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Post by nashville11 on Apr 1, 2020 14:01:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2020 14:50:42 GMT
Happy April Fools Day...:-) There is only one "real fool" I can think of...:-(:-( .....Well, maybe a few more to be sure! For the life of me, FL Gov De Santis is shameful. He says the President has issued an executive order to stay at home for FL so he won't do it. Trump's puppet! I saw the mayor of Miami Dade Co interviewed this morning. Another idiot! He doesn't want the cruise ship to dock because they will take beds for his residents. Even tho many are Floridians. He probably won't take anyone if they aren't Republican either. I was always taught to help everyone no matter what....not pick & choose! One young guy on the cruise ship said, "If our own country won't take us, who will" That Mayor also sounded like an arrogant fool! Rush Limbaugh's latest rant suggests the Democrats have turned into this country's Communist Party & are deliberately destroying the economy to defeat Trump. He still even suggests this corona virus is not worse than the flu or a cold. OK, since he won that Medal of Honor Award for no good reason, maybe he should prove his theory & go volunteer in a NY hospital or a hospital in his state without protective clothing. Another Trump Fool! Add McConnell to the Fools list. Got any others you want to add to the Fools List! Thanks, I feel better now for venting...:-):-)
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Post by nashville11 on Apr 1, 2020 14:51:59 GMT
conniefromct said on the March thread, "And my wish is that this whole thing brings us all closer together in this country." Wouldn't it be wonderful if her wish came true! DotRen , I totally agree with you about keeping the church services open. I don't understand it at all. That's irresponsible, and for Christians to me it's saying that God is somehow confined in a building. Our church services are being conducted online only. Last night our pastor sent out a message about Easter. Evidently some people have been putting pressure on him to hold an Easter service as a group in the parking lot. Here's his response which I thought was very good. "I’ve had several folks ask if we could worship in our parking lots on Easter Sunday, and use technology to broadcast our worship over the car radios. I have given this a lot of thought and prayer, and consulted health practitioners and other clergy colleagues about doing such. In light of these things, I have made the decision NOT to hold Easter worship in our parking lot. I know this is disappointing news (I’m disappointed too!), but we cannot do harm in the Lord’s name.
May God bless us and keep us, and hold us in the palm of God’s hand." I think he made the right decision. Have I mentioned how much I like him. He also stood up before the annual conference and took a strong stance to allow gay clergy and to perform gay wedding services. Some of you may have read where my denomination (United Methodist) is most likely going to be split into two denominations over this issue at the next annual conference.
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Post by nashville11 on Apr 1, 2020 14:57:11 GMT
Linda, your rant is right on target! Unfortunately all those fools are not an April Fools' joke. Our Republican governor here continues to drag his feet as well even though we are well over 2,000 confirmed cases now, and the projected peak for TN is not until near the end of the month. His careless attitude filters down to "Joe On The Street." Fools for leadership!
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Post by luanne on Apr 1, 2020 15:23:53 GMT
I watch our governor Michelle Lujan Grisham give a briefing on her Facebook page yesterday afternoon. Love, love, love that woman. She was rather early to jump on the bandwagon for social distancing, we started in New Mexico around mid-March (I know it was soon after we got back from Maui). Yesterday she was saying the rules for testing are being relaxed. No referrals are needed if you are tested through the Health Department and you don't need to be showing symptoms. If you have been around someone who has it, you can get tested. Still not sure how all of this will work since it was just announced.
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Post by nashville11 on Apr 1, 2020 15:30:28 GMT
luanne, I wish we had a governor like yours instead of the jerk we have. Our Mayor has done far more to try and keep us safe than the Governor has, but there's only so much he can do without the Governor's strong backing. There are still many people not taking this seriously, and I believe a lot of that is because of the lack of seriousness from the top down.
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Post by luanne on Apr 1, 2020 15:42:36 GMT
I just need to vent about a friend of mine. To this friend family is everything. Her son and his wife are expecting their first child, her first grand child in April. They are both in the Army stationed outside Seattle. My friend was supposed to fly from Cincinnati to go to the baby shower. She ended up cancelling as she didn't want to carry anything (meaning COVID-19) there or back. So now we're getting close to the birth. My friend is now planning to fly to Seattle on Mother's Day to see the new baby. The governor of her state (MD) just issued a stay at home order. My friend is saying it's too early to make a final decision on the trip, but I think she's nuts. We already cancelled our trip to Seattle at the end of May, but then it wasn't to go see a new grand child. Now to add even another layer on this, her fil who lives near Boston has COVID-19 and they don't think he'll make it. My friend is talking about driving up there with her dd for a funeral. Then she'll fly to Seattle! I think the woman is completely nuts, I wonder if there will even be a funeral at this point. And her son, the one in Seattle in the Army, wanted to fly to Boston, I'm not sure if it would be for the funeral or to see his grandfather before he passes. Army said no, they are not granting anyone leave. And my friend says she agrees with this because she doesn't want him to carry anything back to his wife and the baby.
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Post by nashville11 on Apr 1, 2020 16:22:42 GMT
luanne , I feel for your friend and her family. That must be so very hard, but I agree for her to go would be foolish. I remember the first time I saw my first grandchild (whose 12th birthday will be tomorrow). It's a memory I will never forget, and I hate for her to miss being there to hers right after birth. But, there will be so many more moments she'll want to share with that grandchild. To foolishly take a chance on forfeiting those would be wrong. It puts her in danger as well as the new baby, her son, and her daughter-in-law. As for her father-in-law, that's very sad. I pray he makes it through, but if he doesn't I'm sure he would not want to put any of his family in danger. Your friend needs to rethink her plans. Our Alaskan cruise is not until June 6, but we already know we will not be going. We had a flight to Utah going through Las Vegas scheduled for near the end of this month, but we've cancelled that. These are not normal times. There is so much technology available to us, however, that your friend is blessed with options for seeing her grandchild remotely and safely.
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Post by DotRen on Apr 1, 2020 17:10:54 GMT
nashville11, your Pastor sounds wonderful luanne, I'm sure a lot of people are thinking the worst will be over by May (Mothers day). Hopefully they'll realize it will be better for everyone to wait longer.
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Post by nashville11 on Apr 1, 2020 18:00:12 GMT
As usual Trump, Pence, and McConnell are all busy playing the blame game trying to pass it around to someone else. I call BS! No, this administration did not bring the virus here but the fact that they were so long in denial, the fact that he got rid of the pandemic team when he first entered the WH, the fact that he refused to listen to experts, etc., etc. IMO lays the blame for what is happening now right at this administration's door and that means ultimately with the JA-in-Chief. Would people have gotten sick and some died even if he had acted timely? Most likely yes, but not in the numbers that we are seeing and will see. That blood is on their hands, and all the pretending and trying to pass the buck in the world won't wash it away.
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Post by nashville11 on Apr 1, 2020 19:31:06 GMT
Just posting to get the April thread moved back to the top.
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Post by conniefromct on Apr 1, 2020 20:02:19 GMT
nashville11,@lka48, luanne, DotRen, Oh boy, I just realized there's a new month and so I'm copying my post from the old thread to this one. DUH!!! Good morning all, Nothing much to add here because you all have said it all, but I sure am glad to come here and read what you have to say. I may have gotten this link here, but if not, I will share it with you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/27/trump-narcissism-american-blood-coronavirusamyrs, Good for you on the treadmill. It will definitely help. I've been doing 20 minutes a day on my recumbent stationery bike and my weight is slowly dropping. Also doing WW points and tracking. I had no idea that you could order annual plants online so I may try that. I, like nashville11, can't face a summer without all that color. Yogamamma, I have no idea what you meant about the Cain's corner. Nice to see your posts again. Hope you all stay well throughout this crisis. And my wish is that this whole thing brings us all closer together in this country.
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Post by lani on Apr 1, 2020 20:03:41 GMT
nashville11, yes, I started reading the old thread too. Now right-wingnuts like Rush are saying the coronavirus death numbers are being inflated to make Trump look bad. Sorry, Rush, he looks bad all by himself.
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Post by conniefromct on Apr 1, 2020 20:11:15 GMT
luanne , I hope your friend rethinks all of that travel. It's so hard for us women to put ourselves first and not do what our hearts tell us we want to do (be with new parents, new grandchild, dying parent). We don't have a rule book for these crazy times. nashville11 , thanks for straightening us out after I started off on the wrong month!! I wondered why it was so quiet over there!
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Post by luanne on Apr 1, 2020 21:20:52 GMT
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