4 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

The illness ( covid ) is real..

The problem here is with the exact nature of the infection part of this infecting agent:   it not 'one size fits all'

Some die

Most don't

In between .. there is vast spectrum of just about anything imaginable as to what someone experiences... I've heard of brain damage even.  Jesus. Heart scarring this ...lung scarring that... black toes for f sake.  While for some... just a head-cold. For others it has mimicked Norwalk shitting... Of course...fever and fatigue may or may not accompany, or be the only thing -

It's not like BB plague or Ebola... or Norwalk ... These affect like 99% of population pretty much in the same identical way.  Everyone is visible stricken the same that gets them.

The uncertainty is lending to a lot of doubt mechanics frankly because it's not every identifiable ...and it is happening in an overall culture that is just as plagued with systemic/social distrust that is as virulent as the Pandemic itself.  

 

i gotta tell ya tip-two things about this post

1. this might be your first post that i was able to read the whole thing 

2. i was able to understand the post, and your point.

well done sir!

16 minutes ago, dryslot said:

And i have heard stories alike and actually saw a video of a moose charging at the sleds, Hey its there woods, We're intruding....lol

i was in a group of sleds in a similar situation this past winter. Came up a trail and there were 3 moose standing in the trail. one bolted to the left (that one was a baby), the biggest one bolted to the right, and one stood her ground (the mom) on the right side of the trail. she didn’t like the fact that there were now several snowmobiles and humans between her and her baby. The guys in the front of the group had stopped and were yelling at all of us in the back to back up, as they started turning around. before they all got turned around, she moved across the trail over closer to where the baby was. I was the last person in the pack of 9 sleds and had  no idea what was going on up front, other than i could see. it was  pretty scary for those guys up front, but she never charged.

11 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Yeah, Cans give you no performance gain, But i guess if it sounds loud you must be going faster..........lol, The moose don't care about the noise, They won't even get off the trail when your coming..............

cans are stupid. the mountain guys like them because the shave 1-2 lbs of weight off thier sled. yeah, like that matters. 

and none of them have mastered the art of a nice smooth throttle. I'll never understand that. it's kind of like the Harley guys who roll up to a stop light doing throttle blips. stupid and obnoxious.

did anyone ever find out what happened to Grandpa Bob (@baroclinic zone)? he disappeared like 2 months ago.

and what about metherb? 

11 hours ago, WhitinsvilleWX said:

You’ll see a lot of reports of “positive” cases in vaccinated people. Mostly from people who are in routine testing protocols. I’ll say it again. It’s from viral particles in the nose that’s not infectious to them or anyone else. 
Bill Maher tested positive today as part of routine testing for his show taping. He’s fully vaccinated and he said he feels fine. For all I know I could test positive if I tested everyday. Doesnt mean I’m sick or contagious. 
This whole PCR testing thing really needs to end. 

violently agree. stop the madness!

1 hour ago, weatherwiz said:

There will be some places that do it. I was actually just talking with a co-worker a few minutes ago and she said she was somewhere a few weeks ago and she had to present it.

Carrying the card though is stupid...thing is huge. I think you can obtain a copy of it online or just take a picture of it and keep on your phone. I heard from a co-worker too it might be tied into your license...or on your license record. 

I mean I don't think it's a big deal if you have to show proof at certain places...no different than having to show your license when purchasing alcohol if asked to do so.

no way it is on your license. that is 100% made up BS.

2 hours ago, snowman21 said:

Have you been to a fast food place or grocery store recently? I'd say the older folks well outnumber the teenagers. Why are people in their 40s/50s/60s working there? I assume for the most part out of necessity and not so much because they enjoy stocking shelves and making  hamburgers. is the answer for them to simply just go get a job as a plumber or web site designer to earn a real livable wage?

i don't know the answer, other than to say that employers shouldn't be forced to increase wages because older people can't find other work that pays more. I agree that it sucks for them, and i also hope to never be one of them, but such is life. 

34 minutes ago, DotRat_Wx said:

I really don't know how you expect anyone to pay their bills, maintain their credit, on that paycheck. Doing those jobs, inside the city. I pay 2200 a month and it's an absolute bargain. The girls I rent to downstairs in southie pay 4k a month.

The problem here is kids being encouraged to go to college 8 years when they are idiots. If they have taken on the debt of loans the only option to go now is trades or pull off some king of life changing move and get lucky. The loan crisis is exactly that, a crisis. 

The PUA will run out. Anyone taking advantage of the situation will be punished for their laziness. Don't forget what happens when the tax bill arrives. Sure, there is a 10k rebate, but if you've been collecting for a year, that's only what 75%? The IRS is coming. 

shouldn't there be jobs that people aren't expected to live on? you know, minimum wage jobs for high school kids. a high school kid is just looking to buy some weed, not support an entire family. 

part of the problem is that many of those high school kids don't want to work.

2 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Just want to clarify I never said that, ha.  I think Tip might have.  I absolutely think it should keep rolling downhill to family.

sorry, you're right it was tippy. I edited my post.

2 hours ago, powderfreak said:

That’s the age old question... what’s the use if you can’t take it with you?  Leave it to your children.  Without children though....

in a lot of cases, people amass a semblance of wealth saving up for retirement. and once retired, you have to spend carefully since you don't know how many years you will be alive to draw on those funds. it seems like in a lot of cases, retirees kick the bucket just a couple years after retirement, leaving their nest egg to their heirs. shit happens.

and to Tips point saying that money should never be bequeathed? that's pure hogwash. where else should my money go when I die? where is your money going when you die?

1 hour ago, tamarack said:

That's logical, but often when the town leaders see a 15% increase in town-wide assessment, they immediately plan to spend 15% more dollars.

you speak the truth. it's unreal how they justify it too.

2 hours ago, powderfreak said:

It's been insane up here too.  Everything is going over asking price and most are selling in cash.  Not a single home or condo under half a million on the market right now in Stowe.

Honestly an article this week in the local paper reads very familiar to what Phin did... just buying stuff sight unseen and in big transactions to escape the city life.

Not going to lie, I'm not excited for a tax assessment in Stowe.  They are already talking about it and I know even where I am, our townhome is assessed almost $100K lower than what adjacent units have sold for.

 

 

a higher tax assessment does not necessarily mean higher taxes. Your town has a semi-fixed budget and taxes you a share of that budget. Simple math, really. Unless the budget goes up substantially, you won’t owe any more money. Yes your assessed value went up, but your tax rate goes down.

41 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

https://www.americanwx.com/bb/forum/11-new-york-city-metro/

this one is easy. Solid F. in summary, if it wasn’t for 20+” in mid-december, this would be a full on rat. Even though snowfall was close to average, it sucked. The Grinch storm literally ruined winter. Retention sucked, month to month snowfall sucked. It sucked, no nice way of putting it. Practically skunked in January, and in the heart of the winter, I got like 8” (between the mid-december storm and Feb 1). Look at these monthly totals:

-October 2”

-November 0”

-December 31” (23” in the one storm, gone via el-Grincho)

-January 6”

-February 23”

-March 0”

-April 0”

I think we all know what killed this winter (see bolded above)

2 hours ago, George001 said:

Normally when I see a low that strong on the models my first instinct is to forecast a massive blizzard, but it’s the gfs so it’s probably wrong and also it’s May. Based on the upper levels (for r/s line I use the 540 line) this run would support severe blizzard conditions in the berkshires and maybe even some snow into Worcester, with rain se of there. Of course its not going to happen because it’s the GFS and it’s May, but the fact that the run even supports blizzard conditions in May says everything you need to know about this model, which is that it is absolute garbage. Too bad we couldn’t get this in March. Fortunately the early signals (severe volcanic activity, and weak enso signal) are supportive for a severe winter next year, let’s hope that they hold.

there are not enough of these for you to forecast 

seriosly though, why the **** does everything have to be a blizzard? 

2 hours ago, DavisStraight said:

I usually swallow a couple when I'm golfing.

i have inhaled a black fly or two while smoking. that causes a neat little gag reflex. Also, i am unsure as to which is more hazardous: smoking or ingesting black flies. 

15 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Wonder if it was my brother in law’s shop. Lol. 

Merrimack NH

26 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

I appreciate that    Likewise I have avoided doing business with establishments that have flouted public hygiene regulations during a pandemic - a certain hotel in the town next door to mine for example. 

last fall i stopped in a gun shop for some ammo. i had never been there before, but the place had Trump signs/flags and all kinds of stuff on the windows. Right on the door in big letters was a sign stating MASKS NOT ALLOWED. the whole time i was in there, which wasn't long, the guy was yakking to some other guy about how the whole china virus thing was fake, no one had gotten that sick blah blah blah. even though i needed some 9mm ammo which has gotten hard to find, but decided not to give this kook any of my ammo spending money. 

1 hour ago, Hoosier said:

This is a good headline to scare people.  But in the story, it says no causal link has been established.

Israel Examines Heart Inflammation Cases After Pfizer Shot

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/israel-examines-heart-inflammation-cases-after-pfizer-covid-shot/ar-BB1g46pq

one time i got poison ivy a few hours after i took some ibuprofin. I haven't taken ibuprofin since that day, because it obviously gave me poison ivy. my doctor told me that there was no causal link, but I know better than her.

31 minutes ago, Chrisrotary12 said:

For Kevin: https://www.lowellsun.com/2021/04/25/wildfire-scorches-more-than-30-acres-of-land-in-pelham-hudson-n-h/

from the caption of the photo: "a wildfire that laid waste to 32 acres of land...". talk about sensationalism. it was a brush fire. and that land will be back to normal in a month or 2

8 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said:

We have a general timeline. Tom Hanks and his wife were involved in a study where they got tested every month to see if they still had antibodies. They lasted 11 months. I expect a similar timeline with the vaccine.

https://www.prevention.com/health/a34864421/tom-hanks-rita-wilson-covid-19-antibodies/

lol ok.

Since the initial outbreak, multiple studies and doctors have explored the concept of COVID-19 immunity—the idea that the antibodies protect a once-infected person from getting sick again. And while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it’s “unclear” how long the immunity lasts, a study published in November—which has not yet been peer-reviewed or published in a scientific journal—uncovered more specific findings in their sample group of 185 COVID-19 cases.

4 minutes ago, Whineminster said:

If you already had COVID......why bother getting the shot? That's like saying..."i had the flu".....then you go get the flu shot....doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.  At least wait half a year or so. 

because no one knows how long post-COVID immunity lasts. is it 1 month? 3 months? 6 months? forever? seriously, why take the chance. Yes, I agree that the level of risk is low. but, do you want to take the chance? I know I don't. I know several people who have been really sick with COVID. all I can say is that I definitely don't want to get it.

@Lava Rock you will never grow anything if you don't treat for the grubs first.

1. treat for grubs, wait several weeks

2. rototill everything

3. rake out the clumps and spread the soil evenly

4. spread grass seed. I highly recommend using an overseeder.

2 hours ago, Lava Rock said:

My lawn frustrations are well known here so I won't belabor it, but I've got about 15,000sqft of damage now. The old top layer just peels right off. Going to have to remove most of it to get seed down.

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being able to pull it back like that is a solid indication that you have grubs.

i must be in Lewiston, because I am in the dry slot.