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FromTheRafters wrote:
> After serious thinking Betty wrote :
>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>> Betty expressed precisely :
>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>> Betty pretended :
>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>> Betty wrote on 4/22/2020 :
>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>> After serious thinking Betty wrote :
>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Betty wrote on 4/21/2020 :
>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Betty was thinking very hard :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on 4/21/2020, Betty supposed :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Betty explained on 4/20/2020 :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Betty formulated the question :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Betty brought next idea :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It happens that Betty formulated :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was just at a certain web site, looking for a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> movie, and I saw a brand new short subject pop 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up. Very good! [g]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Remember the upside down tree video with the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sound of the tree falling in the woods? That 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> might have been what I heard. It pays to look up 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when walking around here, especially if it is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> breezy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I remember the sounds from the video, which you 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> explained at the time. You said part of it was 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your shoulder and part of it was a tree falling. I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> couldn't tell for sure, but there is what appears 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to be a tree trunk laying crosswise up high in the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> branches of other trees in the new video. That is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> definitely a dangerous situation for walking in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the area.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, it is a tree trunk snagged by some other 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trees. It is way up there and horizontal - and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moving in the breeze.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I hope you don't plan to inspect it further. Maybe 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it will fall during a strong wind during the night 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and not cause a problem.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It should, it moves quite a bit in the wind.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's good. I wonder how long it's been in the tree 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tops.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When there are leaves on the trees it can't be seen. A 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hidden danger.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That makes the situation worse for anyone passing 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> through the area.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's private property, not too much chance of anyone 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wandering around in there.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, I thought it was in the park.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are hidden dangers everywhere now. The tree top 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> leaner can easily be avoided, the new bug making its way 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> around the world is a little trickier. I read to keep up 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with the latest news, but it's getting hard to take.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I really wish such things weren't always being politicized.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes ... I do too. There is a very wide range of opinion 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and reactions to the situation, and no set solution for 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> staying safe. I don't understand an attitude that X number 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are going to get sick, or die, anyway so we shouldn't 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> worry about it. I wonder how they will feel if they become 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one of those Xs.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wish there was a group like alt.seance.covid19 where I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> could go to say "I told you so" to all the dead naysayers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> That would be funny. [g] It would also be interesting to see 
>>>>>>>>>>>> what they had to say in return.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I figure they'd say "Nobody then, knew it would do that" even 
>>>>>>>>>>> though it was *another* I told you so. Sometimes, they simply 
>>>>>>>>>>> aren't exposed to the truth and they see us as the small 
>>>>>>>>>>> lunatic fringe chicken-little democratic deep state hoaxters.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It helps to get news from around the world instead of just 
>>>>>>>>>>> from the King's network.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It does take several sources to learn what's happening 
>>>>>>>>>> everywhere. I seldom ever watch any clips from FOX news.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> They lost me long ago due to their lies. They became an 
>>>>>>>>> entertainment show and propagated lies to get ratings. The vast 
>>>>>>>>> majority of online news outlets are the same way, and "helpful" 
>>>>>>>>> filters on YT/FB keep feeding more biased news to those the 
>>>>>>>>> algorithm figures will eat them up.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I look at a few news sources on YT, and I look at local news web 
>>>>>>>> sites. I read a smattering of news stories on Yahoo, which are 
>>>>>>>> mostly reprints from other sources. I watch interviews with 
>>>>>>>> "experts" and politicians. I check Snopes. I don't know what 
>>>>>>>> else to do. Which source do you find to be the most reliable?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> None of them actually. Some start out with "According to 
>>>>>>> sources..." and they list some sources - you go there to find it 
>>>>>>> doesn't say anything like what they say it does. A purposeful 
>>>>>>> misreading and misrepresentation of the facts in order to support 
>>>>>>> an agenda. Then, other sites reference that story for their 
>>>>>>> further interpretation and so on. No wonder Trump got elected. 
>>>>>>> Some rumor becomes news because hundreds of articles are 
>>>>>>> propagated this way all lending seeming legitimacy to each other.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Trump started a ton of fake news himself. The reason I'd rather 
>>>>>> watch interviews is because I can hear the exact statements. Then 
>>>>>> wait to see if it's lies or mistakes. I guess we just take what we 
>>>>>> get and hope for the best. I can't believe the lies about Hillary 
>>>>>> Clinton are still being run through the rumor mill.
>>>>>
>>>>> About her, I think it is a shame that candidates can't sue other 
>>>>> candidates for slander and libel for the slanderous and libelous 
>>>>> things they accuse each other of. Why can't the people get some 
>>>>> resolution? If Hillary deserved to have the deplorables chant "lock 
>>>>> her up, lock her up" then they should still have to prove their 
>>>>> very very public accusations after they win the election. Whatever 
>>>>> happened to truth and integrity?
>>>>
>>>> Politics is a dirty business, and many of the people who get 
>>>> involved are not the best of characters. It's hard to understand 
>>>> when you're witnessing the circus from our vantage point. Campaigns 
>>>> are long and arduous and a law suit would be no different, but would 
>>>> be worth it to prove that lies are not acceptable. I agree that 
>>>> there should be proof of the accusations, but the followers of the 
>>>> candidates are still going to believe many of the lies regardless. 
>>>> The people who hate Hillary would never believe the truth.
>>>
>>> That's true, in fact I'm starting to believe that the 
>>> trumpastupiditis epidemic has infected all of the republican party.
>>
>> I think you're right. I can't read it today, other problems here ... 
>> bad day yesterday.
> 
> Sorry to hear that, hope things get better.

Thanks FTR, things got a little better today. I have now have milk and 
food for a few more days.
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