Closing Down, How About Some Local Observations?

[gaining_age]

I have a can of cranberry sauce in the fridge, so we're set. The rest is just fluff.

I will make a pot of cranberry-orange sauce. I love that stuff!

One of my favorites is cranberries with sugar and frozen fruit-- thawed in the sugar just in time all blended together-- -blackberries/raspberries. The sugar draws out the juices and the cranberries join right in. So good and low effort.

[Winton]

Per text blast from IL Governor,

Effective today all of Illinois enters Tier 3 Mitigation. Work from home when possible, avoid unnecessary travel, and celebrate the holidays virtually with extended family. To slow the spread of the virus, remember the 3Ws: WASH your hands, WATCH your distance an WEAR a mask. Please stay home to save lives.

Bah Humbug!

[durangopipe]

New “speedometer”:




New guidelines:

[mustangii]

We are going to mom's for thanksgiving, masks, hand sanitizer and antibacterial soap in the mud room as we walk in the back door.

edm

[Hovannes]

Apparently the 'Rona gets extra funky after 10:00PM so Gov. Hair Gel is now mandating a curfew.
Most sheriffs here in CA publicly announced they will not enforce Gov. Hair Gel's curfew as they have more important things to do.

[gaining_age]

New “speedometer”:




New guidelines:

Is this like adding another Defcon (or 2) and then making it 1/2 defcon worse?

[durangopipe]

New “speedometer”:




New guidelines:

Is this like adding another Defcon (or 2) and then making it 1/2 defcon worse?

Something like that.

[Hovannes]

[Goose55]

I've never been happier to live in this tiny, isolated desert town, 105 miles from downtown Phoenix and surrounded by 5000 square miles of silence.

[Hovannes]

Newsom locked CA down.
Through Dec 24 th.
I suspect he's planning on taking us all to the French Laundry for brunch

[tuttle]

Newsom locked CA down.
Through Dec 24 th.
I suspect he's planning on taking us all to the French Laundry for brunch <redacted_emoji>

Newsolini

[Bloodhound]

The Chief Judge in the 2nd Judicial District (City&County of Denver) just ordered the suspension of all Jury Calls/Jury Trials through February 5th due the the continued and worsening pandemic.

[Hovannes]

The Right to Life Banquet and Silent Auction was supposed to be tonight.
Gov Hair Gel can't stop us!
The auction will be on-line and the meals came semi cooked, picked up in the parking lot behind the catering company, and the cooking finished at home in the oven (directions included.)
And everyone gets a bottle of Cru wine and a Nothing Bundt cake for dessert!

[Hovannes]

My corner of the San Joaquin is officially on lockdown at 1:00PM today.
We were already on lockdown, but now we're more locked down---we're locked downier?

Just heard that the time has been changed to midnight.
Nothing like confusion Newsom style

[Hovannes]

Are you prepared?

[durangopipe]

Are you prepared?

[gaining_age]

I haven't been going anywhere-- last night I went to pick up food and my car had trouble starting-- battery hasn't been used in a while. And as I backed out I really got the first look at our Christmas lights on the house.... we've had them up after Thanksgiving.

So... we try to help the local restaurants (and even some chains) by doing takeout but ... I suppose we're doing our part of being home bodies-- even before next lock down.

[Hovannes]

A new game in town

[durangopipe]

The "Swiss Cheese Model" of pandemic defense ...

[JimVH]

Effective today, high hospitalization areas in Texas are subject to immediate bar closures, restaurant scale-backs, and elective hospital procedures cancellations. That’s most of the populous areas in Texas.