It’s a very strange disease. Two people in seemingly good health can have very different reactions, one barely notice and the other get deathly ill. I can’t help but think the secret to an effective treatment lies in understanding why it affects people so differently.

Hear! Hear! Wear a mask! On one side or the other — and maybe both — masks are helping prevent the spread of Covid. It’s really THE VERY LEAST you can do to protect your fellow man, and maybe yourself, too. Thanks, Chris, for helping prevent the spread of misinformation.

I’m late to the game but share the sentiment: Merry Christmas! Happy Boxing Day!

Thanks, Gary.

Bean makes a good boot sock, and I also wear ThorLo hiking socks regularly, including with my cowboy boots.

https://www.amazon.com/Thorlos-Unisex-L ... 175&sr=8-9

SC Beaufort is pronounced BYOO-fort, while in NC it’s pronounced BOW-fort. The SC version is supposed to be very nice, also, and was the setting for the movie, “The Great Santini.”

Enjoy! Beautiful little town with a maritime history, including whaling way back when.

Edit: it occurs to me that you might be thinking of Beaufort, SC, not Beaufort, NC, where my footage was taken. I could be wrong.

Clive, Beaufort is a well-known layover for big yachts traveling south for the winter. The blue-hulled yacht, Focus, charters for $150,000 per week.

Thanks, Sam. Beautiful place.

I got a drone a couple of months ago. I have really enjoyed learning to fly it and creating videos of my content. A couple are linked below:

https://vimeo.com/476646177

https://vimeo.com/469990276

Feel free to comment.

brothers wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 8:07 am But there's nothing that puts me to sleep every night as fast as a good book. Out like a light.

How about a bad book?

Gary, GIM is one to savor. Rules of Civility is also good, but not in the same league, IMO.

fallingwickets wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 5:24 am a gentleman in moscow

clive

I really enjoyed that book. Hope you do too!

I’ve just begun The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson’s account of Churchill and life in London during the Blitz. I’ve enjoyed several of his other books, and this one has been cited as having particular relevance during the age of coronavirus.

Just finished “Agent Running in the Field,” the latest by John LeCarré. Pretty good read.

That’s a beauty, Chris.

I’m late to this thread, but pins are super easy to make and I never bought any back when I was making my own razor scales. I used brass rod stock and washers (on the outside, not between the scales and blade although I did try that). Brass is so soft it easily peens down, and you only have to light...

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