Daily Check-In Thread

[Rhianne]

Yeah. Lucky with a lot of hard work. If you decide to come down this way, you won't miss NYC. We got it all here, except for the huge metropolitan area that goes on for as far as the eye can see. We got coast, we got mountains, we got 3 major universities. We got a job market, and housing market that's hard to beat...anywhere in the US. And, we got the weather. Come on down, and I'll be glad to help you find your perfect home.

I was born in NC and I’ve been down there and love it. It’s so beautiful, and I love pine trees. I really hate Manhattan anymore, it’s just overpriced, crowded, and dirty. It used to be fun when I was a teen, but they gentrified it to death.

Hopefully, I really can relocate there. And yes, I’ll call on you as a realtor for that!

 

[Smigo]

Friday check in. Been a beautiful day here because I am staying here, ain't leaving till I just have to. heading out to spend some time in the garden, maybe I coax everything to grow faster.
Talked to my sister this morning, she lives a ways from here, and she said the shelves in all four stores in her town were almost bare.

Still food shortages!? Here is back to normal in our shops, virtually everything fully stocked again. A few restrictions on the purchase amounts but otherwise can get anything we want. That would be a stressful disconcerting feeling going to empty shops. Hope it finishes for you guys sooner than later.

Wet day here, but all good. Feel almost guilty saying that!
Take care and stay safe everyone.

 

[MrMeowgi]

I was born in NC and I’ve been down there and love it. It’s so beautiful, and I love pine trees. I really hate Manhattan anymore, it’s just overpriced, crowded, and dirty. It used to be fun when I was a teen, but they gentrified it to death.

Hopefully, I really can relocate there. And yes, I’ll call on you as a realtor for that!

Yea I live a 1/4 mile from the blacktop in a pine forest . Definitely nice to enjoy the nature

 

[Rob B.]

I love the Pine trees here too, except for a few weeks in the Spring...when it does this.

 

[Jimi]

Are you under threat from the "polar vortex" thing coming this weekend?
Sounds like a potential garden season killer if it's coming your way sadly

Our check in, we are fine - a beautiful day here

Sure am, gonna get down to 29 tonight, I've covered what I can but just more stuff than covers so I covered the most tender.
Glad you and family are doin well my friend

 

[MrMeowgi]

I love the Pine trees here too, except for a few weeks in the Spring...when it does this.

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Yep that's us. Lol. She drives a yellow Lancer. I have a red saturn that's yellow for a month or so in spring. Lol.

 

[Jimi]

Still food shortages!? Here is back to normal in our shops, virtually everything fully stocked again. A few restrictions on the purchase amounts but otherwise can get anything we want. That would be a stressful disconcerting feeling going to empty shops. Hope it finishes for you guys sooner than later.

Wet day here, but all good. Feel almost guilty saying that!
Take care and stay safe everyone.

Here it comes and goes in spurts. They are ordering the meat packers back to work, we have a lot of meat processing plants in Illinois, and if they go back, they don't want to because they stand almost shoulder to shoulder, it should help. I'm glad I don't eat meat, other than the fish I catch. But some places food has rotted in the fields because of lack of workers to pick it.

Heard a while ago there was 2800 new cases in Illinois.

 

[Jimi]

Still food shortages!? Here is back to normal in our shops, virtually everything fully stocked again. A few restrictions on the purchase amounts but otherwise can get anything we want. That would be a stressful disconcerting feeling going to empty shops. Hope it finishes for you guys sooner than later.

Wet day here, but all good. Feel almost guilty saying that!
Take care and stay safe everyone.

Here's a good read
https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-05-08-americas-food-system-is-in-shambles-coronavirus.html

 

[Jimi]

Food for Thought

 

[Smigo]

Here you go watch this
https://www.brighteon.com/ff0ca6af-2d43-4574-aa48-c3b192ad739e

AND Here's a good read
https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-05-08-americas-food-system-is-in-shambles-coronavirus.html

Interesting you post that. I was listening to a show a couple of nights ago where a guy in his town was saying how local meat work production at the abattoir there was scaling back for local but still going strong for pork processing getting shipped to China. How a number of local pork producers had sold their farms or given up. Have heard similar with sheep and cattle here. We had an abattoir here close several years ago and so did one in another town north of us. Its common knowledge here that the best meat is sent overseas and we get the second rate stuff. Years ago when I lived on the coast every peak squid season time we would see a huge massive ship off shore lit up like a floating city. It would stay for several weeks. It was a giant Japanese squid ship catching thousands of tons of our squid that were making their annual way towards Melbournes Port Philip bay. Decimating the stocks of them and all heading back to Japan. They would anchor just 2 kilometers off shore. Could you imagine what they would say to us if we asked to do a similar thing?
Very weird times Jimi.

 

[Rob B.]

Just wanted to share some music tonight. These are from a few years ago, but my son has been playing for 12 years now...Enjoy!

 

[MrMeowgi]

Just wanted to share some music tonight. These are from a few years ago, but my son has been playing for 12 years now...Enjoy!

That's great. Always wanted to learn piano. Beating on drums was as far as I got. From a show I played a few years back. No longer playing but it was a great experience

 

[Rob B.]

That's great. Always wanted to learn piano. Beating on drums was as far as I got. From a show I played a few years back. No longer playing but it was a great experience

Nuthin' wrong with bangin' on the drums. I'm a music lover. In fact, music is my very favorite form of entertainment.

 

[Jimi]

Just wanted to share some music tonight. These are from a few years ago, but my son has been playing for 12 years now...Enjoy!

That's cool, he's very good

 

[Huckleberried]

Well, we just saw that the churches here will begin services again this Sunday. That very much concerns me for his mom. I'm not a church goer, but I know how much she misses going and socializing with her friends. I feel for her, I really do, but we're both very concerned, too. He's going to have a discussion with her tomorrow. Wish him luck, LOL. I know where he gets his stubbornness.

 

[The Cromwell]

Well, we just saw that the churches here will begin services again this Sunday. That very much concerns me for his mom. I'm not a church goer, but I know how much she misses going and socializing with her friends. I feel for her, I really do, but we're both very concerned, too. He's going to have a discussion with her tomorrow. Wish him luck, LOL. I know where he gets his stubbornness.

They are supposed to practice 6' social distancing and no handshakes/hugs. But we know how that will work out.
so if they do practice the distancing thing their capacity will be well under 25% of what it was before all of this...
Think they will turn people away when the 'New Full' is reached?

 

[DogMan]

morning

it is actually 10pm saturday, but i'm going with good morning & happy mother's day to all mothers

i never ask ages, but i am 40, and i suspect some of the older VU ladies think of not so young VU members as not unlike sons & daughters. Or at least someone to care for and look after

IDK, probably stupid, i just sometimes get that vibe

 

[Rob B.]

morning

it is actually 10pm saturday, but i'm going with good morning & happy mother's day to all mothers

i never ask ages, but i am 40, and i suspect some of the older VU ladies think of not so young VU members as not unlike sons & daughters. Or at least someone to care for and look after

IDK, probably stupid, i just sometimes get that vibe

Good evening DM! Very good to see you today. I'm 59 and haven't taken on anyone here as a son or daughter yet, but I was born to make friends and help others. My mom was very social, had lots of friends, and was a care giver, so I guess I got that from her. In my local vape community though, I do have two kids in their mid 20's that I am close to, that I consider a son and daughter. Both come from broken families, with some terrible background stories. I am amazed at how well both of them turned out, considering their backgrounds.

Really enjoying this community. Lots of really great people here. Wish I had joined a long time ago. Great thing also, is that some of my friends, and a lot of the super people from the other forum are here also. This is my new online vaping family, and I just want to give everyone a .

It's a beautiful sunny morning, and going to be in the 60's F here today. Nice family walk planned for later. Have a great day everyone! Stay safe and be well.

 

[DaBunny]

idoncare how ya slice it,
sparkey still robbed da craddle
he is 73 am 60 and Emerson da 180 pd st bendard is 1 &1/2

 

[Rhianne]

Yea I live a 1/4 mile from the blacktop in a pine forest . Definitely nice to enjoy the nature

I loved the pine smell and feel in NC. I miss it, and we’d be happier out of NY, especially now.

 

[Rhianne]

I love the Pine trees here too, except for a few weeks in the Spring...when it does this.

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It’s like a sci fi movie!

 

[Rhianne]

Here it comes and goes in spurts. They are ordering the meat packers back to work, we have a lot of meat processing plants in Illinois, and if they go back, they don't want to because they stand almost shoulder to shoulder, it should help. I'm glad I don't eat meat, other than the fish I catch. But some places food has rotted in the fields because of lack of workers to pick it.

Heard a while ago there was 2800 new cases in Illinois.

Food going to waste is a crime with food shortages. So crazy.

 

[MrMeowgi]

I loved the pine smell and feel in NC. I miss it, and we’d be happier out of NY, especially now.

Yea I have 34 cases in my whole county right now. Pretty spread out

 

[nadalama]

I'll readily admit feeling maternal toward some of the members here. That's just me, though, and I do the same thing in my face-to-face life, too.

 

[Countrypami]

Mother nature is playing a very cruel joke on Ohio... as if Covid wasn't enough, we wake up to this!! In all my life I can't remember it EVER snowing in MAY

Other than that, all is well... family is good. Doing take out BBQ for Mother's Day dinner tomorrow, just the 4 of us.

Gov is opening Ohio back up, I also think this is gonna back fire. Our numbers have never leveled off, but I think he's feeling the pressure.

 

[nadalama]

Mother nature is playing a very cruel joke on Ohio... as if Covid wasn't enough, we wake up to this!! In all my life I can't remember it EVER snowing in MAY

Other than that, all is well... family is good. Doing take out BBQ for Mother's Day dinner tomorrow, just the 4 of us.

Gov is opening Ohio back up, I also think this is gonna back fire. Our numbers have never leveled off, but I think he's feeling the pressure.

It is really cold here in the house this morning. I'm still in bed because I don't want to crawl out from under my covers! I can tell it must be very cold outside, and I'm just hoping yesterday's rain hasn't frozen all over everything.

 

[Rhianne]

Interesting you post that. I was listening to a show a couple of nights ago where a guy in his town was saying how local meat work production at the abattoir there was scaling back for local but still going strong for pork processing getting shipped to China. How a number of local pork producers had sold their farms or given up. Have heard similar with sheep and cattle here. We had an abattoir here close several years ago and so did one in another town north of us. Its common knowledge here that the best meat is sent overseas and we get the second rate stuff. Years ago when I lived on the coast every peak squid season time we would see a huge massive ship off shore lit up like a floating city. It would stay for several weeks. It was a giant Japanese squid ship catching thousands of tons of our squid that were making their annual way towards Melbournes Port Philip bay. Decimating the stocks of them and all heading back to Japan. They would anchor just 2 kilometers off shore. Could you imagine what they would say to us if we asked to do a similar thing?
Very weird times Jimi.

It’s the dirty trade deals that the politicos make, without consulting citizens about it. Oz and the States seem to be in similar straits now, being screwed by China or other countries.

Glad you’re okay! Stay healthy. Regards to you and Mrs. S.

 

[Rhianne]

Just wanted to share some music tonight. These are from a few years ago, but my son has been playing for 12 years now...Enjoy!

Wow, he is so good!! Tell him we love his playing! Fur Elise is a beautiful piece.

 

[Rhianne]

Nuthin' wrong with bangin' on the drums. I'm a music lover. In fact, music is my very favorite form of entertainment.

That song came to mind for me, as well.

 

[Countrypami]

It is really cold here in the house this morning. I'm still in bed because I don't want to crawl out from under my covers! I can tell it must be very cold outside, and I'm just hoping yesterday's rain hasn't frozen all over everything.

It's been crazier than usual here... 3 days ago it was 70, yesterday my lawn guy mowed the lawn, now today snow!

 

[Rhianne]

morning

it is actually 10pm saturday, but i'm going with good morning & happy mother's day to all mothers

i never ask ages, but i am 40, and i suspect some of the older VU ladies think of not so young VU members as not unlike sons & daughters. Or at least someone to care for and look after

IDK, probably stupid, i just sometimes get that vibe

I think you’re right, and if it’s not motherly all the time, then it feels like older sisterly.

 

[Rhianne]

idoncare how ya slice it,
sparkey still robbed da craddle
he is 73 am 60 and Emerson da 180 pd st bendard is 1 &1/2

Oh, I’d love to see Emerson with a collar holding rum on his way to rescue someone.

 

[Rhianne]

Yea I have 34 cases in my whole county right now. Pretty spread out

You’re doing good, then. I can’t find the day by day here, but my county is up about 7%. Which is better than it was.

 

[Rhianne]

I'll readily admit feeling maternal toward some of the members here. That's just me, though, and I do the same thing in my face-to-face life, too.

Happy Vaping Mom Day! Love you, Nada.

 

[Rhianne]

It is really cold here in the house this morning. I'm still in bed because I don't want to crawl out from under my covers! I can tell it must be very cold outside, and I'm just hoping yesterday's rain hasn't frozen all over everything.

I’m snuggling under the covers too here. It feels like 30, and when I went to the kitchen for coffee, I’d left the window open.

 

[The Cromwell]

45 right now in eastern central KY.
Beautiful outside just not at all warm.

Had to make yet another town trip. Wife 'forgot' to tell me about a prescription...

No wipey things at Wally world but pretty much everything else. Except hand sanitizer of course.
Meat racks looked to be at least 2/3 full.

 

[DogMan]

9°C in Melbourne

Bin day today. Need to get psyched

 

[Smigo]

It’s the dirty trade deals that the politicos make, without consulting citizens about it. Oz and the States seem to be in similar straits now, being screwed by China or other countries.

Glad you’re okay! Stay healthy. Regards to you and Mrs. S.

We are almost Chinese now. Just need to learn Mandarin to complete the equation!

 

[gopher_byrd]

SSDD

Not much going on. Weather is hot here, mid to upper 90s, but should go back down to the 70's next week. At least it cools off into the 50s at night so I can cool the house without having to pay PGE an arm+leg.

County stats:
Cases 163
Active 69
Recovered 91
Deaths 3

Me, my wife, and the critters are all fine.

 

[~Don~]

Good morning VU!



Ear still boogered, but better... feels great after Hydrogen Peroxide drops and warm water rinse... slowly its feeling better.


Wife is at work today... and its such a beautiful day here in SD... Park near us when I walked the dogs this morning had the new signs up about phase 2... somewhere between 8pm and 4:30a said signs went up... tiny ass signs though... almost missed them, but glad the trails are open.

Finals soon for my CAD class...not sure if I will attempt to take online classes for the summer... didn't see SolidWorks listed.

Almost time to take the old dogs on a walk again... get that 2nd and 3rd mile in


Be safe everyone

 

[Troy44]

Very scary numbers from some of your areas!! My country (Canada) has ten times less population than the USA but is close to the same size (land mass) so obviously it easy for us to practice social distancing. Just over 6000 cases in my whole province (Alberta) my family & I are healthy & still working. My heart breaks for all VU members who are suffering through this pandemic stay safe VU family!!

 

[DogMan]

On low. Need to pick up mushroom, Olives and veg stock when supermarkets open.

Also doing slow roasted broccoli and other veg. On about 120°C for several hours.

We are both mostly vego these days.

There was a small outbreak at a larger work place here recently. Other than that, pretty good.

 

[DaBunny]

On low. Need to pick up mushroom, Olives and veg stock when supermarkets open.

Also doing slow roasted broccoli and other veg. On about 120°C for several hours.

We are both mostly vego these days.

There was a small outbreak at a larger work place here recently. Other than that, pretty good.

well not only dose your food look fabulious, but i love your cutting board

 

[DogMan]

well not only dose your food look fabulious, but i love your cutting board

thanks

that was a gift, from a vaping group. For organising a vaping secret santa thing. All bought each other $40 gifts for xmas

it needs a sand and oil, otherwise still great after 6 years

 

[Troy44]

I’ve been hearing honking and yelling for weeks now outside, and wondered what it was. So, now I’ve heard that there are rent protests going on all over.

I get it, since rents in my neighborhood are really high. Like $3;000 high at least. Really bad situation for everyone here.

Anyway, doing pretty good. Days are all the same, but I’m used to it, I guess.

Stay safe and healthy, VU people.

Wow $3000 for rent that's ridiculous!! My mortgage on a 1520 Sq ft home on over an acre of land with all services cost me $750 per month.

 

[Troy44]

My county has 1/4 of the cases/deaths in NYC and they’re prolly going to do a “limited” reopening soon. I understand that the they don’t want the economy to fail, but there’ll be a lot more new cases this summer, I’m sure.

Glad you and the missus are doing well.

The economy has failed!! Even if the virus has a miracle cure today it's going to take years probably decades to recover from this. Poor money management, corruption & a overall general state of being unprepared by governments around the world makes this a disaster the world has never seen!!

 

[Troy44]

Here it comes and goes in spurts. They are ordering the meat packers back to work, we have a lot of meat processing plants in Illinois, and if they go back, they don't want to because they stand almost shoulder to shoulder, it should help. I'm glad I don't eat meat, other than the fish I catch. But some places food has rotted in the fields because of lack of workers to pick it.

Heard a while ago there was 2800 new cases in Illinois.

The biggest outbreaks here are in the 2 largest meat packing plants!!

 

[Troy44]

On low. Need to pick up mushroom, Olives and veg stock when supermarkets open.

Also doing slow roasted broccoli and other veg. On about 120°C for several hours.

We are both mostly vego these days.

There was a small outbreak at a larger work place here recently. Other than that, pretty good.

I wasn't hungry till I saw this post time to make some breakfast!!

 

[ChainVapeS]

Doing well. No complaints.
Healthy and alive.
Finished the kitchen finally!
Here's pics to prove it!
This kitchen has come a long way since we bought this house 3 years ago. New black cultured granite sink, custom painted counter tops, more hours than I can recall put into repairing the walls, the trim and the cabinets. Many more hours went into refinishing the cabinets. Lots of sanding. I think I have 5 coats of acrylic enamel sprayed on each cabinet door. The lower cabinets have an additional 3 coats of crystal clear poly/acrylic sealer over the paint. Extra protection for when my dogs decide to prop their freddy Kruger claws into my cabinets while begging for treats.

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[DaBunny]

Doing well. No complaints.
Healthy and alive.
Finished the kitchen finally!
Here's pics to prove it!
This kitchen has come a long way since we bought this house 3 years ago. New black cultured granite sink, custom painted counter tops, more hours than I can recall put into repairing the walls, the trim and the cabinets. Many more hours went into refinishing the cabinets. Lots of sanding. I think I have 5 coats of acrylic enamel sprayed on each cabinet door. The lower cabinets have an additional 3 coats of crystal clear poly/acrylic sealer over the paint. Extra protection for when my dogs decide to prop their freddy Kruger claws into my cabinets while begging for treats.

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WOW just like in sell this house - an amazing transformation.
NICE JOB.