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Spin Zone / Re: remind you of anyone?
« on: May 13, 2020, 02:17:09 PM »
Science is settled sometimes but only conditionally. For example, Newtonian physics such as F=ma.  That's settled, but only until you start approaching the speed of light, when that "scientific fact" breaks down.

Pretty much all science is this way, it's only "settled" under certain presumed conditions. Things that are extremely complex such as climate change or disease statistics have so many presumptions and variables, and variation of the variables, and variation of the variation of the variables, that they are never settled.
Life really imitates The Big Bang Theory.  Scientists have ridiculed Engineers forever.

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Spin Zone / Re: Please take my argument apart
« on: May 13, 2020, 07:51:52 AM »
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

You must have missed the post where I pass along the well known factoid that when you flush, microscopic droplets containing yes, even fecal molecules, are launched to distances up to 6’ away. Poor Anthony can’t get that shocking piece of news out of his head, and probably has thrown away his toothbrush, bought a new one and keeps it in an airtight case.

If it makes you feel any better Anthony, I myself was ruined by similar news when somebody did a story on hotel rooms involving a black light.  I’ve never been able to relax in a hotel room quite the same since.
Lol.

Ok, got it. And yes I agree with you!  As a proud germaphobe I was talking to my brother about the idiots who bring their phones into the stalls in bathrooms. He said he does, and says not to worry, because he doesn’t set it down anywhere.

I asked him if he touched the door lock and handle to enter and exit the stall and he said of course. I mentioned the dozens of other guys who touched that door every day, and then asked if that hand also touched his phone.

The color drained from his face.

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Spin Zone / Re: Please take my argument apart
« on: May 12, 2020, 05:02:54 PM »
The new thing added here in taxachusetts is face coverings when stores and any business.

If this wasn't so serious, it would be completely hilarious that the face covering order "strongly discourages" use of medical-grade masks to meeet the requirements of the order.  Instead we are to use any cloth, doesn't matter how useless it is with respect the ability to filter anything.

I've seen some of the probable things that will be required for reopening... and, yes, I'm at a loss to see anything that couldn't have been done 2 months ago.

Of course, I'd still like to see the science behind all this stuff.

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Pilot Zone / Re: Chuckle
« on: May 11, 2020, 03:40:50 PM »
You're right.  And that's exactly what the read back is for.   Yes, I've been corrected as well.  Controllers are human to though and they do make mistakes.
No doubt, but the person who turns into an asshole because of it is the one that needs to settle the fuck down. If Ford made a smart ass remark, I’d criticize him as well.

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Spin Zone / Re: Something not Covid-related
« on: May 11, 2020, 02:04:31 PM »
How about the hammer cocking sound when someone picks up a glock?
I’ve noticed that in EVERY TV show or movie, EVERY time a gun is picked up, unholstered, or just handled, it sounds like the guy is picking up a paper bag of gun parts, with metal clanging against metal.

The jetliner with the piston engine sounds on the movie “Airplane” is more realistic.

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Spin Zone / Re: face covering vs masks
« on: May 11, 2020, 01:45:27 PM »
The things we are being made to do with zero science. I can hardly believe this is real.

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Spin Zone / Re: What this means...
« on: May 10, 2020, 08:42:06 AM »
Yeah, that sucks.  Was considering going as it has been a few years and I was looking forward to hiring Stan to stuff Steingar into a locker at his Origami presentation.
Ha!  Just caught this. Damn, funny stuff Anthony!

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Spin Zone / Re: Huge adjustment in death rate down by CDC?
« on: May 07, 2020, 11:23:17 AM »
Here's the scam.  These governors of the democrat poorly run states are in debt big time, and they want to spend even more.

So by extending the "lockdown", it will destroy more businesses, loose more jobs and drive the state into bankruptcy.  Why is this the desired result?

 Bail out by the federal government.  Yep, the rest of us in the free states will get to pay off all their debts from their reckless spending.  Of course, they'll need additional funds to get them going, which will buy them lots of votes.

 Any congressman or senator who votes for these state bail outs can burn in hell, and need to be shown the door.
Wisconsin has 100% fully funded public pensions, and had a multi-billion dollar rainy day fund before this democrat puppet took office 16 months ago.

Fuck Illinois and other blue states and their unfounded pensions.

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Spin Zone / Re: "COVID-19 is the most dangerous virus...
« on: May 06, 2020, 02:33:26 PM »
I've never heard of a virus as infectious with such dire consequences for so many.
Yet every single model and prediction of it has been found ridiculously inaccurate.

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Pilot Zone / Re: Bought a Navion
« on: May 05, 2020, 10:30:42 AM »
Perhaps you should consider a Mooney.  Manual gear doesn't break too often.  Just as fast as a Navion, just not as much fuel burn.  Doesn't have Navion room inside though.  And of course, no canopy, which does lower the cool factor somewhat.
Thanks, but I’m 6’3” and a former college defensive tackle, and all that that implies. I sat in a Mooney once and needed a case of Crisco to get me out of it.

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Spin Zone / Re: phrases I don't want to hear anymore
« on: April 30, 2020, 10:12:27 AM »
some have complained about "new normal"

I'm really really tired of the misuse of "unprecedented" - completely misused and overused by the governor of taxachusetts.  (folks, COVID-19 is not an unprecedented virus)
One more “Be safe” and someone’s going to get throat punched.

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Spin Zone / Re: We've Been Had
« on: April 28, 2020, 03:01:59 PM »
I've always thought that too.  Also, think his girlfriend is the female equivalent of a "Beard". 

Never got the whole Packer, Cheesehead, love fest thing.
Yes on the Beard. I’ve always thought that.

And the love fest is gross. I’ll die here in Wisconsin - I love this state, but this love fest is gross. I’m a Bears fan and always will be, despite how shitty they are.

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Spin Zone / Re: LOOK OUT! He doesn't have a mask!
« on: April 28, 2020, 02:57:29 PM »
I think you are right. For one thing, the restaurants are opening at only 25% capacity at first. People are used to cooking at home and living more frugally. It may be a long time before the economy comes “roaring back”.

I’m seeing some other very disturbing signs with respect to food, oil, healthcare, well a lot of things. My husband says I’m too pessimistic but I am getting a real bad feeling.

Look, here is the thing: all this social distancing has prevented us from getting herd immunity. Now we are reopening but without herd immunity so the cases are going to continue on and on and any uptick is going to result in new restrictions. Plus extreme contact tracing measures being put in place which will never go away. All of this is going to be brought out again every time a new virus comes along. The next swine flu, the next MERS the next SARS. We are going to be expected to wear masks all the time now. And we still aren’t letting ourselves get herd immunity so the threat will never go away, and this is the new norm? The new way to handle viruses? It’s so abnormal. It is not at all the way a species is designed to handle these things.

There will always be one contagious pathogen or other hanging around to fear, and we are being conditioned to accept all these new behaviors as they keep extending the lockdown, or reopening in such half assed ways that it will take years for the economy to recover, and it will not be able to before the next virus comes along.

This is leading us straight into a cage. Totalitarian control of our lives.
The totally sad and pathetic thing is how quickly the economy has been destroyed, AND with virtually no pushback from citizens or any people formerly known as conservatives.

Finally, 6-7 weeks into this, Bill Barr is telling US attorneys to start looking for violations of the Constitution. Thanks a lot, but START?  Have you not been looking into this since the first stay at home order, since Easter literally was crushed by state governments? 

Join or Die. We are at that point. And once again, only 3% of the population will be willing to do anything about it.

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Spin Zone / Re: mask police
« on: April 28, 2020, 07:33:10 AM »
There is a website/app (BOS:311) where [Boston] city residents can report non-emergency issues like potholes and graffiti (this was in place long before the COVID-19 panic).

Now the app is being flooded with complaints about people "violating" social distancing and people not wearing a mask in public.

One complaint included "dogs running wild!". 


I wonder if people will start complaining about improper mask usage (e.g., wearing the mask around the neck or the mask just covering the mouth).

For kicks and giggles, watch people that are wearing mask.  Look at how many times they touch their face.

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