Our society never really cared about kids, specially poor ones. And most are just awaiting the day boomers will be dead-n-gone.

So, despite the strain on health-care professionals , here we are.

Though you're mostly correct (about it being a social thing - and I'd use SARS in asia for comparison), people coughing for any reason in public should be of concern. This coming from a heavy smoker who's lungs are a phlegm factory.

Could be allergies, could be anything, including a germ. A cough, or two, into your arm is one thing, fine. Being a walking cough machine is another; socially speaking, despite what you (the cougher) may think/know.

I'm not shaming anyone F2F. This post is not shaming so much as calling common sense into question. And, FWIW, you're right; it is simple. Like carrying a gun, protecting oneself is a personal responsibility. Just stay outta my space and we'll be fine.

Its more the pity that besides covid, germs like RSV can become politicized in the MAGA arena. I just don't get the adoration of TD - never up before 11AM, then always on 'executive time' or out playing golf. Never did one thing he claimed he'd do, save for fleecing people. Shit, even the 2A crowd admit he's a gun-grabber!

Meanwhile, the maga-verse paints liberals as leftists, which neo-lib, 3rd way, blue (corpo) dogs, certainly are not; and anybody whose not a christo-fascist as a socialist! Like who needs a functioning USPO, or paved roads, or health-care .... privatize and pave the Earth!

We're F'd , even w/out climate change huffing at our doors; these Fox-addled maga-naughts are just fine w/billionaires deciding our collective fate.

I hate being so cynical :(

Yup. Maskless is now the testimony to "I'm tougher than germs", and, sadly, many/most may be right; though w/out consideration to those who may not be.

I'm stenciling "MAGA" on my mask to keep everyone TF away :)

> I've given up on Americans a long time ago.

It just seems like the % of 'stupid is as stupid does' is racing to keep up with infection rates :)

> Hardly anyone is masked anymore and no one wishes to because no one wants to have to do the thing they don't want to do again.

I hear ya. I almost feel like I'll be living the rest of my (senior) life mask-in-hand :( There ya have it... germs - harder to dodge than bullets.

I recycled diligently for ages, only to discover that barely 1/5 of the contents actually ever being re-processed. Feeling scammed for all my efforts to be green(er) :(

> the black furry all seeing eyes.

If I can, I'll make all attempts to catch-n-release somewhere out in nearby woods; them's smart arachnia !

I'm usually chill with spiders in the house, specially the long legged mommas that live in corners. But if these are babies that will become the furry black ones that look up and watch you before darting off faster than the flash I tend to squish em and say 'sorry' .

Rock Art in MoVegas!

Alfred, Lyman, Waterboro

At least the margin was only 10% and not a blowout. Will check out Joseph Wagner (D) and their positions to see if its just voting party line more than MAGA 'mandate'

Peace Out!

> Laurel Libby and Heidi Sampson are the two. > Edit: apparently they both won? FML

Looking at the URL in my OP and seeing just how red many of our Districts are (like 2-to-1) I suppose I shouldn't be surprised if MAGA got a toehold. But Auburn ? and yea - unopposed

Thanks for the input!

Thanks for the info!

Thanks for the follow-up! I lived in Waterville may21 thru aug21 and wife worked at Johnny's Seeds. We liked the area, safe enough, friendly, a bit rusty and boring... That said, that area, incl Winslow/Fairfield, seemed to be a magnet for MAGA-like grievance.

Lawrence doesn't appear to be too extreme; here's hoping :)

thanks for the feedback! Chaulk that as a win for common sense :)

I guess names would be a good place to start :)

Your posting this might test if their reputation precedes them! Maines' own "Batshit Crazy" Ladies, indeed.

> Peter Lawrence, running for town council in Fairfield, was MAGA I believe. There were two seats available among three candidates, and he was one of the two winners.

Thanks for the feedback! But I read nothing about him online to suggest that. Do you have a link?

So the exact same thing happened over Hayford Park in Bangor yesterday. Five crows chasing off beautiful eagle

thanks for that! I posted my ? here thinking some readers might have 1st-hand experience with some or any of the candidates who are running.

appreciate your asking .... google it - which I did, and like you found little to really go by. Also d/l'd the sample ballot , which at least shows party affiliations.

Thanks for your time!

thanks for your response!

Please don't breed, and your dogs too :)

"subject to certain public trust rights, specifically, fishing, fowling, and navigation,,,"

so just bring along a bucket, pole, or other and appear to be "working" the intertidal makes it legit i guess

I'm going to find out soon myself how long it takes for me and my car to be recognized and build trust w/a bird or two as a crowbro :)

Really impressive to watch, lotsa fun to coax w/treats! Do they all pretty much fly in from the same direction?

thanks for the reply and yea, i get that their presence in numbers like this are a (minor) disturbance to people near the trees; still an amazing thing to behold.