I love credit cards so much! v3.0 (see first page for add'l details)

[ctinct]

https://nypost.com/2020/04/02/only-20-patients-currently-being-treated-on-usns-comfort/
Wow a whole 20 patients,

But those are non-virus patients. The Comfort was brought in specifically for patients who do not have Covid-19.

 

[striker1064]

doordash? free delivery with CSR!

We're having an issue with this one. Upgraded DW's CF to CSR. Added the CF to Doordash right away so we could use the credit, and was automatically enrolled in Dash Pass. When the CSR arrived, she updated her card info (had a new expiration date) on Doordash. DD recognized it as a new card with her old CSR de-registered, so it took away Dash Pass. No help from either DD or Chase, so I'm not sure what to do.

 

[punkin]

Unemployment numbers are in. It jumped to 4.4% and that is significantly under-counting.

 

[havaneselover]

Unemployment numbers are in. It jumped to 4.4% and that is significantly under-counting.

Yes. Real time number is already over 10%. It was based on a survey which mainly occurred before social distancing.

 

[hsmamato2]

Well... @Oscar Madison and anyone else curious.... we were able to use the 'cancel trip' form right on the UR website to cancel our Uni tix (originally said nonrefundable) and get all points back in our accounts. I'm sad, b/c we were supposed to be busy packing for a fun family trip right now,but glad to be securely at home with points to use for something else in future....

 

[hsmamato2]

I would feel better if ground beef and boneless chicken breast were reliably in stock. I know this is stupid given the magnitude of what's going on.

I've discovered in my area that it's actually easier to find needed items at smaller mom and pop stores.... even the dollar tree has some overlooked aisles.... They seem tohave a lot less foot traffic coming thru and thus better stocks. I also have some nice options locally with farms selling phone order to curbside pickup for fresh items and eggs.... all of this is def. making me appreciate the local farmers as I should have been for a long time....

 

[hsmamato2]

I should probably start doing this. I actually use paper towels in the kitchen because I don't share hand towels! But I could get another hand towel out and just wash it frequently and especially if I see any of the BOYS in my house using it!

I am a FIRM believer in cloth hand towels and napkins,I have been for many years now. I'm also currently washing and switching them all more than I ever have in my life,but that's ok,I have a washing machine... my DH has always been a hard sell on my 'cloth' policies,preferring a paper towel(I hide them darn it!) to a hand towel every time he washes his hands.... with our current paper supplies shortage,he has stopped fussing about that. *But the other day my adult ds used a couple of paper napkins for a cleanup job that should have been a sponge or cloth situation....and I got a little...... "loud" in his face... ..... After which I apologized, but I told him that I treat him like a fellow adult,and in this situation,where we live,for the near future, we must all respect the paper supplies we have,and use them ONLY when absolutely necessary.( he agreed and apologized)
It's now about conserving more than trees (my previous premise) and now about having paper goods to use if we need them. IDK if it's like this in all parts of the country, but around here, paper goods are in very short supply.
When I was growing up, we def. lived with a 'make do or do without' mindset..... I think this is a newer concept for many young folks.

 

[elgerber]

Chipotle queso tastes like chalk.

Have you tried the new Queso they just started a few weeks ago? It's definitely better than the other Queso.

 

[hsmamato2]

I believe that bad new sells-you're likely too young to remember Don Henley's song Dirty Laundry but bad news sells better than good news. I limit my reading to professional journals and discussing this with my peers and colleagues. That said, whatever happens in my small town (with only 1 death) is not interesting to the US as a whole. So many communities within a region, state and of course the country are affected differently so for some of us we don't relate to the news on the West Coast or NYC...just as people on the cruise boards are annoyed, more than anything, with our perpetual hurricane news in the late summer/early fall.

I have limited all news intake on our current situation to this group, the CDC and the WHO websites. That's it. Nothing else,unless there's a local newsbrief I need to know about. I won't even allow the rest of my fam to read any more clickbait headlines or articles out loud to me. They can read it as much as they like, just not out loud.

 

[punkin]

I am a FIRM believer in cloth hand towels and napkins,I have been for many years now. I'm also currently washing and switching them all more than I ever have in my life,but that's ok,I have a washing machine... my DH has always been a hard sell on my 'cloth' policies,preferring a paper towel(I hide them darn it!) to a hand towel every time he washes his hands.... with our current paper supplies shortage,he has stopped fussing about that. *But the other day my adult ds used a couple of paper napkins for a cleanup job that should have been a sponge or cloth situation....and I got a little...... "loud" in his face... ..... After which I apologized, but I told him that I treat him like a fellow adult,and in this situation,where we live,for the near future, we must all respect the paper supplies we have,and use them ONLY when absolutely necessary.( he agreed and apologized)
It's now about conserving more than trees (my previous premise) and now about having paper goods to use if we need them. IDK if it's like this in all parts of the country, but around here, paper goods are in very short supply.
When I was growing up, we def. lived with a 'make do or do without' mindset..... I think this is a newer concept for many young folks.

I agree with you. My DD27 in cannot find any paper towels where she lives. I told her to cut up some old tshirts for cleaning cloths. People lived for millennia with no paper towels. We can make do for a couple months.

 

[hsmamato2]

Hart to Hart....

My DH was watching that a while back and was like..." shudder....all that kissing all the time,what is WRONG with them?" And he usually appreciates a good kiss

 

[hsmamato2]

I’m sorry you were laid off But I had to laugh cause I think we are long lost sisters. My mom is also calling every 3 hours to ask if we’re all ok. Um, yep, still are...she’s so bored. Meanwhile I feel busier than ever trying to keep a house of 6 people happy and fed (teens are bored and sad, boys are eating through the pantry constantly).

this makes me laugh..... my fam and I spend ridiculous amounts of the day sending each other dumb videos to entertain each other,the ones with littles send the kids making a mess of lunch in the highchair,or doing crafts or dancing...I'm older so I send a lot of musically enhanced cooking clips (todays edition was creating a bowl of oatmeal to the tune of 'singin in the rain',since it's raining here) or a stuffed animal dancing to a song.... or a gramma reading a story.... my bro sent a great 'watering the plants' video the other day I'm going to try and figure out some paper craft project to send some of the kids via snail mail this weekend.... I've found sharing food for the day ideas and recipes is fun too.

 

[hsmamato2]

I agree with you. My DD27 in cannot find any paper towels where she lives. I told her to cut up some old tshirts for cleaning cloths. People lived for millennia with no paper towels. We can make do for a couple months.

exactly!

 

[gottalovepluto]

Unemployment numbers are in. It jumped to 4.4% and that is significantly under-counting.

It’s only through Mar 12.

 

[Herding_Cats]

So I have finally gotten DH to seriously consider that we may need to cancel/reschedule our May trip. He was really holding out hope for it because it was a good time of year for weather (temperature wise), and it fit the best with our kids' schedules. As of right now Disney hasn't officially cancelled our reservations/closed the park. Final payment is due in 20 days. I'm willing to wait right up to that day if it means that we might get some kind of "bonus" out of it (such as the free dining they're offering to those whose trips are cancelled right now.) Has there been any sense of when they might release their next round of promos? I'd rather NOT go in August, but it seems a little silly to go 3 weeks later once school has started, and gamble on there being a room discount. I'm torn between booking something today, and waiting to see if there's a better offer (although I know i could do both.)

The county next to us just had their 2nd death, which was from community-spread (they don't know where she got it). Our county still has no cases, but we are surrounded, so it's only a matter of time. I sincerely hope that the downstate "2nd/vacation home" population does NOT come up here. Our health department/police have put out a statement discouraging them from coming because our hospital system can NOT handle the potential flare if we have a mass exodus of people up here (our "city" population usually goes from around 90k up to 400k+ during the summer with vacationers and festival stuff.....over 1mill if the blue angels are scheduled to do a show) and if they DO come up here, to self-quarantine for 2 weeks.

My parents are "stuck" in FL right now because my sister and her 2 boys live with them here in MI and she has a compromised immune system (Multiple Sclerosis), my brother's MIL lives with his family and SHE has a compromised immune system (cancer), and we have the baby. They are soooooo bored.

 

[gottalovepluto]

DoC news recap today had this beauty of a summary

 

[Judique]

New Hyatt email:

Rewards:

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More time to use points: We are suspending the forfeiture of points through December 31, 2020. As a reminder, our general policy is that points do not expire, but they will be forfeited if a member’s account is inactive for 24 months.​

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More time to use earned awards: All unused Free Night, Suite Upgrade or Club Lounge Access awards with expiration dates between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 will be extended to December 31, 2021. This includes existing awards and awards that may be earned throughout this year with a 2020 expiration date. The award extension will be generated by World of Hyatt – members do not need to take action. Awards that expired between March 1 and March 31, 2020 will be replaced with new awards on April 20, 2020. All other qualifying, unused awards will be updated by the 20th day of the month in which the award would have originally expired.​

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[Oscar Madison]

And this is bad...? J/K...maybe you have the gene...?

Don't know if you have Moe's or Qdoba? Both of their quesos kills Chipotle's.

 

[CyndiLouWho]

I agree with you. My DD27 in cannot find any paper towels where she lives. I told her to cut up some old tshirts for cleaning cloths. People lived for millennia with no paper towels. We can make do for a couple months.

This was my mom last night. She wants kleenex, I told her use paper towel (worst case DH still uses handkerchiefs and I could give her some). She said she’d use TP. I’m like, no you can use towels if you run out of paper towel, cloth napkins if you run out of paper napkins. There is not a good TP alternative I want to consider. We use very little paper towel, I use hand towels at the rate of 2-3 per day. I also have separate cleaning rags as well.

 

[Oscar Madison]

I love cilantro. Like I love it with a passion and I add it to everything that even remotely makes sense. I feel so bad for those who have the gene that makes cilantro taste like soap. That is like the worst. Period!

I love cilantro too, we all do in our house! Cilantro is not a main feature of the Chipotle queso, or if it is it doesn't mask the chalk taste.