had to get a job because their parents are making less money now,” said Michele Jones, a math teacher in Utah.

Worst parents ever if true; I can see this happening. However, unless the child workers are 18 or older, the state will step in and demand that the minor child return to the classroom once schools reopen. It's state law.

27 minutes ago, Bubba said:

My favorite.

I think subconsciously that I find this post so funny because I can absolutely hear Trump saying these same words at one of his daily pressers. SMH.

29 minutes ago, 2talltim said:

 

Here are the official Coronavirus guidelines:

1. Basically, you can't leave the house for any reason, but if you have to, then you can.

2. Masks are useless, but maybe you have to wear one, it can save you, it is useless, but maybe it is mandatory as well.

3. Stores are closed, except those that are open.

4. You should not go to hospitals unless you have to go there. Same applies to doctors, you should only go there in case of emergency, provided you are not too sick.

5. This virus is deadly but still not too scary, except that sometimes it actually leads to a global disaster.

6. Gloves won't help, but they can still help.

7. Everyone needs to stay HOME, but it's important to GO OUT.

8. There is no shortage of groceries in the supermarket, but there are many things missing when you go there in the evening, but not in the morning. Sometimes.

9. The virus has no effect on children except those it affects.

10. Animals are not affected, but there is still a cat that tested positive in Belgium in February when no one had been tested, plus a few tigers here and there…

11. You will have many symptoms when you are sick, but you can also get sick without symptoms, have symptoms without being sick, or be contagious without having symptoms. Oh, my..

12. In order not to get sick, you have to eat well and exercise, but eat whatever you have on hand and it's better not to go out, well, but no…

13. It's better to get some fresh air, but you get looked at very wrong when you get some fresh air, and most importantly, you don't go to parks or walk. But don’t sit down, except that you can do that now if you are old, but not for too long or if you are pregnant (but not too old).

14. You can't go to retirement homes, but you have to take care of the elderly and bring food and medication.

15. If you are sick, you can't go out, but you can go to the pharmacy.

16. You can get restaurant food delivered to the house, which may have been prepared by people who didn't wear masks or gloves. But you have to have your groceries decontaminated outside for 3 hours. Pizza too?

17. Every disturbing article or disturbing interview starts with "I don't want to trigger panic, but…"

18. You can't see your older mother or grandmother, but you can take a taxi and meet an older taxi driver.

19. You can walk around with a friend but not with your family if they don't live under the same roof.

20. You are safe if you maintain the appropriate social distance, but you can’t go out with friends or strangers at the safe social distance.

21. The virus remains active on different surfaces for two hours, no, four, no, six, no, we didn't say hours, maybe days? But it takes a damp environment. Oh no, not necessarily.

22. The virus stays in the air - well no, or yes, maybe, especially in a closed room, in one hour a sick person can infect ten, so if it falls, all our children were already infected at school before it was closed. But remember, if you stay at the recommended social distance, however in certain circumstances you should maintain a greater distance, which, studies show, the virus can travel further, maybe.

23. We count the number of deaths but we don't know how many people are infected as we have only tested so far those who were "almost dead" to find out if that's what they will die of…

24. We have no treatment, except that there may be one that apparently is not dangerous unless you take too much (which is the case with all medications).

25. We should stay locked up until the virus disappears, but it will only disappear if we achieve collective immunity, so when it circulates… but we must no longer be locked up for that?

This is one of the best posts I have ever seen on this site. Absolutely hilarious--and true.

5 minutes ago, Tpoppa said:

It came with a solar cover.  It's about 1600 gallons... figure I can dump a few 5 gallon buckets of hot water into it before I get in 😀

Good on 'ya. I'm jealous. The radio, though . . . or maybe your one of those who relish the quiet. The older I get, the more quiet I need. However, I recall that you have a few young kids living in your house; maybe more bourbon and forget the radio.

6 hours ago, Tpoppa said:

I just ordered a 12 ft inflatable pool for my patio. 

That's where I"ll be drinking bourbon for the rest of this quarantine.  Now to find some floating drink holders.

I certainly hope that you have found a way to heat the water until the weather becomes warmer, although the bourbon should take the edge off. Also, you should look into one of those floating waterproof radios.

Bored to tears today. Found this inane vid on YouTube which caused me to laugh pretty damn hard. If you decide to watch, please ensure the sound is up on your device. I posted it here instead on the vid thread because this thread is so popular right now. I was tempted to send this video to my students, but the language is problematic--and this is a large part of why it appeals to me.

1 hour ago, redkow97 said:

I think that has more to do with the wealthy suburbs having more tests administered, and nothing to do with a higher infection rate. 

Looking at the map, broadview hts also had a pretty high number.  

I’m not worried, and i am all but moved into brecksville. 

Coronavirus in Pepper Pike is available in gold or platinum, and infection is completely optional.

A bird may love a fish; but where would they build a home together?

7 minutes ago, CoDAF said:

It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken. 

Frank Perdue used to say this line during TV commercials that ran in the 1980s. It's still true today. May God rest his soul  🐤

Trust everyone--but cut the cards.

42 minutes ago, Tpoppa said:

Whether you understand the math or not, paying off a house early doesn't make financial sense.  Now, there might be some personal value to you, or peace of mind for being able to say your house is paid off.  Perhaps that offsets the money you lost.

I and my brother came into a substantial inheritance when our mom died at age 93 in March of 2014. I paid off student loans, my remaining mortgage, and all outstading debt. It felt great. We put the remaining funds into conservative retirement accounts. We were decidedly lucky, but now have no tax dedutions when the IRS comes calling. I was told by my CPA that it is sometimes better to owe money than to be free and clear; this has always mystified me, and seems counterintuitave. 

1 minute ago, Tonik said:

So your net worth is huge based on the land value alone. Glad we cleared that up.

Chagrin Falls is a *long way* away from Pepper Pike and Hunting Valley financially. That's all I'm saying. Nobody would consider me "jbot rich." I hope he won't have a mortgage.

5 minutes ago, Tonik said:

Says Mr. Chagrin Falls.

I built my house back in 1993. There is no way in hell I could afford to live here if I tried doing the same thing now. We live in a community where the land is so valuable that newbies are coming in and knocking existing houses down, then building ridiculously expensive new homes.

For those of you who may be unaware, Pepper Pike and its neighbor, Hunting Valley, are two of the wealthiest areas in the entire state. Good for you, Mr. Rich Bastard.

21 minutes ago, what said:

If the food supply chain starts to break down, that's where things will start escalating quickly. Mobs of angry people with nothing to lose get violent real fast.

Maybe the people involved in the recent nationwide gun buying frenzy are onto something. Judging from hundreds of posts, it seems as if many members of this forum (myself included) are gun owners. Though I sold all of my "assault weapons" a year or two ago, I kept those designed for home defense.

15 minutes ago, motocat12 said:

you should get out more.

Fucking hilarious! What is this?

16 minutes ago, snot said:

Crime is up around here... 

I have my frying pan and spatula ready.

Never thought of sammitches as weapons, but . . .

For what it's worth, this is my journal entry for today. Read it or don't.

Madness
14 April
    There is now talk among those who know suggesting that we should all wear masks while out in public for the next year or so. The “president” is continuing to have melt-downs and is saying really stupid and, to most normal people, truly regrettable things during his daily pressers. The latest was yesterday, when he foolishly bellowed that “the president has absolute authority.” Our Great Leader also is suggesting that Dr. Fauci might be next in the long line of government officials he has indiscriminately fired. Idiots are protesting in front of the Ohio statehouse, insisting that the virus is a hoax and calling for the state to open back up for business. Signs from the picket line indicate that many protesters would also like Dr. Acton to “please go away.” People (mostly women, oddly enough) have been arrested for licking and coughing on grocery items in stores. A woman was recently caught trying on jewelry, licking it, and placing it back on the display rack. An eighteen-year-old Florida girl posted on social media that she had coronavirus and was “spreading it willingly.” She was tracked down and jailed. A pastor somewhere in the south told his parishioners that “God was bigger than the coronavirus”, and expressed that he was not afraid of death. The virus killed him. COVID survivors are haunted by memories of their vivid, fever-driven visitations from long-dead relatives. One man who appeared on the evening news last night said that while he was fighting the disease, he often found himself wondering if he had died already. “Live” daytime talk shows are being rerun. It was startling at first to see large studio audiences, guests, and on-air hosts sitting inches away from each other until the realization hit that they were discussing topics from a year ago. An American astronaut returning from a recent space mission said that she felt more isolated back on Earth than she did when she was orbiting hundreds of miles above us, adding that she found it “difficult to live without hugs.” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s brother Chris, who is recovering from COVID-19 while isolated in the basement of his family’s rented home for the past three weeks, tearfully told CNN that he was “sick of being sick” and desperately wants to return to his job as a reporter. The sun shines brightly this morning. The birds sing carelessly.