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Post by rockymtblue2 on Jun 3, 2022 12:39:52 GMT -5
Correction on Buffalo story. NBC News got it wrong. The hospital reports the 22 year old goring victim did not die, though reports nothing else.
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Post by bulkey on Jun 3, 2022 12:47:50 GMT -5
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Post by huskyharper on Jun 3, 2022 16:51:10 GMT -5
Darwin Award. Easy to recognize this as foolish, but it is a wonder that so many humans make it to procreating age at all. Most of us can probably think of a time or two that a subtle twist of fate may have spelled the difference between our lives as we know them and ones where ... reproduction ... was eliminated from our option list. Many of us are post-war babies of soldiers, sailors, airmen ... who had ample opportunities to prevent them becoming parents. Yet, here we are looking around the next corner at EIGHT Billion inhabitants on this spinning blue marvelous marble. I think back to all the incredibly stupid things I did when I was young and wonder how I made it. Pure dumb luck. Funny story (along those lines). When my wife was in college, she hopped a ride back home with a classmate. She didn't know that her classmate/driver had dropped LSD before starting out. Driving south on 95, he suddenly stops because "the light is red." Turns out there was a stop light on the overpass.... so glad no one was speeding along behind them. "stop light on the overpass" is both funny and scary! yes, it's a miracle any of us survive our teens. And Elon Musk wants us to procreate more. |
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Post by huskyharper on Jun 3, 2022 16:57:41 GMT -5
don't want to "down check" your post, Bulkey, but you're right. This is very frightening. Don't know why those western states haven't already mandated water conservation. |
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Post by knightsbridgeaz on Jun 3, 2022 17:02:46 GMT -5
The joys of living in Arizona - this year has been exceptionally dry so far, of course normal is only 2.5 inches, but we are down at the .5 mark. Most of our rain falls during Monsoon, and of course our rain is quite useful locally for stuff that grows, not so much for the over-all drought. On the wider scale, 3 things we see / know out here: 1 - While Tucson planned ahead years ago and has a good history of using less water, those restrictions and additional ideas, such as grey water plumbing - supposedly mandatory on new builds - have not in fact been happening. 2 - Arizona is growing - folks are moving, and developments are being built. The fear is they are not sustainable and will worsen the water situation - but of course, it isn't feasible to not allow the building, from multiple angles. 3 - We all know out here - as the article pointed out - that agriculture uses a great deal of the water and as the article hints, the building of wells to supply that water over the recent years has depleted the underground aquifers. What seems to be less well understood - and also mentioned in the article - is that, while you can argue against the large amount of water put up against the agriculture (pecan trees are a popular water sucker around here) - how do you supply the agricultural items for eating if we cannot find enough water to grow them, such as the fellow's tomatoes for canneries in the article? Pecans are a luxury, really - tomatoes in cooking less so. Other products still less so. Thank you for posting the article. This drought is no joke out here. |
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Post by bulkey on Jun 8, 2022 13:36:55 GMT -5
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Post by knightsbridgeaz on Jun 8, 2022 16:20:58 GMT -5
Absolutely. But it is very hard for the folks who are disconnected from all this to really "feel" it, and of course timelines and such have been so politicized, often I think by folks who are likewise disconnected from the impacts. As was previously mentioned, when you drive up to Vegas and see how far Lake Mead has receded - yikes. I remember traveling in California a few years pre-pandemic and all the yard signs - many of them quite nasty - in the farming area demanding that dams be installed and that city dwellers give up their water for the sake of the farmers. No easy solution. We continue to be exceptionally dry here in Tucson (.67 compared to 2.7 "normal" inches of rain to date), although July and August are our "wet" months (typically, 2 inches each), we only average about 10.5 inches per year. |
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Post by bulkey on Jun 8, 2022 16:50:14 GMT -5
Absolutely. But it is very hard for the folks who are disconnected from all this to really "feel" it, and of course timelines and such have been so politicized, often I think by folks who are likewise disconnected from the impacts. As was previously mentioned, when you drive up to Vegas and see how far Lake Mead has receded - yikes. I remember traveling in California a few years pre-pandemic and all the yard signs - many of them quite nasty - in the farming area demanding that dams be installed and that city dwellers give up their water for the sake of the farmers. No easy solution. We continue to be exceptionally dry here in Tucson (.67 compared to 2.7 "normal" inches of rain to date), although July and August are our "wet" months (typically, 2 inches each), we only average about 10.5 inches per year. Yes, there is so much politics, economics, and science involved in all this that there is plenty of room for interpretation and mis-interpretation. If this drought doesn't break and give relief, I just hope we have enough unified resolve to address this. Living near the Atlantic coast, where we sometimes have too much rain, I can't appreciate it. But I did live in Berkeley CA during what is now seen as a mild drought. We had restrictions on lawn watering, toilet flushing, showering, and restaurant water drinking. But folks there and then were pretty unified in purpose and it was absolutely nothing like the western part of the US is facing now. Nor the socio-political divisions in the country.... |
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Jun 14, 2022 9:39:34 GMT -5
Speaking of rain and water in general, Yellowstone National Park officials are assessing what they call "historic" flood water damage inside the park. They have closed all entrances to the park. Many parts of roads are half washed out and a good number of sections are totally gone. Some bridges are gone. How did this happen? Snow pack picked up in the later half of the winter and this is Montana - 3 feet of snow predicted over the next two days in some regions. Then, the kicker, we have had unusual rainfall on top of the snowpack and ground still frozen taking an accumulation rapidly to the river bottoms. Going to be interesting to see how long it takes Yellowstone to get on its feet again. The expense of repair will be pretty huge and lost entry fees will hurt. Check out the helicopter video in this article. nbcmontana.com/news/local/yellowstone-flooding-sweeps-away-bridge-washes-out-roadsOr see it here: |
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Post by bulkey on Jun 14, 2022 11:49:20 GMT -5
We're off tomorrow to Lake Tahoe for a wedding and then Yosemite for touring. See you all soon!
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Post by meyers7 on Jun 21, 2022 7:18:25 GMT -5
Heading out to LA this week for my son's wedding. Will be getting plenty of sunshine. We are staying out there about a week after the wedding to check out SoCal. Should be fun. (except for the $6.40 gas prices)
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Post by knightsbridgeaz on Jun 21, 2022 18:33:44 GMT -5
Heading out to LA this week for my son's wedding. Will be getting plenty of sunshine. We are staying out there about a week after the wedding to check out SoCal. Should be fun. (except for the $6.40 gas prices) Have a great time. I've heard about the gas prices and I have experienced the traffic. In a few visits, I have enjoyed LA over the years. Only one recommendation - if you have never seen one of the space shuttles up close, the Endeavour is in the California Science Center, next to the Coliseum if I remember correctly. It was fascinating; in fact the whole exhibit was. |
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Post by meyers7 on Jun 22, 2022 9:17:44 GMT -5
Heading out to LA this week for my son's wedding. Will be getting plenty of sunshine. We are staying out there about a week after the wedding to check out SoCal. Should be fun. (except for the $6.40 gas prices) Have a great time. I've heard about the gas prices and I have experienced the traffic. In a few visits, I have enjoyed LA over the years. Only one recommendation - if you have never seen one of the space shuttles up close, the Endeavour is in the California Science Center, next to the Coliseum if I remember correctly. It was fascinating; in fact the whole exhibit was. Thanks. We were out there a couple months ago to for a Bridal Shower and to check out places for the Rehearsal Dinner. Traffic wasn't too bad. But as I've told people, I've driven in Chicago, Atlanta and NYC, sooo, at least they have lots of lanes out in LA. |
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Post by UConnChapette on Jun 22, 2022 10:10:41 GMT -5
Lots of folks in my circle - though remote locations - are getting COVID. My son in California just came down with it, and a co-worker in Georgia just came down with it. I think sooner or later we are all going to get it at some point.
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Post by swash on Jun 22, 2022 10:22:07 GMT -5
Have a great time. I've heard about the gas prices and I have experienced the traffic. In a few visits, I have enjoyed LA over the years. Only one recommendation - if you have never seen one of the space shuttles up close, the Endeavour is in the California Science Center, next to the Coliseum if I remember correctly. It was fascinating; in fact the whole exhibit was. Thanks. We were out there a couple months ago to for a Bridal Shower and to check out places for the Rehearsal Dinner. Traffic wasn't too bad. But as I've told people, I've driven in Chicago, Atlanta and NYC, sooo, at least they have lots of lanes out in LA. you must have driven in Boston. That prepares you pretty well for driving elsewhere. |
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Post by rockymtblue2 on Jun 22, 2022 10:33:48 GMT -5
Thanks. We were out there a couple months ago to for a Bridal Shower and to check out places for the Rehearsal Dinner. Traffic wasn't too bad. But as I've told people, I've driven in Chicago, Atlanta and NYC, sooo, at least they have lots of lanes out in LA. you must have driven in Boston. That prepares you pretty well for driving elsewhere. Drove a taxi in Boston the summer between college and law school. Didn't last the summer. |
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Post by semper on Jun 28, 2022 18:42:26 GMT -5
I drove cab in Cambridge. My cab was once used as a heist car. Don't ask...I don't like to think of those student days...
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Post by meyers7 on Jun 30, 2022 23:36:31 GMT -5
The traffic out here (LA) hasn't been bad at all. But the weather, OMG, sooo beautiful. Wife is already trying to figure out how we're gonna move out here.
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Post by huskyharper on Jul 2, 2022 19:07:16 GMT -5
The traffic out here (LA) hasn't been bad at all. But the weather, OMG, sooo beautiful. Wife is already trying to figure out how we're gonna move out here. be there when the earth moves and not in a good way and she'll change her tune.
weather ain't everything. I like the feel of SOLID earth. When it moves, it better be for the "right" reason (lol). (This is a "g" rated page, after all)
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Post by bulkey on Jul 2, 2022 20:06:11 GMT -5
The traffic out here (LA) hasn't been bad at all. But the weather, OMG, sooo beautiful. Wife is already trying to figure out how we're gonna move out here. be there when the earth moves and not in a good way and she'll change her tune.
weather ain't everything. I like the feel of SOLID earth. When it moves, it better be for the "right" reason (lol). (This is a "g" rated page, after all)
+1 I lived in the Bay Area (Berkeley) for 7 years, and couldn't wait to get out of there. Our kids (some of them) live in Palo Alto--fantasy land--and I like it even less. All that glitters isn't gold. |
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Post by knightsbridgeaz on Jul 2, 2022 23:52:06 GMT -5
be there when the earth moves and not in a good way and she'll change her tune.
weather ain't everything. I like the feel of SOLID earth. When it moves, it better be for the "right" reason (lol). (This is a "g" rated page, after all)
+1 I lived in the Bay Area (Berkeley) for 7 years, and couldn't wait to get out of there. Our kids (some of them) live in Palo Alto--fantasy land--and I like it even less. All that glitters isn't gold. Like anything else, there are plusses and minuses. My experience with LA (and San Francisco area, for that matter) as I mentioned above was high traffic. Everything was expensive. We were in San Diego (more traffic) and drove up to LA to see the space shuttle (as mentioned above). Toll Roads; and traffic. On the other hand, the attractions were nice, the scenery was nice, I enjoyed Sacramento when we visited, weather generally nice. But I couldn't afford to live anywhere I would actually want to, I think. Loved our time in Santa Cruz for my wife's classes. But couldn't afford it. Almost couldn't afford to spend (less than) a week there. The only place that cost more to visit (for us) was Vegas, and we don't gamble, just shows and food. |
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Post by UConnChapette on Jul 3, 2022 8:37:21 GMT -5
This is an example of the craziness of housing prices in the Silicon Valley, Menlo Park specifically This house: Built in 1946 (same year as my house in CT) 2,000 square feet of living space Three bedrooms Three bathrooms No central air Lot is 10,000 sqft Nothing extraordinary. A basic house.  This home can be had for $3,998,000. |
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Post by bulkey on Jul 3, 2022 12:13:54 GMT -5
My kids are renting next door in Palo Alto, near Stanford. Just a tad bigger. It's valued at $7M. Insane world in every way.
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Post by bulkey on Jul 3, 2022 21:57:48 GMT -5
Very long twitter from a renown who is chair of medicine at UCSF who is expressing great concern from the very most strain of Covid twitter.com/Bob_WachterCore of it: “ If 1 in 16 people who feel fine actually has Covid, spend enough time…maskless indoors & it’s near-certain that you’ll get it. (If 6.5% of an asymptomatic population has Covid, in a crowd of 50 people, there’s a 96.% probability that someone there is pos.) This is particularly true since vax (even w/ 2 boosters) and/or prior infection…now offer relatively little protection against infection, although they still remain enormously protective against severe infection & death. In fact, this is one of the biggest implications of BA.5: a prior infection – including an Omicron infection as recent as last month – no longer provides robust protection from reinfection………Does this mean you shouldn’t get boost #2? Absolutely not! In fact, I’ve been on the fence about boost 2 for folks not at very high risk (ie, below age 70). But recent data shows a powerful ⬆in protection from boost #2 (4-fold mortality reduction in people >age 50; Fig) |
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Post by meyers7 on Jul 6, 2022 7:47:20 GMT -5
The traffic out here (LA) hasn't been bad at all. But the weather, OMG, sooo beautiful. Wife is already trying to figure out how we're gonna move out here. be there when the earth moves and not in a good way and she'll change her tune.
weather ain't everything. I like the feel of SOLID earth. When it moves, it better be for the "right" reason (lol). (This is a "g" rated page, after all)
We actually talked about that. If you could get 15-20 years living there, it would be worth falling off into the ocean. |
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