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Re: Trump Admin incompetence makes almost 3,000 ventilators useless - 2 years ago

Doesn't surprise me in the least..Trump's view of the minutiae of the things government oversees is that all these people are sitting at desks doing nothing, departments that appear to be doing nothing must be doing nothing, they aren't making headlines..he's never heard of this before..that's the basis for eliminating all these people and departments and programs..because 'he thinks'..and therei

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Re: The current constantly used word - 2 years ago

the first 'word of the moment' i recall was Covert..80's or so, Reagan admin?...happy words seemed to spawn from there..

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Chris Cuomo SO much better with no make up.. - 2 years ago

the Chris Cuomo show and Chris himself.. He looks SO much better on TV minus the ton of make-up..normal, feels reshreshingly regular, much more likeable in his persona..much better look for him..and prob for every opinion news and straight news person.. Seeing the show done live from his basement was such a rest from the hype of his normal digs on a tech generated set and general BS TV new

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Unfamiliar Fear - 2 years ago

I felt the very guttural beginnings of fear today. The beginnings of the stirrings of a type of fear that was completely unfamiliar to me. Because of that, i didn't recognize it as fear. I thought it was overstimulation caused by the erratic, dangerous words of a guy with No base. No basis. No moral, ethical, or social base. A guy with no intellectual, creative, imagination driven

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Re: Our USA in the Corona via Faulty Towers - 2 years ago

Quotedecay Basil Fawlty changed it, tanks!!

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Our USA in the Corona via Fawlty Towers - 2 years ago

Some interesting parallels..Manuel (bless him) aside.. Fawlty Towers-Manuel-Fire-hide Manuel

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Re: how long until we have enough personal protective equipment? - 2 years ago

I keep waiting for Trump to use the DPA to produce the little details...like hand sanitizer..it's extremely important in the day to day boots on the ground details. Most stores can't even get it to place in the store for the safety of the customers and employess..it's nowhere..except a few...so far for me Meijer and Trader Joe ..supposedely Whole Foods too but i don't shop there..

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Re: “Photoflood” light bulbs? - 2 years ago

Typically..the term Photoflood always implied 32K 500 watters (or 250's)...'back then' Not familair with the current SV line but I have a pair of older fixtures that i still use tungsten 32K's in. There is a quality to that light that is great through a large diffusor or bounced off a large white flat pointed at your subject..gorgeous continuous light. I don't use any of the newer LED stuf

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Re: John Prine in critical condition with Coronavirus - 2 years ago

Very sad. John is a true American Treasure. Seen him quite a few times over the years and amazing to watch and hear him spin those tunes. I don't think he's gonna make it through this one. He's been in very fragile condition for a while now. Not to sound cynical but this doesn't sound good..

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Re: “Photoflood” light bulbs? - 2 years ago

Google 32K 500 watt photofloods..they're out there. If you learn these they are a great light source..

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Re: Falwell's Liberty U reopened last week: and surprise! (not) - 2 years ago

QuoteSteve G. QuoteSarcany Everyone should have known better by last week when the campus reopened. Anyone who listened to Falwell and returned to campus is up for a Darwin award. No Darwin Awards on THIS campus, sonny. LOL whooz Darwin but the lord's goat.

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Re: To Mask or Not To Mask - 2 years ago

QuotePeterB QuoteKraniac masking is fine, do it. I do it in the grocery for sure.. outside, not so much. you just never know when you're gonna round a corner in a store where someone has just coughed or sneezed and launched a few of these specks into the air..because they can hang there..that fact from Fauci..I mean..it's part of THE most basic front line defense in the hospital...it obviously

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Re: To Mask or Not To Mask - 2 years ago

Quotejdc QuoteKraniac you just never know when you're gonna round a corner in a store where someone has just coughed or sneezed and launched a few of these specks into the air.. That could happen any time, C19 or not. Hopefully some peeps just practice regular social etiquette and cough/sneeze into their pits. And in these times, walking around with a cough or sniffles would mean *you* nee

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Re: Falwell's Liberty U reopened last week: and surprise! (not) - 2 years ago

Doesn't surprise me one bit.

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Re: To Mask or Not To Mask - 2 years ago

masking is fine, do it. I do it in the grocery for sure.. outside, not so much. you just never know when you're gonna round a corner in a store where someone has just coughed or sneezed and launched a few of these specks into the air..because they can hang there..that fact from Fauci..I mean..it's part of THE most basic front line defense in the hospital...it obviously does a job. and the h

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Re: May I go for a drive? - 2 years ago

Absolutely...enjoy. I live in a huge city..I'm walking several times a day..but i wear a mask when i walk.

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Re: How is everyone adapting to working from home? - 2 years ago

I've worked out of my home base for my whole career..the thing im having a hard time with is the thought of these frustrated health care workers not being able to do enough for the patients they are caring for,,, We should donate all of our stimulus money to THEM..because these people are @#$%& brave and doing such huge work. I am a tiny tiny person standing next to any of them

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Re: President considering 1,000 troops (or more) to help surveil Canada border - 2 years ago

Seriously...why is this even on his blinked off mind.

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Re: Stores and How they're dealing with Coronathreat - 2 years ago

Quotegraylocks i went to a dollar store today and bought a package of doggie poop bags. great throwaway hand covers while grocery shopping. it's a great idea and so much more sanitary than the actual removal of gloves..which requires a strategy.

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Stores and How they're dealing with Coronathreat - 2 years ago

The stores in Chicago near my house are woefully lame in handling the shopping experience in the current sketchy climate. Chaos..employees don't want to keep the order on the shelves..I dont blame them, they clearly aren't being managed and coached..With the crowds they are experiencing, they should be wearing masks while stocking and out on the floor-gloves too..they leave things be and these

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Re: This guy's Trump imitation is GREAT. - 2 years ago

"he's a good god...but, lets be honest..."

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Re: Coronavirus: What this crisis reveals about US - and its president - 2 years ago

"Every one of those doctors said 'How do you know so much about this?'" Say this with me and repeat, in unison..feel free to drop in some tasty harmonies: @#$%& this guy.

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Re: More blood on Trump's hands - 2 years ago

That's really @#$%& sad. stupid counts but it's still sad.

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Re: Kenny Rogers - RIP - 2 years ago

QuoteYoyodyne ArtWorks He had a good ride, RIP Kenny: fantastic..thank you. Kenny always struck me as a nice person and a bit of a thinker.

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Re: Ok..I've gotten correspondence from two friends regarding a State Border shutdown... - 2 years ago

Quotedavester This is as likely as "The libs are coming for our guns!" yeah, pretty much..the only variable here is Donald Trump tho..and it wouldn't make me flinch a bit if he came to the conclusion that this would be a good move for his slobbering masse's appetite for the fluid from the boils around his waistline. or, that he would think that this would be productive in some wa

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Re: Ok..I've gotten correspondence from two friends regarding a State Border shutdown... - 2 years ago

I think this is a morph of some viral crap that has been moving around regarding a mandatory, national, 2 week in home quarantine with the national guard involved...started floating over the last two weeks.. We'll find out tomorrow if it's real...seemed odd coming from two places, same evening..folks i know very well ..not the same exact message but similarly in it's extreme nature and me

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Re: Ok..I've gotten correspondence from two friends regarding a State Border shutdown... - 2 years ago

QuoteGGD Quotesteve... And what about interstate commerce? Checkpoints maybe but I can't see closing them completely. Things would grind to a halt quickly if all truck, rail, and air cargo ceased. Agreed. we talked about this, it would be the cherry on the top, devastating.. Also wondered what it would really accomplish..given the situation right now..most folks are already staying close t

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Re: Ok..I've gotten correspondence from two friends regarding a State Border shutdown... - 2 years ago

the question i have in response to one point you made is..if they gave folks three days..who cares what they do with that freedom? right? as long as they get their butts back home in time

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Ok..I've gotten correspondence from two friends regarding a State Border shutdown... - 2 years ago

Two friends of mine in different parts of the country..New Mex and near D.C. have texted to tell me that a cop friend and a Homeland security friend of theirs..respectively. Have given them heads ups.. to get their supplies and get ready for a closing down of ALL state borders in the U.S. starting Sunday.. Im talking with the New Mex friend and trying to sort the text he received on his end..l

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Re: Who is this tRump associate? - 2 years ago

QuoteSteve G. unnecessary shot there she could be doing a credible job Sorry, but, LOL..MsVerma is destructive person who wears different cloaks, a bit of a ghost..she has functioned as a sort of >lobbyist--but not really >a consultant --but not really...an ally for conservative groups who want to chip away at public health structures..without really appearing to be chipping away at sai

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