Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

Good morning all, 27 going up to 40, sunny and coldest day yet, ground is a bit crunchy.
Got GFI outlet done in garage so I can use for outside xmas lights without lighting myself up.
Moved around some firewood and cleaned up the main fireplace. Need to get chimney cleaned it looks like.
Did some more rewiring around the garage, need to figure out some weirdness since the hot for the one outside fixture seems to now be switched on/off with the inside lights. a trace did not find the wiring direct, need to get one of those 2 part tone devices to trace out.

Looks like it'll warm up before the big storm hits us this weekend, more rain...
But wife made cookies, so all is well with the world.These cookies are called rocks, like choc chip but with raisins and nuts.

PopG - what did you use for the ballast box? the cover came out nice.
Randy - we had the swale completely full up but no overflow Saturday. Hope your pond lowers a bit. We only had 2" of rain.
RS - in my first house they had retiled over original tile and put back in original drain which was too short, what a mess that was to fix-but came out nice. But it was pretty obvious as to the damage in that case. floor was flexy!
Drew - person along the road to Peddlars village has a robot lawn mower- small lot and small mower. Would take all summer to do a big area. but looks cool.
Rip - hope it's just a cleanout and not a replace on septic -
Buppies -30 small trees, sounds like a lot of work. I'm happy to keep it down to 2-3 for a day.

Stay safe and be well

 

[riptides]

ugh...

Just looking at the tank, which appears to have collapsed in certain spots, still digging.... we are looking at a 1920 system.

That's my opinion, as the concrete I just looked at, looks just like the type, composition, color, stones, that the barn silo is made up from.

More digging tomorrow.

Off to other things.

I thought the process for reporting death by COVID to be under the control of the CDC. No media influence there.

 

[Buppies]

Ken not as bad as you think most 4 foot and under

 

[daugen]

Toppop, there's snow coming up the Chesapeake Bay. :thumbsup:
Only a good day for a hardy fisherman.

Never boated in snow, not high on my list. Would rather go charter
a power boat again and tour the BVI's.
It's past time for another Bitter End t shirt.

Of course I bet boating in light snow would be fun and very pretty.
Need a New England pilothouse style boat for that. With a good heater.
Late Fall boating in the Chesapeake is really pretty. Very few boats out, just you
and the birds. And now the snow.

 

[sodamo]

67°F and 0 rain

Christmas tree up, checks written, Christmas letter not quite ready to print.

Take the Ridgeline in for service this morning, about to turn 6k miles and Maintenance light on.

Swing by HD while in town.

Zoom Happy Hour this afternoon.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[toppop52]

28 before midnight, up to 35 by daybreak, 38 now, very overcast. 80% chance of snow today with no accumulation. Probably put up the main tree today and finish some odds and ends for Christmas decorations.
My brother is calling so I’d better go.

 

[rswyan]

32F and cloudy @ 11:15, headed up to a high of 35F.

Deer feeder empty this morning ... so someone has found it ... :thumbsup:

Squirrel feeder about 75% full.

Poured some phosphoric acid into the the water in the old toilet tank and let it sit overnight to work on the rust accumulation, still needs a little brush work to knock off what's left. That and some more work on the bowl to remove deposits just above the water line.

Once we get it cleaned up, drained, and pulled it will eventually be headed over to our local Habitat for Humanity's ReStore so someone can reuse it if there is a need ... assuming that there is someone who's looking for a yellow toilet ... :laughing:

After that, the remainder of the vinyl flooring and wood trim around the toilet will be pulled up and any remaining mastic removed, possibly along with further wallpaper removal, and some framing for the shower niches and seat.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable, productive, and safe day.

 

[rswyan]

Here's a tube from the Illinois Department of Health stating that everyone that dies with covid it is counted as a covid death even if they died directly from another cause.
Illinois defines Covid-19 death - YouTube

That tube is not from the Illinois Department of Health - it's from some rando guy ... with 39 subscribers to his YouTube channel ... :laughing:

Why and how COVID-19 deaths are tracked in Illinois | Top Stories | wandtv.com

And from Minnesota.
Senator Jensen on Being Forced to count ALL Deaths as COVID-19 deaths - YouTube

About that Minnesota Senator ...

Are CDC Guidelines for Reporting COVID-19 Deaths Artificially Inflating Numbers?

And others:
Dr. Deborah Birx | Recording Covid-19 as Cause of Death No Matter What - YouTube

Again, this tube is not actually from the CDC or C-SPAN - it's from "Thrivetime Show: Business School without the BS" ... :laughing:

Pretty safe bet that the folks over at Thrivetime are pushing their own agenda - which judging from the rest of the offerings on their channel - contains a pretty serious rightwing tilt ...

Social Media Posts Make Baseless Claim on COVID-19 Death Toll

Don't get me wrong this is a very bad flu, very contagious, and by definition a pandemic and should not be taken lightly by any age group or sensationalized by the media or deaths counted in a way to inflate the numbers.

Uh-huh ...

See the Snopes and other articles linked above ... :thumbsup:

 

[rswyan]

You do realize that trying to be factual and reasonable is not allowed,
especially by the various media.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Is it still being over reported, what has changed?

Here in Butte County, the Health Department only counts cases where CoVid-19 actually contributes to the death:

"COVID deaths are those with COVID as a contributing or causal factor on the death certificate. Deaths in COVID positive persons without COVID listed as a cause or contributory cause of death are not included."

I don't know if criteria have been standardized at the national or international level, but it seems to me that they should be.