The Coffee House-Come & Chat With Us!(April 2020)
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Can't you have a lock on your door? Even like a simple bathroom door type lock that would be easily opened if needed, but let them know--it's locked! I think I would freak out if I couldn't lock a door!
Val
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It's 455 roubles for a can of 425ml! (I converted the units).
This is mind boggling. 
I'm aware that organic beans are pricy, but they aren't that pricy over here. I saw them 3 months ago in Ribbon mall. I saw this brand.
(it's popular, more or less, and it costs 190 roubles for a can, a.k.a. $2.54). It's an imported brand. I wonder, can you find something similar? (I never buy organic beans though, so i'm not the one who can advise something). Moreover, i'm not sure what beans you're talking about. But maybe this brand has some other varieties of beans?
I have had a bath and done a load of laundry. I keep saying this but I am so glad this stupid situation is going on in the summer and not the winter. At least I can go out to my garden.
My husband uses that stuff.
I've never heard of a mashed potato bowl from a restaurant before. Sounds nice.
My husband uses that stuff.
I've never heard of a mashed potato bowl from a restaurant before. Sounds nice.
RE: the privacy issue for Amy...even a simple sign on the outside of the door, hanging on the knob, like the kind you have in hotels that say Do Not Disturb.
I can see if there is some rule, thinking this is an assisted living facility, where locks would make it difficult to enter a room should someone need help. But people should not enter without getting an OK from the occupant. Hanging a sign that says “privacy please” or do “do not enter” should be allowed. I do understand the need for safety but if the caretakers are concerned, they can enter if they do not get a response after knocking/calling out to the person inside.
That would be my suggestion. No one should have to worry that they are being walked in on during a private moment, or having to lock themselves inside an overheated bathroom so that they can get dressed. It just seems common courtesy to me.
I can see if there is some rule, thinking this is an assisted living facility, where locks would make it difficult to enter a room should someone need help. But people should not enter without getting an OK from the occupant. Hanging a sign that says “privacy please” or do “do not enter” should be allowed. I do understand the need for safety but if the caretakers are concerned, they can enter if they do not get a response after knocking/calling out to the person inside.
That would be my suggestion. No one should have to worry that they are being walked in on during a private moment, or having to lock themselves inside an overheated bathroom so that they can get dressed. It just seems common courtesy to me.
I never heard of a mashed potato bowl either, yet I make them for myself all the time. I just didn’t know it had a name!
I would have to agree. As it is, it has gotten cold here after being spoiled the last two months with unseasonably warm weather. Here it is, almost May, and it’s been under 40 degrees the last two days. I’m miserable. Miss Snowluvah has been converted, lol. I do think it’s only because I had the stress of house selling/buying though. It was very helpful having the mild winter and not having to worry about bad weather. Let’s see what next year brings in the new house and how I will feel about it. Of course, COVID19 will also have an affect, depending on where we are with that next year. I hope we get a handle on it soon but somehow I feel like there is going to be a “new normal” and things will not go back to how they were 100%.
I don't mind snow if it is around Christmas and I don't have to leave the house.
I don't like hot weather (either) or rain (lol, I'm never happy) but I am so glad it's nice and sunny at the moment. It's not too hot either. I was going to buy another electric fan as I thought it would be horrible if this goes on for ages and the weather gets really hot. I feel so sorry for people in flats/apartments without even a garden!
Actually I think I will buy one from Amazon now!
I don’t like extreme weather, hot or cold, meaning I don’t like to be too hot or too cold, and I’m not particularly fond of rain either. Ok, I kind of hate rain lol. I think it should only rain at night when we are sleeping.
I’m mostly continuing to take pick up slots at Walmart. I have one for Monday and again on Thursday. It’s working out because I can take a slot but then cancel if I find I don’t need more supplies. So it’s possible Thursday’s will get cancelled. I had one for Sunday but when Monday opened up I switched it for that because the time slot was more convenient and we are not living up there yet, so having to drive from New York to Connecticut is a bit much for stuff I don’t really need right away.
Still without my Silk Creamer.
I really don’t want to go into a store but not having coffee in the morning is making me really sad/feeling deprived. It’s not the caffeine...I drink decaf. It’s just the pleasure I get from drinking it. It’s my favorite beverage. One store carries the pint but it’s flavored and I don’t like flavored coffee for the most part, unless it’s a specialty Starbucks drink. Maybe I will try Whole Foods if there isn’t a line to get in. I hate lines. I don’t care if they are short. I just don’t do well waiting in them. Le sigh.
Still without my Silk Creamer.
I really don’t want to go into a store but not having coffee in the morning is making me really sad/feeling deprived. It’s not the caffeine...I drink decaf. It’s just the pleasure I get from drinking it. It’s my favorite beverage. One store carries the pint but it’s flavored and I don’t like flavored coffee for the most part, unless it’s a specialty Starbucks drink. Maybe I will try Whole Foods if there isn’t a line to get in. I hate lines. I don’t care if they are short. I just don’t do well waiting in them. Le sigh.
Chryssie
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Morning/afternoon y'all! A line of thunderstorms moved through early this morning and it will continue to rain periodically throughout the day. I won't be going out today!
The mashed potato bowl was a new dish "invented" by Nate, the chef of Sweets-n-Eats which is a food truck not a restaurant. He is very creative and most dishes he comes up with are amazing! Of course I have only had the vegetarian options but the omni choices are in much demand and my friends say they are awesome as well.
I think I may go to Aldi's Monday. I am very curious to see what they have. The weekend is going to be rainy and I hate going for groceries in the rain plus it is always busier on weekends.
The mashed potato bowl was a new dish "invented" by Nate, the chef of Sweets-n-Eats which is a food truck not a restaurant. He is very creative and most dishes he comes up with are amazing! Of course I have only had the vegetarian options but the omni choices are in much demand and my friends say they are awesome as well.
I think I may go to Aldi's Monday. I am very curious to see what they have. The weekend is going to be rainy and I hate going for groceries in the rain plus it is always busier on weekends.
I noticed this as well when I was checking for a few things, like soy sauce. They wanted almost $20 for two bottles. I don't know whether it's Amazon itself or people who sell through Amazon, but regardless, they shouldn't allow it to happen. I'm so done with them. When Prime comes up for renewal, I'm going to cancel. I don't order much from them anyway. I had it mostly for the video streaming, but I will live without it. Plus, Amazon's workers are treated poorly.
Chryssie
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That's when I should have canceled it!
But I was hooked on a few shows, I think. You are right about other available streaming services. I can even stream from the library through Hoopla, though the selection is limited. Still, I have found a few favorites that I don't own on DVD.Scorpy!Glad to see you here! How are you managing?
I am managing! I'm currently working in a low-risk setting as my job is in a residential facility at a psych hospital. The residence is located off of the main hospital campus so we're somewhat secluded but still taking new admissions, which is a little nerve racking. The masks we get to wear are pretty flimsy and we have to wear the same mask an entire shift :/ which really worries me because that's not what these masks were made for. Also it's just gross.
I was also hired to begin working at a field hospital set up at the Boston seaport area in a large expo center. I'm waiting for orientation to take place before I start actual patient care shifts, however.
Lou
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That's when I should have canceled it!
I have been doing exercise on videos from YouTube and your post got me to thinking that maybe there were some exercise TV shows on Hoopla. Well, there are but not one that appealed to me. But that got me to thinking I might be able to find one on another streaming service.
I made out like a bandit at the dispensaries this week. Only ppl with medical cards can purchase MJ in Massachusetts now, so all the dispensaries were having huge sales, probably because they need to move product. It was a real **** move of our governor to close pot shops, IMHO, but at least they are still allowing effing medical patients to get their medicine.
Lou
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In California, after a few confusing days, they re-opened the dispensaries. They are considered essential.
Not sure if you need your medical card or not. We used to require them a couple of years back so maybe people would have hung on to theirs.
My sister (who did have a medical card) went to one and stocked up. She told me you couldn't go into the store but they had curbside pickup.
Not sure if you need your medical card or not. We used to require them a couple of years back so maybe people would have hung on to theirs.
My sister (who did have a medical card) went to one and stocked up. She told me you couldn't go into the store but they had curbside pickup.
I saw my best friend in person for the first time in six weeks today. It's her birthday. I picked up Thai carryout and we ate on my front porch. My porch is big and the couch where I sat and the chair where she sat are 10 feet apart (I measured!). She brought her own plate, fork and drink and we disinfectant wiped the plastic containers from the restaurant. It was SO nice! Even though we message a lot, and FT from time to time, it's just not like being together in person.
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