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Ah ok, goal posts start moving when I said something. "Huge risky hassle to walk down the street in a place like San Fran" = going near a homeless encampment? San Fran crime is up, fine, but are you genuinely afraid to walk down a city street, or go into a public space because they're "chock full of outbursts" in your day to day? It happens, I get it. Inherent risk with living life, just like getting COVID. Live your life however you want / need to feel safe; but you make it seem like it's wayyyyy worse than it actually is. I live in a great city and that definitely impacts my own perception, but I travel around to other cities too. I'm also out in my community every day - even sometimes working with *gasp* those scary homeless peoples.

Has it happened? Sure has. The chances of you experiencing it day-to-day are slim. Perception of it happening regularly is (over) amplified by social media. There are people who get sucked into believing what they see online is real life, fear it, and adjust their activities and plans based on this perceived risk of encountering it. Exhibit A below. I'm lucky to live in a place where public spaces aren't "chock full of little outbursts." But I was also walking and biking the streets of San Fran a year ago without concern, either.

Edit to my original post - he videotaped the beating, not the attempted rape. This article says he was there for both, though. "He was named in the police report filed by the survivor, a report which also noted her physical condition" https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.beyondtheboxscore.com/platform/amp/2020/2/6/21124292/red-sox-dodgers-alex-verdugo-the-unspoken-problem-with-the-mookie-betts-david-price-trade

Verdugo once videotaped the sexual assault of a underaged woman instead of stopping it. 0 sympathy for that POS.

Right there with you brother

haven't heard anything like that locally. in fact, our district said no mask requirement for fall. said nothing about vax, though. Don't even have one for elementary age anyways.

Where can I find historical month vs. average precip & temps for NE climo sites? TIA

Link to where i disagreed with you or copy of my Vax Gang membership card. Thx

Is Phin a successful troll-er and troll-ee simultaneously? Impressive, tbh. Maybe put your money where your mouth is, catch the Delta, and write a blog on your experience? Thx. Either that or consider giving it a rest, champ.

2.42" in the stratus.

Two weeks: One Month: Source: https://hprcc.unl.edu/maps.php?map=ACISClimateMaps

Yes. Stein is real and ever-present up here.

0.86" here as well. I think those model runs were through Monday. More on the way for us overnight Saturday.

time sensitive.... Am I seeing this correct - sea breeze pushing up near the CT/MA border, bumping into outflow of existing storms, causing a new line to fire up? https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=local-Rhode_Island-comp_radar-24-1-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

85/72. let's pop a 90 by 9.

Also 3) marine influence destroying T-Storms

96/68 i live on the coast for two reasons: 1) to get screwed on rain/snow lines 2) avoid heat like this

^^ Just saw that. Hoping those to your north and east carry to the coast here.

These will go after Grubs and a few other things. https://www.amazon.com/Bug-Sales-Million-Beneficial-Nematodes/dp/B012TYT37K/ref=sr_1_8?crid=1TNKZ6VBF7W9Y&dchild=1&keywords=beneficial+nematodes+for+grubs&qid=1623159785&sprefix=beneficial+ne%2Caps%2C350&sr=8-8 They have a "triple blend" version that goes after even more pests, but I'd go with this. The expensive part is really from the shipping. Make sure you're not on vacation when they're set to arrive, they need to stay cold. A few hours on the porch they'll be fine.

Nematodes are fast acting, they'll kill them within a day or two. I might have suggested Milky Spore a few years ago, but found it to be be ineffective. @dendrite that looks like root rot to me. sucks. The only way I've been able to keep deer off mine is by fencing them off. overkill but i'm tired of losing all the new growth to deer.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/06/the-lab-leak-theory-inside-the-fight-to-uncover-covid-19s-origins Excellent, angering read. This lengthy article pretty much seals the deal for the lab leak theory imo despite the lack of hard evidence. The article assembles many more pieces of the story that I hadn't previously known. And it proves that Peter Daszak and Shi Zhengli are liars

RIP James Originally performed by Ghosts of the Forest

"We’re Not Ready for the Next Pandemic We’re learning the wrong lessons from the search for COVID-19’s origins." https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/wx5ndx/china-coronavirus-origins-who-mission Superior, insightful article written by a Chinese scientist, Yangyang Cheng, who works in the US. Cheng adds a much needed geopolitical analysis to the ongoing debate regarding the search for the origins of the virus. She raises important issues regarding sovereign authority, genetic resources, and cross border data sharing. A quote from one of Cheng's closing paragraphs: (To be clear, Cheng doesn't pick sides regarding lab leak vs zoonotic theories) "The novel coronavirus originated in nature. It has no agenda, no morals or political belief. Its presence among our species is a result of human activity. It is an indictment on all of humanity that when confronted with a common threat, the immediate response from governments has been more artificial divisions to determine who deserves to live and who must die. In the eyes of a state, security is not about preserving life but sustaining power. People are sacrificed to secure the fragile pride of a flag. The future is bartered to fulfill capitalism’s endless demand for profit. Truth gives way to partisan motives." I share the quote as an enticement to read Cheng's article; it's not worth offering commentary on just that quote if you haven't read the whole article.

Stein right in your eyeball. https://mobile.twitter.com/growingwisdom/status/1396396772801527808

let the weeds run free. clover, dandelion, violets - let 'em grow. a nice diverse landscape for the pollinators. harming the environment... savages!