dryslot Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Just now, weathafella said: Yup. Baptism by fire. Heard story's of guys getting knocked out cold being hit in the forehead with those if you didn't hang on to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 2 hours ago, tamarack said: Congrats. I'm in the queue at Maine PERS to have my benefits and options calculated. When that's ready, wife and I will meet with those folks (probably on ZOOM) with the intent to leave in December. Some possibility for contract work to aid in training my successor (or at least making sense of my tangled computer files for him/her) and with next year's full recertification audit for forest sustainability. Also have a permanent invite to future expert peer-review field trips like we had last 2 days, only as one of the experts* rather than the host/note-taker. *Ex-pert: Ex: A has-been. (s)pert: A drip under pressure. Congrats to you and your wife as well! It’s so funny but we always know when it’s time. When my potential 2 day/week gig sent me computer access credentials I pulled the trigger. If that doesn’t pan out-who cares... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 minute ago, dryslot said: Heard story's of guys getting knocked out cold being hit in the forehead with those if you didn't hang on to them. This old guy running the place taught us and warned us many times-I suspect it happened to him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 24 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: He was a dude who used to walk around town in the 1980s collecting cans in a wheelbarrow he pushed. He was a hard worker at that. He had t shirts etc that someone made for him that said Goofy Balls Yeah, doesn't ring a bell. We did have one guy who would always come from the Van Dora Nursing Home down to the Igo Building to watch us play soccer. He must have been 90 years old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: https://indaily.com.au/news/2020/08/06/beirut-blast-one-of-biggest-ever-non-nuclear-explosions/ Greater than any single conventional weapon. This event led me to look up the 1917 explosion in Halifax harbor. That was a munitions ship and the blast was evaluated as being equal to about 2,900 tons of TNT. It pretty much leveled everything within a half mile and tossed heavy pieces of metal over 3 miles. Nearly 2,000 fatalities - I hope Beirut casualties remain in the low hundreds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 MA covid numbers down today-very good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 6 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said: I worked at a liquor store for years. Started in the Redemption area at the age of 16 and ended up doing pretty much everything once I hit the age of 18. The people I saw day to day. The day drinkers, the drunks, the people who picked up every can/bottle know to man for the $0.05. Crazy folks. 6 years working at a liquor store for me. Man, the people and the stories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, tamarack said: Greater than any single conventional weapon. This event led me to look up the 1917 explosion in Halifax harbor. That was a munitions ship and the blast was evaluated as being equal to about 2,900 tons of TNT. It pretty much leveled everything within a half mile and tossed heavy pieces of metal over 3 miles. Nearly 2,000 fatalities - I hope Beirut casualties remain in the low hundreds. There is an 1150lb anchor shaft from a ship that blew up in that explosion gang went 2.5 miles There were a ton of people who had eye injuries (I think Jerry treated some). Boston hospitals and doctors helped out and as a token of thanks each year the citizens of Halifax donate a large Christmas tree to the city of Boston Canadians are awesome 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazey Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 The Halifax explosion was bigger than the Beirut blast if the numbers are compared. The former had a blast yield of just shy of 3 kilotons of TNT. The latter had 2.75 kilotons of ammonia nitrate but that has a explosive yield of 1 kiloton of TNT. Fertilizer and hi grade explosives do not equal same yield despite same mass. It’s around 40%. Nice shrooms from both though#NovaScotiaStrong 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 3 hours ago, weathafella said: MA covid numbers down today-very good news! A hotel one town over from me hosted a wedding with over 300 guests and staff of Saturday and a second one with 190 guests on Sunday. Hopefully nothing bad comes of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 36 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: A hotel one town over from me hosted a wedding with over 300 guests and staff of Saturday and a second one with 190 guests on Sunday. Hopefully nothing bad comes of it. Isn’t that illegal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 3 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: There is an 1150lb anchor shaft from a ship that blew up in that explosion gang went 2.5 miles There were a ton of people who had eye injuries (I think Jerry treated some). Boston hospitals and doctors helped out and as a token of thanks each year the citizens of Halifax donate a large Christmas tree to the city of Boston Canadians are awesome Laughing at the “Jerry treated some” line, not at the tragedy itself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 4 hours ago, tamarack said: Greater than any single conventional weapon. This event led me to look up the 1917 explosion in Halifax harbor. That was a munitions ship and the blast was evaluated as being equal to about 2,900 tons of TNT. It pretty much leveled everything within a half mile and tossed heavy pieces of metal over 3 miles. Nearly 2,000 fatalities - I hope Beirut casualties remain in the low hundreds. Don't forget about Tianjin China: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthCoastMA Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 20 minutes ago, weathafella said: Isn’t that illegal? Yes, and they were fined $600 for each event, which is nothing compared to how much they earned from the two weddings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Just now, HIPPYVALLEY said: Don't forget about Tianjin China: That clip at 30 seconds is insane. How they survived that and kept filming. The pressure wave just rips through there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Just now, powderfreak said: That clip at 30 seconds is insane. How they survived that and kept filming. The pressure wave just rips through there. Yeah, I would've had to change my pants after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 33 minutes ago, weathafella said: Isn’t that illegal? They got fined $600 Against Board of Health regs. I was kinda shocked. edit. Sorry. I didn’t see this was already answered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 15 minutes ago, SouthCoastMA said: Yes, and they were fined $600 for each event, which is nothing compared to how much they earned from the two weddings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: They got fined $600 Against Board of Health regs. I was kinda shocked. edit. Sorry. I didn’t see this was already answered Not a slap on the wrist...more like a paper covers rock.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I love explosions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Here’s a good one from the Netherlands at a firework factory. 2:15 in is when it occurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: Here’s a good one from the Netherlands at a firework factory. 2:15 in is when it occurs. Who’da thunk it was a bad idea to have a fireworks factory so close to a residential area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 They got fined $600 Against Board of Health regs. I was kinda shocked. edit. Sorry. I didn’t see this was already answeredI heard one state would start cutting power to homes that have parties. Sorry, but that's over the line for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 8 hours ago, weathafella said: Not a slap on the wrist...more like a paper covers rock.... Yup. They took in way more money than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 27 minutes ago, Lava Rock said: 9 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: They got fined $600 Against Board of Health regs. I was kinda shocked. edit. Sorry. I didn’t see this was already answered I heard one state would start cutting power to homes that have parties. Sorry, but that's over the line for me. California. I would hope people wouldn’t have large indoor gatherings. If it goes against health dept regs fine them. Make people know they were holding large parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 The $600 fine is not at all a deterrent. How much did the hotel make by hosting the events? $600 eating into the typically substantial profits vs nada kind of gives the venue the opportunity to put some language in and pass the cost onto the customer. For flattening the curve to continue to work you. Have to have voluntary compliance. Human beings have a wide range of what some consider acceptable behavior. It’s been a long spell. Those of us older don’t really feel so constrained but younger folks do. We need a vaccine or a petering out of covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, weathafella said: The $600 fine is not at all a deterrent. How much did the hotel make by hosting the events? $600 eating into the typically substantial profits vs nada kind of gives the venue the opportunity to put some language in and pass the cost onto the customer. For flattening the curve to continue to work you. Have to have voluntary compliance. Human beings have a wide range of what some consider acceptable behavior. It’s been a long spell. Those of us older don’t really feel so constrained but younger folks do. We need a vaccine or a petering out of covid. Agreed. And people try to equate an indoor wedding with a protest march... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 9 hours ago, powderfreak said: That clip at 30 seconds is insane. How they survived that and kept filming. The pressure wave just rips through there. And they were about a mile away. Some of the later clips came from 2+ miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Tons more studies coming out about T-cell immunity. Its looking like a good majority of people are completely immune to covid. The blue links below are to to multiple studies supporting it. From a NY times article yesterday. Eight months ago, the new coronavirus was unknown. But to some of our immune cells, the virus was already something of a familiar foe. A flurry of recent studies has revealed that a large proportion of the population — 20 to 50 percent of people in some places — might harbor immunity assassins called T cells that recognize the new coronavirus despite having never encountered it before. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/health/coronavirus-immune-cells.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Sitting in my living room getting some work done and the corner my eye sees this big black mass move right past the screen door. This guy moved walked within 10 feet of where I was sitting, like he was just wandering the outside of the building. The dog went apesh*t like she does and he started jogging away from us. He comes by daily at this point, but man, middle of the day and he was literally feet away from me through the screen door again. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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