Chine Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 hour ago, El Zen said: I’ve been having a slight cough and a runny nose all week. Did a lat flow test monday night, which was negative, but stayed home from work anyway, to be sure. Did another lat flow today, which came up positive. Feeling just fine, but am fearing that xmas is buggered for me and the family. Hope you have a speedy recovery but a very big well done for being cautious in the first place 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: I'm sorry to hear that boss. I find out tonight if I can fly to Canada on Sunday, I know that feeling of doom myself. Best of luck, buddy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, El Zen said: I’ve been having a slight cough and a runny nose all week. Did a lat flow test monday night, which was negative, but stayed home from work anyway, to be sure. Did another lat flow today, which came up positive. Feeling just fine, but am fearing that xmas is buggered for me and the family. My wife became ill on the Sunday. Me Tuesday. She did a test on the Wednesday and positive. I was fine by Friday and she tested negative by the following Monday even still not feeling great you could easily still be fine for Christmas. Edited December 17, 2021 by StefanAVFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 19 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: My wife became ill on the Sunday. Me Tuesday. She did a test on the Wednesday and positive. I was fine by Friday and she tested negative by the following Monday even still not feeling great you could easily still be fine for Christmas. Thanks. But quarantine rules for family members probably means the wife and Zen jr. are stuck, even if I’m in the clear by xmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Just now, El Zen said: Thanks. But quarantine rules for family members probably means the wife and Zen jr. are stuck, even if I’m in the clear by xmas. Isolate in the loft like all the, er, cool people do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 17 minutes ago, bobzy said: Isolate in the loft like all the, er, cool people do. Wish I could! Too late, probably, and the wife made it very clear she’d rather we all get it than her be a single mom for a week. And we don’t have a loft Joking aside, according to Norwegian rules, they still have a mandatory quarantine period of one week minimum, even if they are symptom free and test negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 17, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2021 21 minutes ago, bobzy said: Isolate in the loft like all the, er, cool people do. Poor insulation up there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Had the booster jab this afternoon. Personally would advise people to get jabbed as quick as they can (should you believe in the merits of it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Genie said: My wife’s friend just popped by to drop something off, she said her niece (20) won’t have the vaccine or even do a lateral flow test because “you don’t know what’s in it”. She had her lip fillers done this morning. She also doesn’t know how to the tell the time on a 24 hour clock. Pics or GTFO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted December 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2021 Just reading through the last couple of days on this thread is interesting. Covid, like other certain subjects on VT, like religion and politics, falls into the same trap that, if you don't subscribe to the accepted VT view, you will get flamed, belittled and marginalised. Sad to see on here. Some posters I respect getting very angry at people having conflicting opinions to theirs. People have different views on things and i'd wager everyone has been suffering with their mental health over the last 20 months to varying degrees so i'm not sure the best way to discuss topics so emotive like this is to be so inflammatory. Reasoned discussion is the best way forward. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lapal_fan Posted December 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Xela said: Just reading through the last couple of days on this thread is interesting. Covid, like other certain subjects on VT, like religion and politics, falls into the same trap that, if you don't subscribe to the accepted VT view, you will get flamed, belittled and marginalised. Sad to see on here. Some posters I respect getting very angry at people having conflicting opinions to theirs. People have different views on things and i'd wager everyone has been suffering with their mental health over the last 20 months to varying degrees so i'm not sure the best way to discuss topics so emotive like this is to be so inflammatory. Reasoned discussion is the best way forward. That's EXACTLY what a dickhead would say! GET HIM BOYS! 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: That's EXACTLY what a dickhead would say! GET HIM BOYS! I did wonder what muppet would reply first I had you near the top of the list. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 10 hours ago, DCJonah said: Social media. It's given a voice to the stupid people who were always ignored, whereas now they have a method to seem important and other stupid people want to be part of it. 'Stupid people think it's cool, smart people think it's a joke; also cool.' Jonatton Yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, Xela said: I did wonder what muppet would reply first I had you near the top of the list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 31 minutes ago, Xela said: Just reading through the last couple of days on this thread is interesting. Covid, like other certain subjects on VT, like religion and politics, falls into the same trap that, if you don't subscribe to the accepted VT view, you will get flamed, belittled and marginalised. Sad to see on here. Some posters I respect getting very angry at people having conflicting opinions to theirs. People have different views on things and i'd wager everyone has been suffering with their mental health over the last 20 months to varying degrees so i'm not sure the best way to discuss topics so emotive like this is to be so inflammatory. Reasoned discussion is the best way forward. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, bobzy said: Get back to your loft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 4 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: I get the theory Blandy, I really do. I appreciate what you’ve tried to do but I’m not so poor that I need it dumbing down to a level I can comprehend. I think both sides have gone a bit too far on here. I find the best way to look at things is actually as a graph, like here Progressively as more people have got the vaccine, as well as the summer months, cases of illness fell dramatically but crucially death rates have been minimal. As cases have risen in the autumn months, the death rate has been stable still. I find it's this kind of evidence that makes the best case for taking the vaccine and I hope you do choose to take one as it's still not too late to do so. A winter spike was expected but made worse by the new variant, which was always a possibility they spoke about. Hopefully it does turn out to be a more mild version but it can still cause hospitalisations as it's a respiratory illness and something not to be taken lightly, even if you're young and healthy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted December 17, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2021 58 minutes ago, Brumstopdogs said: Had the booster jab this afternoon. Personally would advise people to get jabbed as quick as they can (should you believe in the merits of it!) Not a matter of believing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted December 17, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Xela said: Just reading through the last couple of days on this thread is interesting. Covid, like other certain subjects on VT, like religion and politics, falls into the same trap that, if you don't subscribe to the accepted VT view, you will get flamed, belittled and marginalised. Sad to see on here. Some posters I respect getting very angry at people having conflicting opinions to theirs. People have different views on things and i'd wager everyone has been suffering with their mental health over the last 20 months to varying degrees so i'm not sure the best way to discuss topics so emotive like this is to be so inflammatory. Reasoned discussion is the best way forward. I hear you but things like Politics and Religion are quite subjective. One of the reasons why I stay away from those discussions in the main. But vaccine efficacy/capability and qualified scientific minds coupled with known data are not (anything like) as subjective. They are mostly factual. And personally if I see opinions being voiced I think are dangerous I will call them out. And I think trying to undermine leading scientific advice and denigrating our most important tool (vaccine) in the middle of a deadly pandemic is dangerous. There will be people sitting on the fence reading things people say and being swayed by them. I don't do non VT social media (thank god) because I would probably be fighting battles all over the shop. But I think this is REALLY important so I'm just not prepared to sit and read stuff that I totally believe to be wrong and not respond. Edited December 17, 2021 by sidcow 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 17, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 17, 2021 And I've seen a lot of mention on here of "accepted VT view" VT doesn't have a view. What you ACTUALLY mean is the accepted view of the majority of the posters on here. Well tough shit. What a thing to moan about "most people disagree with me" Rather than trying to project it as some sort of sinister force, try asking yourself why most of the people are disagreeing with you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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