Covid-19 lockdown check-in

[fromtia]

Just continuing to sit it out. Been riding my bicycle and cooking, yard is very well tended. Playing video games.

Unemployment in FL is a bit of a shit show, I've applied but it's been weeks and I don't think anyone has a penny yet. The story from the end of March about mortgage suspensions for up to a year and other assistance seems to have been just a story. My mortgage company will do forbearance for 3 months, and at the end of that you have to pay the outstanding 3 months in full. The opposite of help in fact, so I'm going to use my savings to pay the mortgage for as long as I can.

My girlfriend got her stimulus money, but mine hasn't arrived yet, it will cover a mortgage payment, so that's something.

I GOT YEAST THOUGH!!!

[mongers]

Just continuing to sit it out. Been riding my bicycle and cooking, yard is very well tended. Playing video games.

Unemployment in FL is a bit of a shit show, I've applied but it's been weeks and I don't think anyone has a penny yet. The story from the end of March about mortgage suspensions for up to a year and other assistance seems to have been just a story. My mortgage company will do forbearance for 3 months, and at the end of that you have to pay the outstanding 3 months in full. The opposite of help in fact, so I'm going to use my savings to pay the mortgage for as long as I can.

My girlfriend got her stimulus money, but mine hasn't arrived yet, it will cover a mortgage payment, so that's something.

I GOT YEAST THOUGH!!!

Well that just casts all of the rest of it into perspective. 

Anyway, good to hear from you Formtia.

Meanwhile my plans evolve, I've found quite a good tent in the loft, but as yet no decent cardboard. 

[Admiral Yi]

I think after reading it so many time yeast is my moist

TMI

[merithyn]

An answer to the yeast question!

https://slate.com/business/2020/04/yeast-shortage-supermarkets-coronavirus.html

John Heilman, vice president of manufacturing for Fleischmann's Yeast producer AB Mauri, roughly estimates that it'll take a month or two until shoppers will see a consistent supply of dry yeast on shelves. "I've been with the company for five years, and this is by far the highest demand I've ever seen," he said, noting that there's been as much as a 600 percent increase year-over-year.

[derspiess]

Found a ton of bread flour. The weird local supermarket/international food section doesn't have any in the supermarket section, but is fully stocked in the Italian section. Wife is happy. Hope she figures out that pizza crust she's trying to perfect.

[merithyn]

Found a ton of bread flour. The weird local supermarket/international food section doesn't have any in the supermarket section, but is fully stocked in the Italian section. Wife is happy. Hope she figures out that pizza crust she's trying to perfect.

I've been trying to find some rye flour for my sour dough, but no luck. No one seems to have it.

[mongers]

Found a ton of bread flour. The weird local supermarket/international food section doesn't have any in the supermarket section, but is fully stocked in the Italian section. Wife is happy. Hope she figures out that pizza crust she's trying to perfect.

I've been trying to find some rye flour for my sour dough, but no luck. No one seems to have it.

I could give your two bags of spelt flour if you want; given to me and I've no idea* what to do with them. 




* I could probably make a brown loaf, but I try and avoid wholemeal bread as it has too much fibre for me to tolerate.

[Syt]

Well, the vacation discussion was had. Till end of the month each team member should take a week off, and I should take two because I have so much residual. I said I have no issue taking three or four if it helps the company.

I'll be off next week, and re: the following week we'll play it by ear as regards other team member's tasks. We also agreed to keep things flexible, e.g. if there's a call I should be on then I'll join it and deduct it from vacation time.

[MadImmortalMan]

Nevada is gonna be a basket case for a while. I've heard unemployment claims numbers as high as 300k. The total workforce is only like 1.5 million.

Also, the biennial budget is in its off-year and can't take any of this into effect. It's going to be nuts when the legislature comes back in next year. I'm going to have to flee. 

[Admiral Yi]

Nevada is gonna be a basket case for a while. I've heard unemployment claims numbers as high as 300k. The total workforce is only like 1.5 million.

Also, the biennial budget is in its off-year and can't take any of this into effect. It's going to be nuts when the legislature comes back in next year. I'm going to have to flee. 

Are the casinos all closed?  How about the hoor houses?

[Tonitrus]

Nevada is gonna be a basket case for a while. I've heard unemployment claims numbers as high as 300k. The total workforce is only like 1.5 million.

Also, the biennial budget is in its off-year and can't take any of this into effect. It's going to be nuts when the legislature comes back in next year. I'm going to have to flee. 

Are the casinos all closed?  How about the hoor houses?

Some sports celeb over here in Blighty got shamed for buying a couple "companions" for his self-isolation.  The lockdown sinks all boats. 

[Sheilbh]

Don't forget the seven men (aged 40-60) and three women (aged 23-25) who were on a private jet that got turned back from France.

[MadImmortalMan]

Everything's closed. I'm sure a lot of them won't open again, at least not under current ownership, so all those people who were "furloughed" are actually never going back.

[The Brain]

Is that Ghost Venetian?

[crazy canuck]

Making our own yeast.  Been meaning to do it for years.