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Atlanta ICUs reportedly at full capacity. Hopefully [MENTION=453329]DougRNS[/MENTION] is still out on his ride and safe.
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Even here, I am appalled by the lack of respect for the social distancing thing. Back the heck off, bro or sis, as the case may be.
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I frequently feed Spot when I get up to pee. The way things are laid out here, it's no biggie.
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I used to buy these from Amazon, but they seem not to be available through them anymore. The lens color is light enough that I can still comfortably wear at near down hours and “just” about enough for bright midday rides. But I have to admit, I was never comfortable with very dark sunglasses.
https://www.criticaltool.com/pyramex...s-silver-frame
what I’d really like is a pair of Rudy project photochromic glasses, but the #cheapskate in me doesn’t allow it.
https://www.criticaltool.com/pyramex...s-silver-frame
what I’d really like is a pair of Rudy project photochromic glasses, but the #cheapskate in me doesn’t allow it.
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No walk in's, phone only. Minimizing appointments, but am taking care of appointments made previously, and I screen all appointments before setting one. Attitude is everything, right now. In the old days, it was a family event to go to the place where LAJ will diagnose the car, now, one person only. We also deal with the diesel crowd, and the sign on the door means nothing to those tools. They'll wander on in, and the guys that work the diesel side will just tell them to get comfortable. Smudgepot drivers can't read anything, unless it has the word Bud, or Miller High Life in it...
It's weird.
It's weird.
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And we will get to watch your coming week, knowing we are right behind.
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No walk in's, phone only. Minimizing appointments, but am taking care of appointments made previously, and I screen all appointments before setting one. Attitude is everything, right now. In the old days, it was a family event to go to the place where LAJ will diagnose the car, now, one person only. We also deal with the diesel crowd, and the sign on the door means nothing to those tools. They'll wander on in, and the guys that work the diesel side will just tell them to get comfortable. Smudgepot drivers can't read anything, unless it has the word Bud, or Miller High Life in it...
It's weird.
It's weird.
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I had to go to Wally World today (and was dreading every minute of it). Luckily, there were not too many people there, but the ones that were, were not social-distancing. I almost went full-Karen on the store manager because they had one woman- who looked to be in her late seventies- walking around in her street clothes, only wearing a pair of nitrile gloves, wiping down the electronic equipment with a wash cloth she occasionally dipped into a bucket of liquid in her cart. I asked her which disinfectant she was using. It turned out to be their normal cleaner than they use on everything all the time, the main ingredient being 6.5% ammonium hydroxide, which I sincerely hope I am wrong in thinking that it has not been found effective against covid.
"Well, I have to use what they give me. It's what we use all the time and there's really nothing better out there. Anyway, what does it matter? They haven't found anything that will kill the virus, have they?" She said to me. And came back to me, a little defensive like I was attacking her. I wasn't, I fully understood that she had to do what her employer said.
"Um, 10% bleach works just fine. That has been shown to work multiple times. Good luck to you, ma'am." I hope that got her to start questioning some things, but I doubt she's in a position to do so.
I just in that moment could not comprehend a way I could have a coherent conversation with the store manager without ending up on the news or part of a viral video. Still feel guilty about it, though, I probably should have tried to say something to someone higher up.
"Well, I have to use what they give me. It's what we use all the time and there's really nothing better out there. Anyway, what does it matter? They haven't found anything that will kill the virus, have they?" She said to me. And came back to me, a little defensive like I was attacking her. I wasn't, I fully understood that she had to do what her employer said.
"Um, 10% bleach works just fine. That has been shown to work multiple times. Good luck to you, ma'am." I hope that got her to start questioning some things, but I doubt she's in a position to do so.
I just in that moment could not comprehend a way I could have a coherent conversation with the store manager without ending up on the news or part of a viral video. Still feel guilty about it, though, I probably should have tried to say something to someone higher up.
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No walk in's, phone only. Minimizing appointments, but am taking care of appointments made previously, and I screen all appointments before setting one. Attitude is everything, right now. In the old days, it was a family event to go to the place where LAJ will diagnose the car, now, one person only. We also deal with the diesel crowd, and the sign on the door means nothing to those tools. They'll wander on in, and the guys that work the diesel side will just tell them to get comfortable. Smudgepot drivers can't read anything, unless it has the word Bud, or Miller High Life in it...
It's weird.
It's weird.
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It's a division of the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. I diagnose vehicles that shops and consumers are having issues with passing the emission test. We still run an IM240 loaded mode dyno test, and it's as close to real as it can get.
The diesel side is a whole different ballgame, but there is a pretty cool old dyne that can handle a tandem wheel coalburner, and it's pretty interesting to watch a tandem dump or tractor spool that thing up. Less the noise, and the smell, and all the rest that's associated with those pigs.
The diesel side is a whole different ballgame, but there is a pretty cool old dyne that can handle a tandem wheel coalburner, and it's pretty interesting to watch a tandem dump or tractor spool that thing up. Less the noise, and the smell, and all the rest that's associated with those pigs.
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It's a division of the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. I diagnose vehicles that shops and consumers are having issues with passing the emission test. We still run an IM240 loaded mode dyno test, and it's as close to real as it can get.
The diesel side is a whole different ballgame, but there is a pretty cool old dyne that can handle a tandem wheel coalburner, and it's pretty interesting to watch a tandem dump or tractor spool that thing up. Less the noise, and the smell, and all the rest that's associated with those pigs.
The diesel side is a whole different ballgame, but there is a pretty cool old dyne that can handle a tandem wheel coalburner, and it's pretty interesting to watch a tandem dump or tractor spool that thing up. Less the noise, and the smell, and all the rest that's associated with those pigs.
We never put a diesel on the dyno.
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I was thrilled to walk away from the private part, though the pay cut was tough to take, at least in the beginning. I gained time, and quit hurting my body, and that's worth more than gold. Plus, I don't have to fix anything, unless I feel like it. We have an all wheel dyne for cars and light trucks, and the diesel dyne is over in a different part of the shop.
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We didn't participate in the CAP because I didn't want to and the owner really didn't know about it. To be in that part of the program you have to apply and qualify.
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I had to go to Wally World today (and was dreading every minute of it). Luckily, there were not too many people there, but the ones that were, were not social-distancing. I almost went full-Karen on the store manager because they had one woman- who looked to be in her late seventies- walking around in her street clothes, only wearing a pair of nitrile gloves, wiping down the electronic equipment with a wash cloth she occasionally dipped into a bucket of liquid in her cart. I asked her which disinfectant she was using. It turned out to be their normal cleaner than they use on everything all the time, the main ingredient being 6.5% ammonium hydroxide, which I sincerely hope I am wrong in thinking that it has not been found effective against covid.
"Well, I have to use what they give me. It's what we use all the time and there's really nothing better out there. Anyway, what does it matter? They haven't found anything that will kill the virus, have they?" She said to me. And came back to me, a little defensive like I was attacking her. I wasn't, I fully understood that she had to do what her employer said.
"Um, 10% bleach works just fine. That has been shown to work multiple times. Good luck to you, ma'am." I hope that got her to start questioning some things, but I doubt she's in a position to do so.
I just in that moment could not comprehend a way I could have a coherent conversation with the store manager without ending up on the news or part of a viral video. Still feel guilty about it, though, I probably should have tried to say something to someone higher up.
"Well, I have to use what they give me. It's what we use all the time and there's really nothing better out there. Anyway, what does it matter? They haven't found anything that will kill the virus, have they?" She said to me. And came back to me, a little defensive like I was attacking her. I wasn't, I fully understood that she had to do what her employer said.
"Um, 10% bleach works just fine. That has been shown to work multiple times. Good luck to you, ma'am." I hope that got her to start questioning some things, but I doubt she's in a position to do so.
I just in that moment could not comprehend a way I could have a coherent conversation with the store manager without ending up on the news or part of a viral video. Still feel guilty about it, though, I probably should have tried to say something to someone higher up.
Todays was this: a cycling friend who is a dentist put up a long ranting FB post about how she closed her practice and laid off her staff because the State of California forced her to stop practicing due to COVID19 concerns. What? I asked what she was talking about and eventually it turned out the actually the California Dentistry Association has recommended that dentists not see patients unless they have the appropriate personal protective equipment for themselves and their staff. And she doesn’t have that equipment (masks etc) & can’t get it, so she can’t see patients (plus she wouldn’t see enough emergent/urgent cases to be able to support staying open). So in reality it’s a supply chain issue that has more to do with lack of pandemic preparedness on a national level. I pointed this out and she agreed with what I stated and then immediately insisted again that she was shut down by the State of California.
I asked her if she would see cases if she had PPE. Yes, she would. Emergencies and urgent things.
I asked her if the California Dentistry Assoc (which by the way is not a government organization) hadn’t issued the recommendation that dentists not see cases without PPE, what would she do? She said she’d see cases without PPE, she doesn’t think it’s necessary and she thinks her patients can use their brains and decide on their own whether to see a dentist with PPE or not. Good Lord. Your average joe can’t glance at a medical provider’s mask and assess its viability for protecting them against a specific viral infection!
Of course this post has now been spread far and wide in our circle. Doesn’t matter one iota that the fundamentals of the rant- that the State of California shut her practice down and put her and her staff out of work- isn’t true. Reality, truth, honesty just don’t matter any more.
PS Her husband works for JPL. Financially she personally will be fine.
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Guess who just got a push reel mower?
Mowing of the lawns is now a zone 2 activity.
Mowing of the lawns is now a zone 2 activity.
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Wow, Heathpack !!! Amazing how many people like to roll the dice.
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I saw that and there was a lot of the "cure is worse than the illness" sentiment expressed by the other posters. There were posts about how Covid19 is no worse than the flu.
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