Cheers buddy! Although I have a condition which effects my lungs due to the nature of my job and the fact that after tomorrow a lot less people will be around I will be effectively working from home most of the time. All isn’t too bad!
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This Thing is getting scary. I can go out for walks around my apartment complex since it’s rural and I won’t really be near anyone - and the feral cat, Buddy, who I befriended 5 years ago walks with me. I had him fixed, shots, vet appts., he’s very healthy and I made him a house that is very warm and filled with straw. I’m 54 years old and never filed for unemployment in my life but now I am on pins and needles waiting to hear from my employer if I will be laid off and for how long. I am being paid for the days I was sent home this week but can’t file for UC until I know what’s going on. I have 3 weeks of food and 2 years worth of yoyo string but I am still riddled with anxiety. Everyone - please stay safe!
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lol that’s so cool! 
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@twitch77 I forgot to mention he is an outdoor cat. No pets allowed in apartments anymore. He walks with me like a dog would. I made his house out of heavy black plastic totes that I insulated and is protected by evergreens right outside my apartment against the building but kinda hidden. I have to wake him up in the morning for his breakfast. Is he a cat a dog or a child? I guess a little of all of them.
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Is he tame with you? Does he let you hold him?
How long have you known him?
He’s lucky to have someone who cares for him!
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In March 2014 I saw him by the dumpster. Never saw him before. I told him to stay where he was and I’d bring him some food. I was going out to buy ice cream. When I got back 30 minutes later he was still sitting there. I gave him a plate of cat food. 6 years and $2,000 of vet bills later here we are! When I pull up at night he is sitting at the end of the walkway and walks me to my door where I pick him up and hold him and show him some love. After I feed him he sits in my lap while I comb him. He loves it. In the afternoon I will say “let’s go for a walk” and we will walk around near the wooded area behind my apartment building. The only thing he does not like is the Revolution flea and tick medication I put on the back of his neck once a month.
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Awww, I loved reading all this. Thanks for sharing this!
(((Buddy)))
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Well i’m trying to prepare myself for quite a few months of corovirus chaos.
Telling the kids that a flannel on a stick is better than loo role (why are people bulk buying loo role ?)
What tricks i can practice during stay at home times.
What can i make in the shed during lockdowns (might not be enforced)
Trying to figure whats going to happen at work seeing as the schools are shutting tommorow.
Interesting times, any suggestions ?
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Day 3 of self quarantine - man I have never felt so lazy in a while. I slept in til 10:45 (normally 8:30/9 is “sleeping in” for me). Got myself up finally, freshened up/got myself together and helped my brother with his unemployment (as he was displaced from work due to covid19 - fortunately my job is paying for the time that I’m out though I imagine this isn’t helping the company any)…then decided to impulse learn a trick that popped up on my Youtube feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O8-DDwQvKQ
With no errands to run today (got plenty of food and other necessities to get by, car is back from the shop) I may as well grind away at the above trick until I get it smooth.
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11 years ago I took in a neighborhood kitten. He liked being around people but I was the only one that was allowed to hold him. He also HATED having flea medication put on the back of his neck. You would think that I was spraying him with a water hose.
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I’m glad about your pay! I’m feeling lazy too. Just found out I will not be called back before April 3rd but my company will be paying me! I too was messing around with new tricks / moves. I’m still only into frontstyle but like experimenting with weird string plucks and altering established tricks into new tricks. Starting tomorrow I will establish more of a daily routine since going to work will not provide a structure for my day. Stay well!
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That’s one lucky cat.
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Was just going through my old, brain dead tricks but my skin is getting irritated/raw. Anyone else have this issue?
Edit: I have one of those new nylon gloves in stock here at YYE on the way
So I took a break to actually relearn cursive like I keep saying I will.
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i love and hate cursive. i love it because it looks beautiful, and i hate it because it’s difficult to make it look beautiful. and after a page of it, my hand hurts quite a bit.
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I’m old so I learned cursive in early grade school.
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did you get good?
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Okay, not a full effort but is there really a limit to likes? I’m gonna be here ALL day and I have to ration my likes?
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Sitting in the drug store waiting for a Hip A vaccine. And posting on the forum.
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Pick up a sudoku book for me while you are there, okay?
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