Thread: Four days in

Being a bread winner myself and running a service business I don't have the option. I have to go to people's houses and touch things, no avoiding it. I just have to keep myself healthy and keep up with the hand sanitizer and wipes. Life must go on.

Edit: I should say life must go on but cautiously. A bunch of college students got it here. They heard school was being cancelled so they had a block party. One of them was infected and gave it to the rest of them. It's too bad youth is wasted on the stupid people.

Well now I’m really hating retirement. Before I would be isolated cause your gone for a few weeks at a time and the whole crews are isolated. Plus roughnecks ain’t the touchy feely guys to be passing stuff around. Not much viruses can survive our atmosphere anyway. But NOW, I’m home. But we have the supplies already. The wife is a quasi prepper and with 2 freezer and 2 refridges we got plenty, perishables are low but to be honest we can do without. We were going to be spending some time in Mississippi trying to get things done to move later this summer but that’s all on hold and we will just hunker down in the Tc compound, (but bike rides are not part of my quarantine) so life goes on and if the zombie apocalypse is here get your zombie guns and thin out the population to slow down the run on toilet paper

So far, I've been "minimally" impacted as far as routine. My work doesnt want to layoff any of our welders assemblers, so we've been keeping busy. Ironically, we're all mostly socially isolated by our workstation locations normally.

The shart in the undies is that normally we have 3 engineers, but my coworkers are on vacation this week then 2 weeks isolation. Tripling my workload for the foreseeable future.

Beer and bread making helps alleviate the stress.

Total close down is imminent for us, with the recent closure of all marine parts distributors closing down.

If I can't obtain parts for service work, I'll have nothing to do. Don't know how long before it happens, but I see it coming.

We're pretty well positioned here. I buy flour, coffee and other staples in bulk so I have months worth here and I had been to Costco just before this all broke so I'm well stocked with paper goods and frozen foods.

I can bake what I need, grind and roast my own coffee and grind my own flour.

I'm long retired so I spend a lot of time around the house anyway.

I guess we'll just hunker down till it's all over.

So far...so good.

I have gallons of bourbon and 4+ 30 packs of beer.

The little woman had to pack her computer at work an set up an off-site workspace.
She is working at my daughter's because they have the super whammy internet service.

Just went to Walmart to pick up a prescription. That was fine.
The store was virtually empty of people except for the grocery section.
Went and looked...not a roll of asswipe in the place.
Hopefully what I read is true. It said that in the not too distant future, retailers will be overstocked with pallets of it in the aisle.
I did score the last 10 pack of Ivory soap in the store. Hah!

Other than that, she keeps enough food in the house to feed a small army... we'll be fine.

Doing a lot more hanging around the house. Finally getting caught up with some long overdue projects.

My hope is that my extended family here at SRP stays health and well.

Pete <:-}

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/co...list-accurate/

Some good news coming out to counteract the bad.

If that zombie apocalypse happens I want a 12 gauge in my hand and TC at my 6

I did some stocking up too...


I might be living on squirrel for a while but at least I can shave

Originally Posted by Mike Blue

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/co...list-accurate/

Some good news coming out to counteract the bad.

Sorry that I can't trust Snopes but sometimes they can be helpful. Good news is helpful!
Richard