If (and it is an “IF”) masks in public really work effectively to prevent the spread of Covid-19 Coronavirus…

And since in nearly every state, there has been rigorous enforcement of mask wearing inside buildings and such….even if that compliance is gained by FORCING the businesses to comply (Except, of course while eating or drinking…because for some reason breathing while eating in a restaurant doesn’t spread Corona….nor does breathing while drinking at a bar…? But walking in and out or gto the restroom does…..?)

Then why do we have this sudden spike in cases (but, oddly, not an equivalent surge in hospitalizations nor deaths) if masks really are effective? 

I mean, really, does anyone believe ANYTHING the so-called “authorities” are telling us? 

I certainly don’t. 

ETA: Have you been getting the stats on your local news? We get them here for three states (used to be only two until Wisconsin got high enough that they could use those numbers to gin-up fear) Anyway, if you look at the raw data that the TV folks present, it looks like a 0.03% death rate….pretty much what it has been since we started our “2 weeks to “flatten the curve”” ….8 months ago… And they give this data them tell us that they had a record number of tests performed…but then exclaim that the “Number of cases is rising!!!).  And apparently people buy it…

This tells much about the ability of our populace to either look at statistics and interpret the data and/or the state of our education system that supposedly taught them to count….much less critical thinking skills…

 Or is the Media hyping a line of bullshit?

I mean, first we had the incredible overreaction by the States healthcare system back in February, March and April….Things like the Javits Center in NY and McCormack place in Chicago…huge mobilizations that ended up caring for tens of patients. Tens.

We heard stories of health care workers being put in danger because there were incredible shortages of PPE and trained personnel (But, Heroes that they were, they soldiered on…..making Tik-Tok videos, of course)

Now, 7 months later, we are hearing the same stories…Hospitals are about to become overwhelmed, and there are, again, Dangerously low levels of PPE for those heroic health care workers….

Look: It isn’t like this “surge” in cases is a surprise. At least not to anyone with more than 3 synapses that are firing. 

And the “shortage” of PPE? You’d think that these folks who run the hospitals could foresee and stock for a continued need for PPE…if nothing else they should have learned from the debacle 7 or 8 months earlier and planned ahead

Oddly, there has been no shortage of Hospital type masks available in the retail market…nor gloves. But the hospitals can’t find enough to stock accordingly?

So, either someone is incompetent, at many levels, or the Media is lying. 

Sadly, either is possible. 

 For some reason, I cannot “save” additions to my bloglist……nor can I edit it to remove other blogs from the bloglist. 

Since Blogger has screwed up other things, I am not sure if I am doing something incorrectly or if it is just another thing that Blogger has FUBARRED.

Anyone else having issues editing bloglists? 

 Seems that Florida Governor DeSantis has put forth a bill allowing people that own businesses and homes to shoot rioters and looters once they enter the property illegally. 

I figure that this would definitely out a dent into the amount of looting and burning the next time there is a “Mostly Peaceful” protest. 

My Grandfather used to say that if the rabbits or deer were ravaging the garden, if you shot one and left the carcass lay, the others would find another place to go for food. I’m not sure rabbits or deer are smart enough to recognize the danger, but human looters probably are. 

YMMV

 “When Injustice becomes Law

Resistance becomes Duty”

Thomas Jefferson

I gotta ask you all….We KNOW (despite denials from the Left Leaning folks, even those that are as intelligent as we are or anyone with two synapses to rub together, for that matter and know they are lying and that we know they are lying as well) that there was some level of left-leaning Anti Trump voter fraud. How much, I am not sure. Enough to throw the election? Maybe. Again, not knowing the levels of true fraud I simply cannot say. 

But here is the thing:

What are we gonna do about it? Are we gonna arm up and shoot someone? Who might that be? What is your target?  What are we gonna do? How are we gonna fix this? Is it worth a civil war? 

 I, personally, believe that anyone who commits (or allows to be committed) voter fraud should be treated as a traitor to the country, and should be tried in a fair trial and hung by the neck immediately after (assuming a guilty verdict) the trial. But how many people we gonna string up? How much do you have the stomach for? How much blood are YOU, personally, willing to spill to restore our Republic? 

Think about it. What, exactly, are you willing to countenance? 

How many people are you gonna jail, or hang? How much “Revolution” are you willing to do? How far are you willing to tear apart this country? 

How much “Resistance”? 

 Today is Veterans Day.

Say “Thank You” to all the vets you know.

I will.

Thanks to each and every one of you for your service, peace or war.

 The “News” keeps using words like “Baseless” and “Unfounded” and “Incorrect” when discussing the issues Trump is claiming regarding the election.

This is as blatant as their claim that Biden is the “President-Elect”.

They have no evidence one way or another as to whether the elections were fraudulent or not (although there are enough “irregularities” that if they were fair they’d be interested in an investigation) 

The veneer of impartiality is only molecules thick now. 

 I find it odd that Pfizer announce a vaccine (“90% Effective!” ) shortly AFTER the election. 

Interesting timing, that.

Draw your own conclusions. 

 I have a feeling this is gonna get expensive…

So two weekends ago, my plane tossed it’s alternator belt while I was flying…

Not a big deal, I shut off all but one radio, the transponder, and the beacon and, since I was already heading for home, it was a non-event. 

Of course, I didn’t know why I had no alternator until I got on the ground, but investigation showed that the belt had left the pulleys.

While the belt wasn’t worn, nor did it appear damaged, it was old, and since inspection of the drive pulley and the alternator showed no other issues (the alternator spins easily and the bracket appears to be fine) my mechanic wanted to replace the belt as a fix (I wasn’t so sure…Belts don’t just fall off the pulley for no reason), so we ordered one and when it came in, installed the new belt. I test flew it for an hour, and it seemed fine. 

Aaannd on Monday, I took the 182 out, fired it up, taxiied to the end of the active runway, (charging system working fine) did the runup….And when I came to the line on the checklist that says “Engine instruments and ammeter”…guess what? 

So back to the barn and upon inspection, sure enough, the belt was off the pulley and inside out. 

I got a feeling this is gonna get expensive. 

 SO for the past 4 or so years, we have been told that there was “Russian” interference and tons of voter fraud in the 2016 election. 

Yet now we are told that there is no, absolutely zero, chance of any possibility that there was any fraud in the swing-state election process.

Odd, that. 

Of course, when the Media’s entire mission is getting Joe Biden elected over Donald Trump, then the standards change.