tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post3176126740341203635..comments2024-03-29T05:29:08.934-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: The risks we face: bears, cars, COVID-19 Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27749488398515818382021-05-07T20:11:23.157-05:002021-05-07T20:11:23.157-05:00We just got a smartphone, after finally ditching o...We just got a smartphone, after finally ditching our ancient flip phone. If you want to run it, I'll do my best to get it to you.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1992244136253930312021-05-07T15:04:21.979-05:002021-05-07T15:04:21.979-05:00I couldn't help but notice the advice on the s...I couldn't help but notice the advice on the sign should one encounter a bear. It read, "Speak firmly & back away slowly."<br />I get the speak firmly part but what do you actually say to the bear and its cubs?Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679840606511726447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-59224398934742419742021-05-07T14:57:14.806-05:002021-05-07T14:57:14.806-05:00That sounds very cool. Picture?That sounds very cool. Picture?Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27393014104196430172021-05-07T13:01:19.306-05:002021-05-07T13:01:19.306-05:00Since 1964, the Summit County (Ohio) Metro Parks, ...Since 1964, the Summit County (Ohio) Metro Parks, just south of Cleveland, has had its Fall Hiking Spree, the largest and oldest event of its kind in the country. If you hike on eight designated hiking trails, you get a medallion or badge, known locally as a "shield." You also get a free 53-inch-long "stick"...actually, they're the handles of janitorial pushbrooms...and the county will even attach the shield to it, each and every year. <br /><br />Our "sticks" are now completely covered with shields that date back to 2000, and we're running out of room for more, because we also hike the trails in our own county (Cuyahoga). So they aren't just for geezer balance--they're also for showing off to younger newbies.<br /><br />My wife seems to have no desire to quit, but I'm about ready to hang up my stick, after earning a couple more shields. My knees will be 75 next year.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18559191889755461712021-05-07T09:34:21.140-05:002021-05-07T09:34:21.140-05:00If face shields worked, couldn't you smoke beh...If face shields worked, couldn't you smoke behind one and not bother anyone?<br />dodahmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956857111371773320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58887235750839669862021-05-07T09:00:40.670-05:002021-05-07T09:00:40.670-05:00FYI, from the CDC website: “ CDC does not recommen...FYI, from the CDC website: “ CDC does not recommendexternal icon using face shields or goggles as a substitute for masks. Goggles or other eye protection may be used in addition to a mask. Do NOT put a plastic face shield (or a mask) on newborns or infants.<br /><br />Face shields and goggles are primarily used to protect the eyes of the person wearing it. Goggles do not cover the nose and mouth. Face shields are not as effective at protecting you or the people around you from respiratory droplets. Face shields have large gaps below and alongside the face, where your respiratory droplets may escape and reach others around you and will not protect you from respiratory droplets from others. However, wearing a mask may not be feasible in every situation for some people.”Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.com