I saw two elderly ladies in the street yesterday both wearing heavy duty covid masks. I recall back in the day often seeing people driving their cars wearing them. People worry far too much and IMO held far too much faith in crappy bits of paper and cloth that almost certainly did very little.

When I had my first jab a pretty old probably ex-nurse dragged out of retirement directing people around the centre made a comment I don't recall exactly (first step to heaven or similar and I'm pretty sure she didn't mean it was going to kill me) which I took to mean she thought the jab and follow up booster was going to offer immunity.
I think most did myself included.
Then it transpired that they didn't give immunity and the story became stop spread. When it was found they didn't it became lessens the severity - something impossible to prove.
Certainly the twice I caught it were both what I class as pretty mild. The cough was the worst bit and did make my chest ache a bit first time around but less the second. Those vaccinations were rushed through. The Astra Zeneca one was withdrawn. Pfizer were found to have falsified efficacy data in  their trials.

I don't think any yet have had full approval. Yet still the boosters get pushed. A conspiracy theorist might think that one good reason for that would be to obscure the possibility that most of the measures were rushed through in a panic, produced next to no benefit and are proven to have had serious adverse effects on many right up to killing people and the financial impact on the economy is still being felt now. Along with millions now thinking sitting on their arses is far preferable to a minimum wage. Of course not being a conspiracy theorists I wouldn't say that as I have no proof at all. Just suspicions.

I do know that at the time I collected a lot of public NHS and ONS statistics and it was clear to me from collating and processing them with some simple automated scripts that few who were not old with pre-existing conditions were actually dying. Some did of course but the percentage was very low in all the lower age brackets with no pre-existing conditions.

But Keith thought he wouldn't do well
For a start he could hardly lift the bell
He asked for a smaller one to toll
He got the job-he was on a roll

All the very best for you Michael. x

No sunshine... cool.. 

The trend seems to be that many Tory voters are now seeing Reform 
as its successor.

Quote from: Mups on May 06, 2026, 08:03:04 PMThat always so pretty doesn't it.  Smells wonderful too.   

Thanks, Mups, it was planted about a year ago, and it's the first time it's bloomed.

May 07, 2026, 09:39:41 AM
I hope you're soon feeling much better, Michael.

I am going for a RSV vaccine.. My doctor has offered it to me..
 It helps protects lungs and stuff..
I have thought hard about the Covid jabs.. I have just had one and it made me feel a bit poorly.
To be quite honest ,I have never felt 100% well since first having the jab..
I have decided that I will not be having any more..
I am hoping that the RSV vaccine will give me enough protection..

So many viruses out there.. What about the cruise ship problem..!! I wouldn't go on a cruise again..
It is not safe out there..

Quote from: Michael Rolls on May 07, 2026, 12:30:15 AMHad a bad fall Tuesday evening, so even bruises have bruises, and now can't sleep

Some of us did wonder if you were alright,  michael.   
I messaged you a few days back to see how you were.
I hope you feel stronger soon.
Take care.  

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