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If someone posts a question about BNSF freight trains, and it morphs into discussion about trains in general, have we really gone off topic? Methinks too many have tunnel vision - a dangerous and all too common problem these days.

[STAFF EDITED] Anyway, the issue is, I've been in lockdown in Los Angeles since 1st of March. But our home in MN needs attention - the alarm system has failed and is sending out false alarms, the basement sump needs to be connected to the outside discharge, the hvac filter needs changing. My...

Some systems at our home in MN need repair. I'm sequestered in Los Angeles (And yes we've maintained stay at home). How safe is it to fly from small airport to small airport (Burbank to Omaha)? Considerations... Confirmed cases are .3% of the US population (meaning 3 out of every 1,000 people...

It's still very early in the game, but here are some stats from the Los Angeles Times: In Los Angeles County, initial C19 antibody testing showed 4.1% of adults tested positive for antibodies. This indicates that between 221,000 to 442,000 adults have recovered from a C19 infection. On the day...

Bill Maher defends calling C19 'the Chinese virus', since outbreaks have always been named for their initial location. Bill Maher defends calling coronavirus 'Chinese virus,' mocks Ted Lieu

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My wife had cataract surgery on March 26. The doctors office called her on March 29 to say they were closing down the office because of this virus thing, and they were cancelling ALL appointments ... including surgical follow ups. They have also been unable to contact the doctor to obtain a...

In other news, PG&E in California has plead guilty to 84 charges of involuntary manslaughter in relation to the 2018 Camp Fire which took 84 lives. Ok, now all you conservatives who swear corporations are people, who's going to jail?

Basically he says the numbers don't justify the hype. Why this Nobel laureate predicts a quicker coronavirus recovery: 'We're going to be fine'

. I was going to post it, but SOMEONE with no sense of humor would find SOME offense in it and report me. Sigh. Look it up on you tube.

I just negotiated my first deal using TP as a form of payment!

Many years ago, after wifey made several promises and commitments, none of which she kept, I became concerned for her ability to understand what she was promising. So I had her cognitally tested. The results were alarming - her average score was an 18 out of 100. She tested out just a few points...

The tale concerns a shepherd boy who repeatedly tricks nearby villagers into thinking a wolf is attacking his town's flock. When a wolf actually does appear and the boy again calls for help, the villagers believe that it is another false alarm and do not respond. The sheep are then eaten by the...

When you move to a different state, you have to buy insurance for that state. But your deductibles and out of pockets don't move with you. So if you move, your $14k family deductible becomes a $28,000 family deductible. Even With Obamacare. Just curious how many knew that?

By Michael Hiltzik, Business Columnist Los Angeles Times Feb. 29, 2020 Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, outlined the realities that all but guarantee that COVID-9 will spread within the U.S. A huge proportion of American workers simply...

From the Los Angeles Times Trump boom is leaving millions behind MICHAEL HILTZIK President Trump and his economic advisors have been taking a rather premature victory lap about the nation’s economic performance during his three years in office. It’s premature in part because Trump’s term isn’t...

Los Angeles Times By Rich Benjamin Feb. 21, 2020 3 AM Jeff Bezos dropped $165 million last week for the most expensive residential property in the history of Los Angeles. That’s about an eighth of 1% of his $131.9 billion net worth. Bezos’ purchase is like a regular person forking over just $121...

By Associated Press Feb. 21, 2020 5:11 AM WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials have warned lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign to help President Trump get reelected, according to three officials familiar with the closed-door briefing. Trump pushed back Friday...