The longest thread ever

[Kdogg]

Unprompted, this showed up in my news feed this morning.

Study Reveals a Striking Health Disparity Between US And UK Adults
Health 10 October 2024 By David Nield

Study Reveals a Striking Health Disparity Between US And UK Adults

There's a health divide across the Atlantic Ocean, a new study reveals: British adults in their 30s and 40s are faring better than their similarly-aged counterparts in the US, particularly in terms of cardiovascular health.

www.sciencealert.com

At least we know what they aren't doing. Must be the food.

Higher food standards (at least for now). Plus people, like most parts of the world, just walk more. The vastness of the US and it's low density just makes that harder to do for everyday tasks. If I want to do something (work, shop, go to the park or diner or the pub, etc) I have to take a car. If I want to take a walk I have to set out that time to take a walk. Over there you can combine the two. I would bet if you compared the US Northeast to the UK it would be very similar. My mom just came back from a month in England visit my grandmother. She was averaging seven/eight miles a day which is more than double what she does here. Also free healthcare is nice too.

 

[YmoBeThere]

Flight delayed an hour...

 

[budwom]

One of the new neighbors moving in is a Harvard Law grad, should reduce the idiot quotient in the neighborhood.

 

[YmoBeThere]

Flight delayed an hour...

Now delayed another 2 hours

 

[YmoBeThere]

One of the new neighbors moving in is a Harvard Law grad, should reduce the idiot quotient in the neighborhood.

YMMV…

 

[YmoBeThere]

My apolgies to all the denizens of this thread. That was uncalled for.

 

[Bostondevil]

One of the new neighbors moving in is a Harvard Law grad, should reduce the idiot quotient in the neighborhood.

That's a big assumption - how many Harvard Law grads do you know?

 

[budwom]

That's a big assumption - how many Harvard Law grads do you know?

several. I'll let you know, but point taken (though I am told she (!) wrote a spirited critique of Mr Justice Kavanaugh that has been well received by folks of my ilk...

 

[Bostondevil]

several. I'll let you know, but point taken (though I am told she (!) wrote a spirited critique of Mr Justice Kavanaugh that has been well received by folks of my ilk...

Mentally, I was thinking he - showing my bias! Now that I know better, I am in complete agreement with you on the likely improvement to your neighborhood.

 

[ClemmonsDevil]

Speaking of travel my wife, daughter and I are headed to Montreal in a couple of weeks. It will only be a few days but is there any must see items?

YES. Will send a food.list if you PM me. Unlike those folks on the barbecue and grilling threads, my expertise lies in consumption. I dare say I'm the best eater in all of DBR. And I would challenge anyone to an eating duel.

 

[bundabergdevil]

YES. Will send a food.list if you PM me. Unlike those folks on the barbecue and grilling threads, my expertise lies in consumption. I dare say I'm the best eater in all of DBR. And I would challenge anyone to an eating duel.

Turkey aside.

 

[YmoBeThere]

YES. Will send a food.list if you PM me. Unlike those folks on the barbecue and grilling threads, my expertise lies in consumption. I dare say I'm the best eater in all of DBR. And I would challenge anyone to an eating duel.

Turkey aside.

Turkey it is! We will need to establish some parameters for said contest. Obviously, reversals of fortune are immediate disqualification.

 

[YmoBeThere]

And unfortunately the answer is yes, I'm still sitting in San Antonio.

 

[Kdogg]

YES. Will send a food.list if you PM me. Unlike those folks on the barbecue and grilling threads, my expertise lies in consumption. I dare say I'm the best eater in all of DBR. And I would challenge anyone to an eating duel.

But you avoid the whole category of sugar don't you?

 

[Kdogg]

And unfortunately the answer is yes, I'm still sitting in San Antonio.

Weather or Other because at some point you can start to ask for compensation depending on the airline?

 

[YmoBeThere]

Weather or Other because at some point you can start to ask for compensation depending on the airline?

Definitely other. They just told the flight attendants that they finally have the part they need and are working on the plane. It will depart 8 1/2 hours after initially scheduled. FlightAware showed that tail number plane landing here last night and not moving since.

 

[YmoBeThere]

I did go home for a couple hours. Would have rather spent the 4+ other hours at home also.

 

[DukieInKansas]

I did go home for a couple hours. Would have rather spent the 4+ other hours at home also.

I may have missed it but I hope you arr going somewhere fun. And that the delay doesn't get longer. (My nephew had a delay of 2 days on their trip to Tahiti)

 

[YmoBeThere]

I may have missed it but I hope you arr going somewhere fun. And that the delay doesn't get longer. (My nephew had a delay of 2 days on their trip to Tahiti)

Oh wow, hope the delay was somewhere great or at least at home. I basically lost 8 of the 20 hours of daylight I will have in Phoenix.

 

[ClemmonsDevil]

But you avoid the whole category of sugar don't you?

Yes. And my new gf LOVES sweets. Doesn't eat mammals (animal rights thing) though. Doesn't care if I do. I eat a TON of seafood anyway. So I am kind of exploring chicken dishes when we cook together. Had a couple of her best friends who are also professors over last week. They were delightful and hilarious. We cooked shrimp creole and corn maque choux for them.