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  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
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    ReenieHJ wrote: »
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    ReenieHJ wrote: »
    SisterSue, you get a 10++ for your very thoughtful action of offering freebies to those who need it!!

    I've stuck with my usual once a week shopping, am a little ahead on a couple things, mainly for my dogs. :blush: But am finding stores have little to none of: paper products, cleaners, and bread. I haven't been able to get one loaf of bread in 10 days now. Not even frozen bread dough. I'll have to resort to homemade but I remember trying that a couple times, years and years ago. :(

    Lots of great recipes and tips for making bread in this thread! https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10454582/so-i-was-going-to-bake-my-first-bread/p1

    All you need is flour, water, salt, and yeast :smiley:

    I prefer the Dutch oven method these days, but I have definitely made good bread in regular bread pans, and flatbread, and rolls...

    Here's a fabulous bread book: Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza

    Under normal circumstances I would suggest seeing if your library system has it (mine does) but likely your library is now closed :(

    Thank you for sharing that. :) I talked with 1 of my dds last night, she's doing sourdough starter so I looked more into that online(you only need flour and water)and came across a site called DIYNatural.com. Wonderful site for lots of make it yourself ideas, including maple syrup marshmallows. Lol

    My library is closed now. :( But they have a plethora of online material so will definitely check into all they have to offer.

    For those who have Amazon Prime, there are a lot of free books and really discounted ones also.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,897 Member
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    Katmary71 wrote: »
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    Katmary71 wrote: »
    @BarbaraHelen2013 I've been wanting to pull out and reread The Stand too! I just finished a few Robin Cook (medical thrillers) though they weren't related to an outbreak.

    I downloaded a bunch of Robin Cook thrillers from my library last week. I love love love being able to get library books for my kindle. (Digital books can also be read on a computer - no ebook device required.)

    My library is closed now - people without library cards can check to see if they can get these remotely. Library systems are a fabulous resource. I've been using Overdrive for 10 years, but apparently there are all these other services as well:

    Your library is committed to keeping you entertained and informed throughout this difficult time. Here
    are just some of the great resources we offer online:

    ● Hoopla – Download/stream music, movies, ebooks, audiobooks, and comics
    ● Overdrive – Download ebooks and audiobooks
    ● Kanopy- Start watching the Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Sundance and Oscar winning
    films and documentaries.
    ● RBDigital – Download magazines
    ● ODILO – Foreign Language e-books in Spanish, French, Portuguese and Russian
    ● Creativebug – Arts and Crafts classes for all skill levels. Class topics include: Art and
    Design, Knitting and Crochet, Sewing and Quilting, Papercrafts, Jewelry Making, Food
    and Home Decor, Holiday and Party Ideas, and Crafts for Kids
    ● Freegal Music - Download music and music videos from your computer or mobile device.

    All you need is your library card!

    Wow, I didn't know about the majority of this, thank you! I've been decluttering and the hardest thing to get rid of is books, I've been rereading stuff and then donating it to the library for their friends-of-the-library program (left with a few too!) so my Kindle's been resting. I met with a career coach at the library the other week and there's also resources for making and having your resume reviewed among other things. I wonder if this means the two cookbooks I checked out don't need to be returned next week!?

    The first time I moved after getting my Kindle I donated all my fiction to friends and the library. My physical collection is primarily cookbooks.

    My library is closed and they said loans don't have to be returned until they reopen, but yours might have different guidelines.
  • bmeadows380
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    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    We're due an update from government later today on measures in Ireland, not expecting that we'll follow UK in total lockdown, but definitely think there will be a bit more tightening up on existing measures.

    One lovely thing, An Post - the Irish postal service have sent postcards out to all homes that can be sent to any address in Ireland for free, I don't have any family here, but have a number of single ex-pat friends (being an ex-pat myself, I feel particularly for those who are far away from home and will be totally isolated if we are locked down) who are pretty isolated right now with working from home and limited social interactions. So I posted one to a friend today with a friendly note and flower doodle.

    can't see the US postal service doing that - the way they keep raising the price on stamps just keeps encouraging more and more folks to use virtual methods.
  • cmriverside
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    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    We're due an update from government later today on measures in Ireland, not expecting that we'll follow UK in total lockdown, but definitely think there will be a bit more tightening up on existing measures.

    One lovely thing, An Post - the Irish postal service have sent postcards out to all homes that can be sent to any address in Ireland for free, I don't have any family here, but have a number of single ex-pat friends (being an ex-pat myself, I feel particularly for those who are far away from home and will be totally isolated if we are locked down) who are pretty isolated right now with working from home and limited social interactions. So I posted one to a friend today with a friendly note and flower doodle.

    Well, and since the virus can live up to XX number of days on paper...and it's just increasing the number of hands touching it...that seems - counterproductive.

    I've decided to now (finally) make all my bills autopay online. No need to be licking and playing with envelopes and stamps and jeopardizing others who have to deliver and touch a thousand mailboxes.
  • bmeadows380
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    lynn_glenmont wrote: »
    Um, there absolutely are recessive traits passed on the X chromosome, and since men only get an X chromosome from their mother, the trait passes from the mother's side of the family to her sons, e.g., color blindness. So, yes, that is one way that genes work. A quick Google search suggests that baldness is controlled by multiple genes, so it's probably not straight-forward.
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    Even in the case of X linked traits, the mother’s father is not a clear indicator since she also got an X from her own mother, who would not have shown male pattern baldness herself but could have been a carrier for it.

    That's my point - genetics are way more complicated than just saying "oh, you'll definitely be this because this person in our family was this". Besides which, baldness is also quite prevalent from father to son, so I don't think baldness is one of those situations. And apparently, only 1 type of color blindness is caused by the X chromosome - red green; blue yellow and complete are caused by other chromosomes and can effect men and women equally - I did not know that; I thought only men could have color blindness. Huh - you learn something new.....

    Anyway, my mother is the type of person who buys into a lot of old wive's tales without any discernment on which ones hold truth and which ones are totally bogus. She's also the sort who blows off a lot of doctor recommended health practices, such as finishing an entire course of antibiotics or even worse, sharing left over antibiotics with family members! (that last one really gets my goat - not only is she NOT finishing off the prescription, sharing them is completely illegal!)

    JustSomeEm wrote: »
    If you happen to have cheese cloth, multiple layers will help keep that from happening. If not, something like a pillow-case under whatever you're using to strain the yogurt. When I strain mine I use a colander, place a folded pillow case (clean, obviously) inside, on top of the pillow case I place layers of cheese cloth, then put the yogurt in. I have recently started to get everything damp before I put the yogurt in to strain in an attempt to keep the cloth from soaking up all the whey. I have no idea if it actually works, but it makes me feel better.

    And agreed - bread products made with whey instead of milk are lighter and fluffier and taste as if they are made with butter milk. Yum! A friend of mine used whey recently to make homemade sour dough bread... I need to get her recipe.

    I had used cheese cloth but only one package, so it wasn't finely strained. I did buy some flour cloth towels that I think will work way better; I just hadn't gotten them washed before the yogurt was ready to strain. I'd really like to get as much yogurt solids as I can - I used 1/2 gallon of milk and got 2 cups of yogurt. Is that typical?

    speaking of bread: being home all day is really making me want to bake!
  • ReenieHJ
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    bmeadows380 wrote: »
    One thing I've got a question on: how effective really are these temperature checks? I had to go in to get lab bloodwork done today; if it wasn't for the fact that the bloodwork was needed because we're trying to get my thyroid meds straightened out, I would have delayed it. Before I could enter the clinic, a nurse had to check my temperature. My employer also is insisting that if we must go onto company premises, we must do a temperature check first.

    But I thought that you could be contagious for a while before symptoms started to occur, so how does this really effectively slow down the spread?

    That's exactly right and I've been wondering the same thing? I guess they do the best they can and there are no guarantees.
  • mph323
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    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    mph323 wrote: »
    If you really want nightmares, re-read Edgar Allen Poe's short story "The Masque of the Red Death". 😄

    I've been thinking about that off and on since this started. Also the Decameron. Both seem to parallel my current situation of being at home supposedly hiding from the potential contagion. The Masque of the Red Death is, of course, much creepier given the ending.

    Right? And Poe was a master at creepy imagery!
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,130 Member
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    Latest government update: still not full on lockdown here in Ireland, just more restriction on non-essential businesses/work/travel.

    Still allowed to socialise in small groups (4 or less) outside of household, but suggested less frequency and to maintain social distancing/hygiene practices. Police will be more visible to disperse groups and have the right to retain those who are putting others at risk.

    All private hospitals sequestered by state now and all treatment of COVID-19 to be free of charge.
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,565 Member
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    Because nothing is more reassuring to your constituents than the idea that they brought this pandemic on themselves 🙄

    State Rep proposes controversial 'Day of Humiliation' in PA amid coronavirus pandemic.

    The resolution has sparked reactions from other state lawmakers such as Rep. Kevin Boyle, who took to Twitter saying, "I do believe this is the stupidest resolution I've ever seen a politician introduce."

    https://local21news.com/news/local/state-rep-proposes-controversial-day-of-humiliation-in-pa-amid-coronavirus-pandemic
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    mph323 wrote: »
    Because nothing is more reassuring to your constituents than the idea that they brought this pandemic on themselves 🙄

    State Rep proposes controversial 'Day of Humiliation' in PA amid coronavirus pandemic.

    The resolution has sparked reactions from other state lawmakers such as Rep. Kevin Boyle, who took to Twitter saying, "I do believe this is the stupidest resolution I've ever seen a politician introduce."

    https://local21news.com/news/local/state-rep-proposes-controversial-day-of-humiliation-in-pa-amid-coronavirus-pandemic

    Y I K E S
  • lightenup2016
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    bmeadows380 wrote: »
    One thing I've got a question on: how effective really are these temperature checks? I had to go in to get lab bloodwork done today; if it wasn't for the fact that the bloodwork was needed because we're trying to get my thyroid meds straightened out, I would have delayed it. Before I could enter the clinic, a nurse had to check my temperature. My employer also is insisting that if we must go onto company premises, we must do a temperature check first.

    But I thought that you could be contagious for a while before symptoms started to occur, so how does this really effectively slow down the spread?

    Yeah...my daughter went to her orthodontist appt today (I was surprised they still wanted her to come in--I watched like a hawk to be sure gloved hands going into her mouth hadn't touched anything else first). They checked her temp before we went in, and it was 96.5 F. The lady behind the counter asked me if that was a normal temperature for my daughter. In my head, I was like, "No, isn't that just about dead??"
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
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    lightenup2016 wrote: »
    bmeadows380 wrote: »
    One thing I've got a question on: how effective really are these temperature checks? I had to go in to get lab bloodwork done today; if it wasn't for the fact that the bloodwork was needed because we're trying to get my thyroid meds straightened out, I would have delayed it. Before I could enter the clinic, a nurse had to check my temperature. My employer also is insisting that if we must go onto company premises, we must do a temperature check first.

    But I thought that you could be contagious for a while before symptoms started to occur, so how does this really effectively slow down the spread?

    Yeah...my daughter went to her orthodontist appt today (I was surprised they still wanted her to come in--I watched like a hawk to be sure gloved hands going into her mouth hadn't touched anything else first). They checked her temp before we went in, and it was 96.5 F. The lady behind the counter asked me if that was a normal temperature for my daughter. In my head, I was like, "No, isn't that just about dead??"

    Mine is normally around that 96-ish range, but sometimes drops into 95's. I think it is because of my thyroid condition, but it doesn't bother me. It isn't like I'm shivering all the time. I am a bit nervous about having to explain when I go back to working on site as they said they plan to screen everyone going in.
  • Athijade
    Athijade Posts: 3,243 Member
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    T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »
    lightenup2016 wrote: »
    bmeadows380 wrote: »
    One thing I've got a question on: how effective really are these temperature checks? I had to go in to get lab bloodwork done today; if it wasn't for the fact that the bloodwork was needed because we're trying to get my thyroid meds straightened out, I would have delayed it. Before I could enter the clinic, a nurse had to check my temperature. My employer also is insisting that if we must go onto company premises, we must do a temperature check first.

    But I thought that you could be contagious for a while before symptoms started to occur, so how does this really effectively slow down the spread?

    Yeah...my daughter went to her orthodontist appt today (I was surprised they still wanted her to come in--I watched like a hawk to be sure gloved hands going into her mouth hadn't touched anything else first). They checked her temp before we went in, and it was 96.5 F. The lady behind the counter asked me if that was a normal temperature for my daughter. In my head, I was like, "No, isn't that just about dead??"

    Mine is normally around that 96-ish range, but sometimes drops into 95's. I think it is because of my thyroid condition, but it doesn't bother me. It isn't like I'm shivering all the time. I am a bit nervous about having to explain when I go back to working on site as they said they plan to screen everyone going in.

    Same with mine and has been that way since I was a kid. It was bad enough my doctor had to send a note to school to tell them that if I was running even a 99 degree temp that they needed to call my mom. The school didn't want to believe my mom and had a rule that it was 100 before they called. I have been watching my temp the last few days since I have not been feeling well. They have been 97, 96.8, and 95.7.

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