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[Msbeepbeep]

Can I borrow the soap box?

IMHO- virus real, yes. Did it have help, maybe. There is a lot more testing of alot of other things going on than just covid testing. And I do believe it has and is changing life as we know it. More control for the good of the masses, doubtful. A few things I would liked explained to me, why are so many a symptomatic where this is a new virus completely different from other corona viruses? Why such a large out break at the biogen conference, 100 out of 175 positive, that we were told about, and no follow up on that. I am really tick off at news media, give us the just the facts. Ok most of rant over. You all can come back on board now. ....what do you mean, no!

 

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[Msbeepbeep]

Have a safe blessed day WD

 

[Rookster]

Morning Msbeepbeep

 

[ECS]

I wore masks for many years at multiple jobs...

...and every time you rode off into the sunset, someone would ask, "Who was that masked man?".

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Morning Rook and ECS.
With all the mask wearing can’t tell who is who bet there’s a reduction in sale of tooth whiteners.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Morning Rook and ECS.
With all the mask wearing can’t tell who is who bet there’s a reduction in sale of tooth whiteners.

Who else was known to wear similar masks ? Before all this? Females actually required to?

 

[WHADIFIND]

Wups.....slipped!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Well hazmat helmets are not as flowing as burkas, maybe a little more protective and warmer tho.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

New stylish look for guys...

 

[Rookster]

I wore masks for many years at multiple jobs.
Gloves,steeltoed boots ,hard hat,earplugs,safety glasses long clothing. Tyvec suits respirators face shields at times.... All fun stuff in heat and dust. Keep me thin though I guess..
A person can get used to it,though some have skin sensitivity to masks. A real problem.

Long a proponent of feeding the "neighbors" before a big conglomerate when given the choice even if paying a little more , the small business climate is troubling.
Small villages and towns have personalities and those with pleasant ones should be encouraged.
Over 40 years ago I wandered North kinda late on a midsummer night night and stopped in one of those villages the highway had moved traffic away from the old one that ran through it.
A familiar struggle that some adjusted to better than others. Expand away from the traditional heat towards the new highway? Or hold things in place ? Or a little of both?

Well , this village referred to stayed put and suffered.
At the time it was doing alright ,enough though.
Sat on a bench and soaked up the quiet and atmosphere ,and not long after started house hunting the nearby areas.
Ended up near a different village but have since relocated nearer the one.
And it fades more every year. Just not enough traffic.

Nothing like a personally owned and operated business for accurate knowledge and service.
Them old buildings with squeaky hardwood floors and some with burn marks from stoves generations ago still bustle with the dust from the past. Even if few people are stirring it up.
Their lack of traffic and former pride of ownership with enough money to keep things spruced up leaves a twinge of misplaced nostalgia. But , nostalgia does not draw traffic enough.

Stopping for something where some one knows your name and will nearly bend over backwards to help ya , vs autonomous synthetic service?
Another battery from the place nearby I've bought so many at over the years and they exchange them from the back of my truck , the same place someone from will be "judging" antique tractors on the 4th of July , vs a road trip to a place folks I'll never see anywhere else looking at me perplexed as to why I'm there empty handed telling them I need a battery?

I hated wearing steel toed boots. I had a lignite mine in West Mississippi that I had to be MSHA certificated to supply their hydraulic hose and fittings.

 

[Rookster]

I wore masks for many years at multiple jobs.
Gloves,steeltoed boots ,hard hat,earplugs,safety glasses long clothing. Tyvec suits respirators face shields at times.... All fun stuff in heat and dust. Keep me thin though I guess..
A person can get used to it,though some have skin sensitivity to masks. A real problem.

Long a proponent of feeding the "neighbors" before a big conglomerate when given the choice even if paying a little more , the small business climate is troubling.
Small villages and towns have personalities and those with pleasant ones should be encouraged.
Over 40 years ago I wandered North kinda late on a midsummer night night and stopped in one of those villages the highway had moved traffic away from the old one that ran through it.
A familiar struggle that some adjusted to better than others. Expand away from the traditional heat towards the new highway? Or hold things in place ? Or a little of both?

Well , this village referred to stayed put and suffered.
At the time it was doing alright ,enough though.
Sat on a bench and soaked up the quiet and atmosphere ,and not long after started house hunting the nearby areas.
Ended up near a different village but have since relocated nearer the one.
And it fades more every year. Just not enough traffic.

Nothing like a personally owned and operated business for accurate knowledge and service.
Them old buildings with squeaky hardwood floors and some with burn marks from stoves generations ago still bustle with the dust from the past. Even if few people are stirring it up.
Their lack of traffic and former pride of ownership with enough money to keep things spruced up leaves a twinge of misplaced nostalgia. But , nostalgia does not draw traffic enough.

Stopping for something where some one knows your name and will nearly bend over backwards to help ya , vs autonomous synthetic service?
Another battery from the place nearby I've bought so many at over the years and they exchange them from the back of my truck , the same place someone from will be "judging" antique tractors on the 4th of July , vs a road trip to a place folks I'll never see anywhere else looking at me perplexed as to why I'm there empty handed telling them I need a battery?

I hated wearing steel toed boots. I had a lignite mine in West Mississippi that I had to be MSHA certificated to supply their hydraulic hose and fittings.

 

[bill from lachine]

Here's a video on growing strawberries vertically.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Response to both iterations;
I wore steel toed shoes in the wire mill. And...if I hadn't, half of my left foot would've been gone for the last 50 years!

 

[RustyRelics]

Lucky for my wife, I have a mild case of O.C.D. so I don't mind cleaning... I also do the grocery shopping, the cooking and the laundry.

My mom is bipolar, and has a mild/moderate case of OCD. You sound like you're at least easy to deal with. :/

 

[WannaDig3687]

Rusty, I have a questions for you. Do you have books on teh Civil War? or do you get your knowledge from the internet? If you have books, which one is the most informative?

 

[bill from lachine]

WIF,

I've seen a few videos wondering along the same lines as you.....I just have a hard time believing that pretty much the whole world are taking similiar actions as precautions. So how can they possibly coordinate such an effort without someone letting the cat out of the bag.

 

[RustyRelics]

Rusty, I have a questions for you. Do you have books on teh Civil War? or do you get your knowledge from the internet? If you have books, which one is the most informative?

I have many books, but about half of the information I get comes from internet searching, most often times because I'm trying to nail down info on a certain unit.

North South Trader Civil War is a bi-monthly (if no problems arise) magazine that is the most informative volume of neat stuff in the Civil War collecting field out there. Steve and Nancy Silvia are the publisher/editor team, and they do a fantastic job. Next issue, my button will be in the Recent Finds section. (Not recent, but due to a mistake on my part, I was two years late)

American Digger is the BEST metal detecting bi-monthly magazine out there. Though not specific to the Civil War, there are many great stories from diggers around the world on their adventures. By the way, Butch Holcombe (publisher) is a hilarious guy, you should read his column in the back of the magazine.

My all time favorite book is Gettysburg Battlefield Relics and Souvenirs, by Mike O'Donnell. It is by far, the best publication focusing on the artifacts recovered from Gettysburg ever written, with pictures of thousands of some of the most amazing relics recovered from the field, and highlights local collections of old as well. I read it almost as much as I read my Bible.

A Field Guide To Gettysburg written by Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler, is the BEST publication out there if you want to learn about Gettysburg specifically. There are many maps showing where each unit was, and many stories and play by play narratives on what was happening on the battlefield, and when.

There are many more I would recommend, such as Collecting the Confederacy, Such Troops as These, The Civil War Source Book, The Civil War Battlefield Guide, The Civil War by the Numbers... many great books out there.

I also find that soldier autobiographies and regimental histories are very fun to read. Rebel Private Front and Rear written by William Fletcher, Reminisces of a soldier of the Orphan Brigade, and the History of the 5th West Virginia. There is another book that I highly recommend, The Stone Wall, written by Brad Smiley.

Another favorite is The Killer Angels written by Micheal Sharra.

 

[RustyRelics]

Oh, and Shiloh, written by Shelby Foote is also a must have.

 

[WHADIFIND]

WIF,

I've seen a few videos wondering along the same lines as you.....I just have a hard time believing that pretty much the whole world are taking similiar actions as precautions. So how can they possibly coordinate such an effort without someone letting the cat out of the bag.

Easy. The one who wants to rule the world this time round is controlling everything.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Made it out.

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