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Thanks! Was born in Glen Ellyn a zillion years ago

12 minutes ago, CheeselandSkies said:

This was fun. Of course it waited until it was in the trees and then the burbs to produce, but this is why I stuck with it.

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Yep good catch! Nice shot from the rear there

2 hours ago, Hoosier said:

Was clicking around the Midwest states and most have pretty much plateaued in cases lately.  Interestingly, Michigan is actually rising.  Earlier on, this would mean plateauing hospital numbers (or rising in the case of Michigan) a little bit down the road but the old rules may not work like they did before with the large number of older people who have been vaccinated.

Exactly.  Increased Testing, Infectivity rates and new cases are probably the best metrics to look at to track the virus in real time now.

1 hour ago, Hoosier said:

Saw a study came out that found lower transmission rate in hotter weather.  

I think it's obvious at this point that we will be dealing with this in a significant way throughout the summer, even if transmission is lower than we've seen so far.  The extent of a summer dropoff won't be nearly like it is with the flu. 

H1N1 extended into June far beyond the "normal" decline month of Flu in the Midwest which is usually April. I feel this virus will decline in a significant way in June in the Midwest but if we leave June not much better off than we entered, forget about it we are stuck till herd immunity.  

5 minutes ago, Jackstraw said:

  There are folks around here that are are believing an internet rumor (what?  It's not true?) that if you smoke cigarettes you have a better chance of not contracting the virus because the flem from cig smoking in your lungs is so thick the virus can't get through it to get to the cells in your lungs.  Seriously.  I've heard that story standing in line at a store more than once, and have had people tell me that.

Disclaimer: I was a fairly heavy corporate smoker for about 20 years.  Currently I am a light tobacco user.  Equal to about a couple packs a week but their hand rolled and I occasionally smoke a pipe.  I do rationalize. I get the the tobacco from a friends very small organic tobacco farm in NC that's illegal as hell.  I won't go into why organic non pesticide, non nicotine ramped up tobacco is illegal.  It's a habit (tobacco company jargon for addiction lol) I've tried to stop several times but just can't, so be it, so I do it in the most "healthy" way I can.  And yes I partake in the indigenous natural gift of mother nature but mostly in edible form, it's cheaper and much more relaxing.  When I smoke it  it literally makes me sick to my stomach and just gets me too wasted.   

Looks like I left you a message as you were typing one. None of us are perfect with our habits lol. When i was younger I drank a bit and worked in some dusty jobs which now put me at higher risk in addition to being diabetic. We can't do life over...Oh if we only could. LOL...Everyone take care of yourselves and the ones you love.

Jackstraw,

 Sorry to hear of your loss this indeed is a terrible virus. Prayers to you and his family.  There will be so much more to learn about this virus going forward. Being of older age, Obese, Diabetic, Male, Metabolic syndrome, history of smoking and smoking or environmental dust related illness, active asthma and a myriad of other factors increase the risks of getting into trouble with this virus. hydroxychloroquine has shown some positive effects and Remdesivir is showing promise although its stressed these are both early in the clinical trial process. 

On 4/14/2020 at 6:13 PM, Stebo said:

I and many in this state disagree, yes there have been a few missteps as noted with the gardening aspect for example but this is an unguided time and she like others is doing the best that she can. I would rather err on the side of caution than not. Should lottery go to online only, yes. Should marijuana/liquor stores close, no because that could potentially lead to other issues and rehab facilities are not available should things get worse. It is easy to say "hey don't drink" to an addict but until you walk in those shoes you don't know and there is very limited resources for addiction right now. No this isn't meant to enable but I could it being worse if alcohol sales were eliminated. As for marijuana, there is medicinal purposes to it and in a highly stressed environment, if someone wants to smoke to calm themselves as long as it is legal I see no issue there.

Medical Science disagrees. Heavy drinking is a significant immunosuppressant and heavy use of marijuana has also been shown to have a mild immunosuppressant effect. I agree however it has uses in pain management though. Nobody should be putting any smoke into their lungs at this time or engaging in heavy vaping. 

Without going into Socioeconomic aspects and the multiple  types of Healthcare systems, Covid 19 is particularly problematic for those with poorly controlled DM especially when coupled with Cardiovascular disease and or Obesity.  Many diseases affect different racial/ethnicities at different rates. Prayers to all those battling on the front lines of this pandemic and everyone affected. 

Don't really chase anymore since taking care of a sick loved one for several years now but family reunion today, relatives from out of town visiting. Nephews from Virginia always wanted to go with me back in the day but they were too young but now college aged and were thrilled to see this tornado with their uncle.  Ten mile drive to a few miles NW of Marion, IN to this one around 815pm . Thoughts and prayers to those affected by damage tonight... 

3 hours ago, janetjanet998 said:

24 hours form now:

That MCS not handled well by the modes really killed off that potential,,, blah blah blah,,, etc etc etc

....I'm not going to look at any more data or radar until tomorrow afternoon and only under one condition:

If or when I see Towering CU in an atmosphere that hasn't been disrupted by something....clouds...sinking air....or whatever

It's 1989 and I only got my eyes and NOAA weather radio ......  it's more suspenseful that way 

 

Love this post. You know we looked up at the sky back then! Love those days. Looks like some potential next few days, got to find those decaying outflow boundaries or WF's to focus lift and near sfc vorticity. Definitely a Now casting kind of spring. These MCS trains sort of remind me of 93, of course they extended well into July that year.

Impressive!  Looked fairly strong with decent vertical velocities and the best thing looked to mainly remain over likely un planted farmland?  Thanks for Sharing that beauty!