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Come on over baby--whole lotta drinkin' goin' on (apologies to Jerry Lee Lewis). Plenty of eco-friendly Mrs. Meyer's naturally scented spray cleaners at Whole Foods--acc. to my housekeeper, adding one capful of bleach to a pint of soap-based cleanser (so long as it has no alcohol or ammonia) will boost its effectiveness. And of all places, guess where I found Lysol Spray? The health-food store where I went to stock up on keto frozen food. ($10 a can, but if you need it you need it). Trader Joe's did look sort of like Lord of the Flies (Bill Maher's description). Shelves & bins picked bare of the most popular frozen stuff (I miss those non-breaded eggplant parm "stacks"). Didn't bother with Walgreen's--they would've been out of what I'd have been seeking anyway. So my freezer is now filled with veg., berries, meat, seafood, bacon, keto rye "bread" and sesame "bagels," and flour-free falafel.
Did go to my friend's going-away gig/party/benefit. Would never have forgiven myself had I missed the chance to turn out for him (and the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation--the disease that killed his dad, and one of COVID-19's mechanisms of respiratory failure). Saw two other friends there, and Ron mentioned us during the live video stream of the show, It wasn't very crowded, but it sure was noisy. DOTD? An OK Chardonnay, nothing special (except obscenely huge pour) but drinkable. Didn't eat, though--didn't want to have to stick my fingers in my mouth to remove my retainer only to gnaw toppings off pizza. Came home to my leftover short ribs, carrots & Brussels sprouts. No need to pour a red--water sufficed.
Gordy's job as a fraud analyst with VividSeats is in jeopardy, as the company may go under if events don't resume w/in a few weeks. Half the sales staff has been let go. He still has a job because he has seniority, and thieves and scammers don't take time off to protect their physical safety; but he's been given the weekend off (with pay) and will be issued a company laptop on Mon. with headset & proprietary software. The company will "reevaluate" its future in two weeks. They're going to take a bath (as will StubHub, Jam and Ticketmaster) for their announced policy of issuing 120% account credits to those who don't demand actual refunds. Their reseller clients will have to "scalp" like crazy for them to make up the difference. Dates have been announced beginning in late May, though. (Plenty of concert ads, just for summer-to-fall dates).
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Saturday!I will be going into town later to teach a private CPR class, will need to check in and get screened at work to pick up the equipment, and again when I drop it off again. Spend the day screening people coming in yesterday. Boring, but necessary job. Hope I don't have to spend another whole day doing that again. I did turn away one person from coming in, and he wasn't a visitor but a social worker who does counseling. He'd been in Florida in a community with COVID-19 activity less than 14 days ago, and expected to just walk into a nursing home! Even tried to get around screeningand go in a back door, but got caught by one of the admin people. Of all the people who should know better!And he goes to multiple nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the area. Scary.Sadie wasn't impressed when I told her about him.
Librarian--White vinegar is very good for cutting grease, and is a great general cleaner but doesn't have a lot of ability to kill bacteria and viruses. White vinegar is best used to clean the dirt and grime off a surface that is badly dirtied so that a sanitizing solution can reach the surface and do its work efficiently. Hmm. Now that I think of it, cleaning with vinegar, letting it dry, then a wipe with a bleach or alcohol product would go a long way toward extending a supply of sanitizer!
Goldie--welcome Home! Praying rehab works for your son. See you later.
Jazzy--LOL!
Chi--I feel badly for the local artists who come into the nursing home and play or sing or do other activities. We stopped all those as of yesterday, as did almost all other nursing homes and assisted living centers here. Anybody like that who goes into multiple homes is being asked to stop visiting. If COVID-19 gets into one nursing home it's so hard to keep it from getting into others, and our residents are all at the highest end of the risk spectrum for severe illness and death. The virtual concert idea is a great one!
Celia--I'm not a big beer/ale drinker, but I would try one of those!
Chi--sounds like you scored big with your shopping!Sorry to hear about Gordy's workplace issues and that uncertainty. I would think that something like this would be cause to temporarily rescind the 120% account credit rule. I had a live theater show ticket, shows have been cancelled, the theater offered to replace the ticket for one to a future show when this blows over, I donated the cost. It's a small company and they are going to be hurting big time.
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Cami, you need to just stop with the nonsense. We had a great time. You slept for 2 days because your body needed it. As for breakfast, we didn't come there to eat and you were not a terrible hostess, you were tired and in pain...and you hid it very well!
Jazzy, love the quarantini.
And Celia, the Sweet Baby Jesus. Hmmmmm, I wonder how that tastes?
Sandy, lots of goodies for you, now you can stay homem! Nice of you to offer video performances and I hope Gordy doesn't run into trouble with his job.
NM, crazy about the social worker trying to sneak in. What the hell is wrong with him. Did you turn him away because of symtoms, or because of where he had been and it hadn't been 14 days? I wondered about the vinegar too, and actually thought it was good. Thank you for clearing that up. And you be safe my friend.
Had to venture into town yesterday for my Faslodex shot, got a few groceries and lunch. Lots of hand washing and using the towels to open doors going in and out of places and a good washing when I got home. Tuesday will be my son's 2 weeks, he can leave or he can stay. Praying he stays, it's a roof over his head and food in his belly, as he will have no where to go when he gets out. They will help him find housing, but in the winter it's hard, so there may not be any openings anywhere and he has no job. His dad says he will not let him stay there, I hope he sticks to it. My son has not hit bottom yet. At the orientation they talked about enabling, and I have to say I hit none of them, however my ex hit a few. He also said that it's mostly inmates there. I told him to be very careful about what he talks about. I also wrote him a letter. You can read if like...
Jason,
Please know how much Dad, Jennifer and I love you, which I know you do.
You have fallen into a deep hole and need to get yourself out of it. You have lost your faith in God, but most of all, I think you have lost the faith within yourself. You need to find it again, and you are going to have to dig deep.
You are an amazing person, so very kind to everyone around you. You've done some amazing things and you have witnessed some horrible things as well, things I know you will never forget.
I want you to concentrate on the good things you have had in your life. You are an Eagle Scout, that is a high honor to hold and one that you worked very hard for. Remember that oath you took. Remember the good things, our vacations. No they weren't lavish trips or cruises. We went camping, hiking, fishing, canoeing, our big group camping trips out west, hiking down into Outlaw Canyon. We have always lived out in the country, you went to a good school. I know you have some great memories.
Like I told you, me with stage IV cancer, I don't want to have to bury my son before my time here is done. Keep this letter always, and when you feel like things are going to get bad, read it and reflect upon it and yourself. Get well and stay well son.
I love you so so much, and I know you love me, you have never shown anything but.
Please please stay for that second 2 weeks, and another 2 weeks after that if you can. You have nothing to lose and it gives them a chance to help you further.
My love always,
Mom
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Oh, and I'm good with the TP and food. Plenty of that here already. I have my canned goods, my freezer is full...all is good and don't need to go out for at least another week.
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Laid in a decent supply of food yesterday. Stores still did not have cleaning products or toilet paper. Next week are my scans (bone and CT) to see how things are going. I am wondering about how to stay germ free. Mask? Gloves? Just sanitizer? I do hope there is no call telling me the scans are cancelled! Our county public libraries are closing to all activities except picking up holds. We did lay in a supply of adult beverages to help get through this time.Pretty crazy out there.
Goldie, that is a beautiful letter. Your support of him will be key to his recovery.
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JCS, I never ever worry about late scans, labs or dr appts. They are not anything that is going to cure me or change anything. It just tells you where things are at, so if needed, a change in treatment. They say a mask does no good, but what can it hurt, right? I use tissues or napkins to open/close doors, then toss them. Yesterday I wore cloth gloves, and took a baggie to put them in when I took them off and when I took them off, I did so like you would rubber gloves, pulling one over the other. Ask if they wiped down the tables. I'm sure NM will have more advice and maybe some from our expert Sadie! Glad you got some food and adult beverages!
Good luck on your scans, I hope things continue to be well for you and you can stay on that vacation!
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Hi friends- what a ride it has been this week, and seems like most everyone here is doing okay. I have been in more this week but venturing out today as have all my documentation I need to go do my Real ID. Everything came fast too, SS card replacement in a week, passport in 9 days. Although I have another 5 or so weeks before my license expires, I have the new obstacles of more offices closing or reducing hours and then of course, who knows if I may need to quarantine for 14 days and could miss a slowly closing window. Scripts to pick up and a few other errands to run and then home for the afternoon. Looks like it will be a good day for yard work!
We now have 14 cases in the state, two of which are in the hospital and one of those in the ICU. Cases are all believed to be travel related (many who were overseas in the past month, one or two that have been to NYC). The city and state have gotten on top of this and closed schools for three weeks, and cancelled just about every event in the larger urban areas that they can. I continue to hear horror stories about what is happening in the grocery stores.
Wishing everyone a good pi day!
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And another one, however I no longer have the nose guards. The mouth one, yes...but for different reasons!
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Mornin ladies,
Oh my stars this is a calamity going on, but firsr.
Illi I'm so glad ur starting to be able to eat, just take it easy, slowly and every day it will get better.
JC good luck with ur scans.
Lori a beautiful letter for ur son. I've been praying he'd stay in as long as it's possible it can only help more.Hoping he keeps that letter on him it's inspiring.
Well the elephant in the room, I on't remember anything like this before cancelling churches, schools, so many places. My kids went really early to the store this morning and most shelves were empty. All I got was a box of Hostess snowballs, the last one. That's it. I still have my last box but they didn't have anything else. We do have an overload of Lysol and wipes and gloves from always. So we're al right with that. Lu <my sister>and I were supposed to go to a shower tomorrow, we're not going and who knows if they would keep this going over 100 people promised. Way to many, coming from all over. We think anyway. At first it started over 65, now it's 60 don't leave ur house. I did hear these forms of virus don't do well in warm weather so who knows will they ever find why and what exactly they can do. And they have said some hospitals in Chgo are coming close to figuring it out, but that was last week and no further news on that. Joey's school has stopped yesterday til April 1st and then they'll see. My sister's grandkids are coming home from Italy, Ireland, Spain and Switzerland this weekend, they have to leave and they are not telling them anything about quarantined when they are home. So that seems odd to me. Of course the only ones who are not coming home are the ones in the service. There is a planned leave in April but they're already saying don't count on it. This is a nitemare going over the media and they don't stop it breaks into TV all the time, so when u finally stop thinking about it, there it was on TV. I'm not saying the media shouldn't cover this but it's gone crazy...and people are going crazier, empty shelves, empty streets, but the stores have lines out the door, talk about exposure.
OK I'm stepping off my soap box for now, it's just so frustrating I get crazy.
LUBS U ALL
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Goldie - LOL! Saw a pic somewhere of a man who had the mouth guard portion on his face from nose to mouth.
A couple of humorous takes on things are below.
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It's like a weird twilight zone out there friends. I was out doing errands today, starting with my attempt to get my Real ID. That was a bust, not because of me not having what I need, but the MVD Express had their camera down. It was the network between the camera to the State so that meant probably not going to happen today, given State is closed today. Anyways, the gal confirmed all my documentation was spot on and what I need so that part got done. No I was not expecting to get it done in one trip, but at least the delay was on their side.
There was a Dunkin Donuts next door so I went and got a half dozen, and was on my way (ended up eating 2 and left the other four with a friend). Walgreens had no paper products or cleaning supplies.
Cami- wow that is interesting about the kids coming home from overseas, are they on exchange problems with school or some of them just live over there now? I would think if you come from a place where there are confirmed cases, they would want you doing something coming in? I don't think must has been figured still.
I have a cousin who lives in France and traded some messages with her. She said it's all over the EU and very bad in Spain now too. She knows a family there who has been impacted and lost a relative this week. She said knowing of someone who died from this made it very real for them.
Goldie- glad you are back from your travels. I do hope your son will choose to stay longer to work through more of the recovery. Good advice to not be too forthcoming to others in there which would be quite easy in a situation like that. Good that you pushed on the health care group to get you in for your apt. We have a beautiful spring day going on there and hope you do too.
NM- good that you are screening people coming in, especially as there are active cases in so many places now. I hope the residents are doing okay, I know it must be a very scary time for them. Thanks for all you to do take care of others in all the ways you do!
Teka- ha ha, well, you do have to wonder? They are a fairly self contained group so my hope is they will be okay!
Genny- you doing okay friend?
JCS- whenever I go out and have been in a place, I immediately put hand sanitizer on my hands after I get back to the car. I did that in many places I went today. I am still yelling at myself a good twelve times a day to stop touching my face.....
Celia C- one of my friends found TP in the beer section of the grocery store today. I guess a decision had to be made at that point.....
Well it's a lovely day here, time for some fresh air and yard work.....
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Teka, hahaaa! 😆
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Ill - good to hear you are eating again 🙏
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Thanks Jazzy, baby steps and baby bites, it’s still not enough for proper nutrition but it helps.
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Gosh it's crazy out there!
BabyGirl, baby steps, baby bites! It's a start and will get better.
Jazzy, we did have a beautiful day yesterday, and another one today.
Another greeting they are doing instead of fist bumps and elbow taps are toe taps. My luck I would trip or trip someone else.
Thank you everyone for the good wishes re: my son. He called last night, but I missed it. I'm not the type to have my phone on me 24/7. He said he would call Monday and his dad will be there Tuesday. Hauling more stuff for the sale today. I think we are going to run out of room! I need more tables!
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Well, what a difference one overnight made around here. When I went in to pick up equipment yesterday ayem I found that the nursing home had closed to visitors entirely overnight. 3 coronavirus cases confirmed, about the same number presumptive in Maine now. Tip of the iceberg, I am sure. Schools are closed for 2 weeks. Lots of businesses are shifting away from face-to-face contact as much as their work will allow. Internet providers and cable companies promising to not cut off service for non-payment for the duration. BUT--all the restaurants are staying open, at least right now. No toilet paper, bleach or Lysol to be found anywhere except the dollar stores and some of the agricultural stores, who always have a bigger demand for cleaningand sanitizing products during lambing and calvingand egg hatching during the spring months. It really amuses me how many people are going from store to store to store to store to find bleach, Lysol, baby wipes, toilet paper, paper towels. I mean, really, maximize your exposure while searching for stuff you don't really need, makes perfect sense, right? SMH. Sadie thinks everyone is going crazy, too.
Here's a hint for those of us with purses/handbags:Stop using them. Or don't bring them inside the house, particularly if you ever put it down on any surface (especially the floor or a counter in a public place). We never clean them and they get covered with germs. Carry a wallet that you can fit in a pocket, preferably one that can take being wiped with Lysol, or bleach solution, or hand sanitizer regularly.
One advantage we ladies have in this situation is the use of scarves. Wearing a scarf won't help, but carrying a second scarf in a pocket and using it to open doors, press keypad keys, put under a purse, or to use as a mask in an elevator with acoughing person will help. I have a friend who does this all the time due to her child's chronic illness. She keeps a small basket by the entry door, when she comes home all the scarves go into the basket, then she uses hand sanitizer that she keeps there, too, before going near her child, and makes her family do likewise. They haven't had a cold or the flu or a stomach virus in that house in 3 years now!
Goldie--I turned the social worker away cuz he had been in an area where there is active COVID-19 disease less than 14 days ago. He was not having symptoms. We in health care all know that people are contagious starting a day or two (or sometimes even longer) before symptoms start. That's why quarantines aren't 100% effective--most exposed people have exposed someone else before they know they are exposed and get quarantined. And believe you me, I am being safe. I'm actually in the risk group for getting severe disease if I catch it, which is incentive beyond my not wanting to be the one who passes this on to one of my residents who are ALL at very high risk of severe illness. Look at what's happening in the nursing home in Seattle. Almost 50% death rate in the residents there.I do hope your son chooses to stay in rehab. And I am praying he does well. Your letter is wonderful, uplifting and heartbreaking all at the same time. I pray he does keep it and heed your advice.
Librarian--About your scans next week, call and see if you can preregister by phone, and if they will let you check in from the parking lot by phone when you arrive, and only go into the building when they are ready for you. Or go in and sign whatever needs signing, then go back out to the car and wait for them to call you.At the very least, wait in the hallway outside the waiting room rather than in the waiting room.Waiting rooms are high danger areas in this kind of situation. Wearing a mask willhelp. So will wearing gloves, but they don't have to be medical gloves, plain old cotton gloves will help. Use sanitizer right on top of the gloves. Another trick is to use sanitizer on your wrists and forearms as well as your hands. Put the gloves on when you get out of your car, take them off and put them in a plastic baggy before you get into your car, hand sanitizer before you open the car door, put the gloves in the laundry hamper when you get home.
Jazzy--We are living in interesting times, aren't we?
Teka--LOL!The Amish are probably safest of us all!
Cammy Cat--Giggling at the pics!I agree with you, the media is really going over the top with the fear-mongering. Most people just want the unbiased news, and scientifically based advice on what to do and to keep living their lives. Working everyone up isn't helping anyone. It was when they dropped the risk ager from 65 to 60 that I got caught up in whole being at risk thing. I am surprised that people coming in from overseas aren't being told about self-quarantining, though. Maybe they'll get that info when they get stateside? I would hope they would get it somewhere and soon.
Celia--the things going on are too funny, sometimes!
Jazzy--Some of our residents are a bit scared, but more for their family members than for themselves. None of them want to get sick with this, of course, but as one resident told me, "I'm old, I'm going to die sometime soon even if I don't get sick, so I'd rather it was me than my one of my grandchildren." A few have told us that if they do get it they don't want to be sent to the hospital even if they get very sick, they'd rather stay with people they know taking care of them. "I'd rather die around the people I know than get intensive care from strangers." It's pretty humbling to hear that people prefer to be in our care even if they have a better chance of surviving in the hospital.
:)Illi!
Jazzy--love the social distancing cocktails!!!
Goldie--:-O
Can't top Jazzy's cocktail menu today!
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Illi - Good that you are beginning to be able to take small bites. Here's to your continued recovery!
Native Mainer - Thanks for the advice on avoiding exposure. You are always a font of wisdom.
Jazzy - Enjoyed the quarantine drinks. I had seen the quarantini one, but not the others.
For those of us stuck at home (stay safe everyone!), on another BCO topic was the following, it links to an article with links to virtual tours of museums around the world.
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
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Forgot a couple more things.
Goldie - What an eloquent & lovely letter for your son. Continued good wishes for his recovery.
Cami - The following is for you!
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NM- some great suggestions there. Going to wallet today. I have a huge one, it can hold a a lot. Like the scarf idea too, I wear them all the time.
We have drive through testing here as of yesterday. Not sure how they are testing given we don't have a lot of testing kits right now?
My sister got a call yesterday they were closing her partner's rehab. We have talked about it coming, and my sister has been sick with a lingering cold. She was freaking out, but she is has pretty much been in panic mode for some time now. I encouraged her to call the facility regularly to see how her partner is doing, also around her MIL. She then shifted to the usual older sister lecturing BS and told me "you cannot go out for the next week." While she has been running out 2-3 times a day the past week, jazzy has been limiting her time out and trying to do everything she can in one trip.
Goldie- I am glad your son is doing okay and hope that continues.
Ill- small steps, small bites is good progress.
Going to share some spring blooms here with you next.....
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NM: I thought what you posted was really great. >>>A few have told us that if they do get it they don't want to be sent to the hospital even if they get very sick, they'd rather stay with people they know taking care of them. "I'd rather die around the people I know than get intensive care from strangers."<<<
Will the nursing home(s) be able to honor these requests? I know the facilities will want to limit further contagion, but once one resident is sick, I'd imagine the others are pretty much at risk anyway. But would continual exposure to sick cases make the health care workers more at risk? I hope you know are an angel for the work you do. Please be sure you get plenty of rest yourself, in addition to the great sanitizing precautions you're passing along.
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Thanks for the advice, NM. All sounds very doable. Take care of yourself while you continue the great work you are doing. I am ‘social distancing’ by staying home except for medical appointments. Seems to be all I can do at this time. I just talked to a friend by phone. Her 86 yr old husband was coughing and hacking in the background. She says he has been taking an antibiotic and has no fever. I encouraged her to contact their doctor for further instructions. I doubt he has Covid 19, but could have a pneumonia from something else. She also is sick so they are probably sharing something. I also encouraged her to Clorox/antiseptic most surfaces often. Remotes, cellphones, light switches, etc. Doing something can make you feel better emotionally.
Take care everyone!
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Happy Sunday Funday, DH and I cut our trip short and are now safely home in sunny, but chilly Alberta! My computer is still not working properly and the first thing that was on our shopping list upon our return was a new computer (thanks to CoViD virus we are in self isolation for the next 14 days,) so I will still be sporadic in my posts! I so appreciate all the good wishes and the support that you all provide, each offering a unique style of support. I am totally exhausted as we were on the road at 4:15 am, 3 flights and all 3 planes were only 1/2 full with passengers, such a sad state of affairs world wide. So even though my computer is behaving I am too tired. Take care of yourselves everyone! Cheers!
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Went out for corned beef & cabbage at Cellars last night--the place was nearly empty, but fuller than any other bar or eatery we passed en route. DOTD was an Argentine Malbec.
What a difference two days make: Fri. aft. WF's produce, meat, fish, dairy, bread sections were still fully stocked. Lots of eco-cleaning stuff, plastic bags, paper goods. (We have plenty of TP, but are self-rationing). Today, I stayed home and ate my leftovers, while Bob went to lunch and then to WF to pick up fixings (whiskey, heavy cream) for Irish coffee for Tues. night. He reports there was plenty of booze (he brought home Jameson's), but the only stuff left in the dairy case was goat's milk and MCT/butter "creamer" for "bulletproof coffee." (It actually mixed well with almond milk and foamed up nicely). No produce, meat, fish, eggs. Two loaves of bread left--but whenever we get to half a loaf we freeze it; so we have some on hand, plus the keto stuff and last year's matzos. Matzo is the perfect quarantine food: cheap, keeps forever. The Hagaddah (Seder ritual pamphlet) says of it "This is the bread of affliction." Said "affliction" being constipation, ergo, less TP needed.
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A friend posted a video of this group from the early 1970s I never heard of before.
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Speaking of songs, go to Facebook and type Jackie Rodenkirk in the upper left corner search bar. She and her DH (a dear friend of ours since 1980) recorded a hilarious Dave Clark Five parody. I tried to paste a link to it, even share it to my timeline, but FB is misbehaving again.
DOTD, with Cobb salad: the last of a bottle in the fridge of Domaine Collant Cremant de Limoux.
Tomorrow night after the close of business, all bars & restaurants in IL will be closed to inside service until at least 3/30. Cellars will have its final $6 burger night, which will be reservation-only to avoid more than 50 people in the place (including staff) at any one time. It will be GrubHub only until Friday, when curbside pickup will start.
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