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September 18, 2021 04:28 PM Forum: Meteorites & Meteors

Aubrites

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Chloe Edwards
Looks like it was just me being stupid, as someone very kindly pointed out that I was looking in the wrong place for the ad button. Please disregard this thread, I'm pretty embarrassed.

Glad you got it squared away......sometimes we just cant see for looking smile

September 18, 2021 04:39 PM Forum: Politics

Biden Border

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Biden is doing something.....his administration just banned the use of drones by the news agencies at the border so they cant show all the thousands simply walking across the border. So local news agencies are using helicopters instead to film them. A steady stream of them currently and they are not being covid tested. 

September 19, 2021 01:20 AM Forum: Mounts

CGX Auto Guider Port Trouble?

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by Dale Wilson
So,  I would like to thank all of you for your quick responses and sage advice.....not.
I got it figured out.

While AM is THE site for buying/selling/trading gear, not so much when it comes to the forums, they simply dont get much traffic, there are a few of us who try to help those who ask when we have something helpful to say. In my case I have never owned a CGX so......... Glad you figured it out. Cloudy Nights has a much more active set of forums and could be said to be the place to go when you need a lot of input on a problem. 

September 19, 2021 07:22 PM Forum: Star Parties

The 27th Annual Peach State Star Gaze

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Hi Steve.....might want to check the link you posted. Doesnt seem to work.

In the meantime here is the link to the official PSSG page

https://atlantaastronomy.org/PSSGO/index1.html

September 20, 2021 11:39 AM Forum: Politics

September 20, 2021 01:01 PM Forum: Politics

Dr. Marty Makary, Top Epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University says about Natural Immunity vs. Vaccinated Immunity...

Posted By Greg Shaffer

I have no plans to take the jab and plan to rely on the natural immunity afforded by my having already had covid unless definitive proof is offered why I should.....and that has not happened yet. Being self-employed there is no leverage to get me to take the jab either. Peer pressure as a result of others fears carries no water here......

September 20, 2021 10:55 PM Forum: Politics

Biden Accelerates Deportation Flights From Texas To Haiti

Posted By Greg Shaffer

I see my trolling produced a catch or two LOL......

September 21, 2021 04:01 AM Forum: Politics

Biden Accelerates Deportation Flights From Texas To Haiti

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Guess I need to put up more of the same.....all the righteous indignation, denials of anger etc generated by that one has been entertaining. smile

September 21, 2021 08:41 AM Forum: Politics

Dr. Marty Makary, Top Epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University says about Natural Immunity vs. Vaccinated Immunity...

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by James Brown

Hi Greg:

I honestly have no problem with this approach.  You at least will keep an open mind and seem to be able to consider "the jab" if studies show that natural immunity (or vaccine immunity) wears off over time and we are still at high infection rates. 

But what about people who have no natural immunity?  Lots of them are clogging our ERs as we speak.  Wouldn't you counsel them to get vaccinated before they have the sometimes unpleasant or dangerous experience of developing natural immunity?  Jim

No I would not "counsel" them to take the shot or not take it.....it is none of my business. Whatever the outcome of their decision it is their responsibility not mine. 

September 21, 2021 08:48 AM Forum: Politics

Dr. Marty Makary, Top Epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University says about Natural Immunity vs. Vaccinated Immunity...

Posted By Greg Shaffer

Originally Posted by James Lacey


Did you have the delta variant? Probably not, since delta has only been here a few months. Get the shot.

We are no longer in the nascent days of this pandemic.  A myriad of recent studies from the CDC shows that immunity from the jab is far better than any other source. It doesn't have anything to do with fear or politics or controversy. There is more than enough objective evidence to support the widespread use of the vaccine. No amount of bandwagon evidence or credentialism from Rich will ever outweigh the by now overwhelming scientific evidence that supports the safeness and effectiveness of the vaccine.

No thank you.....btw this is NOT a pandemic, we are past that and in the endemic phase in my opinion. There is enough evidence out there pointing to this being a seasonal thing much like the regular flu to assume that is probably the case. Watch and see.....the infection rate is looking like it is going to follow the seasons, the more time people spend indoors the higher the rate. Infection rates will fall when more time is spend outside and rise when more time is spent inside......Of course no one is admitting it yet.