Rockwall, TX
Quoted from CrazyLevi:Probably skewed due to my location.
No doubt. You are in a hot zone.
Are you doing okay? How about your family and friends?
(Topic ID: 264520)
This topic is closed.
Quoted from o-din:I'd like to say after weeks of rain, the sun beating on my head this morning feels good.
I was outside talking with a neighbor for about 20 minutes and the sun felt good.
Quoted from Daditude:No doubt. You are in a hot zone.
Are you doing okay? How about your family and friends?
I have one pinball friend who just got out of the hospital, he lives in jersey. Was in terrible shape and on a ventilator but he recovered we are thrilled.
Another highly ranked competitive pinball buddy who works at Trader Joe’s is very sick and tested + (his wife in the same boat) but he hasn’t had to go to the hospital.
Both those guys are my age
One more pinball buddy who also works at Trader Joe’s has it but had mild symptoms. He’s young.
Beyond that nobody I directly know, except
For lots of people who “think I had it in February” but I think there a lot of confirmation bias going on. Fortunately all family including parents in Florida seem to be doing fine / avoiding virus.
My aunt was in hospital with a heart issue but is doing better and back home thank goodness
Quoted from Russell:The moderators asked us to move anything remotely COVID related here. So I'm reposting here. I've already heard a couple of decent suggestions. Notably, turn off every other machine, and alternate which games are turned on. I thought that was pretty creative. Anyway, here was my original post:
I'm starting to ponder what changes COVID may bring to location pinball.
At least at first, I would imagine that bars and restaurants will be asked to facilitate the 6 feet distance between patrons. That means spacing my location games much more widely than normal. To get 6 feet between players, it seems that would decrease the number of games in a row dramatically. (Down to 1/3-1/2 of the usual number?)
I could also imagine putting sanitizer in the Pingulps rather than reserving that for drinks. Or a pingulp on each side? One for sanitizer, one for drinks?
Frequent cleaning? Perhaps need to leave cleaning materials available for patrons to clean the games themselves if they want?
What other ideas can you think of to optimize location pinball in the near future?
I have no doubt that this will have long lasting repercussions. I think most places will be more inclined to clean more frequently and have more sanitizers available.
As far as Machine distances, that is a highly likely as well.
Ultimately, we are a very social species. It would be impossible to shut down all contact to zero. It comes down to the individual to be careful long term. Hand washing, masks, gloves, etc are paramount.
Quoted from chad:I was outside talking with a neighbor for about 20 minutes and the sun felt good.
It's feeling a little better now that I have some coffee in me.
I got drunk with some good ole boy from Texas last night.
Quoted from Daditude:Do you have a pic or link?
Is it the one in the clear jar with the green lid?
The one with the gold label. Clear is good too. I usually keep both around depending on what I’m in the mood for.
Oddly enough I don't know anybody in NJ that has/had it. But I know a number of people in Southern VT that have it, or live elsewhere and most likely caught it up there.
Got some good news that one friend of a friend finally got off a vent after over 3 weeks.
Quoted from FYMF:Go watch Angel has Fallen on netflix now
I’m more Butler than Nolte. Give me another decade.
Quoted from o-din:I have decided I won't risk a Fantasy Omelet today.
I'm going big and getting The Ultimate Omelet.
jealous
I'm gonna try and forget about greasy yummy food and just start drinking...……...and try and find the "missing ball" in my JD from last night's play.
Quoted from embryonjohn:My sauce and my home town.
Chelsea is known for brutal poverty, high crime and burning down right to the ground every 70 years or so, hence the hot sauce name.
[quoted image][quoted image]
All in a city that is only roughly two square miles...crazy
I did it again.
I pulled all the plugs in the garage last night except the heater. Nice and toasty in there right now.
Düsseldorf
Quoted from DS_Nadine:Ouch![quoted image]
Spread Germans? I didn’t know a cough could do that. That’s one powerful cough.
Quoted from Colsond3:Spread Germans? I didn’t know a cough could do that. That’s one powerful cough.
Most powerful Weapon in Wolfenstein; the cough!
Quoted from o-din:The Ultimate Omelet.[quoted image]
Wow...that looks tasty. It just needs some hot sauce 
Quoted from o-din:Bill opted for The Fantasy Burger.[quoted image]
horse (resized).pngQuoted from Colsond3:Spread Germans? I didn’t know a cough could do that. That’s one powerful cough.
229F35BF-39FF-41C5-8768-C4B132E4F311.gifQuoted from underlord:[quoted image]
I'm not sure how PC that is, but damn...that's funny!
Quoted from embryonjohn:My sauce and my home town.
Chelsea is known for brutal poverty, high crime and burning down right to the ground every 70 years or so, hence the hot sauce name.
[quoted image][quoted image]
Went to a two year college there decades ago. It’s long gone now.
Quoted from Daditude:[quoted image]
Quoted from tonycip:[quoted image]
You're re-using my meme already?
Quoted from Daditude:You're re-using my meme already?
You know what they say...
Imitation is the sincerest form of plagiarism. 
Quoted from Gotpins:Does my Operation Thunder have Corona Virus?[quoted image]
You should clean it with acid. Sulfuric should make it safe to handle. 
Quoted from Daditude:Wow...that looks tasty. It just needs some hot sauce
Although I do like mushrooms and it was good, not enough meat. I'm going back to The Fantasy Omelet next time.
Quoted from Reality_Studio:I think Bill won this round, no offense to the omelet.
Indeed.
Quoted from Colsond3:This has turned into the “what hot sauce did you bring home today?” thread.
Tobasco is a good standard that will kill anything.
Quoted from o-din:Although I do like mushrooms and it was good, not enough meat. I'm going back to The Fantasy Omelet next time.
Indeed.
Throw that omelet on the burger...best of both worlds.
Quoted from Daditude:Throw that omelet on the burger...best of both worlds.
At the height of this epidemic, neither of us feel sick after eating that.
Now, I get to do what I haven't done in almost 20 years. Use my scope to figure out his piece of shit Mustang.
Quoted from o-din:At the height of this epidemic, neither of us feel sick after eating that.
Now, I get to do what I haven't done in almost 20 years. Use my scope to figure out his piece of shit Mustang.
The pin or the car?
Quoted from Daditude:The pin or the car?
2003 car.
Now his brother Bob shows up. If only I had known.
DSCN6784 (resized).JPGQuoted from o-din:2003 car.
Now his brother Bob shows up. If only I had known.[quoted image]
How many friends and relatives are over stuffing their faces with this stuff??
I don’t need to remind you that you are no spring chicken!!! Be careful bro!
Quoted from o-din:Tobasco is a good standard that will kill anything.
You know that Tabasco sauce is made in used Jack Daniels barrels.
Tabasco is one of the largest buyers of their barrels when they are finished with them. They are then used to make hot sauce.
There’s a very good documentary on Tabasco. It’s a company that has been around since the Civil War.
When they were burning all the crops under the “scorched earth” policy, the pepper fields were not set ablaze and Tabasco came out of post Civil War America as a thriving company.
Quoted from CrazyLevi:Am I wrong in assuming that by this point, everybody knows someone who is dead, dying, or miserable with Covid? I don’t know anybody who has died but plenty of friends/relatives of friends.
Quoted from Wickerman2:(cough)
I sure hope Wickerman2 doesn't have it - his cough reads serious.
-Rob
-visit http://www.kahr.us to get my daughterboard that helps fix WPC pinball resets or my replacement LED Display Boards for model H & model S Skee Ball
Quoted from Gotpins:Does my Operation Thunder have Corona Virus?[quoted image]
I should've never sold mine!
Cab & Playfield ist butt-ugly, but the setting, mission structure and awesome music really did it for me!
Quoted from CrazyLevi:How many friends and relatives are over stuffing their faces with this stuff??
I don’t need to remind you that you are no spring chicken!!! Be careful bro!
Odin has Herculean sputum.
Quoted from Daditude:Out of curiosity, how many on here are picking up pins this weekend?
Next weekend for me
Quoted from Jaybird815:Next weekend for me
What are you getting?
Quoted from Daditude:Out of curiosity, how many on here are picking up pins this weekend?
Someone is dropping off a rollercoaster tycoon tomorrow am.
Quoted from Daditude:What are you getting?
Mr and Mrs Pac man, that I drunk bought
This topic is closed.
Reply
Wanna join the discussion? Please sign in to reply to this topic.
Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!
Donate to PinsideGreat to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!
