OldTimeAFLGuy

....makes perfect sense....GENDER should be the priority qualifier....so when Joe doesn't make it to the inauguration, "we'll be in great hands with "________"........

....DOUBLE popcorn............. Biden, at first virtual event as presumptive nominee, says he's 'coming for' Kamala Harris By Gregg Re | Fox News At a virtual town hall on Wednesday, just hours after Bernie Sanders dropped out of the presidential race, Joe Biden assumed the mantle of his party's presumptive nominee -- and, at a separate virtual fundraiser, the former vice president suggested that one-time rival Kamala Harris may play a big role in his campaign going forward. Streaming live to some 1,621 viewers on YouTube, Biden praised Sanders during the town hall for being a persistent and "passionate voice for progress," and also lauded the Vermont senator for "energizing millions of supporters." "Earlier today my good friend Bernie Sanders announced he was suspending his campaign," Biden, whose comments were sometimes muddled, said at one point. "He didn't just run a political campaign. He created a movement." https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-virtual-town-hall-presumptive-nominee-coming-for-kamala-harris

...FYI....for TBD'ers ...another SBA regs change late yesterday that could impact your PPP Applications...... https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Paycheck-Protection-Program-Frequenty-Asked-Questions.pdfhttps://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Paycheck-Protection-Program-Frequenty-Asked-Questions.pdf

EXCELLENT POINT.......please PLEASE do NOT give the SBA any more ideas.......there are substantial base wage differentials in my Union contracts for NY, PA and NJ.......

CORRECTION:...TAKE YOUR PICK-......"my comments were taken out of context"....OR........"I was misquoted"....OR......"unfortunately YOU misinterpreted what I said".........like my extended family of "ultra Dems", they are "NEVER WRONG"..............

...as rough as Trump has been on California and Newsome in other matters, he's been pretty complementary about Newsome's efforts ("excellent job") in his pressers.....

...FYI...SBA changed the regs AGAIN late yesterday and banks were notified last night (they're going crazy)............Initial regs said wages AND benefits were capped at $100,000 per employee.....latest revision says wages only are capped at $100,000 and then add in benefits.......it's huge for us as a Union contractor with significant pay rates and benefits packages...... https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Paycheck-Protection-Program-Frequenty-Asked-Questions.pdf

hmmmm….sounds like you're doubting Dr. Emanuel's objectivity (COUGH) due to his acquaintances...……….

I went through our bank and completed their requested spreadsheet. They then used to correct SBA app to submit ( two SBA apps, one old and one new; old one is for traditional SBA loan applications). Again, they handled the SBA application. Wells Fargo does not perform this for you?

….FWIW...……. Biden adviser, ObamaCare architect Zeke Emanuel says US should 'prepare' for coronavirus measures to last 18 months By Tyler Olson | Fox News Dr. Zeke Emanuel, an adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on the coronavirus, said this week that Americans could be dealing with strict social distancing measures to combat the coronavirus for 18 months and that the U.S. "will not be able to return to normalcy until we find a vaccine or effective medications." Emanuel, one of the architects of the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, is on the Biden campaign's "Public Health Advisory Committee," which is set up to "provide science-based, expert advice regarding steps the campaign should take to minimize health risks for the candidate, staff, and supporters," according to a March press release. His comments are partially consistent with statements from the Trump administration's medical advisors and federal government documents on the pandemic. But they seem to paint a more grim picture of the country's ability to roll back shutdowns of businesses and public life in general that are aimed at reducing the spread of the virus, which causes the disease known as COVID-19. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-obamacare-architect-zeke-emanuel-says-u-s-should-prepare-ourselves-for-coronavirus-social-distancing-to-last-18-months

Did they provide you with an SBA confirmation number? Once our bank submitted the app, they received a confirmation number to acknowledge SBA receipt.

...in deference and out of sheer respect, he has offered to "take you with him".....SDS, working with Fauci & Birx, estimate the bandwidth savings in manure alone to be 86.42%....pretty significant IMO.......

.....with final PPP regs being issued last Thursday at 10PM, the banking industry went into turmoil studying the new verbiage, thinking that customers who initially did qualify, now WOULD NOT....Bank of America was one who suspended all loan applications and is now facing multiple lawsuits.....M&T Bank, based in Buffalo with a significant presence on the East Coast, did not launch the site application until yesterday.....500 applicants crashed their system.....normal SBA guidelines have been relaxed so a company I know entered their "number of employees of >500" and their app was rejected, referencing normal SBA guidelines.....another regional bank in Rochester had 15 employees do on-line training for PPP and Disaster Loan processing....SBA does have TWO on-line loan platforms as in pre Covid-19 and current Covid-19 programs.....they trained on the PRE-COVID 19 system which was a huge waste....existing customers are livid.....I completed our corporate PPP app last night, met with our bank execs this morning and within 5 minutes of submittal, SBA issued us a confirming application number.....our bank has their stuff together and is processing fluidly for customers and non-customers.....there are NO SBA fees but banks get a percentage commission based on loan size, starting at 5% and scaling down to 1%.....our bank, being "on top of it", is experiencing an exponential new customer growth curve due to their readiness....

...tried to order your head on a platter and they said, "NO WAY IN HELL would it fit".......

...if I understand correctly, it should NOT be flourishing in Brazil which is in their summer season.......... from The Guardian: Brazil is bracing for a surge in coronavirus cases as doctors and researchers warn that underreporting and a lack of testing mean nobody knows the real scale of Covid-19’s spread. “What’s happening is enormous underreporting,” said Isabella Rêllo, a doctor working in emergency and intensive care in Rio de Janeiro hospitals, in a widely shared Facebook post challenging official numbers. “There are MANY more,” she wrote. As Latin America’s worst hit country, Brazil officially has 9,056 coronavirus cases – including actors, singers, government ministers and Fabio Wajngarten, press secretary of the president, Jair Bolsonaro.

...no wonder my takeout is late......dammit..............

...Jesus, cut him some slack...........he JUST mastered the victrola on Sunday........next up is "how to insert an 8 track tape"......THEN comes VCR.......SMH..........

....wonder if Arkancide has a branch office??.........probably on Hoffa Avenue........... Outspoken China critic who called Xi a 'clown' being investigated by Communist Party's disciplinary arm By Barnini Chakraborty | Fox News Chinese tycoon Ren Zhiqiang, an outspoken coronavirus critic who has been missing since March 12, is being investigated by the Communist Party's disciplinary committee. Ren, who has publicly taken on President Xi Jinping, one of China's most powerful leaders in modern history, will be investigated for "serious violations of law and discipline," the Communist Party's disciplinary arm announced Tuesday. A short statement released by the Commission for Discipline Inspection in Beijing, claimed that Ren -- a member of China's ruling Communist Party and a retired real estate executive -- was being investigated. "Ren's fate will be determined by what I think is an intense struggle at the top of the Communist Party," foreign affairs expert Gordon Chang told Fox News. "If Xi Jinping prevails, we won't see Ren for a long time. If Xi's adversaries win, Ren will be China's next hero." Friends of Ren said they had lost contact with him following an essay he shared in recent weeks that took aim at a speech Xi made on Feb. 23. Ren told friends that he "saw not an emperor standing there exhibiting his 'new clothes,' but a clown stripped naked who insisted he continue being emperor." https://www.foxnews.com/world/outspoken-china-critic-investigated-by-communist-party-disciplinary-arm

….sounds like they're trying to help (COUGH)…………. China forces Italy to buy same coronavirus supplies it had donated to Beijing a few weeks ago By Barnini Chakraborty | Fox News China's efforts to rebrand itself as a global leader focused on humanitarian relief amid the coronavirus outbreak has hit a major snag and perhaps revealed Beijing's true intentions behind their public relations blitz. After telling the world that it would donate masks, face guards and testing equipment to Italy, China quietly backtracked and sold the Mediterranean country desperately-needed medical equipment, according to a report. What's worse is that the personal protective equipment (PPE) China forced Italy to buy was actually the same PPE Italy donated to China before coronavirus rushed its own shores and killed nearly 16,000 people. https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-italy-coronavirus-supplies-buy-back

...great for removing rust...and....pesky neighbors........

...Buffalo fedora store market dried up.....

...pretty disturbing occurrence that Wegmans, one of our premier construction accounts is facing this......they have had to suspend all self-checkouts.....we learned from several Store Managers that "customers (COUGH)" go into the Produce Dept, weigh a green pepper for example, print of a 69 cent label, only to affix it on meat or bulk poultry items and then proceed to self-checkout......

...shouldn't there be a bronzed plaque erected in Washington, perhaps on the Capitol steps saying , "The Beltway 535 never lets a "crisis go to waste"?....absolutely LOVE sending my SIX figure tax tab to Washington and my FIVE figure tax tab to Big Fredo here in NYS.....and here I am at AGE 67 STILL working.....as I tell my kids, "I'll expire before I can retire"......

...with them being "our friend", have you seen reports of their "life saving exports" being rejected because of product inferiority?....."never letting a good crisis( CAUSED BY THEM) go to waste" seems to ring true......this damn well better be a clear message to our Big Pharma manufacturing being there (COUGH)......FAR TOO long the US has been saddled with their product inferiority and coupled with vital medical goods being held hostage.....we may experience the death of 100,000+ US citizens from COVID-19....letting then die in vain because of Big Pharma profitability is beyond reprehensible....... .

...yet Big Fredo is demanding 30,000.......AND his approval rating is soaring........we in Upstate already know that we do NOT matter, but now the rest of the US should forget their own and cave to his grossly unprepared ineptitude?......4th term IS A LOCK....SMH................