The Positive Corona Virus Thread.

[MrsWargamer]

I share this post of an American, who is in Canada.

As a Canadian, I say thank you for this American's kind words.

this is my quoting the post

Shannon Harder
An American, living in Canada during Covid-19...what ive learned about this wonderful country in a few short weeks

Im only 24 years old but ive seen alot... i remember alot from the past 20 years. Hurricane Katrina...the catastrophic hurricane that destroyed the south. The 9/11 terrorist attack. I was in 1st grade and confused why huge building were collapsing in NYC. Hurricane Irene...i drove over the Mississippi River on a trip to see my brother in Nebraska....a playground was flooded up to the nets of the basketball hoops. I remember the H1N1 flu outbreak. I was about 15 years old when the outbreak happened. Obama was president at the time. There was numerous other events in the past 20 years, but id sit here all day writing about them.
Now, Covid-19, attacking the WORLD. Every country, thousands and thousands of people sick, thousands dead. It is sad.
My personal experience of all of this...
My last day of work was March 13th. Ive been home every day since, as we have all been instructed to do. Ive gone to the grocery store twice since then. Now let me tell you what Canada has shown me thru all of this...
The politcal side - Our leaders alongside Justin Trudeau, have been nothing but strong, helpful, and caring towards all of us. It did not take long for them to figure out a great financial support system for all of the families and businesses here. There was no fighting about it between leaders, only teamwork to give us only the best, to help us all thru this. Trudeau makes frequent announcements from outside of his home, to keep us all feeling safe, and like we will ACTUALLY get thru this.
Now on a personal level, especially from what I saw this morning at the grocery store has absolutely blown me away. The KINDNESS these canadians have is like none other ive ever seen. First, the technicalities that the grocery stores have put in place are incredibe, only allowing so many people into the store at a time - you wait in a properlyspaced line outside until allowed to enter, the floors are all marked for how far you can stand from each other while in the checkout line, Walmart even has all of the aisles marked with which direction to walk throughout the store. Workers wipe down the self-checkouts after EVERY person checks out. Regular checkout lanes have thick plastic guards between the workers and customers. Once you leave the store, a worker takes your cart and wipes it down. You have to wait in line as each customer does this on their wayout.
As i was shopping, a gentleman had to hop in front of me to grab something off the shelf, he wasnt even within 8ft of me, but he said 'sorry' with a smile on his face. As i was waiting in the checkout line, a mother behind me with her child seemed exhausted and fustrated, trying to expain to her children why they cant touch everything, but she was quick to give me a smile and ask how my family was holding up...

My point here, im overwhelmed with the kindness, genuineness, and CARE that all of the Canadians have for each other. Whats going on in this world is scary right now, its unsettling. Ive never seen in my lifetime something like this happen. Nor have i seen this amount of kindness. Ever.

Ive lived in Canada for 4 years and Ive always loved it, but Covid-19 has really shown me the true STRENGTH and kindness that this country is all about. 🇨🇦💙🇨🇦
unquote.

I say thank you, and I'm unworried about the accuracy or it being genuine.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer

I share this post of an American, who is in Canada.

As a Canadian, I say thank you for this American's kind words.

this is my quoting the post

Shannon Harder
An American, living in Canada during Covid-19...what ive learned about this wonderful country in a few short weeks

Im only 24 years old but ive seen alot... i remember alot from the past 20 years. Hurricane Katrina...the catastrophic hurricane that destroyed the south. The 9/11 terrorist attack. I was in 1st grade and confused why huge building were collapsing in NYC. Hurricane Irene...i drove over the Mississippi River on a trip to see my brother in Nebraska....a playground was flooded up to the nets of the basketball hoops. I remember the H1N1 flu outbreak. I was about 15 years old when the outbreak happened. Obama was president at the time. There was numerous other events in the past 20 years, but id sit here all day writing about them.
Now, Covid-19, attacking the WORLD. Every country, thousands and thousands of people sick, thousands dead. It is sad.
My personal experience of all of this...
My last day of work was March 13th. Ive been home every day since, as we have all been instructed to do. Ive gone to the grocery store twice since then. Now let me tell you what Canada has shown me thru all of this...
The politcal side - Our leaders alongside Justin Trudeau, have been nothing but strong, helpful, and caring towards all of us. It did not take long for them to figure out a great financial support system for all of the families and businesses here. There was no fighting about it between leaders, only teamwork to give us only the best, to help us all thru this. Trudeau makes frequent announcements from outside of his home, to keep us all feeling safe, and like we will ACTUALLY get thru this.
Now on a personal level, especially from what I saw this morning at the grocery store has absolutely blown me away. The KINDNESS these canadians have is like none other ive ever seen. First, the technicalities that the grocery stores have put in place are incredibe, only allowing so many people into the store at a time - you wait in a properlyspaced line outside until allowed to enter, the floors are all marked for how far you can stand from each other while in the checkout line, Walmart even has all of the aisles marked with which direction to walk throughout the store. Workers wipe down the self-checkouts after EVERY person checks out. Regular checkout lanes have thick plastic guards between the workers and customers. Once you leave the store, a worker takes your cart and wipes it down. You have to wait in line as each customer does this on their wayout.
As i was shopping, a gentleman had to hop in front of me to grab something off the shelf, he wasnt even within 8ft of me, but he said 'sorry' with a smile on his face. As i was waiting in the checkout line, a mother behind me with her child seemed exhausted and fustrated, trying to expain to her children why they cant touch everything, but she was quick to give me a smile and ask how my family was holding up...

My point here, im overwhelmed with the kindness, genuineness, and CARE that all of the Canadians have for each other. Whats going on in this world is scary right now, its unsettling. Ive never seen in my lifetime something like this happen. Nor have i seen this amount of kindness. Ever.

Ive lived in Canada for 4 years and Ive always loved it, but Covid-19 has really shown me the true STRENGTH and kindness that this country is all about. 🇨🇦💙🇨🇦
unquote.

I say thank you, and I'm unworried about the accuracy or it being genuine.

That is nice, thank you. I always did like visiting Canada.

[CGGrognard]

ORIGINAL: Lobster

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: GaryChildress

Feel free to laugh at me but I'm spending today trying to learn how to sew from my mother so that I can make us some homemade surgical masks to wear. I found instructions on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqlmDf6 ... e=emb_logo

Of course, the lady in the video is confused about how to use the masks, you don't turn them around to use the other side, that's not why you use two different distinct patterns or colors. But I guess everything else about the video is OK, as far as how to make the masks.

You could get some ladies undergarments, cut them up, attach some straps for around the head, and enjoy. Just make sure that you get the right size cups . . .

Pure genius. [:D]

Don't use the frilly lace ones though. [;)]

[MrRoadrunner]

ORIGINAL: CGGrognard

Don't use the frilly lace ones though. [;)]

Is it too late to stop my Victoria Secret order?

RR

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: MrRoadrunner

ORIGINAL: CGGrognard

Don't use the frilly lace ones though. [;)]

Is it too late to stop my Victoria Secret order?

RR

No, they should still work for growing melons on a trellis. Just make sure to adjust them as needed so the frilly lace does not get incorporated into the nice melons . . . [;)]

[Lobster]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: MrRoadrunner

ORIGINAL: CGGrognard

Don't use the frilly lace ones though. [;)]

Is it too late to stop my Victoria Secret order?

RR

No, they should still work for growing melons on a trellis. Just make sure to adjust them as needed so the frilly lace does not get incorporated into the nice melons . . . [;)]

If you are trying to grow a tomato in hopes of breaking a Guinness World Record be sure to use a large size. [;)]

Forgot to say, one cup to hold, one cup to shade to prevent sun scald.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Lobster

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: MrRoadrunner




Is it too late to stop my Victoria Secret order?

RR

No, they should still work for growing melons on a trellis. Just make sure to adjust them as needed so the frilly lace does not get incorporated into the nice melons . . . [;)]

If you are trying to grow a tomato in hopes of breaking a Guinness World Record be sure to use a large size. [;)]

Forgot to say, one cup to hold, one cup to shade to prevent sun scald.

Wrong fruit. Melon as in Cantaloupe/Honeydew, etc or the small watermelons. [;)]

[Lobster]

I've gardened for 60 years. I know what a melon is. [:D]

My favorite watermelon to grow is Moon and Stars with the red flesh. Not the small round ones.

[Lobster]

For instance.

[MrRoadrunner]

Nice melons! [:D]

RR

[zakblood]

bump, to remove

[zakblood]

bump part 2

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[Zap]

Its going to devastate our economy. Nothing positive to say about the lockdown.

[Red2112]

!

[Lobster]

ORIGINAL: Red2112

Unfortunately It´s true that not much is positive about this issue.

Although some think that gratitude should be shown for those in the frontline, the truth is that they (as us) are all just victims of this system that has carried out so badly! A nurse stated that she lost her mother, and aunt which both lived together due to the virus. She now thinks it was her fault beacuse she works in the frontline!

As for economy/security goes, here´s Abraham Lincoln:

Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one. Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both. He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither

It´s the end of the month and no income help in sight! Social unrest is boiling while people are dying and can´t pay there bills, or running out of food!

Actually that is a paraphrase of this:

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

Found in a letter thought to be written by Benjamin Franklin in 1775 concerning funding for the security of the frontier. It has since been hijacked and bastardized for other political means.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Lobster

ORIGINAL: Red2112

Unfortunately It´s true that not much is positive about this issue.

Although some think that gratitude should be shown for those in the frontline, the truth is that they (as us) are all just victims of this system that has carried out so badly! A nurse stated that she lost her mother, and aunt which both lived together due to the virus. She now thinks it was her fault beacuse she works in the frontline!

As for economy/security goes, here´s Abraham Lincoln:

Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one. Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both. He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither

It´s the end of the month and no income help in sight! Social unrest is boiling while people are dying and can´t pay there bills, or running out of food!

Actually that is a paraphrase of this:

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

Found in a letter thought to be written by Benjamin Franklin in 1775 concerning funding for the security of the frontier. It has since been hijacked and bastardized for other political means.

Actually, 1755:

Despite its many (many) variations, this is the actual quote:

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

According to Wittes, the words appear in a letter widely presumed to be written by Franklin in 1755 on behalf of the Pennsylvania Assembly to the colonial governor. “The letter was a salvo in a power struggle between the governor and the assembly over funding for security on the frontier, one in which the assembly wished to tax the lands of the Penn family,” he explains.

The letter wasn’t about liberty but about taxes and the ability to “raise money for defense against French and Indian attacks. The governor kept vetoing the assembly’s efforts at the behest of the family, which had appointed him.”

Indeed, if you look at the text surrounding the famous quote, it’s pretty clearly about money: “Our assemblies have of late had so many supply bill, and of such different kinds, rejected, on various pretences,” wrote Franklin.

https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/14/how-t ... -security/

[MrsWargamer]

I intentionally paid my rent promptly, my landlord is a good friend.

But in Toronto I saw a news item where a landlord specifically told his building to forego their rent for the time being.

Those that are mean, will be remembered, those that are kind, will also be remembered.

Ask not, what you country can do for you.... blah blah blah.
Ask not what your neighbour can do for you, ask what you can do for your neighbour.

Those making the world better, will not be responsible for the shape it's in if it gets rougher.

[RangerJoe]

I agree. Also, if at all possible, comment Random Acts of Kindness.

For your enemies, wave and smile a shit eating grin at them. They will tear themselves up inside wondering just what you are up to. [:D]

[Red2112]

Kudos to Mr. Franklin then [:)]

[RangerJoe]

Yes, Mr Franklin was a great man. I like to have lots of pictures of him on cloth paper and I have to see them leave. He stayed vigorous into old age - you could have asked the ladies in France about that! [:D] Many people have paraphrased a good quote.

Abe Lincoln was great as well, but a different time with different problems.