The Death Thread

[romad1]

2 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Pat Caputo died?  Pancreatic cancer sucks...It appears to be way more prevalent in Michigan than the rest of the places I hear about. 

CDC confirms

[oblong]

Great tweet today that I read. Ted Turner spent 20 years making it easy for a kid in Montana could watch the Braves. MLB has spent 20 years making it harder for a kid in Atlanta to watch the Braves. 

[pfife]

Sad to hear that Pat Caputo passed away.   The S on his shirt stood for "straight down the middle".   RIP.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/05/08/detroit-sports-radio-host-pat-caputo-dies-at-67-after-battle-with-pancreatic-cancer/

 

[Motor City Sonics]

On 5/7/2026 at 7:53 PM, romad1 said:

Pat Caputo died?  Pancreatic cancer sucks...It appears to be way more prevalent in Michigan than the rest of the places I hear about. 

Try Parkinson's Disease.  The Rust Belt has higher rates and SE Michigan has 10 times the rates as the rest of Michigan.    Manufacturing polution and pesticide use are the main theories. 

Edited yesterday at 08:34 PM by Motor City Sonics

[Edman85]

There's more pesticide use in SE Michigan? I've lived in the south for a while now, and there's a bunch more needed down here. Also, a lot of the anti-pesticide (not all) stuff out there is junk science, so I immediately have some skepticism when I hear them blamed for something.

[gehringer_2]

6 hours ago, Edman85 said:

There's more pesticide use in SE Michigan? I've lived in the south for a while now, and there's a bunch more needed down here. Also, a lot of the anti-pesticide (not all) stuff out there is junk science, so I immediately have some skepticism when I hear them blamed for something.

we use too much 2,4D, but so does everyone. For my money it's a bit insane to plant grass and then put poison on it to stop things that naturally grow in grass from living there (e.g. dandelions). YMMV.

[Edman85]

3 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

we use too much 2,4D, but so does everyone. For my money it's a bit insane to plant grass and then put poison on it to stop things that naturally grow in grass from living there (e.g. dandelions). YMMV.

I use it... in concert with the warning labels and at the recommendation of the local extension office. If you do that, there is little risk to the environment. And down here weeds can take over and kill a lawn.

[gehringer_2]

21 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

I use it... in concert with the warning labels and at the recommendation of the local extension office. If you do that, there is little risk to the environment. And down here weeds can take over and kill a lawn.

I worked in the chemical industry too long not to take a rebuttable presumption against all chlorinated aromatics.