Subj : Resend Re: Shingrix was: To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Mon Jun 15 2020 09:54:00 Subject: Resend Re: Shingrix was: weather Hi Nancy! NB> I was almost thinking I should wait a day or so to make sure you NB> were getting these resends, and then saw this afternoon that NB> you'd answered the first set of the resends... so it appears that NB> things are flowing properly again... :) So here's the third set NB> of 5 missing messages... ;) That would have been bad if it had become necessary to resend the resends! NB> Original Date: 03 Jun 20 15:17:25 NB> Subj: Re: Shingrix was: weather BTW, I did get my second Shingrix shot last week, 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; NB>> And was there any Mother's Day clearance...? BM> Probably a little but nothing really sticks in my mind (darn Teflon BM> coating!) ) Not too much general clearance and only a couple items BM> of potential interest. NB> Things somewhat normal despite the abnormalities.... At Wegmans, NB> they've moved stand-alone refrigerated display cases around the NB> area where the tables, chairs and self-serve hot/cold foods used NB> to be... the area still seems somewhat empty, but not totally NB> now.... provides a reason to wander through it anyway... Hmmm: there was 'stuff' at Hy-Vee where those clearance carts had been but obviously didn't make much impression. The Starbucks seating is on the other side of where the carts had lined up and with the seating area partially reopened can't be too blocked. Have also noted the last couple of weeks or so not too much clearance -- which is good and bad: not too much waste in their buying merchandise, it is kind of fun to see if there is anything of interest. 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. NB>> Hard to tell what drives the shortages... fortunately for us, anything NB>> that we want/need seems to be in supply, or has a viable substitute... BM> Yes. Hy-Vee had a Hormel pork loin or tenderloin on a buy one get one BM> free, so two for $8.99. Would have bought but was told not to as BM> sufficient in the freezer. Print ad (about 12"x12") has almost the BM> entire page with a meat ad partially geared towards next weekend's BM> Memorial Day weekend. Would guess next week's heavier on the grill BM> items, though if the 4-packs restriction is still in place "could be BM> interesting". NB> Well, people aren't supposed to be having large parties yet, NB> anyway... :) Same still here (no larger gatherings). Out here people seem to be accepting and adapting accordingly. BM> Haven't heard anything from my dentist's office -- no idea if BM> they are open yet and as nothing bothering me won't call. If haven't BM> heard anything by mid-June will inquire -- that's about three weeks BM> from now. NB> I'm thinking it's about time to check my dentist and eye doctor's NB> offices... I heard on the radio that dentists were being allowed NB> to open now around here.... My optometrist is partially open; I don't recall hearing a thing about dental offices. I'll have to call to see if I can get an appointment -- obviously they hadn't called me (watch 'em call today!). The dental insurance did send out a letter stating a credit will be given because essentially no one could use the policy. BM> Semi-tangent: the shop where I go to get my hair cut has been swamped BM> with an hour waiting list. Other shops the same -- I'll just wait a BM> bit more before trying. NB> That is totally expectable... everybody's had to wait for the NB> reopening... and very few would have taken the scissors into NB> their own hands... ;) And I was able to get in and the shorter hair feels (and looks) soooo much better: cooler up there! It was cut a little shorter than I like but considering the circumstances I don't care -- it grows out (boy do we know that!). 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.... NB>> Depending on how far out they were actually booking... everybody might NB>> just get pushed down the line however long this gap ends up being, two NB>> months, three months... people that normally come in every three months NB>> probably just skip that one appointment and continue from there... NB>> anything critical may be being done by phone or telemedicine during the NB>> hiatus.... BM> Yes; probably more that way on the skip an appointment if already BM> scheduled or the post_COVID-19 appointment would end up close to the BM> usual cycle. Don't know of anyone who has done a tele-medical BM> appointment but have seen advertised as an available option locally. NB> Richard had a phone appointment as a regular follow-up with the NB> primary doctor office, I know of someone who used the NB> telemedicine to "visit" a dermatology specialist for a skin rash NB> on her hands (that one was by computer), and I know of someone NB> who contacted her doctor to get antibiotics prescribed for a NB> bronchitis attack.... And I've also seen local advertisements NB> for it at a nearby urgent care center.... Yes, there have been advertisements of various sorts to indicate care will be offered some how: telemedicine getting a push but in-person also possible. Message was you need a doctor, we'll figure out how to get one. 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. NB>> When we were up to 5 or 6 kids, and the stationwagon died, Daddy NB>> bought his first VW Microbus (essentially a van)... we went through 3 NB>> or 4 of those before the kids were mostly out of the house.. ;) But NB>> only one at a time... ;) BM> As long as it wasn't yellow! (Here comes the mini school bus!) The BM> microbus does make sense: I don't think that much bigger footprint BM> than a car but seats more. ...Well, maybe the same, just easier. NB> The first one was olive green (two-tone, dark/light), the second NB> red and cream or white, the third was orange (and maybe cream or NB> white, also)... The VW had it's engine in the rear, with a in-car NB> luggage area over it, and nothing really in front, so, yes, it NB> was about the same footprint as a station wagon... and did seat a NB> couple more.... Back then one didn't have to have seatbelts in NB> the back or car seats, so one could squish in more kids... "MOOOOOM! He's touching me!!" The olive green, red/cream. orange-ish colours I can visualize from when I was young. Now seem garish but those colours were in-style and popular then, No seatbets and we survived -- cars were heavier then, so more protection but still that projectile problem. I remember when wearing seatbelts (actually just a lapbelt) was an option to wear. I started wearing the lapbelt because of a higher speed exit woith a sharper curve I had to take from the highway (slowing down ahead of the exit wasn't an option). Some of my pants were a little slick on the seat so I'd slide just a bit -- that adds to the excitement! So started wearing the lapbelt to help keep me in place. 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!! NB>> Some things to keep in mind, though... there are some economies of NB>> scale, and less likely that there would be a super-abundance of NB>> clothing per person... And, unless each pregnancy was a set of NB>> quadruplets or more, chances are that the older kids would be well NB>> out on their own long before the youngest were even born... And in NB>> any case, the older kids help out with the younger ones... ;) A table NB>> to seat 37 people would, though, need a rather large room to hold NB>> it... ;) The cooking might not need to be done in shifts (just no NB>> short-order cooking), but the eating might need to be... BM> Yes, assuming single pregnancies and once a year that's around 30 BM> years. (OMG!) NB> Actually for 35 kids, that would be 35 years.... but more likely NB> with that many kids at least some of the births would have been NB> multiples, at least twins... My sister with 10 kids had them NB> every 2 years or so, so over a span of about 20 years... :) Yes, probably multiple births - stil makes my head spin! BM> The older children would help take care of the younger - BM> and eventually their own at the same time. NB> By the time they got married and had their own kids, they'd be NB> leaving the household, and the next set of "older" kids would be NB> in turn taking care of younger ones... True, though, that even NB> after I'd left home, Richard and I did help some with my youngest NB> siblings still, especially as they got into their teens... :) True on the helping and leaving. ...And so the children on your older brothers and sisters are about the age of the younger ones. Are we up to where one is their own uncle or aunt yet?! BM> Shift-eating would almost be a requirement. NB> Actually, probably not... just not quite such formal seating as NB> one would expect in a smaller family... I'm thinking of family NB> get-togethers for Thanksgiving or Christmas even now, where there NB> might easily be more than 40 or 50 there.... we don't eat in NB> shifts, things just aren't always all that formal is all... ;) Food fight! Probably an absolutely never: have to maintain order to get the job done. May look chaotic but there's an underlying sequence. BM> ...Two two-tier bunk beds per bedroom; probably a house BM> with five or six bedrooms - some have moved out. NB> One does get creative... Basements and attics get turned NB> into bedrooms, sometimes more than one per... :) There are some NB> larger homes, though... Friends of mine here in Rochester at one NB> time owned a home that had three floors plus attic and NB> basement... the second and third floors each had four bedrooms NB> and two baths... they only used four of those as actual bedrooms, NB> the others became office space or hobby space.... they only had NB> three kids... :) We have the summer bedrooms and we have the winter bedrooms... That many rooms (and bathrooms!) for five people seems much too large, but as you said a room for a home office, hobbies.... ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Rejected Shakespeare Plays: Om'let --- 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) .