CoTT 2 House of Cards

[dughlas]

Just now, Albert1434 said:

Aloha Dughlas

Greetings Albert. Do you have cabin fever?

[Albert1434]

Not so bad so far but I a bit worried about my food shipment 

[dughlas]

Two studies came out yesterday forecasting potential Covid-19 cases for SC. One done by the state another from the Univ of SC suggest that by May there could be 8-10 thousand cases in the state. SC has a population of roughly 5.1 million people. That would mean 1 person in every 510-637 people will contract the virus. How do I keep my mum safe?

[dughlas]

3 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Not so bad so far but I a bit worried about my food shipment 

I think I can understand.

[Albert1434]

16 minutes ago, Marty said:

The final results. The unlabelled one at the front will be part of tonight's dinner.  

You can see the bits of Mushrooms in there yum yum

[dughlas]

While the governor of SC has not issued a stay at home order the two largest cities, Charleston and the state capitol Columbia have. Combined they have a population just under 1 million.

[Marty]

10 minutes ago, dughlas said:

I see by reading the labels on your herbs that you're a devotee of Simon and Garfunkel.  

 

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme ...

Indeed I am.

Although I remember singing the traditional folk song whilst attending primary school in the north of England, probably ten years or so before Simon & Garfunkel released the album with the same name in 1966.

[dughlas]

17 minutes ago, Marty said:

The final results. The unlabelled one at the front will be part of tonight's dinner.  

Oh yummy, takeout ... sadly,  Mum does not care for curry. 

[Albert1434]

The curry she doesn't like is the yellow powder?

[dughlas]

Just now, Marty said:

Indeed I am.

Although I remember singing the traditional folk song whilst attending primary school in the north of England, probably ten years or so before Simon & Garfunkel released the album with the same name in 1966.

I considered that possibility when I was typing my response. I'm not certain that I didn't also learn it at a similiar age.

[Marty]

Just now, dughlas said:

Oh yummy, takeout ... sadly,  Mum does not care for curry. 

I'm planning on making a big pan of bolognese this evening and freezing most of it in similar containers, if she's a fan of spag bol...

[dughlas]

Just now, Albert1434 said:

The curry she doesn't like is the yellow powder?

I don't know since I don't use that blend. She doesn't care for Madras curry, nor Thai red, don't know about Thai green as I don't do that sort. I have a nice Malaysian ginger curry blend but she's not fond of ginger.

[dughlas]

1 minute ago, Marty said:

I'm planning on making a big pan of bolognese this evening and freezing most of it in similar containers, if she's a fan of spag bol...

Oh yes.

[dughlas]

2 minutes ago, Marty said:

I'm planning on making a big pan of bolognese this evening and freezing most of it in similar containers, if she's a fan of spag bol...

Her father, my maternal grandfather didn't like spaghetti. He never tasted it, he just knew he didn't like it. Mum loves Italian, spaghetti,  lasagna,  stuffed shells, eggplant parm, pizza, etc. 

[Marty]

And, in other news...

I managed to wire the new cooker, without electrocuting myself.

You'll maybe notice a dirty streak on the tiles near the back left hand corner of the cooker. The cable from the old cooker ran through a bit of plastic ducting screwed to the tiles to connect to the wall socket. I decided it would be safer to run the cable for the new cooker through the side of the floor cabinet, and drill a hole in the work surface on top of it. I'll clean that tile tomorrow (the blue and yellow floor tiles are also in need of a good clean).

Edited March 27, 2020 by Marty
Clarification

[Albert1434]

Well Marty I am glad not to smell burning flesh

[Albert1434]

Aloha Page

[Page Scrawler]

13 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha Page

Hey, Bertie.     

[Valkyrie]

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Two studies came out yesterday forecasting potential Covid-19 cases for SC. One done by the state another from the Univ of SC suggest that by May there could be 8-10 thousand cases in the state. SC has a population of roughly 5.1 million people. That would mean 1 person in every 510-637 people will contract the virus. How do I keep my mum safe?

Social distancing and sanitize everything.  She should not do any shopping and everything brought into the house, including mail, should be wiped down.  This is a great video about grocery shopping:  

 

[Valkyrie]

50 minutes ago, Marty said:

And, in other news...

I managed to wire the new cooker, without electrocuting myself.

You'll maybe notice a dirty streak on the tiles near the back left hand corner of the cooker. The cable from the old cooker ran through a bit of plastic ducting screwed to the tiles to connect to the wall socket. I decided it would be safer to run the cable for the new cooker through the back of the floor cabinet, and drill a hole in the work surface on top of it. I'll clean that tile tomorrow (the blue and yellow floor tiles are also in need of a good clean).

It looks great  I bought new appliances last year and they are also white.  

[clochette]

3 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Clo here eggs come from mega chicken farms and not from small farms like in France So that being true who do you think is getting the money

Not the chickens? 🤔

[clochette]

Well I've just spent 3 hours and a half on video on WhatsApp with my brother, my bff and her sister which is also my brother's bff. Before the virus we had talked about going to dinner so we found an alternative. 

[Marty]

31 minutes ago, clochette said:

Well I've just spent 3 hours and a half on video on WhatsApp with my brother, my bff and her sister which is also my brother's bff. Before the virus we had talked about going to dinner so we found an alternative. 

It looks like video chat may become the new normal...

[clochette]

23 minutes ago, Marty said:

It looks like video chat may become the new normal...

Well she's been hired for a job in Lyon and her sister is in Rouen so yeah video chats will definitely be our new normal. I guess it's also part of growing up

[Marty]

44 minutes ago, Marty said:

It looks like video chat may become the new normal...

 

19 minutes ago, clochette said:

Well she's been hired for a job in Lyon and her sister is in Rouen so yeah video chats will definitely be our new normal. I guess it's also part of growing up

I was more thinking that, with all the social distancing that's needed to slow the spread of the virus, there's going to be more video-chatting (as opposed to actual meeting).