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[QUOTE=ectoBgone;1636172883]Isn't that going back well over a year now? For how long do you expect your first exposure to provide sufficient immunity, particularly in light of mutations?
I'm in a similar boat as you of high certainty for having caught it early but that's going on 15 months ago now and I'm thinking that immunity is probably not that great anymore, particularly in light of likely mutations.[/QUOTE]
The CDC is recommending getting vaccinated immediately after recovering from the virus. I have to wonder what is up with that?
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[QUOTE=Jtbny;1636229183]I own two old cars- 78 & 79. They are fun to drive but I wouldn't want to daily them anymore. Love all the tech and comfort in todays vehicles.[/QUOTE]
No, it's really not feasible to daily a vehicle that old, unless you don't mind driving around a junker, buying new is good, it's just the techie stuff is useless features that cost money, the engines are good and last longer for sure, but even buying a new car with an older style but new engine is better than all the tech, like say a new car with a new engine with 1970's technology.
Any old "style" engine should handle million miles with proper maintenance
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[QUOTE=LWW;1636233843]Do you really think electric windows are good? I've had all 4 motors replaced in mine, makes no fuking sense dude, thats why I pre-order now. each one is several hundred dallor job.
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I've changed a bunch of window regulators, the part is maybe $80, clips maybe $5, takes about an hour on most cars, not a big deal if you have tools and access to Youtube.
[QUOTE=Jtbny;1636229183]I own two old cars- 78 & 79. They are fun to drive but I wouldn't want to daily them anymore. Love all the tech and comfort in todays vehicles.[/QUOTE]
Did you see the 21 year old Lady I bought for my Daughter? Her previous one was 26 years old, I thought that one was almost as swell. She's got a little Motorhead streak like her Pop.
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[QUOTE=LWW;1636233843]Do you really think electric windows are good? I've had all 4 motors replaced in mine, makes no fuking sense dude, thats why I pre-order now. each one is several hundred dallor job.
And when those motors go, they send the window down, so your fuked if it rains.
I'd rather tip someone 100%, you know you never get tips from the guy in a nice car, you usually get the good tips from the guy in the old beat up Chevy with plywood as a tail gate with spray paint saying "Ford" and manual locks and windows.
This was edited, I wonder if Pockets will catch the punch line here.[/QUOTE]
I hope pockets catches the punchline, it is lost on me.
[QUOTE=Fishman15;1636236923]The CDC is recommending getting vaccinated immediately after recovering from the virus. I have to wonder what is up with that?[/QUOTE]
Seriously? Had not heard about that. Their credibility doesn’t seem to be a factor in their decision making process. If they really “cared” they would try to allocate vaccine to people who have not been diagnosed with covid previously in the younger age groups before people who have had it. That would have more impact on reaching herd immunity faster. It’s almost as if they enjoy this and want to play longer.
[QUOTE=LWW;1636237443]No, it's really not feasible to daily a vehicle that old, unless you don't mind driving around a junker, buying new is good, it's just the techie stuff is useless features that cost money, the engines are good and last longer for sure, but even buying a new car with an older style but new engine is better than all the tech, like say a new car with a new engine with 1970's technology.
Any old "style" engine should handle million miles with proper maintenance[/QUOTE]
So the new engines are better but not as good as old stylish engines. I’ve always thought mopar Tri-power was pretty stylish. Something about that row of carburetors that have to be synchronized just looks stylish, reliable and fun.
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[QUOTE=Fishman15;1636236923]The CDC is recommending getting vaccinated immediately after recovering from the virus. I have to wonder what is up with that?[/QUOTE]
They're also saying it's only effective for 9 months.
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[QUOTE=Plateauplower;1636249953]I hope pockets catches the punchline, it is lost on me.
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Punchline must be written in invisible ink. Read it twice, can't find it
Enlighten us Tater
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[QUOTE=Plateauplower;1636249953]I hope pockets catches the punchline, it is lost on me.
[B]Seriously? Had not heard about that. Their credibility doesn’t seem to be a factor in their decision making process. If they really “cared” they would try to allocate vaccine to people who have not been diagnosed with covid previously in the younger age groups before people who have had it. That would have more impact on reaching herd immunity faster. It’s almost as if they enjoy this and want to play longer. [/B]
So the new engines are better but not as good as old stylish engines. I’ve always thought mopar Tri-power was pretty stylish. Something about that row of carburetors that have to be synchronized just looks stylish, reliable and fun.[/QUOTE]
There has been plenty of virus juice available to anyone who wants it where I am now for weeks, so I assume that's the case for the majority of the US at this point. Allocation priority is no longer a thing, unless I am missing something.
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[QUOTE=LWW;1636237443]No, it's really not feasible to daily a vehicle that old, unless you don't mind driving around a junker, buying new is good, it's just the techie stuff is useless features that cost money, the engines are good and last longer for sure, but even buying a new car with an older style but new engine is better than all the tech, like say a new car with a new engine with 1970's technology.
Any old "style" engine should handle million miles with proper maintenance[/QUOTE]
I'd take an old engine in a new tech car any day provided the old engine was fuel injected instead of carb. The ease of maintaince and repair on the old engines why I like them. Newer cars are loaded w/sensors and other stuff all jammed into the bay and while its nice to plug in an OBD to help find the issues, the old engines were pretty easy to self diagnose.
[QUOTE=Bando;1636239083]
Did you see the 21 year old Lady I bought for my Daughter? Her previous one was 26 years old, I thought that one was almost as swell. She's got a little Motorhead streak like her Pop.[/QUOTE]
Yup. Thats the way to do it. From the pic it looked to be in good shape.
I'm already in the planning stage for my oldest first car. Shes 11 :D I picked up a 2010 Honda Element I'm in the process of bringing up to snuff so I can daily that and give it to her in 6 years. I'm trying to get both interested when I'm wrenching on things so they can do the basics themselves. So far though...
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This may have been posted before, but I didn't go way back looking for it...
[b]Study finds COVID variant affects vaccinated individuals more than unvaccinated[/b]
[b][u]If you've been vaccinated and are exposed to the South African variant, you are almost 8 times as likely to get infected than if you have NOT been vaccinated.[/b][/u]
[url]https://denvergazette.com/wex/study-finds-covid-variant-affects-vaccinated-individuals-more-than-unvaccinated/article_4e5dc1b2-ce71-524b-8e4e-8c991063d69e.html[/url]
How long before all of those social posts of people holding their vaccine cards are deleted as it identifies you as being MORE LIKELY to be sick and infect others? ;-)
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I drove somebody down to get their shot (in a rougher area/neighborhood) yesterday and they offered me one while I was there (even though I didn't have an appointment)--so said what the hell? Got one of the Pfizer shots down.
-AJ
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Just had 1st shot of AZ, so far so good...
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[QUOTE=mtpockets;1636254183]Punchline must be written in invisible ink. Read it twice, can't find it
Enlighten us Tater[/QUOTE]
Read the part about the plywood tailgate look real close.
No race involved, so don’t look that hard, well it could be hillbilly like ya never seen though?
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[QUOTE=CommitmentRulz;1636256473]This may have been posted before, but I didn't go way back looking for it...
[b]Study finds COVID variant affects vaccinated individuals more than unvaccinated[/b]
[b][u]If you've been vaccinated and are exposed to the South African variant, you are almost 8 times as likely to get infected than if you have NOT been vaccinated.[/b][/u]
[url]https://denvergazette.com/wex/study-finds-covid-variant-affects-vaccinated-individuals-more-than-unvaccinated/article_4e5dc1b2-ce71-524b-8e4e-8c991063d69e.html[/url]
How long before all of those social posts of people holding their vaccine cards are deleted as it identifies you as being MORE LIKELY to be sick and infect others? ;-)[/QUOTE]
8 people caught the South African variant within the first 14 days of having their first Pfizer vaccine dose. None that had 2 doses of Pfizer caught it. I know nothing about vaccines but I assume it takes time to build up antibodies with the vaccine, this doesn't seem like a big deal.
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[QUOTE=CommitmentRulz;1636256473]This may have been posted before, but I didn't go way back looking for it...
[b]Study finds COVID variant affects vaccinated individuals more than unvaccinated[/b]
[b][u]If you've been vaccinated and are exposed to the South African variant, you are almost 8 times as likely to get infected than if you have NOT been vaccinated.[/b][/u]
[url]https://denvergazette.com/wex/study-finds-covid-variant-affects-vaccinated-individuals-more-than-unvaccinated/article_4e5dc1b2-ce71-524b-8e4e-8c991063d69e.html[/url]
How long before all of those social posts of people holding their vaccine cards are deleted as it identifies you as being MORE LIKELY to be sick and infect others? ;-)[/QUOTE]
Interesting and definitely something that should be studied further but let's not ignore it's a study with an small sample size that has not been peer reviewed.
[QUOTE=7Seconds;1636257953]8 people caught the South African variant within the first 14 days of having their first Pfizer vaccine dose. None that had 2 doses of Pfizer caught it. I know nothing about vaccines but I assume it takes time to build up antibodies with the vaccine, this doesn't seem like a big deal.[/QUOTE]
Really? That's what the fuss is about? I must have missed those details. Anti vaxers looking so hard for something that it weakens their case.
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[QUOTE=mgftp;1636258083]Interesting and definitely something that should be studied further but let's not ignore it's a study with an small sample size that has not been peer reviewed.
Really? That's what the fuss is about? I must have missed those details. Anti vaxers looking so hard for something that it weakens their case.[/QUOTE]
Convenient that a thin Israeli study on the Pfizer vaccine is released as they are in the midst of a controversy about not paying for the vaccines and Pfizer threatening to halt shipments.
ETA. There are conflicting articles on what the study claims. None link to the study.
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[QUOTE=7Seconds;1636258383]Convenient that a thin Israeli study on the Pfizer vaccine is released as they are in the midst of a controversy about not paying for the vaccines and Pfizer threatening to halt shipments.
ETA. There are conflicting articles on what the study claims. None link to the study.[/QUOTE]
Why would they do that when so many lives are at stake!?
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[QUOTE=_zman;1636259073]Why would they do that when so many lives are at stake!?[/QUOTE]
I have no idea. Perhaps because they are a for profit company?
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[QUOTE=mgftp;1636258083]Interesting and definitely something that should be studied further but let's not ignore it's a study with an small sample size that has not been peer reviewed.
Really? That's what the fuss is about? I must have missed those details. Anti vaxers looking so hard for something that it weakens their case.[/QUOTE]
Are you calling people that are hesitant to take the Covid-19 vaccine, "Anti-Vaxxers"?
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[QUOTE=eomrat;1636259603]Are you calling people that are hesitant to take the Covid-19 vaccine, "Anti-Vaxxers"?[/QUOTE]
I would say someone who is grasping at what seems like pretty poor data to make a case why not to get a vaccine as anti-vax. Would you disagree?
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[QUOTE=mgftp;1636260053]I would say someone who is grasping at what seems like pretty poor data to make a case why not to get a vaccine as anti-vax. Would you disagree?[/QUOTE]
I absolutle disagree. I know dozens of people who are fully vaccinated, but have concerns about this vaccine.
Why do you think people are, "trying to make a case". You don't think its possible that instead of some political motivation, some folks are genuinely apprehensive about this particular vaccine?
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[QUOTE=_zman;1636218303]Edit- was getting an error trying to quote your whole message.
I'm not an epidemiologist, but I think I understand more about vaccines than the average person in healthcare.
My questions remain on the vaccines remain due to EUA and lack of studies. I think any reasonable person should realize by now the vaccines aren't perfectly safe for everyone.
The skepticism on this particular set of vaccines and the regulatory/authoritarian reaction to combat c-19 doesn't stop due to job title or duties. And it honestly surprises me who these people are, what they do, and the environment they are in (close encounters, doctors, nurses, surgery techs). But after talking to people with an open mind and questioning certain things and using curiosity...that's when I start to see how people really feel. I'd say the majority are on board with certain aspects including vaccines, but I'm happy some people are asking hard questions.[/QUOTE]
What exactly do you mean by "lack of studies"?
I don't know of any vaccine or medical treatment in general that is perfectly safe for everyone. Medicine is about weighing benefit and risk.
[QUOTE=eomrat;1636260223]I absolutle disagree. I know dozens of people who are fully vaccinated, but have concerns about this vaccine.
Why do you think people are, "trying to make a case". You don't think its possible that instead of some political motivation, some folks are genuinely apprehensive about this particular vaccine?[/QUOTE]
Anti-covid-vax more appropriate?
And of course. It's human nature to make a case or justify decisions regardless of motivation.
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[QUOTE=7Seconds;1636259493]I have no idea. Perhaps because they are a for profit company?[/QUOTE]
I was being sarcastic.
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[QUOTE=_zman;1636260663]I was being sarcastic.[/QUOTE]
Who knew, so was I.
Anywhoo.
I believe this is the study mentioned above.
[url]https://mobile.twitter.com/SternLab/status/1380922920734711811[/url]
This is what I saw.
[quote]3. All in all – most infections in both categories were from the “British” variant B.1.1.7. However, we noted 8 cases of infection with the “S.A” variant B.1.351 in fully immunized individuals, as compared to only 1 infection in the control (non-immunized).[/quote]
No mention of this in the Examiner article.
[QUOTE]6. We think that this reduced effectiveness occurs only in a short window of time (no B.1.351 cases 14+ days post 2nd dose), and that the S.A. variant does not spread efficiently. Thus, even more of a reason to get vaccinated and drive down cases to zero![/quote]
Let me know when we get back to the music talk.
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[QUOTE=LWW;1636233843]
the guy in the old beat up Chevy with plywood as a tail gate with spray paint saying "Ford" [/QUOTE]
Pockets, guys, I know most don’t like me and all but look above, laugh a little.
I know this can be a scary thread, but the above is gold and a true story.
Chaz, really dude, you didn’t catch?
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[QUOTE=7Seconds;1636261263]
Let me know when we get back to the music talk.[/QUOTE]
I have thread going was directed at emorat it goes beyond Zappa garbage noodling guitar playing.
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[QUOTE=LWW;1636261793]I have thread going was directed at emorat it goes beyond Zappa garbage noodling guitar playing.[/QUOTE]
I saw that. I gotta be honest, I don’t believe that’s gonna win him over. I enjoyed it though.
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[QUOTE=CommitmentRulz;1636256473]This may have been posted before, but I didn't go way back looking for it...
[b]Study finds COVID variant affects vaccinated individuals more than unvaccinated[/b]
[b][u]If you've been vaccinated and are exposed to the South African variant, you are almost 8 times as likely to get infected than if you have NOT been vaccinated.[/b][/u]
[url]https://denvergazette.com/wex/study-finds-covid-variant-affects-vaccinated-individuals-more-than-unvaccinated/article_4e5dc1b2-ce71-524b-8e4e-8c991063d69e.html[/url]
How long before all of those social posts of people holding their vaccine cards are deleted as it identifies you as being MORE LIKELY to be sick and infect others? ;-)[/QUOTE]
Could be...
But the study isn't very helpful. I've had AZ vaccine today (see post earlier) and I don't expect it to prevent me getting infected by SARS-CoV-2 but I do hope it will prevent me from getting a serious case of COVID.
If that study of only 400 individuals is repeated with a larger sample and also looks at not only if people test positive but if they have symptoms and how serious, then I'll be very interested to read it.I
If anything I see getting a very mild or asymptomatic case as something probably beneficial for me. The sooner my body is accustomed to these virus variants the better for me everyone around.
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[QUOTE=LWW;1636233843]Do you really think electric windows are good? ...[/QUOTE]
I completely agree, but I'm ridiculed for this opinion. I think cars should only have 1 electric window and that's the passenger side so the driver can open/close it without leaning dangerously or needing arms like Mr Tickle (Mr Men). Any others are just extra weight, needless expense and one more thing to go wrong.
However sounds like you never used window lubricant. It's a small aerosol (like spray oil) that has a clear silicone spray. You wind down the windows once a year when getting car ready for winter maybe, spray it in the tracks that the glass slides in. This takes the strain off the motors and everything is better.
Edit: do you remember the days (maybe still today for some people ;) ) when you wound down the window in that special smooth way with as little body movement as possible in the hope someone might think you had a fancy car with electric windows?
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[QUOTE=OldFartTom;1636262813]I completely agree, but I'm ridiculed for this opinion. I think cars should only have 1 electric window and that's the passenger side so the driver can open/close it without leaning dangerously or needing arms like Mr Tickle (Mr Men). Any others are just extra weight, needless expense and one more thing to go wrong.
However sounds like you never used window lubricant. It's a small aerosol (like spray oil) that has a clear silicone spray. You wind down the windows once a year when getting car ready for winter maybe, spray it in the tracks that the glass slides in. This takes the strain off the motors and everything is better.[/QUOTE]
I use to agree. I use to hate window motors because I owned nothing but GM cars. Motors would always fail due to voltage drop. Now that I have a different car, no window issues and I like them. I guess they will eventually wear out, but hasn't happened yet.
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[QUOTE=CommitmentRulz;1636256473]This may have been posted before, but I didn't go way back looking for it...
[b]Study finds COVID variant affects vaccinated individuals more than unvaccinated[/b]
[b][u]If you've been vaccinated and are exposed to the South African variant, you are almost 8 times as likely to get infected than if you have NOT been vaccinated.[/b][/u]
[url]https://denvergazette.com/wex/study-finds-covid-variant-affects-vaccinated-individuals-more-than-unvaccinated/article_4e5dc1b2-ce71-524b-8e4e-8c991063d69e.html[/url]
How long before all of those social posts of people holding their vaccine cards are deleted as it identifies you as being MORE LIKELY to be sick and infect others? ;-)[/QUOTE]
I'm sorry but I don't understand your logic at all.
Let's say the study is valid, the South African variant causes 1% of covid cases. So by the time it becomes prevalent, isn't their already going to be another vaccine?
I thought flu vaccines are a yearly thing and they always change them according to whatever variants they think is the most severe that year, and sometimes they end up getting it wrong cos they are just making the best guesses. And this is with the regular flu vaccine.
