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A lot of speed bumps here, too. But this guy probably lives near the Golden Gate Bridge...lots of good twisty roads north of the city...& no bumps along the ways. My ride...no worries about the bumps. 🙂

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I C&P'd this due to the paywall... Good Info: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/briefing/donald-trump-pardon-phil-spector-coronavirus-deaths.html . . . Good morning. We explain why the vaccine news is better than you may think. Early in the pandemic, many health experts — in the U.S. and around the world — decided that the public could not be trusted to hear the truth about masks. Instead, the experts spread a misleading message, discouraging the use of masks. Their motivation was mostly good. It sprung from a concern that people would rush to buy high-grade medi

IMMIGRATION BACKTRACKS ON PLAN TO REQUIRE COVID-19 TEST FOR VISA EXTENSIONS https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2021/01/19/covid-19-test-result-will-be-mandatory-for-all-visa-extensions/ BANGKOK — A spokesman for the immigration police on Tuesday walked back on his announcement that a negative COVID-19 test result will be mandatory for every foreigner who wishes to extend their stay in the kingdom. Immigration bureau spokesman Archayon Kraithong previously said on Monday the new measure will be applied to “every type of visa,” regardless of how long the forei

Listen to 70s & 80s rock & roll? lol.

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Anyone on this forum older and male? The coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male — new data reveal the risks A slew of detailed studies has now quantified the increased risk the virus poses to older people, men, and other groups. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02483-2 ...The studies reveal that age is by far the strongest predictor of an infected person’s risk of dying — a metric known as the infection fatality ratio (IFR), which is the proportion of people infected with the virus, including those who didn’t get tested or show symptoms, who will die as a

Except that's not true. The average death rate is higher for people infected and varies from country to country. . . . In-depth: The mortality risk from COVID-19 Data: https://ourworldindata.org/mortality-risk-covid#the-current-case-fatality-rate-of-covid-19

Getting worse... Los Angeles lifts air-quality limits for cremations amid a backlog of bodies caused by COVID-19 As of Jan. 15, more than 2,700 bodies are currently being stored at local area hospitals and the coroner’s office in Los Angeles County https://www.foxnews.com/health/los-angeles-lifts-air-quality-limits-for-cremations-amid-backlog-of-bodies-caused-by-covid-19 A California air quality agency has temporarily suspended limits on how many bodies can be cremated amid a lack of storage space for those who died from the novel coronavirus. The South Coast Air Quali

Yep. Nope. Maybe. Not. That's why I posted both articles. TIT.

huh...? Covid-19 tests are not required for visa extensions – Phuket Immigration https://thethaiger.com/news/national/covid-19-tests-are-not-required-for-visa-extensions-phuket-immigration?fbclid=IwAR2fcuS-L1iJzZ-eVWvQo2cX05BCeThxSHO5EuZr44IAQTi2SxYpY3S4VJM No… you don’t need a Covid-19 test to extend your visa or apply for a work permit, according to Phuket Immigration. While multiple Covid-19 tests are required for people arriving in Thailand and undergoing quarantine, foreigners who have been in the country do not need to be tested. The local immigration deputy chief Nar

more hoops to jump around... COVID-19 TEST WILL BE MANDATORY FOR ALL VISA EXTENSIONS https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2021/01/19/covid-19-test-result-will-be-mandatory-for-all-visa-extensions/ BANGKOK — A test for COVID-19 will soon be required for every foreigner who wishes to extend their stay in the kingdom, the immigration police said Monday. Bureau spokesman Archayon Kraithong said the new measure will make it mandatory for foreigners to obtain a proof of negative coronavirus test before visiting the immigration to extend their visa. He said