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betarhoalphadelta · « **Reply #112 on:** March 17, 2020, 10:28:23 AM »

It was common practice on job sites in my teenage years that contractors often had a big "Jobox" job box containing tools, equipment, and whatnot.

When they left for the day, they would suspend the Jobox 30-40 feet off the ground using a crane, which was more than effective to secure it for the evening.

847badgerfan · « **Reply #113 on:** March 17, 2020, 10:37:39 AM »

These people need jobs, but that starts with parenting and education.

utee94 · « **Reply #114 on:** March 17, 2020, 10:40:56 AM »

Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on March 17, 2020, 09:55:18 AM

Our school is replacing the solar panels on the covered parking out front, and they made a huge mistake. They left their lifts (5 or 6 of them) over the weekend and the batteries were stolen out of them. I'm not sure if it was for the batteries themselves or a copper component or whatever, but in the ghetto, you don't leave anything overnight you still want to possess the next morning.

My grandpa was a trader out in West Texas from the 50s through the 80s, and made frequent trips into the deep interior of Mexico. He'd go down there with tools and electronics or whatever, and come back with random things like 25' fishing boats or Mexican army surplus, and sell that stuff in the US.

(As an aside, one time he came back with his long 32' cargo trailer stacked high with steel 4x8' utility trailers. He had driven into the US from a town on the western shores of Mexico along the Sea of Cortez, and traveled through a snow storm in New Mexico, before arriving at our house in Austin. This was probably some time in late March, maybe Spring Break, and it was warm and sunny here. But those trailers were all full of snow, and my entire block of neighborhood kids had a huge snowball fight. One of our local TV stations was nearby and one of their newspeople drove by and saw it, and came back a half-hour later with a camera crew, and we made the local news that night. That was big news in Austin, Texas in 1979, I guess.)

Anyway, stealing car batteries was a big thing in Mexico at the time, and he had a giant hasp with a massive padlock bolted to the top of his pickup truck's hood, to prevent easy theft of his truck battery.

MrNubbz · « **Reply #115 on:** March 17, 2020, 10:53:19 AM »

Quote from: Cincydawg on March 17, 2020, 08:41:49 AM

The most remarkable things about my "career" was that I spent my last 12 years doing almost nothing, and when I left, I was replaced with two people at the same pay grade. When I first started that new assignment, for a year I kept thinking there surely was something I was supposed to be doing, but I never figured it out. So, I posted here a lot.

Hell I could moved to Cinci for a stretch - where do i apply.Fairly certain I'm as good to doing next to nothing as the next guy

FearlessF · « **Reply #116 on:** March 17, 2020, 12:35:00 PM »

boy howdy!

FearlessF · « **Reply #117 on:** March 17, 2020, 12:36:04 PM »

Quote from: MrNubbz on March 17, 2020, 08:23:44 AM

Pretty sure Grouse season is over to

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Cincydawg · « **Reply #118 on:** March 17, 2020, 12:59:51 PM »

https://www.wired.com/story/fda-approves-the-first-commercial-coronavirus-tests-in-the-us/?mbid=social_facebook&utm_brand=wired&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1ld6tlIjurmPqgkyWbtoWaa0qE2kXNDISY32rOailvxmqA7WbHNufMwzE

MaximumSam · « **Reply #119 on:** March 17, 2020, 01:15:52 PM »

Quote from: FearlessF on March 17, 2020, 12:36:04 PM

Nice I went there when I was in Scotland

FearlessF · « **Reply #120 on:** March 17, 2020, 01:19:56 PM »

Quote from: Cincydawg on March 17, 2020, 12:59:51 PM

https://www.wired.com/story/fda-approves-the-first-commercial-coronavirus-tests-in-the-us/?mbid=social_facebook&utm_brand=wired&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1ld6tlIjurmPqgkyWbtoWaa0qE2kXNDISY32rOailvxmqA7WbHNufMwzE

so the previous tests were not commercial?

Cincydawg · « **Reply #121 on:** March 17, 2020, 01:52:15 PM »

Obviously not.

FearlessF · « **Reply #122 on:** March 17, 2020, 01:58:28 PM »

Daughter hear at home just learned she's out of work at the Olive Garden

Governor has shut down everything

guess I'll be eating and drinking at home - easy for me

not good for my daughter, but she's lucky, doesn't pay much for rent and her grocery bill isn't bad.

betarhoalphadelta · « **Reply #123 on:** March 17, 2020, 02:00:29 PM »

Apparently Orange County is about to release some sort of health order shutting down all dine-in establishments. Take-out and delivery only.

I logged into a live stream of the board of supervisors meeting this morning, but late, so I don't know if it's more expansive as in the Bay Area, or only restaurants/bars/etc.

Hawkinole · « **Reply #124 on:** March 17, 2020, 02:05:58 PM »

Quote from: FearlessF on March 17, 2020, 01:58:28 PM

Daughter hear at home just learned she's out of work at the Olive Garden

Governor has shut down everything

guess I'll be eating and drinking at home - easy for me

not good for my daughter, but she's lucky, doesn't pay much for rent and her grocery bill isn't bad.

Everything means, bars, restaurants, schools, gyms, theaters, and casinos. Our courthouse is still open, but courthouses in two adjacent counties are closed. Carry out and delivery remain available.

My daughter works at a grocery store. In Iowa grocery stores are packed with people. Initially, because school was shutdown yesterday, and now with the bars and restaurants closed even more people will be congregating in grocery stores. She is home for spring break so fortunately is not working this week. Grocery stores will be a place of potential spread unless they do as they do in Italy and limit the #s of people inside the store at one time.

With only 23 cases confirmed in Iowa, and very limited testing, I am guessing the government has more information than it is giving. I suspect there have been a lot of negative tests for influenza at times COVID-19 wasn't being tested. Just a guess.

Brutus Buckeye · « **Reply #125 on:** March 17, 2020, 02:33:58 PM »

I just got laid off until this all blows over. Sucks, but I sorta saw it coming. I make helmet decals, and no one is playing sports; nor are any schools open, and they are the bulk of our customer base obviously.

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