comment by 🏁 AngVanDerRaam 🏁 (U17428)
posted about 2 hours ago
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I don't get much excitement these days
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You've got your trees
comment by ViewFromDeWallen (U1581)
posted about an hour ago
comment by 🏁 AngVanDerRaam 🏁 (U17428)
posted about 2 hours ago
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I don't get much excitement these days
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You've got your trees
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And the hayfever
Easter is cancelled where I work. All hands to the pump. Next week is projected to be when it really hits the fan. The CQC has today rated our Trust “inadequate” which is a nice little morale-booster with which to be entering this period.
I hope all who are still reading this are well. I know there are some who keep a regular eye without commenting, and there are some who have chosen to leave in high, low or medium dudgeon for various reasons. I hope they come back. Best wishes to everybody.
Good luck Vidal, I would say stay safe but that's not appropriate at the moment.
You all deserve a big pay rise after this.
I get paid plenty enough. I just want us all to get out of the other side as unscathed as possible.
Good luck vidal.
Console yourself with the fact you wont be missing our annual mauling of West Brom on Friday
I thought you always lost to the Baggies?
comment by Red Forest Bear [Bear Knows] (U6288)
posted 5 minutes ago
I thought you always lost to the Baggies?
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Bear knows 'nowt.
Bear knows nowt. Nice to have at least one immutable truth in these crazy times.
If any of you are fans of The Beatles, and why wouldn’t you be, there is a great 1-hour documentary on BBC I-player about the recording of Sergeant Pepper. Fascinating to see such unbridled genius at the peak of their powers.
comment by lastapostleofvidal (U1491)
posted 22 minutes ago
If any of you are fans of The Beatles, and why wouldn’t you be, there is a great 1-hour documentary on BBC I-player about the recording of Sergeant Pepper. Fascinating to see such unbridled genius at the peak of their powers.
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Pointless trivia. My closest bus stop was opposite John Lennon's old home.
comment by lastapostleofvidal (U1491)
posted 24 minutes ago
If any of you are fans of The Beatles, and why wouldn’t you be, there is a great 1-hour documentary on BBC I-player about the recording of Sergeant Pepper. Fascinating to see such unbridled genius at the peak of their powers.
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I concur, Vidal. It's excellent.
Be safe Vidal and thank you for providing cohesive updates on this pandemic, much appreciated sir.
Cheers Ken. Interestingly (for me), just over 2 weeks ago I did an invasive procedure on a patient to stop internal bleeding. She was low-risk for Covid so she wasn’t wearing a mask, nor was I. It was under local anaesthesia, quite fiddly and took a couple of hours. A day or two later she tested positive so she should have been fairly infectious and we shared a lot of air. So I’ve been observing myself, waiting for symptoms, but I haven’t had any. So either it’s not all that easy to catch by airborne spread or I was already immune. None of the nursing staff have developed symptoms either so my guess is that it’s the former. It’s still a disease about which we know very little, particularly the main mode of spread and the incidence of asymptomatic infection. Also why some get it so bad and some barely at all.
Donald Trump understands it, he told us so, so it must be true.
Seems to be particularly hazardous for persons of BAME origin.
70% of those who have died in Chicago are BAME.
Maybe something to do with overcrowding and poverty, more likely to catch it, less likely to get treatment. I suspect Trump supporters are rubbing their hands with glee at that news.
The trend is the same in the UK where likelihood of getting treatment isn’t a factor. BAME background people are significantly over-represented in ITUs at the moment according to published figures. Socio-economic factors are probably partly to blame, overall more likely to be in occupations and living in households where there is contact with more people. As with the increased incidence in men compared to women there may be a number of reasons.
Reading about the difference between men and women could be explained by the X chromosome of which women have twice the number than men, contains more of the genes responsible for our immune response. That could also be the reason why women live longer despite having more illnesses than men. All speculation and difficult to prove.
The countries in Southern Europe and many Asian households in Britain are more likely to have multi generational inhabitants. Hence the high numbers of older people being infected.
Women have a higher incidence of most auto-immune conditions than men for the same reason. So genetics have an effect but men are also more likely to smoke and be overweight so have a higher risk of cardiovascular and respiratory disease which makes them more vulnerable. There will be lots of independent risk factors and a chance element. We all have a chance of winning this particular lottery. Some have a few more tickets than others.
Over crowded households in the UK.
Bangladeshi 30%
Black afro-caribbean 15%
White European 2%
Might have some bearing on the figures. Plus both Bangaldeshis and afro-caribbeans have a greater genetic disposition to heart disease and diabetes.
Yes bound to be a factor.
My household has declared that women have to go through childbirth and monthlies so that they are far better equipped to cope with Covid19.
I'm not arguing.
They have never had man flu though.
You might be surprised to learn that sickness absence from work is greater for women than men, yet without there actually being an increase in the incidence of disease. There may be a number of reasons for it but overall, women have a lower threshold for taking sickness absence than men. So it should really be called “woman flu”. I once overheard a couple of nurses chatting and one said to the other: “I think I’ll have a couple of days off sick next week, I haven’t taken any for a while”. This is one of the very few areas where I can feel a bit of moral superiority. In my 34 years at work I have only been off sick on one occasion, a bout of flu about ten years ago.
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posted on 8/4/20
comment by 🏁 AngVanDerRaam 🏁 (U17428)
posted about 2 hours ago
600
I don't get much excitement these days
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You've got your trees
posted on 8/4/20
comment by ViewFromDeWallen (U1581)
posted about an hour ago
comment by 🏁 AngVanDerRaam 🏁 (U17428)
posted about 2 hours ago
600
I don't get much excitement these days
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You've got your trees
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And the hayfever
posted on 8/4/20
Easter is cancelled where I work. All hands to the pump. Next week is projected to be when it really hits the fan. The CQC has today rated our Trust “inadequate” which is a nice little morale-booster with which to be entering this period.
I hope all who are still reading this are well. I know there are some who keep a regular eye without commenting, and there are some who have chosen to leave in high, low or medium dudgeon for various reasons. I hope they come back. Best wishes to everybody.
posted on 8/4/20
Good luck Vidal, I would say stay safe but that's not appropriate at the moment.
You all deserve a big pay rise after this.
posted on 8/4/20
I get paid plenty enough. I just want us all to get out of the other side as unscathed as possible.
posted on 8/4/20
Good luck vidal.
Console yourself with the fact you wont be missing our annual mauling of West Brom on Friday
posted on 8/4/20
I thought you always lost to the Baggies?
posted on 8/4/20
comment by Red Forest Bear [Bear Knows] (U6288)
posted 5 minutes ago
I thought you always lost to the Baggies?
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Bear knows 'nowt.
posted on 8/4/20
Bear knows nowt. Nice to have at least one immutable truth in these crazy times.
posted on 8/4/20
If any of you are fans of The Beatles, and why wouldn’t you be, there is a great 1-hour documentary on BBC I-player about the recording of Sergeant Pepper. Fascinating to see such unbridled genius at the peak of their powers.
posted on 8/4/20
comment by lastapostleofvidal (U1491)
posted 22 minutes ago
If any of you are fans of The Beatles, and why wouldn’t you be, there is a great 1-hour documentary on BBC I-player about the recording of Sergeant Pepper. Fascinating to see such unbridled genius at the peak of their powers.
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Pointless trivia. My closest bus stop was opposite John Lennon's old home.
posted on 8/4/20
comment by lastapostleofvidal (U1491)
posted 24 minutes ago
If any of you are fans of The Beatles, and why wouldn’t you be, there is a great 1-hour documentary on BBC I-player about the recording of Sergeant Pepper. Fascinating to see such unbridled genius at the peak of their powers.
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I concur, Vidal. It's excellent.
posted on 8/4/20
Be safe Vidal and thank you for providing cohesive updates on this pandemic, much appreciated sir.
posted on 8/4/20
Cheers Ken. Interestingly (for me), just over 2 weeks ago I did an invasive procedure on a patient to stop internal bleeding. She was low-risk for Covid so she wasn’t wearing a mask, nor was I. It was under local anaesthesia, quite fiddly and took a couple of hours. A day or two later she tested positive so she should have been fairly infectious and we shared a lot of air. So I’ve been observing myself, waiting for symptoms, but I haven’t had any. So either it’s not all that easy to catch by airborne spread or I was already immune. None of the nursing staff have developed symptoms either so my guess is that it’s the former. It’s still a disease about which we know very little, particularly the main mode of spread and the incidence of asymptomatic infection. Also why some get it so bad and some barely at all.
posted on 8/4/20
Donald Trump understands it, he told us so, so it must be true.
posted on 8/4/20
Seems to be particularly hazardous for persons of BAME origin.
70% of those who have died in Chicago are BAME.
posted on 8/4/20
Maybe something to do with overcrowding and poverty, more likely to catch it, less likely to get treatment. I suspect Trump supporters are rubbing their hands with glee at that news.
posted on 9/4/20
The trend is the same in the UK where likelihood of getting treatment isn’t a factor. BAME background people are significantly over-represented in ITUs at the moment according to published figures. Socio-economic factors are probably partly to blame, overall more likely to be in occupations and living in households where there is contact with more people. As with the increased incidence in men compared to women there may be a number of reasons.
posted on 9/4/20
Reading about the difference between men and women could be explained by the X chromosome of which women have twice the number than men, contains more of the genes responsible for our immune response. That could also be the reason why women live longer despite having more illnesses than men. All speculation and difficult to prove.
The countries in Southern Europe and many Asian households in Britain are more likely to have multi generational inhabitants. Hence the high numbers of older people being infected.
posted on 9/4/20
Women have a higher incidence of most auto-immune conditions than men for the same reason. So genetics have an effect but men are also more likely to smoke and be overweight so have a higher risk of cardiovascular and respiratory disease which makes them more vulnerable. There will be lots of independent risk factors and a chance element. We all have a chance of winning this particular lottery. Some have a few more tickets than others.
posted on 9/4/20
Over crowded households in the UK.
Bangladeshi 30%
Black afro-caribbean 15%
White European 2%
Might have some bearing on the figures. Plus both Bangaldeshis and afro-caribbeans have a greater genetic disposition to heart disease and diabetes.
posted on 9/4/20
Yes bound to be a factor.
posted on 9/4/20
My household has declared that women have to go through childbirth and monthlies so that they are far better equipped to cope with Covid19.
I'm not arguing.
posted on 9/4/20
They have never had man flu though.
posted on 9/4/20
You might be surprised to learn that sickness absence from work is greater for women than men, yet without there actually being an increase in the incidence of disease. There may be a number of reasons for it but overall, women have a lower threshold for taking sickness absence than men. So it should really be called “woman flu”. I once overheard a couple of nurses chatting and one said to the other: “I think I’ll have a couple of days off sick next week, I haven’t taken any for a while”. This is one of the very few areas where I can feel a bit of moral superiority. In my 34 years at work I have only been off sick on one occasion, a bout of flu about ten years ago.
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