Our RV Adventures

I mentioned a few days ago how much Jan and I like Vincent Van Gogh, and especially his Starry Night.

In fact we have a lot of swag using that picture.

And we even have take-offs on the Van Gogh theme.

Jan has both this mug and a shirt with this image. But recently we found this poster online,

which combines two of Jan’s favs, Starry Night and cats.  The only problem is that we don’t have wall space for a poster here in the rig.

But then we found this online.

A Queen-Size version of this just might be on our WuFlu Stimulus Check shopping list.

Speaking of Stimulus Checks, it seems the first direct deposited ones started hitting bank accounts yesterday, so the check’s in the mail, or the Internet, I guess.

Our long-time friend, Chris Yust, commented yesterday that she was worried about Jan and I since we went out so much, also saying she hadn’t left the house in 4 weeks. So here was my answer:

I go into work 3 days a week (We’re considered an essential business since we sell masks, gloves, sanitizer, disinfectant, sterilizers and autoclaves). And Jan and I go out and get groceries a couple of times a week since we have limited storage room in the RV.

Except for the designated entrance/exit areas, you really couldn’t tell yesterday was any different than a normal Thursday afternoon.

I think what gets lost in the whole ‘lockdown’ meme is that that probably more people are out working than are staying home. I mean, all the people at all the stores are out and about, selling stuff to us.

The only places that are completely closed are places like general merchandise stores, hair salons, nail salons, movie theaters, churches, sporting events, etc.

But think of all the people that are working just like normal, i.e, big box stores, gas stations, auto repair places, car dealerships, hardware stores, power plants, water utilities, waste treatment, garbage pickup, Internet providers, cable TV, chemical plants, refineries, trucking companies, phone companies, and so on and so on.

The problem I see with all this is that we don’t have a goal line to reopen things. Some people say that we should just listen to the experts, but what if they don’t agree.

Do you realize that some of the ‘EXPERTS’ say we should stay in lockdown like this for 12-18 MONTHS until a vaccine is available. Dr. Fauci says we should stay in lockdown until there are no more new cases and no more deaths.

Since seasonal flu deaths happen year-round, not just in ‘flu season’, and the WuFlu probably won’t be any different, how long are you willing to stay home?

On the latest HCQ news, the American Thoracic Society, America’s major medical association, endorsed using hydroxychloroquine for seriously ill hospitalized coronavirus patients?

The VA and the US Bureau of Prisons started buying up HCQ two weeks ago.

The lead doctor who heads up the largest lupus/rheumatoid arthritis practice in the U.S. at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, with over 10,000 patients, says not a single one of his patients has contracted CoVid-19. Not a single one.

These patients are on daily doses of HCQ for their diseases, which is why 1000’s of doctors and nurses around the country are taking HCQ as a WuFlu preventative.

It seems that there have been a few trials for HCQ that didn’t seem to show much results, but a closer look seems to show that they were using HCQ by itself, and not in combination with the Z-Pack and the Zinc Sulfate.

As a reminder, here’s the full formula:

Hydroxychloroquine
   400mg Twice a Day on Day 1
   200mg Twice a Day on Day’s 2-5

Azithromycin (Z-pack)
   500mg Once a Day for 5 Days

Zinc Sulfate
   220mg Once a Day for 5 Days

And don’t forget the Zinc Sulfate. It’s very important.

Thought For The Day:

Everyone appreciates your honesty, until you’re honest with them, then you’re an asshole. – George Carlin

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Jan and I were out and about around 2pm, with our first stop at the PO for our mail. Then it was on over to Home Depot to get the plywood for our shed base and the steel straps and screws to fasten the shed to the base. Next up was across the street to WalMart for groceries and stuff, and then over to HEB for a few more things.

Before we left the HEB parking lot I called in an order to Los Ramirez to pick up on the way home. Then when we pulled up to the front of the restaurant, Jan noted that they had margaritas to go, so two strawberry versions went home with us.

Now back to hunkering down, but now with booze.

Another Blog Post Repeat from May 20, 2010

We picked up our friend’s Al and Adrienne about 9 am and headed out for breakfast at The Fogcutter restaurant down near the beach.

After breakfast we walked across the street to check out the Gray’s Harbor Light Station, the tallest lighthouse in the state of Washington. Very picturesque.

Next we walked down to the end of the road to check out the ocean. Certainly a lot calmer than yesterday.

Then it was on to the marina area to look for pelicans and sea lions. And boy did we find them.

But this picture is just the beginning.

When we got to the marina itself, specifically pier 21, they were everywhere.

The whole end of the pier had about 300 pelicans all lined up.

And some sea lions too.

And more pelicans.

It looked  like a pelican convention.

And more sea lions. They kind of sound like dogs barking.

These guys look like they’re doing some serious thinking.

And this old guy is just catching some rays.

I think he knew we were talking about him. Note the one eye open now.

I think this one’s kind of old too. He was the last one to fly away when we came down on the pier.

They had some really nice boats here, like this trimaran.

But this one looks like something you’d take a “3 hour tour” on.

Next we drove over to Grayland to check out the clam beach.  Here’s Al, Adrienne and Jan walking out to the waterline.

The sandpipers were running around too.

The surf was still pretty rough, Note all the sand still stirred up in the waves.

This is a razor clam which is what everyone goes clamming here for. They’re called razor clams for a reason. The edge of the shells are razor sharp and it’s very easy to cut your hand just picking one up. Don’t ask Jan how she knows.

We didn’t realize how far we had walked until we looked around for the truck.

On the other side of the main road from the beach there are cranberry bogs everywhere.

After getting back to the rig, about 2 pm we headed over to Aberdeen for the 3 pm showing of Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe. Although it changed the story up from the conventional telling, it was really good.

After getting back from the movie, we headed over to have dinner at The One-Eyed Crab again. And it was worth the 2nd trip. Just as good as last night.

We got home about 8:30 pm, just in time to watch the season finale of “Fringe”.

Thought For The Day:

“Some wisdom for the ages: Men rule but women decide.”

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