Go Early For Food, Retire Early For Dignity
Starting to figure this world out a little–go to the store at 6am and it’s packed full of most everything. Still don’t know what to make of this shelter-in-place thing, it has a lot of loop holes.
Brady leaving the Pats is not news (to me). This guy wants to keep playing till he’s 45 and you have to believe someone as bright as Belichick wasn’t feelin’ that. I think Brady has something left with the right pieces around him (which he didn’t have last year) for like one more decent run if everything fell into place. Of course, he could easily go the way of so many other superstars who didn’t know when to say *it’s time*.
These guys didn’t know when to say that.
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Brady…as long as it ain’t here, fine. Given his reported demands, market seems limited.
Z tells Giants to head home and not stick around AZ camp unless they are rehabbing injury or have an issue from foreign country like say Venezuela.
Um as guy of certain age, about to test limits as I hit up laundro for wash and to pick up some dry cleaning on dress clothes I ain’t gonna need for a while as work is shut down. Also trying to see where I can pick some food ($20-$30 bucks worth not hoarding anything) without hassle or driving around too much.
I’d head out to a Safeway at 6am. The trucks come in after midnight and they stock the shelves from then till 6am (and beyond). I couldn’t believe the difference between 4pm yesterday and 6am today. Of course, there were still empty shelves but a lot of stuff was there this morning that wasn’t there last night.
Is that Jerry Rice as a Bronco? I have no memory of that.
looks like him but his last year was with the Seahawks, no stats as a Bronco. I don’t recall him as a Seahawk
Steve Carlton as an SF Giant was sad. Hershiser also didn’t have much left as a Giant.
Thank God no Brady in a Niner uniform…still pissed about the pulling the plug on March Madness…#AugustMadness before college kids go back to school.
actually yes indeed that is Jerry as a Bronco
https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2152365
Competitors till the end, lots of old boxers can fit into that category.
It’s never really bothered me when guys hang on until the bitter end. Getting to the top tier of their chosen sport is incredibly difficult and pretty much all these guys have known their whole life. Arriving at the end is a cold hard truth for them and in most cases its not about money but for the love of the game.
I was wondering the same thing about 6AM Safeway missions. Sounds like a solid plan.
I just got out of the big one on Hamilton down past Meridian fwiw. No meat left but otherwise not too bad, no big long lines though only few cashiers open. This one is normally open 24/7 but now it’s 6 AM to 9 PM
Franco Harris springs to mind. Him running OB with the Seahawks was awful.
Rice tried to catch on with the Broncos but gave up. He played a couple preseason games.
Our safeway is 24 hours so 12;30 am runs are the best. Tp in stock and no people
you should double check that 24 thing, most stores have cut their hours. And at 12:30 the new shipments haven’t made it in yet anyway, at least not in Los Altos (they said the trucks there start rolling in after midnight and then they spend the night unloading and stocking)
yeah those are the big 40 footers. I used to load/unload ones like that, takes a while just to get pallets or shrink wrap off let alone onto sales floor. Usually only 1 or 2 docks to unload from too.
Unc is where you live on “lockdown” like we are here in peninsula south (and north and east) bay?
Yeah. Not sure if they’ve adjusted their hours or not. But as of Sunday they were still open 24/7.
so with restaurants…the ones that are open everything is to go right? Wonderful lady who runs laundro (thank god) I hit this AM also has a Mexican restaurant in South San Jose Blossom Hill near Snell. She said she cut back hours but is still open 7 days a week. Again, bless the saints…few weeks without Mexican food or being able to go out somewhere and order different food for take out would be very boring at mealtime
My son works at Panera and they are open, but do strictly take-out orders. No seating allowed. There are a ton of places (in red states) that are still open and doing normal business for St Patrick’s day. Smart.
And yeah Contra Costa county is under shelter in place. Saw a ton of people walking around yesterday. We back up an open space, so we aren’t quite going stir-crazy.
Fuck the lines at Grocery Stores, I just put in a huge order at Safeway to deliver my stuff.They were out of a few things like soups but I got my mandatory TP🧻like everyone else lol 😂
Timing is everything sadly.I was on the books to have hip replacement (Jan 9th saw the doctor) scheduled it for March 20th, now with the corona virus all surgeries unless you come in with multiple gunshot wounds, cardiac arrest etc, are off the books, as beds are needed in Shelter City..Now I have no clue when I will be able to get this done, the doctor was actually pretty sympathetic knowing my pain, but says it’s out of his control, supplies, staffing, mandatory in all hospitals in the counties..
If I went in December, I would have the new hip singing Huey Lewis “ Hip to be Square” are Tower of Power “What is Hip?” And been recovering under house arrest. Yeah what a few weeks difference can make..😷
I gotta go to Lowe’s and get a new sink faucet I knew the fucker was on it’s last leg but par for the course I put stuff like that off until it’s necessary. Since I’m already out might as well go to Winco, it has been a whole week since I went into a store. There is no way I can stay locked in the house, people are needy creatures.
everyone’s talking about getting food to go, get it at the curb, all that jazz. But that doesn’t seem to address a fundamental unknown which is confirmation that the people handling your food aren’t sick. To me, ordering out is a huge easy to avoid risk.
Agree on the hours to hit the stores, comment, although I was at our local Raley’s yesterday afternoon (no bread, no eggs). Hit it up this morning at 6. Got a few things I needed, but still no bread or eggs. All good. We are all going to have to get creative while we ride this thing out.
While my office has not been officially closed, most of the 300 or so that work here are teleworking. I came in today to do a couple of phone interviews for a position we are filling, but teleworking most of the week. Runs for groceries or gas are about it, other than the occasional trip to the office.
Stay healthy, Flappers.
when I was at Safeway this morning they were stocking the egg shelf. A woman came up and asked the stocker if they had any organic eggs. She said no and the lady walked away clearly irritated. There were tons of different type of eggs to choose from, white, brown, free range, all that jazz. This is a good example of how we all need to be a little more flexible right now. You didn’t get organic eggs today. Boo fucking hoo. Pick another kind.
LMAO…I prefer organic eggs, but in a pinch would buy whatever the fuck was available.
On point regarding those prepping your food. As a ~15+ year service worker I can assure you that during “normal” times most people are not following cleanliness protocols. Stay in and make your own food, especially now.
Happy St Patrick’s Day!☘️
Please celebrate responsibly by staying home and getting “SHITFACED” by yourself because there is nothing more “IRISH” then drinking alone☘️🍺🥃🍻
lulz
Giants sign 16 year old prospect out of DR, compared to Tatis Jr. of the Padres.
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/giants-sign-16-year-old-prospect-compared-padres-fernando-tatis-jr
Niners have restructured Jerick McKinnon’s contract, and also extended Jimmie Ward with a three year deal.
And….Giants are still kicking the tires on Puig.
Yep. No milk or butter today at 2 different stores. 2 days ago, there was a normal amount of both. Plenty of eggs and bread. And yeah our Safeway now closes from 10pm to 6am.
The really good thing about our (Alamo) Safeway is it was the closest Safeway to Peter Magowan so it is the flagship Safeway.
Yeah your lucky Chuck with that Safeway store.
Cause everyone “Remember the Alamo”
Z/H and Kapler are kinda screwed. Last look I think they had 50 some guys in camp, and now no ST for while. As Pavs has said all along, younger guys with options are most at risk of being sent out to Sac or AA. Supposed to be mini couple week ST before real season would begin whenever that is. Seriously how good a look could they get at Puig at this point? I think he’s SOL.
seems like Mr. Ruf got hot at just the right time. wouldn’t surprise me and Hamilton both made it.
I feel bad for Buckner being stuck in Indianapolis with that chump Rivers.
Indy is doing stuff. Not sure how smart, but they are doing stuff. Their defense should improve. Rivers? I’ve always liked the guy. He’s a goofball but he competes.
I think my drink of choice tonight at home…
Quarantini’s shaken not stirred 🍸🍸
Kevin Durant has tested positive for the coronavirus. He will likely be fine, but it just shows how aggressively the virus is spreading. That’s what viruses do. Some people are still complaining about an “over-reaction” in the U.S. I would think it’s better to over-react than to under-react to a virus that is proving to be 10 times more deadly than flu. The elderly are the most vulnerable to great harm from the virus, of course. Just about all of us have elderly people in our lives. We all want them to be safe.
Say what you will, but I’m not paying $8.50 for organic butter. That was all that was left. I’ll make a 9 pm run for hopefully) milk and butter. And Jameson’s.
“Four players on the Brooklyn Nets have tested positive for coronavirus, the team announced Tuesday afternoon.
The Warriors were scheduled to play the Nets last Thursday in front of no fans at Chase Center, but the NBA suspended the season the night before after Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert tested positive.”
And I bet they could all play 40 minutes tonight, except maybe KD…
And infect other people.
Not if it’s 2 on 2, Zum…
West Virginia became the 50th and final state to have someone test positive for the coronavirus.
Yeah they showed a picture of the Eiffel Tower on the West Virginia story.
So when did the Eiffel Tower move to West Virginia?
The French do amazing things.
Where the hell did they get a box big enough to ship the Statue of Liberty here?
Well I for one have no compassion/sympathy for Rudy Gobert. That punk has been nothing but a disgrace with his nonchalant attitude about the virus.
Having a press conference and joking about it all then rubbing and banging the conference table from one end to another, and then he continued signing autographs and some poor person got a positive Coronavirus symptom cause of him plus his own teammates he passed it to.Fuck this chump!
Brady apparently set to sign with…Tampa. why? um beside 30 million reasons
That’s more than 3.5 million tubs of organic butter…
Donovan Mitchell is PISSED at Gobert.
Brady to the Buccos? Wow. They have a good defense. Not a bad move really. They are in better shape than with Jameis, that’s for sure.
Buccaneers also have 2 top Wide Receivers in football with Mike Evans&Chris Godwin both 1,000 yard plus receivers, something I’m sure Brady is licking his chops over, having never had that firepower before..
I bet Arians knows just how to use him too.
took a cursory look at Tampa stats and if I read it right Jameis got sacked 47 times last year. They also lost to NY giants not easy to do. Didn’t he throw 5 ints including 2 pick 6s vs. Niners in season opener?
The lead running back was Ronald Jones who terrorized pac 12 out of USC.
Lost to the Giants after leading 28-10 at halftime. Bucs were 3rd in NFL in points scored so, except for Winston’s numerous INTs, not much room for improvement there.
As far as Rivers goes, I never saw so many interceptions last season that made me wonder WTF he was looking at…
Jameis should be in prison for rape.
I’m not sure why, but we’ve had a run on garlic back here. I ended up just getting some chopped garlic in a jar. When we have a named storm coming in, we usually get a huge run on bread, eggs and milk. I always figured that hurricanes just brought out the French toast in people, i guess the coronavirus brings out the vampires.
What’s weird is different stores have different runs. One store had no milk and butter, but plenty of eggs. Next store had eggs and butter but no milk. My son went to Trader Joe’s and they had all of them.
Giants’ flagship TV station tonight is replaying a game from last season. A game when Dick arrived and gave the team a boost.
hope this guy can help Giants 2020 and be at least part time (if platooned) force in middle of LU. Zum you were there, he crushed that HR, loud and long at flap meet up. Very welcome sight!
Yes, the Flap game is on tonight!!
Oh, I misunderstood.I just turned it on. Not the Flap game. A road game. June 21. Flap game was end of June, correct?
I tuned in just in time to see Pillar crush an HR!
1.0 yanks first pitch he sees 20 rows back in LF seats to drive in Vogt who had doubled on previous pitch.
sounds like it was Dickerson’s first game. they were showing his minor league stats during AB.
With no other games, these retro games are very helpful.
Yes to nth power Zum and thx for letting us know. this one from June 21 Dick’s debut as Giant.
Man, Panik was still on the team.
And he lines out right into the shift. WHY was he a hitter that could be shifted on? Why was he such a pull hitter? Doesn’t make sense.
Ask Belt.
Thank God for this. Hunkered down, and my wife breaks out 6 hours of the Voice. Juuust caught the Dick dong.
BOOM! after an HBP and 2 full counts BBs, Dickerson hammers one over 413 sign in CF 6-0 Giants in top 3rd.
dbax haven’t even been to mound to talk the SP who has nothing.
Vogt is gonna like it down there too. That was another good pick up for AZ.
Speaking of people hoarding toilet paper….
Yes because they used Dude Wipes, much more efficient then toilet paper, and they’re Mutomba free..
Jeeebus. Smargle gives most of it back.
shark gives 5 of them back but gets bailed out by bad baserunning by Adam Jones.
Dick Dick Dick Dick have a night!!
smith wipes them out 20/20 saves. 6 pitches 2 Ks with bases loaded 1 out. Man what a run he had.
Pillar and Dick drive in 10 btw them Giants win 11-5.
I figured they wouldn’t show a loss! But they had me going there fir a bit,