Maestrobjwa

@Mrs.J You're about to be drafted as the sole caterer of the next forum meet-up...lol (if you haven't been already!)

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers here! And especially Mother @mappy I always view you as the somewhat mother of our forum...giving us firm scoldings and timeouts when we need them

So did I really see a few scattered flurries about an hour ago? Hahahaha That is fantastic!! Love it, lol

Epic for OC perhaps...lol See that winter, despite snowfall being around average at BWI...the near misses really stung. (To me those can be worse than getting nothing sometimes, lol)

You just said a bad word (nina)...Don't tell me they think we'll get one this winter

Agree. I was certainly getting some value out of it and some of the information shared by others. Was a nice place to kinda discuss the virus in a smaller forum than Facebook. But alas...all it took is for a few to derail it, smh

Yeah it's really sad...After seeing a political polarization even in THIS, I'm concerned that this may be evidence that such polarization has poisoned every square inch of our American existence, smh I mean I'm only 29, but...I don't remember another time where every little thing is polarized (even the dang weather last year, lol). But so it goes...It pretty much started off like this--with the whole "serious concern vs media hysteria=not that bad" debate. That was also somehow, some way, along party lines, smh

I strain to understand arguments made for "intellectualism" when made by those who choose to ignore even the experts in the field in favor of their own, uneducated knowledge (not talking about you, specifically...just to some folks I've seen and heard doing this.). I think mistrust of government unfairly gets cast on the experts officials listen to.

I think we have to give some leeway here when it comes to understanding this virus: it's a new virus, and even the best minds are still learning as we go. It's unrealistic to think information and advice won't change as things progress and we learn more about it. We simply don't know everything about this virus yet...so of course guidance is gonna change as new information is learned! Kinda like the weather, you adjust how you prepare and respond as you get more info. Now, that's for the virus...I won't speak to other reason for government distrust and such (rabbit hole, lol)

Ack! Don't spit-ball at a time like this--that's unsanitary (unsanitary pre-pandemic...downright radio-active waste during it!)

Now see, this really makes me mad. And makes me worry about this being a new normal. All the consecutive Springs we've seen this happen over and over (albeit maybe not quite this late) worries me...What are the odds that it just can't -EPO, -NAO, or -AO in the winter months anymore for whatever reason?

Speaking of protesting...here's what bothers me about what we saw in Michigan the other day: While it's perfectly fine to protest inside the capitol building...should folks really be allowed to bring guns in there like that? I don't get that...(one senator felt the need to wear a bulletproof vest)

That would explain the smell...

It's not the difference of opinion that's the main problem here, though...

Yep...that's an example of what I meant yesterday when I said "toxic"...

Understood!

This.

My problem ain't with the opposing opinions...if that were the case I could just hit ignore. (and sure you can hit ignore, but the effects on the thread ya still see).

Toxic, toxic....mercy. Forgive me, I've tried to hold my peace about this, but...my goodness, ya got the same two or three in here messing it up (when I see their icons, I don't even open it half the time, lol) I mean, I get that you guys don't want to moderate TOO heavily and such...nevertheless, it's still frustrating to read.

Which anchor was it?

Don't even start, haha Still holding out hope for the minimum to help us next winter!

Unfortunately it's the same two or three people (that appear to come in shifts, lol) that make the thread like this...

And not to mention just the sheer pace of it...what are we talkin...just 2 months in now? Whereas even some of the worst flu seasons took at least entire season to get to their total (I guess you could 4-6 months? Or do they count it by the calendar year?). This thing has been vicious, smh

Seems like they've been hovering around the 200 mark lately...not sure what's going on up there, smh

Yep...I think we can throw out Sun and Mon as measurements for how we're doing!