In these trying times, I love to see or hear about stories that bring a smile or a chuckle. I started hearing last night about panic buying in Mexico...but in a different twist it has nothing to do with food or toilet paper.
People were panic buying BEER! It seems the Mexican government has determined that brewing beer is a "non-essential business" so breweries were ordered to shut down until the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
No more Corona, Dos Equis, Tecate or Bud Light (which I did not know was brewed in Mexico) and probably explains why there always have large stacks of them in Mexican grocery stores. https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/03/827206308/shoppers-in-mexico-are-panic-buying-beer-during-the-coronavirus-crisis
Today we had a low of 58 and a high of 79 degrees.
Good night. May you all have Terlingua Dreams.
Aunty Acid Saying of the Day
In the comment section of the 04/02/2020 blog, MsB wrote this comment on 04/03/2020:
ReplyDeleteRachel Maddow was outstanding hope to catch the repeat tomorrow
MsB, you can watch the previous Rachel Maddow show free on the Internet. These are the instructions for watching the previous Rachel Maddow show:
1. Go to the main MSNBC website: https://www.msnbc.com/
2. Scroll about half-way down the page to a large black and white photo of Rachel. She will be the first one on the left of your screen.
[NOTE: it is probably more accurately called a gray-scale or green-tint photo instead of a black and white photo of Rachel.]
3. Left-click on the large photo of Rachel.
4. There will be a video in the middle of the screen and four or five smaller videos on the right of the screen. These are different segments of the show from the night before.
5. Left-click on the segment you want to watch. You can view it in full-screen by clicking on the [ ] icon with an arrow pointing to the upper right inside the [ ] located in the lower-right of the video. You will have to move the arrow icon with your mouse over the video to see that icon.
I think, only the previous night’s show is available.
I think, the Friday show stays up on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
I think, the Monday show is displayed on Tuesday.
It is free.
I want to thank you for taking the time to write down meticulous instructions for people who like myself that are not "tech-savvy" can easily follow.
DeleteI can not always catch Rachel Maddow's show during its regularly scheduled time slot so I will watch the re-broadcast later in the evening.
I am fortunate to have cable and if I also happen to miss the re-broadcast I can watch it free of charge On Demand. On Saturday night I like to re-watch her Friday night show especially when last night's show was in my opinion "eye-opening spectacular". They did not re-air her show this evening as MSNBC had a special on the CoronaVirus Pandemic.
I hope some of my readers if they care to watch the show will do so with the help of your well-written instructions. Thank you.
They are airing Rachel's Friday show right now they changed it to 9:00 p.m. CDT.
DeleteThat is a bold step by Mexico, no beer? Stay home, don't die and no you can't have any more beer.
ReplyDeleteI suspect that will not go over really well.
I had to go out yesterday, there was no way around it. Tractor Supply (I could hear the chicks! No. I didn't look), Walmart and the gas station ($2.39/g). There are some things here that have to be done & supplies were needed. I stuck to my list (an extra pound of butter was not on the list..) But I did pick up a couple of bandannas (red & green)to use as facemasks from Tractor Supply as well as the 2 gal gas ($13) can I went there for.
Right now (0800 PDT) it's about 30 degrees out (going up to 51), the Hood Canal is flat calm and I can see snow on the mountains.
Plus it seems I want to talk... :-)
Hang in there MsBelinda!
Poor Mexico after their President first denied and then downplayed the CoronaVirus Pandemic...not only issues a national shelter-in-place mandate...now takes their beer, tequila, and other domestic liquors from them. If I lived in Mexico I too would have been panic buying beer!
DeleteGood to hear you were able to go to Tractor & Supply, Walmart and were able to fill up at a good price. Were there empty shelves at you Walmart?
Nothing wrong with wanting to talk :)
You hang in there as well Rob!
This reminds me of back in the day when we were all bootlegging Coors beer. Ha
ReplyDeleteI seldom drink beer anymore but I remember loving a cold beer on a hot day. Stocking up is a grand idea, I think. We are all going to need some comfort this summer. I did buy an extra bottle or two of my favorite hard alcohol.."for medicinal purposes only",as my grandma would say. Good for coughs, too.
Yes, it is vitally important to distract ourselves from the endless s h * t show that is being fed to us on an endless loop.
I made fabulous enchiladas for supper. Life is good.
Lol, you bootlegged Coors too? jajajajajajaja...thought I was the only one I knew who did that. I made some extra money but in hindsight should have charged more!
DeleteI like your grandma's saying..." for medicinal purposes only "...I might just borrow it :D
You made fabulous enchiladas for supper and I made Ramen soup :-(
I love your purple flowers. See a lot of those bushes around town and some of my neighbors have them in different shades of purple and even a dark pink.
ReplyDeleteOn Wed. we will be down to 71 and Thur. in the 60's I'm OK with that and I need to see if my A/C guy is working the coils need cleaning it smell moldy when it's running,
I thinkg Auntie Acid hit the nail on the head
I enjoy the purple sage in particular because it grows everywhere and I do not have to do a thing to it.
DeleteI do not know for a fact but someone once told me the variation in color has to do with the amount of rainfall.
Good idea in getting your A/C serviced as the heat is not far away.
Aunty Acid is a wise woman!