tdhoosier

I don't understand why they are offering youtube tv, sling, etc. when you can get them on your own....unless they are offering them at a discounted rate. If not, I'd just get the internet and do the rest on your own because none of those services tie you into a contract.

It all depends what kind you get. My neighbor has a Green Egg charcoal smoker, it's insulated very well and his cooks in cold temps better than mine. I have a Traeger electric pellet grill and the walls aren't as insulated. That said Traeger has these 'jackets' you can put on them in cold weather, but with all the smoke they get really dirty and disgusting. With or without a jacket I think the electric grills will keep temps steady (they don't call them easy bake ovens for nothing), you'll just go through a lot more pellets. It also helps to keep your grill out of the wind and in the sun if possible. Either way, I still would recommend that you get a bluetooth thermometer (if you don't already have one) just to make sure your temps don't go out of range. Because in cold weather if something goes wacky with the airflow the temp dives quickly.

haha. This thread reminded me that I started Bosch and completely forgot about it. I better jump back in. But now I have Bosch, I just started The Deuce....and now I want to watch Zerozerozero. So many problems...🤦‍♂️ On a side note, I have a recommendation for “spousal viewing” (aka a series your both you and your wife will like because she’s sick of the violence on all the drug cartel shows you always watch): The Great on Hulu. I didn’t think I’d like it but was hooked after the first episode. A comedy/drama that’s loosely based on the life of Catherine the Great.

I was speaking more to the new cases graph vs. the deaths graph. As for the death's graph, maybe it's an all of the above answer. But societal behavior may influence that too...a little. For example, many of the deaths have come from nursing homes, and distancing policies put in place are much safer for the resident's: no visitors, no leaving, daily temperature checks, etc.

I'm just going to guess that it's the effects of social distancing and being careful. Maybe NYC's skew the overall picture too? I think it'd be interesting to see a curve that eliminates NYC. It will be interesting to see what happens in 2 weeks after all the protests and more states opening up. I'd love to see it keep going down.

I posted an article last month about a study finding something similar; the virus breaking out into different strains or mutations. At the time I was wondering aloud if this is why the strain that spread in Europe and eventually on the East Coast, seemed to be worse than the one in Asia, which spread on our West Coast. There was a bunch of sciencey talk in that article: just to make I'm understanding it correctly (in summary). The virus seems to be shedding genomes as it mutates? And this is similar to how SARS behaved before it went away? If so, I always thought that SARS was contained because it was as infectious and as wide spread. (if anybody has any knowledge into that). Either way this is definitely a best case scenario; that I hope will play out to be correct. I'm in this stage of anxiety where I'm crossing my fingers for any easy way out, but not holding my breath.

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Fattie on the smoker now: -50/50 ground beef/ground andouille -stuffed with cream cheese, shredded sharp cheddar and diced jalapeño -wrapped in a bacon weave will post pics when it’s done

Sorry, I should have been clear that i wasn’t speaking about you....just in general. It wasn’t my intention to put you in a corner because I personally don’t like that ‘culture’. I admittadley was not paying attention to the conversation about DC numbers, simply because I just don’t care. And I don’t even mind posts made about media in context to a specific conversation. But there have been some posts bashing media that aren’t in context to a specific conversation - posts that are political but under the guise of ‘the media’ - posts that you can’t reply to without getting into political weeds. It’s not that they bother me personally it’s just that you can’t reply to them with out getting your hand slapped.

To clear up my above statement. I think it's very possible, but it's hard when extremes muddy the water. The people who choose to believe the extremes will never believe what is neutral.

I like that idea and will defnitely check it out, but I'm sure with the cynicism out there some will find bias in that rnewscast as soon as they report on something they don't agree with. haha. Reporting news seems to be an unwinnable battle these days, which is pretty sad.

Exactly. Thanks for clearing that up. If you're complaining about CNN we know which ideology you're siding with. If you complain about Fox, we know which ideology you're siding with. Many times lately I've felt that some are fighting under a veil to skirt the rules by making a political statement without technically making one because it's done under the guise of "the media". When one takes this stance you can't argue against it without bringing up politics. To a certain degree it's baiting an argument we really shouldn't be getting into.

Not disagreeing that we need to open up, but I think HH is advocating to do it responsibly and that the virus is going to magically disappear. But I wish your sentiments were as simple as what you stated above. Yes, people should be able to determine the risks they want to take in life.....if those risks they take only affect them. The tricky thing in this whole debate is that one person’s risk may result in another’s death. Multiple people’s risks may result in a bigger cluster of cases. That’s why there’s this huge gray area between our freedom, government’s caution, the economy, and death. Nursing homes have a high degree of deaths. Most nursing homes are locked down, no visitors allowed, PPE always worn and residents are not allowed to leave. This means that the virus is brought in by staff who I’m sure are doing their best to be careful outside of work. My point is that many of these people dying aren’t the ones taking risks. This is where the complication lies. I’m not sure there is a ‘right’ answer on how to handle this...the gray area is too big. I want to believe that plans and procedures are made with the best intentions, unfortunately no one plan is not going to piss off a huge group of people. Understanding this, in a strange way, is helping me keep my frustrations lower.

Sweden's chief epidemiologist backtracks and admitted too many people died and they should have done a better job at protecting the elderly. They had the highest death rate in the world (and wayyy higher than it's neighboring countries) last week and their economy is still reeling despite the lax guidelines. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/03/architect-of-sweden-coronavirus-strategy-admits-too-many-died-anders-tegnell?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20200604&instance_id=19074&nl=the-morning&regi_id=126610192&segment_id=30049&te=1&user_id=a99d32b3606771f67d0b69b76e283990

We had a dog who passed a little over a year. Always preferred my wife. We joked that I was the dog’s bitch because he always cuddled my wife instead of me, but I was the one who cleaned up his crap and fed him. Last year around this time my wife and kids wanted another pet. I was against it because we are gone on so many weekends and I work at home so I’m usually the one taking care of it. I joked and said a cat (even though I’ve never been a ‘cat person’) would be perfect because they are more self reliant, but we couldn’t get a cat because I was allergic. So my wife goes out and finds a Siberian cat breed that is good for people with allergies. 😒 I was skeptical, but the breeder said we could return her in 2 weeks if I reacted to her. Reluctantly I said I’d try it out but I would not be the one cleaning up after her and feeding her. We get her, rub her in my face and no reactions for 2 weeks...so we keep her. A year later, guess who her favorite person is? Me. The only person who’s lap she climbs on to. Meanwhile she ignores my wife’s affection and only wants her when it’s time to eat. Haha. In the rare instance she shows my wife any affection it’s a household ‘event’ that requires getting cameras out for proof she might love my wife. Great cat though; she’s super social, a ton of personality, plays with anybody and just lets the kids manhandle her. A bunch of traits I thought I wouldn’t be getting with a cat.

Thanks, but we have some friends in Greenwood. I told them next time we visit we’re going to 450 North. I’ll get there eventually.

Valpo. It’s quite a drive. Haha

apparently I gotta get to Columbus. 450 North, now this.

Not really a fan of Gose or sours, but I love Founder’s Mas Agave which is a gose aged in tequila barrels. Yesterday I grabbed their Mas Agave with Grapefruit and it was even better. Definitely recommended.

I'd imagine it'd be voluntary. I also read that for it to be effective only 60% of the population would need it.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2020/06/02/fauci-modernas-phase-3-covid-19-vaccine-trial-will-include-30000-young-and-old-individuals/amp/ moderna moves into phase 3. And mass production will start. If the vaccine performs well in this trial for 30k people 100 million doses will be available by 2021. If not we’ll have a lot of useless vaccine on our hands. 🤞 Edit/add: I am by no means and antivaxer, but is anybody concerned about the possibility of long term side effects of a vaccine that could potentially be cleared in 6 months. Keeping in mind that many times vaccines are studied for 5 or more years before they are used on the general population? Another thing that concerns me is will there be more pressure to clear the vaccine if 100 million doses were already made? I know we don't have much of an option; just thinking out loud.

Depends on the model. I posted this before, but this will take into account the ‘already infected’ and you can see how it affects the curve. It’s long but I really think you’d like it. https://ncase.me/covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR2t5JFTwvawBliKOVQ4V8cOxiw3FiD9CayyiIM_RY2ozZZaMROiBSHZEPg

A whole bunch of spade edging and laid 6 yards of mulch this weekend. I skipped my workout this morning because my entire body was still sore.

Wow. That’s nice. Ever take it to the track?

Jealous. Loved Torchy’s when we visited Austin last year. My go to in the food court my freshman year was the Potato Ole Burrito. Memories. I can’t do Taco Bell any more. The last time I went there...well...I’ll spare you the details. But when I did my favorite was the Gordita Crunch with the Baja Sauce.