That's the spirit!!

Good luck with it. Fishing is something I enjoy doing from time to time but either I am seriously cursed at it or I really suck at it. Never can even get a bite. But luckily it's something you don't have to be good at to enjoy.

Looks like the mods banned me and then muted me so I can't even ask why. Apparently it's "go along with the liberals or be removed".

Congrats fascists.

Not downvoting, but legit wondering how it can be said that masks are useless.

When we had mask mandates, the transmission rates were lower than other states that didn’t enforce mask wearing. When we had mask mandates lifted, the virus started spreading like wildfire. There has to be some correlation between the two.

That being said, I’m a mask wearer, I use sanitizer, and was fully vaccinated, when I contracted covid. But it was brought into my home by family members who thought masks were a burden to their free-will and they aren’t exactly avid hand-washers.

My first bout of covid is what messed me up and this was before the vaccine was created. My second bout was after being fully vaccinated, during the omnicron variant, and it was much easier to deal with, but I had a horrible reaction to the first dose of vaccine. I haven’t had any boosters.

Either way, my body hasn’t been the same since the virus and every day is a damn struggle.

Looks like the mods banned me and then muted me so I can't even ask why. Apparently it's "go along with the liberals or be removed".

Congrats fascists.

The study you provided on vaccination's impact on transmission suggests to continue masking...

"Thus, the current evidence suggests that current mandatory vaccination policies might need to be reconsidered, and that vaccination status should not replace mitigation practices such as mask wearing, physical distancing, and contact-tracing investigations, even within highly vaccinated populations."

Also, the study on masking suggests the results are not concrete:

"There is uncertainty about the effects of face masks. The low to moderate certainty of evidence means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited, and that the true effect may be different from the observed estimate of the effect."

Here is a study from Nature suggesting a positive correlation between masking and reducing respiratory infection rate.

Efficacy and practice of facemask use in general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Translational Psychiatry (nature.com)

If anyone is gonna teach me to fish who is better then a seasoned crazy sailor! Haha I’ve never tried but I’ve always wanted to, just never knew anything about it or how to get into it

May want to be careful fishing with that guy with the username he has. 😁

But seriously Maine has some great fishing. Certainly can be a great way to meet people as well. Good luck to you.

Looks like the mods banned me and then muted me so I can't even ask why. Apparently it's "go along with the liberals or be removed".

Congrats fascists.

Mutations have been making rounds for months now. They pop up very frequently. Seems like one a week.

The catch is that it's about as effective to people as telling a cat lady to stop bringing cats inside. You will hardly get a bat of an eye nowadays.

COVID is going to stick around. It will never truly go away. Might be like the flu that gets worse around a certain time of year, who knows. But it's in for the long haul.

Oh damn. ! In this sub..... ? ... Hope you are ready for what's to come. . . Best of Luck. Will you delete before the downvote count hits -50 ?

Edit: You are 100% correct. FWIW.

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I think you might be on to something.

Of course. That's just common sense thinking.

Maybe so, but my gut never lies.

Paranoia will destroy ya

Wow, you have been an excellent source of knowledge and inspiration. I even like that I’m already learning the lingo! I really like that it’s very trust oriented and climbers respect that, makes me feel better. The “I have your back 100% do you have mine” mentally gives a great feeling of teamwork and accomplishment.

I’ll have to check out the indoor place at Portland in a little while after exercising and getting ready :)

With a plate like that you kinda have to.

Sounds like something a cop would say

Any awd suv is good. The people telling you awd doesn't matter and it's just good tires have not driven in several inches of snow with a low slung car. Clearance and awd makes a huge difference.

I lived in Redbank in the 60’s (born and raised) and then again in the late 70’s. During that time, I never knew it to be rough. As kids we ran around the village playing games. But i do remember at some point after the 80’s it did have its low periods.

Did Zack suggest that lol, if not you’re swimming in friends. If you’re into podcast they had one called sleepy cabin, it’s pretty explicit, but if that’s what you like I recommend it, Corey, zach, Chris, and stamper use to live together and it’s cool to hear all the crazy stories

Climbing has many different communities and subtypes, so start slow, learn the basics, build strength, technique, and technical knowledge, and figure out what you enjoy. Start with bouldering and top roping, progress to sport, then maybe investigate alpine, ice, and trad(itional) climbing. Gym or outdoor, there’s no wrong answer. You can usually connect with the community at the gym by showing up regularly and getting to know people. It might seem insular at first, but only because rope climbing is so heavily based on trust.

Salt pump in Scarborough is good, as is Indoor Ascent in Dover. Never climbed Evo in Portland, but one of my partners is a setter there, so I’ve been meaning to check it out. Come summertime, it’s all about Rumney.

I know this license plate. It’s actually not a cop and owned by a certain security detail company. OP I’m guessing you saw this in York? The guy’s actually been a godsend for my mom and several others at times. He works at York Hospital so give him a break.

A friend of mine suggested I watch oney

Sleepy cabin fan or oney plays fan?