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Old neighbor that owned an Ace Hardware store turned me onto this method. Lawn Chair, beer, pitchfork, patience. I'll flatten the tunnels when I mow, look for their reemergence, then set up with the items above. My son actually had his arm broken from one of those tunnels. My mother was over carrying him around in the backyard was he was 8 months old. Stepped on a tunnel, lost her balance and fell on my son.

I appreciate you providing the link. Trying to give the reporter the benefit of the doubt, it could be the headline was written by someone else. For those that just peruse a lot of headlines (I'll admit I'm guilty of this), it certainly leads to a different conclusion.

The decoupling has already begun- https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-admin-turbocharging-withdrawal-of-supply-chains-from-china/

WTH? "During a COVID-19 briefing, The Virginia Department of Health announced it will now count the number of positive virus tests instead of the number of people who test positive." https://www.nbc12.com/2020/05/01/virginia-is-seeing-jump-covid-testing/

Post of the day, IMO

Good points. I think you will see selective items manufactured here. It makes sense for some medicines and protective gear and defense items to be sourced here so we are not as dependent on others. I think the pendulum swung too far to outsourcing everything and we'll now see it start to swing back to more localized production. That is a swing that will take many years and there will be disruptions and possibly higher prices. On the food front, this article covers some of the factors involved that have not yet been brought up here- https://www.bakingbusiness.com/articles/50610-barclays-panel-describes-food-distribution-shifts

My brother bought my parents a heart monitor for Christmas. Problem was they don't use a smartphone so they cannot utilize most of the features. I've done video conferencing with my out of state clients for years. Better than a phone call, IMO but not the same as in person. My Dr is promoting telehealth but I have not yet used. I do think this virus will be enough of a jolt to cause people to reexamine how they do business. Obviously, restaurants will see changes. I do think a lot of business travel , conferences will be curtailed. I like the idea of people staying more local for their products and services.

Yes, the wife confirms the presence of Salvia. Couldn't find out if there were multiple because the topic changed to what would prompt me to ask about salvia, lol. The left side does get mid day sun whereas the right is under a large tree.

I didn't sense any politics. @5fouls presented both sides of an issue relevant to the topic at hand so people can be informed and make their decisions. Hopefully, we are all learning from topics in this thread- I know my horizons have been broadened substantially. I see much more coming together in this thread than tearing apart.

From what I've read, the problems stem from too much consolidation. Big giants controlling the farms and / or production. If it was more decentralized, like it used to be, a few plants going down would not be as much of a problem. Then we lose some efficiencies and costs rise. Are Americans willing to pay more for that?

https://nypost.com/2020/05/04/meat-shortages-are-here-costco-kroger-warn-of-limited-supply/

Hang in there Scott. Let us know how your private concert turned out.

Men across the country should push to eliminate Pinterest. My wife has ideas of a she shed- part shed, part greenhouse- that she want me to build her. Might be my project for next year. They have kits but I may be building from scratch so as to customize it. That will be a big test of my DIY skills.

There is a hydrangea in the middle, a row of boxwoods, flanked by ninebark, some hostas in the back corner. Not sure of anything else as the wife picks it out. Keeping the area front and center open as some more annuals will be going in. Think you might be right about the phlox- that sounds familiar. As for the salvia- I'll take your word on it

I posted some in progress pics of my front bed redo project earlier. Below is the finished result. Just need a year or 2 for the plants to mature now. There will be some ferns around the tree. I brought in the outcropping and stepping stones. 500+ pounds. A 2 wheel dolly made placing them a breeze. Really not a fan of the stone but since the other side had it, needed to retain it. Use Mulch in the back. Also started making a garden bed for my wife. The yard slopes down at the back so bought 9 5"x5"x8' treated landscape timbers to frame and level. Hope to get a pickup full of dirt this week and finish this coming weekend. Will post a pic of that when I'm done.

I'm far removed from this but I envision livestock scheduled to move out with younger ones taking their places. I'd imagine some places may have room for them but others are really strapped for the space and manpower to continue to care for those animals. Add in that no $ is coming in from a sale, and the small operation is even less able to provide the food and resources needed to indefinitely care for these animals. I feel for the animals but also for the farmers stuck in no win situation.

@milehiiu, @Seeking6 the bottleneck is all the meat processing plants that are shut down or operating at reduced capacity. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/01/politics/executive-order-meat-processing-plants-open/index.html From what I understand, there is plenty of beef and chicken but there is no where for it to go hence the need to get rid of it.

I was at Costco earlier in the week and they didn't have much meat at all. No chicken or hamburger at all. Had a meat case filled with salads. Have been to a few other stores since then and they seemed well stocked.

I've posted a few things showing crime is up in Chicago. 4000 people, including 64 murderers were released from IL jails- https://wrex.com/2020/04/28/almost-4000-inmates-released-from-il-prisons-64-charged-with-murder/ I'm pretty sure this does not include the county jails. I expect it to be a very bad summer for crime

40 sec video clip- I'd like to know the answers to the reporter questions!

Adding more fuel to the inflated death story- https://www.projectveritas.com/news/breaking-funeral-directors-in-covid-19-epicenter-doubt-legitimacy-of-deaths/

I appreciate the perspective you, and all others, bring. As far as deaths, are we counting increased suicides as COVID deaths? That may be one part of increased deaths and while you can say that COVID was partially responsible, I agree with those saying you need an accurate count or the unintended consequences will mess things up for years.

Decreases infections by 90%?

Study says kids do not transmit Covid 19. Schools reopening in some countries as a result. Now, if they can get a study extending this through college age students, we can resume sports! https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/children-unlikely-to-transmit-coronavirus-says-study-cited-in-pms-push-to-reopen-schools/ar-BB13d37r

I never said it was bio engineered. Since you brought that up, there is much out there that we don't yet know. Personally, I think it is more likely Dr Shi Zhengli caused some mutations and then it escaped due to lax protocol (described in @mrflynn03 Washington Post link above) but until we get full transparency from China it is unlikely we will ever know. I do recall seeing reports that the virus likely emanated from the Wuhan lab- probably on accident, in Jan. As @milehiiu reported above, there were reports out there. Up to you what you believe. If it did not originate via the Wuhan Lab, what is your guess?