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chiefdave

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So much traffic and lane closures due to flooding after a bit of rain. Clean the fucking drains out and it won't happen.
Seems like you only need a day or two of not exactly biblical downpours and everything is fucked. The last time we had an overnight downpour my commute to work increased by an hour every day for a week while they worked out what to do.
 

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Before I say this, I am a dog owner and love dogs…….

Dog owners who treat their dogs like children.

Taking them to the shops just because “they can” , Places where loads of people gather with children such as Christmas light switch on.

Fuck off
 

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Before I say this, I am a dog owner and love dogs…….

Dog owners who treat their dogs like children.

Taking them to the shops just because “they can” , Places where loads of people gather with children such as Christmas light switch on.

Fuck off
I take mine down the pub, is that alright?
 

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Seems like you only need a day or two of not exactly biblical downpours and everything is fucked. The last time we had an overnight downpour my commute to work increased by an hour every day for a week while they worked out what to do.
Don't get why it's hard to understand that the drains are blocked and need clearing out else the water won't go into them and sits on the road
 
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Christmas lights. 2 attempts at hanging them this weekend, both failures. Was just stood on the drive shouting at them to fuck off in the end; bet the neighbours were pleased.
 

chiefdave

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Christmas lights. 2 attempts at hanging them this weekend, both failures. Was just stood on the drive shouting at them to fuck off in the end; bet the neighbours were pleased.
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Also, well-known TV and broadband providers who ring up to offer you a great deal on your package, but won't email it to you for you to consider it (as they want you to sign up for it while you are in a rush).
TWATS!
BT want me to renew my tv package. It's the basic so not too expensive. You read the small print and renewing automatically also renews your broadband for 24 months!
 

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BT want me to renew my tv package. It's the basic so not too expensive. You read the small print and renewing automatically also renews your broadband for 24 months!
Making their offer higher?
BT broadband , dearer or cheaper?
 

wingy

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Oh also there's a couple of providers that don't want you if you use a VPN so I gather EE and someone I can't remember.
 

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Near me in North Norfolk is a Waitrose supermarket. While driving past the entrance on the A149 (North Walsham to Cromer road) I get utterly pissed off with shoppers there pulling out in front of me onto the main road like they're entitled to do because their 4x4s or Audi's are 'obviously superior' to most peoples motors. They have their noses so fucking high in the air that their feet must absolutely stink.
Why they even shop there totally mystifies me... paying 30 or 40 % more than going to, say, nearby Lidls is down to pure snobbery. Can't be seen sharing the same carpark as the great unwashed of this world can they ?? Might catch a nasty disease off my Citroen C3....
 

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Near me in North Norfolk is a Waitrose supermarket. While driving past the entrance on the A149 (North Walsham to Cromer road) I get utterly pissed off with shoppers there pulling out in front of me onto the main road like they're entitled to do because their 4x4s or Audi's are 'obviously superior' to most peoples motors. They have their noses so fucking high in the air that their feet must absolutely stink.
Why they even shop there totally mystifies me... paying 30 or 40 % more than going to, say, nearby Lidls is down to pure snobbery. Can't be seen sharing the same carpark as the great unwashed of this world can they ?? Might catch a nasty disease off my Citroen C3....

As soon as you start with “North Nofolk” you better believe I’m reading the rest like Alan Partridge.
 

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People who still insist in perpetuating the myth that the flu vaccine contains the flu virus.
I’ve had a couple of people at work this morning trying to convince me that this is the case 🙄
 
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People who still insist in perpetuating the myth that the flu vaccine contains the flu virus.
I’ve had a couple of people at work this morning trying to convince me that this is the case 🙄
There are various types of flu virus, some contain inactivated flu virus and some contain live attenuated influenza or weakened virus and there is another type called recombinant influenza vaccine which uses foreign (insect) proteins, I've no idea how that's supposed to work?

MMR shots contain live attenuated influenza measles virus and Polio vaccines contain either inactivated Polio virus or live attenuated virus (but that's only used in the 3rd world so that's OK :cautious: ). The techniques used to disable or weaken the virus are not foolproof so they can cause the disease they are supposed to protect against.

Anyway, there seems to be an awful lot of flu about but the numbers could drop off anytime.
Nothing extraordinary is happening whatever the media might be saying.
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There are various types of flu virus, some contain inactivated flu virus and some contain live attenuated influenza or weakened virus and there is another type called recombinant influenza vaccine which uses foreign (insect) proteins, I've no idea how that's supposed to work?

MMR shots contain live attenuated influenza measles virus and Polio vaccines contain either inactivated Polio virus or live attenuated virus (but that's only used in the 3rd world so that's OK :cautious: ). The techniques used to disable or weaken the virus are not foolproof so they can cause the disease they are supposed to protect against.

Anyway, there seems to be an awful lot of flu about but the numbers could drop off anytime.
Nothing extraordinary is happening whatever the media might be saying.
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Near me in North Norfolk is a Waitrose supermarket. While driving past the entrance on the A149 (North Walsham to Cromer road) I get utterly pissed off with shoppers there pulling out in front of me onto the main road like they're entitled to do because their 4x4s or Audi's are 'obviously superior' to most peoples motors. They have their noses so fucking high in the air that their feet must absolutely stink.
Why they even shop there totally mystifies me... paying 30 or 40 % more than going to, say, nearby Lidls is down to pure snobbery. Can't be seen sharing the same carpark as the great unwashed of this world can they ?? Might catch a nasty disease off my Citroen C3....
Good choice that, Keep on spreading the virus!🤔
 

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There are various types of flu virus, some contain inactivated flu virus and some contain live attenuated influenza or weakened virus and there is another type called recombinant influenza vaccine which uses foreign (insect) proteins, I've no idea how that's supposed to work?
OK, so the method of inactivation of live influenza virus, once it has been isolated from eggs or cell cultures, is conducted by a technique which has been "validated", as it is called. These validation tests have been conducted for decades, and are proven (by subsequent, very sensitive attempts to use the virus to infect cells) to destroy the ability of the virus to infect. The likelihood of these well-established techniques to allow viable virus to survive is effectively zero.

In the live attenuated vaccine (which is given almost exclusively children aged between 2 and 18), the virus backbone is based on a natural variant that only replicates in cold temperatures around 25C, which are found in the nose (hence the reason for giving it as a nasal spray). It is biologically incapable of infecting cells and replicating at 37C, the temperature in the lungs which is the only place in the body where flu infection can occur. So while it can generate an immune response and fight off actual infections, it can't itself cause flu.

In the recombinant form of the vaccine (which is given mainly to over 65s and younger susceptible people), some of the important components of the virus (usually the H part - standing for haemagglutinin - of the so-called H3N2 "super-flu" strain, for example) are produced in insect cells, then purified and administered to induce an immune response to the whole virus. There is absolutely nothing about these purified proteins that can cause a flu infection in any scenario.

Hope that is clear - sorry if it is still quite complicated.
 

Alkhen

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Booking travel in 2025. Trains, Flights Parking all designed to empty your wallet and drive you mad.

First they bump the prices around any school holiday.

Then they proceed gouge you for every 'extra', I personally fail to see how there is anything extra about wanting/needing to sit by your 13 yr old child... Apparently a fair price is another £65 each flight per passenger.

Train to the airport was £200 return until you get to checkout and realise that is specific tickets for specific trains/times if you want any flexibility it's nearly £400

Didn't help my mood when the Airline took the full cash instantly AND put a hold on my account for the same amount in error 🤬
 
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wingy

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Booking travel in 2025. Trains, Flights Parking all designed to empty your wallet and drive you mad.

First they bump the prices around any school holiday.

Then they proceed gouge you for every 'extra', I personally fail to see how there is anything extra about wanting/needing to sit by your 13 yr old child... Apparently a fair price is another £65 each flight per passenger.

Train to the airport was £200 return until you get to checkout and realise that is specific tickets for specific trains/times if you want any flexibility it's nearly £400

Didn't help my mood when the Airline took the full cash instantly AND put a hold on my account for the same amount in error 🤬, well, like I always we
It's capitalism brother,definite shift in the approach to customer service in any sphere as for the cost, like I always say, transport is a no go,if the price doesn't take account of economy of scale.
Why are we surprised when there are no safeguarding of the situation.
 
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OK, so the method of inactivation of live influenza virus, once it has been isolated from eggs or cell cultures, is conducted by a technique which has been "validated", as it is called. These validation tests have been conducted for decades, and are proven (by subsequent, very sensitive attempts to use the virus to infect cells) to destroy the ability of the virus to infect. The likelihood of these well-established techniques to allow viable virus to survive is effectively zero.

In the live attenuated vaccine (which is given almost exclusively children aged between 2 and 18), the virus backbone is based on a natural variant that only replicates in cold temperatures around 25C, which are found in the nose (hence the reason for giving it as a nasal spray). It is biologically incapable of infecting cells and replicating at 37C, the temperature in the lungs which is the only place in the body where flu infection can occur. So while it can generate an immune response and fight off actual infections, it can't itself cause flu.

In the recombinant form of the vaccine (which is given mainly to over 65s and younger susceptible people), some of the important components of the virus (usually the H part - standing for haemagglutinin - of the so-called H3N2 "super-flu" strain, for example) are produced in insect cells, then purified and administered to induce an immune response to the whole virus. There is absolutely nothing about these purified proteins that can cause a flu infection in any scenario.

Hope that is clear - sorry if it is still quite complicated.
Your trust in medical science orthodoxy is touching, my trust is non existent, maybe I'm biased but I'm entitled to be.
There are plenty of warnings about the danger of live attenuated vaccines for the immunocompromised.
Your 'explanation' makes the science sound so definite & well understood but I fear nothing is as clear cut as you make out.

 

Sbarcher

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Booking travel in 2025. Trains, Flights Parking all designed to empty your wallet and drive you mad.

First they bump the prices around any school holiday.

Then they proceed gouge you for every 'extra', I personally fail to see how there is anything extra about wanting/needing to sit by your 13 yr old child... Apparently a fair price is another £65 each flight per passenger.

Train to the airport was £200 return until you get to checkout and realise that is specific tickets for specific trains/times if you want any flexibility it's nearly £400

Didn't help my mood when the Airline took the full cash instantly AND put a hold on my account for the same amount in error 🤬
Surge pricing - it's already happening in some pubs/restaurants - even Doug's at it with his CAT A's.
 

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I don’t care if this one sounds petty - and it’ll absolutely happen tomorrow - blokes going into the toilets at the ground via the Exit door and not the Entrance.

Pure laziness and selfishness.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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Your trust in medical science orthodoxy is touching, my trust is non existent, maybe I'm biased but I'm entitled to be.
There are plenty of warnings about the danger of live attenuated vaccines for the immunocompromised.
Your 'explanation' makes the science sound so definite & well understood but I fear nothing is as clear cut as you make out.

I respect your opinion, but my "trust in medical science" is based on a forty year career, first in medical research and more recently in biosafety, so i have an understanding of the subject and a respect for the published evidence-based and peer-reviewed literature.
As for the risks to those who are immunocompromised and otherwise at increased risk, the guidance is clear: use the recombinant vaccine as that doesn't present the entire virus to the immune system, which is possibly as incompletely-understood an organ as the human brain.

Stay healthy!
 
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wingy

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Is it illiterate to be unable to recognise why there is a queue, instead forcing yourself against the flow of traffic? No - they are just impatient c*nts!
Remember watching an OU math's programme so many years ago demonstrating kind of this point and effect of leaving a space on motorways for people to slot in when merging from the left which was achieved by travelling at a speed that fascillitated the manoeuvre,.
We still can't get it right as some are not wired that way.
 

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I don’t care if this one sounds petty - and it’ll absolutely happen tomorrow - blokes going into the toilets at the ground via the Exit door and not the Entrance.

Pure laziness and selfishness.

And not being able to use the massive urinals properly. You stand in so much piss in there.
 

Captain Dart

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Remember watching an OU math's programme so many years ago demonstrating kind of this point and effect of leaving a space on motorways for people to slot in when merging from the left which was achieved by travelling at a speed that fascillitated the manoeuvre,.
We still can't get it right as some are not wired that way.
Blimey I never thought SBT would include a debate about queuing theory before you know it we'll start a discourse on game theory and then the chat will probably move on to Kalman filters or Graph theory.
 

Captain Dart

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And not being able to use the massive urinals properly. You stand in so much piss in there.
Wear good shoes then. :giggle:

It always amuses and disgusts me that some blokes take their half empty pints in and may even take a swig while doing their business.
 
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