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Old 09-21-20, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Wow you got it bad.
I know that the venom is a sensitizer, and that reactions can get worse the more you're exposed, but damn this has escalated quickly. I've been stung a time or two the last couple of years, and the reactions were nothing like this. Or maybe I've just been lucky and have been stung by particularly virulent buggers in the last week.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
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I wish wish wish I were an NFL player with a big Twitter following - I'd tweet that on a Tuesday (lowercase "e" earth...). Then, when asked publicly, I'd ask them how they could possibly insult the groundskeepers who work so hard to keep the earth flat on the field. Look at it! Obviously that is flat earth. Now the planet "Earth" on the other hand, pretty round.
Seems like all the olde grass ones had bit of a crown to them.
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Old 09-21-20, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Seems like all the olde grass ones had bit of a crown to them.
Might have been my imagination though.
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Old 09-21-20, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Might have been my imagination though.
Nope. For drainage.


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Old 09-21-20, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Oh, it got worse.
Take several dog drug pills.

Crush.




Add water to make paste.

Apply to affected area.
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Old 09-21-20, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Nope. For drainage.
That's why many crowned surfaces are crowned, yes.
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Old 09-21-20, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Seems like all the olde grass ones had bit of a crown to them.
But why let facts get in the way of a good joke?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Nope. For drainage.


sportsrec.com recommends 1.5% max

Crowning a football field starts well before the grass is laid. The underlying soil is sculpted so that the crown runs down the middle of the field, roughly from one goalpost to the other. The area from the crown to each sideline is then graded so that there is a smooth, even slope down each side of the field. The slope is barely perceptible -- perhaps 1 foot of drop over 75 feet, or about a 1 percent to 1.5 percent grade.
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Old 09-21-20, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Take several dog drug pills.

Crush.




Add water to make paste.

Apply to affected area.
Practicing medicine without a license. Reported.
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Old 09-21-20, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Nope. For drainage.


Maybe I can use my nifty phone app to measure this slope.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Are you in quarantine?
no.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Maybe I can use my nifty phone app to measure this slope.
Are you on a football field?
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Old 09-21-20, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Maybe I can use my nifty phone app to measure this slope.
Do the KSU Owls have a grass field?
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Old 09-21-20, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
no.
???
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In other news, after multiple attempts to get an appointment with the cardiologist i have secured one for Monday. Also, if i get a stress test i have to get a covid test first and quarantine for 3 days.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
I not only sprayed my monitor, but also the WINDOW BEHIND IT!
should have bought a curtain.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
should have bought a shower curtain.
​​​​​​
ftfy
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Old 09-21-20, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
should have bought a curtain.
I just raised the blinds (metal, as luck would have it) and wiped off the window. Now the office smells of coffee.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
It actually rotates around the barycenter (LAJ - two-fer?) of the Earth-sun system. Which is inside the sun, yes, but not at the center, and not the same thing.

#pedantry
Nicely done, as well. I do remember (vaguely) when physics went off course into astronomy for a few weeks. Honestly, physics was my favorite course, other than automotive, and I regularly attended that throughout school.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
I just raised the blinds (metal, as luck would have it) and wiped off the window. Now the office smells of coffee.
You did it right, I believe.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
You did it right, I believe.
But only because I don't put anything in it. Otherwise, it would eventually be the smell of coffee-flavored cheese.
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Me, tight-roping between the edge of the road and the roaring pickup truck speedway (i.e., traffic):


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Originally Posted by genejockey
I just raised the blinds (metal, as luck would have it) and wiped off the window. Now the office smells of coffee.
Sweet!
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I know that the venom is a sensitizer, and that reactions can get worse the more you're exposed, but damn this has escalated quickly. I've been stung a time or two the last couple of years, and the reactions were nothing like this. Or maybe I've just been lucky and have been stung by particularly virulent buggers in the last week.
You may wish to see an allergist to discuss roles of allergy testing and venom immunotherapy. I went through it after getting anaphylaxis from a Yellow Jacket sting.
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