May 9, 20206 yr Everyone here wears masks at the grocery store but I dont know about anywhere else. I've been wearing masks that my mom picked up from Walgreens. She was in and out of the hospital quite a lot for quite a while and I tried to keep masks around for both of us. I'm leery of the ones at Amazon. so many people say they just receive a pile of masks in a non descript plastic bag. | Dave | I've been around for most of my life. There's always a sunset happening somewhere in the world that somebody is enjoying.
May 9, 20206 yr 15 minutes ago, sightseer said: Everyone here wears masks at the grocery store but I dont know about anywhere else. I've been wearing masks that my mom picked up from Walgreens. She was in and out of the hospital quite a lot for quite a while and I tried to keep masks around for both of us. I'm leery of the ones at Amazon. so many people say they just receive a pile of masks in a non descript plastic bag. I just made a McDonalds run at the drive through, and noticed a sign saying they will not serve anyone without a mask. We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically. Devons rig Intel Core i5 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card / Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / Klipsch® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ‑ 27" IPS LED Monitor ‑ QHD / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB / 1x Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe / 1x Samsung 980 NVMe 1TB / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11 Pro 64-bit / Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Motherboard LGA 1700 DDR5
May 9, 20206 yr So....... Yeah. We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically. Devons rig Intel Core i5 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card / Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / Klipsch® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ‑ 27" IPS LED Monitor ‑ QHD / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB / 1x Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe / 1x Samsung 980 NVMe 1TB / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11 Pro 64-bit / Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Motherboard LGA 1700 DDR5
May 10, 20206 yr 7 hours ago, sightseer said: I'm leery of the ones at Amazon. so many people say they just receive a pile of masks in a non descript plastic bag. I'm not surprised. Mine were from third-party sellers, which is probably a better way to go. Depending on the seller, of course... Alan Ampolsk"Ah, Paula, they are firing at me!"-- Saint-Exupery
May 10, 20206 yr Masks are unavailable here too. I got one when I accompanied my brother to the cancer clinic. A neighbor lady is making cloth masks that have a pouch for putting in paper towel filters. She's been handing them out to everyone on the block. Jury rigged I guess, but better than nothing. Most people here are not into wearing masks yet. With just 27 reported cases that increases by one every one or two weeks there is no sense of urgency yet. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
May 10, 20206 yr 16 hours ago, HiFlyer said: I just made a McDonalds run at the drive through, and noticed a sign saying they will not serve anyone without a mask. I wish I still had a motorcycle so that I could go into a gas station or shop wearing my helmet.. Well highwaymen and bandits wear masks and it's allowed these days Still cannot properly see a person's face when they're wearing a mask. The world turns full circle in these desperate times. HiFlyer that video... There are pranks, and there are pranks... Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
May 10, 20206 yr 7 minutes ago, HighBypass said: HiFlyer that video... There are pranks, and there are pranks... Yeah..... Not very funny..... Here is the story behind it, as far as I could find: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3907216 We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically. Devons rig Intel Core i5 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card / Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / Klipsch® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ‑ 27" IPS LED Monitor ‑ QHD / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB / 1x Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe / 1x Samsung 980 NVMe 1TB / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11 Pro 64-bit / Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Motherboard LGA 1700 DDR5
May 10, 20206 yr 20 hours ago, n4gix said: I have to remember to go start my car at least once a week to keep the battery charged, even though it's only a month old. I get about three weeks to the gallon on mine now. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
May 10, 20206 yr Moderator 20 hours ago, HiFlyer said: The KN95's apparently hail from china, and I was wary of them right from the start. Recent events have made me even more concerned. Governments worldwide have begun rejecting KN95's. Oh I have long suspected that these KN95 aren't kosher with regards to medical use, but they are in fact perfectly fine for my intended use, which is to confine any coughing and sneezing to myself. They are in my use case intended to protect others, not necessarily myself. 38 minutes ago, w6kd said: I get about three weeks to the gallon on mine now. Yeah, myself also! The pity is that gas prices are the lowest I've seen in decades, and there's nowhere to go now... ...except possibly just to take a leisurely drive around the back roads here in Indiana and/or Illinois. Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
May 11, 20206 yr All I can say, a benefit of this”lockdown” is that the pollution haze has lifted. My wife and I went to our vacation home today for the first time in months. No haze, the mountains are almost 4K in visual appearance. Don't blame for my name, my parents were hippies and met in Woodstock
May 11, 20206 yr That's the way we are all the time. Clear skies 300 days out of the year. With relative humidity in the teens or even single digits at times there is little water vapor in the air so not much in the way of haze. Even in normal times traffic isn't that bad. And at an elevation of 3600 ft the air is quite clear. We are 200 miles from the nearest interstate highway in any direction so 90% of our traffic is local. I live close to the center of town so there is no place in the city I can't drive to in less than 15 minutes. And we have no major polluting industries. Mostly dairy farms and pecan orchards although there is mozzarella cheese processing plant just outside of town. About the only time we get poor visibilities are a few times in the summer when the wind kicks up dust storms. Normally we can see Sierra Blanca peak to the west 90 miles away. It is over 12,000 feet high so we can see the top of it. I notice when I go back to South Carolina the sky isn't quite as blue as it is up here. It's a paler shade. Noel Edited May 11, 20206 yr by birdguy The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
May 11, 20206 yr Commercial Member After the discussions on antibody testing accuracy my household has been randomly selected as part of a UK government covid19 antibody research study. The invitation I received cautions that the tests currently are not 100% accurate at the individual level They will be sending us finger lancet tests - but we are advised to ignore the results... Edited May 11, 20206 yr by SteveFx My FSX Analysis Blog
May 11, 20206 yr Colombian company creates bed that can double as coffin We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically. Devons rig Intel Core i5 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card / Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / Klipsch® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ‑ 27" IPS LED Monitor ‑ QHD / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB / 1x Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe / 1x Samsung 980 NVMe 1TB / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11 Pro 64-bit / Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Motherboard LGA 1700 DDR5
May 11, 20206 yr That cardboard bed is ingenious, darkly humorous and practical all at the same time. Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
May 11, 20206 yr 42 minutes ago, HiFlyer said: Colombian company creates bed that can double as coffin Something about the mother of invention comes to mind. Yeesh. Alan Ampolsk"Ah, Paula, they are firing at me!"-- Saint-Exupery
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