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If you're not in a hot spot, I would suggest freezing the milk for future baking.
Yesterday, the grocery store was completely out of gallons. I could get 1/2 gallons and quarts but no gallons. I should've taken a picture.
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57 minutes ago, Rosie_0801 said:
Hey Guys,
Don't get into arguing about what is or isn't political. It's 3am my time and I don't wanna deal with it. 🙂 😴
I'm sorry. I don't post much. I'm not taking sides.
I picked a quote that didn't identify the governor's party. I picked a quote that the governor didn't place blame on any specific person or agency.
I just wanted to highlight the disruption in the supplies lines was still happening as of a few days ago.
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1 hour ago, Where's Toto? said:
Anyone else think they are being black market sold to the highest bidder?
"Gov. Charlie Baker said a complicated international plan to purchase over 1 million N95 masks for Massachusetts health care workers and first responders was hatched after a previous order was confiscated in the Port of New York.
Around the time that we had our 3 million masks that we had ordered through BJs confiscated in the port of New York, at that point it became pretty clear to us that using what I would describe as sort of a 'traditional approach to this' wasn't going to work," Baker said Thursday.
The governor did not specify the agency responsible for confiscating the masks.
After losing that initial order, Baker said his administration landed on a cooperative effort involving New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Ambassador Huang Ping, Dr. Jason Li, Gene Hartigan and the state's COVID-19 Command Center.
The coalition arranged a purchase of the masks in China, which were flown back to Massachusetts Thursday aboard a New England Patriots private plane."
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51 minutes ago, Slache said:
Every job I've had in the food industry I was told I would be fired if I called in sick.
My experience also. If not said, very much implied.
That industry attitude is what contributed to Chipotle have E.coli outbreaks a few years ago. (I know someone working in corporate in another chain that studied the problems at Chipotle.)
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I don't want to encourage a run on the grocery store but I would like to share something. I live in a state that has restrictions in place and I have more than 2.5 kids 😉
Locally, I keep being told the grocery stores are good and trucks are getting through so don't panic. However, there are a few items that no matter which store or what time of day, I have been unable to get some items. There are some items that have not been restocked since this started. (I don't have brand loyalty)
No bags of rice. No frozen veggies, not even onions. No frozen fruit. No flour, sugar, yeast. Only tiny packages of expensive name-brand organic poultry. Only store brand white bread. There are store limits on eggs and milk.
I didn't check on meat cause we get a cow. I didn't check on t.p. cause we've always ordered by case.
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I waited tables during high school and college. Some venues allow perspective brides to "peek" at a venue all set up right before another bride's reception. I was amazed that the coordinator pulled it off but it was always very good for bookings. (Obviously this was pre-blogging, internet etc)
I would suggest that your wedding planner find a food truck event for you to drive-by and (not creepily) take a look :) It doesn't have to be a wedding, maybe a birthday party or a business event?
My other suggestion would be to talk to the food trucks directly and ask how long it takes to service X number of people. (Restaurants know how many people they can serve in how much time.)
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33 minutes ago, KungFuPanda said:
Sometimes I do a bunch of ground beef with sauted onions, garlic, and peppers and stash it in the freezer in 1 lb bags. Then I can just make decisions later.
My teens call it "emergency hamburger". I cook and freeze in 2lb bags.
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I have boys and it's winter here. What are they doing from 2-4:00? Unless one kid really needs that much down time, I would like to encourage you to think about replacing some of that time with physical activity.
Some YMCAs have a sliding scale based on income. Ask other local moms what available in your area for physical activity.
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I have a gas stove. I only ever have had Revere. I still have the pans I bought for my first apartment right after college. No regrets.
The original stuff can be found at second-hand shops. It's on ebay but a bit pricier than local shops. An internet search will tell you how to identify the original stuff.
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Yes, boy privates are checked a physicals.
One time something was found that needed to be rechecked by a urologist. It was something the teen was completely unaware of and I definitely would not have noticed/seen/observed.
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Just now, Corraleno said:
There's a pair in size 6-7 on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NWT-The-Children-s-Place-Toddler-Boy-Dinosaur-Slippers-Size-6-7/163947169111?hash=item262c034557:g:7ecAAOSw8q9d0BhiThat's the toddler size. Thanks for looking
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7 minutes ago, cintinative said:
@amyx4 none within 50 miles of me
but it is showing on my screen that you can buy them online. Maybe they got a few more in stock?
I see that but when I select the Youth size 5-6 it won't load into the cart. I called customer service an hour ago but I will call again in a day or two.
Thanks so much!
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Thank you. That is very kind.
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I'm almost out of little kids 😢 and I now mostly shop for teenagers. My youngest ds has a pair of slippers from Children's Place that he has worn holes in! I would love to get him the next size up for Christmas. The slippers in Youth Size 5-6 are sold out online. I called customer service but they cannot see individual store inventory. I can put in my zip code but I only only search 75 miles. None available within 75 miles. Individual stores won't do shipping. (Ebay only has toddler sizes.)
So, here's the really big ask....If someone finds a pair near them....I'm willing to pay for the slippers and shipping and little bit more for your time.
https://www.childrensplace.com/us/p/Boys-Dino-Faux-Fur-Slippers-3005313-698
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There was a Cub Scout pack that "worked up" to the main dishes. If I remember correctly, 1st grades brought the paper products, 2nd graders brought the drinks, 3rd graders brought the desserts, 4th grades brought the sides and 5th graders brought the main dishes. Potluck only happened once a year and everyone could see the entire list each year so they knew what was going to happen next year.
I grew up without ever having been to a potluck in my entire life. As an adult the first few times I went to potluck I was really lost.
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3 hours ago, EKS said:
You could do those honeycomb shades (I'd do three pieces, one in the middle and two on the sides). They insulate well. They also compact quite well when they're up, and you can get them so that they don't have rods to raise and lower, if that is a concern. And they can be expensive. Here's a link, but there are other brands: https://www.hunterdouglas.com/window-treatments/cellular-honeycomb-shades/duette
I have a bay window with honeycomb shades on the shady side of the house. I'm not sure the brand name we bought but oh, my, yes they're were worth every penny. When I lift the shade in the morning there is a huge, huge difference in temperature. The shades push all the way up, so perhaps, maybe there's 1" or 1.5" at the top but most of the view out of the window is unobstructed.
I also have a picture window with honeycomb shades. I don't notice the temperature difference as much. The picture window is on the side of the house with the most direct sunlight.
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We do following the general guidelines other people of have posted...easy on bleach, no food, etc. I also agree that installation, maintenance and location all matter to your personal situation.
Our home is about 60 years old and we're the third owners. After talking to neighbors (that have been here since the neighborhood was built) and knowing the type of work the building inspector did (or didn't do🙄) We've chosen to pump every year. It's about $125 and I try to be home and ask the company if they see anything unusual.
We did add a lockable green cover. I have adventurous boys (and their friends) that figured out they could lift storm drain covers. I didn't want them to move onto the septic system. 😳
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2 minutes ago, CamperMom said:
Amy, That is fascinating about getting the license as early as possible and then just not driving until later. So it is legal to have a license and not have insurance at all? I never knew! This may be a good route for us to take. In our state they will license kids at 14 1/2.
I suspect each state is different.
We often share this information with friends for whom the cost of insurance is nearly impossible. We encourage them to just get their license and then do nothing.
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In our state, it's helpful to get their license as soon as possible.
If you get your license at 16.5 and never get car insurance (because you take the bus, walk, etc. ) The car insurance companies still credit you for "good driving time". Seriously, it's weird.
So, when you finally get car insurance at 25 years old, your insurance will be cheaper than someone who waited to get their license and car insurance till they were 25 years old.
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I'm sorry. You have my deepest sympathies. Do expect yourself to mourn. It'll just be different than other kinds of loss.
There were "errors" in the obit about me. Not big enough to raise eyebrows to strangers reading the obit but purposely written things that I would see. I'll never knew if the deceased parent requested it or the still living parent wrote it. Honestly, it was small potatoes compared to most of the stuff that's gone on with my parents.
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I vote not to say anything unless your friend has a pile of money to pay for college for four kids.
I have a friend whose husband had an affair when the oldest child was 8th grade. The (then) 8th grader knew the details. I "think" the mom told the teen but we weren't super close friends at that time so I cannot be sure how the teen found out. So, all thru high school, the teen refused to see the dad at his new house with the "other woman". The teen would go if the dad took just her out for coffee, movies, etc... Dad didn't enforce the custody arrangement with the teen but did take the younger kids on his assigned days to the new house with his new partner.
In this state, most divorces include an order for parents to split college costs. What that looks like in real life can be very different (and somewhat unenforceable). It's a little weird to basically ignore your dad's partner for four years then suddenly expect that the dad is going to use some of his income (that supports the new family) to help the angry teen pay for an expensive private college.
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Our fees are similar to what other posters have listed.
I have boys in Scouting. I have two Eagle Scouts. I was a Cub Scout committee chair for many years. We only invited FOS every other year. Why? Cause their presentation was way to long for a room full of young Cub Scouts on a school night. I wouldn't say, "We're not inviting you this year." I would just not respond to the FOS emails.
How on earth is this gonna work? They're gonna send you a bill every month? . How are they going to get that money from Troops with low-income Scouts? How are they going to enforce this? Seriously, I would very much ignore their emails for a while. I would take a wait and see attitude.
If you've got a Roundtable Council meeting coming up, you could attend that to maybe get a clearer picture.
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Deepest sympathies. I'm so very sorry.
We're friendly with a family that lost their grown son to a rare industrial accident (kinda like getting hit by lightening) At the time of the accident he was in recovery. It was so very shocking to his parents that he passed from something other than the addiction.
Thoughts on summer / fall
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I have two in college and a high schooler that's dual enrolled at the CC. StateU and the CC have moved to online classes.
They each have at least two lab classes. They are complaining loudly about the "missing labs" or having to recreate labs at home.
They are all talking about not taking lab classes in the fall if the fall semester is online. I've suggested that they wait to the last possible minute to register for the fall semester. I'm out of ideas or suggestions for them.
I have huge sympathy for younger students and their teachers in traditional schools