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    OT: Long Island serial killer suspect in custody

    Worked for the state. Actually worked there for all 4 summers that I was at RU. First year (81) was at field 1, second year was at the west bath house, last 2 years at field 2. Worked with RH the first year, field 1. I'm not sure if he stayed the whole summer (it wasn't for everyone) but he was...
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    OT: Long Island serial killer suspect in custody

    In the "small world" department: 1) I worked with this guy (Rex Heuermann) 40 years ago, we were both summer/seasonal workers at the same field at Jones Beach. Summer of 1981. 2) He lived next door to a cousin of mine in Massapequa Park. So I was pretty shocked when I saw the story! I...
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    Does anyone know what happened to LadyRU?

    Still kicking. I stop in here once in a while to browse but have lost a lot of my interest in college sports over the past few years. It's been nice to see RU mens basketball finally make it back to the NCAA tournament, though I was quite disappointed in the way this year turned out (how one...
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    OT: Emergency Food - what's your preference?

    Ah, what a trip down memory lane! The above is the route I wound up going. By the time I purchased the shotgun, there was of course no buckshot to be found anywhere, though I managed to scrounge up a couple of boxes along the way.
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    OT: Hurricane Ida taking aim at Louisiana and more as a likely major hurricane Sunday (8/29)

    So it made it to strong category 4, pretty damn impressive day of intensification. I stayed up last night for one final recon pass, didn't post about it but the pressure fell from 955 to 945 in less than 2 hours...told me all I needed to know. Hoping for the best for those in the path.
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    OT: Hurricane Ida taking aim at Louisiana and more as a likely major hurricane Sunday (8/29)

    New recon data shows pressure down to about 955 mb. Peak FL winds 110 knots in SE quad. So it's probably cat 3 right now as they haven't sampled the NE quad yet. Eye well defined, deep convection all around center, I imagine this will be a 4 in the morning.
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    OT: Hurricane Ida taking aim at Louisiana and more as a likely major hurricane Sunday (8/29)

    First afternoon recon flight finds 970 mb, FL winds 90 knots, sfc winds 80 knots in NE eyewall (should be strongest part of storm). For ref, this morning (7 h ago) pressure was 985-987 mb, so deepening at about 2 mb/h. Winds should ramp up quickly now.
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    OT: Hurricane Ida taking aim at Louisiana and more as a likely major hurricane Sunday (8/29)

    This morning's recon data doesn't show much evidence of intensification yet, which could be good for the Gulf coast. However, satellite presentation is improving with an eye now showing up and a nice symmetric CDO, so as NHC notes the storm may have entered a rapidly deepening phase. I would...
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    OT: Hurricane Ida taking aim at Louisiana and more as a likely major hurricane Sunday (8/29)

    This looks like a bad one. Appears to be intensifying rapidly now (probably just about a hurricane according to recon data) and will be taking an almost perfect track through a primed environment. I expect this to reach at least cat 3 and quite probably higher before landfall.
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    OT: Pfizer Vaccine gets full FDA approval

    Oooh, I wanted to get a post in before the thread gets locked or disappeared to the CE board. Noticed your absence, was that by choice or did the ban hammer fall on you?
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    OT: Shoprite

    It's disappointing because there was quite a bit of good conversation and back and forth in that thread, at least before it devolved into the usual bickering. We really should have a dedicated covid thread on this forum (other OTC stuff is allowed to exist). People obviously want to talk about...
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    OT: Open Foot, Insert Mouth

    Some good ones here. When we lived in Virginia I had contacted a contractor to come out and give us an estimate for some work on the house. He called me to say he was on his way. I asked where he was so I had an idea how long it would take. He was in a town called Midlothian. So he says "I'm...
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    OT: Vaccine: 2nd Dose

    Anyone here have a really bad reaction to the vaccine? Anyone know anyone who has had a really bad reaction (and I'm not talking about feeling sick, fever, fatigue etc) that required medical treatment? Anyone know of someone who has died shortly after getting a shot? I see a lot of "chatter" in...
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    OT: NEW EVERYTHING / ANYTHING COVID-19 THREAD PART II

    Here are a couple of links to information about the large local reactions they are sometimes seeing in the vaccines (moderna mostly it seems):
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    OT: NEW EVERYTHING / ANYTHING COVID-19 THREAD PART II

    I saw some discussion about this on twitter a week or so ago. Some number of people (don't have any idea how common this is) develop red/swollen/bruised areas mainly on the vaccinated arm, often days or a week or more after the shot. It could grow for a while and then persist for days or weeks...
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    OT: NEW EVERYTHING / ANYTHING COVID-19 THREAD PART II

    I'd say one temporary ban (a week or so) followed by a permanent ban from the thread if the behavior repeats. Or just go straight to a permanent ban, people should know by now how to interact. These threads have been largely unreadable for months now.
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    OT: NEW EVERYTHING / ANYTHING COVID-19 THREAD PART II

    My opinion...you haven't been nearly aggressive enough in these threads. I don't bother participating anymore (and only check in to read rarely) because of all the bickering and political crap but you could control it if you really wanted to. The topic is valuable enough to make that effort.
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    OT: COVID Science - Pfizer/Moderna vaccines >90% effective; Regeneron antibody cocktail looks very promising in phase II/III trial and more

    Yeah, we're seeing decreasing case counts and positive rates here over the past week or two. Everything you described should be leading to a leveling off or decreasing trend (except for weather, at least up here...plenty of winter ahead) - the big unknown is the potential impact of the new...
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    OT: COVID Science - Pfizer/Moderna vaccines >90% effective; Regeneron antibody cocktail looks very promising in phase II/III trial and more

    I'll quote from the NIH website statement on bamlanivimab. Sounds pretty much like what they are saying regarding ivermectin yet no one here would probably turn down that drug if they got covid. So we'll see what happens. Based on what I've seen, I'll definitely be asking my doctor for...
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    OT: COVID Science - Pfizer/Moderna vaccines >90% effective; Regeneron antibody cocktail looks very promising in phase II/III trial and more

    Anyone who has been following the controversy regarding ivermectin might be interested in this video. I don't particularly care for some of the views of the host (James Lyons-Weiler) but most of the video is a presentation by Pierre Kory. I don't claim to know what the "truth" is regarding...
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