MsKreed

4 hours ago, Pvt Snowball said:

I've said before we've got the space to build tiny homes for the homeless keep them there give them get them help show them responsibility show them what it means to be a human being again imagine if you would we can help these people that adds more money to taxes

But those who refuse help and don't want to improve themselves do not "add more money to taxes". 

What about those who refuse your help because drugs, weapons and other dangerous behavior are more appealing that the responsibility you speak of and "what it means to be a human again"? Would there be some consequence for refusing help and continuing self-destructive behavior?? 

 Or is it somehow not a problem to "let them sit around to die and be self destructive?" as long as they die inside a tiny home where you can't see them?

10 minutes ago, Adam said:

Not to be confused with the other synonymous critter:      

                                                                                          ShamWow (Homo Flim-Flamicus) 

Inferior product to the original, for sure. 

I wish I hadn't found out that the originals were made from such adorable critters.  

Today I learned  a "chamois" wasn't originally just a generic term for the absorbent cloths, often used for car washing and made of soft leather or suede-like synthetic.

Originally, they were specifically made from the hide of the Chamois....an Alpine relative of the mountain goat.

These things are just too cute!!  And now I feel guilty for loving how well a good Chammy works. 

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Chamois, (genus Rupicapra), either of two species of goatlike animal, belonging to the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), that are native to the mountains of Europe and the Middle East. 

https://www.britannica.com/animal/chamois-genus-of-mammals

 

1 hour ago, Zapp Brannigan said:

Yeah some of the sticker shops are notorious for spraying THC on CBD buds and calling it weed. Not to mention the occasional extra additive. Again thats why I have made friends with growers so beginning to end I know where its come from.

This. 

Historical research for decades is/was based on naturally occurring effects of just marijuana itself. The emerging "cannabis industry" has introduced a lot of extraneous effects that weren't on the picture before.

Many cannabis products today are a completely different commodity than the weed of the 70s and 80s.  

But now we have concerns raised about those new factors being applied to natural marijuana. And on the other side, there are people pointing to the lesser risks of natural use....without considering risks associated with new processes and additives. 

I also think the state's "Code Blue" law requires that the County house anyone unconditionally in local hotels whenever the temperature gets down to freezing. 

The City decided that a large chunk of their ARP funding (plus the ongoing yearly subscriptions for eternity) would be better spent for surveilling drivers with Flock cameras than addressing the homelessness. 

It seems like if something the "county" controlled was the root cause, we'd see encampments more equally spread across the county. 

While there's a likely few isolated homeless people in almost every town around the county....but they are either far less prevalent outside the city, or they're inhabited by people who are keeping to themselves instead of openly trashing and harassing local residents.

Either way, it's clear that other municipalities in the same County are somehow creating a less "welcoming" environment than the City (which is larger and has more funds than any of the towns/villages in Chemung County).

On 8/10/2024 at 11:37 AM, Twin Tiers Living said:

 

My brain is trying very hard to UN-see the guy with his hand in his pants furiously scratching/rubbing his junk. 

For anyone who wants to keep pushing the narrative that enforcement or treatment allegedly takes away the "dignity" of those in the encampments.....we seriously need to find some accepted definition of "dignity", mKay?

I'm not saying for sure he's tweaking. But an uncontrolled behavior like that has to be a sign of some physical condition or parasite, or some mental or substance issue. Whichever it is, professional help is warranted.

(Otherwise, if someone argues that handling his genitals like that in public is a "choice".....then it's simply public lewdness that's subject to criminal charges). 

8 minutes ago, Beekeeper said:

I have heard too many horror stories about buying honey in the grocery store.  I had to give up my hives several years ago.  Does anyone know where the local honey is sold? I saw some about 2 months ago when I was out and about, but forget where...and alas it is now gone .

Yeah, the store bought is iffy at best.  Aside from just naturally having more antioxidants, honey made from local pollens helps boost allergy protection. 

Burt Beebe in Big Flats has a variety, check his website at HoneyBeeMade.com. There's also a guy in Pine Valley on Johnson Hollow that sells it from his roadside stand. 

It seems that the only variable they looked at was daily cannabis use.  No other factors were taken into consideration:

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Kokot's team first looked at over 116,000 records for people diagnosed with problematic "cannabis-related disorder," meaning they used the drug daily.

They compared rates of head and neck cancers in that group to those of another 4 million patients without cannabis use disorder.

"We found that the relative risk of developing head and neck cancer for those with cannabis-related disorders ranged from 3.5 to 5 times that of those without cannabis-related disorders," the researchers reported.

The study couldn't confirm cause-and effect, but the authors noted that risks tended to rise as years spent with a cannabis use disorder increased.

This is just one example of years (maybe decades) of the problem Mark Twain warned us about: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”

Don’t get me wrong, I love statistical studies.  They are absolutely fascinating. But I’ve grown weary of them being considered “science” (much less “conclusive” or “settled” science).

“Science” is based on observable, repeatable results derived from strict protocols and precise experimentation with controls and isolated variables.  

The study of statistics is a branch of philosophy. It’s very useful in identifying trends and positing hypotheses to develop scientific experiments. But it is, and always has been, philosophy - not science.

At some point the line between science and philosophy seems to have been indistinguishably blurred. I can’t figure out when....but it seems like “scientists” just got lazy.

"Hey, instead of rigorously testing our hypotheses, let’s just mine large datasets and draw conclusions from that!" 

1 hour ago, Chris said:

From some accounts I’ve read, it may have just been an scheme cooked up by her and her husband to get a free trip to Paris.

Australia news outlets are going insane over footing the bill for the trip. 

While others are claiming that the criticism is only because she's female...and is exactly the embodiment of what her doctoral thesis basically claimed. Apparently, her thesis has been described as a grievance filled screed about "the breakdancing scene being rife with sexist exclusionary politics".

Although I haven't seen any of those defending her explain how that sexist part works when none of the other women who competed are being criticized?

Several people who'd attended the Council meeting went to the County Legislature meeting afterward and some spoke during Public Comments.  

From the sounds of it, what they heard at City Hall was lot of the sentiment of Mr. Brinn post above..... "the County doesn't care about the city". 

However.... no city officials themselves presented any Public Comments to the Legislature to raise concerns or offer solutions that they think the Legislature could address.

I suppose it's possible some may have during the past several months without live streaming. But, I'm not sure I've ever heard any of them speak at county meetings in the past. Certainly not about homelessness.

If Brinn, et al have raised the homeless issue to the County, you'd think they'd be relaying that publicly when it occurs.  Otherwise, it just seems like political theater to tell constituents at tonight's meeting  the County "refuses" do anything. 

Looks like skies will be fairly clear for the Perseid Meteor shower

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The next Perseid meteor shower peaks around the night of Aug. 11 and before dawn on Aug.12, 2024, with good viewing conditions for a few days on either side of the peak. 

The Perseid meteor shower, commonly known as the Perseids, is visible annually from mid-July to late August. Although the moon will be 50% illuminated during the peak of the Perseids this year, it will set around midnight, providing dark skies until dawn — ideal for meteor watching!

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2 hours ago, Chris said:

If you’re referring to the show with Corky, that wasn’t until 1989.

Even though I know "Life Goes On" is literally the lyrics of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, I thought I was remembering that as the theme for Family (in the late 70s)....and Corky as brother to Kristy McNichol . LOL I'm so confused. 

Mork and Mindy deserved and Honorable Mention. Obviously Robin Williams went on to so many great roles, but Mork introduced his talent to the world. 

I’m glad that The Cosby Show wasn’t left off the list due to later controversy.

While Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons and Good Times were groundbreaking in bringing faces of color to Prime Time in the 70s.....they were rife with denigrating caricatures. Growing up in the (whiter than rice) Midwest.....I can say that The Cosby Show really did do a lot for dispelling racial stereotypes.

I think Golden Girls was more worthy of the list than just "Honorable Mention". They were the first to have relatable, funny women that didn’t need to be young and hot. And IMHO....they did it with a lot more class than the often crude, trashiness of the Roseanne show.

It also made me laugh that so many of my teenage crushes got Honorable Mention....Knight Rider, MacGyver, Bo Duke, Magnum PI. LOL

In addition to regular code requirements, I thought being on the National Register of Historic Places meant that there were rules that owners had to follow for properties.  Other than a lien/seizure for unpaid taxes.....is there some process for local, state or federal agency to take ownership of neglected historic property? 

Otherwise.....how does the City or the Firefighters Union (or any other group/entity) have the authority to apply for grants and make repairs (and assume potential liability for damage or injury) if it's privately owned by someone else? 

PS.....the Preservation League of New York link in OP didn't work for me. I removed some extraneous characters from the URL and can access it at THIS link 

15 minutes ago, Pvt Snowball said:

Can I cut the little flowers off the top of the mint and replant them?

Not the flower.... either dig up some with root to transplant or put  stem cuttings in water like so:

13 minutes ago, Elizabeth Whitehouse said:

So what would you have done?

I answered this already (twice, on July 15th and again on the16th) in the "Elmira's Homeless Problem Superthread" topic. 

I have no desire to keep reiterating the fact that I've had close personal experience with "hard times", nor the appetite to further indulge your willful nescience. 

26 minutes ago, KarenK said:

Sure, makes perfect sense to me.  Lets retaliate against being kicked out by starting a huge fire and burning everyone else out too.  The only ones they hurt were themselves.

Obviously. 

Whenever a  trespasser is removed from property that they've trashed & polluted....clearly arson is their only reasonable response.

Looks like crossbreed between  Eeyore and a 

1 hour ago, Pvt Snowball said:

So if that fire doesn't happen do they know about the griders? Should they be checking the others ones.

The fire is what caused the damage to the girders.....Inspections are done on a regular basis to identify emerging deterioration and/or other issues. 

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When asked about the condition of the bridge before the fire Kelly said it was in good shape.

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“The first thing you should know is that our bridges are safe,” Kelly said. “We have an inspection program where a licensed professional engineer goes out at least every other year to inspect every bridge in the state. Our system is in good shape, relatively here in the Southern Tier, so we’re in good shape.”

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Update, July 30 5:38: The 11-year-old boy who went missing from Elmira on Sunday morning was found safe, according to the Elmira Police Department.

Members of the community told police at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday that they saw a child that matched the description of Aiden Barnes, according to the EPD. Officers went to the location where Aiden was seen and found him.

Aiden is in good health and is back with his parents.

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First Arena is being renamed as the "LECOM Events Center".

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The LECOM Events Center is also looking ahead to a new hockey season with a new team: The Elmira Aviators. The team’s first game is slated for October 4 against the New Hampshire Mountain Kings. Tickets are now on sale.

According to Chemung County IDA Chairman Mark Margeson, the arena will receive a new coat of paint before the new sign goes up.

More information will released on the renaming during an official meeting on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

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1 hour ago, Pvt Snowball said:

My mint almost 3ft

That looks great!

Many mints are perennial, and also pest deterrents.

My peppermint comes back every year and spreads like a trailing ground cover.  I've thinned it out a few times to transplant around the foundation and near the basement and shed doors to keep mice and snakes from intruding. 

3 hours ago, Elizabeth Whitehouse said:

That is my point exactly. If the City had acted 10-15 years ago, the cost wold have been much less.

For those who are responding to this quote.....I took it to mean she believed the City should have acted on repairing the Clock Tower 10-15 years ago (before the cost escalated), not the former church.