CoronaVirus

madwi

Checked the storage room and we have 64 rolls of tp left. Whew, I dont have to put on the ninja suit just yet...

bunk

My mom told me that she was debating attending a conference this coming wed. I not only told her NO, but HE11 NO!! Lets make sure our elderly parents dont take risks guys... and for those old enough to be our parents, stay out of crowds!

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vtec to vvel

I changed the oil/filter on my car and the wifey's car as a precautionary. Wife's car oil had about another 1k miles left before it needed to be changed and the oil in the Z had only 250 miles on it, but is getting near the 6-month mark, so changed it out too. Also filled up on gas.

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Rusty

Wrong thread I think. Unless you think your cars got the virus too.

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vtec to vvel

I meant I was being proactive. In case of emergency, I don't have to worry about going over on miles with the old oil.

And actually, I may need to give both of them a good scrubbing followed by waxing. May have traces of the coronavirus on the surface of the car from driving.

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Zoren 370

Ok here is one of the reasons why you cant buy TP and sanitizer.
How this people even sleep at night. I guess huge money robs you of your conscience.

https://news.yahoo.com/17-700-bottle...l&uh_test=2_04


I wont even be surprised if someone goes to his house and shoot him and steal all those sanitizers

SouthArk370Z

Things are getting pretty crazy, even here in S AR. I had to tear out some wall board in one of the bathrooms (the original contractor left out the insulation plus the outer sheathing had pulled loose from the stud in one corner, allowing air intrusion, took me a looonnnggg time to figure out where the cold air was coming from). Asked the gal that usually does my shopping to get me some wall board screws, joint tape, a piece of wall board, etc. She started at Walmart and sent me a pic of the TP aisle - not a single roll in sight. She then went to a national chain hardware store and was able to get most of the small stuff but the store was so crowded, she couldn't find anyone to cut the wall board.

Aside:
She bought spackle instead of joint compound. Bob Vila says one is not supposed to use spackle in place of joint compound unless you have to (something about spackle drying too fast). Is it really that big of a deal? I'm just doing a 3'x5' section (~1m x 1.5m for those who think in metric), not a whole room. She doesn't mind exchanging it but I'd hate to send her back into the melee if I don't have to.
Any other tips for someone who has never done any real wall board work? I've patched a bunch of holes but never used tape or replaced a section.

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bunk

They say spackle is fine for small stuff...

https://healthyhandyman.com/joint-compound-vs-spackle/

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Thanks. For the small job I'm doing, it looks like spackle should do fine (probably better than I'll be able to apply it). Just wanted to get some confirmation.

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It will work but it's a lot harder to work with.

Since it's your first time attempting to mud and tape drywall I wouldn't make it any harder than need be.

I would swap it out for a bag of 15 or 30 min and a small tub of blue premixed compound.

The bag stuff needs mixed with water and it kicks off in that amount of time. You only use it to put the tape on. The fast dry time lets you get the blue on in the same day and it sticks the tape to the wall better than the lightweight compound. Then a few thin coats of blue to taper it in.

Less is more when mudding drywall. It's better to do 4-5 thin coats to get what you want than globbing it in and having to sand the chit out of it.

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SouthArk370Z

Thanks for the tips.

The weather is decent right now, so I may just wait a few days/weeks and exchange the spackle for real mud. The hole in the wall is ugly but it's not like I'm trying to sell the house right now.

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More from my MIT friend:

Hi folks. More about COVID-19.

Now is the time for most of the USA to buckle down and stay home. For the sake of everyone around you. Death rates for the elderly and vulnerable will skyrocket if/when hospitals are overwhelmed (for example, imagine 10% of those over 65 years old dying).

Hospitals in many areas, including Boston and New York, are about a week away from getting completely slammed. When >1/1,000 people in your area have COVID-19, this will send > 1/20,000 people to the ICU (these are very rough ballpark numbers, but give you a sense). Given that people need ICU's for other things, this is about or over what hospitals can handle while giving people good care.

There has clearly been a lot of undiagnosed circulation in the USA. There has been a complete failure of our federal response. Without getting into politics, let's try to save our country with a bottom-up response to limit transmission.

Please:
--Stay away from the ER if you suspect you have COVID-19, unless you are in extreme distress (can't say a full sentence without being out of breath). Talk to your doctor via phone and get tested at a location that minimizes exposure to others.
--Ideally, just stay home. If you have to go out, do not go to parties, concerts, bars, or anywhere where you have more than 10 people in a room, unless you absolutely need to. Don't hang out with friends who are going to crowded areas.
--Maybe pick a few friends to hang out with regularly, and keep it a closed network.
--Order food from restaurants (ones that you trust) to go or for delivery.
--Stay home!! Go for walks in uncrowded areas.
--Take care of yourself.

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Rusty

Something is up with WV. Not one reported case of the virus. Or they all are dead from it.

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