Carson doesn't look terribly impressed either.

Here was a weird experience.... ran over to the Trader Joe's in St Pete yesterday afternoon..... needed some of the Olive oil that they have, and was hoping for some chicken....

On approach I thought the store was closed.... driveway completely blocked by cones.... but I looked in and could see a line of people snaking around the lot.... most everyone about 6' apart....



I pulled in to the lot from the side street and walked to the back of the line.... figured that I would give it a try.... seemed to move OK, in spurts.... it turns out that they were only letting 25 shoppers be in the store at one time.... I waited longer than I normally would have the patience to do... but it was a combo of wanting to get in to see what I could get, and also just the experience of queueing up out in a parking lot to buy some groceries..... never had that experience before!!

I got in, got the absolute last package of chicken, two bottles of Olive oil, and a few other odds and ends.... and like I've noticed of late at the stores.... I had this queer feeling of "Wow!! I scored big!!" as I left the store with 2 brown bags...... weird....

I know right!?!

I’m trying to laugh at some of this shit.... otherwise I think that I might just go crazy.....

Quote: Tinker wrote in post #683

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BREAKING NEWS: Protein Spike Attached to Horseshoe Bat Coronavirus Indicates Covid-19 is Man Made

I'm no scientist but I'm sure not discounting that possibility! In fact, I think it quite likely is man-made.

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@Tinker this would imply that some on "our side" helped with the dispersion.

Staying skeptical for the moment though.

Fact check: Did the coronavirus originate in a Chinese laboratory?
Molly Stellino
USA TODAY
The claim: The coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese laboratory.

As the new coronavirus spreads, misinformation about its origins circulate the internet.

One of the most prominent examples of false information about the virus is an article published in January by the right-leaning Washington Times that claims the coronavirus may have originated in a research laboratory in Wuhan, China.

More:Fact check: Coronavirus originated in China, not elsewhere, researchers and studies say

The article quotes a former military intelligence officer who claimed the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a maximum-security Chinese laboratory granted authority to research dangerous pathogens, likely was involved in a biological weapons program.-- excerpt, rest at link above --