Covid 19
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October 5, 2020
Using the last of the mint harvest I decided to make mint jelly instead of dehydrating it for tea. Since I already have a large quantity of dehydrated mint and we use more jelly/jams than we do teas - we're not big on tea, and usually only drink it as a remedy of some sort. Like when we have colds, we use ordinary tea with lemon and honey in it. When we have upset stomachs we steep finely chopped ginger in hot water to make a tea out of it. Or maybe my dried mint as a way of relieving stomach problems or for me anyhow it's a go to remedy for headaches and when I just need to relax after a hectic day. Being retired and all you can imagine how many hectic days we must have and now with the covid lockdowns and all.... Well you get the picture, I guess. So my dried mint lasts awhile to say the least. Hence the reason I felt maybe we might want the jelly more than the dehydrated mint itself.
On top of that after my husband finished cooking supper tonight, using up all the biggest of everything he could find in the cupboards in order to do so (so biggest sieves and colanders and dutch ovens) to make his dish for supper, plus the dishes I used to make the mint jelly (also large) and the dishes from the day's meals it was like trying to do the rubics cube in order to load the dishwasher tonight. A real brain teaser on how was I going to fit all this big stuff plus all the other stuff into it, so I could get them done. I finally managed, but had to leave a frying pan and a drinking glass out of it. But I managed to get the rest of it in there.
Now for some more of those neverending COVID19 headlines....
Time to start wearing that mask — or risk a $240 fine People in QC, should be so lucky. That's a miniscule fine compared to what QC'ers would get. Not sure what it is exactly, only I'm sure it's way more than that.
We probably won't be wanting to have many more of those for this year anyhow so we shouldn't have to worry about it, until next year.
Bleach touted as 'miracle cure' for Covid being sold on Amazon Now that should be ILLEGAL!!!! I know for a fact that in Canada it would be, as we have laws against false advertising and that's the epitome of false advertising if you ask me.
Tens of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts traveled to the Lake of the Ozarks for a bike rally weeks after a similar event in Sturgis was linked to COVID-19 cases in 8 states Wow, they just never learn in the US do they? They have to keep repeating their lessons over and over again before they learn anything at all apparently. Sturgis wasn't enough for them? Now they have to go to the Ozarks and see if they can repeat the lesson? Well it's true, bikers always were more brawn than brain.... Not the brightest bunch that's for sure.
Far-right conspiracy theorists say 94% of US COVID-19 deaths don't count because those Americans had underlying conditions. That's bogus. Really? Personally I don't know how anyone would know anything about why anyone died in the US after that CDC mandate dictating that all deaths be labelled COVID19 in order to save time doing autopsies. So yeah the numbers are all wrong because everything's been determined to have been COVID19 related whether it was or not. Even motorcycle accidents that killed the riders. Those weren't necessarily "underlying conditions" - though maybe you could say mangled everything is an underlying condition, but they didn't start out with those conditions before they died, just that they didn't have COVID19 either.
2nd COVID-19 surge could mean long-term health-care strain for chronic illnesses Don't worry, here in QC, they've figured out how to handle that..... Unless you have COVID19 they won't bother with you. That's how.
Police intervene after hundreds pack Ancaster, Ont., parking lot for event What's the difference between that, the drive-in comedy festivals, or drive-in movies, or drive-in bingo games, or drive in church services or even the stupid drive in or drive by graduation ceremonies they had in the spring? People are just getting sick and tired of being told what they can and can't do. Has it ever occurred to the authorities that not all people like doing the same mainstream stuff that some have interests in the way of the obscure or fringe or maybe totally not mainstream and they might want to get together sometimes too? We're not talking anarchist clubs or anything like that here, just you know car buffs, or maybe off roaders or people who have other interests that don't necessarily fall into the church, bingo and drive-in movie categories.
Coronavirus: Ontario restricts social gatherings amid COVID-19 case surge But I bet the head honchos in government are still going to attend all their dinners and banquets they had lined up.
It's true they have almost no cases to even worry about, so having festivals isn't a problem for them. But it shouldn't be a problem for any event organizer who can figure out how to keep large groups a part and separated into individual family groups. It should be relatively simple if they have well defined entrance gate rules, with signs posted telling them to stick to the group they arrived with and don't commingle with anyone else (even if they know the other person in the other group). It's okay to wave, and maybe kind of yell hi, but not to approach and if they do, they'll be tossed out of the venue and forfeit the entrance fee. To keep their distance from all other groups at all times or again forfeit entrance fee and be tossed out. And that management reserves the right to refuse service and can terminate the attendees presence at the festival upon their discretion. As simple as that. Signs like that worked for other things (from shirts and shoes to bad behaviour to illegal or contraband items being brought in and all sorts of other things). That's all they have to do is set up strict conduct codes and enforce them. That way the majority of the people can still have a life and some fun in that life and do things without being treated like criminals and told to stay home under house arrest all the time. Like the saying goes "where there's a will there's a way". Trouble is the event organizers who say they want to have these events and stuff don't have either the will or the way (not sure which it is, maybe both - maybe they're just a bunch of lazy clueless idiots who can't chew gum and walk at the same time so doing and thinking of things like that is a stretch for them).
Quarantine exemption for billionaire | Sunday Scrum One rule for us little minions the cogs in the economic engine, and another rule for the billionaire owners of some of that engine, apparently.
Coronavirus is inspiring Halloween costumes, from Trump masks to tiaras: 'Most feared monster out there' Let's hope there is a Halloween and they get to use their costumes for some fun in this miserable cancel all the fun year we've been having.
Sounds like the same thing they had to endure here in Quebec and probably all of Canada, because unless you're a COVID19 patient (no matter severity), you don't count, even cancer and cardiology patients don't count anymore it seems. It seems like the hospitals have devolved into large units that specialize in one thing and only one thing and that is COVID19 - not even other respiratory illnesses count anymore either, just COVID19.
Covid-19: Hundreds protest against localised Madrid lockdowns I don't blame them.
Coronavirus: WHO sets rules for testing African herbal remedies I bet if any of them work they'll confiscate them and tell the people there that stuff is illegal and they can't have it and meanwhile reap as much of it as they can for their own purposes and keep all the seeds from the plants to sow in greenhouses on some other continent where they'll put that herbal remedy to use and into large scale production. And the people in Africa who discovered it will get no mention and no compensation for it's discovery. Instead some ivy league scientist with seniority, who's had his head up his ash for most of his sad, miserable life, will get the credit for it's discovery and development and get a Nobel Peace Prize from it too probably. Sorry if that sounds super cynical, but I've seen stuff like this happen before.
Why falling immigration isn't that bad for the economy during COVID-19 It's actually great! I don't think we need all those immigrants anyhow. Canadians should be encouraged to procreate to replace themselves and keep the population numbers up, without having to import people from everywhere.
Roy Green: It’s time Canada’s members of Parliament shared the financial pain Are you dreaming in techocolour there Mr. Green? Because you know & I know what's more likely to happen here in Canada is they'll share in the financial gain - all the money they're stealing from the poor in the way of fines for stupid shiete. That's what's more likely to happen. There's no way any of those lousey flea brained slouches would take a pay cut because OMG they're just so self-important & must be the be all and end all of all our lives here in Canada. That we just wouldn't be able to get along 2 seconds without them.
On that note, I'm ending the segment for today.... Until next time take care & stay well.
