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Tuesday: pence will never get the nomination. There are other more qualified. And Kamala had to pull out of the Presidential run. She’s unpopular especially at home. The vaccine is a personal choice. Based on evidence and clear thinking I will not get one. I don’t have cable and never watch Fox. But I can read. The FDA is putting out new warnings on Moderna and Pfizer. Experimental drugs not FDA approved. No thanks. All for a 99% plus survival rate. Both above mentioned drugs have caused heart inflammation. Hence the fda warnings.
Papa Zoom: Had both shots of the Astra Zeneca version. No weird sides, felt like someone had punched me in the arm next few days. Though know some it has given some short term problems like headaches and stomach upset, especially on the second.
Most in UK now at least had one shot. And yeah seen the news and chat on Moderna and the Pfizer vaccines. Keeping an eye on it, as boosters will be offered to UK citizens later.
All can have been avoided if they'd just closed down tight at first. When family of mine came back from Italy when it was bad there in march 2020. No checks at the airport, no temps taken. Just told to go home and self isolate.
If I could have an hour with the PM, with him on truth drugs.. and a live feed to the net.
Mort: people should get the shots if they want. I don’t and won’t. Lots of reasons why. That said, governments mismanaged this from the start. Including the CDC and WHO. IMHO.
Papa Zoom: Aye they did, and still are. Our Health minister just resigned, not because he was having an affair, and having his mistress 'getting paid' by working for the gov. But because he was caught snogging her, when we were all being taught to avoid such outside long term relationships.
Well probably a bit of all three, but Boris Johnson did the first two as Mayor of London. 'modern' Conservatism seems to have caught up with an old French commentary regarding the Profumo affair. French found it weird that a politician didn't have a mistress!
Mort: snogging is sort of like wearing a mask. Most air molecules enter their the other person or don’t go far. I’m all for snogging if I could only find a snogging partner.
Tuesday: We do and we don't have to wear them, have so always since this covid business started. Exempt people have never had to wear them, and legally you can't be asked to prove you are exempt. I wear a mask wear in shops and other like places. Or near certain areas where I see people who have shown they don't distance properly. Mothers and their tea shops with tables outside, seem to be above the regs.
Luckily no "Mr Rabbit" organising things, plotting to change our DNA. .. I'm referring to a series called "Utopia".. UK Version best But alot of dodgy contracts to conservative campaign contributors. Companies who've never traded, or usually make dog food. Nothing unusual though. Seeing Biden getting some badly needed infrastructure repairs/upgrades done. If like happened in the UK, expect some price fixing and other stuff amongst companies.
Papa Zoom: Had to chuck out speaker set for my PC yesterday, capacitor blew spreading gunk all over the circuit board for power to the actual speakers. Annoyed me that the circuitry was so cack handed, it was pointless to try and repair it. Just two years old even more annoying. Outside the warranty so pffff!
I didn't review them before buying, thought they wouldn't mess up such a simple thing. I won't make the same mistake again!
Papa Zoom: More so that as the on/off volume switch was in one of the speakers, as a beginner in fixing this kinda stuff.. rewiring them to be independent.. nahh. Though at the same time. I could just buy a new pair of tweeters for this old 2.1 system. Or a 2nd hand pair, but of good name and rep