tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2782438439507678701..comments2024-03-28T05:53:09.950-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: This Is Getting Annoying...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25597022291695507002020-03-22T22:43:45.836-07:002020-03-22T22:43:45.836-07:00It's highly recommended. I'll be putting ...It's highly recommended. I'll be putting one in for the mother-in-law.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38130445374655144212020-03-22T22:42:51.751-07:002020-03-22T22:42:51.751-07:00No need for any of that. Enter the
new smart bid...No need for any of that. Enter the <a href="https://uberhumor.com/new-smart-bidet-system-no-more-need-for-toilet-paper" rel="nofollow"><br />new smart bidet system – no more need for toilet paper!</a> It's fairly easy and cheap to build and install as part of your existing toilet.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89957676124902707772020-03-21T18:10:15.809-07:002020-03-21T18:10:15.809-07:00I'm good right here, thanks.
My Mom and I wer...I'm good right here, thanks.<br /><br />My Mom and I were talking today, living through the Depression, WWII, and all the rest. She found the current thing unsettling. I think my grandparents would get it, WWI, Spanish Flu, then the Depression, WWII, all the rest.<br /><br />You play the hand you're dealt, it's all you can do, it's all we're expected to do.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9830029675368758172020-03-21T18:07:45.072-07:002020-03-21T18:07:45.072-07:00As they are meant to be.As they are meant to be.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59875006017872492222020-03-21T16:46:40.268-07:002020-03-21T16:46:40.268-07:00The wide open spaces continue to be wonderful!The wide open spaces continue to be wonderful!PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69675065278587181142020-03-21T16:44:51.996-07:002020-03-21T16:44:51.996-07:00Because I am an arsehole, I have refused to purcha...Because I am an arsehole, I have refused to purchase bog rolls when available. There are non-commercial alternatives which every American born before 1930 knows about and those born later have either figured out or can figure out.<br /><br />I get an enormous kick out of the "boomer remover" jokes. Many of those youngsters have an actual reasoned argument to make, and for those who can't reason, the joke's on them. The whole thing is funny and as with most excellent humor it hits uncomfortably close to home on certain levels.<br /><br />Scale, context, and perspective are our friends. To those who are convinced this is the most horrible thing evah, may I offer a thought experiment? What if you could trade places with a 1920-era American? Go on, I dare ye! ;-)<br /><br />PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4808243152052787152020-03-21T11:03:48.768-07:002020-03-21T11:03:48.768-07:00Copy all HD!Copy all HD!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40503467560725343372020-03-21T11:02:51.857-07:002020-03-21T11:02:51.857-07:00My constant thoughts and prayers are for those, li...My constant thoughts and prayers are for those, like you Suz, who have to keep working, otherwise many would die. Also for the folks in small businesses (especially local restaurants) who will be hurt badly by this. Hopefully when Uncle Sam starts cutting checks they go to those who couldn't work. We shall see.<br /><br />Stay safe out there Suz, God bless you and those you work with. Thanks for doing what you do.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60978047885279385882020-03-21T11:00:33.262-07:002020-03-21T11:00:33.262-07:00There you go, proof.There you go, proof.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55284334514416665682020-03-21T09:21:23.896-07:002020-03-21T09:21:23.896-07:00Beans: Anecdotal evidence from the UK....in the fi...Beans: Anecdotal evidence from the UK....in the first wave of supermarket rush, tinned and pre cooked shelves were empty. Fresh veggies and fish were there in shed loads. QED?Hogdayafternoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188146617570775741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54838083922451258382020-03-21T09:13:45.998-07:002020-03-21T09:13:45.998-07:00You got that right Sarge! See my contribution to y...You got that right Sarge! See my contribution to your next post about what rules apply to whom😉Hogdayafternoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188146617570775741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58529427291887710282020-03-20T21:28:34.476-07:002020-03-20T21:28:34.476-07:00Well, all I know is work is just totally crazy ove...Well, all I know is work is just totally crazy over this. Hand sanitizer, and masks (the silly surgical ones that don't do much anyway) are just in wicked short supply. If my nursing instructors were still alive, they would be having full grown cows over what we are being told to do, and do without!! <br /><br />Trust me guys--I get that you are bored out of your minds, but, truly, honestly--ya really, really, really don't want to get this sucker, so if it means ya spend time at home with the family, or the kids, or the kitties--enjoy your time.<br /><br />Every year we have to re-qualify with our skills. And every month we have a team meeting. So the IV team supervisor, being efficient, booked the skills day at the March team meeting--they last a couple of hours typically. So 10 RN's spent 2 hours or so of quality time together a couple of weeks ago...24 hours later 1 gal was all of a sudden VERY sick, and everyone else in that room was on lockdown. The gal who got sick first is now in the hospital, and not doing well...everyone else is popping up positive in various degrees of feeling putrid. <br /><br />A major advantage of being a home care nurse is that it is 99% of the time just me in the car. Although I did have a new employee riding along for a few days 2 weeks ago--and she woke up a week ago with a "whopper of a head cold"...which thankfully turned out to be just a whopper of a head cold, per the CV test. Before we go see any patient, we have to ask them and document their answers about if they have a fever, or a cough, traveled out of the country or been exposed to anyone else who has, yada yada. Problem is most of the patients are folks status post a 40+ year smoking habit, so of course they have a cough...lol.<br />So I go see them, taking a calculated risk, wash my hands, use hand sanitizer, wear the single mask that I have FOR THE ENTIRE DAY, lather, rinse and repeat, which is nothing new for nurses, it's just a bit more intense now. And then clean off all of my equipment (not anything new there either) and then at least twice a day I am cleaning down every surface I touch in my car. That is new.<br /><br />Paranoid?? Yup. You betcha!! But just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean that they aren't out to get ya...and being in the high risk group--age, asthma--I am not taking chances. I read someplace that 1 person who is infected, but goes out, then infects 248 other folks--2 of those folks die. My mom and Dad are both North of 85, and mom's health is lousy on a good day. Plus I have this cutie pie of a grandson--growing like a weed, thanks for asking--and I don't want anything to happen to him either as it now sounds like kids make it through this, but then have significant lung issues for the rest of their lives.<br />So, in my opinion, this just has bad written all over it...and I have this little niggling feeling that we are just getting started on how bad it could get. Normally, I am pretty optimistic--this one, not so much. I'm praying that these anti-viral meds the FDA is currently looking at work like a dream, and help get folks back on their feet, but it will be a while before we get there. <br /><br />John Ringo's Black water series leaps to mind--his character Capt Steven Smith used to say ask me for anything but time. Listening to some of the news conferences, I am reminded of that phrase. Another good book to read is The Jakarta Pandemic by Steven Konkoly. The last one is pretty scary for how dead nuts on it is compared to reality right now.<br /><br />So, my hope is that we get shut down, but my fear is that instead of being able to stay home, I will be recruited to go work in a hospital...which I have not done in literally decades. Have said for years "Hospitals are full of sick people!! Stay outta there!!" Seems to be pretty true nowdays. <br /><br />And, yes, I have tp--but then I always have lots of tp. But if I did run out, I have washcloths, and there are lots of holey t-shirts, old towels, and some thin old sheets around that could be cut up and used instead. Always have a plan B...always!!Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54837828819505844682020-03-20T20:51:01.286-07:002020-03-20T20:51:01.286-07:00¿Qué?<i>¿Qué?</i>OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67193108536211842702020-03-20T19:50:52.206-07:002020-03-20T19:50:52.206-07:00In olden days, Young Beans learned to type on a ma...In olden days, Young Beans learned to type on a manuel. Typewriter, not a waiter at Faulty Towers. So Beans has some mad speed with keyboards, even after correcting mistakes. Which helps a lot, because Bean's Brain random brain farts way too quickly for a manual typewriter to keep up.<br /><br />And, well, I have a quirky mind. I collect stuff and can do deep analysis of things and trends and other serious stuffs. Sometimes almost immediately, sometimes it takes quite a long time to percolate and combobulate results.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50881576372041457882020-03-20T18:12:42.616-07:002020-03-20T18:12:42.616-07:00Absolutely.Absolutely.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33850681755701744742020-03-20T18:02:49.181-07:002020-03-20T18:02:49.181-07:00Unarguably the finest CAS asset ever - wish we had...Unarguably the finest CAS asset ever - wish we had these beasts in the stack in NAM.Franklin Souzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632873236472985600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54498951493600517342020-03-20T17:19:02.093-07:002020-03-20T17:19:02.093-07:00That right there is a great story!That right there is a great story!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44176400131529688552020-03-20T17:17:21.972-07:002020-03-20T17:17:21.972-07:00I have cats, so I get that. 😂I have cats, so I get that. 😂OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6751719841817170832020-03-20T16:53:57.990-07:002020-03-20T16:53:57.990-07:00(Don McCollor)...Toilet paper shortages have happe...(Don McCollor)...Toilet paper shortages have happened before. There is the classic WW2 letter of the Captain of the sub USS Skipjack to the Mare Island Navy Yard Supply Officer [http://submarinesailor.com/History/toiletpaper.asp]...Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77382572398497124192020-03-20T16:39:15.325-07:002020-03-20T16:39:15.325-07:00Fortunately for Miss Jeanie and I, there is a lot ...Fortunately for Miss Jeanie and I, there is a lot of sand just nearby.Dave's Daily Day Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491764990082380190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41822805785807047982020-03-20T15:08:52.810-07:002020-03-20T15:08:52.810-07:00Hear, hear!Hear, hear!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77013711733231793552020-03-20T14:44:58.473-07:002020-03-20T14:44:58.473-07:00LED household lighting FTW! More efficient than CF...LED household lighting FTW! More efficient than CFL's, (usually) less RF Noise, and very long life.<br /><br />It's nice getting "75 Watts" worth of light for 10 Watts worth of electrons.<br /><br />They <i>can</i> be very good on motor vehicles, but there's a bunch of ding-dongs running around with aftermarket kits that have the wrong color temperature and poor reflector design, along with being badly aimed.<br /><br />NOT good for other drivers.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22634248221297715812020-03-20T14:06:33.952-07:002020-03-20T14:06:33.952-07:00We're a very adaptable species in general, tho...We're a very adaptable species in general, those who can't adapt, won't survive. Least not with clean butts anyway...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16368989576614353252020-03-20T13:46:32.642-07:002020-03-20T13:46:32.642-07:00Before Grandma Skip passed, she had chronic diarrh...Before Grandma Skip passed, she had chronic diarrhea for almost three years.<br />We had switched to wash cloths because they were more efficient (and cheaper in the long run).<br />The next step would have been a bidet.<br />I is something My Bride and I are contemplating now. <br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18788309276541614052020-03-20T13:34:48.187-07:002020-03-20T13:34:48.187-07:00Hahahaha!Hahahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com