Jez,
I see the parallel, but a bit of audio foo usually means some middle-aged bloke overspent on wire. Medical foo can be fatal, and it has spill-over effects on the general population.
Joe
The point is taken, but users of ‘foo’ (your term) do not endanger the lives and health of their loved ones and fellow citizens. I’d be as rude about climate change deniers and antivaxxers as you are about audiophiles who use boutique cables and supports. The difference is, in the case of audio, nobody dies.
Bit feeble, if I’m honest.Some of those magical fuses are actually fire hazards. I'd hate it if a neighbour bought one and burned down the block.
I’m in Scotland and we get the jag at the local GP surgery, not been told to hang around after just head straight home. Wife gets too as a precaution, less of a chance she gives it to me as I have underlying health conditions as they put it. This year I think the local school or community centre will be used to administer the flu vaccine rather than seeing the nurse at the local GP.Sean,
Definitely. Whenever I've had a flu shot I've been instructed to sit in a waiting room for 20 minutes to make sure I wasn't going to have a serious anaphylactic reaction on the way home. Is this practice common in the UK and US, too?
If someone is in this group — dangerously allergic to something in the vaccine — definitely pass, but for everyone else the risks far outweigh the benefits.
Joe
And then there's Mr van den Hul who sells both audio foo and a magical health bracelet.Jez,
I see the buyer of audio nonsense as equivalent to someone who's superstitious, like people who throw salt over their shoulder to ward off evil spirits or to prevent bad luck. Kinda nutty, but so what? (Obviously, this isn't being superstitious if Nancy, the salt monster, is nearby. Throwing salt over their shoulder could be a life-saving move!)
Contrast salt-over-the-shoulder peeps with peeps who use homeopathic medicines to cure cancer or whatever.
Joe
They are going to let old, vulnerable people into schools!!I’m in Scotland and we get the jag at the local GP surgery, not been told to hang around after just head straight home. Wife gets too as a precaution, less of a chance she gives it to me as I have underlying health conditions as they put it. This year I think the local school or community centre will be used to administer the flu vaccine rather than seeing the nurse at the local GP.
Caused by a flammable fuse, was it?
Best wishes for your long-term recovery too Sean.
I've just noticed that if you grew a beard and put on some glasses you'd look like my avatar.
If he looks like his Avatar at 46 then he has more to worry about than Covid.
Not 100% sure, I got an email from my GP to say flu jags likely be at school/community venue run by NHS G but not decided yet. I am seeing the GP tomorrow to get bloods drawn and asked if I could get the flu jab same time, but it’s not available yet. I will hopefully find out what the plan is tomorrow or more info. Obvs I am not that keen on visiting a school type venue.They are going to let old, vulnerable people into schools!!
Will you take the vaccine if offered to you by the NHS?
No way, José.
Jez,
I see the buyer of audio nonsense as equivalent to someone who's superstitious, like people who throw salt over their shoulder to ward off evil spirits or to prevent bad luck. Kinda nutty, but so what? (Obviously, this isn't being superstitious if Nancy, the salt monster, is nearby. Throwing salt over their shoulder could be a life-saving move!)
Contrast salt-over-the-shoulder peeps with peeps who use homeopathic medicines to cure cancer or whatever.
Joe
The point is taken, but users of ‘foo’ (your term) do not endanger the lives and health of their loved ones and fellow citizens. I’d be as rude about climate change deniers and antivaxxers as you are about audiophiles who use boutique cables and supports. The difference is, in the case of audio, nobody dies.
Jez,
I see the parallel, but a bit of audio foo usually means some middle-aged bloke overspent on wire. Medical foo can be fatal, and it has spill-over effects on the general population.
Joe