mrflynn03

4 hours ago, btownqb said:

68 pages of...

Inconsistent and ridiculous stories from Bookers group. Why wont this guy do an interview or polygraph himself?  Hmm... 

57 minutes ago, Reacher said:

How long would a business stay open with that type of service. You can never get a person's name, they use faxes instead of email,  it is a giant black hole. 

Government is a suckhole of inefficiency on all levels.  If it was a business it wouldn't last a pay period. 

So recieved a tip on potted herbs yesterday. If they seem like they stop growing can split the root ball, replant, and fertilize and in 8-10 should be ready to use again. 

I knew a state representative at one time. Coincidentally, his last name was Crooks.

CO2 is also at risk of shortages.  I've noticed most gas station coolers half full or less. 

Short article

I think in alot of cases lawyers bring higher charges to try to force a plea deal. I would imagine everybody would rather be golfing than sitting in a stuffy courtroom arguing with people. At least that's what a lawyer I know once told me. 

Heard on the radio this morning the initial confrontation was over Purdy wearing a Confederate flag hat, supposedly.

Copy of DNR officer report

link to pdf at the top of article

In the report it says officers consulted the prosecutors office and were instructed to collect evidence, file a report, and determine later if charges would be filed.  

3 hours ago, dbmhoosier said:

What do you expect from people that chose a profession that is maybe one or two steps above prostitution?

 

These dumbasses have no understanding of economics.

The Outsiders. 

Wife informed me today we are keeping 1 kitten. 

This one.  Anyone have any ideas for a name?

Pale Rider 

Bronco Billy 

Anything Clint Eastwood, I'm in. 

People fear what they cant see and what they dont understand and can easily be whipped up into hysteria.  

I really dont blame them for not understanding.  They had no interest or were never taught science.  I had good parents who nurtured my interests and great teachers who taught science well.

I have a sister who has a degree in journalism.  There are no more Walter Cronkite's or Andy Rooney's.  Just parrots. 

So the information people get is garbage. 

@Lostin76

You have a really nice space. I could never live in a big city but if I had the scratch, wouldn't mind having a studio as a getaway.  Live in the country, vacation spot in the city. Sounds nice. 

Most people want simple answers. I dont think it's any single thing causing the surge.  Blaming it all on reopenings isn't looking at the whole picture. 

CDC chief says Northerners heading South for vacation may be to blame for surge in coronavirus cases, not state reopenings.

Link

45 minutes ago, Lostin76 said:

I think you dodged a bullet in not applying there. I really loved the physicality of my first jobs in Patoka, cleaned up a LOT of turkey shit in those white boxes. Even liked running the hatchery in Thorntown and especially interacting with our local growers. But that processing plant was a big nope for me.

So you're like wet lab/bench work or on the farm at Rose Acre?

And I didn't know that about the Zellers, at least Perdue gave us something!

Yeah, I work in the lab. We do all the testing on liquid products. 

4 hours ago, btownqb said:

Whats the one 2nd from the left 

Green bell peppers. 

Hawaiian bbq chicken 

1 minute ago, Lostin76 said:

Perdue Farms, started in Patoka, then in Thorntown. They tried to switch me over to a manager in processing plant in Washington, but it just wasn't for me.

Know Perdue well. My stepdad worked there back in the 80's. A USDA relief inspector where I work talked me out of applying there a couple years ago. He requires a security detail to get in and out. It has gotten dicey over there. 

Side note, Perdue farms is what brought the Zellers to Washington, Indiana.  Steve Zeller move here with his family to run the Washington plant. 

23 minutes ago, Lostin76 said:

Worked for several years in a hatchery for a big Midwestern company and remember the mind-boggling numbers flowing through on a weekly basis. My favorite work experience ever though was the night shift in a hatchery. I was the only person on night shift, traying eggs, checking temps, doing clean up afterwards, all powered by dragging my trusty boombox from room to room blasting Metallica.

Care to share what company?  I work for Rose Acre farms in a microbiology lab. Based out of Seymour. 

Things are looking good.  Everything is producing fruit just have to wait for it to be ripe. Have and eggplant a couple days away.  Been picking off kale for a few weeks now and it's still producing. 

13 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

Come on, Scott...think this through. Can you even imagine what the day before the total lockdown went in to effect would look like at grocery stores? It'd be mayhem...

I think we have to accept the fact that no matter what we do/did there are going to be many fatalities. Some of the actions we've already taken have no doubt lessened that number and some of the suggestions in previous pages in this thread would most likely have lessened it even more, but it's still going to be a hard number to swallow no matter what it ends up being.

 

 

It would take at least 10-12 months for my facility to get somewhere close to normal. 3,000,000 egg laying chickens at just the facility I work at. It has to go somewhere and an egg layer has a egg laying life cycle of 45 days. You have to replace 3,000,000 chickens starting with the egg. Would take about 90 days to get the first egg in a carton. Not to mention liquid retail and industrial product we produce. And the prices when they hit the shelf would be astronomical.

5 minutes ago, IUFLA said:

Thanks. And I agree with pretty much all of those steps. I do think lockdowns in areas before it was a problem in those areas may have caused quite an uproar. I think we see today that in the areas that are getting hit hard, people are taking it more seriously. When I go into Tractor Supply in Porter, Texas and 100% of the customers have masks on, that is taking it seriously.

All good points...I especially think the tiered system is a great idea. I'd be happy to hear your other points as well.

As I said to @Lostin76, I think that may have been problematic. When NYC was bearing the brunt, down here in Texas they would have pretty much ignored any "total lockdown."

And what would a "total lockdown" look like anyway? Cops pulling over any car they saw out and about? Not sure how "total" a lockdown could be without resorting to tactics like the Chinese took...and I want no part of that...

They did have a "stay at home" order that was widely panned. When they shut the restaurants, bars, and most retail stores down, that made a difference, but the grocery stores were still flooded.

Stopping food production for 6 weeks would be devastating on so many levels. 

What we are seeing is exactly why you dont let respiratory diseases linger in a population.  More lockdowns will likely lead to more spikes. 

17 hours ago, Hoosierhoopster said:

What makes them forgotten?

love Bridge over the River Kwai - have it on dvd on the shelf.

iIf we’re talking old movies you might not think of that are great -

All The Presidents Men — one of the best ever 

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 

Forgotten by me until I recently remembered them.