Share Something Positive From This COVID-19 Mess

[iacas]

1 hour ago, dennyjones said:

Around here Home Depot is open.   When people got the initial order that business were closed, many, many people headed to Home Depot to buy paint.

Home repair type places have to stay open because if your water heater dies, or something like that, it's "life essential" to be able to fix it.

[Typhoon92]

I’m watching my 8th episode of Bewitched today...

[JetFan1983]

Air pollution is down across the world.

It's the golden age of being a pet, every owner is forced to stay home with them haha.

I'm appreciating the life I had before #QuarantineLife began, that's for sure.

Also, we can all finally write our novels/screenplays too* hehe. I'm zero pages into mine, which is another positive... for the world.

Otherwise though, I've been pretty negative about this whole thing, so thanks for starting a thread that forced me to go the other direction for once 😃 

 

*well, a lot of us anyway. 

[nevets88]

All these professional musicians from across genres streaming from their homes, it is cool to see what their places look like.

[Papa Steve 55]

Mayor in town hit by tornado today said the shelter in place saved lives as a shopping center was hit. I guess there is good news there, in a convoluted sort of way....

 

 

Edited March 29, 2020 by Papa Steve 55

[Double Mocha Man]

10 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

All these professional musicians from across genres streaming from their homes, it is cool to see what their places look like.

Not to mention all the folks on the news shows streaming from laptops in their homes.  Backgrounds can be pretty lame sometimes.  There's a lucrative business out there for someone to produce fake backdrops to hang on a wall.  The fireplace, the bookshelves, the wine cellar, the window view of a mountain or a golf course.  Views of oceans wouldn't work... needs wave action.

[dennyjones]

5 hours ago, Old Tom Senior said:

Indoor Putting Practice, i have thrice daily competition with her indoors, its the Masters this week.  

Welcome to TST.   How about an introduction.   

Does she let you win?  

[bwdial]

I don't have to get up at 5:45 in the morning to get to school.  We are doing Digital Learning Days and the governor has just stated that schools will be closed in Georgia until April 24th, and a former administrator, who has gotten into consulting, told me that the general consensus is that they will simply call it for the rest of the year.  I teach Georgia History, so it doesn't really spiral like Math or Language Arts, so it's not critical for my eighth graders to have as they enter high school.  Also, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, our high-stakes test - the Georgia Milestones - have been suspended for this year.

The COVID-19 outbreak has allowed me to spend a lot more time with my own children.

Edited March 30, 2020 by bwdial

[Missouri Swede]

1 hour ago, Double Mocha Man said:

Not to mention all the folks on the news shows streaming from laptops in their homes.  Backgrounds can be pretty lame sometimes.  There's a lucrative business out there for someone to produce fake backdrops to hang on a wall.  The fireplace, the bookshelves, the wine cellar, the window view of a mountain or a golf course.  Views of oceans wouldn't work... needs wave action.

They could use Zoom for video. Get to pick your own backdrop. I used a scene from James Bond Skyfall yesterday. 

[Double Mocha Man]

5 minutes ago, Missouri Swede said:

They could use Zoom for video. Get to pick your own backdrop. I used a scene from James Bond Skyfall yesterday. 

Nice.  Green screen chroma key?  Were you on the news at 11:00?  Please post video...

Edited March 30, 2020 by Double Mocha Man

[Missouri Swede]

1 minute ago, Double Mocha Man said:

Nice.  Were you on the news at 11:00?  Please post video...

Nah. Just getting used to the software, so zooming with family.

I’m assuming that we’re allowed to turn the company/app name into a verb, like we did “to google something.”

[dennyjones]

2 minutes ago, Missouri Swede said:

I’m assuming that we’re allowed to turn the company/app name into a verb, like we did “to google something.”

I believe you can be the first on the site!   Now we'll tell everyone "Zoom me"!

[Double Mocha Man]

10 minutes ago, Missouri Swede said:

Nah. Just getting used to the software, so zooming with family.

I’m assuming that we’re allowed to turn the company/app name into a verb, like we did “to google something.”

Have at it.  The more verbs in the dictionary the better.

7 minutes ago, dennyjones said:

I believe you can be the first on the site!   Now we'll tell everyone "Zoom me"!

 

Edited March 30, 2020 by Double Mocha Man

[snapfade]

I think there is a lot more posting going on these days. Everyone updating golf in their area and responding to topics. I'd be curious if there are site stats to support that.

[boogielicious]

15 hours ago, Typhoon92 said:

I’m watching my 8th episode of Bewitched today...

I still have a crush on Elizabeth Montgomery!

[FlyingAce]

I learned how to cut my husband’s hair so he won’t have to pay someone else to do it anymore.

We are now more careful with food and enjoy every last bit of it.

I finally had time to organize the mess in my garage so we could move our extra car inside.

My husband and I both lost 3lbs since the beginning of this month...

[nevets88]

This person playing golf on a farm in NZ. First time I've seen a ball hit off a pile of poop, fear not, it doesn't look too gross in the video. Warning, turn down volume or mute.

 

[nevets88]

Luke Donald giving lessons.