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Time to use some of that pretty quilt fabric I've been hoarding for my retirement. I should know if I'm a "nonessential state worker" by Monday, and if not, I may be issued a laptop to work from home.

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Its good if thats all we have. However, cloth is cheaper and more easily available.

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Make up an alias account. Ignore everything except that specific group.

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I gave up and ordered from Etsy.

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I suspect in this context it means "charged", as with a crime.

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Can one use tee shirt material? I have a ton of tee shirts I can cut up.

Edit, no, that's not the best material. I also have several other things I can use.

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Awesome! I'm going to look into this, thanks

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Yep, the immigrant women sewed in their kitchens on a treadle sewing machine. No electricity needed. Or just hand sewing. 🧵

Trump’s refusal to prepare for this is criminal. This must stick to him afterwards.

PS one of the ‘aerosol producing’ (being coughed on) procedures is intubation, 1st step in connecting a ventilator. That’s how the vast majority of doctors who caught SARS got it. And ended up on ventilators themselves. 😕

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Here is the video that screenshot at the top of the article is from. The masks are super cute. And if you wanted to make one for yourself you can follow this basic thing. Making it for yourself and especially if you’re hand sewing you don’t need to put the elastic ends inside just sew them to the side of the mask. Also the article about Deaconess mentioned people getting cancer chemo need masks too. Maybe check where you live and see if there are other charities looking for them. Apparently homeless shelters are another place that could use them.https://m.youtube.com/watch...

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Very important that people make these masks, but I wonder if we should charge the hospital say, $150 per mask. If it didn't hurt people who are sick, it would be very satisfying.

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Ok, I had forgotten, but I read yesterday that 3 major airlines had already decided to stop their US/China flights before Trump announced his thing, making what he did pretty moot, but he keeps beating that dead horse and I am SICK AND TiReDDDD of IT !!11!!!

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Today's PSA;FYI: old and new jockstraps work in a pinch.FYI #2: wash old jockstraps thoroughly before usage.

TTYL

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No one is talking about this except you, Uppity Black Lady. What a Supreme Asshole. Yeah, she's the only one I've ever hear ask that "gotcha" question.

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I just saw the one where he told Peter Alexander he was a terrible reporter because he dared to ask what he could tell the American people who are scared to death. It was classic and really awful.

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They take your shoes before they let you in the room?

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Trump administration having to choose between closing the border and lifesaving equipment? Possibly the first decision Our President will lose sleep over.

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