cny rider

Fair enough, but being liked has never been a priority for me. But lighten up a little. You post lots of good information and thoughtful analysis. That post last night sounded like the unhinged content straight from the Hannity show. Wondering where it came from?

You didn't have enough information (fair enough).....yet you jumped all over a supposed Democrat conspiracy regarding the testing and spewed it out to a message board. Can you see the problem we have as a society when people take that approach?

That band looks like an insane flooding rainfall. I came to see what people were reporting underneath that thing. Thanks.

Look, you may or may not agree with this President's policies but it's really clear that Trump and Pence are complete assholes. They have no respect for anyone or anything.

If you have to go to work and be trapped inside all day....today's the day to do it I guess. It was 33 F with a little drizzle and melting snow when I left for work. It was 36F and raining when I got out of work. Absolutely heinous weather.

If only it had been 2 months faster!

Last shot I took before it got too dark. Still coming down hard.

Oh yeah.32F outside.

Feels like we have had measurable snow at least 5 of the last 14 days. But nothing even close to this. Eyeballing 4 inches on the patio. My chicken fencing is crushed. Trees ominously pasted with snow and I'm noticing the breeze picking up here as well.

Absolutely pounding here! Where was this in January?

Rain snow mix started around noon here. Now over to all snow. Slushy accumulation starting on the porch and on the lawn. 1650 feet.

Did not expect to see frozen precip here so early in the day. mix of rain and giant flakes now. Slushy glaze on the back porch and patio table.

If anyone is really interested in all the mechanics, I wholly agree with looking at Calculated Risk and particularly reading the Ubernerd series of posts. It was incredibly informative and well written, and fascinating to watch as it unfolded in real time back then. One of the authors, a woman who went by Tanta, died of cancer as the whole thing was unraveling.

OK last try, then I give up. You posted this: "More evidence that this virus is attacking primarily the blood cells. The acute respiratory distress that is listed as the leading cause of death as a result of covid is simply a byproduct of the lungs overworking to replenish oxygen to blood cells that can no longer carry oxygen." It shows a complete lack of understanding of what the article is about, as well as how the virus attacks the body. The virus is not attacking red blood cells. It is causing microscopic thromboemboli to form in some patients. As I noted above those form from platelets and associated coagulation factors, usually in the setting of endothelial cell dysfunction. The thromboemboli lodge in the lungs and impair gas exchange causing hypoxia. The red cells are working fine, doing what they do which is transport oxygen. There just isn't enough oxygen for them to transport to satisfy the body's needs. If the virus attacked red cells you might expect to see hemolysis. Note that hemolysis is never mentioned in the article. Clear enough?

Yes Luke, you are wrong. You keep repeating wrong information, and it isn't making it any more right. It's OK to admit that other people know more about a subject than you do. When Lake Effect King is in here posting about snow we listen and learn, and we all know he's the expert. No need to one-up him. Maybe it will make you feel better hearing that I am an MD, practicing Hematologist/Oncologist. Maybe it won't, I don't know.

There is nothing wrong with me. I'm trying to get the facts straight. You're the one focused on red blood cells, despite the fact that the articles you linked aren't about red blood cells. The articles are about abnormal clotting in COVID patients, and the consequences that arise.. When you hear about clotting, think about platelets, endothelium, and fibrin. Not red cells. Not hypoxemia or other terms you heard in a basic human physiology class and are now tossing around in a word salad. You don't always have to be the smartest guy in the room. It's fine to listen to other people who know more about a subject than you do. Nobody will think less of you for it.

The article has nothing to do with red cells as you posted. It is all about clotting. Not red cells. Your posts remind me of the phrase "Often wrong but never in doubt."

Your interpretation of the article is incorrect. It's not even close to what you state here.

We had a couple of inches here. Roads melted that first 1/2 inch, then froze, and then we have powder on top of that. Plus the town trucks are nowhere to be seen.....maybe they took the plows off and have the trucks in summer mode already. To top it all off we took the snows off our cars last week. The ride down our hill and in to work was quite ....... stimulating.

The IWM has offered the best options trading that I have done in more than 10 years. That chart is broken in so many places... And (I don't know who could be this stupid, but nonetheless) it gets run up every Friday afternoon for the last several weeks. I buy my puts around 1500 on Fridays and by Monday morning I have a nice profitable position to trade.

We need the residents. They work for very little money and cover huge amounts of hospital care that we don't otherwise have the capacity to cover. The doctors who aren't working now, like orthopedics, plastic surgery, opthalmologists are very expensive and unqualified to be doing hospital care. We are hemorrhaging money until we get those specialties back to work, which should be very soon, at least in upstate/rural NY. Not having our trainees arrive would be a much bigger and longer lasting financial disaster for our health care system.

Dear Leader may not realize (or care) that in the next 6 weeks thousands of foreign medical graduates will be entering the country to begin their internship and residency programs. Senior residents will be graduating at the same time. If they aren't replaced we will be missing thousands of doctors from our hospital care systems. These are the doctors who provide the majority of the care in major American hospitals. Who does he think is going to take care of the COVID patients?

SWS up from Binghamton for a quick hitter tonight with a rapid 2-3 inches.

Snow covered lawn this morning. Snow again tonight. Maybe more Friday night. I surrender!

I've just had it with being cold. 60 with sun....is that too much to ask? In upstate NY it seems like it is.