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Oink Mar 24th 2020 5:24 pm

Re: Upsides of Coronavirus - positive vibes only :)
 
Fewer mass shootings

MillieF Mar 24th 2020 7:38 pm

Re: Upsides of Coronavirus - positive vibes only :)
 
Balanciaga and Yves St. Lauren have now turned their workshops to making face masks instead of luxury clothing and are donating them to the French health service, I just saw on the Beeb. Rather nice.

caretaker Mar 24th 2020 7:44 pm

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12826515)
Fewer mass shootings

Looks like they may be down a bit, middle of March was rough though. You got to buy 8 bottles of bourbon, that's a positive.
https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/r.../mass-shooting

crofty82 Mar 25th 2020 2:54 pm

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We were meant to move to Canada in April, so that is obviously postponed. Wife and I living with her parents as we sold our house in Jan.

Both of us were really down last week, facing the prospect of being unemployed for much longer than we anticipated and feeling like we had little hope or purpose. That’s on top of having the move that we’d worked so hard for thrown into doubt, and having to dip into savings that were meant to support us in Canada.

Then it all turned around in the space of a couple of days. Wife got some freelance graphic design work that she can continue from Canada when we eventually there.

Last Friday in desperation I applied to all the local supermarkets and on Saturday got a call inviting me for an interview. An hour and a half later I arrived for the interview for a shelf stacker and walked out as a temporary manager.

So now we both have an income for the next few months, and in my wife’s case longer.

BristolUK Mar 25th 2020 4:36 pm

Re: Upsides of Coronavirus - positive vibes only :)
 

Originally Posted by crofty82 (Post 12827024)
We were meant to move to Canada in April...
So now we both have an income for the next few months, and in my wife’s case longer.

:thumbsup:

scrubbedexpat134 Mar 26th 2020 12:02 am

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But wont this only make the Tissue crisis worse
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/112532...-virus-crisis/

caretaker Mar 26th 2020 4:46 am

Re: Upsides of Coronavirus - positive vibes only :)
 
Sasktel Wireless has removed data caps for the duration.

Partially discharged Mar 26th 2020 11:41 am

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Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12827387)
Sasktel Wireless has removed data caps for the duration.

I imagine others may follow.

Whenever I negotiate new prices Rogers are always amazed we don't use more mobile data. My wife and I share 2.5 gb/month and most months it is about 1.5 gb used, most of which is Waze on my phone while mounted in the car. Rogers can throw data at me and I'll hardly use it..I'd prefer a lower monthly fee.

dbd33 Mar 27th 2020 9:56 am

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Home all day, enough time to cook something.
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https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...b2ccbc71c3.jpg

Siouxie Mar 27th 2020 4:43 pm

Re: Upsides of Coronavirus - positive vibes only :)
 
They made this positively brilliant Bohemain Rhapsody parody -

Teaandtoday5 Mar 27th 2020 6:53 pm

Re: Upsides of Coronavirus - positive vibes only :)
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12827899)
Home all day, enough time to cook something.
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https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...b2ccbc71c3.jpg

is there an ‘after’ picture or do you serve it very rare?

Paul_Shepherd Mar 27th 2020 7:01 pm

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 12827899)
Home all day, enough time to cook something.
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https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...b2ccbc71c3.jpg

Looks well marinated! :thumbsup:

caretaker Mar 27th 2020 7:32 pm

Re: Upsides of Coronavirus - positive vibes only :)
 
What's that in the back, one of those hot water cooker things?

dbd33 Mar 27th 2020 9:18 pm

Re: Upsides of Coronavirus - positive vibes only :)
 

Originally Posted by Teaandtoday5 (Post 12828267)
is there an ‘after’ picture or do you serve it very rare?

There may be a picture, when it's done. So far it's only been in the smoker for 11 hours.

dbd33 Mar 27th 2020 9:32 pm

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Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 12828291)
What's that in the back, one of those hot water cooker things?

Fish tank. The lights are on a timer and go out at night, picture was from very early this morning. Tricky thing to photograph but this is the general idea ...


https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...08660a7475.jpg


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