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04-04-20, 10:52 AM
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If we make 52°, it’s going to be late in the day because it’s only 37° now at almost noon.
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04-04-20, 11:00 AM
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I just barely avoided being in the crew that got screwed by the great recession and now again by the coronavirus. And it's their fault, of course, for not being on solid financial footing.
04-04-20, 11:06 AM
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Same here. The sun is trying it's best to creep out, but the clouds are still winning.
04-04-20, 11:10 AM
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Same here, except being a very tiny and almost insignificant cog inside a soul-crushing megabank. However, stable, upper-middle-class employment for the past decade and a half. Which is also "since I graduated college". I hope I keep the perspective to never complain again.
04-04-20, 11:27 AM
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Speaking of reply to all, we received one of those from a gal fortunate enough to be able to work at home from the onset. She was wondering who was going to pay for all of her cleaning and disinfecting supplies she was using while at home. I wanted to reach through the monitor, and drag her ass straight to reality.
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04-04-20, 11:29 AM
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Same here, except being a very tiny and almost insignificant cog inside a soul-crushing megabank. However, stable, upper-middle-class employment for the past decade and a half. Which is also "since I graduated college". I hope I keep the perspective to never complain again.
It might not be exciting, but it would be stable.
Most of the time I love working in a small company, but I do entertain the idea of getting myself in to a bigger company for that reason every once in a while.
04-04-20, 12:40 PM
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Rode through Zombie Land. I cannot find a word to describe the conditions I saw. I was reluctant to photograph people, but this was one of the cleaner areas I saw.
04-04-20, 12:47 PM
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People can't be bothered to put a shopping cart in a corral, so why would actually having to lift your arms to put a piece of paper into a can be expected?
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04-04-20, 12:59 PM
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04-04-20, 01:17 PM
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04-04-20, 01:40 PM
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04-04-20, 01:47 PM
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Speaking of reply to all, we received one of those from a gal fortunate enough to be able to work at home from the onset. She was wondering who was going to pay for all of her cleaning and disinfecting supplies she was using while at home. I wanted to reach through the monitor, and drag her ass straight to reality.
04-04-20, 01:50 PM
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Something that drives me almost to crazy, whether it be at a local big grocery store or Whole Foods. I’ve seen people leave carts directly behind other cars. How lazy and/or inconsiderate do you have to be to do that?
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04-04-20, 01:53 PM
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The new hipster white wheel set comes with a fixed gear installed but nothing on the freewheel side. I am not hip or foolish enough to hi fixed so I want to transfer the SS freewheel from the shot wheel to the new one. The lock ring does not take a typical freewheel tool. Any suggestions??
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04-04-20, 01:55 PM
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the new hipster white wheel set comes with a fixed gear installed but nothing on the freewheel side. I am not hip or foolish enough to hi fixed so i want to transfer the ss freewheel from the shot wheel to the new one. The lock ring does not take a typical freewheel tool. Any suggestions??
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04-04-20, 02:03 PM
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04-04-20, 02:04 PM
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The new hipster white wheel set comes with a fixed gear installed but nothing on the freewheel side. I am not hip or foolish enough to hi fixed so I want to transfer the SS freewheel from the shot wheel to the new one. The lock ring does not take a typical freewheel tool. Any suggestions??
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04-04-20, 02:06 PM
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Probably 80% anxiety and 20% day lengthening. My natural wake-up time ordinarily is about 45 minutes before daybreak. Lately I have been awakening even earlier.
Good news is I went out at daybreak and finished my 3 1/2 hour ride while the family was still in sleep/morning mode.
I have a noon teleconference with my office partners. We are likely going to talk about shutting the office completely and having everyone work from home with a skeleton crew of 2-3 nurses and one non-clinical worker, plus the 5 docs. Sad. We are hemorrhaging $$$ and even with the furloughs and telemedicine it's looking grim.
Good news is I went out at daybreak and finished my 3 1/2 hour ride while the family was still in sleep/morning mode.
I have a noon teleconference with my office partners. We are likely going to talk about shutting the office completely and having everyone work from home with a skeleton crew of 2-3 nurses and one non-clinical worker, plus the 5 docs. Sad. We are hemorrhaging $$$ and even with the furloughs and telemedicine it's looking grim.
04-04-20, 02:10 PM
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04-04-20, 02:10 PM
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Lemme try that....
04-04-20, 02:16 PM
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We’ll be fine and I’m not even sure I how I feel about my wife going back to work, given the risks. It’s just all the years of sweat equity and good will the old partners have built up in the practice and the implicit promise they made the young ones, all of whom had to buy in. It would be a shame to see that end with a whimper.
04-04-20, 02:17 PM
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I'm thinking she needs to miss a meal or two. That usually gets the attention of the privileged, and is a great teaching tool.
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04-04-20, 02:17 PM
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04-04-20, 02:20 PM
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