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Monday, March 16, 2020

Collect This

Well, today is my 2nd scheduled day off in a string of 4... of course, that might change.  As of yesterday there were 5 cases of Covid - 19 in Cumberland country.  That number is going to go up.  At some point things will be shut down to contain the virus.  Since I work for a non-essential home improvement retailer, I don't doubt at some point we will shut our doors.  The only question is 'when.'
Yesterday I did stay home, but today I might venture out.  There are certain non-essential things I want to buy... like paint for my staircase.  If I'm going to be home for 2 weeks, I might as well do something somewhat constructive, besides yard work.  I also want to stop off at my local Giant.  While I'm fairly certain most of their canned goods and frozen foods are gone, I'm feeling pretty sure their fresh fruits and vegetables haven't been touched.  People were looking for things they can stock up on and fresh food doesn't last more than a few days.
I saw where Devin Nunes (pronounced new nyez) was advocating for adults to ignore the health warnings and go out to bars.  He still thinks this is a hoax and there's nothing to worry about.  His beliefs are quite common among Republicans.  I do not doubt many of them will catch the virus and the older MAGA heads will die off.
And the Fed drop rates yesterday to between 0 and .25% in an attempt to stave off a crash of the stock market.  Almost immediately afterwards the S & P 500 dropped 4%.  Prepare yourselves, Wall Street is at the tipping point and soon it will go over the cliff.  While the average American is going to be hurt, the billionaires of the world are going to be brutally savaged.  In this country, Conservatives are going to be running around like their hair is on fire.  They put an Idiot Jerk in the White House, a man who has always too quickly jumped to bankruptcy as a way avoiding his incompetence.  Ouch.  Very shortly Betsy DeVos may not be able to afford her expensive haircuts.  If you think she's a bitch now, just wait until that happens.
Finally, because of the virus, quite a number of churches were closed up here.  I understand from Jennifer this was not the case everywhere.  For Evangelicals, Covid - 19 is stabbing them in the heart... well, maybe.  Like addicts, they need to feed on their drug over, and over, and over again.  Some will survive going 'cold turkey' and some will not.  Churches used to seeing large collection plate hauls are in for an ugly surprise.  Now, ain't that a shame.  Of course the big ones, like Joel Osteen's, will no doubt be calling members of the congregation and asking for their credit card donations.  I know Jimmy Swaggert does this.


But then he also drives a Porsche and cavorts with whores.

8 comments:

  1. Ohh I think you may be right and you guys may close.
    If you need to stock up on essentials, try you local mom and pop supermarkets or stores. They go empty after the big chains and you’ll help the local businesses community. Natch.
    And this is gonna hit the Talibangelicals and Scamvangelitsts. Hard. Haha. They won’t have the chance to get their goodies from the idiots who support them.
    The Fed dropping and the closings are things that will drag us into recession. Prepare for IMPOTUS saying it’s Obama’s fault.
    Stay safe.

    XoXo

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    1. Unfortunately for us, Giant and Weis Markets have killed off all of the Mom & Pop stores.

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  2. Our health officials here are warning people not to go to the States. One said she believes because of your government still not taking this serious and acting too slow, that the US could be a potential health bomb about to go off. We will know in the next few days or so.
    I predict that all the nasty old republicans will pull through this just fine and then watch the bible thumpers screaming after!

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    1. They're starting to take it seriously now, of course they're a day late and a dollar short.

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  3. I can't believe a church would call up and want your credit card details!!!! WTF!!!! Sure I'll give them mine!

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    1. The hard core Evangelicals have no problem taking your money anyway they can get it.

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  4. the panic buying seems to have stopped round here. and there are restrictions on certain products, like 2 gallons of water per transaction, not per person. so if you come in with your spouse and son, you only get 2 gallons, not 6. bobdamn greedy pigs ruin it for everybody!

    I read that some MAGAts are starting to figure out that the dump is fulla shit. WHAT TOOK THEM SO FUCKING LONG!

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    1. I think they're starting to realize a lot of grandmas and grandpas are going to die and rather than blame themselves for putting him in office, they're going to blame him.

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