for fun: Do/Would you still put on all your makeup and decent clothes if you are quarantined

[purduemom1]

13 hours ago, cruisemom42 said:

 

Now if only they could tell we've voted and stop all the calls and mute the commercials....

Cynthia, I second that and will add all the mailed stuff too!

[Lois R]

Hi girls, good morning.........Sharon, the dip is wonderful for veggies/pita chips, etc........

 

You know during a general election only about 60% of the people vote......there are people who are eligible who NEVER vote☹️

From what I have been seeing/reading,  hoping for a much larger % this time around!!!!  Early voting shows

nearly 55 million people have already voted!

[cruise kitty]

19 hours ago, slidergirl said:

Thanks.  I'll give it a try.  Now, to be sure, this is the OUTSIDE of the lids, right???? 🤪

 

I wish we had Publix up here.  I really enjoyed the one I used on vacation in Cocoa Beach.   Nice produce, nice prepared foods, good bakery.  

 

 

yes, outside only please ;)   unless, you really want to give us something new to talk about 

[cruise kitty]

11 hours ago, purduemom1 said:

Debbie,  I thought about you and the trial yesterday and wondered how it went. I laughed about your reaction to the nurse wanting to talk to you. Did Steve have any reaction to the first dose? 

<my snip>

Sharon

 

not so far, except for an achy arm.... interestingly enough, the upper part of my shot arm is literally black & blue today, but I feel fine.... except for the Dodgers losing last night ;)

[slidergirl]

17 hours ago, Lois R said:

Yep....Publix is always good! They keep the stores very clean and the folks are always cordial/friendly/helpful.

It blew me away the first time I was at Publix - a nice young man asked if he could assist me with my bags!!!  He took them out to my car and put them in the back!  I have NEVER had that happen anywhere else!!!  

[Lois R]

5 minutes ago, cruise kitty said:

 

not so far, except for an achy arm.... interestingly enough, the upper part of my shot arm is literally black & blue today, but I feel fine.... except for the Dodgers losing last night 😉

Hey Debbie, I would say I am sorry but that would not be true.....I am a Rays fan.......omg, what a game!!!!!!!!😃

[slidergirl]

17 hours ago, Sailor_Sally said:

Debbie , That gave me a real chuckle ! 

Trader Joe's is a drive for me so I don't go there . I do go to a store called Fresh Market . It is such a nice store . I always leave with a few items and a huge bill. I do most of my shopping at Publix.

There is a face book group for Covid long timers . It is sad that so many people are having continual problems from Covid .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You should try Aldi.  Owned by the same people as TJ's.  They have some of the same things, just under different labels.  

 

Survivor Corps is the FB group I belong to.  Over 100,000 members,  some survivors, some family members of those who passed.  Some of us particpated in a study of symptoms with Indiana University.  Since we can't get a lot of information from the medical community yet, we help each other with what we've done for a particular symptom.  It helps many to just know they aren't alone, that what is happening isn't "in their head."   It's especially hard, IMHO, for those of us who were the early infected, in that time period between December and March, when the US did nothing.  It's a major fight with medical providers to believe us and to put on our charts that we are "presumptive" COVID.  

 

Off my soapbox.  

 

 

[slidergirl]

17 hours ago, Lois R said:

Hi Sally, I know Fresh Market very well too.  I have one about 20 minutes away but the Publix I shop at is much

closer.  But I do like Fresh Market as well.

 

As for those long haulers? It seems this horrible disease has very, very long time after effects☹️.

I call COVID "the gift that keep on giving."  

[slidergirl]

12 hours ago, purduemom1 said:

Debbie,  I thought about you and the trial yesterday and wondered how it went. I laughed about your reaction to the nurse wanting to talk to you. Did Steve have any reaction to the first dose? 

 

Melody, your Christmas cactus is lovely especially it’s long history.

 

Kat, I hope your eye clears up. I’ve heard about those who continue to have all sorts of problems long after they thought they were over the virus. It’s so sad.

 

Lois, glad you found some good stuff at TJ’s. I’m going to look for that Everything Bagel Yogurt Dip. Hoping it will be good for dipping veggies into.  I’ve had the root vegetable “fries” and they good. I remember shopping at a Publix just before a cruise. It was across from our hotel and we bought wine and something for dinner when we saw what a nice selection of ready prepared foods they had. 
 

As for voting, it will be interesting to learn the voting percentage for this election. Should be quite high based on all the early voters.

Sharon

 

 

If you can't find the dip itself, grab a bottle of the Everything But the Bagel seasoning and make it yourself.  That seasoning is also really good on bacon!!!

[slidergirl]

15 minutes ago, cruise kitty said:

 

not so far, except for an achy arm.... interestingly enough, the upper part of my shot arm is literally black & blue today, but I feel fine.... except for the Dodgers losing last night 😉

A lot of that has to do with the skill of the person giving you the injection.  I've had my arm ache and a half-dollar-size bruise, but I've had nothing with yearly flu shots.  Same with getting blood drawn - sometimes it's perfect, sometimes I get bruises.  

 

Dodgers - sucks.  It's 2-2, right?  

[slidergirl]

Ugh.  It's snowing today and it's sticking.  So much for a drive down the mountain...  

 

Sorry for the plethora of posts today - I was just taking them as I saw them.  

 

I've got some tasks to do in the house, so I guess I will get to them today.  Now that I'm going back to work sometime the end of November, I have a definite date to stop being a lazy soul. I need to get my "work clothes" back out and see if the Quarintine 10 has affected my ability to wear them in public!!!  I did order another Pryanana Wrap from Athleta on Friday.  I was waiting to see if I was going to work again before I put out the money for it.  It's a perfect topper for where I work.  I wear leggings 90% of the time there, so the wrap is long enough to hide my butt.  Plus, it looks really nice.  I had the dark gray heather - I bought the light gray heather.   If I ever get out and travel somewhere where more than camping clothes are required, either of those wraps will make a perfect travel accessory.  

 

OOTD: since it's crappy outside and my heater is going to keep the house at 66 (yes, 66 - I run warm and this house retains heat really well), it's the new trusty camo joggers and my Zion Natonal Park long sleeve Tshirt.  

 

P.S.  Below Deck marathon continues on BRAVO.  If you're jonesing for some ocean action, it's at least a little fantasy.  I dream of being rude to Kate...

[cruise kitty]

5 hours ago, Lois R said:

Hi girls, good morning.........Sharon, the dip is wonderful for veggies/pita chips, etc........

 

You know during a general election only about 60% of the people vote......there are people who are eligible who NEVER vote☹️

From what I have been seeing/reading,  hoping for a much larger % this time around!!!!  Early voting shows

nearly 55 million people have already voted!

 

Lois, I know it's shocking, but my husband voted for the first time in this election....  the last year really motivated him, & I"m hoping it also motivated millions of others :)

 

Got my text message from LA county recorders office that my ballot was received & verified & will be counted :) woo hoo!

[Lois R]

1 hour ago, cruise kitty said:

 

Lois, I know it's shocking, but my husband voted for the first time in this election....  the last year really motivated him, & I"m hoping it also motivated millions of others 🙂

 

Got my text message from LA county recorders office that my ballot was received & verified & will be counted 🙂 woo hoo!

Hi Debbie, shocked about your hubby or overall? I am not shocked about much.......I understand some folks think

their vote doesn't count or they think it takes too long for things to change but I will say, I do think every vote counts..

Glad your hubby voted too this time!!!!! And from what things are looking like? I think there will be LOTS of new voters

for this one!

[awhfy]

4 hours ago, slidergirl said:

Ugh.  It's snowing today and it's sticking.  So much for a drive down the mountain...  

 

Sorry for the plethora of posts today - I was just taking them as I saw them.  

 

I've got some tasks to do in the house, so I guess I will get to them today.  Now that I'm going back to work sometime the end of November, I have a definite date to stop being a lazy soul. I need to get my "work clothes" back out and see if the Quarintine 10 has affected my ability to wear them in public!!!  I did order another Pryanana Wrap from Athleta on Friday.  I was waiting to see if I was going to work again before I put out the money for it.  It's a perfect topper for where I work.  I wear leggings 90% of the time there, so the wrap is long enough to hide my butt.  Plus, it looks really nice.  I had the dark gray heather - I bought the light gray heather.   If I ever get out and travel somewhere where more than camping clothes are required, either of those wraps will make a perfect travel accessory.  

 

OOTD: since it's crappy outside and my heater is going to keep the house at 66 (yes, 66 - I run warm and this house retains heat really well), it's the new trusty camo joggers and my Zion Natonal Park long sleeve Tshirt.  

 

P.S.  Below Deck marathon continues on BRAVO.  If you're jonesing for some ocean action, it's at least a little fantasy.  I dream of being rude to Kate...

I have the teal Athleta Wrap (I’m sure it has a different Color name). It’s my favorite sweater wrap. 
 

its 10 degrees & going down & snowing like crazy. I just hope the snow is landing over the fires. 

Edited October 25, 2020 by awhfy

[slidergirl]

1 hour ago, awhfy said:

I have the teal Athleta Wrap (I’m sure it has a different Color name). It’s my favorite sweater wrap. 
 

its 10 degrees & going down & snowing like crazy. I just hope the snow is landing over the fires. 

Tomorrow, the high is supposed to be 32.  I really do hope this stuff helps with the fires!!!  

[PurpleHays]

On 10/24/2020 at 7:03 PM, slidergirl said:

I wish we had Publix up here. 

Raleigh/Cary have several, all at least 30 minutes away. Durham (where we live) has none. We also don't have Lowe's Foods, but we do have a Whole Foods. Chapel Hill (15 or so minutes away) has a TJs, as does Raleigh. None are convenient.

 

We voted the 15th, the day early voting opened. I wanted to get it done before we went on vacation. Went to the usual place--it's usually busy, but the line was 1/3 of a mile long. In 30 minutes, we moved less than 50 feet. A poll worker told us there was a polling station about a mile away with no line, so most of the end of the line went there. It took about 35 minutes.  News reports put us at 11% of voters voting the first day. I need to check updated numbers (see vacation). Our polling station made national news for the long lines, but when they showed it, it was far shorter than when we went.

 

I was impressed to see that most were wearing masks (and even covering both mouth *and* nose). I did have to ask the guy behind us in the first line to back up because he kept coming closer as he was talking.

 

[purduemom1]

On 10/25/2020 at 11:17 AM, cruise kitty said:

 

not so far, except for an achy arm.... interestingly enough, the upper part of my shot arm is literally black & blue today, but I feel fine.... except for the Dodgers losing last night 😉

Debbie, sorry about your b & b achy are. That has happened to me with flu shots but I think that Kat is right, it depends on the skill of the person administering it. 
 

Last week I Zoomed with my 94 year old aunt who is a loooooong time Dodgers fan. She was ready to watch the game in her Dodgers shirt and hat. No mistake who she cheered for!

 

Kat, thanks for the Everything But....... seasoning tip.

 

Edited October 27, 2020 by purduemom1

[purduemom1]

Yesterday was a really great day. Our son, who we haven’t seen since March, (lives in Minneapolis)  finished a 3 day trip at LAX on Saturday night,  dropped his deadhead home, rented a car and drove here to see us. Normally he would stay with us but he didn’t want to take any chances and stayed in a hotel. We spent the day and evening outside, distancing and wearing masks. He flew home after breakfast this morning. It was so different from all his other visits before Covid. We are so hoping that this virus is under better control by next spring when our first grandchild arrives! 
Sharon

 

 

[Lois R]

Good morning girls,  Sharon, sounds like a really nice visit with your son........and CONGRATS on having a new

grandbaby!😀 how exciting!

 

Purple Hayes, I saw NC polling places on the news over the past few days.......seems your state is having mega early

voting too! Actually, on Saturday, Ali Velshi was in Ashville (he is on MSNBC) and has been traveling around the country interviewing voters.

I visited there a long time ago and loved it😀 I visited The Biltmore Estate with friends...........

Amazing place!

[Keksie]

Had a lot of fun yesterday.  My son came up with a box of doughnuts and then he and I took off for Mississippi to visit one of the casinos in Biloxi.  He came out ahead and I came out almost even.  We had a good lunch and a lot of fun.  My husband and I are off to early vote today and then to the store for provisions in case it gets stormy this week.

[Lois R]

8 minutes ago, Keksie said:

Had a lot of fun yesterday.  My son came up with a box of doughnuts and then he and I took off for Mississippi to visit one of the casinos in Biloxi.  He came out ahead and I came out almost even.  We had a good lunch and a lot of fun.  My husband and I are off to early vote today and then to the store for provisions in case it gets stormy this week.

Hi, you flew to Biloxi for the day? How were the casinos? Busy? How was the set up for being safe? Did they have

all the tables spread out?

[Keksie]

We drove.  It is only about a 1.5 hr. drive.  We left here at 9, got there at 10:30, gambled, ate and left at 4 and I was home by 5:30.  My son lives and hour away so he still had to drive home.  The casino got busier as the day went on but not like it was before.  They have a lot of the slots shut down for distancing.  If there are 4 machines in a row they will have the middle two turned off.  Everyone wore a mask.  We went to Beau Rivage.  I live fairly close to Atmore, Alabama and we may go there next month.  I didn't look at the table games closely but they looked like the chairs were spaced apart.

[Lois R]

2 hours ago, Keksie said:

We drove.  It is only about a 1.5 hr. drive.  We left here at 9, got there at 10:30, gambled, ate and left at 4 and I was home by 5:30.  My son lives and hour away so he still had to drive home.  The casino got busier as the day went on but not like it was before.  They have a lot of the slots shut down for distancing.  If there are 4 machines in a row they will have the middle two turned off.  Everyone wore a mask.  We went to Beau Rivage.  I live fairly close to Atmore, Alabama and we may go there next month.  I didn't look at the table games closely but they looked like the chairs were spaced apart.

AHHH.... glad you had fun. I didn't realize you live so close to them! So you are on the panhandle!

[purduemom1]

3 hours ago, Lois R said:

Good morning girls,  Sharon, sounds like a really nice visit with your son........and CONGRATS on having a new

grandbaby!😀 how exciting!

 

Purple Hayes, I saw NC polling places on the news over the past few days.......seems your state is having mega early

voting too! Actually, on Saturday, Ali Velshi was in Ashville (he is on MSNBC) and has been traveling around the country interviewing voters.

I visited there a long time ago and loved it😀 I visited The Biltmore Estate with friends...........

Amazing place!

Thanks, Lois. It is really exciting for us. They told us On a Zoom visit in August and it was a total surprise. Just hoping that things will improve by spring so we can fly there to see the baby! 

[Lois R]

Hi Sharon, when is she due? And where do they live? I also hope you will be able to visit.......looks like the winter

is not going to be good......this past week's total of cases is higher than they have ever been☹️.....going back to the

the start.......once it gets cold? And folks cannot stay outside? The virus doesn't care where folks live.....it just 

goes on and on........