"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

afishhunter said:
To make "life" on the road more ... umm ... "challenging"(?) ... "interesting(?) ... for truckers?

Gasoline was "cheap" when I started driving.
$0.189 (18 point 9 cents) for a gallon of regular leaded, or less, if there was a "gas war" going in town.
(Diesel was $0.059 (5 point 9 cents) at my uncle's Phillups 66 service station, and great uncle's Conoco service station) Yes, these prices included state and federal excise and road taxes.
I ain't seen "cheap" gas since it was under a dollar a gallon. I gave up my car when gas hit $1.35 a gallon. That's too much.
I haven't owned a car, truck, pickup, van, SUV, or motorcycle since.
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Wish I could do without one. But my job is 40 miles from home. And can't go grocery shopping without one.
 
scrteened porch said:
Does anybody know if polyester neck-gaiters would be any use as makeshift medical face masks?
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I had done up a carpenter nail apron with furnace filters lining the pockets plus all kinds of walking around essentials - including knives, purell, t paper, pencils, eyeglasses, my cell phone, a flashlight and a sandwich & cookies. :thumbsup: ;)

My wife thought it was a bit much and "encouraged" me to tone it down.:D

This thing with wearing the respirators is primarily to keep you from coughing on others. Of course it also serves the purpose of keeping you protected from airbornes assuming that you must be in a group of people closer than 6' apart (I have heard 15' noted as a safer precaution). If you choose to wear a mask more than not, you are adding the protection of keeping yourself from touching your own face after your hands have been who knows where.

The mask should fit closely to your face without open sides. The neck gaiter should do that nicely, if not comfortably. :)
 
RayseM said:
I had done up a carpenter nail apron with furnace filters lining the pockets plus all kinds of walking around essentials - including knives, purell, t paper, pencils, eyeglasses, my cell phone, a flashlight and a sandwich & cookies. :thumbsup: ;)

My wife thought it was a bit much and "encouraged" me to tone it down.:D

This thing with wearing the respirators is primarily to keep you from coughing on others. Of course it also serves the purpose of keeping you protected from airbornes assuming that you must be in a group of people closer than 6' apart (I have heard 15' noted as a safer precaution). If you choose to wear a mask more than not, you are adding the protection of keeping yourself from touching your own face after your hands have been who knows where.

The mask should fit closely to your face without open sides. The neck gaiter should do that nicely, if not comfortably. :)
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I still haven't bought myself one of those multi-pocketed adventurers' vests.

Our local hospitals are asking for donations of unopened masks and gloves, and home-made masks. And tyveks and booties. Anyway, I couldn't sew a face mask from a pattern to save my life, so I was wondering about neck-gaiters, which seem to be still available.
 
kamagong said:
It makes sense since if the authorities want to keep people docile.



Before cannabis was legalized by the state authorities for recreational use, there were an inexplicably high number of young people that needed the stuff for glaucoma and pain management. Now that one can simply walk in a dispensary and buy some, many miraculously no longer need their doctor's prescription.

These are very unsettling times. I think there is something very disturbing and sinister in play when the powers that be have decreed that people be allowed their mind altering drugs, but that they be denied the means to acquire arms.
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Guns stores are open here in Texas, although ammo may be as hard to find as toilet paper.


Our mayor, when issuing "stay home" orders, said the goal was to reduce one's normal amount of in-person face to face time with others by 90%. It's very unsettling. On the one hand, the precedent set from a civil liberties perspective is chilling. On the other hand, I find myself wishing it were possible to 100% eliminate this virus by absolutely everyone staying indoors for two weeks. Unfortunately, I don't think that's how it works, and will take longer than that. When things go back to "normal", how normal will things be? o_O
 
Prester John said:
Going to put my phone away for awhile, make some more tea, and read my paper version of Don Quixote.
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That's not a bad idea.

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r8shell said:
Guns stores are open here in Texas, although ammo may be as hard to find as toilet paper.


Our mayor, when issuing "stay home" orders, said the goal was to reduce one's normal amount of in-person face to face time with others by 90%. It's very unsettling. On the one hand, the precedent set from a civil liberties perspective is chilling. On the other hand, I find myself wishing it were possible to 100% eliminate this virus by absolutely everyone staying indoors for two weeks. Unfortunately, I don't think that's how it works, and will take longer than that. When things go back to "normal", how normal will things be? o_O
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I think here it's just groceries, gasoline, and pharmacies open. And restaurants for take-out.
 
First pretty day outside in weeks. Rain finally stopped, beautiful day. Sun is out, birds are chirping, flowers blooming, trees starting to green up. Unfortunately, since I am truly working from home, I can't really go out and enjoy it. Because I am working - tied to my desk and computer screens. Hope it sticks around for the weekend.

I took advantage of senior citizen's hour at a local grocery this morning at 7am. Restocked some basic provisions. There was plenty of food on the shelves, though paper towels were sold out.
 
We've still got hardware stores & auto repair places, both still considered essential. Of course, that could change any time.

What a strange conversation. Have I mentioned that the older I get, the more it feels like I'm living in a science fiction story?
 
r8shell said:
We've still got hardware stores & auto repair places, both still considered essential. Of course, that could change any time.

What a strange conversation. Have I mentioned that the older I get, the more it feels like I'm living in a science fiction story?
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I wouldn't mind being in The Time Machine or Journey to the Center of the Earth.
 
r8shell said:
We've still got hardware stores & auto repair places, both still considered essential. Of course, that could change any time.

What a strange conversation. Have I mentioned that the older I get, the more it feels like I'm living in a science fiction story?
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You're right. Lowes was open yesterday- construction is essential so so are hardware/lumber/tools. Could be worse.
 
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