Subj : Re: Shingrix was: weather To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Thu May 21 2020 16:48:18 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 13-May-2020 08:47 <=- 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 BM>>> less empty by expanding the entry aisle a bit and lining with carts BM>>> of clearance. NB>>> Sounds more like what I was expecting.... :) BM>> Yes; the clearance carts will probably be replaced by Mother's Day BM>> options -- is this Sunday as I write. NB>> Or end up being clearance for Mother's Day, afterwards... ;) BM> Probably so! ...Will probably find out tomorrow; And was there any Mother's Day clearance...? BM> sort of depends on their ad as don't *need* anything but would a decent BM> sale price could sway that. Or didn't you end up going... ;) BM>> And Saturday's forecast is for BM>> 31ø - fortunately that's the expected low and not high! NB>> Even that is a bit low for this time of year.... We've had freeze NB>> warnings almost every night for a week or so... continuing tonight NB>> and possibly also tomorrow night (Wed 13th)... but then things are NB>> supposed to go back to seasonal temps in the 60s during the day, and NB>> low temps above freezing.... BM> Did get down to 28ø; my Mother in southern NH had a snow/rain mix BM> while the White Mountains had up to 10" of snow. We're supposed to get BM> back into normal temperatures (low 70's) next week. Thankfully we've not been having snow... :) And we are back into normal temps now... with Memorial Day threatening to be summer-like with a high near 80... :) BM>> they're restricting meat/chicken/pork purchases to four packs total; NB>> There were limits on the various meat products at our store Friday, NB>> too... but there were plenty of supplies (perhaps because of the NB>> limits)... that's been pretty regular at the store for a while now, NB>> though... BM> I should have checked out the meat counter and section better but on BM> cursory glance nothing unusual caught my eye so also would guess an BM> adequate supply, possibly because of the limit and possibly the BM> end-of-current-supply hadn't hit. Where I did notice holes was in BM> frozen, especially certain pizza brands and Stouffers lasagna meals - BM> maybe the same supplier? And pizza in general might have a bit of a BM> run as quick and easy to prepare. Hard to tell what drives the shortages... fortunately for us, anything that we want/need seems to be in supply, or has a viable substitute... 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... BM>> I'm not sure if voluntary or mandatory; more "we're closed" "OK" type BM>> of thought process. With both offices if there is a problem it will be BM>> taken care of but routine checks will be postponed. ...Watch out for BM>> that backlog!! NB>> True... when things open back up, there probably will be quite the NB>> backlog.... BM> And I would presume/hope they schedule for allowances for emergencies, BM> or even just getting caught up when that half-hour appointment BM> stretches into 45 minutes or an hour! As for the backlog, yep; I'll BM> admit to being part of it. Didn't do on purpose. It was, after all, rather forced upon us... BM> I'd presume the logistics on dealing with the backlog have been BM> discussed with the various health organizations and possibly insurance BM> companies, to smooth out the patient load, else there's going to be a BM> bit of a dry spell in six months, a year, 18 months.... Depending on how far out they were actually booking... everybody might just get pushed down the line however long this gap ends up being, two months, three months... people that normally come in every three months probably just skip that one appointment and continue from there... anything critical may be being done by phone or telemedicine during the hiatus.... 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 entire 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 to NB>>> get it fixed yet.... ;) BM>> Right, though it's a replace this year project unless a major But BM>> First elbows its way in. At this point more wait a few more weeks BM>> until the county re-opens so can wander to see options. Could probably BM>> make appointments but we'd rather do a bit of wandering to see various BM>> 'random' options: this store has a fence pattern we like, this shop a BM>> flooring pattern but wrong material -- get ideas together and see what BM>> can be done from that during an meeting with a construction vendor. NB>> Might as well do your research beforehand since there's time... :) BM> Yes, sort of have done some preliminary idea-getting. Now it's just a case of waiting to see if the contractors will be able to schedule you in this year or not... ;) BM>>> ... Q: Should I have a baby after 35? A: No, 35 children is enough. NB>>> At least my sister stopped at 10.... BM>> I'm an only child so sounds - - - frightening!! NB>> As oldest of 8, 10 or even 12 doesn't sound that terrible (although NB>> more than I'd want)... but 35 sounds a bit frightening even to me. BM> Need a bus just to transport the family, maybe a couple of vans. When we were up to 5 or 6 kids, and the stationwagon died, Daddy bought his first VW Microbus (essentially a van)... we went through 3 or 4 of those before the kids were mostly out of the house.. ;) But only one at a time... ;) BM> Small diner's kitchen for cooking, even then in shifts. A whole wing BM> of the house just for laundry and off-season clothing storage. Urgh!! Some things to keep in mind, though... there are some economies of scale, and less likely that there would be a super-abundance of clothing per person... And, unless each pregnancy was a set of quadruplets or more, chances are that the older kids would be well out on their own long before the youngest were even born... And in any case, the older kids help out with the younger ones... ;) A table to seat 37 people would, though, need a rather large room to hold it... ;) The cooking might not need to be done in shifts (just no short-order cooking), but the eating might need to be... ttyl neb .... My life is delicately balanced. Please don't make any sudden movements --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .