MadManMike

Ah that makes sense, what with the Delta variant... Seems I missed everything from D to O then.

A "new strain" has magically appeared just before Christmas, which happens to be "far easier to transmit". It's OK though, "Pharmaceutical companies say they can tweak the vaccine for effectiveness against the new strain". We can all have our 14th booster in January, that's something to look forward to. If it carries on like this, we'll all be micro-dosing the stuff before we enter shops. And a bit of tin foil for you: Omicron is an anagram of both Moronic and Oncomir. Not suggesting there's any links, but it's an odd name choice nonetheless

I wish "Like" was actually "Agree", because I don't really like it...

I just read in the news about Austria now making it mandatory. Wow, super ethical. How long until that idea spreads?

The fact that people have had three(!) jabs this year and the numbers were still climbing raises some alarm bells for me...

I have nothing else to add, but since you aimed the question of why at me I wanted to reply. Ali and Adam have nailed it really, exactly my thoughts and probably worded better than I would have done.

Worse. Much worse.

100.6 here It's almost like I live on chocolate, beer, pizza and curry...

Same here. I'm not being vocal about it other than with likeminded people. I did have to tell my company a few weeks back, but everyone was OK with it and didn't question it (I guess they can't, really). There's a lot less anger / hate directed at the unvaccinated now, so I think the hype is dying down finally.

Raised a complaint with the insurance company because it's taken 7 weeks so far. Chap emailed me today to say I'll have a response within 8 weeks. Facepalming so hard right now. Avoid Adrian Flux folks, they might seem good with pricing, but clearly no good when it comes to a claim.

The garage that had my new tyres ready called me today, they're getting rid of their tyre bay so I had to grab them. I now have a broken car and four new tyres in the garage. It's coming up to six weeks since I got hit, not really any closer to getting a working car. Fed up to say the least. Good things come to those who wait...

I've had the same pair of 160mm Pikes since 2015, they're due a service but have been a solid, reliable fork!

I was driving it to Cardiff for an MOT, after doing loads of work on it over the last couple of months... It was finally ready to be driven!

Some of you will know from FB, but my Tiger was finally ready to go for MOT after a bit of tinkering. I took it out of the garage, rolled it 200m down my road and a young chap reversed into the front passenger side wheel. Currently arguing with the insurance company as they're refusing to come and inspect it, despite me saying it's not safe to drive. The rack / column squeaks very loudly when I turn the wheel, so I suspect one of both are knackered. The front wing is broken and the wheels needs a refurb. There could be other stuff I can't see, but the chassis looks OK I think. This happened a week ago, I'm making no progress with them at all. I was so excited to get it over to Cardiff for an MOT and catch the last of summer, but it looks like it's going to be a while longer yet... I bought it in June and haven't managed a proper drive in it yet! Good things come to those who wait, etc..............

You can still transmit it when vaccinated though, no?

No it isn't. For you it is, for the rest of us it isn't. If you think "we" aren't having it purely because of the potential side effects, I suggest you read the thread again.

That's the main selling point for me, I hate climbs. Another selling point is seeing my friend do 3 days riding in Wales and he wasn't totally wrecked after it - you can ride further / for longer. You do sacrifice some of the feel on the way down as you say, but being able to ride all day is very appealing.

He's been diagnosed with Glioblastoma which unfortunately in the UK is pretty much 0% survival rate - it's more about how long, not if it can be cured. Apparently the new treatment in Germany and the US is very promising, but treatment alone starts at £40k, then you've got all the associated costs, travelling there weekly or staying there. Glioblastoma is different to other brain tumours in that it grows tentacles, so it's impossible to remove it all, but from what I've heard this new treatment is a vaccine that trains your body to attack the specific type of cell, far more effective than chemo / radiotherapy. It's just horrendous. Glad to hear your friends brother beat it, always nice to have news of positive outcomes.

I guess this is the most relevant thread for this post. My 15 year old nephew was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour, had most of it removed and analysed and we had the awful news that it's Glioblastoma - there's nothing available in the UK that can save him, but there's new treatment in Germany that has a chance. We're trying to raise funds to get him there, but the target is very high. This news would be crushing at any time, but for a 15 year old kid it's just terrible. I'm not great with words at the best of times, but I'm totally lost for them at the moment, I don't even know what to say to my brother really. Awful doesn't do it justice, but it's the word that springs to mind every time. I'm spamming the link everywhere I can, in the hopes that it goes viral. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-oli-fight-cancer

In a couple of years, we'll bring back sixpence, thrupenny bit and other hard to pronounce forms of money.

Weird spam, unless someone genuinely signed up just to slag off a scooter company.

I'm pretty sure that's exactly what he means. You get bad reactions when you say it on social media, but a massive percentage of articles that scream about 20 or 30-something year olds being in intensive care feature a hugely unhealthy patient - not in all cases, but the vast majority I've seen are like that. The kind of people that do zero exercise, eat all the wrong stuff and get out of breath climbing one flight of stairs. Of course a respiratory illness is going to hit them hard. The number of younger, fit and healthy people that have had a serious illness from Covid is tiny. It's happened, but it's tiny. So yeah, I agree, let's focus on making people healthier in general, then we won't need as much hospital intervention. I'm sure a lot of serious illness / death from Covid could have been avoided if the people were generally fitter and healthier, it's not always their fault, but sometimes it is. This is also a pointless debate now anyway, as clearly you're massively pro-vaccine and that won't change, same for the other side of the debate.

I'm hoping to get one next year. I love MTB, but like you I'm really not a fan of climbing - I'm not super fit and don't really have time to commit to getting fitter (In the specific way that helps climbing). I think they're great, I had a go on my mates one recently and I'm sold! Just need to find a decent one for a reasonable price and most importantly, one that's in stock...

Block his drive / block his car in and put a note on it saying you'll move the car when he comes and apologises.

It doesn't stop you from spreading it.