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Governor Abbott in TX signed executive order requiring face mask to be worn in public. I believe it is in any county with more than 20 cases https://open.texas.gov/uploads/files/organization/opentexas/EO-GA-29-use-of-face-coverings-during-COVID-19-IMAGE-07-02-2020.pdf

Students in Alabama organized Covid parties and took bets on who would get infected. Are you kidding me???? I’m here to tell ya...I don’t care how grown my kids THINK they are....if they do something stupid like this they will deal with me. UNREAL!!!! https://time.com/5862571/alabama-coronavirus-parties/ TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) — Several college students in an Alabama city organized “COVID-19” parties as a contest to see who would get the virus first, officials said. Tuscaloosa City Councilor Sonya McKinstry said students hosted the parties to intentionally infect each other with the new coronavirus, news outlets reported. McKinstry said party organizers purposely invited guests who tested positive for COVID-19. She said the students put money in a pot and whoever got COVID first would get the cash.

Glad your feeling better Mt Rider. With my work schedule I’m not getting much done here. In dead tired when I get in so I’m planning for the weekend. I went to Walmart and bought some food storage containers. Was also looking for other items that got lost when we moved like loaf pans and my tea pot broke the other day. Y’all there are so many holes on the shelves. I couldn’t find 1/2 of what I went in there for and these are basic things. I haven’t shopped much bc there was no need....now I need and can’t find so I’m making a list and ordering everything online.

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I just made a run to Walmart and it is getting thinner and thinner. I had not been in housewares much. Now that I need stuff there’s not a lot available. I got the last 2 loaf pans...still can’t find a teapot to replace my broken one. No food saver either...just bags. I did grab these plastic containers to store dry goods in bc I couldn’t find any large glass jars. Do you think they will work? I’m thinking anything will be better than bags and boxes. Everything will be in my pantry inside and of course dark. I thought of putting some kind of absorbent packets in there If it would help.

Since it has been so long a lot of my memory is fuzzy and I think I’ve lost a lot of knowledge. Aging is the devil...LoL. So if it’s ok with y’all I’d like to post them as they come to me here on this thread. 1) I have several, several 1-2lb bags of sugar, lg bag of rice, instant potatoes etc etc....I was considering getting large plastic food storage containers to store them. Would that be safe or would it be better to keep in the original container? My other thought was using a food saver to seal them IF I can find one. 2) is there a way to preserve or put up potatoes? I have more questions Than know but these are at the forefront of my mind as I get ready for Church. First time I’ve been back in person...so excited!

Reports of hour long wait times in transferring patients from ambulance to hospital https://www.khou.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/houston-paramedics-report-hour-long-wait-times-to-transfer-patients-from-ambulance-to-hospital/285-8da201af-b157-4072-a5d6-52bf3838bd79 HOUSTON — Paramedics are running into often hour-long wait times when transferring patients from an ambulance to a hospital, Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña said Thursday. Peña said the department has been receiving a 20 percent higher call volume over the last three weeks, and that when paramedics arrive at the hospital with patients, the time it takes to get the person into the hospital is taking double or triple the normal amount of time. “The longer it takes us to service those critical calls, it is going to cost us in lives," Peña said. “Our system is getting strained.” He said at least 560 calls for service resulted in hour-long wait times or longer within the past three weeks, straining a department that is already short-handed by about 300 firefighters, with another 241 "out of service" due to either quarantine or positive COVID-19 tests. “We have 104 ambulances in the system, and we need each one of those to be as efficient as we can," Peña said. “What was taking 20, 30, 35 minutes, now has doubled in certain instances.”

People waiting in line overnight in Orlando to get tested. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-coronavirus-convention-center-tests-capacity-20200627-pd57tuxgbrbtpoapjgt5jv55hi-story.html In what was described Saturday as “nothing but a sea of cars,” people waited to be tested for the coronavirus on a busy day at the Orange County Convention Center in southwest Orlando. Some had waited overnight, reported the Florida Association of Public Information Officers, which is working with the state’s Division of Emergency Management, the agency running drive-though test sites in the fight against COVID-19.

They didn’t test DS2 and we still don’t know what happened but he is feeling better. So I’m thankful. His GF called today and the “friend” came into her boutique to shop. This little chic is supposed to be on quarantine....hasn’t been 2 wks! Now GF is exposed again and a mother and small child that was In the store. I haven’t had the PLEASURE of meeting this girl as of yet but I already know I’m not going to like her

Last Thursday DS2 and his girlfriend went to stay at casino for her friend’s birthday. They got a text Friday telling them the “friend” and her boyfriend left the casino and went straight to be tested and was positive. Come to find out they had both been exposed and KNEW they had been exposed but she didn’t want to cancel her party and miss out on the fun. This mama has been livid! So our kids tested negative Saturday. My son went and retested yesterday bc he didn’t feel right....still negative. This morning he called me to his room at 5. Said something was wrong...chest hurt....shoulder and arm hurt (the same one he banged up in a car accident a couple weeks ago)...felt like he was going to throw up and was CRYING. Y’all he’s 21 and I don’t remember the last time he cried. So I’m sitting in ER parking lot now. I’m a nervous wreck. My husband is offshore and I don’t want to call him and freak him out until I know Something. Surely it’s not Corona if two rapid tests said negative right?

Thanks to Annarchy I was able to recover my old sign on! I am soooo glad y’all are still here and it is so good to be back!! Can’t wait to get things updated and look around and catch up.

Other than finding my way back here.....I have caught up on some rest from recent vacation and work and started coming up with a game plan to get my preps back in gear. Started organizing "the closet"....gave up and signed on to see you good people

THIS WEEK the CDC changed their information about how Ebola can spread; they now admit "being within 3 feet" of an infected person or "being in the same room" with an infected person can allow the virus to infect someone else! They also admit a person who is infected, but not yet showing symptoms, is contagious! [link to preventebola.com]

I'm looking for ideas for the kids. Middle son (15) has ADD. He can't take the meds so I'm looking for something herbal that may help. My 9 yr old daughter takes Keppra for a seizure disorder and I really think it affects her hair growth....very brittle. Is there something g for that? Any advice would be greAtly appreciated

Yes indeed! And I see that....I'm praying for you while you endure this from a distance and them as they experience first hand.

What a cutie pie!!!! Isn't amazing how our furbabies wrap us up?

I'm accelerating EVERYTHING.....including my heart rate!!!!! I don't know that I have ever been THIS concerned before. I have been reading and researching ALOT since I decided to follow it on my blog. I am absolutely, positively going to do EVERYTHING I can to get as much as I can immediately! At the moment I am brainstorming where I can get the most for my money between Dollar Stores and Grocery and prioritizing my immediate needs. I'm looking for stuff that I can cook without water......my head is spinning

Here's a map that is tracking everything here.... http://www.dailyrapid.com/ebola/us/

I hope and pray for them both. I don't understand, however, how he was in grave condition when the plane got there but then miraculously walked into the facility. Less than 20 hrs...... The thought of them coming home is frightening....no doubt. My husband was just there in May and I can't imagine if his stay had been longer or being so far away from him during such a time even though there would be no contact

Tip of the toes http://www.amazon.com/Ballerina-Story-Rhyming-Childrens-Books-ebook/dp/B007M5U0KQ/ref=zg_bs_155009011_f_1 Children's book:Truthy Ruthy: Children's books about how to deal with telling the truth for early and beginner readers (Picture Book for preschool children ages 4-8)(values book)(Truthy Ruthy series) http://www.amazon.com/Childrens-book-beginner-preschool-children-ebook/dp/B00D7BVTIQ/ref=pd_sim_kstore_10?ie=UTF8&refRID=0E02G258DM8ZMGTEJ1TC Not Another Boring ABC Book http://www.amazon.com/Not-Another-Boring-ABC-Book-ebook/dp/B00D4YEYYW/ref=pd_sim_kstore_43?ie=UTF8&refRID=0E02G258DM8ZMGTEJ1TC Childrens Book: Cool in the Pool (Inspirational Stories for Kids) http://www.amazon.com/Children-book-Cool-Inspirational-stories-ebook/dp/B00EIJQIGO/ref=pd_sim_kstore_91?ie=UTF8&refRID=1B4EK5YTR919BX4P0Q3N Adventures of Tom Sawyer http://www.amazon.com/The-Adventures-Sawyer-Mark-Twain-ebook/dp/B004UJTG6Q/ref=zg_bs_155009011_f_9 Grimm's Fairy Tales http://www.amazon.com/Grimms-Fairy-Tales-Jacob-Grimm-ebook/dp/B004TS2B4W/ref=pd_sim_kstore_34?ie=UTF8&refRID=1S0RKACYYBAN428F6TBH Abracadabra Hut http://www.amazon.com/Abracadabra-Tut-Page-McBrier-ebook/dp/B00LZ83U2G/ref=zg_bs_155009011_f_72

Echoes of an Angel: The Miraculous True Story of a Boy Who Lost His Eyes but Could Still See http://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Angel-Miraculous-Story-Could-ebook/dp/B00E1O63MK/ref=zg_bs_154606011_f_20 Everyday Needs a Dog http://www.amazon.com/Every-Day-Needs-A-Dog-ebook/dp/B00K5A01ZE/ref=zg_bs_154606011_f_59 The Tidewater Sisters: Postlude to The Prayer Box http://www.amazon.com/The-Tidewater-Sisters-Postlude-Prayer-ebook/dp/B00KCWO76O/ref=zg_bs_154606011_f_67 Impossible Love (Amish Wedding Season Series) http://www.amazon.com/Impossible-Amish-Wedding-Season-Romance-ebook/dp/B00J5HGX2I/ref=zg_bs_154606011_f_78 Modern Rustic: The Complete Homestead Guide http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Rustic-Homesteading-Greenhouses-Self-Sufficiency-ebook/dp/B00M8UFFT6/ref=zg_bs_154606011_f_80

Ebola terror at Gatwick as passenger collapses and dies getting off Sierra Leone flight http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ebola-terror-gatwick-passenger-collapses-3977051#ixzz39NouRPHI Follow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on Facebook Staff tell of fears as jet from Africa is quarantined after the death of passenger who was 'sweating and vomiting' before she collapsed Workers said they were terrified the virus could spread globally through the busy international hub from the West African country which is in the grip of the deadly epidemic. The woman, said to be 72, became ill on the gangway after she left a Gambia Bird jet with 128 passengers on board. She died in hospital on Saturday. Tests were carried out to see if the woman had the disease. The plane was quarantined as ­officials desperately tried to trace everyone who had been in contact with the woman. Airport workers faced an anxious wait to see if the woman had Ebola. One said: “Everyone’s just ­petrified. Speaking of the horrific moment the passenger collapsed, the shocked staff member added: “The woman was sweating buckets and vomiting. “Paramedics arrived to try and help her. The next thing everybody was there… emergency crews, airfield operations, even immigration. “They closed down the jet bridge and put the aircraft into quarantine. “They took everyone’s details, even the guy who fuels the aircraft.” The plane carrying the woman came from Freetown in Sierra Leone – a country with the highest number of victims from the disease. It stopped at Banjul in The Gambia before landing in Gatwick at 8.15am on Saturday after a five-hour flight. Public Health England tried to allay fears of an Ebola ­breakout in Britain. It said the woman showed no ­symptoms during the flight. One ­official added: “Public Health England is aware a passenger arriving on a flight from The Gambia that landed at Gatwick airport on Saturday fell ill shortly after disembarking. "The passenger was taken to hospital and sadly died. “In line with standard ­procedures, tests are being undertaken to determine the cause of death. “The patient’s symptoms suggest that Ebola is very unlikely but as a precaution this is one of the tests being undertaken. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ebola-terror-gatwick-passenger-collapses-3977051#ixzz39Npmrx98 Follow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on Facebook I would like to know how they can say that is not symptomatic of Ebola????? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ebola-terror-gatwick-passenger-collapses-3977051#ixzz39No2aORo Follow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on Facebook

Good for you Ann!!!!! You will appreciate and cherish it so much more because you HAD to wait!!! I may get with you on some tips on doing this as well. We have the same set up and I HATE it!

http://theconversation.com/mers-coronavirus-animal-source-or-deliberate-release-29690 And while camels have been attributed as the source of the outbreak, the peculiar patterns of the virus suggest we need to consider another possible source: deliberate release. Many of the features are paradoxical and cannot be explained by known principles of disease transmission. Also: (I have no link but shouldn't be hard to find) Last week, Professor Raina MacIntyre, Head of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at UNSW, published a paper called The discrepant epidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), where she suggested that the unusual patterns of the MERS coronavirus outbreaks might indicate deliberate human release.

link to learn.flvs.net The book I've been seeing so much about is FREE in PDF format at this link. It's about an EBOLA outbreak and I've heard fabulous things about it....but also that it is very frightening. It's NON-FICTION....so it's true