I've been shucking my duties as the Poll Thread Moderator and First and Foremost I want to apologize, for that (only). wink777
I've just been so busy lately working on my ol house trying to divert my attention away from all this $hit of late, Covid AND Riots.
HISTORICALLY
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Civil War is Coming, no doubt.
Civil War is Coming, no doubt.
Well, the way I see it, I believe that the civil war has already started; neither party, nor Trump is doing a darn thing to stop it, and we are headed towards total anarchy in which every man will need to fend for himself. Nope ... not real optimistic these days and in fact, I have doubts that we are going to see another election.
That or we need a Kent State moment. Not sure what that would look like though.
Unfortunately, Trump seems to have walked back the idea of using the military. So, they've called his bluff.
I spent yesterday doing the Community thing first, Met the Mayor who said 'Go to see ya, Mark, didn't recognize you with the Long Hair' (my hairs been long since 75), he lied, I was invited by his FIL who was celebrating 90.
Then I went for what would pass today as a 'Trump Rallye', My Mothers 87th BD, at least it was Family, but still somewhat surreal, they blocked my car in so I'd have to stay and listen to them, it was painful.
*Still a little of a Jagged Disposition.
Unfortunately, Trump seems to have walked back the idea of using the military. So, they've called his bluff.
He was tweeting before thinking again, because he couldn't use the military unless he was invited... and DC was controllable with non-lethal rounds. That's another thing, Trump suppressed a major civil disturbance with, as far as I know, not a single person getting killed (in DC, which arguably fell under his jurisdiction). Yet he's still criticized.
He was tweeting before thinking again, because he couldn't use the military unless he was invited... and DC was controllable with non-lethal rounds. That's another thing, Trump suppressed a major civil disturbance with, as far as I know, not a single person getting killed (in DC, which arguably fell under his jurisdiction). Yet he's still criticized.
I don't think even ammo will save us at this point, and God is sitting on His hands. It's over.
People are being injured all over the country with businesses being destroyed and 60 of his SS were injured. "They" stormed the white house, they are demanding that law enforcement be dismantled. He's being criticized because one again, he's back pedaled when he should be showing strength. That is the last thing this country needed right now; a President who doesn't do what he says he's going to do.
Trump is literally all alone.
QuoteTrump is not a complicated individual. He always threatens to do something extreme, or beyond expectation only to settle for something less. I doubt he intended to use the military, he just wanted people on their toes.
@jafo2010
It's called "negoiating". It's such a simple concept,I can't understand why so many people can't understand it.
QuoteAnd that brings me to one major irritant about Trump. He could create 1 - 1.5 million jobs over night by fulfilling a campaign promise from 2016 that he flip flopped on, that being the elimination of the H1-b Visa Program. We have a huge number of largely folks from India working on system development projects in the USA at half the income and no benefits, having displaced AMerican workers. But Trump sold out to the tech power brokers. Better to kiss their *ss apparently.
You have your finger stuck in your eye,so you can't see clearly.
Trump is our President,NOT our dictator,and he is facing a re-election. He has to focus on the things he CAN do at the moment,and set other things aside until after he no longer needs political and financial support.QuoteI know quite a few conservative people that lost jobs that are disappointed in Trump, many threatening not to vote for Trump in November.
These people have all the intellectual depth and political understanding of a gold fish. We elect Presidents to represent ALL the people of America,not just a few.
The fact that in the last 50 years the majority of our Presidents have mostly represented donors and political supporters with influence is WHY we are where we are today.
It's ain't about "me". It's about "us".
QuoteHis decision on this might just cost him the election, because a lot of these folks are in Florida and Michigan, two states he definitely needs to win in November.
In that case,those people need to be bitching at their mirrors when they start to spread the blame around about President Hilderbeast sitting in the WH.
BTW,PLEASE do me a favor and ask them "How do you like THESE apples you helped put in office by not supporting Trump?",and let us know what their whines tell you.QuoteI have worked on so many projects staffed with folks from India, and I know that these low cost folks bring little to the job. Also we are outsourcing a lot of development to India, China and the Ukraine, and the only group I thought were productive were the folks in Ukraine. However, there is additional cost with folks flying back and forth from the Ukraine, and the language differences in working together.
This is what you will ALWAYS end up with when you have Presidents and legislators that are essentially elected by international corporations AND THE AMERICANS THAT WORK FOR THEM AND WANT TO KEEP ALL THAT SWEET MONEY ROLLING IN TO BENEFIT THEM.
The ONLY way to break that chain is to vote for the best interests of the nation,not your personal bank account.QuoteDue to the greed of the tech power brokers, the USA will ultimately be left behind with China, India or other nations leaving the USA in the dust. We just do not care about our people in this country any longer.
Complete agreement!QuoteThat is why Trump's certain election is in doubt for me. His failure to deliver on this one issue proves how he just does not care about the American people, that his stances are nothing more than empty rhetoric.
You can't see the writing on the wall because of one finger being stuck in your eye and your head is stuck up your ass?QuoteDue to the greed of the tech power brokers, the USA will ultimately be left behind with China, India or other nations leaving the USA in the dust.
Not really. If we end up with a Dim President,America will no longer exist as a free and independent nation 8 years from now. We,and most likely Canada and Mexico,will become something with a name like "The North America Trade Zone",and we will be governed locally be an appointed corporate board that in turn reports to the board of something with a name like "World Wide Government,Inc".
Just wait until you see what THOSE guys pay you and your high-tech buds!
Not that you will need much cash because you will be living free in housing provided by "The Company",and your children will be going to company schools. Providing of course that you behave yourself and are a good little cog in the machine,and they behave themselves in school.
QuoteWe just do not care about our people in this country any longer.
I know. You can look at the selfish self-interest voting blocks for proof of that.QuoteThat is why Trump's certain election is in doubt for me. His failure to deliver on this one issue proves how he just does not care about the American people, that his stances are nothing more than empty rhetoric.
Uh,huh.
Um.... God told us pretty much what was going to happen so that his followers could prepare. He just didn't tell us the "exact" timing. Be grateful that at least we know this is all going according to His plan and His word.If this is God's plan, I'd hate to see Satan's.
I'm very pizzed and seeing how I can't do a damn thing to change the direction my Beloved Country is going in, It just depresses me even further.
So, as to not further alienate myself from what little respect I've earned here, I refrain from lashing out all my frustrations on the person I feel most responsible, I never liked him anyway.
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I'm very pizzed and seeing how I can't do a damn thing to change the direction my Beloved Country is going in, It just depresses me even further.
So, as to not further alienate myself from what little respect I've earned here, I refrain from lashing out all my frustrations on the person I feel most responsible, I never liked him anyway.
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Well, I'm pretty damned pizzed at the same man ....yes it is depressing and it could have easily been avoided. Let' see; Russiagate, impeachment, COVID, Autozones .... we're losing our Republic while the horse and pony show continues on.
Quite frankly, I'm not sure I'm up to seeing the next act.
Well, after careful consideration, I'll just say; it all sucks.
Now that is being succinct. Alas, I worked for lawyers for so long, I can't say anything in 25 words or less.
:beer:
:beer:My brother being a lawyer is the same, except he's about to fall on his left side he's leaning so far.
If this is God's plan, I'd hate to see Satan's.
Spoken like a true nonbeliever. Satan's plan is that you end up right next to him in that Lake of Fire for all eternity. Looks like his plan may be going accordingly.
Free will = there has been evil stuff going on in every generation. This is all leading to the end of the world, as that evil rises.....as written in the Bible. We can't control what others do but we can control how we respond to events in our time. That's the point. The difference is faith in God vs. no faith or faith in a false god. Your choice.
Thank you @XenaLee I needed that. happy77 :0001:
Oftentimes lately, the daily events we discuss here just seems so surreal to me, like a fairy tale from Mother Grimms (without the lessons of Aesop) regardless of whether I'm sober, drunk and/or stoned. I seem to be lost perpetually in a world that makes no sense what so ever and I'm running out of things to do to keep me preoccupied.
Anyway I removed the time expiration on the Misery Poll.
Depressed doesn't begin to describe how I feel. Today I just read about Trump and the Republicans being all gung-ho about yet another "stimulus." This one will be focused on "infrastructure."
I think things will start lookng up when we start reading about more rioting BLM/Antifa casualites.
Oftentimes lately, the daily events we discuss here just seems so surreal to me, like a fairy tale from Mother Grimms (without the lessons of Aesop) regardless of whether I'm sober, drunk and/or stoned. I seem to be lost perpetually in a world that makes no sense what so ever and I'm running out of things to do to keep me preoccupied.@corbe
Anyway I removed the time expiration on the Misery Poll.
@corbe
@Gefn
@sneakypete
@mystery-ak
Poll: "What is the Level of your Current Misery, Politically (or otherwise)?"
corbe, your poll is, "What is the Level of your Current Misery, Politically (or otherwise)?" I will make this post about just me in the midst of this virus.
1. I can't walk due to my right knee collapsing with major pain, therefore the virus isn't stopping me from leaving my house; my knee is stopping me.
2. Tomorrow, a knee surgeon will take water out of my swollen right knee, then inject hyaluronic acid into the knee as he did one week ago tomorrow. If this doesn't allow the knee to work without major pain and collapsing, I will have knee replacement as everything has been tried for 8 months to save this knee. The surgeon does not want to operate on an elderly person, which I am, but it will be surgery or never walk independently again.
3. The knee replacement will happen in a hospital where COVID-19 patients are. I know that is true since Bob had to go there a few weeks ago and there were 10 patients with that virus. Since numbers are going up here, they likely have more of these patients, not less.
4. My level of current misery is a 20 on a scale of 1-10.
Don't want to have surgery where virus patients are.
With knee replacement, have to go to physical therapy for months.
Doc says it will take six months or longer to completely get over knee replacement.
Unfortunately, @sneakypete, you can't do this for me, have your knee replaced instead of mine, but I know you would, if you could. :beer:
Well, Aside from watching the savings swirl around the drain, the uncertainty if I will ever work another well as a geologist, not getting enough hours on the current job, I'm still a mite optimistic. The job is outside, no contact, and essential, so maybe that will improve.
But overall, some scattered videos have shown me a couple of things. Aside from the looting and burning riots, the numbers at these demonstrations don't seem to be as great as the Media are trying to portray. It's a typical Bolshevik tactic of saying you are in the majority when actually your numbers are relatively few. Sure, some show up for something to do, the lockdowns have been tough, but others are tired of the BS, are tired of being played (as Blacks generally are at this point) and are, I believe tired of the petty tyranny of feeling unable to speak their minds against any of this crap, even as they watch their businesses or jobs go up in smoke.
People are getting tired of do-nothing politicians who have allowed lawless zones to proliferate, are tired of the destruction of memorials, which no longer have to have anything to do with slaves, and just want their lives back without all the crap. A growing number of whites, despite the media BS, are saying "Hell NO! I'm not taking a knee. I never owned or mistreated anyone, and I'll be damned if I'm kissing anyone's ass just because it is darker than mine."
So, I think the "revolution" is more fake news, not that destruction and death hasn't accompanied it, just that it doesn't have the broad based support the media would have us believe. When (as in @DCPatriot 's video) a black woman with an apparently hand crafted (not slick preprinted) sign is holding up something that says "Stop pretending that you give a F***", there is a narrative we are not getting from the media, where what bleeds leads and fire is above the fold. (Good news may be found, occasionally, in the legal notices).
We are not getting the whole story, and what we are getting is seriously skewed. So, there's hope. Keep your powder dry and get in your range time just in case, but put a mite more faith in The Almighty. We'll survive all this, too.
@corbePraying for you @Victoria33
@Gefn
@sneakypete
@mystery-ak
Poll: "What is the Level of your Current Misery, Politically (or otherwise)?"
corbe, your poll is, "What is the Level of your Current Misery, Politically (or otherwise)?" I will make this post about just me in the midst of this virus.
1. I can't walk due to my right knee collapsing with major pain, therefore the virus isn't stopping me from leaving my house; my knee is stopping me.
2. Tomorrow, a knee surgeon will take water out of my swollen right knee, then inject hyaluronic acid into the knee as he did one week ago tomorrow. If this doesn't allow the knee to work without major pain and collapsing, I will have knee replacement as everything has been tried for 8 months to save this knee. The surgeon does not want to operate on an elderly person, which I am, but it will be surgery or never walk independently again.
3. The knee replacement will happen in a hospital where COVID-19 patients are. I know that is true since Bob had to go there a few weeks ago and there were 10 patients with that virus. Since numbers are going up here, they likely have more of these patients, not less.
4. My level of current misery is a 20 on a scale of 1-10.
Don't want to have surgery where virus patients are.
With knee replacement, have to go to physical therapy for months.
Doc says it will take six months or longer to completely get over knee replacement.
Unfortunately, @sneakypete, you can't do this for me, have your knee replaced instead of mine, but I know you would, if you could. :beer:
I have resigned myself to the fact that the Republic I grew up loving is history and now plan to try and enjoy what little remains of my life here on this earth. I do worry about what will become of those I leave behind.Same here. I just hope there is a location of refuge for my descendents, because this country is becoming a hell hole.
1. I can't walk due to my right knee collapsing with major pain, therefore the virus isn't stopping me from leaving my house; my knee is stopping me.
2. Tomorrow, a knee surgeon will take water out of my swollen right knee, then inject hyaluronic acid into the knee as he did one week ago tomorrow. If this doesn't allow the knee to work without major pain and collapsing, I will have knee replacement as everything has been tried for 8 months to save this knee. The surgeon does not want to operate on an elderly person, which I am, but it will be surgery or never walk independently again.
3. The knee replacement will happen in a hospital where COVID-19 patients are. I know that is true since Bob had to go there a few weeks ago and there were 10 patients with that virus. Since numbers are going up here, they likely have more of these patients, not less.
4. My level of current misery is a 20 on a scale of 1-10.
Same here. I just hope there is a location of refuge for my descendents, because this country is becoming a hell hole.
@corbe
@Gefn
@sneakypete
@mystery-ak
Poll: "What is the Level of your Current Misery, Politically (or otherwise)?"
corbe, your poll is, "What is the Level of your Current Misery, Politically (or otherwise)?" I will make this post about just me in the midst of this virus.
1. I can't walk due to my right knee collapsing with major pain, therefore the virus isn't stopping me from leaving my house; my knee is stopping me.
2. Tomorrow, a knee surgeon will take water out of my swollen right knee, then inject hyaluronic acid into the knee as he did one week ago tomorrow. If this doesn't allow the knee to work without major pain and collapsing, I will have knee replacement as everything has been tried for 8 months to save this knee. The surgeon does not want to operate on an elderly person, which I am, but it will be surgery or never walk independently again.
3. The knee replacement will happen in a hospital where COVID-19 patients are. I know that is true since Bob had to go there a few weeks ago and there were 10 patients with that virus. Since numbers are going up here, they likely have more of these patients, not less.
4. My level of current misery is a 20 on a scale of 1-10.
Don't want to have surgery where virus patients are.
With knee replacement, have to go to physical therapy for months.
Doc says it will take six months or longer to completely get over knee replacement.
Unfortunately, @sneakypete, you can't do this for me, have your knee replaced instead of mine, but I know you would, if you could. :beer:
I have resigned myself to the fact that the Republic I grew up loving is history and now plan to try and enjoy what little remains of my life here on this earth. I do worry about what will become of those I leave behind.
I don't know what gave me the idea the age of the sovereign individual would last forever - its not how the human race rolls.
But as always God is in control & we already know how this story ends.
Till then, I hope Ayn Rand's vision comes to fruition. Many Briefers here embody that spirit. In fact, I'll venture many of the younger ones here will be happy residents of Galtville, when this whole sorry mess finally crumbles.
Same here. I just hope there is a location of refuge for my descendents, because this country is becoming a hell hole.
The first time a day goes by without my hearing the words Corona or virus on the news, my misery index will plummet. Except of course unless it’s a beer commercial or an ad for Windows operating system :smokin:
I have resigned myself to the fact that the Republic I grew up loving is history and now plan to try and enjoy what little remains of my life here on this earth. I do worry about what will become of those I leave behind.Not content with that, I'm sowing the seeds of the next American Revolution if the Communists prevail.
My knob just went up another notch.Takes you back, doesn't it? Paying some guy to bring you a few bottles from the liquor store? Reminds me of my misspent youth.
I was just refused service at my local lickher store (Spec's) because I wouldn't wear a mask. Of course I have a backup plan and being a white guy, it doesn't involve arson, it's called 'delivery'.
@catfish1957
Russia. HUGE country with a very low population per acre,and vast resources.
They have also been through the full cycle of this "revolution to install communism/fascism",and are over it. Regardless of the lies told,the typical Russian citizen KNOWS where this crap leads.
My knob just went up another notch.
I was just refused service at my local lickher store (Spec's) because I wouldn't wear a mask. Of course I have a backup plan and being a white guy, it doesn't involve arson, it's called 'delivery'.
@sneakypete
I used to correspond with a Russian fella for a few years after the breakup of the Soviet Union. He told me things really didn't change. The so-called former communists like Putin are still communists. Yes, they have elections now, but he said they are fixed. And from time to time, opposition candidates "disappear."
It's a shame because I understand there is plenty of unspoiled land, natural beauty The Russian guy sent me some photos. Beautiful.
Lost touch with this guy -- for all I know he could be in a gulag somewhere. Anyway, from what I heard from him and others, I don't think I'd want to live there.
My knob just went up another notch.My gov just announced mandatory masks for all. I just ran the numbers. My state has a population of ~10.5M. 53k cases, 2300 fatalities.
I was just refused service at my local lickher store (Spec's) because I wouldn't wear a mask. Of course I have a backup plan and being a white guy, it doesn't involve arson, it's called 'delivery'.
Mayor issued the proclamation late last night, mandatory next Monday, no penalties/fines for not wearing one but all the companies were on board 5 days ahead, another testament to our corrupt Chamber of Commerce.
As San Antonio/Austin area goes so does my little town, too.
Just one more major inconvenience that has become the 'new' normal. We're not getting the 'old' normal back and man that was quick.
I've only been to PornHub once or twice.
You need to renew your subscription to P0rnhub, @240B
I think once people get really tired of this nonsense, you will see an all-out rebellion. Then those face masks, social distancing and the rest will go away.Well, one thing about stuffing COVID patients in nursing homes. You can't kill all those old folks a second time.
Already I think there are cracks in the WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE mantra. Here in western PA, the media allies of the Democrat/socialist leadership have, for several days now, been trying to scare people by reporting an uptick in COVID cases. Then tonight one of the local stations had an interview with two medical directors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). One of them said that UPMC has actually seen a downturn in the number of COVID cases. The other man said that they believe the alarmist reports are omitting certain facts -- namely, that the vast majority of new cases are patients with very mild symptoms and in some cases, there are no symptoms at all.
I think people are slowly realizing that all this scary news is bogus. As they do so, you will see a lot fewer masks, and all that other "new normal" nonsense will be gone too.
@sneakypete
I used to correspond with a Russian fella for a few years after the breakup of the Soviet Union. He told me things really didn't change. The so-called former communists like Putin are still communists. Yes, they have elections now, but he said they are fixed. And from time to time, opposition candidates "disappear."
It's a shame because I understand there is plenty of unspoiled land, natural beauty The Russian guy sent me some photos. Beautiful.
Lost touch with this guy -- for all I know he could be in a gulag somewhere. Anyway, from what I heard from him and others, I don't think I'd want to live there.
@Applewood
Not true. They are now capitalists,and are more focused on acquiring and keeping personal wealth than they are anything else. Communism is truly a thing of the past there,except for a VERY few knuckleheads,and by now most of them have died out.
@sneakypete
Russia is still for all practical purposes a dictatorship. Putin isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
@ApplewoodWell, as long as you aren't too successful, either. Then it's go directly to jail and forfeit your assets.
Yeah,sorta mostly true.
BUT........,consider the fact that in today's world,a benign dictatorship gives the normal citizen a pass to live their lives the way they see fit,as long as you don't cause trouble.
Which is more than you can say for most alleged Democracies these days,including our own.
@Applewood
Yeah,sorta mostly true.
BUT........,consider the fact that in today's world,a benign dictatorship gives the normal citizen a pass to live their lives the way they see fit,as long as you don't cause trouble.
Which is more than you can say for most alleged Democracies these days,including our own.
I've only been to PornHub once or twice.
And even then it was only for the articles.
Why are so many of you guys pushing this?
Are you getting paid by them?
Never heard so much about PornHub ever, except on this site.
(but seriously, anyone who 'subscribes' to any porn site is a fool. you are putting your email/cellphone on dozens of lists, domestic and international, you probably do not want to be on)
@sneakypeteI don't trust any of OUR politicians, so why would I trust anyone else's?
Sorry, but I'm no fan of dictatorships -- benign or otherwise.
And I still consider Russia as our enemy. Would never trust Putin.
@Applewood
Not true. They are now capitalists,and are more focused on acquiring and keeping personal wealth than they are anything else. Communism is truly a thing of the past there,except for a VERY few knuckleheads,and by now most of them have died out.
@Applewood
Yeah,sorta mostly true.
BUT........,consider the fact that in today's world,a benign dictatorship gives the normal citizen a pass to live their lives the way they see fit,as long as you don't cause trouble.
Which is more than you can say for most alleged Democracies these days,including our own.
@sneakypete
Sorry, but I'm no fan of dictatorships -- benign or otherwise.
And I still consider Russia as our enemy. Would never trust Putin.
I don't trust any of OUR politicians, so why would I trust anyone else's?
Yes, a benign king os the best form of government... The problem is, kings die. Then what?
@roamer_1
Historically,the nobility get together and fight it out to determine who the next King will be.
@sneakypete
Or they pass the crown on to the firstborn son, if there is one.
@sneakypete
Or they pass the crown on to the firstborn son, if there is one.
Praying for you @Victoria33@mrpotatohead
@mrpotatohead
Well, potato, went yesterday to get shots in both knees. I have a high tolerance for pain and am not afraid of needles, being an EMT.
Wore a face shield instead of hot N95 mask. That was accepted by the three who check patients before they go into the main waiting room.
The shots were horribly painful this time and I have had numerous shots in the right knee before, but these shots were so bad, I had to control myself and not yell out loud. Doc kept asking me if I was okay, and I said "yes", each time because I had to have these shots.
What I did not know is what he said after the shots were over. He said,
"Wait six to eight weeks to see if these shots work. If they do not, come back then."
So, here I sit with a right knee that is painful from the shots and from being bone on bone and collapsing, and wait 8! weeks to see if they worked. :shrug:
Do you have time to be a "servant" in our house to bring me whatever I need/want all day? It will help if you are not white, so I can get "extra points" from whichever group is for/against "servants". 333cleo
Thank you for prayers. 888high58888
@mrpotatohead
@corbe
@Gefn
@roamer_1
@mystery-ak
@sneakypete
Well, potato, went yesterday to get shots in both knees. I have a high tolerance for pain and am not afraid of needles, being an EMT.
Wore a face shield instead of hot N95 mask. That was accepted by the three who check patients before they go into the main waiting room.
The shots were horribly painful this time and I have had numerous shots in the right knee before, but these shots were so bad, I had to control myself and not yell out loud. Doc kept asking me if I was okay, and I said "yes", each time because I had to have these shots.
What I did not know is what he said after the shots were over. He said,
"Wait six to eight weeks to see if these shots work. If they do not, come back then."
So, here I sit with a right knee that is painful from the shots and from being bone on bone and collapsing, and wait 8! weeks to see if they worked. :shrug:
Do you, potato, (and maybe @sneakypete) have time to be a "servant" in our house to bring me whatever I need/want all day? It will help if you are not white, so I can get "extra points" from whichever group is for/against "servants". 333cleo
Thank you for prayers. 888high58888
@Smokin JoeCommunism is no more dead than I am. But telling everyone it is, is one of the most effective methods of smokescreening its spread,growth, and that peculiar evangelistic rebranding that pervades our society known as "socialism". It's all the same stuff, from the same philosophy, and it all leads to totalitarianism, no matter what warm and fuzzy terms get wrapped around it.
And there it is. Putin and his followers followed the model of American Presidents like Clinton and Obomber when they set their new system up after the collapse of Communism.
Communism is no more dead than I am.
The only people I see crying "Hoax!" are Democrats, pretending the President and task force aren't taking it seriously, @Victoria33
But, you will have a hard time convincing Joe Sixpack it's a real problem, because none of the Joes failed to notice the government was beyond cool with protests and the attendant rioting. That was OK, but going to Church is not, and people are pretty angry because they think we've been had.
Approving of riots and statues being torn down blew the entire thing.
@mrpotatohead@Victoria33 I play tennis with one guy that's had double knee replacements and is in his upper 80's and one guy that's had a hip replacement. It's amazing what they can do now. I hope you can get some relief.
@corbe
@Gefn
@roamer_1
@mystery-ak
@sneakypete
Well, potato, went yesterday to get shots in both knees. I have a high tolerance for pain and am not afraid of needles, being an EMT.
Wore a face shield instead of hot N95 mask. That was accepted by the three who check patients before they go into the main waiting room.
The shots were horribly painful this time and I have had numerous shots in the right knee before, but these shots were so bad, I had to control myself and not yell out loud. Doc kept asking me if I was okay, and I said "yes", each time because I had to have these shots.
What I did not know is what he said after the shots were over. He said,
"Wait six to eight weeks to see if these shots work. If they do not, come back then."
So, here I sit with a right knee that is painful from the shots and from being bone on bone and collapsing, and wait 8! weeks to see if they worked. :shrug:
Do you, potato, (and maybe @sneakypete) have time to be a "servant" in our house to bring me whatever I need/want all day? It will help if you are not white, so I can get "extra points" from whichever group is for/against "servants". 333cleo
Thank you for prayers. 888high58888
I don't care what haircut they give it, what clothes they dress it in, what language or dialect they spew it in, it's the same ol' same ol', "new and improved", with just with a little different scent.
@Smokin Joe
Better call the meat wagon before the stink gets overpowering,cause communism is DAID,dead,bubba!
The former communists in positions of power are all now Full Race Fascists. Same critter,nicer suits.
The mail difference is everybody has a sudden interest in making money,and the standard of living is MUCH higher now that individuals are allowed to open and run businesses as long as they give the state their cut of the profits.
The only people I see crying "Hoax!" are Democrats, pretending the President and task force aren't taking it seriously, @Victoria33But the rioters and art critics were younger, and though they will catch it in droves, they aren't likely to die from it. In this state, the highest infected group is the 20-40, with 1476 cases and zero deaths (total, 1362 recovered so far),
But, you will have a hard time convincing Joe Sixpack it's a real problem, because none of the Joes failed to notice the government was beyond cool with protests and the attendant rioting. That was OK, but going to Church is not, and people are pretty angry because they think we've been had.
Approving of riots and statues being torn down blew the entire thing.
Cyber, you said: "The riots completely undermined the arguments for locking people down, and that may or not be an accurate perception. That is not the point. The point is, people are going to refuse to submit to the lockdown conditions they accepted 6 weeks ago."
"The riots completely undermined the arguments for locking people down,..."
How, Cyber? Are you saying the rioters did not get sick, therefore don't wear mask?
"...people are going to refuse to submit to the lockdown conditions they accepted 6 weeks ago."
Well, here, Gov. Abbott, today, made every business to get fined unless all the employees and customers wear a mask. That is his first change since the numbers went up so fast in the last several days. If he has business shut down due to the fast spread, he will encourage people to stay home. People in Dallas County/Tarrant County/Denton County, stayed home the first time. I think if the numbers get really high and business closes, they will stay home.
But the rioters and art critics were younger, and though they will catch it in droves, they aren't likely to die from it. In this state, the highest infected group is the 20-40, with 1476 cases and zero deaths (total, 1362 recovered so far),
The serious wave to watch for is when they transmit the disease to those who are more at risk. Then the death toll may jump.
It might, but it won't be pinned on the rioters, where it belongs. It'll be because those bastid Republicans took their boots off the necks of their Subjects. I'll bet some real folding money that my Governor, Ducey, will be announcing a new, more severe lock down order. That mandatory quarantine order from the New Yorks requiring a 14 day time out is putting a lot of pressure upon someone I know, everybody knows, will cave eventually. I expect an order to take effect by Monday morning, likely tomorrow being a Friday.That will be the start of the Economy killer the Communists want.
@Victoria33 My point stands (despite the velvet glove/iron fist insults): The riots completely undermined the arguments for locking people down, and that may or not be an accurate perception. That is not the point. The point is, people are going to refuse to submit to the lockdown conditions they accepted 6 weeks ago.
Expect to see a lot of extended middle fingers if you try to tell them the correctness of your position.
I don't care what haircut they give it, what clothes they dress it in, what language or dialect they spew it in, it's the same ol' same ol', "new and improved", with just with a little different scent.
"We are trained Marxists" said the gal who is a co-founder of BLM, it's the same poison packaged in a different color box.
The whole proletariat thingy they used in 1917 won't work with people who don't (work), so they had to have a different package to sell it.
Either way it's still the whole "Privileged" Middle Class holding down the Downtrodden underclass, While the real (very) rich b@stards running that sh*tshow manipulate things so they will be left holding the whole mess under their thumb in the end, with as near absolute power as can be had, of course.
The promise is Equality, believed by the foot soldiers to mean increased wealth, but in reality, equal and abject misery for (almost) all. In the meantime, tear down and ignore History (which will predict the outcome) because the 'right' people didn't try it yet and they didn't try hard enough.
But the rioters and art critics were younger, and though they will catch it in droves, they aren't likely to die from it. In this state, the highest infected group is the 20-40, with 1476 cases and zero deaths (total, 1362 recovered so far),
The serious wave to watch for is when they transmit the disease to those who are more at risk. Then the death toll may jump.
I don’t know if this is correct or not. I just know I got my absentee ballot in the mail last week, and everyone is complaining about how ridiculous it is. They’re complaining on the news, on the web, the radio, everywhere. At this point, it doesn’t matter, it’s Trump vs Biden, but holy heck, everyone I know can’t fill out the thing properly, plus they want to go to an actual physical poll like you normally do and you cannot do. The entire state is mandatory mail in ballot.
If this is the November election it’s going to be a cluster duck plus I really like being a poll worker. This election is way too important to have it be entirely mail in ballot.
(I’m off my soap box now) :soangry:
But seriously, I’m almost thinking of not voting because it really is such a cluster duck and that is really how mad I am (voting in the primary. Not November)
It is the virus making the rules right now, not rioters.No. Viruses have no brains. They do not make rules. The government makes the rules. They are the ones who decided they were going to micromanage the spread of the virus... which, in the long run, is impossible.
Depressed nation: Fewest ever say future looks good, vacations off, retirement jittersI can certainly relate to that.
by Paul Bedard, Washington Secrets Columnist | | June 26, 2020 12:11 PM
After a spurt of enthusiasm when states started to reopen from the coronavirus shutdown, people have become gloomy, increasingly worried about their retirements, summer vacations, and the future.
In the latest “Back-to-Normal Barometer,†conducted to provide consumer insight to businesses and trade groups post-virus, the number of people who believe their best days are ahead has hit a new low.
In the survey, just 47% strongly agree that “the best years of my life are still to come.â€
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/depressed-nation-fewest-ever-say-future-looks-good-vacations-off-retirement-jitters (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/depressed-nation-fewest-ever-say-future-looks-good-vacations-off-retirement-jitters)
No. Viruses have no brains. They do not make rules. The government makes the rules. They are the ones who decided they were going to micromanage the spread of the virus... which, in the long run, is impossible.
Blaming the virus is a cop-out.
Damned right it is @jmyrlefuller we won our independence from the greatest military power on earth in a war fought in the midst of a raging smallpox epidemic for God's sake!
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