Not so funny real life Capt Trips thread

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BSF21 wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:24 am
A_B wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:14 am Kentucky is closing all indoor dining starting tonight at 5. Carryout and outdoor still allowed (though outdoor season is pretty slim these days), and while we have basically been doing it for the most part, we aren't going to order carryout from the chains and stick with smaller regional or local restaurants.
I'm expecting this soon in Indy as well.
A little surprised it hasn't happened in Ohio yet, but the governor mentioned that possibility last week.
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A_B wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:14 am Kentucky is closing all indoor dining starting tonight at 5. Carryout and outdoor still allowed (though outdoor season is pretty slim these days), and while we have basically been doing it for the most part, we aren't going to order carryout from the chains and stick with smaller regional or local restaurants.
That's basically what we've been doing since March, so I don't see a big change in our future.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:36 am
A_B wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:14 am Kentucky is closing all indoor dining starting tonight at 5. Carryout and outdoor still allowed (though outdoor season is pretty slim these days), and while we have basically been doing it for the most part, we aren't going to order carryout from the chains and stick with smaller regional or local restaurants.
That's basically what we've been doing since March, so I don't see a big change in our future.
Yeah, other than a couple of chain pizza and Olive Garden last night (Kid's 17th birthday and favorites are favorites!) we've been 95% smaller joints. Although I'd like to replace a few fast food meals with local as well.
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Does no one in the White House take this seriously?



It would be easier to track those who HAVEN'T tested positive.
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DaveInSeattle wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:14 pm Does no one in the White House take this seriously?



It would be easier to track those who HAVEN'T tested positive.
Oh man, the doucheness on his Twitter profile

"Currently serving the American public as Special Assistant to President Donald J. Trump until January 20, 2025"
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A_B wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:18 pm
DaveInSeattle wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:14 pm Does no one in the White House take this seriously?



It would be easier to track those who HAVEN'T tested positive.
Oh man, the doucheness on his Twitter profile

"Currently serving the American public as Special Assistant to President Donald J. Trump until January 20, 2025"
Especially when you consider his job consists of coordinating visits from championship teams. Which a) hasn't happened in almost a year, and b) most teams don't want anything to do with the Trump White House. Its not like he's leading nuclear arms talks or something.

And...he was at his father's meltdown news conference yesterday. I wonder how many people he infected.
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FREDO HAS THE COVID!

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brian wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 6:01 pm FREDO HAS THE COVID!

That should go in the totally fucking hilarious Capt Trips thread.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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EnochRoot wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:01 am
Shirley wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:28 pm
tennbengal wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 3:32 pmHow glad are you that life took you away from there...
I probably would have been a hell of a meth dealer.


(actually, no, I'm a pussy. I'd have sucked.)
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Shirley wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 12:03 am
EnochRoot wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:01 am
Shirley wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:28 pm
tennbengal wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 3:32 pmHow glad are you that life took you away from there...
I probably would have been a hell of a meth dealer.


(actually, no, I'm a pussy. I'd have sucked.)
You want a patty melt with some fries or a 'tato salad or did you just come for a black coffee and some meth?

FTR my wife does a mean rerun dance.
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Is that something Guinness tracks or what?
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Shirley wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 12:03 am
EnochRoot wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:01 am
Shirley wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:28 pm
tennbengal wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 3:32 pmHow glad are you that life took you away from there...
I probably would have been a hell of a meth dealer.


(actually, no, I'm a pussy. I'd have sucked.)
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Guess that's twice.
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My youngest took a sabbatical from soccer this season, but someone on her team, or a player on the other team her team’s trainer works with, tested positive. The last game of the season (tomorrow) has been cancelled and all of the players have been told to quarantine for 14 days. Spent some time last night talking to the club and the coach and trainer trying to get them to specify when the last exposure was for the team so they know when the 14 days started. The club is also requiring a negative test from the players to return to practice which generally isn’t needed because it’s silly once you go through quarantine.

We were planning on having her train with them (outdoors) for the winter starting two weeks from today. She really needs both the physical and social activity.
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This is great...

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Sophie Scholl, a spreader of #FakeNews with #HitlerDerangementSyndrome????
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Gunpowder wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:01 am Sophie Scholl, a spreader of #FakeNews with #HitlerDerangementSyndrome????
If she was so great, how come she stopped fighting the Nazis before the job was done? Quitter!!!
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Pruitt wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:12 am
Gunpowder wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:01 am Sophie Scholl, a spreader of #FakeNews with #HitlerDerangementSyndrome????
If she was so great, how come she stopped fighting the Nazis before the job was done? Quitter!!!
Is it just me, or does it seem really odd to honor someone executed by guillotine with a bust on the wall?


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One thing you learn about Germans very quickly: they have no problem calling you on your shit in the moment.

It's a trait Americans should pick up. We tiptoe around things generally so as not to offend the party acting like a shitbag.
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Johnnie wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:37 am One thing you learn about Germans very quickly: they have no problem calling you on your shit in the moment.

It's a trait Americans should pick up. We tiptoe around things generally so as not to offend the party acting like a shitbag.
Do they have a word for that?
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The Sybian wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:31 am
Pruitt wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:12 am
Gunpowder wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:01 am Sophie Scholl, a spreader of #FakeNews with #HitlerDerangementSyndrome????
If she was so great, how come she stopped fighting the Nazis before the job was done? Quitter!!!
Is it just me, or does it seem really odd to honor someone executed by guillotine with a bust on the wall?


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Especially a head that looks so precariously perched. Maybe that was the artist's point?
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I can't find an explainer on Operation Warpspeed that answers this question, but I assume that even if Pfizer (or Moderna or anyone) get completely pantsed on a vaccine by someone who can make it more quickly, or more effective, or cheaper or easier to distribute, that as long as their end result meets some set of standards they get paid/reimbursed anyway?
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rass wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:07 pm I can't find an explainer on Operation Warpspeed that answers this question, but I assume that even if Pfizer (or Moderna or anyone) get completely pantsed on a vaccine by someone who can make it more quickly, or more effective, or cheaper or easier to distribute, that as long as their end result meets some set of standards they get paid/reimbursed anyway?
This is my understanding.
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Wonder why they don't let them sell maybe 10% at market cost. That would pay back everyone immediately. What do you think the avg cost would be on the first 1000 doses at highest bidders on Dec. 10? More than a million?
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HaulCitgo wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:23 pm Wonder why they don't let them sell maybe 10% at market cost. That would pay back everyone immediately. What do you think the avg cost would be on the first 1000 doses at highest bidders on Dec. 10? More than a million?
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brian wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:28 pm
HaulCitgo wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:23 pm Wonder why they don't let them sell maybe 10% at market cost. That would pay back everyone immediately. What do you think the avg cost would be on the first 1000 doses at highest bidders on Dec. 10? More than a million?
Capitalism is a disease.
Hasn't it also been responsible more-or-less for curing all the diseases we've cured?
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:09 pm
brian wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:28 pm
HaulCitgo wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:23 pm Wonder why they don't let them sell maybe 10% at market cost. That would pay back everyone immediately. What do you think the avg cost would be on the first 1000 doses at highest bidders on Dec. 10? More than a million?
Capitalism is a disease.
Hasn't it also been responsible more-or-less for curing all the diseases we've cured?
Jonas Salk made exact 0 dollars for the polio vaccine.
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brian wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:10 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:09 pm
brian wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:28 pm
HaulCitgo wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:23 pm Wonder why they don't let them sell maybe 10% at market cost. That would pay back everyone immediately. What do you think the avg cost would be on the first 1000 doses at highest bidders on Dec. 10? More than a million?
Capitalism is a disease.
Hasn't it also been responsible more-or-less for curing all the diseases we've cured?
Jonas Salk made exact 0 dollars for the polio vaccine.
Too bad for him.

Do you happen to know if all the other steps to get from his lab to worldwide application was all done by non-profits and governments? Or was there private enterprise along the way?

(Also, that's great as far as polio goes, but I would bet most of the other cures we deal with had at least some private enterprise involvement,no?)
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Yeesh. You keep waiting on those Mexican pharma R&D investments come through and deliver a shot at less than the $20-30 it is expected to cost. Shit they probably (definitely) couldnt come up with one for a million a pop.
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To Wear Their Masks, the Beards (and a Tradition) Had to Go
Tony Cammarata dreaded the news he had to deliver to his employees. They were not losing their jobs. They were not losing their perks.

They were losing their beards.

Cammarata, who oversees the ski patrol for an area in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver, had to clamp down on the facial hair so that the patrol could properly wear their N95 respirator masks for protection in the coronavirus pandemic.

But he knew this would be a tough measure to accept for the men on his crew (47 of the resort’s 56 patrollers). For the vast majority of them, beards and the ski patrol go together like snow and the mountains.
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DaveInSeattle wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:05 am To Wear Their Masks, the Beards (and a Tradition) Had to Go
Tony Cammarata dreaded the news he had to deliver to his employees. They were not losing their jobs. They were not losing their perks.

They were losing their beards.

Cammarata, who oversees the ski patrol for an area in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver, had to clamp down on the facial hair so that the patrol could properly wear their N95 respirator masks for protection in the coronavirus pandemic.

But he knew this would be a tough measure to accept for the men on his crew (47 of the resort’s 56 patrollers). For the vast majority of them, beards and the ski patrol go together like snow and the mountains.
But...the beard contest before the first snowfall!
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My mother got a positive test result for her 70th birthday today.
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DSafetyGuy wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:00 pm My mother got a positive test result for her 70th birthday today.
Dang. Hope she has mild symptoms.
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Fuck. Good luck, hope its mild or asymptomatic.
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DSafetyGuy wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:00 pm My mother got a positive test result for her 70th birthday today.
My mom just turned 70 in January and she's worried sick about getting COVID (justifiably so, she's in horrible health to begin with). Sending positive thoughts your mom's way.
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Shit, man. Good luck, MamaSafe.
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Sorry to hear that DSafe.
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Sorry, DSafe.

Spoke to my parents yesterday and was a bit surprised to hear my father say he is somewhat worried about my brother and his wife visiting my mother and him, because brother isn’t very good about Covid prevention.
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