galenkia Posted January 17 Posted January 17 5 hours ago, richy65 said: Been ill since Wednesday with a sore throat and night sweats and shivers, starting to recover now. Went 24 hours without food! Hopefully get out for a run in the morning I was like that waking up on Boxing Day. Took about a week to recover. One day I spent about 16 hours in bed, I was exhausted, had no energy whatsoever and couldn’t eat. Luckily it was one of the days we had off work over Xmas. Made it to work everyday but just felt so tired. Had the flu shot about a month before so probably would have felt worse. 5
Binlid Posted January 18 Posted January 18 Watching Emma vs a Thai girl at the Aussie open 4-6 1-5 to Emma at the moment. 3
Yessongs Posted January 18 Posted January 18 Getting ready to watch The Rams vs the Bears football game....the weather in Chicago is brutal. Catching a football from Matt Stafford is going to be like having a brick thrown at you! Go Rams.. 1
fforest Posted January 19 Posted January 19 On 1/18/2026 at 12:31 AM, galenkia said: I was like that waking up on Boxing Day. Took about a week to recover. One day I spent about 16 hours in bed, I was exhausted, had no energy whatsoever and couldn’t eat. Luckily it was one of the days we had off work over Xmas. Made it to work everyday but just felt so tired. Had the flu shot about a month before so probably would have felt worse. Flu vaccines contain inactivated virus antigens, plus small amounts of stabilizers (sugars like sucrose, sorbitol), emulsifiers (polysorbate 80), antibiotics (neomycin, gentamicin), formaldehyde (to inactivate viruses), and sometimes egg proteins (ovalbumin) or adjuvants like aluminum salts for stronger immunity Key Components Antigens: Inactivated influenza viruses (the main active part). Stabilizers: Sugars (sucrose, sorbitol) and gelatin to keep the vaccine potent. Emulsifiers: Polysorbate 80 (to mix ingredients) and sorbitan trioleate (in some adjuvants like MF59). Preservatives: Thimerosal a mercury-containing organic compound(in multi-dose vials) to prevent bacterial growth; some vaccines are thimerosal-free. Antibiotics: Trace amounts (neomycin, gentamicin, kanamycin) to prevent bacterial contamination during manufacturing. Formaldehyde: Used to inactivate the virus, present in tiny, safe amounts. Egg Proteins: Trace amounts of ovalbumin from egg-based production; some vaccines use cell-based methods to avoid this. Adjuvants (in some vaccines): Aluminum salts or oil-in-water emulsions (like MF59) to boost immune response. 1
Phantom51red Posted January 19 Posted January 19 A drive out to cha am and a walk along the very end of tge south beach,I've only ever seen this building from the rd,it's massive you would think it was empty as no one going about,nice place for quite living 4 3
redwood13 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 10 hours ago, Yessongs said: Getting ready to watch The Rams vs the Bears football game....the weather in Chicago is brutal. My daughter is currently in Honolulu for Pacific Communications Council. Then Monday evening she's taking a non-stop to Chicago for a corporate meetup. She thankful for having a winter coat she bought a few years ago for a Feb. trip to Norway. 1
Zambo Posted January 19 Posted January 19 9 hours ago, fforest said: Flu vaccines contain inactivated virus antigens, plus small amounts of stabilizers (sugars like sucrose, sorbitol), emulsifiers (polysorbate 80), antibiotics (neomycin, gentamicin), formaldehyde (to inactivate viruses), and sometimes egg proteins (ovalbumin) or adjuvants like aluminum salts for stronger immunity Key Components Antigens: Inactivated influenza viruses (the main active part). Stabilizers: Sugars (sucrose, sorbitol) and gelatin to keep the vaccine potent. Emulsifiers: Polysorbate 80 (to mix ingredients) and sorbitan trioleate (in some adjuvants like MF59). Preservatives: Thimerosal a mercury-containing organic compound(in multi-dose vials) to prevent bacterial growth; some vaccines are thimerosal-free. Antibiotics: Trace amounts (neomycin, gentamicin, kanamycin) to prevent bacterial contamination during manufacturing. Formaldehyde: Used to inactivate the virus, present in tiny, safe amounts. Egg Proteins: Trace amounts of ovalbumin from egg-based production; some vaccines use cell-based methods to avoid this. Adjuvants (in some vaccines): Aluminum salts or oil-in-water emulsions (like MF59) to boost immune response. Thiomersal (also known as thimerosal) is a mercury-containing preservative that was phased out of routine childhood vaccines in the UK between 2003 and 2005. As of 2026, it is not present in any of the annual flu vaccines currently in use in Britain, nor in standard UK routine childhood immunisation programmes. The most popular method for the British to ingest mercury is Tuna. Tuna is the most common source of mercury intake in the UK due to its high consumption levels, with studies indicating that canned tuna contains measurable, though often lower, levels compared to fresh tuna. 2
Phantom51red Posted January 19 Posted January 19 As expected delays on rama 2 rd to bkk,heading to airport so thought id update,motorcycle using the pavements. Apparently an extra 30 to 45 minutes onto journey, flights not till 2am to shanghai so plenty time...hopefully. 1 2 1
boydeste Posted January 19 Posted January 19 6 minutes ago, Phantom51red said: As expected delays on rama 2 rd to bkk,heading to airport so thought id update,motorcycle using the pavements. Apparently an extra 30 to 45 minutes onto journey, flights not till 2am to shanghai so plenty time...hopefully. I guess the bus from HH to Swampy is going to be nearer 4 hours than 3 now. 1
Phantom51red Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Just now, boydeste said: I guess the bus from HH to Swampy is going to be nearer 4 hours than 3 now. Yep,tho the first part of the journey up until you hit the salt farms,put the seatbelt on ! Lol ,I guess they are trying their best to minimize the delay. Really are going at a snails pace at the moment I'll update next from the airport how long it took. 1
boydeste Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Took a wander way out to check out this pool hall. Was surprised to see it empty apart from one guy practicing, not in pic and a couple of staff. 3
Phantom51red Posted January 19 Posted January 19 8 minutes ago, boydeste said: Took a wander way out to check out this pool hall. Was surprised to see it empty apart from one guy practicing, not in pic and a couple of staff. I stay up way past here, last night must have been a big comp or something as not a parking space to be had,cars parked both sides of road aswell ,numptys 🙃
boydeste Posted January 19 Posted January 19 2 minutes ago, Phantom51red said: I stay up way past here, last night must have been a big comp or something as not a parking space to be had,cars parked both sides of road aswell ,numptys 🙃 1
Phantom51red Posted January 19 Posted January 19 1 hour ago, boydeste said: I guess the bus from HH to Swampy is going to be nearer 4 hours than 3 now. Walked into airport 21.50 ,6pm bus. 2 1
boydeste Posted January 19 Posted January 19 35 minutes ago, Phantom51red said: Walked into airport 21.50 ,6pm bus. That's not too sad all things considered. I will be Travelling much earlier, so could work either way. 1
Phantom51red Posted January 19 Posted January 19 You know when your standing in the queue and ye hope that cmuts no sittin near me....no sure what that lassie is taking pictures of,,you would think he would get changed in toilet,fs pink muay thaai shorts and vest ,😅 2
Phantom51red Posted January 19 Posted January 19 (edited) Well done the staff for letting him know,whatever they said it worked,tho he mumbled to them,took clothes out his bag,then took bag off belt went away with it so he will need to check it in again for weight the fatigue is real 😅 Edited January 19 by Phantom51red 5
Painter Posted January 20 Posted January 20 My slumber has just been disturbed by a National Alert test siren sounding on my phone. No action needed, apparently, except for returning to snooze. Interestingly my uk phone, buried deep in my safe, also squarked with the same message. 1 2
Blue Streak Posted January 20 Posted January 20 38 minutes ago, Painter said: My slumber has just been disturbed by a National Alert test siren sounding on my phone. No action needed, apparently, except for returning to snooze. Interestingly my uk phone, buried deep in my safe, also squarked with the same message. +1 1
Popular Post coxyhog Posted January 20 Popular Post Posted January 20 On 1/8/2026 at 10:09 PM, coxyhog said: I have no problems with my mate saying a few words,he at least knew her for the last 34 years of her life and is my best friend.But thanks for the advice mate. Mum's funeral is Friday & I've decided to give the speech myself. After the service we'll be in the pub celebrating mum's life & also our 35th anniversary,which falls on the same day. Then back to ours for some of wifey's wonderful food. In the meantime I'm using my accountants firm to do the probate,I discovered a couple of days ago a savings account of which I knew nothing but it puts her estate above the IHT threshold.A nice surprise but it makes probate a lot more complicated and of course pushes up their fees but it'll be worth it. 1 9
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