It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Not bad...
Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!
I'm just sick and tired of this whole virus stuff.
Just be tired Daniel - you really don't want to be sick...
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Alright, I'm very tired of all this virus stuff, better?
Bet they don't get a very good take up Karl!
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Here in the U.S. we have a death rate of 3.2% of the people that test positive and dropping, and more people dying from city violence and rising, at this current rate we will have more people die from gun shoot wounds then the virus.
shouldnt the shirt say "free transmission worldwide" and have a chinese communist party sponsorship at the bottom?
Let's not go down that one Phil. We don't want any clockwork parrots.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
This November's election could be an opportunity to do something about the guns.
Let's leave the politics out of this--politicians have killed more people than every weapon in my rack ever will.
It has nothing to do with the guns. It has everything to do with the attitude of the people and more importantly politicians. Hate to throw a fact out there but gun control was much more lenient 50 years ago and the US did not have mass shootings. People believed and behaved differently. For one thing you were held responsible for your actions, not coddled and patted on the head. You weren’t told it was ok loot and burn because you were “protesting”.
In particular, in my neck of the woods, we can actual CARRY a weapon if you’ve been certified and passed the FBI background checks. NO looting, shooting and burning here. Go figure.
Off the mini soap box, off politics (like we should be here on this site) and back to gaming.
Scary times indeed, add in the fact that too many of the world’s leaders are maniacs and it gets scarier.
We need more leaders like the ladies running New Zealand and Finland
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
But.... let’s talk about toy planes, it’s much safer
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Thank you Chris. I tried to head this off with the joke about Polly ticks but it did not have the effect I was hoping for. Please get back onto the right track chaps. I have no wish to have to close this thread.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
The virus thing has a bright side. I purchased a bunch of solitaire games and learned to love them. The most recent one is a B-17 Queen otS remake called Target for Tonight. WWII Brittsh night bombing. Then Battle for Castle Itter. Before that it was A Wing and A Prayer and before that Aces of Valor (for wargames that is).
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
I got Castle Itter when it was on Kickstarter. Got me interested in DVG games.
I got Sherman Leader last month and signed up for the recent B-17 Flying Fortress Leader expansion Kickstarter.
I will be getting the base game with it, along with Tiger Leader (and expansions) and War of the Worlds - the original and the Eastern USA variant.
They are releasing Zero Leader on Kickstarter today, but I think I will pass on that one. Unless another weak moment strikes ....
Muhehehe, i have been plotting to buy B-17 Leader for ages. Gotta kind of introduce that idea to my wife first ...
Back to Covid 19 (if that is still the topic). I read this morning that Auckland has recorded 4 cases of the virus this morning. These are the first in New Zealand in 102 days! How is this possible? How on earth could they get it with no International travel?
So, one of the issues with COVID-19 is the asymptomatic carriers. There is the possibility of people having the virus, without knowing they have it. Up to 80 percent of infected people have no clue they are passing on the virus. It could have been passed from asymptomatic individual to asymtomatic individual, until it hits someone that gets really bad symptoms.
With an incubation period of 14 days, it could have taken as few as 7 carriers to pop up again.
This is what is causing me and my asociates a bit of concern. There are no active cases on Vancouver Island, according to Island Health. That just means that there are no tested, and confirmed, cases. Island Health only tests people who show up with fevers, coughs, fatigue or other symptoms. Without widespead testing of the entire population, and antibody testing, as well, we only know of people who reported symptoms and were tested. Which could mean that there are up to 500 percent more people actually infected, wandering around our community.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
Carrier pigeons Gary
Kyte.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
That is a nice haul of new toys Pete, very jealous
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Sorry chaps, i have had to delete two threads which I felt were going back down the road of Clockwork Parrots again.
My appologies to those two members.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Clockwork parrots?
Clockwork Parrots = Polly Tics (politics)
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
From the same joke book as Big sick bird Chris.
Can you get that one?
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
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