I went to Concord, NH for the Christian Worship Service (Facebook event link here in case the ReOpenNH page changes) held on May 16th, 2020 in defiance of New Hampshire Governor Sununu’s emergency orders, specifically orders number 16, 17, and 40. As the service wound down, I left for Bethel, ME. I ignored Maine Governor Mills’ quarantine orders which require anyone arriving in Maine to quarantine except for using “essential services” for 14 days. I had a meal at the bar at Sunday River Brewing which is open in defiance of Governor Mills’ orders. I did not wear a face covering despite Governor Mills’ orders requiring one while in public. I bought some doughnuts and beer to bring back with me.
According to the event details the service starts at noon on May 16th, 2020 with a ten to fifteen minute fellowship followed by an opening prayer and modern Christian music. After the music, we would listen to sermons from local preachers. There would be a final prayer and song, then time for more fellowship and prayer circles.
Since I left Catholic school, I have not attended a religious service that was not a funeral or a wedding. I am no longer religious. I decided to attend despite not being religious because Sununu’s orders are wrong. The orders interfere with religious people worshiping as they see fit. Sununu graciously allows virtual services or drive-up services, but go into a church if there are more than a magic number, as determined by Sununu, of people? No. Illegal. This is wrong. So I joined the service.
Before I talk about more about the day, I read the NH RSA (New Hampshire’s Revised Statutes Annotated, which are the state’s law code) which the event organizers linked in the event description on the ReOpenNH webpage but not on the facebook event page. The event organizers say this RSA which “allows Gov. Sununu to declare a state of emergency provides for a suspension of a very specific set of laws, but not Constitutionally protected rights.” I don’t see that. I see no explicit mention of suspending laws in the RSA. I see no mention of Constitutionally protected rights. I see one part which reads “To perform and exercise such other functions, powers, and duties as are necessary to promote and secure the safety and protection of the civilian population.” To me, that looks like an open-ended grant of power allowing the Governor to do whatever he wants as long as he can claim it is promoting and securing the safety of the state’s civilian population.
I arrived in Concord late. I left my house a bit too late and I was not expecting near normal levels of traffic. Downtown Concord was also busy. The shops are open again, though with restrictions during this part of “Stay At Home 2.0”. I found a place to park and paid as parking enforcement is “essential.” I put my bandana on. I wore my bandana over my face not because of any worries about Lil Rona, but for reasons I won’t go into here.
Arriving at the service
Fuck Off Slaver!
I arrived as the first preacher was speaking. I took a few pictures of the crowd. I saw only three people openly carrying firearms. They were all carrying AR variants. I saw no open carry of handguns. I’m certain I was not the only one carrying a concealed handgun. The crowd was about 250 or so people. I noticed the crowd had many children. This event seemed to be a family affair. I can count the number of people, including me, wearing face coverings on both hands. Almost everyone did not wear a face covering.
Two guys with ARs
First Preacher
I listened to the first preacher. The part of his talk that I heard involved him talking about a meeting with legislators he had. He asked them if any had a Bible. None said yes. He asked if any had copies of the United States Constitution. None said yes. He asked if any had a copy of the New Hampshire Constitution. A few said yes. He criticized them for not having the country’s foundational documents. I got an impression that he wanted legislators to not only consider the NH and US constitutions but the Bible in making laws. I was not impressed.
Second Preacher
The second preacher referenced Romans 13. He said that many Christians reference Romans 13 as to why Christians must obey the government. He says they do not read the whole thing. He said Romans 13 requires resistance to government overreach. He also talked about how the early Church defied the government by holding services.
I read Romans 13 at the link above. I don’t see how Romans 13 requires resistance to government overreach.
He diverged into abortion. He talked about how you can’t be a Christian and support abortion. He talked a lot about abortion.
You can see Bad Muzzle Discipline Guy from the last rally in this picture. He was carrying his AR at the service.
Then he talked about the 2nd Amendment. He hopes he does not need the 2nd Amendment to defend his liberties, but will exercise his 2nd Amendment rights if he has to. He lifted up the right side of his shirt. I couldn’t see what he revealed because of where I was. I assume he showed off to the crowd that he was carrying a concealed handgun. During this part of his sermon, I saw Bad Muzzle Discipline Guy wave his AR around, and yes, as he waved the AR he pointed the muzzle at some of the crowd.
When the second preacher finished, he made a point of saying he does not hate the governor and prays for the governor.
I noted some guys carrying signs referencing Article X of the New Hampshire Constitution. I always thought this was a silly provision because what government is going to recognize a right to armed rebellion? If shooting starts, the government is going to say, “Oh, right, Article X says we have to allow this. We’re just going to roll over and die.” Sure, and I have a bridge to sell you.
Catholic Priest
The last speaker was the Catholic priest who spoke at the last rally. He started out with some jokes about Catholics being the “Frozen Chosen” about the lack of interaction between the congregation and priest at a Catholic service. He encouraged the crowd to participate in his sermon like they had been with the first two preachers. I noted he wore a black stole. He referenced St. John’s Gospel, specifically chapter 20 where Jesus appears to his Apostles after the resurrection. He mentioned that “Peace” is a bad translation of the Hebrew words used.
Odd, I thought Jesus would have spoken Aramaic.
He talked about how Jesus was doing more than wishing peace on the Apostles and was offering them healing for their fear so that they could go out into the world and spread God’s word. He was drawing an analogy between the Apostles and the people in attendance. Initially I thought he was encouraging the crowd to let others know that they aren’t alone in knowing the orders restricting life are wrong, but later I wondered if he was also hinting that they should proselytize.
One of the organizers speaking. I think he is a state representative.
After the priest finished, one of the organizers got up to speak. He criticized the legislature for abdicating its responsibilities.
I did not linger for the follow on prayers and mingling. I wanted to go to Sunday River Brewing.
The only police presence I noted during the service were the sounds of police sirens in the distance, and two Concord police officers patrolling near the State House as I left.
I drove to Bethel, ME from Concord, NH. The drive was very nice. Somewhere between Canterbury, NH and Concord, NH the speed limit on I-93 goes up to 70 MPH. The scenery is nice, though Spring has not arrived to the White Mountains Region or the Great North Woods Region. As you go north, you see fewer and fewer leaves on trees until they are completely bare. Once north of the Franconia Notch, I left I-93 and I used US-3 to NH-115 to US-2 to get into Maine. On the way along US-2, I drove through the Shelburne Birches, a stand of white birch trees in a memorial park honoring local war veterans. I found some pictures of the stand to share with you since I didn’t take any pictures of it. It was impressive even without the trees having leaves. Another thing I noticed on the drive before I arrived in Maine is that there were many people parked in the parking lots for the White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) trailheads. At one point, the US Forest Service had closed all WMNF trailhead parking but is now slowly opening up the tailheads.
When I crossed the border into Maine, there was an electronic sign up telling everyone entering Maine to quarantine for 14 days. I ignored it.
Sunday River Brewing has opened for inside dining in defiance of Governor Mills’ orders. The state government pulled Sunday River Brewing’s licenses but the local sheriff says he does not expect criminal charges. Sunday River Brewing closed for a day or two, then reopened without state licenses. The business still has its Federal beer making license. Sunday River Brewing has been fined for every day they are open without licenses.
While typing up this article and researching a few things, I discovered that the day before I went, a state judge issued an injunction ordering the restaurant to close. Had I known about the injunction, I still would have gone.
I arrived at Sunday River Brewing without incident. The restaurant is open. As I pulled into the parking lot, it looked like there was a line to get in. I was wrong, this was a group leaving. The group stopped as they left to chat with some of the staff.
The owner had painted lines in the parking lot to show how far apart people have to stand so that he doesn’t come under criticism for packing people in. Since there was no line to get in, there was no need to pay attention to the lines on the ground.
I considered the Maine governor’s order about wearing face coverings in public. I did not put my bandana on because I saw no one in the parking lot was covering their faces. No one inside the restaurant wore a face covering. I walked in and stopped at the hostess station. I asked about getting a bar seat since I was by myself. The hostesses asked me to pick a seat away from others as they are trying to spread out all the customers. I picked a seat away from everyone else at the bar.
Sunday River Brewing is not serving alcohol, but will sell alcohol to go. I ordered an iced tea and a burger. The burger had two half pound patties of beef plus bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onion. It was delicious.
I did not see Rick Savage, the owner, while I was there. While making my final edits to this article, I found out that he was giving a speech in Augusta, ME the day I was at his restaurant.
While eating, I overheard someone at the bar saying that Mills said she was dragging out the emergency in order to receive more Federal funds. After I arrived at home, I found a story confirming what the person said:
The extension allows the state government to continue to “deploy all available resources to protect the health and safety of Maine people and to respond quickly and as-needed to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Mills said. “It also allows us to continue to draw critical federal resources that help us equip frontline workers with needed protective equipment and to use Federal resources to support the state’s response.”
After I finished eating, I paid and tipped the barstaff.
I bought doughnuts and beer to go. I bought a Boston creme filled chocolate covered eclair, a doughnut covered in chocolate candies, and two lemon filled doughnuts. I bought six cans of beer. A mix pack of 16 oz cans which included two IPAs, a lager, and a coffee stout. I also bought two 32 oz cans: a porter and an Alt.
I left and drove back the way I came. I arrived home without incident.
Drunk while writing. The Mountain Mama IPA and the Long Haul Lager were good. I did not like the Viper IPA.
While writing the first draft of this article, I ate all but one lemon filled doughnut and drank both of the IPAs and the lager. All the doughnuts were excellent. One of the IPAs and the lager were good, the other IPA I didn’t like.
Eaten while making my final edits
The last lemon filled doughnut I enjoyed while making my final edits to the document. Like the others, it was excellent.
I know the ReOpenNH people want to have more civil disobedience gatherings. I do not know what they have planned. I will watch their website and see what happens next. If I am able to go to whatever they have planned next, I will do so and report back.
Thanks to SP for fixing my tag mistake.
The Reopen NH folks posted a video of the service Monday evening. They muted the audio during any of the songs.
Watching it, I realized I made a few mistakes. It happens when you don’t have a degree from the Colombia School of Journalism. The last preacher is an Anglican priest, not a Catholic priest. I saw a Roman collar and ASSuMEd he was a Catholic priest. The very last speaker is the treasurer for ReopenNH and is a former state representative, not a current state representative.
I found only two New Hampshire news outlets that covered the rally:
WMUR
Concord Monitor
Urghh… Anglican canon tutor, not priest.
I looked for news updates about Sunday River Brewing. I found two articles. In this one, Rick Savaga says he is willing to go to jail and will keep his restaurant open. Another says he joined a lawsuit against Mills.
Reminder, Operation Haircut will take place in Lansing, MI on Wednesday.
I’ve said this previously, but (Anglican = Catholic – pope). Christian math 101.
At least they can marry, so less likely to be pedophiles.
Lets see, 12 disciples, 10 commandments, 1000’s of young boys, 27 million dollars in the donation plate, yes. This checks out.
Catholics have lesbian bishops now? How progressive!!
They had lesbian nuns when I was in high school. It was a local scandal.
Thx, DEG, nice take. I remember the birches up there from my childhood.
That said, you can’t first your own post.
That said, you can’t first your own post.
That wasn’t my intention. I wanted to get some corrections. I was pretty embarrassed about my assumption about the Anglican canon tutor.
and… you’re welcome.
I think, before I leave NH, that I need to head back up to Shelburne and get some pictures of those birches either when the leaves are green or turning. Probably when they are turning.
I was just giving you a hard time with the “first” comment.
And yes, the white birches are lovely. Get some pics before you leave. If you stay, consider learning how to make maple syrup. I had an uncle who did that.
I planted a sugar maple in my front yard. We’ll see if it gets big enough to tap before I leave.
Someone around the corner from me taps his maples. When he does it, I know that Spring is finally coming.
You can also make syrup from birches, but I don’t have any of the correct birch trees in my yard. I could plant them.
It’s not difficult to make maple syrup, it’s just time consuming.
My wife and I grew up and went to college in New England. When the clump of river birch in our front garden died I asked her what she would like there. Didn’t have to think about it – White Paper Birch. So have two new paper birches growing in the front and a grey birch around the side.
Thanks DEG, for the article and for standing up against this bullshit.
Fuck these POS governors. May they rot in hell.
You’re welcome!
Fuck these POS governors. May they rot in hell.
I’d second this with one correction. “Gauleiter und Gauleiterin und Clown Prince” instead of “governor”. “Clown Prince” is for Sununu, hat tip to HM.
Live free or die of coronavirus, amirite?
This shit has my gf yelling at the tv enough that Sam Kinison would feel inadequate.
She’s a keeper.
Seconded.
It has my wife doing her version of Sam Kinison’s ex.
I’ve had to correct the girlfriend about the rules several times.
So, two black eyes?
Titty Tuesday is on topic for a DEG post.
http://archive.li/VuPkX
That is a damn good gallery.
Thanks, man. Sounds a little mixed bag-y to me. I’ll support anyone who tries to bring about more freedom, in any case. If they want to lecture me about abortion or religion while doing it, I guess I will allow them some leeway to do so, but I have my limits. I would have to either leave or speak up if someone is muzzling the crowd, though.
but I have my limits
Yep, the religion, jingoism,and Trumpism does a disservice to the ‘reopen’ crowd in my opinion.
That last two NH rallies have had significantly less Trumpism than the first one.
If people aren’t being allowed to hold services and whatnot then the religious are going to be heavily overrepresented, like it or not.
Strippers and dirty bookstore clerks are out of work as well, I doubt the devout would be chomping at the bit to join up with a group of anti-lockdown protesters in drag and BDSM furry costumes. Big tent is all I’m saying, leave the superfluous interests at home for this one.
You’re welcome!
Every one of these rallies has been a mixed bag. Someone at the rally has always diverged off into the weeds at some point.
Freedom does that, I suppose.
I would expect religious themes at a Christian Worship Service.
^
“‘Irish Democracy’—the silent, dogged resistance, withdrawal, and truculence of millions of ordinary people—has dismantled more tyranny than revolutionary vanguards or rioting mobs.”
-James Scott in ‘Two Cheers for Anarchism’
Arse! Feck! Drink! Girls!
BRICK!
In Ireland, they explained to me all of the myriad accomplishments of the Irish. It was legion, especially considering how drunk they all were the entire time I was there!
I am having my last Sunday River Brewing beer. 32 oz of Porter in a Maß.
What happened to my shithead governor and what reasonable human did they replace him with?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/colorado-gov-pushes-back-against-cdcs-coronavirus-death-counts
“Look, I happen to be a Democrat, but what I’ve said is he’s the president we have, and I owe it to the people of my state who elected me to work with any president,” Polis said, pointing out that his job is to help save lives in his state and help revive their economy.
“There’s a time for politics, there’s a time for elections,” Polis said. “This isn’t it.”
Didn’t something similar fuck Chris Christie over?
“Loser.”
/Cuomo
I have to reflexively turn my head and spit at the mention of that name.
I know they love to do the “big lie” thing, but this dude is the only one who objectively made the outbreak worse and got people killed. Aside from the fact that his state accounts for most of the death and destruction in the US, he ordered nursing homes to admit people who were infected with Covid.
But they pronounce Trump a murderer every night on the news because he held the death toll in the rest of the nation to tiny proportions and we are in no danger of reaching the projected 2.2 million deaths from the beginning of the crisis.
Pretty sure the 2.2 million number was fabricated, just sayin.
Didn’t stop them from saying Trump was a mass murderer who killed 2.2 million Americans because he “botched the rollout” of testing….. at a time when we didn’t have 500 deaths.
Yep.
Those folks won’t let truth get in the way of bashing Trump.
I don’t like Trump, though he has been better than I thought he would be.
I think the fuck chop figured out he was duped by the models and is trying to play the thin line of saving face and opening the state and begging the Orange Demon for money (which is what he was doing last week) because he decimated the ski industry and most small businesses in the state and even for a commi fuck he can do math. He knows he really fucked up buying in on this bullshit. It is happening over here with elected officials. I think they all know they fucked up. They are scared to death of starting antibody tests because it might show 20 or 30% or more of the population had this thing and the hospitals were never in any danger of being overwhelmed and it will show it was all unnecessary. No elected official in office now who supported this bs will get re-elected and they know it.
No elected official in office now who supported this bs will get re-elected and they know it.
I would love for you to be correct, but I think a) you’re being too optimistic, and b) in some cases (I’m thinking Volinsky in NH, so far the only challenger with a chance against Sununu) the cure will be worse than the disease.
I was speaking specifically of local elected officials where I am and they all have an R behind their name. You guys will always be fucked……..no offense.
Ahh.. got it.
Decent treatment of romans 13
Thanks.
I’ve heard others talk about the lack of context about why Romans 13 doesn’t really mean you need to submit to the government. After reading the link you gave me, I think Paul wasn’t a very deep thinker.
Let’s just say he’s not my favorite religious figure ever.
IT would seem to me, after reading his letters, that he was a pretty deep thinker. It’s kind of like looking through the outside part of a peep hole, into someone’s house, and saying it sucks, based on the limited, distorted view you have. Could be right. But, not exactly a complete knowledge.
Also:
He did speak Aramaic. He also knew Koine Greek (and Hebrew), based on reading from the Tanakh. The written telling of the story was almost certainly in Koine, since these books were meant to be shared.
Why the speaker chose to talk about translating from Hebrew, though…I got nuthin’.
It’s kind of like looking through the outside part of a peep hole, into someone’s house, and saying it sucks, based on the limited, distorted view you have.
Or looking as through a glass, darkly.
Yes. Although, in my defense, I didn’t want to take that tack in my description.
So maybe I should do something I haven’t done since high school and re-read parts of the Bible?
I’m not seeing the Romans 13 resistance interpretation either. That verse looks like it was written by someone who really wanted to be left alone by Caesar.
Can’t stop listening to ‘Some Heads Are Gonna Roll’ by Priest.
Relevant lyrics:
The power-mad freaks who are
Ruling the earth
Will show how little they think you’re worth
With animal lust they’ll
Devour your life
And slice your word to bits like a knife
One last day burning hell fire
You’re blown away
If the man with the power
Can’t keep it under control
Some heads are gonna roll
I still think their best song regarding freedom is Electric Eye.
But whatever, Judas Priest.
I prefer the totally not-gay song.
Then you must love this.
I’m shocked you didn’t go with Hell Bent For Leather.
As long as I don’t have to listen to the butchered version of Green Manilishi, I’m good. Actually, I kinda like Breakin’ the Law also.
You’re both right.
Related: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L_isSGyVqU
“A peaceful man stands tall.”
??
Man, now i’m listening to a bunch of priest songs. You got another thing coming, dammit!
Maybe Tyrant would be appropriate?
More lyrics
Behold ’tis I the commander
Whose grip controls you all
Resist me not, surrender
I’ll no compassion call
(tyrant) capture of humanity
(tyrant) conqueror of all
(tyrant) hideous destructor
(tyrant) every man shall fall
I’ve switched my default ring tone over to Fuck Authority. It’ll go to VM before the offensive lyrics start.
I still think one of the best libertarian songs is Stiff Little Fingers’ Suspect Device. One of the things I love about it, despite it’s Who-ish ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ idea – “just let the kids take over” , it explicitly says “Don’t believe us, don’t believe us” – once they take over – a good reference to Acton – “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.”
Imma go listen to it again.
I like “What’ca gonna do about me” by Quicksilver messenger service. Even if it goes a little into some eco stuff for a brief while. The singer did time for pot.
Similarly, Prison song.
That would make a good theme song for this site. Although I’m sure the debate would be epic.
Whether he was referencing Catholics or Anglicans, I call fake news. I can attest to the fact that it is Presbyterians who are the Frozen Chosen.
Bravo, DEG. You are becoming quite the Liberty Warrior, and I salute you.
Thanks!
“Two guys with ARs”
Alternate title:
She must work out.
Huh. This might be shocking to hear, but I really didn’t pay attention to the Asian photographer lass’s legs. I can see now that I probably should have.
You have earned back a portion of my respect.
Good for you and for us, DEG.
I’m curious, as an unlicensed non-trained barber what would happen to a person openly cutting hair for free. A good friend wants to know. Said friend cut a lot of hair in the army and never had complaints. You get what you pay for in a free haircut.
The 1800 hours of training is BS too, plus an exam? That’s 45 weeks at 40 hours@ week. C’mon. Great gov made monopoly.
I saw those hours somewhere, now I can’t find them…
I have no idea what might happen to your friend. I think it might depend on the state and the vindictiveness of the local fuzz.
He lifted up the right side of his shirt. I couldn’t see what he revealed because of where I was.
His superfluous third nipple.
Leave Schumer out of this.
Schumer has Quato under his shirt. He had Amy, but she budded out and escaped.
“I’m glad no one’s talking about MY nipples any more.”
/Cuomo
I really, really, really, hate that I used to like her stand-up before she got all political. And despite being petite in my eyes, still would.
Same about Janeaene Garofalo tho.
Garafolo yes, Shumer, no. C’mon dude – gotta have some standards. Sarah Silverman is a maybe, depending on how much I’ve had to drink, but also on topic as she was born in NH.
I agree about Sarah Silverman.
Metoo, as long as assaulted me (in the modern sense of the word.)
Metoo, as long as she assaulted me (in the modern sense of the word.)
Just like Krusty the Clown (and me).
Aren’t all nipples on men superfluous?
Way to other the trannies!
I understand Mills is a left-wing lunatic, but what’s up with Sununu? I used to think I NH was were I would live free and retire, probably not now.
Sununu is like Maggie Hassan (previous governor, now a US Senator for NH) except he is OK with lower taxes and fewer gun laws. Consider this article on Sununu’s opposition to legal marijauana. Hassan was also opposed to any loosening of the marijuana laws.
I’ve heard others call him Charlie Baker-lite.
Although they spoke Aramaic, the original books of the new testament were written in Greek. The putative source “M” behind 3 of the Gospels may have originally been written in Hebrew, according to some scholars.
So he would have been speaking of the translation of the Greek term.
Ahhh… I see.
It’s been a long time since I was in Catholic school.
ww.instagram.com/p/CAWlpoYJwYq/Legendary lyricist Chet Hanks Instagrammed some neato advice
What. The. Eff.
Here.
That’s pretty funny…
Needs more tats.
Trump really needs to end the Federal Emergency and cut off the money spigot to the states. This is absurd. If these assholes want to drag it out for months, let them figure out how to pay for it.
And the real problem is… if they keep going as is, this will never end. Not enough people have it for it to get stamped out, and too many have it for it to go away. At current rates of spread, it could keep going around the world for 5 years.
Yes, this is not going to end.
That’s what they think. People have had it. Sure, there are extremists, like us Glibs…. but there are plenty of normal, not carrying ARs or going to protests and not saying anything to anyone folks who’ve had it.
I had some dude at the grocery store just open up about how this is all bullshit two days ago. He made eye contact and that’s all it took for him to loudly soap box the issue. This is hard left country. You don’t admit Trump is anything other than Hitler here. We ban plastic straws here. And he preached in the grocery. Young dude… under 30.
A month, people could stand. Month 2 was rough. There won’t be a month three.
Anyone who thinks they can pry the sweet, sweet omnipotence out of these people’s hands is flatly mistaken.
A month or so ago when I mentioned to my one neighbor that all this lockdown shit was a dumb idea, she said, “You think the virus is a hoax?”
Today she and I chatted. While she is worried about getting sick (she and her husband are in their sixties), she is tired of this bullshit and thinks it can’t go on much longer.
There’s a third rally to free Ohio this weekend. They’ve asked it stays non-politcal for Memorial Day reasons, so I probably won’t be going (it’s Saturday). I also think DeWine is feeling the heat at this point.
I plan on going to the restaurants that have open interior seating Thursday and Friday.
Wow. That is some good news.
*AHEM*
“I plan on going to the restaurants that have open interior seating Thursday and Friday.”
I think me & Jugsy have a standing date with GT and her husband at a certain pizza place…
If it’s not Drew Carey’s favorite pizza place, I’m not interested.
We still have a Donato’s up here, but Antonio’s is so much better. My plans include only places I can either bike to or walk to. It will not be healthy. If there’s plexiglass hanging in front of the bar, I will mock them and walk out. Since I’ve already had two vacations cancelled from this, I’ve got a large amount of PTO I need to burn through. So I’m using two days for this weekend.
“Pizza Joe” is who you need, broheim:
https://www.compolastastypizza.com/
One of the few times I was greatly entertained by our local lefty rag was for their favorite pizza “open vote”. Mama Santa’s in Little Italy always won, because they were the cheapest pizza available close to several college campuses. And it wasn’t terrible.
The girlfriend recognized the pizza location you threw up though. That was out of the way for my local growing up. A quick search shows that the pizza place I grew up on is closed through these trying times.
I remember when my brother 1st moved to Cleveland, and worked in a place in Lyndhurst. I met the original Pizza Joe a dozen times
For any of you with fun/sick/dark senses of humor, “The Death of Stalin” is tremendous. And shockingly dark. But also really funny.
Spoiler alert… Stalin dies.
SP and I liked it a LOT.
To be expected.
All, please do not let this review rub you the wrong way. The film is dark comedy at it’s finest.
Re-watched ‘Dirty Work’ with Norm and Artie Lange last night. Sophomoric, but still funny.
“Ive never seen so many dead hookers!”
God Rickles
He improvised the insults
I watched it early in the lockdown. I appreciated the humor.
WebDom used the term “Covid Theater” today, which seemed appropriate.
That said, I’m not going near a church- lightning hazard.
WebDom used the term “Covid Theater” today, which seemed appropriate.
Good one.
I got to take my kid with me to a few stores today. It was fun because he refuses to wear the mask (which is mandated here.) So, I have to forcefully tell him to. I just yell, ” Put on the mask, we have to pretend to protect ourselves!” I got a few mean looks and a lot of laughs.
Watching people wearing masks who were complaining about a bar being open and using glass over plastic sold me. FFS, you can sterilize glass, not plastic.
It thought that plastic is bad and needs to be banned? Can these Karens ever make up their mind?
A ‘Mediocre’ Cancellation Story
I bought a book because of this story, which you Trumpalos should consider doing as well.
Well, you know, the Trumpalos can’t see the article.
Ah, Trumpalos expecting the world to be given to them for free because…they earned it?
Checks out.
“I did not linger for the follow on prayers and mingling. I wanted to go to Sunday River Brewing.”
Sinner! JK, you’re doing God’s work, bro, wherever he is. If he’d just give me the source code, I’d fix this shit.
If he’d just give me the source code, I’d fix this shit.
If only it were that easy.
The wife and I had dinner at our favorite Mexican place. First time in about 10 weeks. It was awesome.
Excellent.
Wearing a mask can significantly reduce coronavirus transmission, study on hamsters claims
There you go science is settled everyone wear your masks.
How’d they get the hamsters to keep the masks on? Little buggers are always washing their face.
The burger had two half pound patties of beef plus bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onion.
JFC my man that would put me into a coma. I would have to take a nap before driving anywhere.
I hadn’t had much to eat that day. I was quite hungry and the burger disappeared quickly.
Take your tampon our first to clear some extra space.
Seriously. I couldn’t eat half that.
I guess it is a good thing I didn’t mention the fries that came with it?
Jesus.
No shake?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm18evaMzJo
Heh.
On a serious note, I didn’t think to ask if they had shakes. I just knew when I sat down that they weren’t serving alcohol, so I went to one of my go-to drinks in that situation (iced tea, water being the other).
The Heart Attack Grille in Las Vegas has shakes. I would have gotten one while I was there but I was so dehydrated from the trip out there that I couldn’t bring myself to get a shake.
Anyways… good song.
Sounds like a good lunch, personally.
Just posted on Sunday River Brewing’s facebook page
Guess what? Our licenses are back and we will be serving alcohol tomorrow at 11am!!
Also good on you and thanks for the rebellious posts. Much appreciated. I tend to cut the bible thumpers more slack than others since I come from that side of the isle. Not that I sit there now, but ya, I am a hypocrite.
Thanks!
I sometimes cut them a little slack too given my past Catholic life.
Great report, DEG. I didn’t distract you this time from listening to speeches.
Thanks!
Last time the horns were the biggest problem. This time there were no folks driving around blowing their horns.
Really, we should be celebrating Ianucci’s entire catalogue.
The Death of Stalin.
Veep
In The Loop
The Thick of It
I mean c’mon
We weren’t already?
No.
Well, I’m glad you’ve dropped the facade of continuing a movie career after the first Under Siege and have picked a decent director to celebrate.
He’s great for this genre. In the Loop should be much more widely seen than it has been.
I fell for Capaldi in The Think Of It and was very, very disappointed with the writing he was forced to work with on Doctor Who. I still feel he could have been a rival for any of the real Doctors.
#metoo
So much crossover potential.
LOL!
Capaldi was pretty damned good in Local Hero, although it’s been a wee bit since I’ve seen it.
Went to someone’s house to buy something off Craigslist. Nobody masked, nobody social distancing, lots of people out for walks in the nice park-like neighborhood.
It felt…normal.
SHE PUT US ALL AT RISK
WERE GONNA DIE
They would love on on our NextDoor app.
*you
For context, I was advised to enlist the Nextdoor people to keep an eye out for my stolen car. Then, I started debating them about the ‘rona. Next, I got kicked off for not toeing the party line. That’s how I know.
Pffft. They drove one of our city councilmen off for posting about making sure to vote on municipal business.
His post was nonpolitical (“go vote!”), someone complained, they took his post down without notice, so he got mad and quit.
Something something stakes are so low.
WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE!
DOCTOR DONNA!
She’s great.
Best companion.
Nope….Rose Tyler
I appreciated Rose more only after some of the later companions came along.
?♂️
Gustave, is that face-palm for little ol’ me?!
Mo speaks the truth. Donna Noble was the best companion ever, with Sarah Jane a close second.
Both were far better than that bucktoothed little tart.
LOL, that’s hilarious.
Was that woman later on The Office as a redhead?
Yup
Thank you for that.
Well shit, I forgot to get this out of the way earlier, so…
Today’s my fourtieth birthday. And since it has become my tradition over the previous four or five birthdays dating back to TOS, I’m asking the good folks here to once again insult me. Make it as brutal as possible and don’t say happy birthday afterwards, it’s funnier that way.
Thank you.
Get off my lawn!
Happy Birthday. Fuck you.
Welcome to 40, it ain’t getting better. So you better think back to all those women you bedded previously, and realize… that’s the best you’ve ever had.
Happy birthday you young punk.
You’re half way there. Some say it ain’t over ’til its over. Well, for you its 1/2 over and the down hill side is a lot faster than the uphill side..
Keep it up and a Happy Birthday to you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfy18ynhWNU
“…that’s the best you’ve ever had….”
…and the best you’ll ever have.
You’re my favorite Glibertarian.
You ask us to be brutal right after a sentence in which you split an infinitive.
You are beyond mere insults. How you allowed yourself to get to Two Score without learning essential English grammar cannot be fathomed.
Your dick’s so small you can pee on your balls.
Pffft. Piss just dribbles out of the retracted area in which his phallus hides.
You’re asking for free services?
Socialist.
“I’m asking the good folks here to once again insult me.”
You’re a great guy and a joy to have on the site.
/contrarian
Happy birthday, kid.
Fuck you, happy barfday.
Keep your hand off my Medicare you quasi-Millennial POS. Also, Happy Birthday – don’t tell me what to do in my own house!
Your birthday is not accurate anyway. Leap years correction? I think not!
40? That should be insult enough. Wait till 50. That is a bigger insult and then you get fat and have arthritis. Fuck you and your youth you degenerate fuck.
60 smirks and downs another Bourdon, giggling to himself.
I am not old.
I am not old.
I am not old.
The mere presence of my father and 4score remind me that I am not old.
That being said, god I miss being 40, or even 50.
I was a stud into my mid-50’s. I’m still making some effort to keep it up but having passed 60 I find it takes a lot more drive to do it – right when that “drive” becomes less available.
I’m 54 and this depresses me.
Here’s the workout I was doing when I turned 50 –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHz56WLQ4Lo
My first kid had just been born and I was not making it to the gym anymore so I found something I could do at home.
Here’s the workout I was doing when I turned 50 –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHz56WLQ4Lo
My first kid had just been born and I was not making it to the gym anymore so I found something I could do at home.
You must have been born on a highway, because that’s where most accidents happen.
Happy b-day, TH.
This will be the decade you finally pop your cherry.
They were playing Kagushema on TNT earlier today. Wow, not one of Kurosawa’s best. I’d have loved to have seen Yojimbo or even The Bad Sleep Well.
Ah well, TV sucks.
I’ll need to know your race, religion and socioeconomic status to insult you properly, you slack jawed cum dumpster.
Happy birthday because YOURE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!
Thanks, guys! I’m out!
You’re thin, stretched, like butter over too much bread.
Hah! 40 is the new 20. Happy Birthday, ya jizz-splot
I had a pretty productive “WFH” day, so I knocked off at 3:30 (pdt).
Nice day, though cold. And the spousal unit is having an herbal cigarette now, so I don’t want to sit out by the fire where the smell of skunk fills the air.
Cold? So we’re talking temps where it doesn’t matter whether you’re using real or european degrees?
Or are you talking California Cold where it’s still sweat-soaked t-shirt weather?
California cold. Sun is warm, but a stiff breeze or cloud turns it from 72 deg to 62 rapidly.
It’s OK, California turns people into weather sissies, it is known.
(pdt)
President Donald Trump? (pbuh)
Yay! Much better than mine. I had a 4am my time meeting that I didn’t put on my schedule, so consequently woke up to a voicemail asking where I was. That was the highlight of my day. Highball tonight.
I <3 local news.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcgVb6zZmn0
It looks like the serfs have not completely been domesticated yet.
Holy Mackerel! Where’s Tres at? That’s a big-girl smorgasbord.
A whole lotta empty holes….
Indeed! Also, I need to get back down to Galveston.
Here’s an idea:
Trump appoints Flynn’s lawyer, Sydney Powell, to be AG.
Bonus: she’s a chick.
Wow, spell much?
BOOM
That would be epic.
But she’s got to get past this Sullivan dude first. At the rate he’s going, they may arrest her on sedition charges for representing him.
Is Sullivan the same judge who presided over the Senator Ted Stevens railroading?
I am so happy about Sunday River Brewing getting their licenses back that I opened another beer. 16 oz of a local brewpub’s barrel aged Oyster Stout. Yummy.
Good on you, Deg. Keep it up.
Thanks!
Keep it up.
I note the ambiguity here. Keep up the civil disobedience? Keep up the drinking? Why not both?
You’ve got two hands for a reason.
HAH!
He needs at least on to reach for his revolver
Real estate is such a scummy profession. Landlord’s agent sends me a rental application that also conveniently includes a 3-month exclusive buyer’s representation contract at the end of the application package. If I hadn’t bothered to read what I was about to sign, I would’ve been stuck with this lady until August, whether or not I ended up renting the house we contacted her for.
Ouch.
Aren’t you a lawyer?
Yep, so it means something when I say it.
When I bought my house, my realtor was impressed that I both knew to read the entire contract before signing, and understood the concept behind good faith money.
My land lord thanked me for paying my rent normally. He’s a douche and I should have jacked him, but I’m getting paid full pop to not work. It didn’t ocuur to me and it’s just not my style, anyway. The high road is expensive ( I won’t tell you all what my rent is, it’s embarrassing.)
Were I in your shoes I think I’d be doing the same thing. Some day this will be over and then I would have to figure out how to settle up – no property owner is going to just happily eat a few month’s lost rent.
They will in my state. That’s what you get when you vote socialist.
Conversation I’ve had too many times over the past few months.
“There are many situations where our peaceful actions could pose a threat to others, yet we don’t ban that behavior.”
“Oh yeah!?! Name one!”
“[insert one here]”
“But that isn’t exactly the same as Corona!”
I’m waiting for mandatory bathroom monitors to enforce hand washing.
“Its mine, and Ill wash it as fast as I want to!”
On more than one of those occasions, I was sorely tempted to go with “Blowing me twice a week prevents cancer, but I don’t see you doing that either…” Thusfar, I’ve been able to exercise my better judgement.
Stupid meme time. Probably already been done, but…
https://i.imgflip.com/424jqx.jpg
http://archive.li/9hVwq/cb52c22f0c34d219d2133816a28b385137d4dd63.jpg
NSFW.
http://archive.li/dszzc/313635847fe80002d3ae2346c274538db3c55267.jpg
NSFW.
http://archive.li/S2ydj/8a83b8c729a8bd5c4aa7be1724ab360362095a71.jpg
NSFW.
http://archive.li/nhJxq/be1d61ab9ed45f7e5d123ad348d537c86d027c17.jpg
NSFW.
Not a bad group.
Wow!
And this one
This one
So Kinnath, you’re not old?
Better living through chemistry
As westernsloper mentioned above there is a reason why the antibody tests have not been widely promoted. The fuckheads do not want the fact that there are a whole lot of people out there who have already had this thing to become widespread knowledge. I can only hope that they have to pay a price for this shit.
People used to say, “Don’t predict the end of the world because you can only be right once.” In a case of self-fulfilling prophecy that would cause MacBeth to blush, these idiots are hell bent on proving themselves right at any cost. “See? Covid was so bad, it even destroyed the economy!”
If you like that, wait another twenty years. You’ll be like the crazy old man down the street that my wife knew as a kid who railed against FDR and what happened to the country. (She mentioned it the other year as now realizing that guy wasn’t so crazy after all)
The waiting because the popular narrative will take over memory and it’ll be how the foresight and quick thinking of selfless leaders saved the world.
We can become the neo John Birch society.
Strangely appropriate given why it was named so.
Good luck with that. They got the obedience they wanted.
Also, Kinnath, just giving you crap. I’m close to being old, and I’ve facilitated it greatly with drinking!
The antibodies positive test results aren’t counted as positive test cases too. Which I think is extremely deceptive.
Are you serious? I shouldn’t be surprised, and yet I am.
At least one does. I know it came up on twitter in some thread, because the state had dumped a whole group of their positive antibody tests that had ‘spiked’ the positive tests (so probably Florida or Georgia, since they’re the only states anyone in the media seems to give af about). More might, though I guess they also get tangled up in the ‘just how accurate are they?’ discourse, so maybe that’s why states don’t.
i was told this by our local county commissioner here in north texas. I assumed it was the same elsewhere though I could be wrong.
Although it’s also true that an antibodies test could count the same person twice. I don’t know how they avoid double counting one who just gets an antibodies test at the end of a covid case.
Y’know that raises a good point. Especially when people are infected they then take multiple tests usually to find out when they’re “clear”, right? How many of those are in these test counters? All of them?
There are bunch of different antibody tests. Some are complete crap. The one from Roche appears to be best of the lot.
There are some in the 99% accurate range now though i am told.
They haven’t really explained the methodology for who they are using for antibody testing here in Iowa (at least I haven’t seen anything more than #s by county), but they have reported that 1683 people have tested positive out of 12407 tested so about 13.5% of those tested were positive.
Maybe I should listen to the daily briefing and that would explain it more.
There are a number of cities around the Bay Area that are offering free drive up Covid tests, but not a one is offering antibody tests like that. You’d think they might want to know how many people had it if they were actually concerned with learning more about it.
I doubt Newsom wants accurate information.
What happened to his order to look through the autopsies in Jan and Feb, after they found that covid death on Feb 6? I wonder if that was done/finished and if we’ll ever get results.
That Coexist bumper sticker is not a vaccine.
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1262870680900698113
I almost want to deface my wife’s Model 3 with a ‘red pilled’ bumper sticker.
I think I’d be forbidden from ever driving it again however 🙁
Every time I think of the Coexist sticker I have this one come into my head:
https://goadville.bigcartel.com/product/coexist-sticker
This is my choice,
https://www.ebay.com/i/264246352625?chn=ps
I may have to order one of those. I wouldn’t dare put one of the ones I linked on anything I owned.
OFFS. Never change, NYT.
Lots of paper product on the shelves.
Now that anyone can get it, I don’t even want it.
The Fed does not approve this message.
Where? My local Walmart is sold out.
It’s trickling back here, but slowly (and you know what’s really annoying? I just found out there’s a Charmin factory in fucking OXNARD. why the hell is SoCal the last to get any???) . I finally just ordered off Amazon – it only took a few extra days, so well worth not dealing with the hassle of trying to figure out when the nearest Costco/Target/Walmart/Vons might get a truck.
I may take a stab with Costco. I got nothing to lose.
Went to my Tuesday night bar cuz I thought they’d opened up. Guess not. There’s a sign in the lot advertising retail space available. Hope it’s not theirs.
Sure flattened that curve, though. Just about flatlined, innit.
Yikes. Sorry.
I only go because the bartendress is a minx.
And the beer.
ahh…. you too huh?
Though to be fair, some of those bars that I frequent because of the lady bartenders have other good features.
Also, lots of people not wearing masks in the store. I didn’t notice at first because, you know, the normal thing is to not wear a mask. But I’m guessing a third of people there want to kill grandma.
I’m out. I’m slightly drunk. I have to work tomorrow. I’ll check the post in the morning to see if there is anything I should respond to.
This much I know:
-Taxation is theft
-War is murder
-The state is a gang
-Epstein didn’t kill himself
-His name was Duncan Lemp
-Free Ross
What’ve they done with Ross Douthat?
Thanks for the write up DEG. I’m very jealous of you getting to eat in a restaurant.
You’re welcome!
I plan to do it again this weekend as Sunday River Brewing got their licenses back.
Some friends of mine plan to join me for dinner at a local place, but sitting down outside.
Was following behind a car with “Not My President” sticker on the back. It was old enough that it wasn’t clear which President it referred to, maybe all of them. Or the president of their college. Or company.
I just got an email from Feinstein’s office responding to my signing a petition opposing the tracing bill. It was a form letter telling me how vital it is for them to snoop around and hassle people who know people who got the corona. Hah!
She cares. She really cares.
Up and running on the new PC, spend the next few days sorting out what programs I need to reinstall and how exactly I want everything situated (brought in a different desk as well). I’ll probably try to test out some gaming on it as well before I go back to work Friday.
“…back to work Friday” is good! It sounded as if things were kinda in limbo, last I’d heard.
I went back to work Sunday, worked Sunday and Monday and go back Friday. Even though court order stopped LockDownSconsin, we’re still closed and no one knows when we re-open. What I heard is the person in charge of that quit. Fun. Hopefully the layoffs are done though, had to do two two week layoffs and got cut from 40 to 32 hrs when not being laid off.
I think that vacancy = opportunity. CPRM–COO, CFO, CPO, Ph.D, Esq.
I don’t want to be in charge, I hate telling people what to do.
You telling me what to write??? Try’na control my imagination….
Also, how is the computer? Is it as good as hoped?
Computer is doing fine so far far, but all I’ve been doing is installing and updating programs. I’ll test it out with some gaming before I go back to work. And of course, another test how it handles editing. Should be magnificent on all these fronts, but we’ll see. Installing the most important thing of all right now, the animation software.
Thumbs way up… Like, into the intest- Uh, never mind.
Just to put into perspective, here are the recommended (not minimum) AMD specs to run Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC:
OS: Windows 10
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Memory: 12GB
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB
And my specs:
OS: Windows 10
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory: 32GB
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
Have fun with the new computer. And hell yeah, getting back to work is good. Good luck with that, too.
I like northern beans. Throw a bunch of ham, spinach, onion, squash, and great northern beans together in a pot, plenty of garlic and pepper together, and it’s like you’ve made a great dish of things that taste like garlic and black pepper. It’s like magic.
I never had spinach or squash in bean soup, but sure.
Election was today. Community college’s empire building bond measure pass of course. So there goes another chunk of money down the drain. On what planet are these fucking cuntstick voters living on? There’s a goddam recession headed for depression and still spending money like nothing’s happened. Hey dipshits, thanks for raising property taxes for the next twenty years.
::cackles maniacally:
::D’oh!::
Can most of these voters work from home?
“Work”?? Pffft…just grift off Tha Man, yo!
Some? The state lockdown here was much milder. No complete bans on “non-essential” work, and government/healthcare are the largest employers locally so mostly still getting paid. Maybe MAYBE a haircut salary reduction/furlough recently. But that just qualifies for unemployment reduction in hours/pay so win win.
Aside from the boondoggle, the community college just built a new building where I’ve been going for the past two years or so once a week. The classrooms are awful with the LEED crap. Temperature inconsistencies, ugly exposed concrete walls, and noisy gimmicky gadgets to reproduce in an eco way what should be a simple thing. The new bond will build more of that junk.
Gonna write up my last Night Shift post, and try to get it submitted in the next few hours. I want to take a break from it for a while.
You’re just a slacker.
Moar than that.
I know I shared this here before, but don’t know if you done seen it.
Yup–through you, and I do love what I’ve seen!
In fact, you had to explain the Neenah thing to me last year.
That’s a different song.
Right–but, you had to explain it to me. That’s how I know them/1st song.
What? Why?
I want a break for a while. And, it is difficult to juggle and/or choose between it and the video chats, which I like being in on. I’m hoping that some time off from it will re-charge the batteries, so to speak.
Nothing nefarious, beyond kinda running out of steam.
The long and short is he wants to see me on video chat so he can touch his short while thinking of my long…or something like that.
Where will I get news of bad guys getting shot by armed victims?
Oh, in regular comments…like this: https://www.theblaze.com/news/intruder-charges-homeowner-shotgun
Sounds like it is time for some amphetamines
You’re a good egg, Diggy! Yer late night posts were much appreciated. Come back after the zoom-doom is done.
HFS! Are any of the glibs in trouble?
The Bay City Rollers may be in trouble.
Dam!!
It could be a tough Saturday Night.
OK– was gonna make a joke about Warrant, but, I cannot find any record of the lawsuit about the copyright infringement over Saturday Night.
Was I dreaming that shit, o, did I miss something??
That doesn’t sound familiar. What song is involved?
No idea what you’re talking about. Searching for Warrant+Saturday Night doesn’t even bring any results.
I cannot find anything either. But, I’ve had it in my head for a couple of decades now that Warrant got sued by the BCR/their label because one of the songs on DRFSR contained enough elements of Saturday Night that a judge sided with BCR….
I have no clue as to what I could be mistaking that for, but I’ve retained it for a looong time.
Maybe it’s a repressed memory about that Judge issuing a Warrant for your ‘Uncle Freddy’ after he touched you in the swimsuit area in Bay City that one Saturday Night?
I was thinking misheard lyrics
…cool drink of water, 10ft high…
Uncle Freddy died?!
Dammit, I really want to know what the hell lawsuit has been masquerading in my head as Warrant Gets Sued
Govfuhrer Whitmer is actually allowing her peasants to leave their designated shelter in place locations? Won’t that spread the corona??
“You’re Safer at Home! The water will cleanse away the virus! Stay home you stupid pieces of shit!”
The Tenacious D song made famous by the smash hit Bio-Dome performed in 2020.
I don’t get their gag. It’s a little bit funny but only a little bit.
I, personally, much prefer this. It’s
an homage toa warning about STEVE SMITHWell, like I said, they wrote that one for Biodome.
Stupid? Racist? Both?
https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/19/new-black-panther-party-protest-chinese-treatment-africans-outside-dc-restaurants/
The height of white supremacy in Trump’s Amerikkka.
You’re laughing now but if these clowns talk with the Black Israelites it could happen.
Candy-assed, and cowardly–I think they have a valid gripe about the ChiComs. So, go protest in front of an embassy, douches.
I work with a sweet, tiny Chinese-Canadian girl. If someone ever tried to fuck with her I would end them.
Dipshit DHL checked the signature required box when they forwarded my package to USPS for local delivery. Thanks guys. Somehow despite my wife being home, it wasn’t delivered because no one was home. Yeah right.
Clearly your wife stole it.
I hate that shit with a passion.
That said Informed Delivery will let you put an electronic signature on file, for those rare times they let you know one is required.
So…..I still hate that shit.
Honest query for the more Scientificant Glibs – My postal plant has banned the use of of our huge floor fans for the forseeable future because Yellow Peril. Would it not make more sense to keep the air moving in a package handling warehouse even if the virus were present rather than let the the atmosphere remain stagnant? Does this not exacerbate viral load in certain areas? It’s like riding a crowded elevator rather than taking the stairs. This is counterintuitive thinking, so far as I can tuit.
Addendum – the only Purell that has touched me has been from the odd spill whilst moving the bottle to wipe underneath. I feature that any virus that can get at me has well and truly earned his ride.
Hmmm…I had an abysmal public school science education, but my guess would be that it might depend on how well ventilated (from outside) the area is. I gather airplanes are bad because they recirculate the air in the cabin. It might be difficult to ventilate a large warehouse area, but without fans I’d think the conditions would soon be sweltering – if they aren’t already. (That’s becoming hard to imagine here in SW OH. At the moment, it’s gray and 49 degrees F – “Feels like 43” – with a forecast high of only 58.)
The ceiling fans are running full force and we are at present below 100 cases and no deaths in our health region which numbers around 350,000 people. These people are moving cartons from China, un-masked and mostly un-gloved. (Pace, UCS!)
*grumbles.*
I hope you’re tossing the cartons in the incinerator.
Fuck that! I need all my breakable toys that come from our friends and benefactors in the PRC!
Sounds like it’s not a good idea to kill the ventilation (and what a miserable time of year to do that), especially if there’s some kind of tie in with the outside:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/coronavirus-might-spread-much-farther-than-6-feet-in-the-air-cdc-says-wear-a-mask-in-public/ar-BB1297Jm
Scroll down a ways to see the applicable paragraphs.
Then again this article
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/coronavirus-experts-prove-covid19-can-become-airborne/news-story/f5749c2cb4ed39bbfcb1e645300840ed
says the virus spreads in droplets and not as an aerosol so it may make sense to not spread the air around too much to allow the droplets to fall out of the air.
These are industrial fans. As I stated above, the problem seems to be with viral load, not exposure. It’s not even hot here yet but what happens next month ? People dropping off from heat exhaustion?