To be fair, we have lifestyle problems. We have some theft, but it's mostly related to meth-heads. Not enough that I lock stuff up, but some. If the sheriff would look the other way long enough, the community could take care of that problem. Alligators have to eat, too. And, because of lack of zoning, you can have a $400,000 home (and down here, that's a whopper) with their next door neighbors living in a ratty trailer. Poverty does exist, but there is city poor and country poor. Even if you don't have money, your neighbor or family will always plow a garden for you, somebody will give you a pig to raise and fresh fish are a cane pole and some dug up night crawlers away.

I saw an interesting mathematical model on Twitter, but now can’t find the link, What’s better, 50% more infectious or 50% more fatal. Turns out at the current IFR, and R numbers, 50% more infectious leads to many more deaths than having the IFR 50% higher. Chillax

@copper said in Garden path: Remember the formal garden? I finally got around to having a mason put in a garden path in the middle of it. The near end of this section was 8 inches too high. So, I picked it up. The cobblestone is back on the pallet. Next I'll pick up the base and make one end 8 inches lower. The base includes a layer of foam (pictured), sand layer, gravel layer and a stone restraint around the edge. I found out last night that polymeric sand contains a binding agent that forms a solid joint. I thought it was just fine sand. That made removal a chore. Why not have the mason come back and fix it? I like a challenge. Temperature in the 40s with some wind. This could take weeks. A nice hobby for winter.  Copper, I wish you'd asked about the polymeric sand. I'd have given you a heads up about it. It's great for brick mowing edges, but not so much for your project.

I really hate it that a robot has more rhythm than me. Tell me again about white fucking privilege.

@george-k said in Who reads?: I have no idea if this is accurate, but, still, interesting. [image: 1609263698152-screen-shot-2020-12-29-at-11.40.58-am-resized.png] All I see is a picture. Did you write something?

What type of stuff are we talking about? This might sound really snobbish...but lately I just give stuff away. Even this morning we had a tall fan that works fine that I just put “Free, works fine” post-it note on it and left it in my condo trash room. Stuff there goes in like 10 minutes, and I’m happy someone is able to use it. I mean, if I had a bike I’d sell it but these days...and maybe because we are trying to purge a bit before the move, the smaller stuff is easier to just donate or give away.

If only there was a word that could be used to encompass everybody with a vagina...

@george-k said in Visit to the parents: Thanks for the update and the fascinating history, Horace. I love old stories like that. And, I'm glad your dad's doing OK. Same here. I enjoyed the story, and wish your father the best.

Now thats funny right there, i dont care who you are...

@xenon said in $2000, not $600: Like the lead from Momento. Not at all. Lenny knew he had a condition.

But... but.... they arent even humans at 30 weeks!! Thats what the baby killing Left says, anyway.

@axtremus said in Would/Could you do this?: Heck, I would do it even without that $100K if I could just get away from my existing responsibilities for that one month. Would be a bonus if a functional piano is thrown in. Not that I "need" .. Sometimes the jokes write themselves.....

This was an interesting quote from the article: "Hillary Clinton ‘winning’ Wyoming’s primary despite being summarily trounced by Bernie Sanders in the popular vote — with her 44 percent to his 56 percent — simply evidence the latest example of the farcical illusion of choice..."

You forgot former presidential candidate, and Intelligence Committee member Swalwell and his "relationship" with an alleged Chinese spy. [image: 1609266329556-screen-shot-2020-12-29-at-12.22.12-pm.png] Prior to the election CNN had two stories about Biden's laptop. One dealt with "The New York Post's dubious story" and the other speculating about it being Russian disinformation. [image: 1609266466097-screen-shot-2020-12-29-at-12.26.22-pm.png] [image: 1609266735227-screen-shot-2020-12-29-at-12.31.14-pm.png] [image: 1609266742153-screen-shot-2020-12-29-at-12.31.59-pm.png]

Awesome.

@george-k said in "I'm entitled to service": @brenda said in "I'm entitled to service": So what's her name? Karen? @brenda said in "I'm entitled to service": So what's her name? Karen? No, she's the anti-Karen. Karen would have reported her for not wearing a mask. To the manager. LOLOL

A few salient clarifications. No one knows what is required to get to herd immunity. 70-90% is an estimate not backed up by direct observation (there’s no concrete data on this yet). He’s used the low end of that estimate at some points and high end at others.