tunafish

2 hours ago, dendrite said:

That’s not the correct story IIRC. He videotaped two other girls beating up the 17 y/o. The girl said another person raped her later that night, but Verdugo was not involved in that…at least there is no proof of it. He was cleared of any wrongdoing.

Edit to my original post - he videotaped the beating, not the attempted rape.  This article says he was there for both, though.

"He was named in the police report filed by the survivor, a report which also noted her physical condition"

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.beyondtheboxscore.com/platform/amp/2020/2/6/21124292/red-sox-dodgers-alex-verdugo-the-unspoken-problem-with-the-mookie-betts-david-price-trade

9 hours ago, MJO812 said:

Poor Verdugo 

Verdugo once videotaped the sexual assault of a underaged woman instead of stopping it.  0 sympathy for that POS.

23 minutes ago, NorEastermass128 said:

 

Right there with you brother

2 hours ago, Lava Rock said:

Media and others really pushing the "kids must be vaxed" message now. Looks like some (all?) schools will require vaccination and if you don't, you have to wear a mask. I feel bad for those mask wearers that will be labeled and possibly shamed now, as if kids in school don't have enough to deal with on a social level. I'm pro vax, but for these long term untested vaccines, it should be a choice, which it is (for now), but making kids and their parents decide between getting a vax or wearing a mask for another year or more isn't right.

haven't heard anything like that locally.  in fact, our district said no mask requirement for fall.  said nothing about vax, though.  Don't even have one for elementary age anyways.

Where can I find historical month vs. average precip & temps for NE climo sites?

TIA

Link to where i disagreed with you or copy of my Vax Gang membership card.

Thx

28 minutes ago, PhineasC said:

LOL at wishing COVID on people you disagree with on a weather board. This is where it always ends up with you guys. Barely hidden with some of you. Do better, man.

No clue why the vax gang gets so mad when other people don’t get the jab and are fine. It’s weird!

Is Phin a successful troll-er and troll-ee simultaneously?  Impressive, tbh.

Maybe put your money where your mouth is, catch the Delta, and write a blog on your experience?  Thx.

Either that or consider giving it a rest, champ.

2.42" in the stratus.

38 minutes ago, moneypitmike said:

How does that map look if you reduce it from 2-months to 1?  How about the last two weeks?

Two weeks:

One Month:

Source:  https://hprcc.unl.edu/maps.php?map=ACISClimateMaps

2 hours ago, kdxken said:

You still need rain?

Yes. Stein is real and ever-present up here.

1 hour ago, Lava Rock said:

0.88" overnight. Can't believe it, but well short of models showing 2". LEW not far from here in reporting 1.85".

 

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0.86" here as well.  I think those model runs were through Monday.  More on the way for us overnight Saturday.

time sensitive.... Am I seeing this correct - sea breeze pushing up near the CT/MA border, bumping into outflow of existing storms, causing a new line to fire up?

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=local-Rhode_Island-comp_radar-24-1-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

85/72.  let's pop a 90 by 9.

2 minutes ago, tunafish said:

96/68

i live on the coast for two reasons:

1) to get screwed on rain/snow lines

2) avoid heat like this

Also

3) marine influence destroying T-Storms

8 minutes ago, DotRat_Wx said:

Come on folks I want heat updates 

96/68

i live on the coast for two reasons:

1) to get screwed on rain/snow lines

2) avoid heat like this

^^ Just saw that.  Hoping those to your north and east carry to the coast here.

1 hour ago, Lava Rock said:

where can I get these?

These will go after Grubs and a few other things. https://www.amazon.com/Bug-Sales-Million-Beneficial-Nematodes/dp/B012TYT37K/ref=sr_1_8?crid=1TNKZ6VBF7W9Y&dchild=1&keywords=beneficial+nematodes+for+grubs&qid=1623159785&sprefix=beneficial+ne%2Caps%2C350&sr=8-8

They have a "triple blend" version that goes after even more pests, but I'd go with this.  The expensive part is really from the shipping.  Make sure you're not on vacation when they're set to arrive, they need to stay cold.  A few hours on the porch they'll be fine.

On 5/29/2021 at 7:11 PM, Lava Rock said:

Honestly, I really don't like putting chems on the lawn, but now that I know what's been causing this I want something fast acting. I am looking into milky spore as tuna had suggested for more long term control.

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Nematodes are fast acting, they'll kill them within a day or two.  I might have suggested Milky Spore a few years ago, but found it to be be ineffective.  

@dendrite that looks like root rot to me. sucks.  The only way I've been able to keep deer off mine is by fencing them off.  overkill but i'm tired of losing all the new growth to deer.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/06/the-lab-leak-theory-inside-the-fight-to-uncover-covid-19s-origins

Excellent, angering read. This lengthy article pretty much seals the deal for the lab leak theory imo despite the lack of hard evidence. The article assembles many more pieces of the story that I hadn't previously known. And it proves that Peter Daszak and Shi Zhengli are liars

RIP James

Originally performed by Ghosts of the Forest

"We’re Not Ready for the Next Pandemic
We’re learning the wrong lessons from the search for COVID-19’s origins."

https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/wx5ndx/china-coronavirus-origins-who-mission

Superior, insightful article written by a Chinese scientist, Yangyang Cheng, who works in the US. Cheng adds a much needed geopolitical analysis to the ongoing debate regarding the search for the origins of the virus. She raises important issues regarding sovereign authority, genetic resources, and cross border data sharing. A quote from one of Cheng's closing paragraphs:

(To be clear, Cheng doesn't pick sides regarding lab leak vs zoonotic theories)

"The novel coronavirus originated in nature. It has no agenda, no morals or political belief. Its presence among our species is a result of human activity. It is an indictment on all of humanity that when confronted with a common threat, the immediate response from governments has been more artificial divisions to determine who deserves to live and who must die. In the eyes of a state, security is not about preserving life but sustaining power. People are sacrificed to secure the fragile pride of a flag. The future is bartered to fulfill capitalism’s endless demand for profit. Truth gives way to partisan motives."

I share the quote as an enticement to read Cheng's article; it's not worth offering commentary on just that quote if you haven't read the whole article.

On 5/19/2021 at 11:27 AM, Damage In Tolland said:

Kill em all. Every last one They’re called weeds for a reason 

Stein right in your eyeball.

https://mobile.twitter.com/growingwisdom/status/1396396772801527808

let the weeds run free.  clover, dandelion, violets - let 'em grow.  

a nice diverse landscape for the pollinators.  harming the environment... savages!

4 hours ago, DavisStraight said:

I think I'm going to love this new fertilizer by Scott, triple action, gets rid of dandys, clover and crabgrass, was a bit expensive but you get what you pay for, it's pretty much killed all of the above and my lawn's looking like Kevin's, and I didn't even use Lesco. 

 

Scotts® Turf Builder® Triple Action - Scotts

Sounds great for pollinators, too.

8 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Looks good, but I just want to target the grubs. The flies are beneficial to me because they pollinate my pawpaws. My chickens love the crickets later in the summer. I like the nematode idea, but maybe I need to find someone locally since they need to stay refrigerated.

 

They are delivered with an ice pack, which is why the shipping cost is a bit higher.  As long as you don't let them sit on your porch for a whole day in the sun they'll be OK.