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  1. 29 minutes ago, Modessit said:

    Check this out:

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    First she talks about how easy it was to walk around HEB at Congress/Oltorf and then after being confronted claimed to have stayed in the car while her probably-infected husband went in.

    And the neighborhood she lives in is the one across from mine so now we can't take the kids to any of the parks just in case she also has kids and has been taking them.

    Kids and wife haven't left the house/yard since Saturday. They're about to take a short walk just to get a little exercise and won't get within 15 ft of anyone else.

    Is facial swelling one of the symptoms?

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  2. 15 minutes ago, Foosters said:

    Can anyone comment on the reports from Japan about the positive results from this "Japanese Flu drug?"  Is this a viable mitigation option worldwide? Is this something that could be rolled out within a short time? Way too soon to even speculate?  Apologies if already discussed.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/18/japanese-flu-drug-clearly-effective-in-treating-coronavirus-says-china

    I don't think we're supposed to refer to it as that.

  3. 5 minutes ago, Junior Miller said:

    I'd drive all day and night to pick her up. Wouldn't chance a flight. Definitely wouldn't leave her to fend for herself isolated like that. She's vulnerable and a target for predators the more isolated she gets. 

    Jesus dude, unless she's doogie howser, I'm assuming she's an adult and has somehow managed to make it into the spring semester all on her own in a foreign country (I know it's Canada but still).

    He should certainly be concerned as any father would be, but it's not like we have a preschooler lost in the woods after dark.

  4. With all this talk of 401k plans and the market being down, now's a good time to see if your plan allows a mega backdoor Roth.

    Google the term for the specifics but the short explanation is you contribute after tax dollars to a plan and then immediately convert them to Roth.  Makes sense if you're already hitting the 19.5 k pretax max and were already going to be able investing after tax amounts- might as well get that in a Roth and tax free forever. 

    Your plan has to allow it but if it does the big custodians can typically accommodate.  Fidelity even has it on auto pilot so it automatically converts after tax amounts the moment it hits so you avoid any tax liability.

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  5. 41 minutes ago, tjhooker said:

    My ex is #1 on that list. 

    Ex still wants to take the kids to Florida next week to stay at her parents' vacation place.  Her elderly alcoholic parents that undoubtedly have liver issues.

    I'm not saying I'm wishing bad things on people, even if they were consistently assholes to me, because I'm mature and have outgrown that stuff.  But sometimes shit might just happen and it's out of my hands ..

  6. 2 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

    I had a pocket protector, still have two slide rules and a TI-1100 calculator. Was a physics major but wound up with a BA in history.

    A tale as old as time.  Young bright kid arrives on campus with dreams of getting a 4.0 in an in demand degree.  Discovers pussy and beer and says fuck it, liberal arts will do for now.

    Source, graduated (eventually) with history major.

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  7. 3 minutes ago, Mikey4 said:
    10 minutes ago, South Austin said:
    If neither your family nor your friends are likely to come into contact with folks who are immunocomprised, I say fuck it, enjoy some social time, and if you all happen to catch it, odds are decent you eventually would, so good to get it over with. I understand that may sound cavalier to some.

    I want to stay in, wife wants to go, kids want to go. So we're going to go, keep our distance, and keep it short. I've told her this can't become a regular thing.

    Haven't been married long, have you?

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  8. Ex wife gets the kids for spring break starting next week and still plans to take them to Florida.  I mean, I'm not that worried about the kids because they're young and healthy, but what kind of a selfish narcissist with no concern for others risks spreading shit in times like this? Oh, never mind, I know what kind.

    Flight leaves Saturday so I've got to guess shit is locked down by then.

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