Renzatic on 5/8/2020 at 18:42
Because of coronavirus, I did something I thought I'd never do.
I cut my own hair.
To my credit, it actually came out look like a haircut.
To my detriment, I look sorta like Richard Spencer now.
Nicker on 5/8/2020 at 18:57
Is looking like Richard Spencer an improvement?
YES......................................NO
Good jerb!............................WTF, dude!?
Renzatic on 5/8/2020 at 19:20
I cut it back a little bit. Now it looks like a high and tight with pretentions.
SubJeff on 5/8/2020 at 23:10
Quote Posted by SD
And I think it's dangerous to assume that cardiovascular injury is a result of infection rather than a risk factor for it.
Still waiting on further explanation of this.
Please be so kind.
Tocky on 6/8/2020 at 15:27
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Because of coronavirus, I did something I thought I'd never do.
I cut my own hair.
I also did something I never thought I would do. Again. For the first time in 37 years my hair is past my ears and touching my back. I'm going hippy. I was hoping for Witcher but it is more Steve Perry after a hard night.
Renzatic on 6/8/2020 at 17:42
I hadn't had a haircut in 4 months. That's the longest I've gone without getting one since I was about 12.
My hair's thinned just enough on top so that it doesn't look like it's one contiguous lump of hair anymore. It fluffs out on the sides, and on the top separately now.
Pyrian on 7/8/2020 at 07:40
TEST EVERYONE
Dia on 7/8/2020 at 12:28
Ya know, it's gotten to the point where I almost dread reading the news in the morning. I mean, face it; if it's not Trump making more threats, demands, outrageously false statements or outright lies, it's stupid people doing stupid things that are guaranteed to increase the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in this country. This morning has proven to be no exception.
'"Screw COVID’: 250,000 Bikers to Defy Common Sense for Nine Days at Sturgis Rally
Friday is the official start of the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, where 250,000 people are expected to gather in the South Dakota town of that name for nine days of defying proven precautions against the spread of COVID-19.
“Nobody is social distancing and none of them are wearing masks,” local psychologist Michael Fellner told The Daily Beast. “None.”'So, it wasn't enough for that Trump-sucking South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to push for all SD schools to re-open on schedule and fuck making the kids & staff wear masks and social distancing is a Liberal hoax, she's all on board for this rally because omg we all need that revenue (the mayor of Sturgis and its city council never even considered cancelling the rally, either). Omg is right. Idiots from all over the country are attending this rally, which means that they'll be taking the virus home with them when they leave. So it's not just South Dakota residents that need to worry, it's the whole fucking country. And there'll probably be a lot more than 250,000 attending; last year over 500,000 people attended. Great. Just fucking great.
Over 4 million of us have contracted this damned virus so far and over 158,000 of us have died because of it, yet you have totally brain-dead morons saying 'Fuck COVID, I want my Sturgis t-shirt!'. Hell, just yesterday I saw a Harley stop at the intersection by my house and the rider had a sign on the back of his bike stating 'Sturgis bound'. How the fuck do we deal with ignoramuses like those people attending the rally in Sturgis?? Seriously, I'm losing faith in humanity by leaps and bounds and it sucks.
I have to admit to giving in to my darker side lately; I found myself saying 'Good. Let Mother Nature its course; the idiots will be weeded out and that'll be fewer fucking morons we have to deal with'. Then my better angels rear their little heads and remind me that COVID-19 doesn't just attack idiots and morons, it attacks innocent people and children, too. I guess Phase II of this epidemic is about to get a substantial boost. Or have we already morphed into Phase III? *smh*
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/screw-covid-250-000-bikers-083423022.html)
heywood on 7/8/2020 at 15:53
She's had the luxury of living in virus denial because her state has been minimally impacted, with only 141 deaths and no second wave so far. Logic would say, keep doing what you're doing and don't take any big risks. But the Black Hills region got away with taking a small risk by hosting the President at Mt. Rushmore, with a limited audience of 7500. Like most cities who hosted large BLM protests, there was no surge in cases after Mt. Rushmore. So they were emboldened to take a bigger risk, at least an order of magnitude bigger, not just because of the crowd size but because they're pulling in people from all over the country.
And you know what, I think they are likely to get away with it for a few reasons. First, the vast majority of activity is outdoors. Second, people are coming in from all over and departing again, so there could be massive spread of the virus through the crowds that you won't see in anyone's statistics because the resulting cases are spread all over the country. Finally, I doubt they will draw anywhere near 250k attendance. I'll bet there's no official attendance count this year, because the real numbers will go against the desired narrative.
That's been the case with the large events around here this year. We just held our summer NASCAR race. This year, ticketing was all digital, masks were required unless you were in your seat, concessions wouldn't take cash, seating was assigned to force people to spread out, tailgating was restricted, and most side-events were cancelled. They didn't publicly state attendance figures this year, but instead of the usual packed house, the stands were at most 1/10 full.
We have our own bike week here in NH. At one point in the late 90s/early 00s it was as big as Sturgis was and more unruly. But over the years the crowds have gotten older, smaller, and saner and law enforcement has started to be a little over the top. So the event has really shrunk. Attendance last year was estimated at 250k. This year, because of COVID-19, they postponed it from the traditional Father's Day dates in June to the end of August. A couple weeks ago, they made the decision to go ahead with the event, albeit not like before. No beer tents. No music festival. There won't be vendors lining the streets, instead there will be charity booths, hand washing stations, and some roaming disinfecting crews. More than half of the events are cancelled. I'll be surprised if we see 50k this year. I'm a motorcycle rider and I often like to go to see the vintage motorcycle races, but I won't be going this year. I don't know why we're going ahead with it, it won't generate revenue like usual and it risks an outbreak.
