Holy shit. Ebola cure. Like really.
Mortality rates from 75% untreated to 6%. SIX.https://t.co/5NzKMN5wU0
— Stephen Blackmoore (@sblackmoore) August 14, 2019
So what is your good news today?
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Holy shit. Ebola cure. Like really.
Mortality rates from 75% untreated to 6%. SIX.https://t.co/5NzKMN5wU0
— Stephen Blackmoore (@sblackmoore) August 14, 2019
So what is your good news today?
Open Thread
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germy
This is bad news for republicans. The ebola crisis would have been a great topic for them in an election season.
rikyrah
The State of Georgia has to stop using hackable voting machines.
Cheryl Rofer
Good news here: Some of the native grasses I planted last year are doing well, and Zooey likes to munch them when he goes outside. He has a pot of grass inside, but free-range natural grass is {chef’s kiss}
The Thin Black Duke
“Science is Magic that works”.
—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Amir Khalid
My good news: Bianca just puked a moment ago while chilling under my bed. It’s going to be a real fun job to clean it up. Yay.
Wjs
Trump cured ebola, then he’s gonna cure cancer in kids and, if we give him a 3rd term, measles, mumps and erectile disfunction.
Jager
“Shit, find another scary-sounding disease as fast as you can!”
“Why?”
“They found a cure for Ebola and we need something for the election.”
…overheard at a “conservative think tank”
The Lodger
@Wjs: Trump cares about measles and mumps?
Gravenstone
A couple of years ago I and several of my colleagues worked on a novel antiviral that was evaluated against Ebola (among other diseases). It had efficacy in very limited screening, but clearly lost out to these new antibody based treatments. In the end, a win against a horrible disease. And we’ll see if the compound we worked with finds use against any other viral diseases that are currently challenging to treat effectively.
Martin
Protip:
If you contract Ebola, sneak onto the first plane headed for the Congo because that shit will cost you your life savings here in the US.
Today is day one of The International Dota championship. Excited be I. $33M prize pool, so the winners will take home about $3M each. 55 million viewers last year, which puts it behind the Superbowl but well ahead of the Final Four.
chris
@Cheryl Rofer: The boys Bert and Steve taking a breather during our postprandial stroll last night. They also graze together and it’s funny to watch them both carefully selecting the grass they eat. I’ve no idea what distinguishes one grass stalk from another but they do.
Ceci n est pas mon nym
Curmudgeon alert!
Two minor things bugging me this week:
1. Went to see “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”. No spoilers, but Tarentino decided to visit 1969 Hollywood during the time the Manson family was around and they figure in the plot. That’s not what’s bugging me. What’s bugging me is that he depicted Bruce Lee as a loudmouth braggart who is incapable of winning a fight with a “real” fighter, Brad Pitt’s stuntman character.
2. Everything in central Philly is under construction. You can not walk, bike or drive in a straight line anywhere. One major route under construction is the block where I park my car. There are signs everywhere that the road is closed, that the only access is to the building I park at. More signs every day. Big orange ones, big digital ones saying “No access” and “Road Closed”. And yet there is a steady stream of idiots who drive past the sign, get to the barriers, go “whoopsy” and then have to do a U-turn in the construction zone and find their way out again. I have a wait in a line of half a dozen of these bozos every single time I enter or leave the garage.
About Tarantino: this doesn’t rise to the level of rants, but I said to my wife that it looked like the 60s as envisioned by someone who had never seen the 60s. Looked him up and he was born in 1963. It took me three on screen encounters with this one group of “hippies” to realize that they were intended to represent “hippies”. No flowers, no beads, no head bands, no peace signs, no bell bottoms. He could have consulted any high-school yearbook or magazine of the era.
Fleeting Expletive
Thank you for this thread. It’s my birthday today–being 72 is better than the alternative. I’m okay for an oldster–the thread this morning with “So sorry, Scotland” had me laughing and crying at the same time. “We’re comprehensively fucked” indeed. I got dark chocolate and a bag of Sumatran coffee for my birthday, and some crazy socks!
delk
Good news? Had my hip replaced yesterday and am waiting to be discharged. Smooth sailing.
patrick II
@germy:
This should fix that for them:
Jenny McCarthy website:
Ebola vaccine causes Autism!
Kristine
Found an interesting article discussing why cats (and dogs) eat grass. I’d read the same conclusion years ago, but maybe this is confirmation.
tl;dr The grass sweeps parasites out of their guts.
Ken
@rikyrah: Ambiguous. Did you mean,
“My good news is that a judge ruled the State of Georgia has to stop using hackable voting machines”
or
“Dammit the State of Georgia really needs to stop using hackable voting machines”
?
Ceci n est pas mon nym
@Fleeting Expletive: Happy Birthday and I dedicate a reading of Jenny Joseph’s Warning (“When I am old, I shall wear purple / with a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.”) to you.
NotMax
@Jager
“Let’s see what else is in the folder. Hm. Swine flu, bird flu, mad cow disease…. Nuthin’ with a foreign-sounding name so far. Hey, how about killer bees invading from Mexico and Central America? We haven’t used that for quite a while.”
Ken
@NotMax: Oooh, time to break out the disco version of Flight of the Bumblebee again!
Joe Falco
Tentatively Good news: I got an email today my AICP certification exam application has been submitted for review. I should know in a month and a half whether I’ll be approved to take the exam.
Dog Mom
@Fleeting Expletive: Happy Birthday! Enjoy your treats!
@delk: Heal well! Hope that you stay pain free and find easy motivation to rehab as needed!
chris
@Amir Khalid: Well, at least you know about it ;-) My cats like to wait until I’m out or sleeping and they are endlessly inventive in finding new spots to barf in. As an added bonus Steve likes to leave the odd dead creature under the bunk in case I get hungry at night.
Jeffro
@germy: Was just going to say the same thing…they’ve already used up the blessed caravan, MS-13, sex traffickers, Mexican rapists, Ebola, people from “shithole” countries, the Mayor of London…
…I mean there’s literally nothing left to scare old white folks with, is there?
I mean, other than trumpov crashing the global economy, but obviously they can’t use THAT…
Jeffro
@patrick II: I can see her trying to make that argument, too, despite the fact that (just spitballin’ here) even anti-vax idiots would probably opt for autism over Ebola. But hey, let them make that choice ;)
Ceci n est pas mon nym
@chris: Somebody is leaving dead mice in the backyard which Sammy the Beagle loves to find and chomp on. As our cat lives indoors, she’s not a suspect.
Also, Sammy only eats grass when something is upsetting his stomach, and then it makes him throw up almost immediately. And in the past he’s mistaken hunger for that feeling, so I’ve learned to get a little food in him before going outside if his tummy is making noises.
mrmoshpotato
@delk: And a return to break dancing! Hooray! ?
West of the Rockies
@The Thin Black Duke:
Do you’re telling me… Science works?
That won’t go over well in conservative circle (jerks).
mrmoshpotato
@Jager: They’ll just bring back the disappearing-reappearing caravan! They’re now 10000 miles away! Booga booga!
TomatoQueen
@delk: Congratulations. Please omit no detail, however sordid, as I hope to have this done someday, on both sides. Speaking of which, are you going for a two-fer? Any pain, stiffness? what does it feel like to have a big ol’ hunk o’ space age material instead of your hip? Are you mobile? What about after-care? Are the drugs nice or did they make you get up first? Anterior incision? I am so glad for you.
trollhattan
@Jager:
Luckily, with antivaxxers aplenty measles can do in a pinch. Plague and smallpox are in the green room if needed.
Ceci n est pas mon nym
Oh shoot, here I am grumbling because I saw the words “Open Thread” but missed the words “Good News”.
Um… our 2-year-old grandson was recently tested and found to be free of the allergies which were so extreme when he was a baby that he had to be hospitalized all day just from the initial allergy testing.
And the aforementioned Sammy (see #26) is about to finish the first month of his heartworm treatment. Four more days of twice-a-day meds then a “rest” for 30 days before the really scary part. If I didn’t know he had heartworm, I couldn’t tell it from looking at him, he’s ridiculously active and cheerful.
NotMax
@Fleeting Expletive
Have a happy.
trollhattan
@Ceci n est pas mon nym:
That’s huge. I was similarly hospitalized for allergies as an infant and battle them yet, today. They’re much more clever with building tolerance now and can successfully reverse many. Apparently your grandson is under the right care. What a life-changer that is.
Dog Mom
One bit of good news – my beagle Dottie, got a skin tag removed from the corner of her eyelid on Tuesday am. It was a tiny but irritating mass rubbing on her eye. She had a rough time shaking off the anesthesia, but is feeling much better today – still wearing her donut collar though – glad to have the procedure done.
Major Major Major Major
I’m hanging out in Montreal for the rest of the month!
Incidentally, anybody got activity recommendations?
trollhattan
@delk:
Whoh, new body bits! Good wishes for returning to the soccer pitch, or whatever it’s been keeping you from doing.
chris
@Ceci n est pas mon nym: Steve is a mighty hunter and retriever. He also brings me live birds, frogs and, on two occasions, live flying squirrels. That was fun.
I deworm the critters twice a year and they still eat grass so… I dunno.
mrmoshpotato
@Major Major Major Major: Expos game! Oh wait.
NotMax
@Ken
A favorite version.
chris
@Major Major Major Major: Work or play? Also, Montreal smoked meat!
Chyron HR
Tune in tomorrow, when the leader of the free world will say*: “Zombie plague is bad, but must contain to Shithole countrys! Why will Tipsy Nancy not build WALL?”
*Tweet.
Jager
@trollhattan:
Backed up with a presentation by Dr. Jenny McCarthy, a graduate of the Hugh Hefner School of Medicine
different-church-lady
Oh no, I ain’t fallin’ for that….
NotMax
Posted in a moribund thread in error; repeating here.
Suddenly occurred to me we haven’t been graced with the presence of Bella Q (a/k/a alternative fax) for a while. Don’t follow every thread though, so perhaps mistaken?
??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??
@Ceci n est pas mon nym:
Yeah. It’s even worse because the Pitt character was never even real. Lee’s daughter didn’t particularly like his portrayal either from an article I read.
different-church-lady
@Major Major Major Major: Botanical gardens are amazing. Old City is lovely.
satby
@Fleeting Expletive: Happy Birthday ? Best wishes for many more!
@delk: Wow, fast! Congrats!
Major Major Major Major
@chris: Change of scenery, working remote but taking some tourist time too. Sort of a half-working solo writer’s retreat (though the husband is with me this week).
The bagels here really are better!
geg6
My good news is that there is a plan in place to have Lovey visit her brother. Should be an adventure.
Gin & Tonic
@chris: Second that.
NotMax
@Major Major Major Major
You might not be permitted back in NYC after that.
:)
Gin & Tonic
@Major Major Major Major: Ah, but are you a Fairmount or St-Viateur aficionado? Careful how you answer.
mrmoshpotato
@Jager:
Why do they always apologize for the Cracker Jack crumbs on the diplomas?
Josie
@Fleeting Expletive:
Happy Birthday, youngster!
rikyrah
@Ken:
Yep
different-church-lady
Nope, ain’t goin’ with the theme…
Joe Walsh (yes, that Joe Walsh) has an op-ed in today’s FYNYT (reading the physical thing, so no link). Premise is “true conservative should primary Trump”. The bit that jumped out at me (emphasis mine):
They are absolutely fine with the racism and xenophobia.
Trump is the symptom, 40% of the population is the disease.
Uncle Cosmo
@Ceci n est pas mon nym: Re point 2, same sort of thing is happening in Baltimore – on a quick early afternoon swing yesterday to the H&S Bakery outlet store near Broadway Market, the pharmacy & my local branch of the Pratt to collect a couple of interlibrary loans, I ran into no less than 5 road closures, 1-lane streets & traffic jams. FWIW
??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??
@Major Major Major Major:
Blasphemy! Plain or spread btw? I can’t eat a bagel without some cream cheese
Major Major Major Major
@Gin & Tonic: I’ve only had the latter so far.
@NotMax: It was New Yorkers who told me “Weirdly enough, the bagels are better in Montreal” in the first place!
@??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??: I’m unfamiliar with this concept of a “plain bagel”.
satby
@NotMax: my last email from her said she was still crazy busy with work. That was a while ago, but I assume still true.
Gin & Tonic
@??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??: He’s absolutely right, they are better. Only problem is that they *must* be eaten fresh, preferably still warm from the oven. Within 6-8 hours they are stale.
Uncle Cosmo
3 years today since Unc’s nephew/godson Skyler moved on to the next plane of existence. Sometimes it feels as if a hundred years have passed; sometimes it feels like yesterday.
And tomorrow will be four years for Mom, who was eight years into dementia’s long goodbye & on her way to 103.
different-church-lady
All your un-schmeared belong to us.
??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??
@Major Major Major Major:
These are plain bagels
: p
StringOnAStick
Today’s good news: I’m headed up to the mountains to see the doctor who replaced my knees today, for the 6 week post-surgery exam for knee #2. I never had much swelling with either surgery after the first 2 weeks and my PT continues to be amazed by how little I’ve exhibited, so I’ve got that going for me. I’ll start skiing again by January, though very carefully.
Major Major Major Major
@StringOnAStick: Break a l– er, good luck on your exam!
catclub
@Fleeting Expletive:
But just like a thermos that keeps hot thing hot and cold things cold. But how do you know?
debit
@geg6: Lovey and Thurston together again!! We’re going to want video, you know.
??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??
@Gin & Tonic:
I’ll take your and M4’s word for it. I was only kidding anyway : )
Gin & Tonic
@StringOnAStick: I was very apprehensive my first time back on skis after my arm was rebuilt. But that passes.
The Thin Black Duke
@West of the Rockies: I can already envision the talking heads on FOX yelling at us that 120 degree days is “Fake Weather”.
Cermet
@The Thin Black Duke: And mathematics is its language. [me]
In fact, there are two cures – one isn’t that effective but almost (9%.) And don’t forget the extremely effective vaccine (which, if someone does get ill (rarely but in massive exposure, that can occur) further improves survival.)
Gin & Tonic
@??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka) ??: On the other hand, a couple of years ago somebody opened a “Montreal smoked meat” joint in Brooklyn. I think you could have heard the laughter all the way back up on St. Laurent. I don’t know if they’re still in business.
Ceci n est pas mon nym
@Uncle Cosmo: Yeah, my complaint is less about the construction and more about the idiots who sail past the “No Outlet” and “Road Closed” signs and then have to turn around, blocking my access to the garage which is the only thing actually open on the street.
Immanentize
@Ceci n est pas mon nym:
I think it was Neil Young (?) who said that the song Horse with No Name by America was written about an acid trip by someone who had never been on one.
Immanentize
@delk: Boogie on Reggae Hipster
NotMax
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
Ugh. Unless allowed time for cold fermentation overnight, then the shaped risen dough having the heck quick boiled out of it in water before baking, it’s not a bagel, it’s a dinner roll with a hole in the middle.
Immanentize
My good news is that my son, the Immp, has graduated from clear liquids to other liquids to thick liquids (think baby food, smoothies and purees). If he can get to 1000 calories per day, he can have his feeding tube removed next week!
Immanentize
I like Montreal bagels and smoked meat (Schwartz’s, mmmm). But I still like NY style bagels and pastrami better. But that’s what makes a horse race!
Barbara
@Immanentize: If he can add peanut butter to the smoothie and blend it really well he should be able to get to 1000 calories right quick! Great news!
Roger Moore
@chris:
And Montreal-style bagels. And poutine!
mrmoshpotato
@Immanentize: That’s great news!
NotMax
@Immanentize
Huzzah! Every step forward is a triumph, as it should be.
Immanentize
@NotMax: Yes. Hard-ish on the outside, chewy in the middle. It’s hard to find great fresh boiled/baked bagels in Boston. Bagelsaurus is probably the best in the area IMO.
Immanentize
@mrmoshpotato: @NotMax: Getting rid of that damn J-Tube will be (as kids today say) a game changer.
Mary G
Iowa Starting Line poll, with changes from their May poll:
Warren 28% (+16)
Biden 17% (-7)
Sanders 18% (-7)
Good news indeed!
Immanentize
@Barbara: We have that on the list! But because no stomach, it is hard for him to take in much fat at once (so far). So mostly protein drinks and soups with milk. But the banana/peanut butter/protein powder/milk smoothie is all lined up….
West of the Rockies
@Immanentize:
Continued success on his recovery!
geg6
@debit:
We certainly don’t want to count on Cole’s videography skills for this historic moment, do we? ;-)
?BillinGlendaleCA
Good news, eh? Someone brought one of my photos on metal, I did a happy dance this morning.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Immanentize: Sounds like he’s making steady progress, good news indeed.
geg6
@Mary G:
Whoa! That’s a huge leap for Warren. I get it though. After months of going back and forth, she is my current top candidate.
NotMax
@Immanentize
Surprisingly, the bagels made on site at Costco are quite passable, with real close to the expected sponginess on the inside one got from the old shops which did bagels, bialys and nothing else.
mrmoshpotato
@Immanentize: Bagelsaurus? Is this a Soviet Russia joke? “In Soviet Russia, Bagelsaurus eats you.”
Ohio Mom
@Immanentize: Wondeful! Have to say though, 1,000 calories a day doesn’t sound to me like enough for a growing and still healing young man. Well, the doctors know what they are doing.
My good news is that the long-awaited basement clean-out has commenced. Boy is there a lot of mouse poop in the corners.
mrmoshpotato
@?BillinGlendaleCA: Is it a photo of metal?
Anvil – Metal on Metal
debit
@geg6: Only if you want everything blurry and dark.
NotMax
@Ohio Mom
After you win the lottery, hire a contractor to make the basement round and thus confuse the bejeebers out of the mice.
;)
JR
@Major Major Major Major: I like the Montreal style better, too. Frankly in most towns Brueggers is better than the local. And that includes a ton of places in NYC
LuciaMia
Sold a cartoon to a magazine whose title I just love, “Philosophy Now!” (magazine, not the cartoon)
Uncle Cosmo
@Immanentize: Excellent news! Step by step…so to speak….
Major Major Major Major
@Mary G: Wow!
@LuciaMia: Congrats!! And a great title, indeed.
trollhattan
@Immanentize:
??? ?!
rikyrah
@Immanentize:
Yeah Little Imma!!
step by step….he’s getting there :)
trollhattan
@Mary G: @geg6:
Yuge, if sustainable.
Honestly not surprised that Iowans might take to Warren; she’s their type insofar as speaking their language. Recall a few months back her “talking ag” to I presume a group of farmers asking, “Why aren’t you allowed to work on and maintain your own equipment?” Evidently, the big, expen$ive advanced harvesters and such require proprietary computer interfaces to do anything meaningful with them.
chopper
@NotMax:
how about the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you?
LuciaMia
I know. Kinda sounds like a Japanese action anime
The Lodger
@Immanentize: Have the doctors cleared the Immp for spices and other ingredients to make the pureed food more palatable or is he facing a few weeks of Gerber Flavor Adventures? Also, I’m assuming the 1000 cal/day is by mouth only and he’s also getting some IV calories for now, because I can’t imagine him growing on 1000 calories. I was taking in 175 percent of that on a strict weight loss program and I am not a large person.
NotMax
@chopper
Buzzhounds!
Coming soon to SYFY.
:)
chopper
@Gin & Tonic:
mile end? it’s still there. i used to eat there all the time when i lived in brooklyn.
JPL
@Immanentize: Wow.. Excellent news. When they remove the tube how long will he be limited to soft foods?
Dorothy A. Winsor
@Immanentize: Good for Immp!
My good news is this morning was the best morning I’ve had in weeks since a drug wiped out my digestive system. You don’t want the details. Just know it’s a good thing!
Dog Mom
@Immanentize: That’s great! Maybe celebrate with a milkshake!
?BillinGlendaleCA
@mrmoshpotato: No, it is a photo printed on a metal plate, they’re quite nice and no frame required.
MisterForkbeard
Good news for me: Yesterday’s ominous conversation with a VP “This important project of yours seems like it’s lost focus, are you getting the support you need?” WASN’T a veiled or ominous conversation but has resulted in the project actually getting the support it needs from other groups in my company. Yay!
It has a chance of success now. Always glad when my leaders are actually involved and know what they’re doing.
debit
@Dog Mom: Yes! I happen to know that, say, a medium Culver’s Concrete Chocolate Malt is 1500 calories, which is why I can never have one again. But for Young Immp, it’s a good thing.
Kristine
@Immanentize: Great news!
J R in WV
@Joe Falco:
Wait, you have to take an exam to take the REAL exam???
Seriously, best of luck!
debit
Today’s good news is that my daughter is coming home from her annual trip to the Boundary Waters, which means the cats will calm the fuck down and stop thinking humans are a dwindling resource that must be defended and/or also claimed with fake spraying.
MisterForkbeard
@Immanentize: That’s fantastic news! Glad for Immp!
Gin & Tonic
Oh, and today’s good news is that my son is getting married tomorrow. Or maybe that’s tomorrow’s good news delivered today?
debit
@Gin & Tonic: Congrats!!
Robert Harvey
@germy:
It was in 2014 until literally one day after the November election.
Barbara
@Immanentize: I actually ditch the bananas and use canteloupe instead in most smoothies. My favorite is canteloupe plus orange juice, vanilla and Fage Greek yogurt (hands down my favorite Greek yogurt that is widely available). If I think ahead, I cut part or all of the melon and put it in the freezer ahead of time to get an icy smoothie. You can also add fresh or frozen peaches or strawberries or blueberries to this basic mixture.
LuciaMia
@Gin & Tonic: Huzzah!
PAM Dirac
@trollhattan:
The problem is that the “require” is mainly due to licensing and copyright restrictions. You may own the machinery but the software to run it is copyrighted and if you fiddle with it to make it do what you want you risk lawsuits and even criminal prosecution. You are forced into paying an authorized repair facility for even the simplest of tweaks. See this for example.
rikyrah
@Gin & Tonic:
Congratulations for the expanding family :)
satby
@Immanentize: great news! Milkshakes for everyone!
NY Robbin
@Immanentize:
Wonderful! The bestest good news!!!
debit
@satby: How are the babies?
satby
@Gin & Tonic: Congratulations to the groom and family!
Steve in the ATL
@Major Major Major Major:
See if les Sexareenos are playing a show!
geg6
@Immanentize:
Wonderful news! Oh, the healing powers of youth!
satby
@debit: I just got home and they’re fine. And in happy news, it now seems everyone has decided the litter box is the proper place to poop and pee. Massive upgrade in the air quality of the bathroom, though I can’t wait to rip up the carpet in there.
My little feral is tolerating occasional pets, but only because I bring food every time. Two need more intensive socializing but one is a sweet little guy who wants belly rubs constantly. They should be going to the kitten whisperer later this week, where the many momma cats will help train the babies.
mrmoshpotato
@chopper: Smithers, release the robotic Richard Simmons.
Ben Cisco
Vacation and road trip pending!
debit
That’s great, especially the litter box news. I may have accelerated my carpet removal and floor finishing plans because kitten Dani was very attached to an area that forever after was known as her “pee corner.”
Yutsano
@Gin & Tonic: MAZEL TOV YA CRAZY KIDS!!!
otmar
Good news: after a four year break, I haven’t forgotten how to windsurf. That was fun.
Matt
This is going to be “good news” for anybody over *here* that gets Ebola, and for the wingnuts who’ll get to delight in watching Africans bleed to death from every orifice for the crime of being too poor.
KSinMA
@rikyrah: That sure is good news!!!
David C
I work at the organization that developed mAB114 – NIAID. Yeah – science.
J R in WV
@David C:
Congratulations, David!! Way to go…
Our good news is all is quiet here in the home hollow. After taking out one 24 inch Sycamore tree in the front and a 4 foot thick beech in the back, with 5 guys with chain saws and multiple winches dragging beech logs down the tiny creek bed, two days of really hard work on the team of tree experts, no one was hurt, mission accomplished.
A full set of mixed emotions, the tree was a forest giant, older than anyone reading this blog by more than a century. I have a slice I hope to use for an end table, and the butt of the tree is solid, probably weighs a couple of tons, I kind of hope to slice it lengthwise to make a desk top from the slab… I don’t know it that will be possible. It’s really big.
The tree removal crew had the chipper from hell, ate giant tree’s branches growling a bass that kind of upset my stomach all day. The bigger pieces of beech trunk, they had a timber fork lift, and as they lifted the logs, the back wheels of the lift came off the ground. a little scary to watch, but that’s why we hired well established professionals, with workers comp insurance and all. They were all young husky hard workers who busted ass all day long in 90 degree summer heat. I wish I could have worked with them. They had noise suppressing headsets with microphones to communicate in spite of the incredible noise all that machinery made.
At least now the beech tree can’t drop the top into the house, which many local trees have dropped in the woods. Beech are famous for dropping their huge tops into the forest floor with no prior notice, just the huge crash when they land, shattering into fragments.
ixnay
@Ceci n est pas mon nym: Yep. And thx
laura
My good news. A minor auto accident led to a drs appointment that led to a mammogram. Called to come back and discovery of a tumor. Biopsy last week. Lab results Monday, surgeon consult yesterday, surgery scheduled for 9/12 for nonmaligniant lipoma. Husband now emotionally stabilized. Much to be grateful for. Heading to Sonoma County tomorrow and returning with a car load of gravenstein apples.
Nick D
@David Anderson,
I’ve never really participated in discussion on this site. If I have an insurance question, can I ask you? In the comments?