CT Rain Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 42 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Imagine having 4 kids each with a need to remote. I don't know about other schools but I have listened to my daughter and her kids complain incessantly about how badly the remote stuff is and how the teachers are mailing it in. Sad times Yikes. This is as bad as your COVID takes. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Ginx snewx said: David what will change? Have no clue depends on Izzy, but cowabunga If spiking is happening continue remote? If not ??? I have no clue. I just row the oars. I don’t steer the ship. I feel bad for the kids, their parents. Everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 6 hours ago, dryslot said: Hold on... Hold the fook on..... 95 hasn't been 495 in 15+ years. Is this a wunderground/mapquest overlay from 2002?!! Also, Suckerville? Is that aka the Lava Rock 'hood, cuz, ya know... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 9 hours ago, tunafish said: Hold on... Hold the fook on..... 95 hasn't been 495 in 15+ years. Is this a wunderground/mapquest overlay from 2002?!! Also, Suckerville? Is that aka the Lava Rock 'hood, cuz, ya know... I thought that 495 was just the connector between 295 and 95 north of PWM. And "Suckerville" probably (hopefully ) refers to fish - sucker-gigging used to be a rite of spring, not so much nowadays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 11 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: Yup.... and guess who this will negatively impact the most if kids can’t go back in person? Minorities and lower income families. Most working class families can’t afford to hire someone to watch their child 5 days a week for 6+ hours that school would normally take care of. Interestingly enough, these populations have consistently been against F2F school in the fall. Maybe because of their already higher risk and not wanting to increase it? Most lower income people know someone who had a bad covid outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 10 hours ago, CT Rain said: Yikes. This is as bad as your COVID takes. Emphatically agree. My mother is a teacher and has never worked harder to make remote learning engaging. She put in the longest hours of her 35 year career over the spring. Frankly, I think a lot of teachers are going to burn out this year. Many are putting in a lot of time over the summer to plan and prepare for the possibility of shutdowns this fall/winter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I haven’t heard of any teacher mailing it in in my town. In fact, I’ve heard and spoken to elementary school teachers and I get the complete opposite vibe...working more, doing more for the kids, etc. Glad we live here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 12 hours ago, CT Rain said: Yikes. This is as bad as your COVID takes. Their teachers dude. Should I have my daughter call you. Its not a GD take. How have your kids experience been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Hoth said: Emphatically agree. My mother is a teacher and has never worked harder to make remote learning engaging. She put in the longest hours of her 35 year career over the spring. Frankly, I think a lot of teachers are going to burn out this year. Many are putting in a lot of time over the summer to plan and prepare for the possibility of shutdowns this fall/winter. I am not shocked the majority of teachers are,my grandaughters have had the opposite experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 26 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: I haven’t heard of any teacher mailing it in in my town. In fact, I’ve heard and spoken to elementary school teachers and I get the complete opposite vibe...working more, doing more for the kids, etc. Glad we live here. My granddaughters high school was extremely bad in their remote stuff and teachers were not responsive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 @powderfreak First one i thought of when i saw this........... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 44 minutes ago, dryslot said: @powderfreak First one i thought of when i saw this........... LOL, that’s literally been on our minds a lot with the composting law going into effect. Now that we have to get more serious about it we were looking into getting bins and all sorts of details on how to manage it most effectively, and with neighbors telling us about their bear sightings, it was sounding really complicated. Then my wife spoke to one of her friends at work that essentially removed all the hassle. Her friend’s method that has been working well for years is that she simply dumps her stuff back in the woods, tosses some leaves on it, and that’s it. We picked a spot well away from the house though just in case of bear issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, J.Spin said: LOL, that’s literally been on our minds a lot with the composting law going into effect. Now that we have to get more serious about it we were looking into getting bins and all sorts of details on how to manage it most effectively, and with neighbors telling us about their bear sightings, it was sounding really complicated. Then my wife spoke to one of her friends at work that essentially removed all the hassle. Her friend’s method that has been working well for years is that she simply dumps her stuff back in the woods, tosses some leaves on it, and that’s it. We picked a spot well away from the house though just in case of bear issues. Lol. If any fruit or vegetables start going bad, that's what I do too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 55 minutes ago, dryslot said: @powderfreak First one i thought of when i saw this........... Ha yup, that's the compost inspection division alright. Our guy destroyed our first attempt at it and the Fish & Game Warden said with the bears in Stowe (he said Stowe and Richmond were getting hit really bad by bears) that right now despite the law he said we should forgo any composting until we can get a true secure way for it not to be feed for them. Every day you drive around here there are dumpsters emptied with trash. There are more bears than any other animal around here. Just a day ago, a family was checking into a neighboring townhome air b'n'b and the father was like "At 2pm I was unloading the car and this bear just casually walked right down the sidewalk, past our SUV, within 10 feet of me holding luggage, and he went straight over to the dumpster and hopped in." I was like oh yeah, that's our daily visitor. He circles our pool and stays outside the fence grazing on berries while people are swimming. He thinks he's supposed to live with us or something. I now put a couple empty trash bins to make a barrier to get onto our porch, so if he tries it again it'll make a sh*tload of noise that will trigger our dog alarm system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Dumpsters... gotta lock that sh*t down or these bears will get in. Matterhorn Bar have screws sticking up to stop the bears from walking on it, but evidently their pads on their feet are so tough they've still seen them walking on top of this with no problem. Their grease trap is chained to this concrete pillar that the bear was able actually break and multiple times they've found the grease traps down in the river. The dumpsters have those lock bars so you can't lift the top upward, but then they just jump on the top of it until it breaks and falls inward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 18 minutes ago, J.Spin said: LOL, that’s literally been on our minds a lot with the composting law going into effect. Now that we have to get more serious about it we were looking into getting bins and all sorts of details on how to manage it most effectively, and with neighbors telling us about their bear sightings, it was sounding really complicated. Then my wife spoke to one of her friends at work that essentially removed all the hassle. Her friend’s method that has been working well for years is that she simply dumps her stuff back in the woods, tosses some leaves on it, and that’s it. We picked a spot well away from the house though just in case of bear issues. Exactly what I do. Dump and then just throw some more dirt on top each time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Piecasso Pizza just down the road had one in the middle of the afternoon just hanging out at their dumpsters waiting for the kitchen staff to bring out more bags. It is truly incredible the population of these things. This guy looks different than the one I've gotten pictures of here. There are far more bears than deer around here. If you want to come to Vermont and see wildlife in Stowe, just post up at a dumpster for a few hours and you're sure to see a bear. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 something must be up with the PSU bufkit page b/c I have been having issues with bufget all week. I swear...there's always fooking problems somewhere...like WTF??? People can't fix stuff? The NWS products...more specifically the SPC page has been nothing but pure garbage the past few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 27 minutes ago, weatherwiz said: something must be up with the PSU bufkit page b/c I have been having issues with bufget all week. I swear...there's always fooking problems somewhere...like WTF??? People can't fix stuff? The NWS products...more specifically the SPC page has been nothing but pure garbage the past few months. be careful some take offense to any criticism 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: be careful some take offense to any criticism life's too bad sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, backedgeapproaching said: Exactly what I do. Dump and then just throw some more dirt on top each time A dozen or so years ago I built a 6-ft-square compost bin out of small (3"diam.) cedar logs, stacking rather than notching them to allow airflow. Don't shovel dirt atop - wood ashes serve that purpose. Bears are uncommon in my part of the woods; one probably wanders thru every so often but in 22 years only 2 have been noted, the 2nd bagged by a friend who asked to hunt on our woodlot. Having never eaten bear meat I was hoping for a piece (one should never ask) but the carcass was handled poorly and I think it ended up feeding someone's dogs. Being a meat hunter, I won't kill a bear (short of self-defense) unless I've eaten the meat and found it very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, tamarack said: A dozen or so years ago I built a 6-ft-square compost bin out of small (3"diam.) cedar logs, stacking rather than notching them to allow airflow. Don't shovel dirt atop - wood ashes serve that purpose. Bears are uncommon in my part of the woods; one probably wanders thru every so often but in 22 years only 2 have been noted, the 2nd bagged by a friend who asked to hunt on our woodlot. Having never eaten bear meat I was hoping for a piece (one should never ask) but the carcass was handled poorly and I think it ended up feeding someone's dogs. Being a meat hunter, I won't kill a bear (short of self-defense) unless I've eaten the meat and found it very good. It actually is very good if butchered correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Took 4 months, but my office just had its first case. The building is closed until further notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 43 minutes ago, NorEastermass128 said: Took 4 months, but my office just had its first case. The building is closed until further notice. Haven’t been in since 3/11...have no idea when we’ll be back in office as no date has been floated. My guess is not until next year sometime. I worked remotely 3-4 days per week anyway before coronavirus so it wasn’t a drastic change. I do find no being in office for meetings every week has slowed our efficiency a little bit though...like operating at 80% or so compared to before the lockdown began. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: Haven’t been in since 3/11...have no idea when we’ll be back in office as no date has been floated. My guess is not until next year sometime. I worked remotely 3-4 days per week anyway before coronavirus so it wasn’t a drastic change. I do find no being in office for meetings every week has slowed our efficiency a little bit though...like operating at 80% or so compared to before the lockdown began. I haven’t been in since 3/4 myself. Returned from CHI 3/13 and have been home ever since. All business trips canceled for the foreseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I’ve been WFH since 03/12 but they started phasing people back in last month. I’m scheduled to return on 08/10 for an every other week type of approach. Not sure what that accomplishes but ok. My wife will WFH until Q2 21, at the very least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Another up day in Mass. Dang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 6 hours ago, powderfreak said: Piecasso Pizza just down the road had one in the middle of the afternoon just hanging out at their dumpsters waiting for the kitchen staff to bring out more bags. It is truly incredible the population of these things. This guy looks different than the one I've gotten pictures of here. There are far more bears than deer around here. If you want to come to Vermont and see wildlife in Stowe, just post up at a dumpster for a few hours and you're sure to see a bear. That’s awesome. It’s like seeing cats in NYC camping out near dumpsters, or rats. Just chilling until someone wastes food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Another up day in Mass. Dang Water is rising all around us. Probably can’t keep it out forever. Hopefully masks and distancing slows the burn. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Just got our notice about school for this year. The district is offering a choice between completely remote learning or a hybrid model. The hybrid model has kids going to half days of classes 2 days per week and remote learning the other 3 days. Kids with last names that start with A-K will attend school in-person on Monday and Thursday while L-Z will attend school in-person on Tuesday and Friday. It isn't perfect but I think they are doing the best they can with the situation they've been handed. https://www.buusd.org/covid-19/reopening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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