Non-political things that make you say...WTF?!?! (Welcome To Florida!) **NOT CV RELATED** NO TALKY!

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Keep your head turned towards the good side during video conferences and you're good to go.

Hopefully not political: to those comparing SARS COV2 to seasonal flu and getting all snowflakey about government overreaction, I ask the same question I've asked elsewhere. If this is just the flu, explain Wuhan. Explain Spain. Italy. New York City. Do that, and I'll keep listening.

 

I can't recall ever having a flu shot in my life, and I very seldom get the flu. When I get the flu I think I usually catch it from someone who had a flu shot, and they got the flu anyway.

 

Destroying the country?

I'm an old guy, my dad was born in 1910, mom in '16. They went through the depression and along with everyone else in the country they scrimped and saved, made do and went without for years. Then WW2 came along and they did without some more. When it was over the country was as strong as it's ever been.

Now we're being asked to sacrifice for a few weeks or months to hopefully save the lives of some of our fellow Americans and that's "destroying the country"?

I certainly hope we haven't fallen that far.

 

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...^^^... I understand your views .... but, I am an old guy too who does not need a job or an outside income at this point. My worries are for the people who are and will stay jobless and those many complications from loss of income.

The American economy funds the "Life of America" meaning military which keeps us safe ... and SSA which gives retirement and many other survival factors for our American existence. Without a good economy ... we are toast as a nation now because of our present debt load and who owns that debt.

My concerns are that after spending 6 Trillion in the Middle East (all programs) to fund nation rebuilding & war (and I was part of that indirectly) and spending another 2 to 4 Trillion or more now ... we will be past our annual GDP (GNP) and China funds a lot of our debt. If interest rates go up ... and they will ... servicing our American debt will be very, very difficult and will affect all Americans by lowering our standard of living tremendously. We have to keep our economy strong to fund a strong military, SSA, healthcare and American life in general.

Now, China can see a good way to slow down the US economy (with a virus) and then take us on economically and perhaps in a small military confrontation which we could not fund.

In my old jobs, I got to travel to 65 countries and I learned a lot from those native people ... I really hope that I am wrong ... but I fear that I am right.

This is my last post on this subject and I respect your opinion ...cheers ...

 

Bahahaha, maybe he'll offer free disinfectant inhalers too.

https://god.dailydot.com/grim-reaper-beach/

Edit though it's good to see people get outside, just be smart about it.

 

I have a similar background, and if you are comparing today’s pandemic to the depression and WWII, don’t you think that viewed through that lens, the response would have been more like “everyone carry on as normal and tough it out”, which in the long run might have made more sense but be less politically correct?


I have read that this pandemic might rear it’s ugly head again in the Fall.

 

It's quite amusing seeing the complaints how rough life is right now, and the placards at the protests knowing what our parents went through. Not that the economic impact isn't considerable, but this does not even compare as hardship in the light of war experiences in ww2 Europe, or the Great Depression.

 

Or even when they canceled “King of the Hill.“

 

I love the ones here in America that talk about civil freedoms. Not being able to hang out on a large group with less then 6’ between you during a pandemic isn’t a violation of civil liberties. I guess they have never looked at any country without civil liberties and an ACTUAL police state.

 

So much for a sack lunch...


Deerfield Testicle Festival on hold

DEERFIELD — One of Lenawee County’s biggest and most-popular seasonal festivals of the year has also taken a hit due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Deerfield American Legion hosted “Testicle Festival” will not take place Saturday, March 21 as planned, as limitations upon the number of people together in one setting, have been set by the Michigan state government in a response to combatting COVID-19.

The festival has been moved to the date of Saturday, May 9. It will take place at the legion hall, 105 W. River St., during the hours of 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The festival, which is held one day of the year, is generally a sign to the start of the spring season. It draw more than 2,000 people to the Deerfield community each year and it is the legion’s biggest fundraiser.

“People come from all over the state; all over the country to take part in the festival,” said Nick Pulver of the Deerfield American Legion. “We have people who travel 300 or 400 miles just for this one-day festival.”

Funds raised from the festival — whether that be through sales of sliced and deep-fried cattle testicles and chicken gizzards, to beer sales and t-shirt sales — bring in the most funds of the year at the legion. The funds raised from the festival have allowed the members of the legion to continually make building improvements to the hall and its facilities, and to be able to give back to the Deerfield community.

“This festival alone operates the American Legion for the year,” Pulver said. “It is sad to see it pushed back. So many people look forward to coming to Deerfield during this time of year, but this decision was made with the best intentions. I think we made the best choice to delay it.”

The Testicle Festival is nearing close to its 20th anniversary. This year will be the festival’s 19th anniversary. Even though it is the 19th-annual festival, the celebration of eating deep-fried testicles began in Deerfield nearly 50 years ago.

“It started in the slaughterhouses, with farmers and that,” Pulver said.

The Deerfield Tavern began serving the deep-fried testicles and gizzards dinner to the public. When the tavern eventually closed its doors, the Deerfield Legion picked up the hot-ticket menu item and began hosting the festival. The rest as you could say, is history.





“We wanted to see if we could make it happen,” Pulver said. “We just picked up the menu and ran with it.”

During the legion’s first-ever Testicle Festival anywhere from 600 to 800 people visited Deerfield. The following year more than 1,400 people attended the festival. At times, the festival has reached an attendance of more than 2,500 individuals.

It is not known if the changing of the festival’s date will make an impact at this time, but Pulver said he feels it will in some ways.

“Since we have people planning to come to Deerfield during this weekend in March, I do expect the change of date to affect the crowds,” he said.

Thanks to some proactive work by members of the Legion, the festival committee is anywhere from $2,000 to $3,000 ahead of the game, since they were able to reschedule the event prior to having to pay for vendors services.

“We are not going to lose any of the food and products,” added Pulver. “Baked beans will remain in the cans and the 300 pounds of testicles can remain frozen for at least two more months.

“We caught it at the right time.”

The Deerfield American Legion will remain open from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursdays. During that time, those wishing to purchase any of the available t-shirts for the festival may do so. Pulver can be contacted by calling 517-447-3245 or 419-377-1339 for those with questions of any kind, or who want to schedule an appointment to purchase a t-shirt.

 

Nah uh... it’s EXACTLY like our forefathers went through with England right before the Revolution. At least I know how they felt now.

 

Balls

 

Oh, the sarcasm is dripping off the bone right there.

 

Sad thing is, some would say it and be completely serious.