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Discussion in 'Los Angeles DODGERS' started by irish, Apr 2, 2017.

  1. LAdiablo

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    well they aren't exactly apologetic at this point
    https://www.silverdoctors.com/headl...fall-into-the-hell-of-a-coronavirus-epidemic/
     
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    just scored two seats to tonights show for $56 each!
    fuck the nba
     
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    jpldodgers DSP Legend Staff Member Moderator

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    No need to worry about running out of TP


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    I'm w you on this but fuck shopping for toilet paper in the rain. My school has to have paper and so I'm now a daily hunter since I have no choice. Guess I went to one of the last events for a while in LA last night. What I hate the most is the lack of civility I'm starting to see. Like pushing children out of the way to get to food. Scary to imagine what an actual event would look like. People suck
     
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  5. LAdiablo

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    its going to be interesting to see if we are forced to shut down our school
    all the parents are hard working people and entirely reasonable but i live in LA CA so anything is possible
    can't have a gathering over 50 people and yet every store i went to today had 100 people just in the lines
    going to talk to the teachers tomorrow and hopefully assuage their fears
    also not taking chances w mom after two shows in 3 days w 20k plus people
    not to mention chasing paper stuff all day
    what planet do i live on?
     
  6. rube

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    The fitter and healthier a person is the greater chance of being a carrier of a souped up corona.

    Half the corona deaths come from people with high blood pressure complications that kills you when your lungs get too clogged.

    Pneumonia is the usual cause of death.

    My dad is in the hospital with congestive heart failure and pneumonia. They don't know if he has covid yet. They will probably put him under and stick a needle in one of his lungs to remove the fluid as it's almost full. They can't right now because his pressure is out of control and he won't make it. He already has stents and pacemaker. Kidneys are going bad fast due to the water retention and has been told he is not a candidate for a new heart.
    They don't think he can take more surgeries. He has a bunch already and they taken out organs and all kinds of shit.

    Why im always glib.
    I don't like to share.
    So I talk a lot of shit instead.
    But when others share with me I can't share back.
    I'm stingy that way with my shares.
    Once every few years I'll txt or talk to some old friend from youth who moved away decades ago and share a little. Probably knowing that I don't have to see them or they see or talk to anyone I might know.
    I don't do this consciously. Just happens.
    I'm usually the person on the other end.
    People share with me.
    All kinds of things.
    After someone gives me their burden I'm like... How could I share my burden with them with all that they are going through?
    That thought always cripples me.
    I should get a placard.

    Thanks to huh? and the rest of you braver souls than I... I am sharing a little bit again. Your examples embolden me to think it's not so bad to share.
    Sharing gives me feelings of dread.
    But not tonight.
    Probably because I have to do something about it now.
    Sharing may help me with that.
    If I didn't believe so I probably would not be posting this right now.

    This was gonna just be a post about what nurses say about the disease.
    Then I started thinking about dad.
    We have never probably had a real conversation. Well other than talking about the western on his tv when I would go visit.
    But then again I'm the same way.
    With my own kind of western.
    I am updated on his situation daily by his wife. But we really don't talk. I think he feels weird about it and so do I.

    Then my back twinged in that familiar way and I started talking about myself.
    And went on and on as I tend to do.
    Before the dread and some sort of shame associated with talking about myself sunk in.
    But it passed quickly because I remembered the previous times I've posted something personal like this only to turn around and hard delete it seconds later.
    But fuck it.
     
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  7. fsudog21

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    Difficult watching a loved one suffer. My father typically took a nap before he and my mother attended Sat evening Mass. He was only 71 when he took his final nap in 1996. Way too soon, but at least he didn't suffer like his best friend (and brother) did six months before with the fucking cancer.

    Thoughts and prayer with you.
     
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    Went to a Graham Nash concert last night. Locally in a 600 seat theatre. It was sold out long ago, but maybe 2/3 full at showtime. We sat in a row with no one else in it.
    His tour was cancelled after last night, so they were really thankful for the people that did show, and did 3 extra songs they were working on, since they had no chance after this show to try them out.
    Just three guys on stage, it showed how music can sound with musicians who really know their craft can do.
    The lead guitarist was with Sprinsteen and Sting...just wonderful. He picked twotop pro guys who when they harmonized with him, were as close to that unforgettable CSN sound as humanly possible.
    Nash' voice is as good as it ever was, his first tenor as powerful and perfect at 78 as it was at 22. Really astonishingly in tact, hard to fathom how it is not diminished at all. He sang for almost 2 1/2 hours.
    When he did Love the One You're With, Our House, Teach Your Children Well, and Ohio, it became more than just a music performance for me...it left me with a nostalgic lump in my throat. Nice experience.
    Absolutely one of the best I've ever seen, hands down.
     
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    These times come to us all, but that fact lessens no aspect of them when they do.
    Hope you, and most importantly, he, find the strength you need to deal with this all.
     
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    nothing fun about dad in the hospital
    hope he gets the best care possible
    be strong for your family
     
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    i lost my mom 9 years ago at the age of 90
    she passed on the same day as duke snider
    congestive heart failure took her, and she suffered from dementia at the end
    hurt me badly and irreparably
    dad made it 5 years longer and was sharp as a tack til the day he passed
    they were great parents and i was very close with both of them
    i understand death is a part of life, but that doesn't mean i have to like it

    the other day the wife and i were driving home and were re-routed due to some detour
    looked on the local news and learned it was because a kid had been hit by a truck that had jumped the curb
    the next day we found out it was our neighbor's grandson
    he's in a coma
    poor innocent kid in the wrong place at the wrong time
    it just sucks that bad things sometimes happen to good people

    my faith has never wavered
    but there have definitely been times when i've asked "why?"

    there's no handbook for how to deal with bad stuff
    it's obviously very personal and very different for everyone
    i chose to drink heavily when my mom passed, and again when dad followed her
    probably not the wisest thing to do, but it most definitely helped get me through those tough times
    not something i'm proud of, and i think diablo's the only one here who knew
    but since you all shared, i thought i'd do the same
     
  12. LAdiablo

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    and if i never come back
    tell my mother i'm sorry
    don't know how the whole free world doesn't love this music
    the show is as good as any pink floyd show and you can dance
    from the LA show
     
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    Its good music.
    Now I wanna go to the show too.
    My nephews even like it.
    And their pants are halfway down their crack!
     
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    It is my theory that Dan Ackroyd started this style on SNL back in the day.
     
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    come to think of it kevin parkers lyrics are pretty close to one of your posts
     
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    you can fly LA to Chi for $45 nonstop
     
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    I just heard all MGM properties are closing down. Looks like the Strip will shut down.

    If you do go, maybe you can just AirBnB cheap, visit Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, and Red Rock.
     
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    lets just shut down the planet
    everyone hide
     
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    ....and the Spearmint Rhino. Seafood platter is to die for.
     

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