Subj : Shingrix was: weather To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed May 06 2020 10:09:00 Hi Nancy! BM>> I'll have to check when I go: here too most if not all restaurants are BM>> doing just carry-out, curbside delivery or delivery. (I can't think BM>> of one restaurant doing dine-in so probably all.) Last I recall the BM>> Starbucks at Hy-Vee had a customer chatting with the barista at the BM>> counter; I sort of vaguely recall the tables and chairs spread out on BM>> the floor but no one sitting, which lately has not been unusual. NB>> Maybe that was just before everything got shut down... BM> Quite possible. That was around a month ago. In the interim the BM> tables and chairs had been removed, the areas sort of made to look less BM> empty by expanding the entry aisle a bit and lining with carts of BM> clearance. NB> Sounds more like what I was expecting.... :) Yes; the clearance carts will probably be replaced by Mother's Day options -- is this Sunday as I write. And Saturday's forecast is for 31ø - fortunately that's the expected low and not high! BM> Last week I didn't go: only two items in the ad I was semi-interested BM> in; I'd guess almost half of the digital ad was summer entertainment: BM> grills, furniture, and the like. NB> We've not had anything even resembling ads from Wegmans... Maybe NB> they decided to save money by not printing any of their usual NB> stuff... and I suppose no need to try to attract extra people NB> when we need to be practicing distancing anyway.... Normally Hy-Vee has about a 6" wide ad on the left side of the front page of a Wednesday advertiser and inside is a 20 page insert. Usually the first page ad was for specials at their mini-grocery insid ethe gas station. Now they have retained the first page ad and the insert is only four or six pages, sometimes eight. Starting today (May 6) they're restricting meat/chicken/pork purchases to four packs total; saw on the news other stores in the U.S. were limiting to three packs and Wendy's was out of beef for their burgers. BM>>> If really needed your eye doctor might be able to schedule an BM>>> appointment -- mine has sent out e-mails indicating a doctor on duty BM>>> can be contacted. I'm not recalling "for emergencies" but to me BM>>> implied. Break frames or loose a contact: fine. Just need a regular BM>>> exam: probably not. NB>>> I had the regular exam back in February, but didn't immediately order NB>>> my new glasses, which in retrospect was a bad choice... I'd been NB>>> considering getting the new glasses at BJ's or the like instead of NB>>> directly at the office.... BM>> Hindsight being 20/20, which is even worse when referring to vision! NB>> Indeed. BM> According to the last e-mail I received my optometrist's office was BM> anticipating re-opening May 5th. Their announcment was several days BM> before the Governor announced partial re-openings in 77 of Iowa's 99 BM> counties -- we're not part of the 77. Don't know if this changed the BM> planned re-opening date: didn't see anything in last night's e-mail BM> but that would have been only about seven hours after the Governor's BM> announcement. NB> They might have voluntarily closed, from guidelines from their NB> professional organization, as my dentist office did, rather than NB> being part of the governor's mandatory shutdown... I'm not sure if voluntary or mandatory; more "we're closed" "OK" type of thought process. With both offices if there is a problem it will be taken care of but routine checks will be postponed. ...Watch out for that backlog!! NB>>> things are dragging on longer than people originally thought they NB>>> might.... BM>> The news this morning indicated (professional) sporting events would BM>> not be with the fans present until probably 2021. I'm not into sports, BM>> occasionally watch -- no fans in the stands would be strange! BM>> Probably really strange for the players to be playing a competition BM>> game without fans: would seem like a practice. NB>> I don't even watch sports... but I suppose it might seem strange... NB>> I'd think, though, that if one was playing a different team (not just NB>> ones own teammates in scrimmage) it still would feel like a real game NB>> and not just practice... Just wouldn't have the distraction of the NB>> fans there... BM> I'm not a sports fan either but just there is some excitement and BM> encouragement from an audience, sports or theater. NB> Ok, then, encouragement... Just thought of an invention: they have the laugh track for TV, need the Audiencer for live events: sports, concerts, etc. The Deluxe Audiencer has robots which get up and cheer - can easily be programmed to do The Wave. Optional vendors tossing batteries in the form of hot dogs not included. BM>> We watched _Who Wants to be a Millionaire_ the other night; it was BM>> recorded without an audience which seemed strange. Most of the time BM>> the TV viewer doesn't see the audience but does hear them; the show BM>> didn't have the audience's background noise -- breathing and movements BM>> are recorded. Was something like the silence of 9/11 when no jets, BM>> etc., in the air. The crew was trying to make up for some of the BM>> silence by cheering, etc. NB>> They might have done better with having a "skeleton crew" audience... NB>> just a few people scattered throughout the room to make sounds... ;) BM> That would be an idea! Maybe the logistics just don't work out as BM> none of the shows with audiences have audiences. Maybe a group of two BM> distancing from a group of six just doesn't work. NB> Or maybe it's too hard to just choose a small number out of the NB> ones that thought they'd be able to attend, and not make NB> enemies... ;) Possibly: sometimes just easier logistics of all or none. BM>>> As for the deck/stair repair here, I could probably do the step easy BM>>> enough: just get the proper width and cut to length. OK, and screw BM>>> back in place! The replacement of the board on the deck itself should BM>>> be about as easy, though when looking the other day appears may be a BM>>> few boards rather than just one. Will have to take a better look; BM>>> might be better not to fiddle with it temporarily and just have the BM>>> whole job done as originally planned last year. NB>>> Depending on how much of a hazard the bad boards are at this time... NB>>> if not too much of one, could wait for the more complete job later... BM>> The patch job is something doable. Will consider if for whatever BM>> reason can't get the enter thing professionally replaced this BM>> Spring/early Summer. NB>> Here in NYS, at least, contractors are allowed to do that sort of NB>> work, even with only essential business allowed... :) BM> Probably here also; we need to look into the replacement. Repair BM> could be done but I'm thinking as a last resort. No danger of falling BM> through -- even the one step isn't that bad. Just is a more than last BM> year. NB> So until it gets more dangerous, there's really no pressing need NB> to get it fixed yet.... ;) Right, though it's a replace this year project unless a major But First elbows its way in. At this point more wait a few more weeks until the county re-opens so can wander to see options. Could probably make appointments but we'd rather do a bit of wandering to see various 'random' options: this store has a fence pattern we like, this shop a flooring pattern but wrong material -- get ideas together and see what can be done from that during an meeting with a construction vendor. BM> ... Q: Should I have a baby after 35? BM> A: No, 35 children is enough. NB> At least my sister stopped at 10.... I'm an only child so sounds - - - frightening!! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... It's bad when: The bride's family throws rocks instead of rice. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .