Topic: How long has it been since you.........? Hour? Day? Week? Month? Year? Years?

[Alan F.]

I've recently overheard the phrase, "stirring the sh1t like it's God's work!"

What a mental image that conjours huh?

Personally I hope I'm not doing that anywhere, but I understand how some of have strong opinions and points to present that spark the same in others.

[RAFster122s]

China has been to the moon,not with people yet... But, they have had spacecraft go there and back successfully.

[StockRider]

You know what I miss? When science mattered more than someone's folksy or "tough guy" hot take. It's how the US got to the moon and led the world in the decades after World War II. Now it's like a race to idiocracy, pushed by an inability to determine what a credible source is.

China has been to the moon, not with people yet... But, they have had spacecraft go there and back successfully.

How long has it been since.........?

48 years, 3 months, 1 day since a human walked on the moon.

Among other things, most major scientific achievements require (1) inspiring/demanding leadership, (2) a defined goal, (3) a willingness to sacrifice, (4) a strong scientific knowledge base, and (5) lots of funding.

C-19 required a space race type response from the onset.

[Scott S]

 Let's be sure to keep this thread on it's original intent and leave the politics out of it, so it doesn't get locked.

 Overly political content may be removed without warning.

[jlh3rd]

You know what I miss? When science mattered more than someone's folksy or "tough guy" hot take. It's how the US got to the moon and led the world in the decades after World War II. Now it's like a race to idiocracy, pushed by an inability to determine what a credible source is.

China has been to the moon, not with people yet... But, they have had spacecraft go there and back successfully.

How long has it been since.........?

48 years, 3 months, 1 day since a human walked on the moon.

Among other things, most major scientific achievements require (1) inspiring/demanding leadership, (2) a defined goal, (3) a willingness to sacrifice, (4) a strong scientific knowledge base, and (5) lots of funding.

C-19 required a space race type response from the onset.

those mercury astronauts were about as folksy or as "tough guy" as you could get. There was no B.S. with them. The natural progression from test pilots to current, all encompassing astronaut qualifications doesn't detract or minimize being "folksy " or a " tough guy".
    It takes a balance. It's not wrong to sometimes just say hey, enough's enough.

[ofreen]

Thinking about the world’s current situation, and all the sacrifices many people have made, I was wondering what other things people used to do that they’ve haven’t been able to do, or have forgotten about. 

I want to apologize to those who have suffered losses in one way or another because of the pandemic.  It was not my intention to bring up sore subjects.  In my short sightedness, I did not consider how strongly people would feel one way or another.

Thank you, that's cool of you as the OP.
I didn't think your intention was to stir up the stuff that came up, just to fondly look forward to doing things that we haven't been able to do for a while.

I've recently overheard the phrase, "stirring the sh1t like it's God's work!"
What a mental image that conjours huh?
Personally I hope I'm not doing that anywhere, but I understand how some of have strong opinions and points to present that spark the same in others.

I admit I got off on a bit of a rant with my second post in this thread.  But in rereading it, there is nothing I'd take back.  There is plenty more I could have added.  There was no partisan politics in it, anti-mask or anti-vaccine sentiment in it, just criticism of public policy and pointing out the irrationality of many people's actions and reactions.  There is no intention on my part to stir up #$%*, just a desire to get people thinking past their fear.   Few people seem to be asking  "What will we do when the next virus comes along?"  And there will be another one, and another one after that, and on and on...  Are we are going to do this to ourselves again and again?  The world won't survive it.  Those that feel compelled to defend the current status quo need to consider that.

[Alan F.]

Yup, there will be another and another. Lots of simple precautions people take now are similar to those that people took last time around in 1918. It worked then and should work now.

As Americans we all have the same freedoms constitutionally, and there are some differences state to state. Some in other parts of the world have different/more/less and the world keeps turning.

I enjoy the photos you post and the bits you share about your rides, that bit of freedom is practically transcendant, and I think we all can agree there.

[Don R]

  I was really looking forward to going to Florida to buy a new car body. I've been putting it off for a year. I was hoping I'd get my shots and plan a trip. Now with the spring break mob I wonder if it's wise to travel there. I have money to spend but don't ever buy a pig in a poke. Polk?

[RAFster122s]

Pig in a Pontiac?
Yes, it is like open season has been declared with everyone flocking to get outside in the warm weather and the virus numbers trailing off reporting success in vaccines everyone ignores any risk of catching it now thinking it is over. I know it is wishful thinking by everyone and so tired of restricted movement. Problem is the massive inflation and recessionary actions in the economy of the world isn’t being talked about. All I gotta say is stockpile your pantry while food is available and cheap(er). It is going to get a lot more expensive.

Florida might be a good place to vacation if you have your shots, otherwise...steer clear and find the body in a different state, unless they are the place where your bodies are made.

If the British strain gets a foothold on Spring breakers it is gonna get ugly again.

[333]

If the British strain gets a foothold on Spring breakers it is gonna get ugly again.

I hear that our current vaccines cover the Brit strain. I'd worry more about the next variation.

To the original question, a lot changed for me, but not the way you'd think.

I had to come out of retirement and get a job. End of May 2020, I started stocking shelves at a Walmart.  By August, I had to move from a Washington D.C. suburb to rural Virginia (Harrisonburg), a different Walmart, and moved to the produce department.We've avoided the virus so far. Da Wife got her J & J shot a couple weeks ago, and I go for my second Pfizer hit tomorrow.  Worked out so far.  I gotta work until May 2022 to get out of the financial hole we're in, maybe a bit more to pad the accounts. Time will tell.