The Swamp

Right, like what the fuck!

To be fair - for North Dakotans, a Great White show would be huge.

ETA:

Earlier in the month, former GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell blasted people who refuse to wear a mask in public spaces to protect others from possible infection.

So, not even "vintage" Great White.

So is this other “Great White” a neo-Nazi cover band version using the name in clear sight?0

brian wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 7:02 pm So is this other “Great White” a neo-Nazi cover band version using the name in clear sight?0

Ha.

And on a not ha note, that Great White disaster is another one of those events where I always forget how many people died. Man...

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 2:26 pm

brian wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 1:11 pm DSafe can probably tell you guys more than you want to know about the area of Ohio where that guy is from.

Beach town a little ways east of Toledo on Lake Erie. The island where he took that pool picture is nothing but a summer party place that is functional about 30 days of the year (weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day, plus July 4).

That general area is full of braindead fucks.

Same town.

Totally not a cult.

rass wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:17 am

brian wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 7:02 pm So is this other “Great White” a neo-Nazi cover band version using the name in clear sight?0

Ha.

And on a not ha note, that Great White disaster is another one of those events where I always forget how many people died. Man...

Chuck Klosterman's Fargo Rock City had a great discussion of it.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:38 am I think the US is safe unless you guys think there is some cover up.

From Feb. 25, this aged...poorly.

Rex wrote: ↑Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:02 pm It seems like a grave political error to put this in the VP’s hands, especially one that nobody likes. But it’s Trump, so what do I know.

This one from Feb. 26 aged...much better.

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:08 pm This thread title has the potential to really look stupid down the line.

I still think "That Virus Thingy" banged.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2020 5:13 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:24 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:01 pm Almost a 1200 point drop - an absolute blood bath in the last hour.

Isn't down like 4000 points this week? MY company's stock went up $9 last week when our earnings report came out. Should have fucking sold it. Down $10 this week.

Yes - the whole week has been a stock exchange bloodbath - which is why the Cheeto is trying to limit information re the virus.

Except, apparently, to Loefler and a few other senators as it turned out.

rass wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:09 am We were in the planning phase of a relatively last minute trip to Disney in May (we wanted to go this coming Nov but the school schedule screwed that up) and decided this week (despite finding awesomely priced airline tickets, though perhaps that was telling) not to pull the trigger because of the uncertainty of the virus thingy.

From Feb. 28...GREAT CALL.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:30 pm The Cheeto still not helping matters. Having an incompetent as president not ideal for crises.

Evergreen tweet from Feb. 29. Should prob put the second sentence on a bumper sticker and try and sell a million. Bonus, when Biden wins in November, can sell it to Maga heads then.

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 2:12 pm In theory a quarantine would be a great time to cook a lot but there's only so much you can cook if you can't get fresh ingredients. Real bummer.

(Bought a lot of flour so there will be a lot of baking if it happens.)

March 6. That was smart move.

Ryan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:08 pm “Ok time once again for Matt Patricia’s Chalk Talk brought to you by Friends of Brian...”

This made me laugh anew at the end of that exchange.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:11 am Honestly, we've talked a lot on this board about this very scenario tanking his presidency.

When faced with a true crisis, he will do exactly what he's doing now, which is attempt to bullshit 350 million people.

No one wants people to die. But FFS, what else convinces these fucking morons that having a joke of a president has real world consequences.

From March 10.

Still NODS.

I wish benga were drinking red wine during this re read.

I didn’t mean it bad!

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 2:26 pm

brian wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 1:11 pm DSafe can probably tell you guys more than you want to know about the area of Ohio where that guy is from.

Beach town a little ways east of Toledo on Lake Erie. The island where he took that pool picture is nothing but a summer party place that is functional about 30 days of the year (weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day, plus July 4).

That general area is full of braindead fucks.

I am (not really) missing my family reunion today.

Sorry to jump in on this late...was not online this weekend. The island mentioned is my hometown. I was just there on Monday for a few hours. Every employee that works on the island just got tested this past week since a few tested positive the week prior...I have not heard the results yet. The county and national guard worked to get it done in two days. The business owners have been taking it seriously and attempted to use precautions but this was inevitable due to the nature of what a large chunk of the island’s economy entails. Dsafe is not entirely correct about functionality...it’s home to around 400 full time residents and another 600 or so summer resident and can be a nice place for a family vacation during the weekdays.

I just left the area (not the island itself but the peninsula across the lake) a few hours ago and said to myself on my drive back to Columbus “lots of Trump flags around here”.

Where Dsafe is correct...the area has a super majority of brain dead fucks.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7168024/sylv ... -covid-19/

"Every time I see a pic of a crowded beach in the States, I shake my head at those foolish Americans,” Irwin said. “But here we are.

GoodKarma wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:11 pm Sorry to jump in on this late...was not online this weekend. The island mentioned is my hometown. I was just there on Monday for a few hours. Every employee that works on the island just got tested this past week since a few tested positive the week prior...I have not heard the results yet. The county and national guard worked to get it done in two days. The business owners have been taking it seriously and attempted to use precautions but this was inevitable due to the nature of what a large chunk of the island’s economy entails. Dsafe is not entirely correct about functionality...it’s home to around 400 full time residents and another 600 or so summer resident and can be a nice place for a family vacation during the weekdays.

I just left the area (not the island itself but the peninsula across the lake) a few hours ago and said to myself on my drive back to Columbus “lots of Trump flags around here”.

Where Dsafe is correct...the area has a super majority of brain dead fucks.

On my one visit there, I could not imagine actually living there. Everything just seemed about two steps more difficult and expensive due to being out on the island. I don't recall seeing a school there (mid-90's). Did kids have to commute on the Jet Express?

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:40 am

GoodKarma wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:11 pm Sorry to jump in on this late...was not online this weekend. The island mentioned is my hometown. I was just there on Monday for a few hours. Every employee that works on the island just got tested this past week since a few tested positive the week prior...I have not heard the results yet. The county and national guard worked to get it done in two days. The business owners have been taking it seriously and attempted to use precautions but this was inevitable due to the nature of what a large chunk of the island’s economy entails. Dsafe is not entirely correct about functionality...it’s home to around 400 full time residents and another 600 or so summer resident and can be a nice place for a family vacation during the weekdays.

I just left the area (not the island itself but the peninsula across the lake) a few hours ago and said to myself on my drive back to Columbus “lots of Trump flags around here”.

Where Dsafe is correct...the area has a super majority of brain dead fucks.

On my one visit there, I could not imagine actually living there. Everything just seemed about two steps more difficult and expensive due to being out on the island. I don't recall seeing a school there (mid-90's). Did kids have to commute on the Jet Express?

There is a school just outside of the downtown area. K-12 has anywhere from 70-100 kids. There were three of us in my graduating class (one of them was an exchange student - story for another thread). My sister's class had 7, I think. Largest class ever was 14; there have been eight or so single-person classes. I was the only person in my grade from grades 6 through 9th. Some kids boat or fly over from Middle Bass & North Bass (the two islands to the North).

http://www.put-in-bay.k12.oh.us/

It was an inconvenient upbringing but, just like anything else, you get used to it...especially when it's the only thing you know. Three things about every day life still amaze me:
1) I can go to a grocery store or get food from a restaurant at almost any time of day and there are so many choices
2) Trash gets picked up from my house (used to have to throw trash in the back of our truck then run it out to the landfill/incinerator ourselves)
3) Mail/packages can get delivered or picked up from my house (we had to go to the Post Office every day)

Hey GK, do you hate double-breasted cormorants like everyone else on the Bass Islands?

Sabo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:15 am Hey GK, do you hate double-breasted cormorants like everyone else on the Bass Islands?

LOL no because I was always too busy hating the mayflies and the dead fish smell to care about anything else.

GoodKarma wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:29 am

Sabo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:15 am Hey GK, do you hate double-breasted cormorants like everyone else on the Bass Islands?

LOL no because I was always too busy hating the mayflies and the dead fish smell to care about anything else.

That's fair. The only good thing about mayflies is they don't bite. They're just annoying (and everywhere).

GoodKarma wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:29 am

Sabo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:15 am Hey GK, do you hate double-breasted cormorants like everyone else on the Bass Islands?

LOL no because I was always too busy hating the mayflies and the dead fish smell to care about anything else.

You aren't getting awarded an honorary position with the Bass Island Tourism Bureau.

Look at southeast Florida making a run at testing the herd immunity theory. Good grief:

tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 1:19 pm Look at southeast Florida making a run at testing the herd immunity theory. Good grief:

Canada has had 108,000 cases since the start of the year. Currently only 36,000 cases in the whole country.

Simply astounding what is going on.

Has any math been done on how many untested positives exist for every confirmed case?

Oh yeah, the In Laws may head back to Florida next week "before they shut it down again"

tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 1:19 pm Look at southeast Florida making a run at testing the herd immunity theory. Good grief:

Only 25.2 more miles to go.

A_B wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 1:42 pm Oh yeah, the In Laws may head back to Florida next week "before they shut it down again"

That logic is impeccable.

MoCo here in MD is planning on starting off online and re-assessing in November.

Found out today we have the option to send them in or do virtual learning. Leaning towards the latter.

Caveat: I don't have children. I know everyone's situation is different regarding work and their individual kids (Ex: BFJ's son missing the social side of everything)

That said, the idea that anyone that lives anywhere with any type of infection rate above a very low threshold is thinking about holding in person classes of any nature right now is beyond me. It comes off poorly to me, as if you're tired of watching your kids and you were used to them being in school so you're willing to place teachers (who are already woefully underpaid and supported, at least in the Midwest), administration, support staff, custodial workers, etc, in the line of fire for this shit to put your kids back into school. I understand that there's nuance in all of this. Your kids might be miserable at home, making it hard for you to work, you might be worried about how this will reflect on their future opportunities for college, there's a million little things.

But the outright refusal to acknowledge the risk this presents to staff and whomever the little germ factories come into contact with on their way to and from and after is terrible. I don't know what the answer is, but for well over half the country it isn't sending kids to in-person classes next month.

You just know that this is going to be presented by the Trumpanzees as being a case where unions and Liberal cities are standing in the way of educating children.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:48 am You just know that this is going to be presented by the Trumpanzees as being a case where unions and Liberal cities are standing in the way of educating children.

WEll, that's exactly what they're already saying.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:48 am You just know that this is going to be presented by the Trumpanzees as being a case where unions and Liberal cities are standing in the way of educating children.

Which is ridiculous when you consider that the GOPs version of education is "whites only," they'd teach the Bible in history class, and make you pray after the pledge of allegiance.