Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[MikeH72]

Nah sorry mate, but I’ve got to disagree with you massively there. Speaking from experience, I started bodybuilding about 5 years ago in my mid 30’s and made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t use gear. I wanted to do it based on hard work, determination and will power alone. This is my before and after picture. I’d like to think that my transformation proves that you can achieve the changes you want without using steroids or other PEDs. You simply need to #believe

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lol lol lol

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Nah sorry mate, but I’ve got to disagree with you massively there. Speaking from experience, I started bodybuilding about 5 years ago in my mid 30’s and made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t use gear. I wanted to do it based on hard work, determination and will power alone. This is my before and after picture. I’d like to think that my transformation proves that you can achieve the changes you want without using steroids or other PEDs. You simply need to #believe

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Thought I had someone backing me up for a second there

 

[MikeH72]

Thought I had someone backing me up for a second there

It was the dose of humour that this thread needed tbf.

 

[Tipp blue]

Nah sorry mate, but I’ve got to disagree with you massively there. Speaking from experience, I started bodybuilding about 5 years ago in my mid 30’s and made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t use gear. I wanted to do it based on hard work, determination and will power alone. This is my before and after picture. I’d like to think that my transformation proves that you can achieve the changes you want without using steroids or other PEDs. You simply need to #believe

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Fair play the hard work has really paid off you look in top shape, you've also got rid of the glasses. Contacts now or maybe laser surgery?

 

[toffee82]

Nah sorry mate, but I’ve got to disagree with you massively there. Speaking from experience, I started bodybuilding about 5 years ago in my mid 30’s and made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t use gear. I wanted to do it based on hard work, determination and will power alone. This is my before and after picture. I’d like to think that my transformation proves that you can achieve the changes you want without using steroids or other PEDs. You simply need to #believe

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You hit the beds a bit though didn’t you?

 

[PhilM]

You hit the beds a bit though didn’t you?

That or a bench press and protein shakes should come with a warning that it might induce a reverse Michael Jackson.

 

[COYBL25]

Nah sorry mate, but I’ve got to disagree with you massively there. Speaking from experience, I started bodybuilding about 5 years ago in my mid 30’s and made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t use gear. I wanted to do it based on hard work, determination and will power alone. This is my before and after picture. I’d like to think that my transformation proves that you can achieve the changes you want without using steroids or other PEDs. You simply need to #believe

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@Bruce Wayne can you post some of your before and after EPO pics too please ?

 

[BlueToff]

It’s your choice to think whatever you want mate. It’s also my choice to think you’re indulging in mindless social media groupthink rather than actually looking at things from a common sense perspective. I’m not going to become ill or be hospitalised from covid, that’s just not going to happen. When I get to the age or health status where I am at risk from covid, I will most certainly be getting vaccinated.

The reason I got vaccinated isn't because of mindless social media groupthink. It's because I wanted to give myself as much protection as possible from getting badly ill if I got it. I weighed up the neglible risks of getting the vaccine against the risks of getting COVID - even if I didn't think I'd get badly ill (as in seriously enough to end up in hospital). I also thought if me getting vaccinated then contributes to the virus' spread being lessened in some way, that's a good thing too. They were my reasons.

 

[BlueToff]

fbpe people aren't normal people. More people who voted remain hate them

I know mate, it just always seems to be the case lol

 

[carolinablue232]

What are you dribbling on about? It’s a “goofy ideology” that covid doesn’t pose a serious enough risk to me personally to require a vaccine? Here’s a tip too by the way, pass this on to your Facebook and Twitter drones - the bully tactics don’t work, never have and never will. That doesn’t make anyone want to get the vaccine any more, in fact it’s more likely to put people off if you’re acting like a complete melt about it and refusing to even acknowledge people’s reasons.

Elaborate. When 4 of 5 people who are inpatient haven’t had the vaccine, I lose patience when others say it doesn’t pose enough risk for “me personally.” I have a friend who is 31 and pretty darn healthy. Got covid about a year ago and ended up getting blood clots as a result. Spent 3 days in the hospital. If the same happens to you, do you plan on getting admitted? In all likelihood you can prevent it now without much fuss. I honestly just don’t understand your reasons and having a sister who is a physician, I hear her perspective. Shes tired. Her nurses are tired. Her admins are tired. And some people just don’t care because why? Please do educate me as to why you and others are refusing to get it because I genuinely can’t wrap my head around it. Even if you don’t think you need it, why are you opposed to it?

 

[JLW]

The reason I got vaccinated isn't because of mindless social media groupthink. It's because I wanted to give myself as much protection as possible from getting badly ill if I got it. I weighed up the neglible risks of getting the vaccine against the risks of getting COVID - even if I didn't think I'd get badly ill (as in seriously enough to end up in hospital). I also thought if me getting vaccinated then contributes to the virus' spread being lessened in some way, that's a good thing too. They were my reasons.

That's exactly right mate, you have made the decision based on that.

So why are unvaccinated people getting vilified and labelled all sorts for having the same thought process but having a different opinion?

Some people have thought 'well there is less than 1% chance of this causing me any problems especially given my age and physical condition' so why would i need 1-2-3-4 shots of a vaccine to combat it?

I don't have a single issue with people unvaccinated or vaccinated, what i do have a problem with is people telling other people what to do with their body and lives.

 

[gonetomorrow]

I think, basically, you should just get yer jabs and keep yer mask on.,

 

[MikeH72]

The reason I got vaccinated isn't because of mindless social media groupthink. It's because I wanted to give myself as much protection as possible from getting badly ill if I got it. I weighed up the neglible risks of getting the vaccine against the risks of getting COVID - even if I didn't think I'd get badly ill (as in seriously enough to end up in hospital). I also thought if me getting vaccinated then contributes to the virus' spread being lessened in some way, that's a good thing too. They were my reasons.

That isn’t what I said? I said “they’re idiots” is mindless social media groupthink.

 

[MikeH72]

Elaborate. When 4 of 5 people who are inpatient haven’t had the vaccine, I lose patience when others say it doesn’t pose enough risk for “me personally.” I have a friend who is 31 and pretty darn healthy. Got covid about a year ago and ended up getting blood clots as a result. Spent 3 days in the hospital. If the same happens to you, do you plan on getting admitted? In all likelihood you can prevent it now without much fuss. I honestly just don’t understand your reasons and having a sister who is a physician, I hear her perspective. Shes tired. Her nurses are tired. Her admins are tired. And some people just don’t care because why? Please do educate me as to why you and others are refusing to get it because I genuinely can’t wrap my head around it. Even if you don’t think you need it, why are you opposed to it?

I’m not opposed to it, this is absolute rubbish. Again, just groupthink, following a narrative of “you haven’t had the vaccine, you must be anti-vax and believe in 5G conspiracy theories and Bill Gates’ microchip” sort of logic. Absolutely not the case at all, I’ve never suggested the vaccines are dangerous or that people who are vulnerable shouldn’t get them.

I’ve had the virus, I already know how it affects me and how my own immune system will deal with it, which happens to be pretty well. I also know that I still have antibodies as a result of having the virus over 12 months ago (I’ve been tested for antibodies as recently as 3 weeks ago). This is my reason for believing that I don’t need to be vaccinated. It’s actually based on science and knowing my own body.

 

[Tipp blue]

This is what I've been talking about, the media involvement and constant scaremongering has got to be tackled, I just don't get the narrative they are pushing... the death of a man in his 80s with underlying conditions in Australia has made the news in Ireland.
Omicron must not be too deadly if the media have to scour the entire planet just to find an eldery sick man who's died.. sad and all for his family but hardly newsworthy in Ireland.

France announces new Covid-19 measures amid spike in infections

In England, politicians said there would be no further restrictions before 2022 but people are urged to be “cautious”.

www.thejournal.ie