Yes, that's a fact, shingles is caused by a reactivation of the existing Chicken pox virus. I had bad chicken pox in my early teens and got shingles in early 30's, probably due to stress, being married with Two toddlers may have been a contributing factor
Yes, that's right Mark, but if you've not had chicken pox, you can be infected with it by contact with someone who has Shingles, and whose spots are still weeping.
Tom:
I've known a few people who had shingles. One said it was the most painful thing he's had, hurt even to take a shower. I got the vaccine after hearing that.
I would take him over Fauci. Fauci was in the pocket of the drug companies. As are most of the players who oversee our health. He could not be trusted. I think he played a role - directly or indirectly - in the COVID outbreak and lied about it. At the very least, he was woefully unprepared for a pandemic. His entire career and job were based upon doing exactly that. He was incompetent and corrupt. RFK is a flawed individual. He may not be as qualified for the position as others but at least he is taking a fresh, independent look at our declining health. He is not concerned with profit for the drug companies. The US pays more than anyone else for health care and our people are obese and sick. It's long overdue to revisit the entire system. The media, however, is not concerned with results. They are concerned with politics. Therefore, the stories have to be negative no matter what RFK does.
"a fresh independent look" from a totally unqualified person gives me no comfort...I would take a first year medical student's advice over RFK's...
smart move...Mike, I purchased a new Hybrid Hyundai SUV last year, was a late adopter of Electric motors, but I really like that it's so quiet when driving in my urban area, frugal with fuel and quick off the mark at traffic lights
Jason
We have always had this debate! During those 175 days, the air conditioner is still cheaper to run!!!
I don't have anything against a hybrid if it was the model of car I like, they do save gas expense for sure. Would I buy a full electric - no, that would not be for me, but a hybrid I would not shy away from if a car I wanted. Edit here, one of the only cars I would not get in a hybrid is a Corvette, which I do hope never comes in one!Tom, I initially intended to get the larger turbo petrol only version but the smaller turbo hybrid was actually quicker, and I have a 'need for speed'
Trump did listen to Fauci and Brix at first but then started to give his opinion of what to do.
Good to know. I never had chicken pox so I thought I was safe.
Yes, sounds odd that you can get Chicken pox from someone with Shingles, but you need to have already had chicken pox to get shingles !
That's how I understand it; I got the vaccine, no way, no how I want to get shingles, nope.
Your friend does not lie.
I have found that when an opinionated person is right about one thing in the face of a majority opinion, they then tend to regularly disregard profeessional expertise. Think about anyone who says 'my doctor does not know what he's on about' and then they start to self medicate or offer advice from on high. New parents who have gone through the complete round of early childhood health issues can be particularly strident (based on a research cohort of three couples!). Also, think Hitler after 1940; gog a few things right and then made a whole series of disasterous decisions (for him, not us of course). This is why people like Trump think they can design a battleship because he 'knows aesthetics'. It's a complete disregard of training and experience. How many sitcoms have characters who are in advertising or marketing etc, and get by on 'moxie' rather than the skillset those fields require.
Shingles are annoying, but I've had Two kidney stones, you experience a whole new level of pain with those.
I purchased a hybrid Santa Fe (1.6 Liter turbo plus electric), a largish SUV by Aussie standards but prob considered medium size in the US. It's prob too big for me but I have intentions of travelling with it now I'm retired, meanwhile it has been handy for carrying stuff for my recent home renovations which I'm doing myself being too tight to pay some tradie
And I agree with you brother in law that it's more economical around town, which is almost 95% of my use...so far.
My main options before I bought the Santa Fe was a Hybrid Camry or a RAV4, both reliable vehicles, but prob not for everyone.