Almost lost my name this morning. When I opened this page I got the Howdy Stranger! greeting. This happens every few weeks so no biggie. You have to re enter your email and password.
This time it was different. They wanted me to give all my profile information over again and told me my user name was being used already. Now what? Come back as oldfarmer51? Nah.
I closed the browser window and googled cars and conversations. Again I was asked to sign in but this time it went through with no problem. I thought I was a goner for sure.
I don’t have the sophisticated computer hacking skills of you folks so can someone explain why Edmunds plays these head games?
Does the same thing to me from time to time. I got so frustrated after trying everything that I gave up. I was gone for over a year and one day I got determined and somehow got in. Hopefully this won't happen again but I suspect it will.
There used to be a Dagwood's restaurant on east main in Nerk. I still remember mom and dad taking the grandkids there in the late 70's. It's long gone now but was opened before I was born.
There used to be a Dagwood's restaurant on east main in Nerk. I still remember mom and dad taking the grandkids there in the late 70's. It's long gone now but was opened before I was born.
Fortunate enough to have traveled to the Queen City enough to develop a fondness for it.
Somebody opened up a Gold Star years ago here in Denver, but it didn't last. Did get the wife to develop a taste for it, too. Can now find it in cans at the grocery store. Not exactly the same, but a lot cheaper than a couple of round trip airline tickets.
Takes you back....the menu is in black&white! Also, what the heck is this: 6-Way As featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives! Choice of fresh sliced jalapeño or fried bottle caps– Cincinnati’s first & only! 7.49
I was reading a review about the Tesla 3 in todays Wheels.ca section of the newspaper. They praise the car in a lot of ways this being part of the praise:
On the road, the Model 3 SR+ is smooth, quick, and surprisingly analog. Acceleration is effortless, while the car’s default regenerative braking creates the right amount of resistance for urban driving.
Where the SR+ really stomps its competition is in the way it tackles a corner. The steering is ultra precise and the car responds immediately to the slightest inputs. Give it too much throttle upon corner exit, and yes, it’ll kick out the rear the way a BMW 3-Series would, but allows you to correct its trajectory with the slightest steering inputs. It’s all executed with the utmost accuracy, enhancing the car’s driving excitement.
The 2020 Tesla Model SR+ was proving to be a much more compelling machine than we originally expected. Furthermore, we were having just as much fun driving this laptop on wheels than many gasoline-fed contraptions currently on sale. It’s a truly fantastic automobile this one.
But, then, the problems started creeping in. These were some negatives!
At freeway speeds we heard infuriatingly loud wind noise coming from the driver’s side window. It was so bad that we had to check twice if the window was correctly fitted inside its slot.
Then, it was the car’s centre console; that large slab of cheap plastic that occupies the entire cabin’s midsection. It just wouldn’t stop cracking as the car drove over the slightest road imperfections. And don’t get us started about how flimsy the Model 3’s entire structure feels over uneven tarmac. Is this supposed to be a $53,000 luxury sedan? It sure doesn’t feel like one.
At this point it’s important to mention that Tesla doesn’t have press units for journalists to review, which forced us to turn to the Turo car sharing service. Through a mobile app, the service allows you to rent someone’s vehicle for an entire day, or even a weekend. Because this bargain basement 2020 Model 3 2020 SR+ only had 6,000 km on tap, we felt it was fitting for our test.
The cabin issues could have been forgiven considering Tesla isn’t yet a big player in this game. Indeed, kudos goes to this California-based startup for manufacturing a device so technologically advanced that it instantly makes you wonder why big-name brands haven’t gotten there first.
Unfortunately, our issues with the car didn’t stop there. Once parked at the Tesla Supercharger to juice up our battery, we took the time to properly observe our example’s build quality. We weren’t entirely surprised to notice the wrap that was protecting its body, as the Model 3 is notorious for its bad paint quality that peels off the rocker panels after a few Canadian winters.
Tesla still doesn’t offer a solution for this by the way, leaving many owners stranded with a car that’s shedding its own skin. A wrap, or, in some cases, mudguards, seem to be the best fix owners have come up with.
What we weren’t expecting were the immense panel gaps and uneven assembly on each side of the car. We spotted a rear driver side door that didn’t properly align with the body, and rubber moldings of uneven thickness around the car’s openings.
Then, another Model 3 owner pulled up next to us, and his situation was even worse than ours.
Christophe Murphy has had his Model 3 SR+ for less than a week, and he’s not a happy camper. For starters, he purchased his SR+ before June 30th, which, according to Tesla, would grant him access to free Supercharging for the first year of ownership. Yet, his car isn’t equipped with the feature. All attempts to contact Tesla on his part about this have so far failed.
Murphy then showed us his car’s build quality, which wasn’t any better than ours. We spotted an uneven passenger-side C-pillar, a driver-side mirror that doesn’t properly align with the front fender and A-pillar, and a rear door that doesn’t operate the way it should due to the way it has been fitted.
Christophe then carried on telling us that his grandfather also owns a Model 3, which is also a victim of bad paint. Within 24 hours, we had spotted three examples. And all of them had serious issues.
This brings us to the following question: if these manufacturing flaws would have appeared on any other car, would you be so forgiving? We wouldn’t, which is why although we have tremendous respect for everything that comes out of Tesla’s Fremont plant in California, and admire how the brand has reshaped the automotive landscape, we simply can’t excuse pitfalls such as these, especially in a car that’s supposedly aimed at the middle class.
I couldn't take the plunge and by one at this time.
That one long post should count as 10. Don't let them cheat you.
You didn't have to reprint the whole thing....or are you trying for 10 bonus points too?
I'll take "Can't live like that" for all the money Alex.
Today I watched the local news live stream the "Anti Mask" civil disobedience rally at the Ohio Statehouse for about an hour. Feel free to make up your own headline for that event.
I saw a full color banner advertising the event making the twitter rounds over the last few days and assumed that it was fake news. I won't repost but it was clearly (I thought) satire with the slogans and promise of security provided by private militia and bike groups. Ha. Or not Ha.
But then it really happened. Large group on the Statehouse lawn, carrying signs and flags, speeches, music and of course no masks. I saw a gray hair guy about my age walk past the camera with no mask but holding a large flag and I wondered if he was planning to have it draped over his casket.
Like a lot of boomers I've been a vocal advocate for better health care for the elderly. I've had a few badges of honor rifts with insurance companies and some nurses and doctors over the years. You win some you lose some. And I have been humbled by an occasional call or note from a few health care professionals who have been supportive.
But my generation is losing a lot of credibility in this "Anti Mask" behavior. I'm not denying that there were some young (chronologic) adults floating around in that mix at the Statehouse. But others have already posted and re-posted that youth is wasted on the young. How do we make credible arguments about elder care for our generation if we become the gray hair poster face of pandemic denial?
I just read some recent studies which indicates spreading Covid-19 from the elderly to kids may be more likely than we previously thought possible. Still too early to confirm that without more data but why not err on the side of caution until we do know more?
This is the last picture that my mom took of my grandfather maybe 5 years before he passed. Poppy was "renovating" the old homestead but taking the time out to play with his cat and smile for the camera.
His generation like his children's generation earned the respect which was not rooted in self serving self-indulgence. No storming the statehouse castle for him! That's how I'd like to be remembered by family. And play some Buck Owens at my funeral if they can. But either wear a mask or stay home and play with the cat!
Okay. Photoshop skies definitely going to get looks. I guess it's better than focusing on HOA Cynthia.
That spot is effective because it's 99% accurate and only about 1% satire. If you've ever had to deal with HOA Brownshirts you'll realize that immediately.
I couldn’t live like that.
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.
I just checked the live stream again and it looks like things have deteriorated. Police are caught in the middle, separating the statehouse protesters and another protest group shouting back and forth across the line. I clicked it off when I saw one of the protestors whip out a pen and pad to take down Police badge numbers. I can't watch anymore.
If it was my job to be stuck in the middle of that train wreck please get me fired. Thank you and have a nice day!
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.
Takes you back....the menu is in black&white! Also, what the heck is this: 6-Way As featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives! Choice of fresh sliced jalapeño or fried bottle caps– Cincinnati’s first & only! 7.49
One of my friends lives in a subdivision with an HOA; at Christmas some local teens went to the houses with light-up reindeer displays and "rearranged" them so it looked liked the reindeer were mating. There was no physical damage to any of the displays. My friend received a blizzard of emails from the HOA informing him that the HOA had contacted the police and that the HOA was intent on finding the culprits. My friend said from the tenor of the emails you would have thought a murder or armed robbery had been committed instead of a harmless prank.
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Anyone heard of sub sandwiches or grinders being called Dagwood sandwiches?
If you’re referring to the sandwiches that Dagwood Bumstead ate in the comic strip I’d call those a triple decker. They were made with multiple slices of bread rather than a long roll.
I just remembered another name Torpedo sandwich because of the shape of the bread.
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Almost lost my name this morning. When I opened this page I got the Howdy Stranger! greeting. This happens every few weeks so no biggie. You have to re enter your email and password.
This time it was different. They wanted me to give all my profile information over again and told me my user name was being used already. Now what? Come back as oldfarmer51? Nah.
I closed the browser window and googled cars and conversations. Again I was asked to sign in but this time it went through with no problem. I thought I was a goner for sure.
I don’t have the sophisticated computer hacking skills of you folks so can someone explain why Edmunds plays these head games?
Does the same thing to me from time to time. I got so frustrated after trying everything that I gave up. I was gone for over a year and one day I got determined and somehow got in. Hopefully this won't happen again but I suspect it will.
Don’t look now but I got kicked out again this morning. Got right back in though. I thought that perhaps I had insulted someone powerful by accident.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I'll take "Can't live like that" for all the money Alex.
Today I watched the local news live stream the "Anti Mask" civil disobedience rally at the Ohio Statehouse for about an hour. Feel free to make up your own headline for that event.
I saw a full color banner advertising the event making the twitter rounds over the last few days and assumed that it was fake news. I won't repost but it was clearly (I thought) satire with the slogans and promise of security provided by private militia and bike groups. Ha. Or not Ha.
But then it really happened. Large group on the Statehouse lawn, carrying signs and flags, speeches, music and of course no masks. I saw a gray hair guy about my age walk past the camera with no mask but holding a large flag and I wondered if he was planning to have it draped over his casket.
Like a lot of boomers I've been a vocal advocate for better health care for the elderly. I've had a few badges of honor rifts with insurance companies and some nurses and doctors over the years. You win some you lose some. And I have been humbled by an occasional call or note from a few health care professionals who have been supportive.
But my generation is losing a lot of credibility in this "Anti Mask" behavior. I'm not denying that there were some young (chronologic) adults floating around in that mix at the Statehouse. But others have already posted and re-posted that youth is wasted on the young. How do we make credible arguments about elder care for our generation if we become the gray hair poster face of pandemic denial?
I just read some recent studies which indicates spreading Covid-19 from the elderly to kids may be more likely than we previously thought possible. Still too early to confirm that without more data but why not err on the side of caution until we do know more?
This is the last picture that my mom took of my grandfather maybe 5 years before he passed. Poppy was "renovating" the old homestead but taking the time out to play with his cat and smile for the camera.
His generation like his children's generation earned the respect which was not rooted in self serving self-indulgence. No storming the statehouse castle for him! That's how I'd like to be remembered by family. And play some Buck Owens at my funeral if they can. But either wear a mask or stay home and play with the cat!
Okay. Photoshop skies definitely going to get looks. I guess it's better than focusing on HOA Cynthia.
That spot is effective because it's 99% accurate and only about 1% satire. If you've ever had to deal with HOA Brownshirts you'll realize that immediately.
I couldn’t live like that.
I begrudgingly wear a mask when shopping since I figure what can it hurt but a mask doesn’t protect your eyes which are a major point of infection. Your nose has a line of defense against infectious particles by design. Your eyes, not so much.
I was driving through the state capital an hour ago and I’d say 95% of the people I saw weren’t wearing masks.
I won’t say any more lest this get political.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
One of my friends lives in a subdivision with an HOA; at Christmas some local teens went to the houses with light-up reindeer displays and "rearranged" them so it looked liked the reindeer were mating. There was no physical damage to any of the displays. My friend received a blizzard of emails from the HOA informing him that the HOA had contacted the police and that the HOA was intent on finding the culprits. My friend said from the tenor of the emails you would have thought a murder or armed robbery had been committed instead of a harmless prank.
Karen was miffed. LOL!
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Years ago, when my kids were in college(oldest graduated 10 years ago), during the holidays, one of her friends 'gifted' us with one of those light up reindeer. Never figured out where it came from to return it and nobody would 'fess up to doing it, so we put it in the basement. Fast forward to a couple of years ago. Over the course of time someone ratted out the guilty party, not that we ever knew though. That person ended up buying a house about 100 miles away. My daughter and son if law asked if they could take the reindeer to 'return' it(we knew who they were going to visit). Someone was pretty surprised when it showed on their front lawn as a house warming gift and had some explaining to the wife to do, too.
2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
Takes you back....the menu is in black&white! Also, what the heck is this: 6-Way As featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives! Choice of fresh sliced jalapeño or fried bottle caps– Cincinnati’s first & only! 7.49
What are fried bottle caps?
Pretty sure it’s fried jalapeños
Correct. I've had one... the jalapenos are good. But, no real Cincinnati chili lover gets beans with their chili (beans make it a 5-way)
Masks are becoming de rigeur here when shopping or otherwise out among others. I really don't mind. It gives a sense of comfort to both myself and others even if they are not particularly effective. The only cases we have had here for the last month are from a handful of people who traveled in from elsewhere. As of today we have zero active cases in the province.
They are effective if both people are wearing them. The 2 COVID 19 positive Arkansas beauticians did not infect a single one of their 149 customers, even though they were indoors in “close contact” for the duration of their appointments. Recent data suggest at least 60% effectiveness, but it may be even higher. The politicization of one of the single most important deterrents we have —mask-wearing— is one of the saddest aspects of this whole disaster. And we all pay the price.
Takes you back....the menu is in black&white! Also, what the heck is this: 6-Way As featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives! Choice of fresh sliced jalapeño or fried bottle caps– Cincinnati’s first & only! 7.49
What are fried bottle caps?
Pretty sure it’s fried jalapeños
Thanks...that would make sense, fresh sliced or fried.
The politicization of one of the single most important deterrents we have —mask-wearing— is one of the saddest aspects of this whole disaster. And we all pay the price.
Wearing a mask and social distancing...the two most basic musts to stop the spread. The said on one news network, young people are having COVID parties, some want to catch the virus, some want to play Russian Roulette to see if they can avoid it. The world gets crazier.............
It's really a social issue, not a political one. I wear a mask because I don't want to get sick...or possibly get someone else sick. So why such anger over such an easy concept? Time our leaders all start wearing them so it'll trickle down to those ignorant fools ho refuse. This ain't a big deal folks, it really ain't! Just wear the darn mask, and have a nice blessed day!
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Like many others I have been doing a lot more online ordering during the pandemic. 10 days ago I saw an item that I couldn't pass up on sale but the local store was out of stock - a lawn roller. I usually end up reseeding patches of lawn every year or two and have always wished I had one of these things. I checked on the retailers website and hey presto, they offer free shipping for online orders! So I ordered the thing and it came the other day. I figure the shipping must have been equal to the price of the thing (the box weighed 30 lbs) or at least their profit margin.
Today I took the box outside to assemble what was inside. What was in there was the roller itself, the user manual, and nothing else. Conspicuous by its absence were anything resembling a handle assembly as illustrated in the manual. A call to their service center got me a recording saying wait times were over an hour and that I should send them a website message instead, so I did. Will be interesting to see what kind of response I get.
Fortunate enough to have traveled to the Queen City enough to develop a fondness for it.
Somebody opened up a Gold Star years ago here in Denver, but it didn't last. Did get the wife to develop a taste for it, too. Can now find it in cans at the grocery store. Not exactly the same, but a lot cheaper than a couple of round trip airline tickets.
Burlington Vermont is also called the "Queen City". Something tells me that is not what city you were referring to!
The politicization of one of the single most important deterrents we have —mask-wearing— is one of the saddest aspects of this whole disaster. And we all pay the price.
Wearing a mask and social distancing...the two most basic musts to stop the spread. The said on one news network, young people are having COVID parties, some want to catch the virus, some want to play Russian Roulette to see if they can avoid it. The world gets crazier.............
When I posted about Covid parties one of our smarter members found evidence that the story was bogus. Yet I still hear the Covid party story bandied about on the national news. Makes it hard to believe anything.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
The politicization of one of the single most important deterrents we have —mask-wearing— is one of the saddest aspects of this whole disaster. And we all pay the price.
Wearing a mask and social distancing...the two most basic musts to stop the spread. The said on one news network, young people are having COVID parties, some want to catch the virus, some want to play Russian Roulette to see if they can avoid it. The world gets crazier.............
When I posted about Covid parties one of our smarter members found evidence that the story was bogus. Yet I still hear the Covid party story bandied about on the national news. Makes it hard to believe anything.
Are COVID parties happening on the scale or level of organization described in those articles? Most likely not.
Are COVID parties happening? I'm willing to bet they are happening here and there.
Are COVID parties efficiently spreading the virus? We'll never know.
Then again, this morning my running partner was telling me about the "celebration of the return to normal" at her office this week, and it sure sounded like a COVID party. Decorations, lots of communal food, and encouraged mingling among co-workers. She said she stayed put in her cubicle as much as possible, but there's still enough distrust in her co-workers that we have stopped hugging again.
Like many others I have been doing a lot more online ordering during the pandemic. 10 days ago I saw an item that I couldn't pass up on sale but the local store was out of stock - a lawn roller. I usually end up reseeding patches of lawn every year or two and have always wished I had one of these things. I checked on the retailers website and hey presto, they offer free shipping for online orders! So I ordered the thing and it came the other day. I figure the shipping must have been equal to the price of the thing (the box weighed 30 lbs) or at least their profit margin.
Today I took the box outside to assemble what was inside. What was in there was the roller itself, the user manual, and nothing else. Conspicuous by its absence were anything resembling a handle assembly as illustrated in the manual. A call to their service center got me a recording saying wait times were over an hour and that I should send them a website message instead, so I did. Will be interesting to see what kind of response I get.
Oh! You wanted a handle too? That'll be an extra cost.
Its not really a breezeway. I’ve heard it called that. Not sure what other name it goes by. It is part of the house but just 1 story connecting main house to garage. Here is ours on zillow. Looking at main pic, you cam see what I mean. Garage is on right, doors facing to the right. That “breezeway” contains a bathroom, laundry room, and a spare bedroom. It is between the kitchen and the garage.
It sure is. Who knew that Real World Tradein Values paid that well? I know I didn’t but I should have interviewed 15 years ago just to be on the safe side. I could have probably thrown darts just about as well.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
The politicization of one of the single most important deterrents we have —mask-wearing— is one of the saddest aspects of this whole disaster. And we all pay the price.
Wearing a mask and social distancing...the two most basic musts to stop the spread. The said on one news network, young people are having COVID parties, some want to catch the virus, some want to play Russian Roulette to see if they can avoid it. The world gets crazier.............
When I posted about Covid parties one of our smarter members found evidence that the story was bogus. Yet I still hear the Covid party story bandied about on the national news. Makes it hard to believe anything.
The whole thing has been politicized from the beginning. Even trying to command that others have to wear masks has been a political tool for many.
Myself, even though the science study I believe says the most effective masks are not stopping viruses at a majority rate and that the weakest cloth masks are really poor at that duty, I wear my doctor office type mask. Just makes sense for me at my age and with some minor factors.
As for the younger folks who are affected at a really low rate, much less than the flu season we just went through here, let the herd immunity work--it's worked in other countries with outcomes about the same as ours here. The peaks the media screams about are due to the rioting spreading the viruses and mobility across the southern borders at holidays.
For those wearing same mask over and over, there's a danger of infectious things building up. A doctor had his wife get legionnaires disease from wearing masks. I hang mine in the direct ultraviolet of the sunshine outside my cars to dry and sterilize the several different ones I have in the cars.
Fortunate enough to have traveled to the Queen City enough to develop a fondness for it.
Somebody opened up a Gold Star years ago here in Denver, but it didn't last. Did get the wife to develop a taste for it, too. Can now find it in cans at the grocery store. Not exactly the same, but a lot cheaper than a couple of round trip airline tickets.
@Michaell .....have used these guys to send Cincinnati favorites to remote family and friends. They do a nice job!
When I was a kid going on vacation to Maine and the rest of New England with my folks in the late '60s/early '70s one of the head-scratching "foreign" things we encountered were signs outside convenience stores, delis and restaurants promoting the fact that they served "grinders". That was apparently referring to a type of sub sandwich in those parts. I haven't heard or seen the term used since. Is it still in the vernacular in places?
Hoagies is used out in western NY where they also call soda “pop”. Grinder is used in some places but not the chain stores like Subway. Usually you see that term used at mom&pop places. They all mean the same thing.
We use some of the same colloquialisms around here....we call soda pop (coke, Pepsi, et al) the shortened “Pop”. Instead of saying “I didn’t understand you”, we say “Please?”. We also know what a 3-way or a 4-way is (see www.skylinechili.com).
I know it’s blasphemy in your neck of the woods.... but I wasn’t super impressed with Skyline.
I'm with you, wasn't really wowed. And to show I'm impartial I'm not a big Primantis fan either, being a native Pittsburgher some of my friends can't wrap their head around that.
I agree with you about Primantis. I’m not saying it’s bad, just can’t understand all the hoopla. There is a local franchise in my hood and on the few occasions when I have gone there the people have been just great, wish I liked the sandwich as much as the people who run the place. And about fries on their sandwich, who the hell thought that up? I always have the fries removed from the sandwich and served on the side as they should be. Same goes for fries on a salad, that idea must have come from the same brainchild.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's. '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
The politicization of one of the single most important deterrents we have —mask-wearing— is one of the saddest aspects of this whole disaster. And we all pay the price.
Wearing a mask and social distancing...the two most basic musts to stop the spread. The said on one news network, young people are having COVID parties, some want to catch the virus, some want to play Russian Roulette to see if they can avoid it. The world gets crazier.............
When I posted about Covid parties one of our smarter members found evidence that the story was bogus. Yet I still hear the Covid party story bandied about on the national news. Makes it hard to believe anything.
@oldfarmer50 ...not sure about other parts of the country, but in southwest Ohio, Kroger, Costco, Walmart, Sam’s Club, my Barber, Whole Foods, my Optometrist, Petco, Trader Joe’s, etc.....all require masks to enter!
Regardless of what you claim, no mask....no entrance! As my son says...”if you aren’t smart enough to wear a mask correctly, you’re not smart enough to be allowed in any public or private facility.”
The politicization of one of the single most important deterrents we have —mask-wearing— is one of the saddest aspects of this whole disaster. And we all pay the price.
Wearing a mask and social distancing...the two most basic musts to stop the spread. The said on one news network, young people are having COVID parties, some want to catch the virus, some want to play Russian Roulette to see if they can avoid it. The world gets crazier.............
When I posted about Covid parties one of our smarter members found evidence that the story was bogus. Yet I still hear the Covid party story bandied about on the national news. Makes it hard to believe anything.
The report (CNN) ended saying they couldn't prove it took place, or it didn't take place. But, if you do some reading....there are usually parties for everything, including chicken pox parties - usually people who don't want a vaccine, because there is a vaccine for CP, so if it did happen...it wouldn't be a huge surprise.
The politicization of one of the single most important deterrents we have —mask-wearing— is one of the saddest aspects of this whole disaster. And we all pay the price.
Wearing a mask and social distancing...the two most basic musts to stop the spread. The said on one news network, young people are having COVID parties, some want to catch the virus, some want to play Russian Roulette to see if they can avoid it. The world gets crazier.............
When I posted about Covid parties one of our smarter members found evidence that the story was bogus. Yet I still hear the Covid party story bandied about on the national news. Makes it hard to believe anything.
The whole thing has been politicized from the beginning. Even trying to command that others have to wear masks has been a political tool for many.
Myself, even though the science study I believe says the most effective masks are not stopping viruses at a majority rate and that the weakest cloth masks are really poor at that duty, I wear my doctor office type mask. Just makes sense for me at my age and with some minor factors.
As for the younger folks who are affected at a really low rate, much less than the flu season we just went through here, let the herd immunity work--it's worked in other countries with outcomes about the same as ours here. The peaks the media screams about are due to the rioting spreading the viruses and mobility across the southern borders at holidays.
For those wearing same mask over and over, there's a danger of infectious things building up. A doctor had his wife get legionnaires disease from wearing masks. I hang mine in the direct ultraviolet of the sunshine outside my cars to dry and sterilize the several different ones I have in the cars.
The problem is that the younger ones then bring it home to mom, dad, and grandparents. For there to be herd immunity there will have to be a lot more dead people, and I don’t think that’s what we want. Other countries have shown us how to get control of the virus. We just seem unable to do what it takes. I use washable Double layered cloth masks from a medical supply Company. For most encounters — grocery store, outside walk, that should be fine. I’m not really going out that much.
Do they send Graeters? @kyfdx took me there once, a couple of years ago, when I was in town and we connected for lunch.
There's a Graeters near my Acura dealer, went there a few weeks ago after lunch. Unfortunately it's a 40 minute drive if traffic is light. I think it's the only one around, wish they would put one in the southern suburbs.
1997 Honda Prelude Base - 2022 Acura MDX Type S Advance - 2021 Honda Passport Sport - 2006 BMW 330Ci ZHP
The politicization of one of the single most important deterrents we have —mask-wearing— is one of the saddest aspects of this whole disaster. And we all pay the price.
Wearing a mask and social distancing...the two most basic musts to stop the spread. The said on one news network, young people are having COVID parties, some want to catch the virus, some want to play Russian Roulette to see if they can avoid it. The world gets crazier.............
When I posted about Covid parties one of our smarter members found evidence that the story was bogus. Yet I still hear the Covid party story bandied about on the national news. Makes it hard to believe anything.
Are COVID parties happening on the scale or level of organization described in those articles? Most likely not.
Are COVID parties happening? I'm willing to bet they are happening here and there.
Are COVID parties efficiently spreading the virus? We'll never know.
Then again, this morning my running partner was telling me about the "celebration of the return to normal" at her office this week, and it sure sounded like a COVID party. Decorations, lots of communal food, and encouraged mingling among co-workers. She said she stayed put in her cubicle as much as possible, but there's still enough distrust in her co-workers that we have stopped hugging again.
Difference in intent between a Covid party where getting the virus is seen as sport and just a party where kids are sick of sitting home.
Results may not be any different though.
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The politicization of one of the single most important deterrents we have —mask-wearing— is one of the saddest aspects of this whole disaster. And we all pay the price.
Wearing a mask and social distancing...the two most basic musts to stop the spread. The said on one news network, young people are having COVID parties, some want to catch the virus, some want to play Russian Roulette to see if they can avoid it. The world gets crazier.............
When I posted about Covid parties one of our smarter members found evidence that the story was bogus. Yet I still hear the Covid party story bandied about on the national news. Makes it hard to believe anything.
Are COVID parties happening on the scale or level of organization described in those articles? Most likely not.
Are COVID parties happening? I'm willing to bet they are happening here and there.
Are COVID parties efficiently spreading the virus? We'll never know.
Then again, this morning my running partner was telling me about the "celebration of the return to normal" at her office this week, and it sure sounded like a COVID party. Decorations, lots of communal food, and encouraged mingling among co-workers. She said she stayed put in her cubicle as much as possible, but there's still enough distrust in her co-workers that we have stopped hugging again.
My work is far from normal. I'm back in the office now one day a week and no two people from our department in at the same time. We might not get back to normal until nex year.
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The politicization of one of the single most important deterrents we have —mask-wearing— is one of the saddest aspects of this whole disaster. And we all pay the price.
Wearing a mask and social distancing...the two most basic musts to stop the spread. The said on one news network, young people are having COVID parties, some want to catch the virus, some want to play Russian Roulette to see if they can avoid it. The world gets crazier.............
When I posted about Covid parties one of our smarter members found evidence that the story was bogus. Yet I still hear the Covid party story bandied about on the national news. Makes it hard to believe anything.
The report (CNN) ended saying they couldn't prove it took place, or it didn't take place. But, if you do some reading....there are usually parties for everything, including chicken pox parties - usually people who don't want a vaccine, because there is a vaccine for CP, so if it did happen...it wouldn't be a huge surprise.
Technically it's impossible to prove something didn't happen, so until there is proof that it happens we have to presume it didn't happen.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
There's a Dagwoods in Santa Monica, my father's regular Wednesday lunch. It's a pizza place, which quite confused me the first time he took me there. I was expecting a deli that made giant sandwiches, indeed a la Dagwood Bumstead.
I am, obviously, easily confused.
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Here at the Snakeweasel lair yesterday I noticed the A/C working harder than usual but the house seemed like it wasn't getting colder. I checked and the house was actually getting warmer and no air was coming out of the registers. Checked out the furnace and yep the blower wasn't working so I surmised that either the. blower motor was shot or the circuit board was. Since this is past my pay grade I called "the guy" who came by today.
Well I was right "the guy" determined it was a bad circuit board and it needed replacing to the tune of close to a grand. Now since my furnace is old enough to vote and we were planning on replacing it in a few years we decided not to sink any money into it and opted to replace it now. The only issue now is they wont be installing it until late tomorrow afternoon so I have to put up with this oppressive heat for another 15 to 20 hours.
We decided to spend the extra money and get a high efficiency two stage furnace with a variable speed blower.
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Its not really a breezeway. I’ve heard it called that. Not sure what other name it goes by. It is part of the house but just 1 story connecting main house to garage. Here is ours on zillow. Looking at main pic, you cam see what I mean. Garage is on right, doors facing to the right. That “breezeway” contains a bathroom, laundry room, and a spare bedroom. It is between the kitchen and the garage.
It sure is. Who knew that Real World Tradein Values paid that well? I know I didn’t but I should have interviewed 15 years ago just to be on the safe side. I could have probably thrown darts just about as well.
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Here at the Snakeweasel lair yesterday I noticed the A/C working harder than usual but the house seemed like it wasn't getting colder. I checked and the house was actually getting warmer and no air was coming out of the registers. Checked out the furnace and yep the blower wasn't working so I surmised that either the. blower motor was shot or the circuit board was. Since this is past my pay grade I called "the guy" who came by today.
Well I was right "the guy" determined it was a bad circuit board and it needed replacing to the tune of close to a grand. Now since my furnace is old enough to vote and we were planning on replacing it in a few years we decided not to sink any money into it and opted to replace it now. The only issue now is they wont be installing it until late tomorrow afternoon so I have to put up with this oppressive heat for another 15 to 20 hours.
We decided to spend the extra money and get a high efficiency two stage furnace with a variable speed blower.
We don't have A/C in our house. We are surrounded by trees and they keep the house about 10 - 15 degrees cooler than outside. We have a few window units in some bedrooms for when it is in the 90's for a few days in a row. When that happens the trees can't keep up and it gets pretty warm inside.
This year it has been hot for a few weeks and warm in the house for a few weeks now as a result.
I called my guy to install A/C. Both furnaces are, fortunately, able to handle adding air. Both were replaced a few years ago.
One furnace is horizontal, but they now make units for that.
I asked about SEER and he said one is 13 and the other is 14. I don't know what brand.
$7,700 installed including 2 new thermostats. That seems reasonable. The roofers should be here soon too. That will be another $12,000. It's a good summer.
Do they send Graeters? @kyfdx took me there once, a couple of years ago, when I was in town and we connected for lunch.
There's a Graeters near my Acura dealer, went there a few weeks ago after lunch. Unfortunately it's a 40 minute drive if traffic is light. I think it's the only one around, wish they would put one in the southern suburbs.
Graeter's is 150 years old this year. Been in the same family, the whole time. Really premium ice cream. And, the nearest shop is one mile from my house.
Graeter's is 150 years old this year. Been in the same family, the whole time. Really premium ice cream. And, the nearest shop is one mile from my house.
Seven miles in my case. When my son was in school Graeter’s gave free ice cream to kids with good report cards. It was always a big deal to go and “redeem” his freebies.
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Do they send Graeters? @kyfdx took me there once, a couple of years ago, when I was in town and we connected for lunch.
They have quite a few “packages” you can order. There’s one that’s packed in dry ice (for something like Graeters). I know for Cincinnati “ex-pats” who are now living somewhere else, I send Skyline or Gold Star chili for b-Days or Holidays.
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Fortunate enough to have traveled to the Queen City enough to develop a fondness for it.
Somebody opened up a Gold Star years ago here in Denver, but it didn't last. Did get the wife to develop a taste for it, too. Can now find it in cans at the grocery store. Not exactly the same, but a lot cheaper than a couple of round trip airline tickets.
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Also, what the heck is this:
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Cincinnati’s first & only! 7.49
What are fried bottle caps?
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Today I watched the local news live stream the "Anti Mask" civil disobedience rally at the Ohio Statehouse for about an hour. Feel free to make up your own headline for that event.
I saw a full color banner advertising the event making the twitter rounds over the last few days and assumed that it was fake news. I won't repost but it was clearly (I thought) satire with the slogans and promise of security provided by private militia and bike groups. Ha. Or not Ha.
But then it really happened. Large group on the Statehouse lawn, carrying signs and flags, speeches, music and of course no masks. I saw a gray hair guy about my age walk past the camera with no mask but holding a large flag and I wondered if he was planning to have it draped over his casket.
Like a lot of boomers I've been a vocal advocate for better health care for the elderly. I've had a few badges of honor rifts with insurance companies and some nurses and doctors over the years. You win some you lose some. And I have been humbled by an occasional call or note from a few health care professionals who have been supportive.
But my generation is losing a lot of credibility in this "Anti Mask" behavior. I'm not denying that there were some young (chronologic) adults floating around in that mix at the Statehouse. But others have already posted and re-posted that youth is wasted on the young. How do we make credible arguments about elder care for our generation if we become the gray hair poster face of pandemic denial?
I just read some recent studies which indicates spreading Covid-19 from the elderly to kids may be more likely than we previously thought possible. Still too early to confirm that without more data but why not err on the side of caution until we do know more?
This is the last picture that my mom took of my grandfather maybe 5 years before he passed. Poppy was "renovating" the old homestead but taking the time out to play with his cat and smile for the camera.
His generation like his children's generation earned the respect which was not rooted in self serving self-indulgence. No storming the statehouse castle for him! That's how I'd like to be remembered by family. And play some Buck Owens at my funeral if they can. But either wear a mask or stay home and play with the cat!
If it was my job to be stuck in the middle of that train wreck please get me fired. Thank you and have a nice day!
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Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
I just remembered another name Torpedo sandwich because of the shape of the bread.
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2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I was driving through the state capital an hour ago and I’d say 95% of the people I saw weren’t wearing masks.
I won’t say any more lest this get political.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Never figured out where it came from to return it and nobody would 'fess up to doing it, so we put it in the basement.
Fast forward to a couple of years ago.
Over the course of time someone ratted out the guilty party, not that we ever knew though.
That person ended up buying a house about 100 miles away.
My daughter and son if law asked if they could take the reindeer to 'return' it(we knew who they were going to visit).
Someone was pretty surprised when it showed on their front lawn as a house warming gift and had some explaining to the wife to do, too.
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The said on one news network, young people are having COVID parties, some want to catch the virus, some want to play Russian Roulette to see if they can avoid it. The world gets crazier.............
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2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Today I took the box outside to assemble what was inside. What was in there was the roller itself, the user manual, and nothing else. Conspicuous by its absence were anything resembling a handle assembly as illustrated in the manual. A call to their service center got me a recording saying wait times were over an hour and that I should send them a website message instead, so I did. Will be interesting to see what kind of response I get.
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Are COVID parties happening? I'm willing to bet they are happening here and there.
Are COVID parties efficiently spreading the virus? We'll never know.
Then again, this morning my running partner was telling me about the "celebration of the return to normal" at her office this week, and it sure sounded like a COVID party. Decorations, lots of communal food, and encouraged mingling among co-workers. She said she stayed put in her cubicle as much as possible, but there's still enough distrust in her co-workers that we have stopped hugging again.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Myself, even though the science study I believe says the most effective masks are not stopping viruses at a majority rate and that the weakest cloth masks are really poor at that duty, I wear my doctor office type mask. Just makes sense for me at my age and with some minor factors.
As for the younger folks who are affected at a really low rate, much less than the flu season we just went through here, let the herd immunity work--it's worked in other countries with outcomes about the same as ours here. The peaks the media screams about are due to the rioting spreading the viruses and mobility across the southern borders at holidays.
For those wearing same mask over and over, there's a danger of infectious things building up. A doctor had his wife get legionnaires disease from wearing masks. I hang mine in the direct ultraviolet of the sunshine outside my cars to dry and sterilize the several different ones I have in the cars.
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jmonroe
'18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
Regardless of what you claim, no mask....no entrance! As my son says...”if you aren’t smart enough to wear a mask correctly, you’re not smart enough to be allowed in any public or private facility.”
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I use washable Double layered cloth masks from a medical supply Company. For most encounters — grocery store, outside walk, that should be fine. I’m not really going out that much.
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Results may not be any different though.
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2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I am, obviously, easily confused.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
Well I was right "the guy" determined it was a bad circuit board and it needed replacing to the tune of close to a grand. Now since my furnace is old enough to vote and we were planning on replacing it in a few years we decided not to sink any money into it and opted to replace it now. The only issue now is they wont be installing it until late tomorrow afternoon so I have to put up with this oppressive heat for another 15 to 20 hours.
We decided to spend the extra money and get a high efficiency two stage furnace with a variable speed blower.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
This year it has been hot for a few weeks and warm in the house for a few weeks now as a result.
I called my guy to install A/C. Both furnaces are, fortunately, able to handle adding air. Both were replaced a few years ago.
One furnace is horizontal, but they now make units for that.
I asked about SEER and he said one is 13 and the other is 14. I don't know what brand.
$7,700 installed including 2 new thermostats. That seems reasonable. The roofers should be here soon too. That will be another $12,000. It's a good summer.
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
And, the nearest shop is one mile from my house.
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They ship direct. I think pints are the largest size. And, it will be pricey, with dry ice, etc..
Might find it in any Kroger owned supermarket chain.
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Greater’s Turtle Sundae is my fave!