COVID-19 Cancellations

[St1ck]

1 minute ago, Tank said:

it's not a cancelation but several car insurance companies are starting to notify customers of refunds since we're not driving as much.

we're with AAA and got a notice last week that said we're getting a 20% refund on our insurance from march 15-may 15. i'll take it.

I have AAA as well. We should be friends. 

[Brandon]

17 hours ago, Tank said:

so our school joined in with one of those collage pictures. see if you can find me in this one:

I didn't know you were black?

[Tank]

2 minutes ago, Brandon said:

I didn't know you were black?

[Tank]

11 minutes ago, st1ckboy said:

I have AAA as well. We should be friends. 

let me weigh my options.

[EnglishCop]

17 hours ago, Tank said:

so our school joined in with one of those collage pictures. see if you can find me in this one:

An absence of proper punctuation and haphazard capitalization aren't things we should expect from educators. This is shameful. Please correct and resubmit this assignment.

D-

[Tank]

5 minutes ago, EnglishCop said:

An absence of proper punctuation and haphazard capitalization aren't things we should expect from educators. This is shameful. Please correct and resubmit this assignment.

D-

hey, i was only following orders. i wasn't in charge.

[Stradling]

I completely understand that my situation isn’t nearly as bad as most people out there because I still have my job and I get to go to work every day.  I haven’t had to struggle or worry about whether or not I can feed my family or make my bills.  That being said all of these cancelations have sucked.  

Today we got word that our Hawaii trip we take every three years with work that was scheduled for June has been postponed.  So far this year I have cancelled a 17 day cruise through the Panama Canal, a 3 day trip to Vegas for my sons 21st birthday, 5 days in Boston with my wife to see the Angels play the Red Sox and now Hawaii.  Hopefully we see a return to normal so we can still go to Chicago later this year, hopefully in October.  

I am bored, but healthy and very fortunate.  

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

I completely understand that my situation isn’t nearly as bad as most people out there because I still have my job and I get to go to work every day.  I haven’t had to struggle or worry about whether or not I can feed my family or make my bills.  That being said all of these cancelations have sucked.  

Today we got word that our Hawaii trip we take every three years with work that was scheduled for June has been postponed.  So far this year I have cancelled a 17 day cruise through the Panama Canal, a 3 day trip to Vegas for my sons 21st birthday, 5 days in Boston with my wife to see the Angels play the Red Sox and now Hawaii.  Hopefully we see a return to normal so we can still go to Chicago later this year, hopefully in October.  

I am bored, but healthy and very fortunate.  

we're hoping to take my daughter to the magic castle for her 21st bday in july. fingers crossed.

[gotbeer]

Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals Are Canceled Due To Coronavirus

[gotbeer]

Tyson Foods closes Iowa pork plant indefinitely after coronavirus outbreak

Short term this probably won't be bad.  But if this is long term, this won't be a good thing for the food supply.

[gotbeer]

Mt. Baldy resort takes cue from SoCal golf courses, decides to reopen to skiers and snowboarders

 

Should be pretty nice out there.  It'll be nice and warm for short sleeve and shorts skiing.

[Tank]

On 4/20/2020 at 3:46 PM, Tank said:

it's not a cancelation but several car insurance companies are starting to notify customers of refunds since we're not driving as much.

we're with AAA and got a notice last week that said we're getting a 20% refund on our insurance from march 15-may 15. i'll take it.

well, i found out that the state has told the insurance companies to do this, so it wasn't out of the goodness of their hearts. it looks like all of us will get a refund, regardless of whcih company our isurance is through.

[AngelsLakersFan]

21 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals Are Canceled Due To Coronavirus

[AngelsLakersFan]

9 minutes ago, Tank said:

well, i found out that the state has told the insurance companies to do this, so it wasn't out of the goodness of their hearts. it looks like all of us will get a refund, regardless of whcih company our isurance is through.

But the Armenians are driving more these days... not sure we should be getting a refund...

[St1ck]

2 hours ago, Tank said:

well, i found out that the state has told the insurance companies to do this, so it wasn't out of the goodness of their hearts. it looks like all of us will get a refund, regardless of whcih company our isurance is through.

Yeah, but AAA is still an awesome company though right? They probably would have done it regardless.

[ten ocho recon scout]

20 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Mt. Baldy resort takes cue from SoCal golf courses, decides to reopen to skiers and snowboarders

 

Should be pretty nice out there.  It'll be nice and warm for short sleeve and shorts skiing.

How long do you think the snow will be around? I dont board, but am bored (get it?) , and wouldn't mind just getting up there to check out the snow

[gotbeer]

1 minute ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

How long do you think the snow will be around? I dont board, but am bored (get it?) , and wouldn't mind just getting up there to check out the snow

Not long.  But last weeks rain put a dumping on in the mountains.  In the San Gabriel river, which is just below Mt. Baldy, it rained over 5 inches by the river.  If you are going, I'd get there early.  Like before 8.  It's going to get packed.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

6 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Not long.  But last weeks rain put a dumping on in the mountains.  In the San Gabriel river, which is just below Mt. Baldy, it rained over 5 inches by the river.  If you are going, I'd get there early.  Like before 8.  It's going to get packed.  

So lets say i dont care about getting in to the ski area, i just want to check the surrounding area out and take photos... where would i head to to see it?

[Tank]

20 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

But the Armenians are driving more these days... not sure we should be getting a refund...

and they still drive like hell, only worse now.

[AngelsLakersFan]

17 hours ago, calscuf said:

Hey, they helped me get sober.

Doesn’t seem like it...

[gotbeer]

2 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

So lets say i dont care about getting in to the ski area, i just want to check the surrounding area out and take photos... where would i head to to see it?

If you want to get to the snow, you have to hit the ski area where the lodge is.  There is  parking lot at the bottom of the ski lift.  Take the ski lift up, or take the service road and hike up there.  Now I think the trails are closed, so I don't think you can take baldy bowl trail/ski hut up.  

[Tank]

found myself wondering about cash recently. don't really feel like touching the stuff right now. been doing all of our shopping and ordering with credit cards, just like everyone else.

anyone think this might spur us to get rid of our actual physical cash, whether by our choice or by mandate from washington? or will actual coins & bills still play a part in our economy?

[Lou]

@Tank

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/what-you-need-to-know-about-handling-cash-amid-coronavirus-spread-who.html

[arch stanton]

I use cash as often as possible and I'm in no rush to have my assets be subject to computers and institutions over which I have no control. I'd rather go back to bartering than go cashless

[Taylor]

Credit card companies would love to get behind legislation that makes cash obsolete. That being said, I can't remember the last time I paid for something with physical cash.