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[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Ah, yes, that Mass Genocide everyone survived.

See, here's the problem: Complete and total lockdown works . . . for a bit. Then things reopen, then people get infected again and it starts all over. So the only way to keep cases at zero is to keep people locked down forever. And clubbing all the pets to death.

And fucking cooper took a swipe at a few squirrels today right in front of me and the crows. Startled him and then the crows took off after him. Gonna cost me another trip to Whole Foods for grapes.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

Umm, you described your life now in the country. Icky posted a Twitter feed of a man in Shanghai. There are differences. I can’t imagine living under the Shanghai restrictions- can you?

I had a couple friends living under the Shanghai restrictions, and they are damn happy to be free of them. They both thought the hardest part was the initial adjustment, especially arranging for food, which was difficult. Post-adjustment, they got their jobs done, they survived, but it wasn't pleasant. They were very stir crazy.

Yes, I can imagine living under the Shanghai restrictions. I wouldn't enjoy it, but its not Mauripol. And it's certainly not Cambodia under Pol Pot. But no one has ever suggested that heavy a lockdown here.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

See, here's the problem: Complete and total lockdown works . . . for a bit. Then things reopen, then people get infected again and it starts all over. So the only way to keep cases at zero is to keep people locked down forever. And clubbing all the pets to death.

And fucking cooper took a swipe at a few squirrels today right in front of me and the crows. Startled him and then the crows took off after him. Gonna cost me another trip to Whole Foods for grapes.

Fuck the squirrels. Team Cooper here.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Fuck the squirrels. Team Cooper here.

Strong picking on the weak ain’t a good look. I’m here to help the little guy.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

Strong picking on the weak ain’t a good look. I’m here to help the little guy.

We put our xmas wreath on our back porch after the holidays. For a few years a pair of mourning doves built their nest in the wreath. One day I saw a squirrel jump into the nest and eat a little baby bird. Fuck squirrels.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

We put our xmas wreath on our back porch after the holidays. For a few years a pair of mourning doves built their nest in the wreath. One day I saw a squirrel jump into the nest and eat a little baby bird. Fuck squirrels.

Why I do everything possible to keep the peace. I did see cooper grab one of those doves literally a foot from me once. I feel bad for them, slow, not bright.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

Strong picking on the weak ain’t a good look. I’m here to help the little guy.

I remember watching Planet Earth when the wolves were chasing the caribou. There were thousands of caribou and three wolves...and people were rooting for the caribou. Don't root for the species that is flourishing -- root for the underdog. Same with hawks. There are a billion squirrels (dropping stuff all over my patio). Let the few hawks eat one or two.

Also, squirrels are assholes. Possums are the animal you want.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

I feel bad for them, slow, not bright.

Reconcile this with how you always mock Adder?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

Why I do everything possible to keep the peace. I did see cooper grab one of those doves literally a foot from me once. I feel bad for them, slow, not bright.

Wait, are the hawks I'm seeing actually Cooper's and not Red Tails?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Wait, are the hawks I'm seeing actually Cooper's and not Red Tails?

Coopers and Red Tails are both around here and easy to mistake. The Red Tails are significantly bigger.

We see almost no squirrels where we are, and just a few chipmunks. Between our Coopers, our Bobcats and Fisher Cats, and our Owls, the squirrel population is way less than when we were in the burbs. But what we have are mice and voles. Those suckers hide better. So we make a habit of finding and overturning or opening up their nests so the predators can do their thing.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

I remember watching Planet Earth when the wolves were chasing the caribou. There were thousands of caribou and three wolves...and people were rooting for the caribou. Don't root for the species that is flourishing -- root for the underdog. Same with hawks. There are a billion squirrels (dropping stuff all over my patio). Let the few hawks eat one or two.

Also, squirrels are assholes. Possums are the animal you want.

So do I root for team Covid over the immunocompromised?

There are literally no squirrels in the hawk-and coyote patrolled trails where I run.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Coopers and Red Tails are both around here and easy to mistake. The Red Tails are significantly bigger.

We see almost no squirrels where we are, and just a few chipmunks. Between our Coopers, our Bobcats and Fisher Cats, and our Owls, the squirrel population is way less than when we were in the burbs. But what we have are mice and voles. Those suckers hide better. So we make a habit of finding and overturning or opening up their nests so the predators can do their thing.

Shit pictures but top is a cooper and next two are red tailed. Coopers are fast and nasty. Red tailed a bit more plodding and lazy.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

See, here's the problem: Complete and total lockdown works . . . for a bit. Then things reopen, then people get infected again and it starts all over. So the only way to keep cases at zero is to keep people locked down forever. And clubbing all the pets to death.

And fucking cooper took a swipe at a few squirrels today right in front of me and the crows. Startled him and then the crows took off after him. Gonna cost me another trip to Whole Foods for grapes.

Keep those crows on payroll. They're totally worth the grape cost. And you definitely don't want them to turn on you. Those guys can be pretty vicious to their enemies.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

Keep those crows on payroll. They're totally worth the grape cost. And you definitely don't want them to turn on you. Those guys can be pretty vicious to their enemies.

They are totally worth it, though they are skittish with me still. Blue jays are worthless. They scream a lot but run like hell when the hawks come.

Oh forgot to mention that cooper went after a stray cat and tried to get my cat through the window. So fuck him.

[LessinSF]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

When we weigh costs and benefits, let's remember two things. The first is, having to wear a mask just isn't that much of a cost, no matter how much some people bitch about it, and no matter how much some people become emotionally committed to the idea that it's intolerable. Certainly not compared to the costs of dying of COVID, or getting long COVID, or having a friend or relative die of COVID, or having to work in a hospital caring for COVID, etc. The second is, when you don't wear a mask, you not only expose yourself to some additional risk, you also expose other people. Many people seem incapable of acknowledging or weighing that risk, in some cases because they're ignorant but in many cases because they are assholes. Not wearing a mask is a little like dumping garbage on your own lawn and saying, "it's my property so I'll decide whether it looks good," but it's also like dumping garbage on your neighbors' lawns and saying, "fuck all of you."

I have been talking about lockdowns, but, if you would prefer to ignore that and talk about your narrative (masks), you are ignoring the costs to the hard of hearing/deaf, and things like increased suicides due to feeling isolated. THe lack of social interaction/human sexuality also should nbe considered.

LessinYork