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| Topic | What would you personally do if you ran out of toilet paper? |
| dancer62 03/28/20 11:34:38 AM #55 | Toilet paper is restocked in the grocery store. My neighbor's granddaughter just scored a 12-pack of the good big-roll stuff for $4.99. I hope the scalpers have fun being stuck with thousands of dollars worth of TP they can't sell. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Frozen Broccoli |
| dancer62 03/28/20 3:17:26 AM #13 | Broccoli with cheese, normally $4, marked down to $2, bought it for my neighbor because I don't much care for it. Toilet paper was restocked but only an overpriced brand, didn't buy any. Wartime conditions, National Guard mobilized, no martial law or ration cards yet. Maybe I'll start a Victory Garden like my grandparents in WWII. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Sudently realized my parents are old within the last 2 years and it Terrifies me |
| dancer62 03/27/20 3:51:30 PM #8 | LeetCheet posted... We don't really realize how short life really is until we're old ourselves. My grandparents were old at 50. My parents were old at 70 I'm 73 and not old at all... maybe when I reach my 90s? And yes, I play videogames and watch movies. Not like as a kid, had to go to a theater to watch movies, we got a TV when I was 8, and had to go to an arcade to play the mechanical driving and shooting games. And my videogaming reflects my real-life activities, flying, sports cars, martial arts and traditional weapons, golf. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Grocery store special hours for seniors |
| dancer62 03/27/20 2:30:30 PM #23 | CwebbMichSac4 posted... yeah how are they enforcing it? Interesting! I'm 73, look 50, but they know me. Otherwise, just social pressure, I guess. And I was also picking up stuff for a 73-year-old neighbor, who is frail. Does that also make me frail elderly by proxy?The staff at the store know that, too, and ask how she's doing. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What would you personally do if you ran out of toilet paper? |
| dancer62 03/27/20 9:24:20 AM #41 | The grocery store has restocked with toilet paper. The bad news, $2.99 for the skimpy little 4-pack you could usually get for 79. If you're desperate, I guess 75 a roll isn't all that bad. Oh, not profiteering, it's a premium brand, not the usual generic store brand. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What would you personally do if you ran out of toilet paper? |
| dancer62 03/27/20 6:40:08 AM #36 | I'm saving grocery ads, since we don't get Sears and Montgomery Ward catalogs any more. I'll need to buy a diaper pail to store the dirty till I can throw it in the dumpster.. I trust it won't get to that point, the hoarders should already have more than they can ever hope to scalp out of the trunk of their car, it'll be funny when they get stuck with more TP than they can use in a lifetime. I've already read about people getting stuck with tens of thousands of dollars in hand wipes they can't sell because of anti-profiteering laws and Ebay and Amazon cracking down on them. I also read yesterday that plumbers are staying busy cleaning out drains from people flushing non-flushable stuff. Dumb! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What are you going to do with your 1k? |
| dancer62 03/26/20 11:41:29 PM #74 | FatalAccident posted... Bet 99% of u gon buy guns lol I'm not a "u gon", but that's not a bad idea! Since I'm staying at home more, it's been a few years since I practiced much, but I could get a nice single action revolver, handload some cartridges with wax bullets, go to the basement and work on my gun spinning, fast draw, and trick shooting. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Grocery store special hours for seniors |
| dancer62 03/26/20 9:00:28 PM #16 | Thanks, folks! You convinced me. My alarm is set. I'm going to the store at 6am just because I can. I can't afford to hoard, so I'll spend maybe $15 on soda crackers, canned chili, ramen, possibly a package of TP if there is any, bacon, and beans. Since they are holding senior hours for me, it's rude not to acknowledge it, right? --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Grocery store special hours for seniors |
| dancer62 03/26/20 8:24:03 AM #2 | And I usually don't get up at 5am to be at the store at 6 to take advantage of them. I've done it once so far, just to show appreciation. I used to resent being a Junior Citizen, but there aren't really that many perks to being a Senior. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What are you going to do with your 1k? |
| dancer62 03/26/20 3:05:30 AM #55 | OhhhJa posted... Toilet paperFor use, or for scalping out of the trunk of your car? $1000 in normal times buys a LOT of toidy wipe. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What are you going to do with your 1k? |
| dancer62 03/25/20 2:16:44 PM #20 | Pay my taxes. Filing is extended, I don't have to pay until July. Whee, yippee, etc. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | So florida hasn't shut down their beaches ? |
| dancer62 03/25/20 4:20:26 AM #13 | OhhhJa posted... Yeah honestly beaches are probably 1000 times safer than grocery stores or restaurantsHey! That would apply to golf courses, too! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | So florida hasn't shut down their beaches ? |
| dancer62 03/25/20 4:09:45 AM #11 | Hmm.. open space for social distancing, good air circulation, plenty of ultraviolet rays to kill viruses, probably much safer than houses. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | How are you guys dealing with this, emotionally? |
| dancer62 03/25/20 3:56:45 AM #12 | No change. The biggest killer is still traffic accidents, 38,000 deaths last year, the Wuhan virus death count is still tiny compared to "ordinary" seasonal flu, 728 compared with CDC's estimated 12-18,000. Being ordinarily careful, and waiting for the hype and ballyhoo to all fade away. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | So two hours into my first day away from work and I'm already going nuts. |
| dancer62 03/24/20 3:44:09 AM #3 | Kimbos_Egg posted... its lupusIt's never lupus --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | So what are you doing during your actual quarantine or lol quarantine |
| dancer62 03/24/20 1:19:32 AM #7 | I was testing steering wheels with the Xbox 360, comparing non-force-feedback with force-feedback, but parts for my DriveFX wheel guaranteed last Friday have been in the black hole of USPS limbo "in transit to the next destination" since last Thursday, apparently still stuck somewhere in California, half a continent away. So, reading, cooking, doing daily challenges in Forza Horizon 4 and weekly challenges in Forza 7 on X1. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | do you go to work this week? |
| dancer62 03/24/20 12:03:47 AM #26 | University is closed, my classes are on hold. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Iv gone an entire week in isolation |
| dancer62 03/22/20 3:45:50 PM #5 | The_tall_midget posted... Whenever I start feeling lonely, a member of my family calls me and reminds me why I rather not see them.ROFL!!! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | More cans should use the Monster Import can enclosure |
| dancer62 03/22/20 1:13:01 PM #6 | argonautweakend posted... You clean your can before you drink the original liquid inside?Of course you rinse the top of the can before you put your mouth on it. You don't know where it's been. Even more so with the coronavirus scare. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Has your employer shut down |
| dancer62 03/22/20 1:00:07 PM #67 | University is closed until whenever. I'm on contract for classes, so, no work, no pay. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Iv gone an entire week in isolation |
| dancer62 03/22/20 12:54:30 PM #3 | Minimal contact the past week, drove a blind neighbor to her doctor's appointment, been to the grocery store twice, post office once, pawnshop once (picked up a nice X360 S for $40 for messing around with Forza 2,3,4.) --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What's your needed guaranteed income for life to give up working? |
| dancer62 03/22/20 12:45:08 PM #8 | Does that include volunteer work, extension teaching, gigs, shows? Not going to give up fun stuff. High stress, monkey-motion 12-15-hour-day corporate tripe? $10K --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Are most of the malls by you closed? |
| dancer62 03/21/20 3:30:26 PM #8 | The closest one closed 15 years ago, too much gang activity in the parking lots, don't know about any others, haven't gone to one in years. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What are you reading? |
| dancer62 03/21/20 3:26:42 PM #9 | Rereading Jack Chalker's Quintara Marathon. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | "This is what comptrolling is all about." |
| dancer62 03/21/20 6:38:56 AM #3 | Rebuilding a comptroller for my Xbox 360. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | This coronavirus shit is getting out of hand with the way people are reacting. |
| dancer62 03/21/20 6:34:56 AM #85 | UltraKev9 posted... I've told this story to a few friends and co-workers now and about half of them tell me they would have done at least one of the following:1,5 : make a fool of yourself 2,3,4,6: Good ways to get arrested. Overreacting is one thing, criminal behavior is overreacting+ --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Which of these drinks would you rather have? |
| dancer62 03/21/20 6:29:16 AM #5 | Beer. Craft beer. Pale Ale. Dark Stout. Lager. Porter. Cerveza. Barley pop. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What if coronavirus greatly increases chances of developing cancer? |
| dancer62 03/21/20 12:29:53 AM #28 | Shadowbird_RH posted... They'd have to be hellakickass wings to build up enough momentum by the time you reach the upper atmosphere for it to carry you the rest of the the way. Wings aren't very useful in void, unless they've got built-in rocket boosters or something, which would be pretty cool, so long as you don't burn your wings. It's just an old Frank Sinatra song. Yeesh. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Do you consider yourself a fan of the new mid engine corvette? |
| dancer62 03/20/20 9:29:28 PM #2 | How would I be a "fan" of something I'm never likely to see in person, much less own? I drive an E36 BMW, am rebuilding a classic MA61 Supra. The last Corvette I owned was in 1968. The new Zupra is sort of interesting, a reskinned BMW Z4, as is the Abarth 124, a nostalgic nod to the FIAT Spider in a reskinned Miata, but a "fan"? --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What if coronavirus greatly increases chances of developing cancer? |
| dancer62 03/20/20 4:34:53 PM #17 | DirtBasedSoap posted... Coronavirus and flu are not the same.Looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck. More severe, sort of, affects fewer people but sequesters toilet paper and sends the media into raptures of fearmongering. Okay, SARS-2 if you insist. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What if coronavirus greatly increases chances of developing cancer? |
| dancer62 03/20/20 11:43:36 AM #7 | Flu and cancer are not the same. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | No new cases reported in Wuhan |
| dancer62 03/18/20 11:24:21 PM #8 | Lil69Leo posted... No new cases because half of Wuhan is probably dead.11 million population, it would be hard to conceal 5.5 million dead. Even if you disguised them as mulberry bushes. Or in cardboard boxes, although Amazon boxes are truly everywhere. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Those who haven't been allowed to go home or work from home yet |
| dancer62 03/18/20 8:28:13 PM #11 | I can't resist WastelandCowboy posted... I drive like an old lady so idgaf. Seriously like an old lady? 5-10mph over, unnecessary downshifting just to hear the exhaust burble? Full throttle pulls whenever possible just for the fun of it? Try to hit a good apex when cornering? Traffic circles are an impromptu skid pad? Or am I not the old lady you're talking about? --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | WH doc says millenials need to be kept healthy for their gaming abilities |
| dancer62 03/18/20 8:12:58 PM #5 | On a diet of Cheetos and Mountain Dew --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Boomers are the reason everyone is freaking out about the coronavirus. |
| dancer62 03/18/20 6:14:17 PM #27 | Amuseum posted... boomers literally halting the entire global economy, just because they want to live longer. selfish. This is more amusing than grading freshman essays. Your grandma has the power to halt the global economy to extend her life? Go, granny, go! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Boomers are the reason everyone is freaking out about the coronavirus. |
| dancer62 03/18/20 9:18:52 AM #22 | GameLord113 posted... They should just quarantine all the boomers. Let everyone else live their life.Silly kid --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Trump wants to send me money |
| dancer62 03/17/20 7:38:17 PM #29 | I_Always_Die posted... @dancer62 what are you trying to say?I'm saying, Medicare is not free. You have to pay a monthly premium. I'm 73. My primary income is Social Security retirement. I can't afford Medicare. So anyone who thinks Medicare is the answer to affordable health care doesn't know what they are talking about. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Trump wants to send me money |
| dancer62 03/17/20 6:40:17 PM #24 | I_Always_Die posted... Medicare for all Yeah, sure, and see if you can afford it. I can't, Medicare ain't cheap, you pay at least $200 a month, for minimal coverage. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Boomers are the reason everyone is freaking out about the coronavirus. |
| dancer62 03/17/20 6:37:07 PM #15 | ROFL! The panicky talking heads on TV aren't even over 50, much less "boomers". I've been through polio scares, anthrax scares (love Alastair McLean's The Satan Bug and the George Maharis movie made from it), Swine Flu, was in Japan during the SARS epidemic, i'm just not real excited. Latest CDC stats: My chances of Wuhan Flu are 1 in 66,000. My chances of seasonal flu are 1 in 6. My chances of dying in a serious car accident are 1 in 8250 Probably car accidents are my biggest hazard, because of the number of 18-35 year-olds on the road. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | I've got symptoms, man |
| dancer62 03/17/20 4:26:14 PM #17 | Or the seasonal flu. Or the common cold. CDC US statistics: Coronavirus: 5000 cases, 61 deaths Seasonal flu October 2019 to March 2020: 36 million-51 million cases, 22,000-55,000 deaths --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Trump wants to send me money |
| dancer62 03/17/20 3:53:28 PM #10 | Hey, that would be nice if they sent me enough to pay my taxes! But would I have to declare it as income next year and pay taxes on it? --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Why do Americans call it "Italian" whenever they cook pasta? |
| dancer62 03/17/20 7:57:18 AM #45 | synth_real posted... If you don't have cheese curds then you just go without. Sick for recoiling from Velveeta? Although It's the traditional cheese for melting with Rotel for nachos. Pretty good for scalloped potatoes, too, although I've become lazy and make mine from a box mix, yay Betty Crocker! OTOH, I wouldn't necessarily use Velveeta for Welsh Rarebit, either, when I can use Smoky Bacon Cheddar. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | What type of Vice President do you the democratic nominee will choose? |
| dancer62 03/16/20 5:13:27 PM #13 | gguirao posted... What is Kamala Harris?Failed comedienne? --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Why do Americans call it "Italian" whenever they cook pasta? |
| dancer62 03/16/20 3:43:27 PM #22 | Metalsonic66 posted... What kind of cheese is used in Poutine?Ideally, "curds", whatever they are. Quick and dirty, I just sprinkle with shredded Monterey Jack. I'm told Parmesan works, too, not authentic but quick and easy. I'm also told that a real Canadian will recoil in horror from poutine made with Velveeta. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Why do Americans call it "Italian" whenever they cook pasta? |
| dancer62 03/16/20 2:44:00 PM #16 | Spaghetti, linguini, rotini, vermicelli, macaroni, yep, an "i" on the end makes any noodle Italian. Unless it's Kraft Dinner, the national dish of Canada, discounting poutine. --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
| Topic | Call me a monster, but why hasn't there been any corona virus game sales? |
| dancer62 03/16/20 12:57:21 PM #6 | shadowsword87 posted... Because videogames take more time than a week to produce. Huh? Weekly PSN and XBL sales obviously take less than a week to set up. wolfy42 posted... Stuck at home? But some games!! Digital game sales!! ROFL! --- If ballet was easy, it would be pointe-less |
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