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MilkCrate said:
So ... how are those soaps?
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They soap? I dunno. I’m not picky at all with my soaps and shampoos. Just started figuring I might as well get stuff that smells good there too. Working through a stash of soaps that seem to accumulate on their own and then I’ll buy some full bars from Stirling going forward.
 
NurseDave said:
No venting, man. There's just a lot of assumptions out there and "alternative facts".

Well, here's my soapbox. It's super frustrating when people use "reasons" in the the form of Ben type reasons to not get the flu shot. And some of this is just extrapolating from one thing to a more wide-spread idea. For example. If our poor suffering Don did get his flu shot this year, him getting the flu doesn't mean that the flu shot didn't work. It just means that he got a strain of the flu that wasn't covered by the shot this year. Now some people, not saying our lovable Fluffy, would then say "well look, he got the shot, still got the flu so there's no reason to get the shot". This is just a head slapper. And of those people that didn't get the flu? Some of them would have gotten it without the shot. It reduces your chances of getting it or the severity of it if you do. But some folks figure if it's not 100% then why get it? Well, because 15% chance of getting the flu is way better than 60% ain't it?? Or that cold you got? Maybe that actually was a flu virus and you didn't realize it because it was much more mild because you got the shot. But they'll walk around saying "I've never gotten the flu, so I don't need the shot". And on and on and on. Or who gives a rip if you Mr 25 Year-old gets it, but you refusing the shot getting the flu and then opening the door to the bank with your virus covered hand and then spreading the flu to a 80 year-old that could wind up in the hospital does matter.

I wouldn't wander into Kyle's control room and presume I'd know how to balance the loads on the different circuits because it just seems logical to me, but there's a large population of people that think they know better than medical researchers and those that understand how the body works on a microscopic level because...reasons.
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You wouldn't want to enter that petri dish of an office anyway!

As a side note to the vaccine discussion, there have been some studies that suggest just adding some extra vitamin D during the winter can actually be more effective at keeping you from getting the flu that the flu shot alone. In combination your chances are probably extremely low. the thought is that part of the reason the flu hits so hard this time of year is at least in part from reduced vitamin D from few daylight hours. And this came from a discussion with my PCP last fall. Something to consider for extra defense.

As one of the only people in my office to routinely escape the flu despite coworkers AND family getting in every year, it seems to work for me.
 
Journal update:
Today will see me running errands for Mrs. Fluffy Target then Home Depot. Guess what the trip to the Depot is for.
Well I need a mount for my camera. Can't really film my honing and shaving unless I have a way to hold my phone, can I?
Tune in. At your own risk. The thread (Fluffy's Curmudgeon Cinema) may not be a beneficial use of your free time. Therefore I encourage you to watch my content while at work. That may soften the disappointment you feel after watching my videos. Knowing that at least you wasted your employers time not your own.
Fluffy
 
NurseDave said:
No venting, man. There's just a lot of assumptions out there and "alternative facts".

Well, here's my soapbox. It's super frustrating when people use "reasons" in the the form of Ben type reasons to not get the flu shot. And some of this is just extrapolating from one thing to a more wide-spread idea. For example. If our poor suffering Don did get his flu shot this year, him getting the flu doesn't mean that the flu shot didn't work. It just means that he got a strain of the flu that wasn't covered by the shot this year. Now some people, not saying our lovable Fluffy, would then say "well look, he got the shot, still got the flu so there's no reason to get the shot". This is just a head slapper. And of those people that didn't get the flu? Some of them would have gotten it without the shot. It reduces your chances of getting it or the severity of it if you do. But some folks figure if it's not 100% then why get it? Well, because 15% chance of getting the flu is way better than 60% ain't it?? Or that cold you got? Maybe that actually was a flu virus and you didn't realize it because it was much more mild because you got the shot. But they'll walk around saying "I've never gotten the flu, so I don't need the shot". And on and on and on. Or who gives a rip if you Mr 25 Year-old gets it, but you refusing the shot getting the flu and then opening the door to the bank with your virus covered hand and then spreading the flu to a 80 year-old that could wind up in the hospital does matter.

I wouldn't wander into Kyle's control room and presume I'd know how to balance the loads on the different circuits because it just seems logical to me, but there's a large population of people that think they know better than medical researchers and those that understand how the body works on a microscopic level because...reasons.
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Very well put Dave...I know I put a lot of so called weird issues out there...but I believe whole heartedly in vaccinations of all types. A lot of people take the flu shot more casually...but, while I don't know of anyone who has died of the flu, I have a friend in the office who last here had a close family relative die of the flu. She was in her 20s and relatively healthy at that. I won't get into the other arena of not getting vaccines.

Maryland998 said:
@NurseDave
I appreciate you well thought out and thorough response to my question. I did not intend it to have anyone think that I believe it is a waste of time. To get vaccinated against the flu.
It was more of an inquiry because i am curious as to the efficacy of this years “blend”.
Meaning that had Don responded in the affirmative. And gotten vaccinated but still succumbed to the flu. I may be more careful in my dealings with people that I suspect of being carriers.
I know that no shot is 100% guaranteed.
And get it anyway. As my wife has RA and is on Humira. My concern of becoming a Petry dish is fairly large.
Since were here and your knowledge of current events is this arena is enlightened.
How well is this years shot doing NurseDave?
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Just for full disclosure...yes...I did have the flu shot, back in October I think. Maybe it was November, but either way it was for this flu and cold season.
 
Hey @dangerousdon
Didn't know you were going to be part of furthering all of our understandings. Of the current efficacy of this seasons flu vaccination.
I have decided that from now on any medical decisions I make. Will only be made after scanning this forum.
And maybe posting up a poll.
I learn so much on here. Sometimes my brain hurts.

Fluffy
 
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