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[RFalvo69]

ORIGINAL: OldSarge

After watching Stanley Tucci's Searching for Italy series, visiting Italy is on the old bucket list. I'm glad to hear that your restaurant is making do, sadly a lot of mom and pop restaurants in my area couldn't adjust to take-away.

Strange, because for restaurants, pizzerias and similar services it is the way to survive the pandemic. I won't lie: you take an heavy cut but at least you keep your nose above water (barely).

Having said that, Easter with the restaurant dark and closed and only take-aways (from a strict menu, made by us, of "Easter dishes", like many varieties of lamb) was a sad experience. Last Christmas was not much better. My father-in-law was a kid during World War Two and actually was among all those people - and soldiers! - who helped the Allies disembark after Operation Baytown. He still loves to speak about his role in the "allied effort" [:D] After Easter he told me: "Life under Mussolini was not bad. When the Allies arrived it was even better. Yes, we suffered from food and other amenities shortages during the war but I never saw anything like this..."

[RFalvo69]

ORIGINAL: Grognerd_INC

Yep, Saturday is my 69th birthday and I think we will go to Makoto's Japanese restaurant or maybe Red Ginger Chinese food or last but not least Texas Roadhouse for a bone-in rib-eye. Still not the 2 weeks after the final shot so a little risk but life is a risk isn't it?

Believe it or not, but I swore that the first thing I'll eat after all of this ends will be a double cheeseburger with bacon and anything else they can fit it. There is a Tex-Mex restaurant nearby, now closed. When they open again (for real, not the sad openings between lockdowns) I'll be their first client.

[OldSarge]

ORIGINAL: RFalvo69

ORIGINAL: OldSarge

After watching Stanley Tucci's Searching for Italy series, visiting Italy is on the old bucket list. I'm glad to hear that your restaurant is making do, sadly a lot of mom and pop restaurants in my area couldn't adjust to take-away.

Strange, because for restaurants, pizzerias and similar services it is the way to survive the pandemic. I won't lie: you take an heavy cut but at least you keep your nose above water (barely).

I think what really hurt them is that their model relied upon the work crowd coming in for breakfast and/or lunch. When everyone was sent to work from home, they lost most of their business to restaurants with drive-up windows. I do hope they come back as we begin to slowly ease up on the restrictions.

[Artaud]

I got takeout from my favorite Chinese restaurant recently to show support. But I've mostly been sheltering in place for the last year-plus.

Got my first shot last week.

My mother died from COVID in February.

My wife has been stuck in the Philippines since January 2020. Through January 2021 the pandemic was out of control here, and so trying to come home was unsafe for her because of her medical history. Now, things are improving here but there is an upsurge in the Philippines, so she is sheltering in place. I don't know when she can come home.

These are bleak times. I'll be 64 in June.

[Anonymous]

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[Artaud]

ORIGINAL: Grognerd_INC

Wow, I'm sorry to hear that, really! I hope and think that it will work out for you. Looks like it has been pretty darn tough for you and your wife.

Condolences on your Mom too, there really is nothing I can say that mends a loss like that.

Thank you. These are really, really bleak times.

[RangerJoe]

I went out yesterday (Thursday) to a place that I had not been to before. A delicious mushroom and swiss burger with onions also potatoes that were frenched and then fried served with mayonaise. We had a very friendly and nice waitress. [:D] Apparently, she escaped fro the land of flowers. [;)]

Some restaurants are still closed, unfortunately some permanently. No buffets are open yet. Variety is the spice of life but some people, like Tiger Woods forgot something very important. While variety is the spice of life, married people should not be caught sampling - especially when the wife has access to the golf clubs!

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Talon_XBMCX

Hopefully it's just the spring thaw and folks are getting out to enjoy the sunshine.

Spring thaw? Some people are still expecting snow . . . [X(]

[Lobster]

Snows every spring. No big deal. Have had snow in May. [:)]

I don't live far enough north for it to snow later than that.

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Lobster

Snows every spring. No big deal. Have had snow in May. [:)]

I don't live far enough north for it to snow later than that.

I have seen snow in June and in September and not in the mountains. Some people have told me about snow here during the first part of July, a day when a lot of people celebrate something.

But you probably would not guess the US state which it snows the most days of the year on average, three guesses.

[Anonymous]

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[chris_merchant]

this is not a forum for core WW2 gamers anymore. Slitherine are releasing a _lot_ of sci-fi style or other era games these days and I'd suggest that the WW2 gamers have moved on. Nice to see them eventually publishing wite2.. (too many spreadsheets for me tho!). You may see some resurgence when Vic's Ardennes Offensive is released. And when perhaps Jason finally gets around to releasing East Front 3

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: chris_merchant

this is not a forum for core WW2 gamers anymore. Slitherine are releasing a _lot_ of sci-fi style or other era games these days and I'd suggest that the WW2 gamers have moved on. Nice to see them eventually publishing wite2.. (too many spreadsheets for me tho!). You may see some resurgence when Vic's Ardennes Offensive is released. And when perhaps Jason finally gets around to releasing East Front 3

Your point is? [&:]

[Anonymous]

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[RangerJoe]

Going back to the snow question:

". . . winter temperatures average from 25 to 40 degrees fahrenheit, while summer temperatures varying from 30 to 60 degrees. winter temperatures average from 25 to 40 degrees fahrenheit, while summer temperatures varying from 30 to 60 degrees."

It has restrictions on going to where the snow usually is, I would not be allowed to walk there. There are other restrictions as well.

The snow usually does not last long, either. [:(] But you can ski and snow board there, weather conditions permitting.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Lobster

Snows every spring. No big deal. Have had snow in May. [:)]

I don't live far enough north for it to snow later than that.

I have seen snow in June and in September and not in the mountains. Some people have told me about snow here during the first part of July, a day when a lot of people celebrate something.

But you probably would not guess the US state which it snows the most days of the year on average, three guesses.

That must be Hawaii. [:)]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

ORIGINAL: Lobster

Snows every spring. No big deal. Have had snow in May. [:)]

I don't live far enough north for it to snow later than that.

I have seen snow in June and in September and not in the mountains. Some people have told me about snow here during the first part of July, a day when a lot of people celebrate something.

But you probably would not guess the US state which it snows the most days of the year on average, three guesses.

That must be Hawaii. [:)]

I read somewhere that it snows 200 days a year there:

Snow blankets Hawaii summits amid winter storm warning
by The Associated Press
December 2, 2016

https://phys.org/news/2016-12-blankets- ... storm.html

February 12, 2021
Three storms have dumped snow on Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea
by Nancy Atkinson, Universe Today

https://phys.org/news/2021-02-storms-du ... a-kea.html

Climate

Trade winds blow from east to west across the Hawaiian islands, and the presence of Mauna Loa strongly affects the local climate. At low elevations, the eastern (windward) side of the volcano receives heavy rain; the city of Hilo is the wettest in the United States. The rainfall supports extensive forestation. The western (leeward) side has a much drier climate. At higher elevations, the amount of precipitation decreases, and skies are very often clear. Very low temperatures mean that precipitation often occurs in the form of snow, and the summit of Mauna Loa is described as a periglacial region, where freezing and thawing play a significant role in shaping the landscape.[83]

Mauna Loa has a tropical climate with warm temperatures at lower elevations and cool to cold temperatures higher up year-round. Below is the table for the slope observatory, which is at 11,150 feet (3,400 m) in the alpine zone. The highest recorded temperature was 85 °F (29 °C) and the lowest was 18 °F (−8 °C) on February 18, 2003 and February 20, 1962, respectively

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Loa#Pre-contact

Weather

Know that Mauna Kea weather varies greatly and can change quickly. Daytime temperatures average between freezing and 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Summit winds above 120 mph are not uncommon, and there have even been snowstorms during the summer months. Not only that, but at 14,000 feet, be prepared for 40 percent less oxygen than at sea level.Weather

Know that Mauna Kea weather varies greatly and can change quickly. Daytime temperatures average between freezing and 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Summit winds above 120 mph are not uncommon, and there have even been snowstorms during the summer months. Not only that, but at 14,000 feet, be prepared for 40 percent less oxygen than at sea level.

https://www.hawaii.com/big-island/attra ... mauna-kea/

Skiing and Snowboarding in Hawai`i

. . . Conditions at the top are extremely variable. Winter temperatures range from 25 to 40 degrees F (-4 to 4 C), but wind chill and the high altitude can make it seem much colder. Between April and November the weather is milder, with daytime temperatures varying from 30 to 60 degrees F (0 to 15 C).

http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com/Mk/index.htm

Maunakea Observatories Forecast

http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/forecast/mko/index.cgi

[Orm]

When you started the question with "you probably would not guess" the obvious answer became Hawaii. At least in my humble opinion.

Thank you for sharing. Interesting stuff. [:)]

[RangerJoe]

You are welcome.

Just don't go up to the top within 24 hours after scuba diving, that is prohibited. But on Maui, you could go up to the top for a sunrise, take a bike ride down while never having to pedal while stopping to remove layers of clothing, then be at a beach for activities there.

[wodin]

ORIGINAL: Grognerd_INC

There is a bunch of people I have not seen in awhile, seems kind of dead.

Anyone in particular?