radarman Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Vanished Valley in Ludlow has a pretty nice outdoor setup these days. And good beer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, kdxken said: Ended up at Cold Harbor in Westborough. Not big but one of my favorites. They are great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, radarman said: Vanished Valley in Ludlow has a pretty nice outdoor setup these days. And good beer. Try out Timberyard in East Brookfield if you get a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: chillin. Nice pup, what breed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Try out Timberyard in East Brookfield if you get a chance Thanks will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, radarman said: Thanks will do. Taylor Brooke in Woodstock is good too, checking it out tomorrow, they have a food truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Line up looks tasty https://www.taylorbrookebrewery.com/on-tap/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Shore Slop Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 10 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Not sure why/how MA is seeing an increase in hospitals at surge capacity when cases are below 400. Makes no sense. Numbers today were not bad. Only 14 deaths. Just book keeping noise.... Note: Due to the recent change in federal hospital reporting requirements and definitions which went live July 22, ongoing data accuracy and integrity issues were experienced with today's report. DPH and the reporting hospitals are making every effort to mitigate these reporting challenges. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 7 hours ago, DavisStraight said: Nice pup, what breed? He’s 100% poodle. Was bred as a toy, but he’s more miniature now. Wonderful pet. Smart as hell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 7 hours ago, DavisStraight said: Taylor Brooke in Woodstock is good too, checking it out tomorrow, they have a food truck. Never been to the brewery but the winery is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 7 hours ago, DavisStraight said: Line up looks tasty https://www.taylorbrookebrewery.com/on-tap/ Beers don’t have great rankings on Untappd. I’d try it though for check ins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 20 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Beers don’t have great rankings on Untappd. I’d try it though for check ins When I used to use that app I found the ratings to be a bit unreliable. Beers that ranked high I didn’t always like and vice versa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: When I used to use that app I found the ratings to be a bit unreliable. Beers that ranked high I didn’t always like and vice versa I really like it. Most of my connections on there I know their tastes , and they’re generally right on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: I really like it. Most of my connections on there I know their tastes , and they’re generally right on. I prob didn’t use it enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: I really like it. Most of my connections on there I know their tastes , and they’re generally right on. I don’t use it for the ratings. I use it to see what I’ve had before. There are new beers every week to try. There aren’t too many styles that I don’t like, I’ve just navigated to the hoppy beers since I find them the easiest to enjoy over a period of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 14 hours ago, ORH_wxman said: That’s a young one. Usually the young males only have two or three points and by late July, a fully mature bull moose will have pretty big antlers as they stop growing and shed their velvet by late August/early Sept. Seems a bit odd to me - chest looks deeper than normal for last year's calf and late-July antlers too small for a 2018 birth, but they're all different in antler size and growth phenology. I'm guessing it's class of 2019 and headed for being a really big bull. In late May 30 years ago when we were canoeing/fishing on Spencer stream (about 5 miles north of Flagstaff Lake), we were trying to get back down to our campsite at dusk but two large bulls blocked the stream. They each already had antlers about 3 feet wide. One departed from the stream (probably with tummy full of eelgrass) and when the other wandered to within 10' of the left shore of the 80'-wide stream we had our chance - we thought. As we approached, the bull decided he needed to exit right, passing about 10' from our bow as we frantically backwatered. No raised neck hair (on the moose - plenty on us) so he wasn't attacking but likely would've plowed right thru us had we been in his path. (I was paddling stern. In the bow was a guest missionary who had never seen a moose before this trip. Nearly got to give one a hug.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 It’s probably just a matter of time before we see a big spike again here in New England. This really sucks. Hopefully by the winter we will see a big breakthrough in treatments and a vaccine will begin to be distributed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, weatherwiz said: It’s probably just a matter of time before we see a big spike again here in New England. This really sucks. Hopefully by the winter we will see a big breakthrough in treatments and a vaccine will begin to be distributed. Schools and college openings will prob be a big contributor. I was impressed with the steps my son’s university was taking (twice weekly testing on site for starters) but he is staying home this fall. The public schools will be a shitshow No funding and impossible plans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Just now, HoarfrostHubb said: Schools and college openings will prob be a big contributor. I was impressed with the steps my son’s university was taking (twice weekly testing on site for starters) but he is staying home this fall. The public schools will be a shitshow No funding and impossible plans Was just talking about this with someone. There is just no ways schools can re-open in the fall. But I guess both sides of the argument are very valid...but I’m certainly not in the position to really have an opinion as I’m not a teacher, not going to school, and don’t have kids going to school. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 1 hour ago, weatherwiz said: Was just talking about this with someone. There is just no ways schools can re-open in the fall. But I guess both sides of the argument are very valid...but I’m certainly not in the position to really have an opinion as I’m not a teacher, not going to school, and don’t have kids going to school. I would prefer to be back in front of my students in person, even if only half are there at a time. But I have not seen any plans that would really keep students, families or staff safe without tons of $$$ being poured in. Oh well. Off we go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: I would prefer to be back in front of my students in person, even if only half are there at a time. But I have not seen any plans that would really keep students, families or staff safe without tons of $$$ being poured in. Oh well. Off we go It's a "least harm" type of dilemma and I'm glad not to involved in making those decisions. We've seen that a significant minority of students are poorly served (or in some cases not served at all) by distance teaching, and it's often extremely hard on teachers as well. Finding the right balance between an inevitable spread of COVID-19, whether minor or huge, and tens of millions of kids getting a year (including last spring) of crappy education is incredibly difficult, since whatever decisions are made some people will be harmed by them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8611Blizz Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Mass at 12 deaths and 1.8% positivity rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 7 hours ago, weatherwiz said: Was just talking about this with someone. There is just no ways schools can re-open in the fall. But I guess both sides of the argument are very valid...but I’m certainly not in the position to really have an opinion as I’m not a teacher, not going to school, and don’t have kids going to school. Unfortunately for the foreseeable future, there is no reason to think we won't have 1000+ deaths per day in this country 4 or 5 days per week with the exception of weekend/lag days. And then who knows what impact that the attempted reopening of schools will have. I mean, we can sort of guess that it will slow the decline at a minimum. A poster in the Lakes/OV sub recently posted his experience with the virus. Disappeared from the board for 2+ months, was hospitalized and barely survived and is still not fully recovered. We know it is a serious virus for some people but stories like that from people on here hit harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Speaking of missing posters, what happened to @Sugarloaf1989? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Sugarloaf and Metherb been MIA for months its seems. I know many posters take breaks, hope that's it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skivt2 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 7 hours ago, tamarack said: It's a "least harm" type of dilemma and I'm glad not to involved in making those decisions. We've seen that a significant minority of students are poorly served (or in some cases not served at all) by distance teaching, and it's often extremely hard on teachers as well. Finding the right balance between an inevitable spread of COVID-19, whether minor or huge, and tens of millions of kids getting a year (including last spring) of crappy education is incredibly difficult, since whatever decisions are made some people will be harmed by them. I can’t help but wonder if it would just make more sense to call it a day and start school March 1st in the same class rooms and same grades as we left off. Just hold everyone back. If you were in 5th grade in March 2020 guess what. You will finish 5th grade in the spring of 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, Skivt2 said: I can’t help but wonder if it would just make more sense to call it a day and start school March 1st in the same class rooms and same grades as we left off. Just hold everyone back. If you were in 5th grade in March 2020 guess what. You will finish 5th grade in the spring of 2021. Let’s do that with all of 2020 not just the school year. Just wipe the slate clean and start over. In history books 2020 will be skipped over like some buildings skip having a 13th floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skivt2 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Just now, mreaves said: Let’s do that with all of 2020 not just the school year. Just wipe the slate clean and start over. In history books 2020 will be skipped over like some buildings skip having a 13th floor. That’s an awesome idea. It’s been a terrible year in so many ways. The best pet I ever had in my 53 years died on January 5th of a heart attack right in front of us and there was nothing we could do. I’d give a lot to have her back. Personally the rest of the year has sucked but that sucked the most. I still cry about it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimetree Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 A good read about Argentine thunderstorms. @weatherwiz might consider chasing down there some time... https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/22/magazine/worst-storms-argentina.html?action=click&module=Editors Picks&pgtype=Homepage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 The ballsy bear cubs are getting more adventurous. A friend had a leftover burrito stolen from their jeep after stopping somewhere on the way home. Only a sandy footprint left as evidence. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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