Corona Virus #4

[ovrszd]

I just read an article about a couple of brothers here in Tennessee. Seems they rented a U-Haul truck and drove to a bunch of Dollar Stores in TN and KY, buying up all the hand sanitiser they could find, then listed it for sale on Amazon at obscene mark-up. Good for Amazon for shutting them down for price gouging. One of the two stated that they were performing a "service", but what they were really doing was making it hard for some poor schmuck to buy hand sanitiser locally, then offering it back at an inflated price. Kind of makes me understand why so many young folks are disillusioned with capitalism.

Maybe someone needs to shut down the Stock Traders.

 

[5030]

Wow Corona Virus #4 still going I figured it would have got locked by now again......

Don't hold your breath, you might faint............

I'm sure one of the 'politically motivated' posters will stop in and ruin it shortly. If the moderators (I know a few) would just 'prune' the comments instead of locking the entire thread, would be nice, but then being a referee on a forum is an unpaid position, I can understand the motivation for just locking a thread. Who wants to 'prune' when you can 'chainsaw' the whole thing.

Pruning takes time, 'chainsawing' is instant...

Think this thread should be left in the hands (pruning) of the moderator who is commenting on it right now. He seems to have a handle on it pretty well..... hint, hint.....:thumbsup:

 

[wheelbuilder]

All this hoarding talk just reminded me I had this. Bring on the apocalypse, I'm good. After all it's only 58 years old, gotta still be good.....

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I dug one of their companion parts out of an old building years ago. The sk-IV sanitation kit. I was going to make it into a chair with wheels. They are normally about 30 bucks on e-bay. Took a look just now, more than double.

On a related note, my neighbor tells me there was an argument at the grocery store, someone got within 6 feet of another, and was getting cussed out.
Maybe we should all be taking an extra step back anyway. Sadly, I could see this being more than just an argument in another week.
Stay civil guys.

 

[ovrszd]

We don't need Moderators if we behave.

 

[/pine]

It's funny (or ironic) that talk of drinking squeeze would arise with the current pathogen scare...
...Anyone remember 'The Andromeda Strain' ?....a pathogen from outer space was collected by a satellite that crashed in a small western town...the pathogen killed all but two people in the town...one was a baby and the other was sot who drank squeeze...it ended up being what save him...

 

[MossRoad]

Moss,
Thanks for the peek into your past, it takes a lot to let the world see some of the things we regret doing when we were younger...

Thanks. I finally asked myself "Is this the example you want to give for your future wife and possibly children?" Finally I heard that little BOINGOINGOING! noise in my head and I had the answer. That was about 35 years ago. Best choice I ever made. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[MossRoad]

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[5030]

Maybe someone needs to shut down the Stock Traders.

Kind of surprised that hasn't happened. Guess it's the 'free enterprise' system hard at work, but ten, if the government did that, all those fancy dressed 'wall street bozo's' would be unemployed. Might not be a bad idea though. A forced vacation. Might save everyone's retirement too (dread the thought).

 

[ovrszd]

I dug one of their companion parts out of an old building years ago. The sk-IV sanitation kit. I was going to make it into a chair with wheels. They are normally about 30 bucks on e-bay. Took a look just now, more than double.

On a related note, my neighbor tells me there was an argument at the grocery store, someone got within 6 feet of another, and was getting cussed out.
Maybe we should all be taking an extra step back anyway. Sadly, I could see this being more than just an argument in another week.
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That is very cool!!!! I need one to display in my shop!!!!

 

[5030]

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You are allowed Mossy.... Everyone makes mistakes, even me....lol