I just called my local paint store. Plan to paint the bathrooms since I have the time.
OT: Who else is still working?
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No way.
My wife and I are mid 30's.
Liquidating now would be a disaster considering the losses this quarter.
We aren't planning on using this money for decades - no reason to liquidate now.
I guess if you are older it could make sense if were planning on utilizing the money sooner.
I'm a little surprised they haven't thought of it. Making hardship withdrawals penalty free is relatively simple to do.
I am a Podiatrist, working two mornings a week for emergencies. Anyone has foot issues, I am at the Podiatry Center, Millburn, NJ-9737629294
Hopefully your jobs are safe. In case you didn't know, the online gaming industry in NJ, Nevada and PA is booming during the last 2 weeks. I play poker online and the 3 major poker networks in NJ are crushing their guarantees. I'm sure they could use some of your services as I get about 10 marketing emails a day telling me that they are still running.
We had painting scheduled for this week anyway and a couple of days ago I went to Home Depot to pick up supplies. They are doing the 50 person per store thing and I asked they guy at the counter how it was going. He said that he felt like for the past 2 days 49 of the 50 people in the store were there for painting.
I always thought being a Podiatrist would be one of the better choices to have a normal life and still be a Doctor. Maybe I am assuming too much, but I would guess you don’t have to put up with very many emergency phone calls on Christmas, Thanksgiving, weekends, 3 AM , etc. regarding foot issues. If I was smart enough to get through Med School, I think I would have been glad to help people, but would have insisted they only have health issues Monday-Friday 9-5 and never on holidays.
Maybe that's what those four US Senators were doing back in January/February after the RECEIVED THE BRIEFING PAPERS on C19?
My company is on full staff and pretty much working longer and harder. IT MSP/MSSP, Business Continuity, etc
Remote work and planning for this situation is what we have been talking about, selling and implementing on a daily basis. And hard to believe how many companies just never think it will happen to them or how easy it is just to tell their staffs to work from a Starbucks for a couple of days.
My own situation is tougher. I am in Sales, good thing our teams draw a good base. But this has killed and postponed numerous deals in the pipeline and almost impossible to get anyone on the phone right now for a net new deal. Losing commission for at least 6 months will be devastating to most of our team. But, as I said, good base and benefits still there.
Wife had left her job during our house sale and move into a new home and had just started her new job search early Feb. Usually takes her a week or so to get a new position. She was in the middle of a couple of negotiations when this really hit and now no chance of landing a job for a while.
All I can say is thank God we sold our house in time. No way my base alone could have continued to support that mortgage/tax/upkeep bill.
Remote work and planning for this situation is what we have been talking about, selling and implementing on a daily basis. And hard to believe how many companies just never think it will happen to them or how easy it is just to tell their staffs to work from a Starbucks for a couple of days.
My own situation is tougher. I am in Sales, good thing our teams draw a good base. But this has killed and postponed numerous deals in the pipeline and almost impossible to get anyone on the phone right now for a net new deal. Losing commission for at least 6 months will be devastating to most of our team. But, as I said, good base and benefits still there.
Wife had left her job during our house sale and move into a new home and had just started her new job search early Feb. Usually takes her a week or so to get a new position. She was in the middle of a couple of negotiations when this really hit and now no chance of landing a job for a while.
All I can say is thank God we sold our house in time. No way my base alone could have continued to support that mortgage/tax/upkeep bill.
My client owes me mid five figures, but they do all the time. If I never get a wire from them, it won't kill me, but I would rather squander my own money.
I will liquidate some pieces on Monday before Zombieland starts for real.
Good thing the hard liquor cabinets are stocked.
I will liquidate some pieces on Monday before Zombieland starts for real.
Good thing the hard liquor cabinets are stocked.
Well, that makes sense, what with you working at home and the wife still going to the job.
Aren’t they closed now? I have a lot of used paint I need to get rid of (selling the house) and have no idea how to get rid of it. For the 10 years we lived in this house my wife thought it a good idea to save every can in case we had to touch up. So if you need I have plenty
Ya know, it's always been in the back of my mind that we should find some way to partner up.
FYI - The county recycling center says if the paint is water based, open it and let it dry out then throw it into regular trash. Oil based is disposed of with other hazardous waste. I recently had a painting job and opened an old can to find the paint separated and had black mold spots. I opened all my old cans to let them dry out in the basement but it does take a long time to dry if there's still a good amount in there.
let's talk sometime...maybe best after some of this shit clears up. @RutgersRaRa has my contact info
Roger that. At the moment I'm running a design / deploy for an insurance provider out in Chicago - virtually, of course. We're moving their Tier 1 apps to a fully HA solution on VxRail over NSX.
I am a semi retired lawyer working from home doing telecom work for new cars (connected cars). My client's are foreign manufacturers so most of the day to day was remote any event. All the client's operations in the US are now working from home.
I go to a cabinet maker friend and get wood shavings. I put a contractor bag in a garbage can, pour in enough chips to fill a quarter of the bag, and then I start pouring the paint in. Every few cans I add more chips. I can pour 4-6 cans (not full usually) and have half a bag filled. Then I let the cans dry.
On trash pick-up days they always take everything. Leave the lids off the cans so they can see they are empty. They worry about paint in the cans because they can pop when compacted, and leave paint going down the street.
Keep your eye on the oil paint because it generates heat as it dries. Usually I have so much paint in the bag its long gone before drying.
Hardware stores are essential to support the plumbers and construction workers who are essential.
And if something in your home breaks, like a toilet, faucet, etc., need to be able to fix it.
My wife took a part time job 6 weeks ago to work in a local Doctor's Office doing front end work. She start's tomorrow.
Really torn over this.
Really torn over this.
Not his fault but why quarantine should have happened a long time ago. Great to hear he is doing well and continues to get better...
I believe he already has a lot of our info from his “innocent” Q&A threads he’s started over the years. LOL
Work needs me. Work needs her.
In light of the latest murphy declarations I might not be going in Fridays anymore.
Funny thing is in a 4 story building 8 cars were in the parking lot Friday. Not much risk there.
Great idea. No wood shavings but I do have lots of small driftwood pieces I can use, maybe toss in some grass clippings or leaves. Most of them are all dried up I’m finding
Be careful of dried leaves and any oil paint. Its the drying of the oil in oil paint that causes fires in rags sometimes. Lots of people think its the thinner but its the oil
Retired 16 years and slightly asthmatic. Stocked for another 2 weeks. God bless and keep you all, especially those working in healthcare and the public. Pensions beat 401Ks.
Thanks it’s all latex paints. Already got rid of about 8 quart containers
Working from home. Boss, who works continuously under normal times, thinks he now has a captured work force since we are all at home and can't do anything. Had several phone conferences yesterday and about to hop on a 5:30 call now.
Just got the call. The entire IT staff is now working from home. Was supposed to be 2 or 3 days a week in office and others days WFH. Murphy's conference call changed that for us. And the bar I work in part time has been closed for a week.
For us, a skeleton crew for IT and R&D will be in the office. Need to keep IT working so we can all work from home and we have many R&D studies underway that need to continue.
I am working on staying healthy and alive so I can enjoy this beautiful desert I now reside in.
My daughter goes to FSU and is in the nursing program. Haven't heard definitively what the plans are for her clinicals.
Working... getting ready to hire 70 Ocean Rescue Lifeguards for this season and doing all the required equipment purchases...scheduled to open May 22...Who knows how this is going to play out this season..We usually have our big recruiting pitch to all Ocean County High School and College students right now....Obviously thats not happening
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