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Tenkaykev

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Good morning fellow retirees. A very happy New Year to one and all. A special shout out to @Mo1959 for her inspirational Marcothon magnificence.
I’ve just registered for the 2021 “ Ride to the Sun” , an informal 100 miler from Carlisle to Crammond on 19th June. If it goes ahead and I’m able to take part it would be my first century ride.
I’m still lurgified at the moment and there’s a home testing kit winging it’s way to Mrs Tenkay and myself by post as we have no car anymore.
 
Mo1959

Mo1959

Legendary Member
Location
Perthshire,Scotland
Back from a chilly donder. I just went up our local hill that sits at the top of the town. Probably wise as it was still icy in bits up there, so the reservoir road would have been too icy being higher. Nice moon on the way up then just hung about long enough for dawn to break when I was up the top. Too cold to wait on the actual sunrise.

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Paulus

Paulus

Started young, and still going.
Location
Barnet,
Good morning all,
We actually stayed up and saw the new year in via Zoom with some friends and a couple of others from Perth Western Australia who were already in the new year but having breakfast. It was 08.00 there.

It is dull and cold outside , so other than the usual dog walking we don't have any other things planned. Maybe a session on the turbo later.

Stay safe everyone :cuppa:
 
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Dirk

Dirk

If 6 Was 9
Location
Watchet
Morning all :hello:

Had a video call last night with 4 of our best mates, which was nice.
Normally, we would all be physically together in one of our houses.
Well, at least B****t is out the way now, so that's one less thing to concentrate on for the Biased Broadcasting Corporation (joke).
Not made any firm plans or resolutions for this year.
 
Juan Kog

Juan Kog

permanently grumpy
Merry Chri , Oh that was last week . Happy New Year All . I was cranking my self up to get out on the bike ,but it’s now sleeting . So now plan B go out to the velo cave and finish yesterdays 5 minute job on my boardman ,that so far has taken at least an hour.
 
PaulSB

PaulSB

Squire
Location
Chorley, Lancashire
screenman said:
Morning all, went back to sleep so late on duty this morning, only one large firework around here last night and it was one of our neighbours who lost his daughter a few years back, he like to send a message up to her every so often and we are not going to moan about him for that. Stay safe and let's hope for a brighter new year.

Now off to study what I read somewhere last night about the government deciding the gap between vaccination have will be 12 weeks, I hope not, whatever I am sure they will make a mess of things.
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Not a debate, just what I've been reading.

Yep, I heard this last night and didn't like it. I read the Pfizer vaccine gave 52% efficacy after the first dose and 95% after the second. This was published in the BMJ December 11th. Pfizer say the vaccine hasn't been tested for 12 weeks apart.

The Chief Medical Officers say the "great majority" of initial protection is provided by the first dose. OK if we're using Pfizer figures yes 52% is greater than 43% but in my view 95% in three weeks is a whole lot bigger!!! Think they're being economical with the truth on this.

Haven't seen anything about how the Oxford vaccine works.

I understand the logic over the delay but I'm not sure it's a good plan. Difficult.
 
Mo1959

Mo1959

Legendary Member
Location
Perthshire,Scotland
PaulSB said:
Not a debate, just what I've been reading.

Yep, I heard this last night and didn't like it. I read the Pfizer vaccine gave 52% efficacy after the first dose and 95% after the second. This was published in the BMJ December 11th. Pfizer say the vaccine hasn't been tested for 12 weeks apart.

The Chief Medical Officers say the "great majority" of initial protection is provided by the first dose. OK if we're using Pfizer figures yes 52% is greater than 43% but in my view 95% in three weeks is a whole lot bigger!!! Think they're being economical with the truth on this.

Haven't seen anything about how the Oxford vaccine works.

I understand the logic over the delay but I'm not sure it's a good plan. Difficult.
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It seems almost a u-turn compared with the way they were so insistent that people went for their second one within the original time frame as it was so important. I can see some reasoning behind them wanting to get as many with a first dose as possible to maybe give some protection, but I hope it doesn't backfire in the long term with immunity being compromised in some way.
 
PaulSB

PaulSB

Squire
Location
Chorley, Lancashire
@Dave7 I've developed a sleep pattern similar to you. Sleeping 10.00pm to 3/4.00am, have a brew and read for 1/1.5 hours, then managing another couple of hours. Decided this is OK as I am at least getting more sleep.

I have a New Year decision.....not resolution as I won't necessarily keep it the whole time. I know my alcohol consumption has increased this year, I don't like this. Used to be Mrs P and I would have a drink together and I'd have the occasional solo beer or whisky. The last six months or so I've taken to having a whisky around 8.30pm. I plan to stop this and revert to my previous regime.

Fortunately it's Friday ........Friday is G&T night! 😂
 
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