Swamp ash

"I'm addicted to Love" <soon to be a-dickted by Bubba>

Well, this is the first "Green" tune that came to mind.

One of my friends contracted RMSF last year in the eastern part of the state; he was pretty ill.

Oh my; that's horrible. The way the side is blown out may suggest a squib load that over pressurized it.

That Springfield (?) looks fast

I think the officer reacted pretty quickly to someone who got the drop on him (admittedly, he needed to control the situation better up front). I hope he mends well.

I drool over GT's knives but they are always sold by the time I see them!

I had a little one crawling up my shirt, yesterday. It looked a bit hungry.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-dead-shooting-georgia-massage-parlor-suspect-loose-n1261262

Believe me, I understand this perspective! Peace

You ought not misframe matters and make false accusations. I have not seen anyone disparaging anyone else, in this thread. However, the mis(dis) information is not helpful to those who may be having a difficult time making the right decision for themselves. My point is simple: You make your bed then accept personal responsibility and lie in it.

Speaking of total BS, no one (at all) argued for mandates, but rather, suggested that folks who make the choice to not be vaccinated (or wear masks) ought to own up to their own decisions and not intermingle with those who do. At least, until enough of the population has immunity, which may be in a few months. It should not be too hard to expect folks to endure the consequence of their choices. Everyone has to make some sacrifice during public crises. If you don't want to be burdened with a mask, or take the slight risk of vaccination, then simply isolate yourself from others and the public who don't want to endure the risk from you and have taken the requisite action that is supported by most of the population. You do have choice but "freedom" does not mean you are free from the effects of your decision. In the meantime, the rest of us will do our part in reducing transmission and helping to put everyone back on track.

Finally, I'd Like to give big props to @hipower who started this thread to share his personal journey. It takes strength to share this decision with folks he knew would respond negatively. It is quite the pity that others feel inclined to dismiss this very personal decision and argue incessantly against vaccination or extol that their rights are being infringed. This is a disservice to everyone here and very selfish to hijack such a thread to turn it into an anti-vax vehicle If you want to start a thread about your conspiracies with the Vaccination, then do so. In the meantime, you should consider that perhaps your comments in this thread may be discouraging to others, and quite frankly, that is unconscionable.

COVID-19 is a transmissible disease that affects the health of people around you - FACT. People obey social distancing, mask mandates and vaccination protocols because they don't want to spread or become infected with the disease.

You could, but health experts think there is not much need. Why? Because there are flu Vaccines - lol! Getting back to the driving analogy and societal convention: why don't you express your 'Freedom' and start driving in the left-hand lanes?

Folks are free to do what they want as long as it doesn't interfere with the rights (and certainly the health!) of others. However, they need to accept the consequence of their choices, which in this case, means limiting contact and respecting the rights of the majority who made the informed choice to protect themselves and others. Don't worry, other people will make the commitment to take care of the problem for you. It will just take longer and more folks than necessary will become sick. It seems that there are some folks who just don't care about anyone but their selfish selves. I have to wonder why these folks even want to participate in society with others. Your "examples" have no real relation to the problem of the pandemic, however, legally, you can't come into a crowd and shoot guns; you can't drive your car across my property, etc. There are absolutely no absolutes with freedom or anything else.

I don't doubt Oswald could have made the shot (s), and am not a conspiracist, but the matter of Jack Ruby, the assassin's assassin, is particularly odd. However, it does makes for a really great old tune from CVB

Yes, there is a contingent of folks who won't wear a mask, won't vaccinate and won't respect the rights of others (most of us) who do. That's not freedom of choice - it is antisocial behavior. If you choose not to participate with the rest of society during a health care crisis then the consequences are that you may be excluded from certain things - like large gatherings or crowded places. At least until everyone else has done the hard work for you and reduced transmission rates.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/mRNA.html These simply cause the body to make similar proteins as the virus in order to foster a natural response. Body cells have a finite lifespan, anyway, and are regularly replaced. So, even if they were somehow damaged, these cells won't persist, anyway. But, the antibodies (it is hoped) will. And, if there were some consequences from mRNA treatment it would be only limited to the people getting the vaccine. Unless your sex cells are altered, (or if something occurs during fetal development) there is no risk of future birth defects. One can not pass down mutations or alterations to body cells. So as long as you aren't getting shot in the testes (lol) or giving it to pregnant women, there ought not be any concern! Thanks for your efforts in healthcare and combatting the virus

I like Ruger!!! The Tritium FO sight is a nice add-on.

Educate yourself then: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/how-they-work.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fvaccines%2Fabout-vaccines%2Fhow-they-work.html Vaccines work merely by providing pieces of the virus for your body to be exposed to, thus allowing antibodies to develop. That's it. There are a few different ways to achieve this, but, all that occurs is that your body is stimulated to use it's natural defenses. Birth defects would require require your reproductive cells to be altered or that the injection affected pregnant women. Nowhere does this affect one's genetic composition at all. Again, the fatality rate may not be as high as other things, but over 500,000 have died in the US - much more than the flu or cold. Further, many more times that get sick. And huge issue is the enormous strain this puts on our medical community which doesn't have the resources in place to handle the large number of cases PLUS the other health issues that affect people.

I suppose they won't be forging ice picks from the Titanic, then...

And now they have blades made from Sherman tank steel. https://www.bokerusa.com/m4-sherman-damascus-110662dam These folks are tempting me - the very first knife I bought (as a kid) was a Boker tree-brand.

Path of least resistance... Gravel is permeable and allows a path for the water to collect and easily flow to your pipes. The easier you make it for the water to flow away, the less problem you have

Not true. Vaccinated people have lower transmission rates, 1) because they are less likely to get infected and 2) even if the vaccinated carry the virus, it is in lower abundance in their body and thus this diminishes transmission risk significantly. It's how vaccination programs work. I am in favor of watching snowflakes melt when you put a bit of sunlight on them.