Winter Banter 24-25

[donsutherland1]

16 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Don does this also include seasonal snowfall totals going all the way back to the 1780s?

No. It's strictly the 19th century.

[LibertyBell]

7 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

No. It's strictly the 19th century.

Thanks, does it have yearly totals for snowfall, I'd like to see which were the snowiest years back then.

[donsutherland1]

7 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Thanks, does it have yearly totals for snowfall, I'd like to see which were the snowiest years back then.

It's only about snowstorms, not annual records. Very few areas kept annual or monthly snowfall records prior to 1870.

[winterwx21]

37 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

Hospitals did a patient survey around the NYC area during the pandemic and the result was that obesity, diabetes and asthma were the most important indicators of who suffered a bad outcome from covid.

So the most important indicators are diet, sleep and level of air pollution.

 

Yeah those are all critical indicators. Lack of exercise is another one, which many studies have proven. And low vitamin D levels as you guys were talking about.

You made a very good point about fish too. Salmon is very high in vitamin D. There aren't many foods that have vitamin D, but fish and eggs have it. I increase the amount of fish and eggs I eat this time of year when I'm not getting vitamin D from the sun. 

[winterwx21]

17 hours ago, SnowGoose69 said:

RSV tends to have outbreaks impacting adults every 4-6 years or so.  In general we have immunity to it that lasts several years whereas children usually get very sick from it the first time around.  I think when the strain alters enough that the immunity wears off we have outbreaks like this winter.  I recall in 17/18 there was an outbreak impacting people middle aged and up.  I definitely had it 2-3 weeks ago following like 4 people I work with having it.  No runny nose or sneezing and no fever just a horrid sore throat that became a nasty dry cough.  Usually in adults there is a pronounced lack of runny nose/sneezing vs the cold which can be a tip off thats what you have.  Doctor told me at my physical in December there has been nearly no covid or flu this winter, at least as of then on 12/15 and all he was seeing was RSV/colds.

Definitely not nearly as much Covid this winter. There was a bit of a spike but now it's already falling quickly and down to moderate nationally. Seems like this is the first winter that we're not having a big Covid surge, but other viruses have been much higher. There has been a very big Norovirus (a severe stomach bug) outbreak in recent weeks. 

[winterwx21]

1 hour ago, LibertyBell said:

No it's not ignored there are studies that come out regularly about how important diet is as well as getting a minimum of 6 hours of sleep.

Getting less than 6 hours of sleep lowers your lifespan by multiple years.

Eating  a healthy diet without ultraprocessed food is important, doctors' advice is not to eat something if it has more than 5 ingredients in it.

 

The problem is many people eat unhealthy food every day or more often than not. I think it's ok to have it as a treat occasionally. Moderation. Having a cheat day each week won't hurt you, but obviously it's very important to eat a mostly healthy diet. 

[LibertyBell]

35 minutes ago, winterwx21 said:

Definitely not nearly as much Covid this winter. There was a bit of a spike but now it's already falling quickly and down to moderate nationally. Seems like this is the first winter that we're not having a big Covid surge, but other viruses have been much higher. There has been a very big Norovirus (a severe stomach bug) outbreak in recent weeks. 

norovirus sounds worse than covid lol

 

[IrishRob17]

6 hours ago, North and West said:

Now I finally understand your name


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I'm a full blooded American and proud of my heritage. 

[Stormlover74]

3 hours ago, LibertyBell said:

norovirus sounds worse than covid lol

 

Airplanes >>>> cruise ships

[North and West]

Airplanes >>>> cruise ships

They’re both terrific if you’re looking to be ill.


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[North and West]

I'm a full blooded American and proud of my heritage. 

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[rclab]

14 hours ago, IrishRob17 said:

I'm a full blooded American and proud of my heritage. 

Forever bound, forever joined, forever Irish America. As always ……

 

[donsutherland1]

A great piece on the New York Giants' historic blunder in letting Saquon Barkely leave. They should have re-signed him. Period. No excuses. The article highlights what happened:

Barkley now stands as the utmost outlier in a league that compels teams to take hard stances on positional value to manage an inflexible salary cap. That’s why the Giants allowed him to flee to Philadelphia. They knew he was their most important weapon, but they couldn’t get past preconceived notions about the modern, textbook way to retool a deficient roster.

Quite frankly, the Giants need structural changes at the top. As long as they remain constrained by yesterday's thinking, cognitive bias, and lack of imagination, they will sustain the kind of mediocrity that is difficult for Giants fans to bear.

The article is here: https://wapo.st/4aEwTez

[forkyfork]

going to the gym and eating vegetables isn't going to stop a virus from infecting you lol

[NorthShoreWx]

47 minutes ago, rclab said:

Forever bound, forever joined, forever Irish America. As always ……

 

Ssssh, he's trying not to get deported.

[MJO812]

Happy Anniversary 

[coastalplainsnowman]

22 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Happy Anniversary 

Was this the one that somewhat disappointed west of Suffolk, really disappointed west of Nassau, and monumentally disappointed west of NYC?

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, forkyfork said:

going to the gym and eating vegetables isn't going to stop a virus from infecting you lol

no but boosting the immune system will help you fight it off

obesity, diabetes, etc, always cause bad outcomes.

It's why I don't eat any crap and still weigh around 160 pounds lol.

[LibertyBell]

2 minutes ago, coastalplainsnowman said:

Was this the one that disappointed west of Nassau?

it was 10-12 inches in the city but the rest of that winter and the big blizzard the following January more than made up for it.

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, donsutherland1 said:

A great piece on the New York Giants' historic blunder in letting Saquon Barkely leave. They should have re-signed him. Period. No excuses. The article highlights what happened:

Barkley now stands as the utmost outlier in a league that compels teams to take hard stances on positional value to manage an inflexible salary cap. That’s why the Giants allowed him to flee to Philadelphia. They knew he was their most important weapon, but they couldn’t get past preconceived notions about the modern, textbook way to retool a deficient roster.

Quite frankly, the Giants need structural changes at the top. As long as they remain constrained by yesterday's thinking, cognitive bias, and lack of imagination, they will sustain the kind of mediocrity that is difficult for Giants fans to bear.

The article is here: https://wapo.st/4aEwTez

I wish we could do what LA does and ship our bad teams out of town and bring in teams that can actually win.

 

[donsutherland1]

29 minutes ago, MJO812 said:

Happy Anniversary 

Photo from New York City:

[rclab]

1 hour ago, NorthShoreWx said:

Ssssh, he's trying not to get deported.

So am I but Never Neverland won’t take me. As always …. 

[rclab]

1 hour ago, forkyfork said:

going to the gym and eating vegetables isn't going to stop a virus from infecting you lol

As will hanging out in the damp and dark under the bridge. As always …..

 

[coastalplainsnowman]

24 minutes ago, LibertyBell said:

It's why I don't eat any crap and still weigh around 160 pounds lol.

Right, but didn't you say that you're 4'2"?

[LibertyBell]

1 hour ago, coastalplainsnowman said:

Right, but didn't you say that you're 4'2"?

you must have a bad memory or got me confused with someone else, I'm 6-2, 4-2 is the height of someone in 6th grade maybe.

 

[North and West]

going to the gym and eating vegetables isn't going to stop a virus from infecting you lol

My brother in Christ, it helps you fight it off.


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[Brasiluvsnow]

On 1/24/2025 at 2:54 PM, LibertyBell said:

Hospitals did a patient survey around the NYC area during the pandemic and the result was that obesity, diabetes and asthma were the most important indicators of who suffered a bad outcome from covid.

So the most important indicators are diet, sleep and level of air pollution.

 

Diet, exercise and sunshine are all very important that said and this will be difficult for some to accept  = the reason so many people died during covid is because the protocols which were put into place were designed to make $$$$$$ and not save lives and the drugs and the treatments which could have saved lives were all denied and demonized.

[North and West]

Diet, exercise and sunshine are all very important that said and this will be difficult for some to accept  = the reason so many people died during covid is because the protocols which were put into place were designed to make $$$$$$ and not save lives and the drugs and the treatments which could have saved lives were all denied and demonized.

I’m reading a book at this moment (just learned how to read out here) called The Big Fail. Basically covers how everyone everywhere from all points of view failed society during Covid. That was one of the points.


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[LibertyBell]

3 minutes ago, North and West said:

I’m reading a book at this moment (just learned how to read out here) called The Big Fail. Basically covers how everyone everywhere from all points of view failed society during Covid. That was one of the points.


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I'd like to think people just weren't prepared, but unfortunately there is a malignant streak in some humans that causes them to seek profit even from tragedy.

 

[North and West]

I'd like to think people just weren't prepared, but unfortunately there is a malignant streak in some humans that causes them to seek profit even from tragedy.
 

This book was more than just that. A lot of basic stories of a lot of people who couldn’t admit that someone they don’t agree with (any politician) could be right about something and that themselves could be wrong; that closing beaches didn’t actually help (sunshine, vitamin d); school closings are hindering the poorest kids for many years on out and we’ll continue to feel the impact; the people making the vaccine didn’t have malicious intent; hospitals weren’t going to accept people if the beds didn’t make money.

Just a cluster overall.


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