Lockdown diaries - COVID-19 matters!

What are you going to be doing during the lockdown?

  • At home. I’m non essential

    Votes: 70 41.2%
  • Working. The virus doesn’t scare me

    Votes: 41 24.1%
  • On standby

    Votes: 10 5.9%
  • Working from home. Too essential to take any risk!

    Votes: 66 38.8%

  • Total voters
    170
  • Poll closed .
I received the masks which I had ordered from Gadget Fundi today. It took much longer than deliveries from Durban usually do, The parcel was collected on Friday 3 April and under normal circumstances I would have received it on Monday 6 April, or possibly Wed. 8 April, since TCG doesn't deliver here every day.

In fact, I phone TCG yesterday to enquire as tracking didn't go further than showing that it had been collected. They explained that flights from Durban had been delayed. I wonder if it was because of the repatriation of tourists?

Anyway, I received it and it was clearly marked as Medical Supplies.

The issue is pretty much only cargo planes are flying locally.

Previously you would also have passenger planes which carry smaller but more regularly scheduled payloads of cargo as well.
 
Sign the petition: Our request is to have vaping products included as an essential item for an ever growing community of former smokers who have chosen a less harmful method of nicotine delivery. These products can be bought via the numerous online stores and have them delivered via door-to-door courier services. In this way, we can still provide a valuable tool in the war against smoking, and exercise social and physical distancing. http://chng.it/YKZcgzZchc
 
Sign the petition: Our request is to have vaping products included as an essential item for an ever growing community of former smokers who have chosen a less harmful method of nicotine delivery. These products can be bought via the numerous online stores and have them delivered via door-to-door courier services. In this way, we can still provide a valuable tool in the war against smoking, and exercise social and physical distancing. http://chng.it/YKZcgzZchc

Honestly. As much as I'd like to be able to click click and buy online for delivery.
There are associated issues at hand :
Respiratory disease means they will be very unlikely to allow cigarettes or Vaping
Extra couriers entering stores.
Extra people opening and manning stores for couriers to pick up.
Extra couriers on the road.

It adds another possible spread factor to the mix.

I'm almost out of juice so don't get me wrong. But in the bigger picture one has to consider all the probabilities before balancing
 
Day 14,

For the 3rd time this week I received a batch of 3D printed face shields from community members knowing our challenges and trying to “do their part”. For the 30+ time I had meetings with staff members and union reps concerned about their safety and that of their families.
We received a partial delivery of masks today instead of the whole order and when I enquired the answer was “there is a huge demand.” As much as I do understand your concern for your safety please do not compete with healthcare professionals for mask or any other protective equipment. We are still lucky we can use a contracted company to order masks but, when they run out we will have to buy out of the contract and I’m bracing for that moment as the prices have risen astronomicallly. Please be a champion, do your part and use a cloth mask instead :STARFISH:
P.S: this message is by no means meant to offend anyone.
 
20:20 Add another 2 weeks to our isolation .Stats : 1934 up 89 :(

Scared to stick this into my little model.
Think I'm just gonna stop watching the news even.
Morbidity is dangerous for minds like mine
 
4 cups sugar
1L Boiling Water
1L Cold Water
zest of 3-4 Lemons
juice of 3-4 Lemons
1 Tablespoon (15ml) Cream of Tartar (Kremetart)
10g (1 sachet) of activated yeast.

Add the sugar to the boiling water and stir until it is dissolved. Add the lemon zest, juice, cold water, Cream of Tartar and yeast. stir well. decant into bottles. keep open and at room temperature for 3 hours. close and refrigerate.

Remember to add yeast last, too hot water can kill the yeast.
I really want to try this but dont want to die. Does this really work?
 
OK. Sh!t just got real.
Never thought I'd see the day that these got pulled out the cupboard again. Told the missus to toss them in December. Luckily she didn't

Now to find some recipe help.

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I was under the impression that bread yeast died out after around 3% alcohol content? Correct me if I'm wrong, please. It's the reason I've never bothered to try homebrew. I can never be bothered to order brewing yeast.

Also if 3% is the case, is there any way to reduce the concoction to increase its vol? or would one need to distill in order to achieve that?

lastly, can't I just drink my hand sanitizer?
 
I was under the impression that bread yeast died out after around 3% alcohol content? Correct me if I'm wrong, please. It's the reason I've never bothered to try homebrew. I can never be bothered to order brewing yeast.

Also if 3% is the case, is there any way to reduce the concoction to increase its vol? or would one need to distill in order to achieve that?

lastly, can't I just drink my hand sanitizer?
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Disclaimer - not me
 
I was under the impression that bread yeast died out after around 3% alcohol content? Correct me if I'm wrong, please. It's the reason I've never bothered to try homebrew. I can never be bothered to order brewing yeast.

Also if 3% is the case, is there any way to reduce the concoction to increase its vol? or would one need to distill in order to achieve that?

lastly, can't I just drink my hand sanitizer?

It all depends on the strain of yeast. Yeasts for wine can go up to 14%. Bread and brewers yeast peak at around 5%.

Distillation is the only way to get the % higher.

And no, your hand sanitisers contain traces of methanol. Not ideal for right now.
 
Scared to stick this into my little model.
Think I'm just gonna stop watching the news even.
Morbidity is dangerous for minds like mine
Be strong bro , do something that makes you happy , read , watch that series you never had time for , listen to your fav music . We're here to support each other , a year ago I was in a really bad place and my friends here helped me tremendously , hold on .
 
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