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OT: Coronavirus Resources - and other things to not worry about

MindzEye said:
If you have a decent mixer it's so embarrassingly easy it's shocking that more people don't do it. I completely understand anyone who doesn't have a mixer not doing it though, kneading sucks. Not even bothering with slow ferment (starters), it's basically mixing some dry elements, letting your mixer smash the wet into it and beat it around for 5 minutes with a dough hook, throw it in a bowl and let it proof for 24 hours, shape and bake.

Flour, yeast, water, salt.

With that said, the wife is a far more talented breakmaker than I am. I'm okay and turn out pretty good product. She turns out artisanal quality stuff.
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And there's also no knead bread that is probably one of the easier things you'll ever do in your life.

 
MindzEye said:
If you have a decent mixer it's so embarrassingly easy it's shocking that more people don't do it. I completely understand anyone who doesn't have a mixer not doing it though, kneading sucks. Not even bothering with slow ferment (starters), it's basically mixing some dry elements, letting your mixer smash the wet into it and beat it around for 5 minutes with a dough hook, throw it in a bowl and let it proof for 24 hours, shape and bake.

Flour, yeast, water, salt.
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Believe me, I've thought about it a lot. I'm spoiled by so many amazing bakeries in my hood (Forno Cultura, Blackbird)

It's definitely part of my future. Adam Gopnik wrote a fantastic piece in the New Yorker on the pleasure of learning how to make bread.

For years, I told myself that I didn’t bake bread for the same reason I don’t drive a car: it’s a useful skill, unnecessary in New York. In New York, you don’t drive because you can take the subway practically anywhere, and you don’t have to bake bread because there are so many good bakeries.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/11/04/bread-and-women
 
CH1 said:
That's just regular planning. I never need a reason or much motivation to buy that stuff.
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NBA teams and NHL teams are literally fighting with state governors on twitter right now.

Wizard and Jackets refusing to ban fans.
 
Well.....

the thought of a cap increase to 88 million was nice for a few days. Guess we better trade Nylander now because of the coronavirus
 
MindzEye said:
He can still salvage it by trading Nylander. Maybe we can get a top 4 defenceman for him?
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Only if that top-4 defenseman is a veteran defensive defenseman that's big, physical, an experienced veteran (at least 30 years old) and a gudpro with plenty of leader beans who knows damn well where he's supposed to stand.
 
MindzEye said:
Yeah buddy, way ahead of you on most of the list. I sadly finished my batch of slow ferment dill pickles (first season doing it, only did about 10 jars and gave half away like a moron, will do more this season) but yeah I was planning on doing quick pickled carrots, peppers, cukes, etc this weekend. Was considering a chest freezer for the garage before this anyway, will probably take the plunge. Most people suck and frozen fruits/veggies will probably be one of the last things in stock at grocery stores if shit goes proper sideways. Most people disaster prep like they're packing for a weekend camping trip.
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It's funny, I get a lot of shit for being a bit of hoarder (our apartment is like 1,000 sq feet, so not actually), but boy am I glad that I keep our shelves so well stocked. My wife is vegetarian, so we mostly subside off of beans and lentils and the like, and I have a cupboard full of enough to keep us fed for at least two weeks. Our freezer is mostly filled with raw cat food so even if I wanted to can't stock up on fruits and veg, but I already have maybe 10 lbs of apples in the fridge, 5 lbs frozen blueberries, etc.

Ironically enough I'm about a month overdue for a Costco run, so will be heading there after work. Interested to see the carnage, or lack thereof. I'm in Halifax, and as far as I know we don't have any reported cases. We legitimately need toilet paper, so I will be pissed if it is sold out.

The Health Authority just set up a testing station, and man were they smart about it. You first call 811, and they will direct you to the station if recommended. You get an appointment, so no waiting. These locations are separate from the hospitals. And they control how many people can go in/out. I mean I still expect the virus to come and spread, but it's nice to know our health professionals are trying to be proactive about things.

Question for you @LeafGm - I recall you being a dog owner. I was thinking to myself, in the event I am in quarantine, what happens to our dog. We have a yard at least, but normally she gets 90 minutes of exercise minimum, with much of that off leash.
 
Wayward DP said:
It's funny, I get a lot of shit for being a bit of hoarder (our apartment is like 1,000 sq feet, so not actually), but boy am I glad that I keep our shelves so well stocked. My wife is vegetarian, so we mostly subside off of beans and lentils and the like, and I have a cupboard full of enough to keep us fed for at least two weeks. Our freezer is mostly filled with raw cat food so even if I wanted to can't stock up on fruits and veg, but I already have maybe 10 lbs of apples in the fridge, 5 lbs frozen blueberries, etc.

Ironically enough I'm about a month overdue for a Costco run, so will be heading there after work. Interested to see the carnage, or lack thereof. I'm in Halifax, and as far as I know we don't have any reported cases. We legitimately need toilet paper, so I will be pissed if it is sold out.

The Health Authority just set up a testing station, and man were they smart about it. You first call 811, and they will direct you to the station if recommended. You get an appointment, so no waiting. These locations are separate from the hospitals. And they control how many people can go in/out. I mean I still expect the virus to come and spread, but it's nice to know our health professionals are trying to be proactive about things.

Question for you @LeafGm - I recall you being a dog owner. I was thinking to myself, in the event I am in quarantine, what happens to our dog. We have a yard at least, but normally she gets 90 minutes of exercise minimum, with much of that off leash.
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Yep, I am a dog owner. So that was something I had to deal with while under quarantine. I'm lucky enough to have a yard too, so that helped.

But he's a big dog (Golden Retriever), he'll generally hold it in past the point of it being healthy rather than take a shit in our yard (no idea why---I never trained him to do that) and he'll start going squirrely if he goes too long without being walked.

So...I suppose I did end up breaking quarantine for his sake in order to take him for walks. I tried to mitigate the risk to others by walking him less than normal, taking him out either late at night or early in the morning, avoiding other pedestrians as best as possible and avoiding all dog parks.

Not really sure what else you could do. I considered getting a dog-walking service in the short-term or asking friends to do it, but since my dog is pretty much my shadow whenever I'm home, it seemed pretty likely he'd be a walking COVID-19 vector for anyone else handling him.
 
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