Really saddened to hear about your father but very glad to hear he's recovering well.
Your generosity and that of Brian Ingram are to be admired. Quite ironic though that in Brian's case they forced him to close from selling his sandwiches but as long he is giving them away there doesn't seem to be any problem... I guess money is the "real virus" carrier... so I might have to apologize to the management of my local Panera Bread who refused to take "cash" for products sold over the last few weeks.
In my normal course of work I stay at a lot of hotels and have become friends with those folks in different cities. I have spoken to some of them over the last two months and can assure you that, at least the Wyndham, hotels completely sanitize each room after a guest checks out. The ladies at the Wyndham in San Antonio told me that all the furniture comes out of each room and it is all treated and cleaned from top to bottom. They said that is company policy.
Plus there hasn't been much demand for hotel rooms so they have systematically made sure that no room is rented until it has been vacant for at least ten days. That hotel has over 400 rooms and last week they rented out a total of 30 rooms. It is by the airport and the only guests were airline pilots and flight attendants. So chances are you'll get a room that has been empty for quite a while.
The other thing is you might not be getting the "free breakfast" because it will depend on local ordinances or "orders" on "dine in" eating during this covid19 situation.
So go make the trip and be with your father, it will be the best thing you can do.
Until next time,
Sult
Thank you, my friend! It's been a tough couple of weeks to be almost a thousand miles away. He was injured then was put on an antibiotic that has the side effects of mental confusion and muscle weakness so as a result he had six falls in two days. These doctors are something else. Giving something that causes mental confusion to an Alzheimer's patent sounds like a great plan!
Yeah, it's crazy how many people and businesses are being completely wiped out financially and are receiving just a small fraction (or nothing at all) of the support they need from our government. People here in Minnesota are beginning to protest the shut-down in earnest. There was an entire convoy of vehicles that surrounded our State House today in protest. Karma seems to be working in Brian's favor, however. He just announced that his landlord as waived his rent for April and May and a lot of the food they're serving has been donated.
Have you heard what's transpiring in the South China Sea? Supposedly, China is making a ploy to take back Taiwan. I just heard about it today on a Joe Rogan podcast (Ep #1465/Tim Pool). I haven't heard one thing about it in the mainstream media. We have a couple of ships in the vicinity but a lot of the crew on those ships have been stricken with the virus so they're disabled. The U.S. is sending more aircraft carriers to back them up and these are probably in place by now. With our economy teetering on the brink of collapse, government in disarray, and threat of the food chain being disrupted this could very quickly go from bad to worse.
That's great to know about the hotels! Thanks for the information. I had been Googling "Prius Camping". The way the seats are configured you can recline them flat and sleep in the car with an air mattress. You can also leave the engine on for heat or AC and it will only consume about half a gallon of gas in eight hours of idling. I'd much prefer a hotel though, "Prius camping" would be a last resort. Lol.
I appreciate the comment and support as always @sultnpapper!
I wasn't aware of that China sea situation, I'll have to look into it. Since the mainstream media isn't covering it that should be a "tip off" that it could be serious. Not that I pay any attention to the mainstream news, but my wife does and I let her fill me in on things she hears then if it interests me I check it out on my own.
Between poker and work I am very limited on "free time". It has taken me three days to build the ducks roost for the duck pen, a job that should have taken about five or six hours tops. All we have left to do on the roost is seal the wood with polyurethane sealer and it will be done. Hopefully Tuesday night they can finally spend the night outside.
Amazing that the doctors would prescribe that type of medicine to your father!!!! A letter to the state of Ohio medical board might be in order to have them look into that one.
Travel safe and I think if it were me I wouldn't consider "Prius Camping" of course, I wouldn't even consider driving a Prius so that would exclude me right away.
Sound like the natives are getting restless up there and rightfully so. Also good to hear that Brian's landlord is treating him fairly and others are donating food for him to serve, says a lot about the people in your community.
You are most welcome for the comments and support, just wish my upvote power was worth more. Just look at my comments as old Sult giving his "two cents" worth.
Take care,
Sult
I haven't delved too deeply into the South China Sea situation yet either. I'm finding research sometimes muddy's the water even further since there are so many different angles out there. I heard tRump is planning on demanding that China hand over a hundred billion dollars in reparations for COVID-19. I'm sure they'll be quick to agree to that. Lol.
I'm finding it's taking me a long time to get side projects done too. I've been planning on rebuilding the wheels for my old Raleigh bike. I've had the parts for weeks but they're just gathering dust. I've never spoked a wheel and was planning on doing it myself until I watched a YouTube video on how it's done. You need a lot of specialized machinery and skill to do it right. My Dad likes to tell a story of how he was riding his bike home from his machine shop one day. He had just crested a freeway overpass and was coming down the other side at about 20mph. Suddenly he heard, "Ping...ping, ping!" The spokes on the rear wheel started breaking one by one and the wheel collapsed in on itself and sent him to the pavement nursing a bad case of road rash. That ordeal was just caused by over tightening the spokes. I don't want to follow in his footsteps so I'd better leave that job to the professionals.
Yes, our medical system is out-of-control. I'm pretty much speechless. Contacting the Ohio Medical Board is a good idea. He takes an insane amount of prescriptions every day and they all interact with one another. We recently took inventory of what he was taking on our own and found the doctors weren't keeping track and, over the years, doctors had him taking two different drugs at the same time for the same conditions. We were able to eliminate four medications just from that one audit. I wonder how many people they kill each year?
The Prius Camping probably wouldn't me a good idea at my age anyway. My back would be wrecked for about a week after sleeping like that. I like the car though. That thing is averaging 60mpg in the city, not that it matters much with gas prices where they are but they're sure to go back up eventually. Still, I can't wait until the day I can trade it in for my Tesla. Soon.
I hope you have a great week, my friend. Take care!