@mark-mayer I agree, I tack on 200-300 dollars for nearly all surveys and have a title company run information reports. That gets me deeds and all easements; emailed in a nice pdf format.
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I would rather be sick than broke. I would rather be dead than suffer the greatest global depression the world has ever known. I'm in the vulnerable 60 and over age group (barely) and I would sacrifice myself without hesitation if it meant national economic recovery. For God's sake keep the young and strong working.?ÿ
ran a errand in town this afternoon with my 9 yr old son. We swung by taco del sol- owned by a family friend, ?ÿto see there was any signage about a re-opening- they had just shut down thru this- anyway he says? *classmate* is soooo lucky ??
me- ??why is that?
SO- ??her mom owns a taco restaurant!!!!?
There have been other times in our history when the entire population has been required to stop what they were doing - unless it was deemed absolutely essential - and set to a task, that while absolutely necessary, was completely unproductive.?ÿ The last time was 1939-45.?ÿ First, Americans waited a little too long before getting on with it. Then, a large part of the population was tasked with building stuff that's primary purpose was to kill people and break all their stuff.?ÿ Meanwhile, another large part was set to using that stuff to it's fullest potential.?ÿ Which they did, very effectively.?ÿ Necessary at the time, but not productive. When enough people were dead, when enough stuff had been broken, the enemy was no longer a threat. The final blow was a technological miracle.?ÿ It was time to begin picking up the pieces. That took some time, but not as long as was originally feared.?ÿ?ÿ
I suppose we would all feel better if we could fight our current enemy by getting to work building tanks, planes, ships and guns. But this is a different kind of enemy, one that needs to be fought in a different way. It could be just as deadly, if we try to meet it with appeasement. The final blow will come with a vaccine. Only then will we be able to begin getting back to normal. At that point there will be a lot of pent up demand. Be ready for it.?ÿ?ÿ
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My own analysis reveals that UK, Spain France and Italy have slightly higher infections per capita than US. The media assumes there is some medical reason, but any surveyor can see that in EU, they are telling the population to stay 2 METERS apart when we are staying 6 feet apart, which proves that feet are better than meters.
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My own analysis reveals that UK, Spain France and Italy have slightly higher infections per capita than US. The media assumes there is some medical reason, but any surveyor can see that in EU, they are telling the population to stay 2 METERS apart when we are staying 6 feet apart, which proves that feet are better than meters.
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A study recently came out, I read it this weekend, that predicts 150,000,000 deaths from the lockdown. This is worldwide. Another report says that the food chain is under such stress that it's close to breaking, that is this country.
I'm not one to ascribe much worth to these studies, still the point that this shutdown is creating great damage is clear. Unwinding it may be impossible. I decided early on not to participate in it, declared myself essential, have been lucky enough not to be in the cross-hairs of being in the wrong business. But watching it evolve into this disaster is more disturbing than anything I've ever witnessed.
I see the tide turning, early on I went on an out of town jobsite crossing into a different state with my essential letter in hand. The highways were empty, very empty. I crossed, traveled 30 miles and encountered two cars. Three weeks passed and a week ago I took a longer trip and the highways were all packed, no one was on lockdown as far as I could tell. Most of the traffic were trucks but a fair amount were pickups, cars, locals and travelers. Made me feel good. This week has to end it locally, few are going to put up with it any longer.
Breaking of the food chain was mentioned above.?ÿ The problem has come out of two things.?ÿ Vertical integration and allowing what are effectively monopolies to exist.?ÿ Three meat packers determine the prices for both the sellers of livestock and the buyers of processed meat.?ÿ They employee nearly a quarter million workers.?ÿ The next 25 companies combined are comparable to those first three.?ÿ Do some research on the other foods and the small number of firms who control each market.
New numbers from New York:
Numbers are from Dr. Scott Atlas, the former neuroradiology chief at Stanford University Medical Center, find the reference from an article in The Hill.
Death Rate:
Under 18 years old: zero and (0 per 100,000 in the population)
18 to 45 years old: 0.01 percent (11 per 100,000 in the population)
75 and over: 0.80 percent (death rate is 80 times that of 18 to 45 years old)
Of all fatal cases in New York State:
Over 70 years of age: 2/3 of all deaths
Over 50 years of age: 95 percent
Underlying illness: 90 percent
Of 6,570 confirmed COVID-19 deaths fully investigated for underlying conditions to date:
6,520, or 99.2 percent, had an underlying illness.
Dr. Atlas concludes that ??if you do not already have an underlying chronic condition, your chances of dying are small, regardless of age. And young adults and children in normal health have almost no risk of any serious illness from COVID-19.?
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We??ve been trying to get glasses for our 9 year old son For 6 weeks- when we got his prescription. Mrs. File was calling around again this morning to see what??s is going on. We were informed it??s not an emergency. And that the current plan is to allow this activity in phase 3- whenever and whatever that is.... I wish I lived closer to the WY. Or SD line.... I think we are going to look around at an online source tonight. ?ÿSWMBO says I have to take a bunch of measurements of his noggin in mm. I assured her that I have the necessary skilz....
@spmpls. Psssst—- don’t tell anybody but I actually have a metric scale...
Medical has gotten strange. Since the lockdown it seems I'm interacting with doctors more than ever.
We waited for 4 hours in the parking lot of the emergency room while FIL was treated for a gash over his eye and possible neck injury after a fall. They don't let you in the hospital at all.
I had my 6 month check up and they also wouldn't see me, had to do it on the phone, no worry about blood pressure, temp, pulse, weight, ect. they always take it in person, guess it doesn't count now.
Then I had a problem with a spot on my forehead, the dermatologist who is impossible to get into told me to be down in 30 minutes after I called. No one in the office, not one car in the parking lot besides mine, they did my full check-up and sliced me in a couple of spots and off I went, called at 11:00Am, was out before noon. It is always months to get in to her.
I wonder about eye-exams, I need to get in, I'm running low on contacts and they won't let you order your own.
I wonder about eye-exams, I need to get in, I'm running low on contacts and they won't let you order your own.
For contact refills I use an online supplier. 100% legit, if not necessarily cheaper, as long as you have a valid prescription. And even if your prescription might be expired, if you provide the retailer with your eye doctor's info and the doctor does not respond within 8 hours, the retailer may proceed with the sale under the assumption that the prescription is still valid. If the retailer carries your preferred brand and you know your prescription, then it's the way to go, especially if you are like me and your eyes stay stable for several years at a time. Especially during pandemic times...
It's a weird time for medical care. I ended up in the hospital a few weeks ago due to a spontaneous lung collapse, and it was a strange experience with all the additional PPE and precautions. Trying to coordinate post-hospitalization quarantine protocol by phone was not fun, considering it hurt to breathe, but my only real complaint was that I wasn't allowed to walk the halls once I felt better. But my GP had plenty of open slots for follow-ups and it's actually refreshing to see waiting rooms where people who might be sick actually keep away from everyone else.
@mightymoe Atlas also said that New York City received 350,000 people from China in the month of January.
@mathteacher My youngest son played in the Jr. American Legion State Tournament in Thomasville last summer. The tournament included a parade that started at the “Big Chair” in downtown Thomasville.
Thomasville is a great town. I coached basketball at the YMCA there in the early 1980s where one of my opposing coaches was an orthopedic surgeon. He expertly repaired one of my twins' fingers, badly mangled in a backyard football game. The guy was amazing.
The town has a summer collegiate-league baseball team, the HiToms, that it somehow shares with High Point, hence its name. Here's a link to their website: https://www.hitoms.com/landing/index
That chair has competition in High Point, which has competition from an upstart out on Business 85, known locally as the Green 85. See, the real I-85 has blue identifying markers whereas Business 85 has green ones. Thus, we have a Green 85 and a Blue 85. Here's the competition: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2148
When you throw in the passions stirred by discussions of Eastern BBQ vs Lexington BBQ, the former with a vinegar-based sauce and the latter with a tomato-based sauce, it becomes clear why the state has an open-carry law.
Be careful down here!!
yes, the Hi-Thoms Stadium is where they played the tournament. We were hoping to at least be playing summer baseball (Legion) again this year, especially since high school ball ended after only 4 games.