@hchavers@Kyeh@ThunderChicken Now that you mention it, I’ve heard tell of such a legend from days of yore. Alas, if it could only become reality for those of us in modern times to experience the wonder of this carbohydrated miracle for ourselves… <sigh>
@hchavers@joebuddah@Kyeh@ThunderChicken
If you’re talking about Pasta Drop, unfortunately, you didn’t miss anything. ThunderChicken was just opining that it would have been nice if they had resurrected it for lockdown. Sorry if you got a glimmer of hope!
@gt0163c@ZeroCharisma Yeah. I was essential. My wife was essential. My kids were in kindergarten and third grade, so “virtual school” required a lot of work on my part.
Typically I schooled the kids during the day while my wife worked, then I went in to work in the afternoon and worked until after midnight.
When school started back even a couple of days a week it really helped a lot.
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@sillyheathen Utilize the child labor while you can! The day my niece turned 18, she notified me that I could no longer use her for child labor anymore.
@ironcheftoni@sillyheathen
I always paid my kids minimum wage. The lesson was for them to always value their time and work. Even in negotiating with me as a parent.
Using your kids for free labor sends them the message they are less valuable than a stranger you are willing to pay for the same work.
I also didn’t take advantage of someone willing to value their work less than minimum wage just to “get the job”. A race to the bottom, and slavery/human trafficking by extension, benefits no one other than selfish assholes that encourage it.
I always got honest, quality work out of them, kids and workers.
Playing the Hydroxychloroquine Game. When it’s your turn, you have to say it and spell it correctly. Else, you have to down a shot of your favorite non-nonalcaholic beverage. Slurs are misses. An omitted or repeated letter is a miss. Bragging about having taken it does not earn any extra consideration.
If you are at a friend’s house, BYOB is expected.
Taunting the local Barney Fifes by pretending the local highways were the Autobahn. Of course, it probably would have turned out to be more like a short-lived session of Mario Kart, considering how many idiots were out there doing the same thing!
Learn Spanish, learn the unreal engine, paint my motorcycle, use my air brush, learn 3d modeling to better utilize my 3d printer, use my 3d printer, and anything productive over drinking and eating.
@goldnectar That was going to be my goal since I am going on a cruise next month and three of the four ports are spanish speaking countries. Oh well, I know enough spanish to order properly in a restaurant, be polite and ask where the bathroom is.
Mattress testing with a new group of assistants.
@yakkoTDI Not if you’re supposed to be keeping your germs to yourself.
@katbyter I got my mom to sew up a safety suit to use.
Macrame, or was that Macaroni? My waste line testifies to the latter.
@hchavers Your waste line?
@hchavers @Kyeh Well, eventually the macaroni would end up in both lines, i guess you could say
@hchavers @ircon96 Right!
@hchavers @ircon96 @Kyeh Speaking of macaroni, a service for sending anonymous gifts of pasta would have been great during quarantine. Umm…
@hchavers @Kyeh @ThunderChicken Now that you mention it, I’ve heard tell of such a legend from days of yore. Alas, if it could only become reality for those of us in modern times to experience the wonder of this carbohydrated miracle for ourselves… <sigh>
@hchavers @ircon96 @Kyeh @ThunderChicken
I still don’t see how I missed this. How was it announced
@hchavers @joebuddah @Kyeh @ThunderChicken
If you’re talking about Pasta Drop, unfortunately, you didn’t miss anything. ThunderChicken was just opining that it would have been nice if they had resurrected it for lockdown. Sorry if you got a glimmer of hope!
Getting quarantined and having extra time would have been nice.
@ZeroCharisma Yep. I kept wondering where all my “extra time” that people were talking about was.
@gt0163c @ZeroCharisma Yeah. I was essential. My wife was essential. My kids were in kindergarten and third grade, so “virtual school” required a lot of work on my part.
Typically I schooled the kids during the day while my wife worked, then I went in to work in the afternoon and worked until after midnight.
When school started back even a couple of days a week it really helped a lot.
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@shahnm
More pointless than crocheting the same paracord belt over and over. Less bad for you than making way too much bread.
Starting up my OnlyFans channel.
@mike808 Exhaust fans? CPU fans? Oscillating fans? Inquiring minds want to know!
@mike808 @yakkoTDI
High-bypass fans.
Making children do chores!
@sillyheathen Utilize the child labor while you can! The day my niece turned 18, she notified me that I could no longer use her for child labor anymore.
@ironcheftoni @sillyheathen
I always paid my kids minimum wage. The lesson was for them to always value their time and work. Even in negotiating with me as a parent.
Using your kids for free labor sends them the message they are less valuable than a stranger you are willing to pay for the same work.
I also didn’t take advantage of someone willing to value their work less than minimum wage just to “get the job”. A race to the bottom, and slavery/human trafficking by extension, benefits no one other than selfish assholes that encourage it.
I always got honest, quality work out of them, kids and workers.
Parent better.
@sillyheathen I just thought there was a comma missing there.
(for me) Buying a metric shit-ton of toilet paper and a 55 gallon drum of sanitizer.
(for too many others) getting vaccinated.
@chienfou I saw what you did there in the TP units.
@chienfou @mehcuda67 Dip the TP rolls in sanitizer and you are ready for the zombie apocalypse.
@chienfou @mehcuda67 @yakkoTDI
Only if the sanitizer is highly flammable, which 80% ethanol is.
@chienfou @mehcuda67 @yakkoTDI …or a trip to the crotch doc!
/giphy ouch!
Playing the Hydroxychloroquine Game. When it’s your turn, you have to say it and spell it correctly. Else, you have to down a shot of your favorite non-nonalcaholic beverage. Slurs are misses. An omitted or repeated letter is a miss. Bragging about having taken it does not earn any extra consideration.
If you are at a friend’s house, BYOB is expected.
Doing jigsaw puzzles…of course! <slapping forehead> What was I thinking always binging on Netflix?
Taunting the local Barney Fifes by pretending the local highways were the Autobahn. Of course, it probably would have turned out to be more like a short-lived session of Mario Kart, considering how many idiots were out there doing the same thing!
Getting a paper calendar and marking off days waiting for your deliveries from Meh.
@ThunderChicken
I thought that was done with chalk marks on the wall.
@ThunderChicken @werehatrack Your walls must be “festive”!
Growing a “quarantine beard”. I was late on that trend. But now I have a nice full beard.
@sjk3 I should have shaved mine off and restarted it. Currently I am sporting a broken leg beard.
@sjk3 Santa’s are in short supply this year.
Turning your hedge into a topiary of a Loch Ness Monster.
Cleaning, organizing, crafting any of the normal stuff that people did. I took care of my father and moved in a hurry (still unpacking).
Missed? Not me.
@sammydog01 Congratulations!
@sammydog01 You go, gurrl!
@ircon96 @Kyeh Thank you!
@sammydog01 Congratulations!
**Note to self - Do not piss off sammydog01 as you cannot run better than she can throw.
@sammydog01 @yakkoTDI
I don’t have to run faster than she can throw. Just faster than you.
Learn Spanish, learn the unreal engine, paint my motorcycle, use my air brush, learn 3d modeling to better utilize my 3d printer, use my 3d printer, and anything productive over drinking and eating.
@goldnectar That was going to be my goal since I am going on a cruise next month and three of the four ports are spanish speaking countries. Oh well, I know enough spanish to order properly in a restaurant, be polite and ask where the bathroom is.
Woodchipper go BRRRR!