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On 5/8/2020 at 7:51 PM, Steubenhoosier said:

Being optimistic. Just bought 4 tickets for the Colts-Packers game 

I've got tickets to Bears-Colts in October. 

I order meal boxes and I am still getting the meat I need for my recipes. Hopefully that continues but if not, they have some decent meals without meat as well. 

I had leftover taco pizza and it was glorious. Oh and lots of booze. 

25 minutes ago, Lostin76 said:

I've noticed a lot of local mayors are overruling governors, which is smart in some places where the cases/deaths are not decreasing yet. I think ultimately it will be up to the consumer to decide if they want to risk it. If they opened everything up here tomorrow, we would not change our behavior one bit.

That is where I stand. I am not changing my behavior pattern anytime soon even if they did literally open up everything right now. Best to be cautious as far as I'm concerned.

24 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Have not been feeling well lately and had a chest x-ray today.  Found that I have a possible pnemonia diagnosis.

Sending positive energy your way. Best wishes, Scott. 

7 hours ago, IUFLA said:

Yeah I got gas in early March and that is going to be the longest lasting tank of gas I've ever purchased. I'm still at 3/4 of a tank, lol.

There is an outbreak at a nursing home 5 minutes away from where I live. No numbers have been released, they are keeping a tight lid on that info I guess.

My work-from-home time-frame has been extended through July 15th. It was surreal how quickly life changed last month but it almost seems normal now. Well, maybe not normal. More like,  a new normal. 

Weirdest birthday ever. First birthday without dad (passed away last fall). First birthday spent alone with no family around. And no sports. It takes a toll on the mind and the emotions. Maybe the old normal will no longer be normal but at this point I'd be willing to settle for semi-normal. I don't know. Cheers to you all. Just rambling while watching some old Bears games on YouTube. 

I have a 2014 Dodge Challenger Shaker. I like it. I love it. I want some more of it. 💪😎

I am thinking now is the time to experiment with a mohawk. 😎🍻

Made an essential trip to the liquor store today. 🍻

Seems like a large number of people are still out and about here, at least on my side of town. I've seen pictures posted on the Fort Wayne reddit showing downtown looking like a ghost town though. Experience varies by area, I suppose. 

23 minutes ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

OK so to dispel a couple things 

- banks, by law, cannot simply close. Each state has its own laws for banks and state-chartered credit unions, and those laws must be followed -- for example, in Texas there are regulations for a 3-day emergency closure of a branch or branches, with permission of the state banking commissioner. Your bank will not simply close. Regardless, most banking can be done on line.

- life won't continue "as normal." The incredibly stupid, selfish, dimwitted, panicking dipshits will race to your grocery stores and buy up every pack of toilet paper and paper towel that can be found. However, while these stupid, mindless morons apparently haven't gotten the grasp of this yet, there is no shortage, whatsoever, of toilet paper or paper towels, nor will there be -- deliveries to most grocery stores come daily, first thing in the morning. So you can go line up with the idiots, if needed. However, you can often just bypass these freaking stupid cows, and just go to your local CVS - ask them when they get deliveries. This is what we did today, when every single grocery store was completely sold out and where lines, at 6:30 a.m., are 3-4 blocks long. CVS, right in our neighborhood, had plenty of toilet paper this morning. If there is one thing to learn from this virus, it's that the American public at large is a panicked collection of idiots. You can also try ordering off Amazon, etc. -- Amazon is back-ordered for toilet paper into mid-April. But it might make sense to order a couple (AS IN 2, NOT 10) packs of toilet paper in advance so you know it's on the way in. Or you can buy a bidet. But they're selling out. Lol.

Yeah I haven't stepped foot in a large store this week. I mainly go to Dollar General or Walgreen's and while they have started getting hit on certain items, they still usually have what I am looking for without huge lines.

One of my friends probably has it but cannot get tested to confirm it. 

12 minutes ago, rico said:

2 in Allen County test positive.

Perfect. 

At least the liquor stores are still open. Just restocked with some ice cold beer. 

3 hours ago, 5fouls said:

I have two people I've worked very closely with over the last 20 years who planned on retiring a little  earlier this year.  Both decided to stay a little longer so they would have something to do.  I'm not going to be bold enough to ask if they moved all of their money out of high risk portfolios or not.  But, I sure hope they did.  

And, then, maybe even worse, I have a couple of other long time co-workers who were given a 45 day notice in February that their job was being eliminated.  I'm not sure how that process works either, so I don't know if they would have been able to move funds out of their 401K immediately upon receiving notice, or whether the funds were stuck there until their 45 days were up.   

They would not be able to move the funds until the actual date of termination. 

My employer has instituted mandatory work-from-home effective immediately.

5 hours ago, Seeking6 said:

I'm sure people have seen some of the photos but one reason you might not want to be up in the air anytime soon. Check photos online about O'Hare Airport. 6 hour waits to get bags....additional long hours of wait time and literally hundreds of people shoulder to shoulder while waiting. Not really the social distancing you want. Not to mention TSA agent tested positive at Orlando airport. Heaven knows the extent of that person or how many they came in contact with.

I was supposed to have a layover at O'Hare on Wednesday, in addition to another layover at LAX where they have had airport employees test positive. And on the way back, a layover at DFW where I saw scenes similar to the O'Hare situation online.

All that to say, yeah I cancelled my trip just now. lol

16 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said:

What brand and flavor of vienna sausages.  I my favorite is armour bourbon bbq but hard to find. 

Armour smoked. I usually prefer the normal BBQ or hot & spicy but the options were limited. Never heard of bourbon BBQ though! Dang! 

I have my emergency supply of Kraft mac & cheese and Vienna Sausages here in the Fort. i'm good. 💪😎

I am flying to Vegas next week. 💪😎

On 3/3/2020 at 1:20 PM, milehiiu said:

The NBA has requested players NOT to high five with fans due to the virus.

True story - the only time I got a high five from a NBA player was back in 2001. The player was Dikembo Mutombo. I got sick as hell for like a week after that. So, maybe not a bad policy regardless of a pandemic. 😜

20 minutes ago, FW_Hoosier said:

Loved playing darts and pool at The Vid.  As far as I know, Mike is in his zillionth year of being the bouncer there.

 

You know I would go there with my friends every weekend and he ALWAYS carded me. Never my friends, just me. I never really understood that, lol.

Is the Video Saloon still there? That was my watering hole in my last couple of years at IU. Always followed by a trip to the Taco Bell afterwards. 

I have zero faith in Trubisky progressing to the point that the Bears can become a contender and show last year was a blip on the radar. But I hope I am wrong.