[donk.]

Wear a charcoal mask during your workout, it will bring back memories of 2020

[mikemhg]

If I'm in a room where someone farted or has BO, I can pull my shirt up over my nose and it helps. Might not eliminate 100% of the odor, but everything helps

Nothing better than the smell of your own farts.

[punkwax]

Nothing better than the smell of your own farts.

Dude please stop putting fart quotes up on a tee.

Butt ya, everyone likes their own scent.

[SkinnyPupp]

Nothing better than the smell of your own farts.
In that case you fart under your shirt, and stick your head in :sweetjesus:

[GLOW]

i lol'd so hard when a coworker explained to me for the first time what a dutch oven was

[mikemhg]

From sniffin' viruses to sniffin' farts -- we've come full circle.

[68style]

Both are often silent but deadly

[MG1]

Like it or no, I smell my own fart knowing this...............

https://www.healthline.com/health/digestive-health/smelling-farts-is-healthy#research

Lots of research out there with positives to taking a whiff. A deep whiff. The deeper, the better. However, depending on what you ate, the smell can peel paint off of walls.............. nuff said on the subject.

[spoon.ek9]

what the hell has this thread become? :lol

[yameen]

Funny the other day I was playing poker for the first time since pre-covid and no one at the tables are wearing masks. This one guy says "it's been 3 years, why you still wearing a mask?" It was pretty funny because those are probably the same people that thought masks weren't necessary when it was rampantly spreading.

I still remember the one year when we had almost 0 influenza cases during covid...

[donk.]

Probably a flat earther......

[MarkyMark]

Well no one else was wearing a mask so they all must be flat earthers. He was the only normal person in the casino.

[Gumby]

Funny the other day I was playing poker for the first time since pre-covid and no one at the tables are wearing masks. This one guy says "it's been 3 years, why you still wearing a mask?" It was pretty funny because those are probably the same people that thought masks weren't necessary when it was rampantly spreading.

I still remember the one year when we had almost 0 influenza cases during covid...
You must have been playing poker with Hondaracer! :troll:

[danned]

covid -19 going spring forward with us

[SSM_DC5]

Updated study from precovid to now include covid data

https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub6/full

Authors' conclusions
The high risk of bias in the trials, variation in outcome measurement, and relatively low adherence with the interventions during the studies hampers drawing firm conclusions. There were additional RCTs during the pandemic related to physical interventions but a relative paucity given the importance of the question of masking and its relative effectiveness and the concomitant measures of mask adherence which would be highly relevant to the measurement of effectiveness, especially in the elderly and in young children.

There is uncertainty about the effects of face masks. The low to moderate certainty of evidence means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited, and that the true effect may be different from the observed estimate of the effect. The pooled results of RCTs did not show a clear reduction in respiratory viral infection with the use of medical/surgical masks. There were no clear differences between the use of medical/surgical masks compared with N95/P2 respirators in healthcare workers when used in routine care to reduce respiratory viral infection. Hand hygiene is likely to modestly reduce the burden of respiratory illness, and although this effect was also present when ILI and laboratory‐confirmed influenza were analysed separately, it was not found to be a significant difference for the latter two outcomes. Harms associated with physical interventions were under‐investigated.

There is a need for large, well‐designed RCTs addressing the effectiveness of many of these interventions in multiple settings and populations, as well as the impact of adherence on effectiveness, especially in those most at risk of ARIs.


And then you can follow up with this

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2023/03/11/cochrane-says-review-does-not-show-that-face-masks-dont-work-against-covid-19/

[MG1]

Cochrane Says Review Does Not Show That ‘Face Masks Don’t Work’ Against Covid-19

Is that a double or trippple negative or no negative at all, because they cancel each other out after the fact........... or is it just double talk? Like the article.

I need my hour of sleep.................

[quasi]

Funny the other day I was playing poker for the first time since pre-covid and no one at the tables are wearing masks. This one guy says "it's been 3 years, why you still wearing a mask?" It was pretty funny because those are probably the same people that thought masks weren't necessary when it was rampantly spreading.

I still remember the one year when we had almost 0 influenza cases during covid...

I've probably played poker live 50 times since Covid, most don't wear masks some do, I personally am never wearing a mask unless I have to. I would never say that to you though, if you want to wear a mask do it. I'd say maybe one in thirty at the poker tables in Langley do, probably more Downtown or Richmond, in Vegas I'm guessing one in 200 last year. I'll be in Vegas for WSOP in June, not sure how many masks I'll see but to your point I did get Covid last year at WSOP. :)

[MG1]

Yeah, people who bring it up are dicks.

It's everybody's choice.

"Buddy, I'll take off my mask when I lick your wife's pussy...........which one is your wife, again?" Oh........... never mind (as you make that face).

One skanky woman at the casino comments, "What's with the gloves?" I do the, "pull the gloves on," motion and say, "Wouldn't you like to know........" Yeah, she shuts up and walks away. Not all asians are passive, bitch.

BTW, I have gloves on because dudes at the casino never wash their hands after they touch their sausage in the washrooms. Those buttons on the slots are filthy as fuck.

[Hondaracer]

So you wear gloves in the casino.. so you can touch all the “dirty” shit and then touch your wallet, phone, etc.

Great logic.. there is a reason why they came out saying wearing gloves for everything is the most ineffective form of prevention. Imo if you’re that worried about germs, I don’t know what you’re even doing in a casino.

Ignorance is bliss

[MG1]

So you wear gloves in the casino.. so you can touch all the “dirty” shit and then touch your wallet, phone, etc.

Great logic.. there is a reason why they came out saying wearing gloves for everything is the most ineffective form of prevention. Imo if you’re that worried about germs, I don’t know what you’re even doing in a casino.

Ignorance is bliss

Dude I use the hand sanitizers and only use one hand when playing. You're the ignorant one here, my friend.............

sanitize hands, then put on gloves. Put loyalty card in and money. My limit for the day. Wallet is put away. Keeps me from losing my shirt. Know your limit and play within it. After I'm done, I cash out and use sanitizer. The gloves are disposable and I keep three pairs in my back pocket at all times. I also have dry cracked hands. Open cuts and whatnot. The gloves help with the healing.

anyway..................... don't know why I have to justify anything to a guy like you (buddy guy of the worst kind).

god bless.

[yameen]

So you wear gloves in the casino.. so you can touch all the “dirty” shit and then touch your wallet, phone, etc.

Great logic.. there is a reason why they came out saying wearing gloves for everything is the most ineffective form of prevention. Imo if you’re that worried about germs, I don’t know what you’re even doing in a casino.

Ignorance is bliss

I'm worried about germs but it doesn't mean I have to live in a bubble. I have nothing against others not wearing a mask but it was more of this one person egging me on about why I'm still wearing one. I work in healthcare and have seen the worst of the worst, so I am probably a bit more sensitive when it comes to protecting myself and my loved ones.

Funny enough, I stacked him for a $800 pot when I was first to act and bet pot size for my nut flush for him to reraise me all in. Snap called him. GG

[SkinnyPupp]

Funny how the "freedom" anti maskers now take issue with people who CHOOSE, using their FREEDOM, to wear masks when not mandated to.

[MG1]

^ nailed it.

[AzNightmare]

NGL, I've sort of grown to enjoy wearing masks because I like feeling anonymous when I'm out in public.

I also have a bottle of hand sanitizer in my car. Just a good habit to have sanitizer conveniently assessible so that I can use it first thing every time I get back into my car.

And always wash my hands with soap and water first thing every time I come back home.

[MG1]

Dumbest thing I've seen so far is a Costco worker taking a piss, then going to the basin to wash his hands. He pretends to wash his hands. Activates the auto faucet and doesn't even get his hands wet.............. goes and pulls a paper towel. I was going to say something, but didn't. Place was pretty crowded, at the time. I hope he's a cart guy and not a food court person.

[SkinnyPupp]

Dumbest thing I've seen so far is a Costco worker taking a piss, then going to the basin to wash his hands. He pretends to wash his hands. Activates the auto faucet and doesn't even get his hands wet.............. goes and pulls a paper towel. I was going to say something, but didn't. Place was pretty crowded, at the time. I hope he's a cart guy and not a food court person.
wtf why are they PRETENDING to wash their hands? LOL

I mean at least dip your hands in the water... that's like bare minimum if you're going to turn it on.. tf?

[MG1]

FREEDOM!!!!

I'm guessing it's his way of protesting the fact workers are told (forced) to wash their hands before returning to work.

anti establishment. These people need to be sent to military school. Also, "Look what I'm getting away with, hee hee.........."

[SkinnyPupp]

Definitely the type of person to yell "FREE!" during the national anthem is also the type who PRETEND to wash their hands. They also pick their nose and eat it.

[MarkyMark]

Maybe it was just a disgusting person who has no political agenda at all?

Nah it's 2023 everyone who is an asshole is from the side I don't vote for.

[Hondaracer]

Imagine thinking someone stocking cans of food for minimum wage had some some sort of political affiliation because they don’t wash their hands lolol fuckk..

You guys are on a different level.

[sonick]

Because one of the core views of liberalism and socialism is the consideration of care and equality for others, while conservatism is about getting what's rightfully owed to yourself and your own personal rights and freedoms first before others.

[MarkyMark]

Because one of the core views of liberalism and socialism is the consideration of care and equality for others

There are tons of "liberals" who only give a shit when they think it'll make them look like the good guy who cares. Sorry but someone who doesn't wash their hands comes in all shapes, colours and sizes. People do gross things when they think no one is watching.

[sonick]

There are tons of "liberals" who only give a shit when they think it'll make them look like the good guy who cares. Sorry but someone who doesn't wash their hands comes in all shapes, colours and sizes. People do gross things when they think no one is watching.

Absolutely. There are also a lot of great conservatives too. But certain behaviors are more inclined by certain beliefs.

Things can go extremely wrong when people don't have personal pride and ownership over their space. Look at SROs, when things are that communal full of people who have little consideration for themselves, let alone the spaces they share with others.

[SkinnyPupp]

Imagine thinking not washing your hands, berating people for wearing a mask, and eating boogers is political

[underscore]

Imagine thinking someone stocking cans of food for minimum wage had some some sort of political affiliation because they don’t wash their hands lolol fuckk..

You guys are on a different level.

Nobody mentioned politics til MarkyMark...

[MarkyMark]

Imagine thinking not washing your hands, berating people for wearing a mask, and eating boogers is political

For fucking fuck's sake. Fuck. FUCK

No one mentioned politics? You guys literally just brought up the whole FREE!!/FREEDOM!! bullshit one post beforehand. Oh you weren't singling out a certain group of people saying that? Who were you talking about then?

[punkwax]

The funky bunch.

[Hondaracer]

Also I don’t know where you guys are sticking your dicks but if I go take a piss when I’m out anywhere, my dick is probably the cleanest thing I’m touching

If I’m at a hockey game or somthing and go take a piss, if there’s a 15 person lineup to wash my hands I’m not gonna lose my mind and feel like I’m going full Donald trump because I didn’t wash my hands lol.. literally anything else I touch from that point on is dirtier

[CivicBlues]

You know your dick is like 2 inches from your asshole right? Or do you never fart either? I seem to recall (in this thread or another that got horribly sidetracked) hardly anyone using bidets and even using dry toilet paper after most number 2s. Plus with sweat and all no one's dick is clean for very long out of the shower.

Yikes all around

[Traum]

Oh gawd... what have this thread really turned into now? :heckno: :denied:

[ilovebacon]

you sweat between your balls and penis area. that's like saying your armpits are clean when it smells lol

[mikemhg]

You ever smell the sweat in your shorts produced between your balls and asshole after a good workout?

Whew.

[CivicBlues]

If you don't shower and wash your bum after working out stick a wedge of toilet paper between your asscheeks and sit down for 10-15 minutes. Guaranteed it won't be white. Fecal matter is everywhere :heckno:

[sdubfid]

A lot of women have no issue with putting wieners in their mouth and I haven’t heard of any calling in sick.

[GLOW]

Yeah, people who bring it up are dicks.

It's everybody's choice.

"Buddy, I'll take off my mask when I lick your wife's pussy...........which one is your wife, again?" Oh........... never mind (as you make that face).

One skanky woman at the casino comments, "What's with the gloves?" I do the, "pull the gloves on," motion and say, "Wouldn't you like to know........" Yeah, she shuts up and walks away. Not all asians are passive, bitch.

BTW, I have gloves on because dudes at the casino never wash their hands after they touch their sausage in the washrooms. Those buttons on the slots are filthy as fuck.

should have said "to administer free breast exams" and then do the old...

https://media.tenor.com/qQBuER4buPgAAAAC/master-roshi-working-out.gif

[Qmx323]

A lot of women have no issue with putting wieners in their mouth and I haven’t heard of any calling in sick.

"Hey, I can't come in today. Got pink eye cuz my bf busted a nut in my eye."

"No problem Jessica, guess you didn't see that one comin'. Take care and see ya next week." :badpokerface:

[AzNightmare]

Also I don’t know where you guys are sticking your dicks but if I go take a piss when I’m out anywhere, my dick is probably the cleanest thing I’m touching


If you use a urinal, your dick is not clean. Neither is your pants and most likely your shoes too. Unless you're standing 3 feet away, that backsplash is going everywhere, including back on to your dick.

[68style]

Note to self: hondaracer gets an elbow bump / foot tap if we ever meet

[Hondaracer]

If you use a urinal, your dick is not clean. Neither is your pants and most likely your shoes too. Unless you're standing 3 feet away, that backsplash is going everywhere, including back on to your dick.

I know a bunch of you guys are those types that are basically touching your dick to the back of the urinal lol

I’m standing 2-3’ back every time. Ain’t got nothing to hide! Lol

[underscore]

Honda at the urinals

https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aj9qqnQ_700bwp.webp

[SkinnyPupp]

I know a bunch of you guys are those types that are basically touching your dick to the back of the urinal lol

I’m standing 2-3’ back every time. Ain’t got nothing to hide! Lol
Weirdo

[unit]

this page is pretty hilarious. more of this type of shit pls

[donk.]

A lot of women have no issue with putting wieners in their mouth and I haven’t heard of any calling in sick.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DneVJONXoAAM5Kv.jpg

[Hondaracer]

Weirdo

Let me guess, you’re one of the type that has their whole body inside the urinal, jacket draped on the piss covered edge etc. so others can’t see your dick? :smug:

[donk.]

Let me guess, you’re one of the type that has their whole body inside the urinal, jacket draped on the piss covered edge etc. so others can’t see your dick? :smug:

I never understood this either...... Guys with 0gap between the urinal and their body. Sometimes they do the: head forward, but eyes looking hard left or right

[spoon.ek9]

never thought this thread would end up like this :lol

[SkinnyPupp]

Let me guess, you’re one of the type that has their whole body inside the urinal, jacket draped on the piss covered edge etc. so others can’t see your dick? :smug:
No, I pee like a normal person.

[AzNightmare]

this page is pretty hilarious. more of this type of shit pls

I remember the 2022 Lunar New Year thread got derailed into how much TP should be used to wipe your ass.
Same people involved in the discussion... including myself.

[snowball]

Even peeing is politicized, what's next??

[StylinRed]

I never understood this either...... Guys with 0gap between the urinal and their body. Sometimes they do the: head forward, but eyes looking hard left or right

Prostate problems causing a weak stream so they have to or else they'll be pissing on the floor

[Hakkaboy]

Wait, 2 -3 inches? or 2- 3 feet from the urinal. One sounds more normal and the other is weirdo. Like pants to the floor in order to pee weirdo.

[Hondaracer]

2-3 inches you’re in the urinal.

[Great68]

If you need to stand 2-3 FEET away from the urinal to piss, you're in the wrong business and should head to california, the porn industry would make you a millionaire.

Otherwise, I could just imagine how much piss you'd be splattering on the floor from that distance.

https://youtu.be/mI4zfZg3hmM?t=82

[whitev70r]

A lot of women have no issue with putting wieners in their mouth and I haven’t heard of any calling in sick.

Taking this convo to next level ... no one likes tacos? Or do you insist your lady shower first?

[AzNightmare]

I’m standing 2-3’ back every time. Ain’t got nothing to hide! Lol

Wait, 2 -3 inches? or 2- 3 feet from the urinal. One sounds more normal and the other is weirdo. Like pants to the floor in order to pee weirdo.

' = feet
" = inches

[mikemhg]

Man I hate urinals that don't have a barrier between them at least.

It's hella annoying trying to take a piss with a dude beside you when there isn't one, especially those trough style ones, taking a piss at a Canucks game with a bunch of people waiting behind you = no piss comes out.

Then I just stand there holding my dick like a retard while I wait for the dude to fuckoff beside me so my piss can come out.

A buddy and I always laugh about that shit because he has the same problem.

My dick ain't small either.

[StylinRed]

I was in Australia at this old mall (Queen Victoria Building) and their urinal is shaped like a fountain so all the guys would be facing one another if more than 1 was using it :lol

[mikemhg]

Like this?

https://www.urinal.net/qvb/QUEEN_VICTORIA_BUILDING.med.jpg

I don't mind that actually, at least there's barriers.

[TOS'd]

I think he meant one of these, mall fountain.

:drunk: Australians

https://i.imgur.com/kumJ9qal.png

[StylinRed]

Like this?

https://www.urinal.net/qvb/QUEEN_VICTORIA_BUILDING.med.jpg

I don't mind that actually, at least there's barriers.

I went back into my camera roll and yeah that's it exactly! not how I remembered it my memory was more like tos'ds post :lol

[GLOW]

heritage hall on main st in east van i believe is 1 of 2 urinals left in town to have this "architectural feature"

https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/via/import/2010/12/heritagehallurinal1.jpg;w=960

[unit]

i have literally never seen anyone standing further than 1' from the urinal, usually as close as you can without risking touching the urinal is a normal thing, that way when you start up and when your stream dies down you're not pissing on the floor. 3'??? do you walk back and forth depending on the strength of your stream?

[donk.]

So how many women are reading this thread.....?

"Do guys actually talk about this kind of stuff???!?!?!?!"

[AzNightmare]

i have literally never seen anyone standing further than 1' from the urinal, usually as close as you can without risking touching the urinal is a normal thing, that way when you start up and when your stream dies down you're not pissing on the floor. 3'??? do you walk back and forth depending on the strength of your stream?

I prefer to use the toilets in the stall over urinals, that way I can drop my pants lower, fully air out my balls, and pee in complete privacy. I don't stand 3' away, but maybe 1'-2'. Then I do the Michael Jackson lean as the stream gets weaker.

[SkinnyPupp]

I think if I walked into a bathroom and there was a dude pissing a 3 foot stream to a urinal, I'd just leave... got no time for weirdos. Do you also put your hands on your hips? LUL

[AzNightmare]

I can't remember where I took this photo from... but it was hilarious.

Imagine 2 dudes crossfiring their urine stream cause they're both standing 3 ft away.

https://i.imgur.com/nHwFU0I.jpg

[Hondaracer]

Sounds hot

[Great68]

So how many women are reading this thread.....?

"Do guys actually talk about this kind of stuff???!?!?!?!"


Women on Revscene? :fuckthatshit::lawl:

[danned]

i can hold hangs with a guy using that thing togather
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/00/e0/06/00e00647194b89238942cb88d905dcc0.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2b/f9/c7/2bf9c71ff6f62e6e93c4d0640b23d514.jpg

[MG1]

The thing that is super creepy is when some guys make loud sounds as they're pissing......... one guy, "Shit, that's better than sex......" like W-T-F?

[AzNightmare]

The thing that is super creepy is when some guys make loud sounds as they're pissing......... one guy, "Shit, that's better than sex......" like W-T-F?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOU0lW8ihs4

[The Producer]

i just finished 6 weeks w a kidney stone. :heckno:

never take a nice easy piss for granted.

[donk.]

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2b/f9/c7/2bf9c71ff6f62e6e93c4d0640b23d514.jpg


Anyone else do this in the morning when you wake up with a raging hard-on?

[donk.]

i just finished 6 weeks w a kidney stone. :heckno:

never take a nice easy piss for granted.

I was standing in line at the grocery store about a year ago, and some dude had 8 bottles of lemon juice, I asked him what's up with that

He said it's to prevent kidney stones, he mixes it with water or something and drinks it daily.
Not sure how true it is, but I keep hearing about so many guys dealing with kidney stones, might be worth the effort

[The Producer]

i drank 2-3 liters of lemon water per day

always by flushing

[unit]

srs question, don't you worry about fucking up your tooth enamel by covering it in acid all day long? maybe drink with a straw?

[The Producer]

you know how I know you've never had a kidney stone?

i see what you're saying, but your tooth enamel is not what you're concerned about at the time.

[spoon.ek9]

Cause for celebration: masks are no longer mandatory in hospitals!

I'll still wear them when dealing with patients up close but otherwise I'm SO done with this shit lol.

[SkinnyPupp]

Forgot to post this. All the people who said "covid is just like the flu" well now you're correct. Just a few years and a few million deaths too early to make that argument.

https://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1654605260487290884

Japan lifted all regulations today as well

[sonick]

First post Jan 21, 2020.

What an insane few years, who would've thought. On so many fronts, socially, politically, etc. Maybe we should commemorate the end by locking this thread and hopefully we can all move forward with our lives.

[SkinnyPupp]

This and the 9/11 thread are the two Revscene threads that will live forever in my mind. I still remember when I woke up, did my usual check email and forums, and saw a thread titled "omg they hit the pentagon too!" and was like... wtffffffff?

This thread was similar, where you knew life wouldn't be the same from the time the first post was made by Mr HappySlip

[Traum]

Maybe we should commemorate the end by locking this thread and hopefully we can all move forward with our lives.
While WHO has declared the COVID pandemic to be over, it is important to remember that the disease is simply being downgraded from "pandemic" to "endemic" level.

Was talking to a friend over the weekend that he knew an older person who has just recovered from COVID, but is continuing to suffer from brain fog, and can't function too well with his normal daily life and activities.

Let's hope the virus will continue to get weaker.

[hud 91gt]

Both my elderly in-laws and my grandma got it this week. Many more we know of as well. Seems to be spreading pretty quick. Somehow I’ve evaded it, or just spread it ��

[mikemhg]

This thread should be laid to rest.

My god did we ever have many a bloody debate of the same crap in circular arguments :lol

Looking back many of us were very hyperbolic, while some downplayed things to a massive degree.

It's hard to articulate how much our mindsets have changed going back to 2020 to today, that part is truly fascinating. So many wrong predictions, wrong expectations.

Here we are totally back to normal, the things humans yearn for have remained static, things we thought would die and go away haven't, and yet from a fiscal and cultural perspective, much has changed.

[SkinnyPupp]

This thread should be laid to rest.

My god did we ever have many a bloody debate of the same crap in circular arguments :lol

Looking back many of us were very hyperbolic, while some downplayed things to a massive degree.

It's hard to articulate how much our mindsets have changed going back to 2020 to today, that part is truly fascinating. So many wrong predictions, wrong expectations.

Here we are totally back to normal, the things humans yearn for have remained static, things we thought would die and go away haven't, and yet from a fiscal and cultural perspective, much has changed.
Not to toot my own horn, but my takes were all proven to be right based on current knowledge at the time.. There were some absolute brain dead posters here, and yeah some hyperbole as people were understandably freaking out.

That is pretty rare for me so I am pretty pleased with myself LUL

[spoon.ek9]

This has to have been the most important thread I have seen and been a part of on this forum during my time here. I just hope we don't see anything like this again in our lifetimes and the lifetimes of our children.

[GS8]

Now that it's 'over', does this mean Mr.HappySilp can come back?

If his wife let's him.

:badpokerface:

[westopher]

He's JDMDreams now.

[Traum]

Came across this interesting piece of news being reported in DW News -- the Germany state-owned international broadcaster recently:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOxppT3gPpE

Obivously I am not anti-vax, but I still feel like this will give anti-vaxxers a field day, with a lot of "I-told-you-so" sort of thing. Still, I'd say that when you look at the scientific evidence, the COVID vaccines have been extremely safe and effective.

But of course the antivaxxers will distort news like this to suit their narrative, and many of those non-thinking idiots will just lap it all up.
FailFish

[Liquid_o2]

When you watch those prescription medicine commercials - they list a million different life altering symptoms you could potentially get. Which means those occurred to someone in the trials. Doesn't matter if it is a vaccine or medicine, some people will always get side effects.

[SkinnyPupp]

I wonder how many of the people with issues got covid too? There's not too many people in the world who didn't by now, vaxxed or not.

[EvoFire]

^ A lot of ppl got covid and don't even realize it because the vaccines would masked most outward symptoms, but it doesn't preclude unseen long term affects still happening.

[SkinnyPupp]

Opened facebook for the first time this year and was instantly reminded of this thread

https://i.imgur.com/eqkNoQt.png

[Hondaracer]

https://i.imgur.com/YkSmoNj.jpg

[mikemhg]

Lately I've been seeing yahoos online starting to say our blood is "stickier" because of the vaccine, and that we now have nanobots within our blood streams from the jab?

Holy fuck, I'm so insulated from these people I didn't even realize this was an actual thought process?

[MarkyMark]

I'm almost certain some of these people would refuse a blood transfusion if they couldn't get unvaxxed blood lol

[68style]

I remember when a good number of people in Richmond thought the purple LED street lights were installed as vaccine detectors.

Pretty amazing stuff.

[inv4zn]

There was a post I saw somewhere recently where some woman said she smoked a bowl with someone who she later found out was vaccinated, and now she's having her period and thinks the two are related.

I honestly think in the last 20 years the bell curve for intelligence has gone wider and shorter.

[donk.]

Someone needs to start interviewing these people...

so you smoked a bowl with a vaxxer, what's going to happen with your body over the next 10 years because of this?

[Mikoyan]

I'm just glad there're fewer cases of cell site vandalism now vs at the start of COVID.

[westopher]

I'm almost certain some of these people would refuse a blood transfusion if they couldn't get unvaxxed blood lol
People have demanded unvaccinated blood for their children in life and death situations.
Like fucking buddy guy, we don't test for that, want your kid to live or not?

[donk.]

Buddy guy should search for an unvaxed doctor

Wouldn't want to use the same tools that were used on a vaxxer body

:drunk:

[GLOW]

Lately I've been seeing yahoos online starting to say our blood is "stickier" because of the vaccine, and that we now have nanobots within our blood streams from the jab?


anything else stickier? :badpokerface:

[danned]

i want some vaccine flavour vapor

[bcrdukes]

Lately I've been seeing yahoos online starting to say our blood is "stickier" because of the vaccine, and that we now have nanobots within our blood streams from the jab?

Holy fuck, I'm so insulated from these people I didn't even realize this was an actual thought process?

Something straight out of Metal Gear Solid!

[Manic!]

I'm almost certain some of these people would refuse a blood transfusion if they couldn't get unvaxxed blood lol

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/covid-19-misinformation-prompts-some-patients-to-refuse-blood-transfusions-from-vaccinated-donors-1.6110333

https://twitter.com/DrStephanieCoo1/status/1576778463083888640

[donk.]

Maybe unvaxed blood is gonna be the gold of the 21nd century

Sell it to trumpers for 500$/per unit

[Manic!]

Maybe unvaxed blood is gonna be the gold of the 21nd century

Sell it to trumpers for 500$/per unit

What will be even more valuable is unvaxxed sperm.

[Traum]

At this point, I don't even bother. If these covidiots wanna die / prefers dying over recovering, I say we let them.
FailFish
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/covid-19-misinformation-prompts-some-patients-to-refuse-blood-transfusions-from-vaccinated-donors-1.6110333

https://twitter.com/DrStephanieCoo1/status/1576778463083888640

[mikemhg]

I ended up listening to that RFK Jr interview on Joe Rogan over the weekend.

Whew, god damn.

These anti-vaccine folks are really picking up steam with their allegations, not even specifically to the COVID one, but writ large. They seem to be targeting the mercury used in some vaccines as a preservative? Thimerosal, to be specific.

I don't even know how you can argue with these people.

[donk.]

You can't argue with stupid

Stupid will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience

[donk.]

https://twitter.com/DrKarenPinder/status/1683232950333358080?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcam p%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Dr Karen Pinder

I cannot believe this many people think that Covid is over and willingly gather like this. From last night's Celebration of Light in Vancouver. ����

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1wLN-waQAIUhSg?format=jpg&name=small

Skids where you at?!?!??

[SkinnyPupp]

People made bitching about covid their entire personality, and can't move on from it

[Hondaracer]

That bitch is legit psycho.

Her little mini twitter rants are enough that UBC should probably be reviewing her employment imo. Someone like that should not be teaching

If you’re spewing that garbage on a public forum for all to see with enough credentials and info to steal your identity, I can only imagine the type of shit a person like that is providing in a class room setting

[MarkyMark]

Having Dr in front of your name is starting to mean less and less when weirdos like that give their opinion.

[westopher]

https://twitter.com/DrKarenPinder/status/1683232950333358080?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcam p%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Dr Karen Pinder

I cannot believe this many people think that Covid is over and willingly gather like this. From last night's Celebration of Light in Vancouver. ����

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1wLN-waQAIUhSg?format=jpg&name=small

Skids were you at?!?!??
"Listen to the health authority! It isn't safe!"
"Don't listen to the health authority! It isn't safe!"
These quit the world doomsday covid people are just as fucking annoying as the antivax dipfucks that are still talking about how they are "the most persecuted group of people in history"
Everyone shut the fuck up about it and get on with your lives until it happens again with a new disease 5 years from now.
Speaking of which, there's a new retard supergroup of various members of 90s bands that were kicked out of their respective bands for being idiots. Members of smashmouth, offspring, and mighty mighty bosstones singing about how hard it is to be a 50 year old unvaccinated white guy in the US lol.

[SSM_DC5]

Link doesn't work. What did you guys do to Dr Pinder? Cancel her?

[SkinnyPupp]

lol she deleted it and went private after weirdo blue ticks started replying

[hud 91gt]

My family of 3 (wife and 12 month old) all got covid last month. It was my first go at it. Wasn’t the most unpleasant thing ive ever experience but I was shocked how quickly it passed through. Gone in 5 days without lingering effects. Whereas a cold I usually feel for weeks. That’s with being up all night with the little guy. His prolonged fevers were pretty fucking scary.

[EvoFire]

If you've got your pfizer or moderna shots it's not too bad. I got it last year and honestly the reactions to the shots were worse than the sickness itself.

[mikemhg]

Well I'd say her name being Karen is quite fitting :lol

That name isn't a misnomer -- Karen's really are buzzkills.

[Badhobz]

Poor Karens. Its not even a bad sounding name, stupid internet ruined a perfectly good name and now anyone named Karen gets this lame ass connotation associated.

Id name my kid Karen Chad Incel the 4th

[blkgsr]

are people still considering getting sick that it's from COVID? are people still testing?

[whitev70r]

^ oh yah, people still test to see what it is that they are getting sick from, if it's common flu or Covid. Just a quick rapid test for confirmation ... guess people just like to know.

[SkinnyPupp]

I got it in January, and while it wasn't a brutal experience it took several weeks to fully recover. Maybe it's weaker now... When I get a cold or flu, when it's gone, it's gone. With covid I felt weak for probably a month.

[inv4zn]

Covid made its way around the wife's daycare last week. Kid brought it in (they think) and passed it onto 2 adults. No other kids got sick, although they could have had it in their system. It's definitely still around, although it does appear to be scaled down quite a bit in terms of severity/length as well as potential serious symptoms.

[EvoFire]

Covid made its way around the wife's daycare last week. Kid brought it in (they think) and passed it onto 2 adults. No other kids got sick, although they could have had it in their system. It's definitely still around, although it does appear to be scaled down quite a bit in terms of severity/length as well as potential serious symptoms.

Almost everyone is vaccinated now so the effects are small. Try hitting some one with no vaccines, they'll have the time of their life.

Covid is still a massive problem in China but it's all swept under the rug. Wife's cousin's mom passed away from covid late last year. One of my mom's friend's mom (the friend is younger than my mom) is on death watch right now and mom's friend just flew back to China to see her. Yes they are all older, but it's still killing a lot of people, especially the old, weak, or unprotected.

[Traum]

I have no words... FailFish

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0F5i65yKxK/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

Straight Up Translation from Google:

[New pneumonia outbreak in China]
[WHO requests information]

A variety of respiratory diseases have recently broken out in northern China. In particular, the number of children infected with "mycoplasma pneumonia" has increased sharply, leaving doctors everywhere overwhelmed. The World Health Organization asked China to provide more information, while U.S. Ambassador to Japan Emmanuelle criticized Beijing to stop deceiving and deliberately delaying.

According to comprehensive Chinese media reports, hospitals in China have recently been overwhelmed with children suffering from mysterious pneumonia. Children's hospitals in many major cities, including Beijing, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Jilin, Liaoning and other places, are overcrowded. There are rumors on Weibo that the registration queue has reached more than 3,000 people, and the hospital has announced that the waiting time for treatment exceeds 24 hours. In early November, Beijing Children's Hospital was seeing 3,500 to 3,600 respiratory infection cases every day. In mid-November, Tianjin Children's Hospital's single-day treatment volume exceeded 12,000.

The "Program for Surveillance of Emerging Diseases" (ProMED), which monitors global disease outbreaks, issued warnings for two consecutive days last week, saying that an "unknown respiratory disease" (pneumonia) broke out among children in China. Preliminarily, this "unknown pneumonia" is related to What is officially called mycoplasma pneumonia is different.

The WHO issued a statement last Wednesday (22nd) that it had asked China to provide more information; a day later it issued a statement saying that China explained that it had not detected any "abnormal or new pathogens" and that the ones currently spreading in the north were caused by a variety of Illnesses caused by known pathogens also indicate that China has seen a surge in some flu-like illnesses as authorities have lifted COVID-19 prevention measures.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Emanuelle Emmanuel posted on the social platform "The recent pneumonia outbreak in China raises serious questions, and WHO is asking about the situation. It is time to abandon the deception and delays of Wuhan pneumonia, because transparency and timely information can save lives."

#中国pneumonia #who

[BIC_BAWS]

I have no words... FailFish



https://www.instagram.com/p/C0F5i65yKxK/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D



Straight Up Translation from Google:



[New pneumonia outbreak in China]

[WHO requests information]



A variety of respiratory diseases have recently broken out in northern China. In particular, the number of children infected with "mycoplasma pneumonia" has increased sharply, leaving doctors everywhere overwhelmed. The World Health Organization asked China to provide more information, while U.S. Ambassador to Japan Emmanuelle criticized Beijing to stop deceiving and deliberately delaying.



According to comprehensive Chinese media reports, hospitals in China have recently been overwhelmed with children suffering from mysterious pneumonia. Children's hospitals in many major cities, including Beijing, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Jilin, Liaoning and other places, are overcrowded. There are rumors on Weibo that the registration queue has reached more than 3,000 people, and the hospital has announced that the waiting time for treatment exceeds 24 hours. In early November, Beijing Children's Hospital was seeing 3,500 to 3,600 respiratory infection cases every day. In mid-November, Tianjin Children's Hospital's single-day treatment volume exceeded 12,000.



The "Program for Surveillance of Emerging Diseases" (ProMED), which monitors global disease outbreaks, issued warnings for two consecutive days last week, saying that an "unknown respiratory disease" (pneumonia) broke out among children in China. Preliminarily, this "unknown pneumonia" is related to What is officially called mycoplasma pneumonia is different.



The WHO issued a statement last Wednesday (22nd) that it had asked China to provide more information; a day later it issued a statement saying that China explained that it had not detected any "abnormal or new pathogens" and that the ones currently spreading in the north were caused by a variety of Illnesses caused by known pathogens also indicate that China has seen a surge in some flu-like illnesses as authorities have lifted COVID-19 prevention measures.



U.S. Ambassador to Japan Emanuelle Emmanuel posted on the social platform Messages can save lives.”



#中国pneumonia #whoHuh link is blockedhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231126/3e0ba3184a075aac10ca3fecd73de37d.jpg

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[Traum]

I'm surprised it is getting blocked on your phone! On my computer at home, I have no problem looking at the Instagram post.

The IG post from Radio Free Asia is originally posted in Chinese, but I have included a Google Translate-ed version of it in spoiler tags, and it is doing a pretty good job of converting it into some sensibly readable English. FWIW, RFA is a US government-funded private non-profit corporation operating a news service that broadcasts radio programs and publishes online news, information, and commentary for its audiences in Asia, and I would say the news it puts out are factual and reliable in that regard.

[SkinnyPupp]

https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2023-DON494

The first flu and pneumonia outbreaks after years of lockdown are going to be extra brutal, especially on kids who never got to develop their immune systems

[BIC_BAWS]

Looks like something is coming around again. The same symptoms and very contagious but no one in my circle has tested positive for it. On Wednesday, my boss came into the office hacking, I thought it was smokers cough but the next day I was feeling VERY tired. Like falling asleep grocery shopping. I attributed it to the 11 hr shift I worked the day before and the 8 hrs straight on that day. But then on Friday I was so tired I couldn't get out of bed and had an itchy throat. By the evening (and Saturday), my coworker got sick too and we both had chills, fever, body ache, headache, loss of taste/smell, but didn't test positive. I woke up this morning with a headache and a BURNING throat.

Anecdotally, our warehouse guy called in sick on Wednesday and Thursday but he was feeling well enough to come into work on Friday. Two of my boss' friends caught something similar, but he thinks he got it on his flight back from SF.

[westopher]

I think I had it a few weeks ago. Hit my wife harder than me. Who knows though, didn't bother testing. One person at work had it though for sure around a similar time so makes sense it would be. I was just moderately sick for a few days. Wore a mask at work a couple days but felt good enough to work.

[MarkyMark]

So many people at my work have been sick lately and then they come in coughing and sniffling, like fuck off and stay home. I've managed to avoid getting sick so far but flu season has arrived.

[Qmx323]

I had it late October, however, I tested on day 1 of symptoms and was negative.

I didn't test positive until 3 days after the onset of symptoms, so one negative test is not indicative of whether you have it or not.

Fortunately I was already off from work during those 3 days.

[donk.]

The real question is, how many of you are getting your next covid shot.

I got my 3rd + regular flu shot at the same time a few weeks ago. I asked buddyguy that gave it to me, and he said that 90% of people were getting both shots. Only 10% were getting just the flu shot.

After having covid once, i want nothing to do with that, ever again

Wheres Skidz and CharlesInCharge at?!?!?

[N.V.M.]

I had a flu shot 3 weeks ago, but said no to Covid. in that time, 4 guys at work have had something bad, 2-3 days off bad and it wasn't covid. I found out they all had flu shots too.

sooo, what happens next, I'm sick all this weekend. it's not a cold, it's not a cough it's not covid. is there a new flu going around?

[MG1]

https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/index.html#:~:text=Respiratory%20syncytial%20(sin% 2DSISH%2D,severe%20RSV%20and%20need%20hospitalizat ion.

[beatdownvictim]

I got covid last week. Very mild symptoms just a sore throat and cold symptoms. Got my last booster a month ago. Tested negative just in time for vacation to hawaii.
Kids and wife didnt get it from me..sucked wearing a mask for a week.

[Teriyaki]

Not really covid related but I was just in the mall today and was aghast at how many people were coughing and hacking away, sneezing. Especially egregious were those that just sneeze right into the open air and not into their hands or elbows. JFC. I really thought we all learnt better but alas...

[Presto]

I got it in January, and while it wasn't a brutal experience it took several weeks to fully recover. Maybe it's weaker now... When I get a cold or flu, when it's gone, it's gone. With covid I felt weak for probably a month.

Long COVID for me. I got COVID almost 2 months ago (shortly before the new vaccine was released :(). It lasted about 2.5 weeks, but I still had symptoms. I would either be feverish or have bad chills. The chills stopped happening about 2 weeks ago, but I still get a ~100F fever almost every night. Often, I wake up drenched in sweat. However, I've discovered that taking ~60mg in THC gummies, 90 min before bed, helps to prevent that.

[underscore]

The real question is, how many of you are getting your next covid shot.

I got my 3rd + regular flu shot at the same time a few weeks ago. I asked buddyguy that gave it to me, and he said that 90% of people were getting both shots. Only 10% were getting just the flu shot.

After having covid once, i want nothing to do with that, ever again

Wheres Skidz and CharlesInCharge at?!?!?

I got both a while back too. I would've gotten them anyways but with all the colds and mystery illnesses my kids have brought home I'll take any help I can get.

[inv4zn]

Not really covid related but I was just in the mall today and was aghast at how many people were coughing and hacking away, sneezing. Especially egregious were those that just sneeze right into the open air and not into their hands or elbows. JFC. I really thought we all learnt better but alas...

I took the skytrain for the first time in probably 10 years, and there were so many people just coughing and sneezing and generally being disgusting.

[quasi]

Not really covid related but I was just in the mall today and was aghast at how many people were coughing and hacking away, sneezing. Especially egregious were those that just sneeze right into the open air and not into their hands or elbows. JFC. I really thought we all learnt better but alas...

Yeah that's annoying, if you're going to sneeze it's so easy to pull your shirt over your mouth and nose or sneeze into your sleeve.

[MG1]

Sign O’ the times. Most people don’t give a shit about anyone else anymore. It all started when they stopped teaching the golden rule. It’s a fuck or be fucked, world. Gone are the days you thought about your fellow man (woman or LGBBQ+). They also stopped teaching other important stuff, like grammar, handwriting, and spelling. Why? Because the teachers of today can’t if they wanted to. I know friends who were, at one point, upstanding citizens, but have basically given up. Role models? Nope. There are still a handful of really good people here in this community of ours called RS……………… /rant.

Can’t give up. Not now.

[BIC_BAWS]

I would either be feverish or have bad chills. The chills stopped happening about 2 weeks ago, but I still get a ~100F fever almost every night. Often, I wake up drenched in sweat. However, I've discovered that taking ~60mg in THC gummies, 90 min before bed, helps to prevent that.

I tested negative but these symptoms are basically mine. I keep waking up drenched. This morning was pretty rough - my throat was on fire and I couldn't speak or anything without being in severe pain. This is probably the first time in a couple of days that I've had energy to get up.

[spoon.ek9]

Not really covid related but I was just in the mall today and was aghast at how many people were coughing and hacking away, sneezing. Especially egregious were those that just sneeze right into the open air and not into their hands or elbows. JFC. I really thought we all learnt better but alas...

I feel like people abided by the guidelines while things were still scary but once that fear subsided they pulled a hard 180 degrees and went straight back to the disgusting habits they had all along. People just suck. Hard fact of life to face but it's an objective reality for large majority of people out there.

[MG1]

Like Billy Joel’s song, Keeping the Faith. I haven’t stopped wearing a mask. All it takes is one time at my age. Judge all you want. You only die once.

[quasi]

Although I'm not going to wear a mask anywhere I'm not forced to I totally support your choice to wear one, do whatever makes you comfortable.

[N.V.M.]

found out I have RSV. the whole shop has it. I was wondering why they are airing that Gretzky PSA 3 times an hour. it's a friggin epidemic.

edit: fixed

[Liquid_o2]

RSV?

[Gumby]

found out I have SRV. the whole shop has it. I was wondering why they are airing that Gretzky PSA 3 times an hour. it's a friggin epidemic.
Lol, Prelude SR-V?

[MarkyMark]

Sounds like something you have to tell all your past sexual partners about so they can see if they have it as well.

[MG1]

found out I have SRV. the whole shop has it. I was wondering why they are airing that Gretzky PSA 3 times an hour. it's a friggin epidemic.

https://www.revscene.net/forums/716747-coronavirus-discussion-646.html#post9117279


Posted that as soon as I saw your post describing the symptoms.

Older adults and INFANTS............ If you know someone who is pregnant, let them know - not sure if masking helps with this one.

[N.V.M.]

looks like nobody is aware of RSV. that's ok, I had no idea either. holy hell its bad. somehow it's hiding between Covid and influenza.

[EvoFire]

RSV is up there in nastiness, you don't hear about it because most people who don't have kids just treat it as a bad flu and brave through it. People with kids know because a not insignificant percentage of kids end up at emergency, especially if you have asthma like mine does. ER visits are the norm.

[MG1]

Revscene virus............. nasty shit. Had it since 2002. Fucked up for life.

[BIC_BAWS]

found out I have RSV. the whole shop has it. I was wondering why they are airing that Gretzky PSA 3 times an hour. it's a friggin epidemic.

edit: fixed

I wonder if that's what I have. I have a loss of appetite but maybe cause I haven't been smoking weed and getting munchies lol. All my symptoms are gone now but still have a bad lingering cough - like cough up my lungs with phlegm typa bs. Doc says it's just the common cold - influenza with a lingering cough.

[6793026]

there is a flu going around.. kids under 9 are getting weakness wit their legs as if they cant' or don't know how to walk.

that is scary as F.....
my wife is seeing it daily in the hospital.. thank goodness it's a flu and after 4-6 days of medication it will go back to normal.

seeing a kid who runs, crawls, wlaks..all of a sudden have wobbly legs is scary.

[Badhobz]

land lubber kids!!! har har har! yarrrrrr!

[spoon.ek9]

received an email today saying our hospital is working at 130% capacity. it's been bad for a few months now. hand hygiene and masks are highly recommended!

[murd0c]

received an email today saying our hospital is working at 130% capacity. it's been bad for a few months now. hand hygiene and masks are highly recommended!

I honestly don't think cpvid is the cause of the 130% capacity, hospitals were already running at max capacity before covid. Now we have had mass immigration with millions of people coming into Canada the past three plus years and a number of hospital staff losing their job because they didn't want to get vaccinated so of course its going to be running at 130% capacity. We did it to our selves and of course covid isn't helping either but there are a number factors causing this and blaming covid is complete bs in my eyes.

[Hondaracer]

What’s new.

[spoon.ek9]

you're drawing a lot of conclusions based on your own opinion of the situation here. I'm not saying this is entirely because of covid. Just as it has been with the last couple of years, it's the combination of flu, covid and rsv that's causing a lot of people to get sick during our cold season. also, capacity refers to the number of beds that are occupied, it has nothing to do with number of staff.

[68style]

It's about 400,000 per year immigration wise not "millions", but you're not totally wrong.

[Hondaracer]

Surrey memorial has been over capacity long before this wave of seasonal illness came. It’s not somthing new, it’s the norm. Now you have to deal with the wave of oldies coming in with RSV, Covid, etc. on top of the myriad of other BS

[CivicBlues]

So can anyone with first hand experience visiting an ER tell me if it's filled with 20 and 30 something brown people or are they packed with aging white and Asian people as I suspect?

[murd0c]

you're drawing a lot of conclusions based on your own opinion of the situation here. I'm not saying this is entirely because of covid. Just as it has been with the last couple of years, it's the combination of flu, covid and rsv that's causing a lot of people to get sick during our cold season. also, capacity refers to the number of beds that are occupied, it has nothing to do with number of staff.

It also seems like walk in clinics are no longer a thing since covid as well, dr's want to only do phone appointments and even getting that is next to impossible. For me that's frustrating since I haven't had a Dr in years and I want to see someone face to face not to talk to them over facetime. I think thats also a big part of the ER being busier then before.

[murd0c]

So can anyone with first hand experience visiting an ER tell me if it's filled with 20 and 30 something brown people or are they packed with aging white and Asian people as I suspect?

lets just say last time I was at the ER I was the only white person and everyone else seems like they were with their entire family's because their nose is running or they have a cough... Medical is free so may as well take advantage of it right...

[CivicBlues]

Fawwwk, we need to put up signs in the hospital doors in English, Punjabi, Hindi, Chinese telling people to fuck off and stay home unless it's life and death.

Plus do international students get free healthcare? Even the ones attending the diploma mills?

[Hondaracer]

So can anyone with first hand experience visiting an ER tell me if it's filled with 20 and 30 something brown people or are they packed with aging white and Asian people as I suspect?

Just had a Xmas party and saw one of my wife’s cousins who is an ER nurse at Surrey memorial and has been for 8-10 years. Loves her job, wouldn’t want to be anywhere but ER

She said shit is so bad you can never keep up, you never gain an inch in triage and the worst problem is when you deal with a brown person coming into ER, it’s a regular occurrence to have to deal with 10+ family members as well.

At Surrey memorial you’re also dealing with an insane amount of OD’s which many are just heart breaking and also taking up huge amounts of beds.

Put them in portables the province says! Lol ffs..

She got into nursing later in life and is now 45 or so and is a very compassionate person who actually wants to make a difference, however she said the ER has a huge problem with retaining people as younger nurses come in and fucking hate it/burn out and either leave nursing completely or move out of the ER. She said it’s a daily occurrence to show up to work and not know anyone working because they are so desperate to fill spots they just cycle people in from wherever, even paying premiums to get them there just because staffing is such an issue

[whitev70r]

Healthcare system right now is stretched beyond capacity. Just hope you don't get sick! The system is SO broken .. no one knows how to fix it.

[mikemhg]

So can anyone with first hand experience visiting an ER tell me if it's filled with 20 and 30 something brown people or are they packed with aging white and Asian people as I suspect?

Yes. My GF works at VGH and my 80 year old mother has been in and out of the hospital over the last few years at Burnaby Hospital.

Can confirm, the ER waiting room regularly, and along with her various wards were primarily old brown people, and a mix of various Asian flavors.

It's actually quite funny the nurses seem to complain a lot about their older brown patients, specifically women, they tend to complain a lot and be quite demanding, they also seem to have a low pain tolerance (creating those demands), writ large.

[mikemhg]

The big problem is the aunties/uncles/grandparents who came over with their families, because like I said, many carry morbidities that haven't been addressed or treated back home. Their first point of medical contact tends to be the hospital, and lacking proper medical records or prior diagnosis and treatment is what compounds the system so greatly.

It's the need for testing, scans, you're essentially trying to figure out a problem that has manifested for many years, but never actually treated or even diagnosed prior (as would've been expected).

[Traum]

The big problem is the aunties/uncles/grandparents who came over with their families, because like I said, many carry morbidities that haven't been addressed or treated back home. Their first point of medical contact tends to be the hospital, and lacking proper medical records or prior diagnosis and treatment is what compounds the system so greatly.

It's the need for testing, scans, you're essentially trying to figure out a problem that has manifested for many years, but never actually treated or even diagnosed prior (as would've been expected).
That's why I rather firmly believe the best solution going forward is to grow the primary care physicians first, and/or expand nurse practitioners services. It is always the cheapest to treat the treatable conditions at the primary care level first, and primary care providers are also in a much better position to monitor long term health conditions than any sort of emergency / acute care providers. That is not to say acute care is not important / less important, but you get the biggest bang for the buck when you spend it on primary care, so that should really be the priority to receive funding.

[Badhobz]

Do we have private hospitals we can use ? Has anyone used one before ? If the service is this bad in the public system I figure if I do get seriously fucked up I’ll just ship my ass to the states and use their private system. At least I won’t have to wait 2 years for an MRI

[Mikoyan]

Do we have private hospitals we can use ? Has anyone used one before ? If the service is this bad in the public system I figure if I do get seriously fucked up I’ll just ship my ass to the states and use their private system. At least I won’t have to wait 2 years for an MRI

Only for stuff not covered under MSP I believe.

[underscore]

Do we have private hospitals we can use ? Has anyone used one before ? If the service is this bad in the public system I figure if I do get seriously fucked up I’ll just ship my ass to the states and use their private system. At least I won’t have to wait 2 years for an MRI

With no insurance? RIP to your doggies inheritance. It's stupidly expensive down there.

[68style]

You know not the depths of Badhobz pockets :D

[Badhobz]

With no insurance? RIP to your doggies inheritance. It's stupidly expensive down there.

oh i know, people go broke being sick in the US.

But if me and spy balloon became seriously ill with something serious, i think i rather just spend the money than go through our system.

My mom, her mom both had breast cancer and their trek through the canadian system was long and grueling. Thank god they were able to catch it early, but in hindsight, we should have totally gone overseas to do it.

Her dad got quoted only 500k HKD for a knee replacement in hong kong at a very very fancy place. This is a full on replacement of both knees. It'll take years to get on the waiting list in canada

[quasi]

They are trying to expand urgent care to help with some of these people that are going to emergency with a sore throat or runny nose, something I've never used myself but seems like a good solution if they can get enough of them. They are open seven day's a week, not quite hospital emergency hours but open late.

I know we've built two in the last year one in Chilliwack and one in Vancouver and are currently working on a third in Mission right now and there are others either under construction or close to being started as well. For reference the one in Mission has around 10 exam rooms and 5 assessment/Observation rooms so they are bigger than a typical Doctors office for sure.

They probably need to do a better job educating people that these places even exist.

[spoon.ek9]

I was going to bring that up actually. Yes, more and more Urgent Primary Care Centres are being opened up. It does help alleviate some of the congestion we see in hospital from non-emergency visits. Also of note, if the doctors at UPCC feel it's required, they will redirect you to Emergency as needed.

For awhile, we had a sandwich board outside to educate patients on where they should be going for their current condition/issues. It'll take time but more people are becoming aware of the existence of UPCCs.

The lack of new family doctors is partly to blame for the current climate of our healthcare system. For quite some time now, new doctors have found it's more lucrative to visit multiple walk-in clinics rather than upkeep their own practice. The rest of the doctors end up working in hospital. People without a family doctor are of course more likely to visit emergency as they really have no other option outside of walk-in clinic hours. Hence, UPCCs have been created just recently.

[EvoFire]

They are trying to expand urgent care to help with some of these people that are going to emergency with a sore throat or runny nose, something I've never used myself but seems like a good solution if they can get enough of them. They are open seven day's a week, not quite hospital emergency hours but open late.

I know we've built two in the last year one in Chilliwack and one in Vancouver and are currently working on a third in Mission right now and there are others either under construction or close to being started as well. For reference the one in Mission has around 10 exam rooms and 5 assessment/Observation rooms so they are bigger than a typical Doctors office for sure.

They probably need to do a better job educating people that these places even exist.

We go to UPCC regularly, but they are typically swamped. Never mind the fact that they don't have enough people working, some of the centers don't even have enough space to handle the throughput of ppl.

The best way to get some care at UPCC is to go right when they open, otherwise it's a good chance it'll be a 3-4 hour wait.

[68style]

My GF went to the urgent primary care in Richmond by Superstore, she doesn't have a family doctor yet and walk-in clinics aren't walk-in anymore... if you don't get there by 3pm they turn you away because you won't make it in before they close and in total she was there for 6 fucking hours. SIX!!!

Believe me, at least in Richmond, everyone knows about it!!!

I was leaving work on my lunchbreak to go bring her food and water while she waited. It was mental. Nevermind she got super sick in the days afterward probably because she spent 6 hours confined in a space with old asian dudes hacking shit up left and right with total disregard for the rest of humanity.

[Traum]

Her dad got quoted only 500k HKD for a knee replacement in hong kong at a very very fancy place. This is a full on replacement of both knees. It'll take years to get on the waiting list in canada
I'm surprised by your FIL's knee replacement surgery cost because HKD $500k is quitie a bit (~Cdn $85k). A relative was quoted ~Cdn $25k / HKD $150k + misc costs for a knee replacement surgery back in April this year at some HK private hospital, and I thought that was a lot of money since it'd be free here LOL~ Of course, the wait is much longer here, but free is "free".

[murd0c]

one of my friends went down to AZ in the summer to get his knee done, they picked him up at the airport took him to their place did everything for them and drove them back to the airport a week later. He's going again in Jan to get the second knee don't and he couldn't be happier, his wife loved it since he's taken care of and she can shop. They also have buckets of money and own one of the largest greenhouses in the lower mainland so that helps things lol

[68style]

I'm surprised by your FIL's knee replacement surgery cost because HKD $500k is quitie a bit (~Cdn $85k). A relative was quoted ~Cdn $25k / HKD $150k + misc costs for a knee replacement surgery back in April this year at some HK private hospital, and I thought that was a lot of money since it'd be free here LOL~ Of course, the wait is much longer here, but free is "free".

The problem here is they refuse you for knee replacement until you're a certain age, because the replacements wear out and they'd presumably have to "do it again" before you die... and they don't want to... so they basically tell you to fuck off and live in pain until you're like 50 and then they'll consider doing it. That's been the experience of several of my coworkers. Same with hip too.

[underscore]

They are trying to expand urgent care to help with some of these people that are going to emergency with a sore throat or runny nose, something I've never used myself but seems like a good solution if they can get enough of them. They are open seven day's a week, not quite hospital emergency hours but open late.

I know we've built two in the last year one in Chilliwack and one in Vancouver and are currently working on a third in Mission right now and there are others either under construction or close to being started as well. For reference the one in Mission has around 10 exam rooms and 5 assessment/Observation rooms so they are bigger than a typical Doctors office for sure.

They probably need to do a better job educating people that these places even exist.

I'm not sure when the one here opened up but my wife found out about it somehow a couple years back. I've had to take my kids there several times and it's great to have for the stuff that's too urgent for a regular doctor visit but not quite requiring the ER.

[Hondaracer]

Right when the urgent care thing opened by me I needed stitches, walked in and was out of there in under an hour, thought great, finally a system that works

Fast forward less than a year and everyone now goes for the simple cough/cold stuff now, and my wife ended up waiting almost 5 hours to get looked at for a pretty serious sinus infection. If I have to wait 4-7 hours to be seen I’m probably more likely to just try and tough it out at home tbh

[MarkyMark]

I only went to urgent care once out in Surrey somewhere but the decent part about it was they'd take your info, give you a time to come back (for me it was like 2 hours) and then when I returned in a couple hours I think I only waited 10-15 minutes before my name was called. I'll take that system over "sit and wait here for 6 hours and if you leave and your name is called you're SOL"

[spoon.ek9]

that's how it works with my family doctor too. the receptionist will call us when it's just about our turn. in the past, i've waited 4-5 hours to be seen despite my appointment time lol... wasn't great.

[underscore]

As much as waiting sucks in a way it can be a good sign. You don't want to be the guy in such bad shape that they zip you in immediately.

[EvoFire]

I only went to urgent care once out in Surrey somewhere but the decent part about it was they'd take your info, give you a time to come back (for me it was like 2 hours) and then when I returned in a couple hours I think I only waited 10-15 minutes before my name was called. I'll take that system over "sit and wait here for 6 hours and if you leave and your name is called you're SOL"

That's new this year, you used to have to hang around.

[unit]

that's how it works with my family doctor too. the receptionist will call us when it's just about our turn. in the past, i've waited 4-5 hours to be seen despite my appointment time lol... wasn't great.

wait you mean you make an appointment with your family doctor and you have to wait 4+ hours???

[quasi]

wait you mean you make an appointment with your family doctor and you have to wait 4+ hours???

Yeah, that's pretty jacked up. I usually only wait 15 minutes at most if I have an appointment and I'm in the office but he's always booked 3-4 weeks out.

When i was a kid and my mom would go or take me to our family doctor back in Regina it was always a 2 hour + wait even with appointment (1980s), hated that.

[unit]

i never wait at all with my doctor, he is super punctual and i always enter the room right on the dot and he shows up at most a few mins later. if i had to wait more than 30m i'd be pissed let alone hours

[Gumby]

i never wait at all with my doctor, he is super punctual and i always enter the room right on the dot and he shows up at most a few mins later. if i had to wait more than 30m i'd be pissed let alone hours
You're in the minority then...

Mine isn't too bad, but my wife/kids' family doctor is always late...

[MG1]

My family doctor is pretty good. In within 15 minutes of appointment. And, when I'm in there, I don't get into useless conversations and dumb questions......... get to the point and get the fuck out of there. Others are waiting....................

[Traum]

Alberta's hospitals are dealing with a massive uptick in respiratory illnesses, and there's worry in the healthcare system that low vaccination uptake, government messaging and busy holiday get-togethers will make things much worse.

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/alta-premier-doubles-down-on-vaccine-advice-as-respiratory-illness-increases-1.6697901

TL;DR

- 44 died from the flu (so far)
- hospitals overflowing with sick people with all respiratory viruses, with flu being the worst
- province's lowest influenza vaccination rate in more than a decade
- < 23% have taken their flu shots
- 15.5% received COVID vaccine
- Danielle Smith refuses to tell Albertans to get immunized

Call me vengeful and vindicative, but I am (almost) laughing at what's happening in Alberta.

You reap what you sow, and Danielle Smith is a vile and horrible premier.

[Hondaracer]

lol you think it’s only Alberta?

Vaccine uptake across Canada is basically the same as Alberta:

https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vaccination-coverage/

Piss poor job at messaging across the board. Whether it’s federal or provincial, and people have just stopped caring.

We’re heading into the 4th year of “Somthings gotta change!!!” With the healthcare system, and nothing has for the most part.

[EvoFire]

^ Is Vancouver the outlier? Most ppl I know took the flu vaccine this year. I can understand not wanting to deal with the downtime from a Moderna covid vaccine but the flu vaccine is not that bad.

[Traum]

For the COVID vaccine, you're correct -- Alberta's take rate is roughly on par with the rest of Canada.

But for the flu vaccine, the national take rate is typically over 30%, so Alberta is definitely coming up short regardless of whether it is by the national or their own provincial standard.

On a personal level, I know a lot of people have stopped caring, and on that level alone, not caring anymore is OK. But when the "stopped caring" happens on a much broader scale, high hospitalization numbers is what you get, and then it becomes a public health issue affecting more than just those who did not take up the vaccines.

At least BC has a higher uptake rate...
lol you think it’s only Alberta?

Vaccine uptake across Canada is basically the same as Alberta:

https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vaccination-coverage/

Piss poor job at messaging across the board. Whether it’s federal or provincial, and people have just stopped caring.

We’re heading into the 4th year of “Somthings gotta change!!!” With the healthcare system, and nothing has for the most part.

[westopher]

lol you think it’s only Alberta?

Vaccine uptake across Canada is basically the same as Alberta:

https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/vaccination-coverage/

Piss poor job at messaging across the board. Whether it’s federal or provincial, and people have just stopped caring.

We’re heading into the 4th year of “Somthings gotta change!!!” With the healthcare system, and nothing has for the most part.
What we need to do is bring in immigrants that can work healthcare, but then not recognize their credentials and tell them to take a 4 year nursing degree if they want the job. That's been effective so far.

[Hondaracer]

^ Is Vancouver the outlier? Most ppl I know took the flu vaccine this year. I can understand not wanting to deal with the downtime from a Moderna covid vaccine but the flu vaccine is not that bad.

Even I was surprised how poor those uptake numbers are lol..

And let’s be real, not to say old people don’t matter, but I’m pretty sure the vast majority of these people in hospital are once again the oldies and people who are susceptible to illness.

[SkinnyPupp]

Even I was surprised how poor those uptake numbers are lol..

And let’s be real, not to say old people don’t matter, but I’m pretty sure the vast majority of these people in hospital are once again the oldies and people who are susceptible to illness.
That's all it ever is, they are the ones at risk

However, the more people who get the flu, the higher chance there of spreading to at risk people

Check back to page, like 34 of this thread.. That was a pandemic 101 lesson when weirdos were complaining "it's just like the flu"

[Jason00S2000]

Yoooo!!!

Where are my fellow purebloods at?!?!

Unvaxxed baby, woo! My whole family didn't take it.

When we had COVID, it was a mild 3-4 day cold. I tested positive with the spit tests 3 times. My symptoms were only fatigue and super sore buttcheeks, feet, and back. I didn't even have a cough! I think my lungs had a thick layer of THC-infused tar that prevented COVID from doing jack shit. My 5 year old daughter barfed in the sink, slept for 16 hours a day for 2 days, and was 100% by day 3. My baby momma was recovered at the end of day 3. I was still shitty on day 4, but that was because I was smokin' joints in the bathroom so my kid didn't find out and drinkin' whiskey. Was fine day 5.

Now it has been nearly 4 years since we had it... 0 re-infections. This is with 0 precautions, a kid in school, and no vaccines. My kid had a few YouTube sick days where she wakes up and is sick until like 11 AM and is fine watching YouTube videos and having a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup.

What a fucking ride life has been since 2020... I wonder if RS members are still boostin' up? :lawl:

[Badhobz]

^somebody go hug him!!!!

[unit]

i had 3 shots, didnt even get covid once

[Jason00S2000]

i had 3 shots, didnt even get covid once

COVID, unvaccinated, was soooooooo mild.

It was the firing from my two jobs along with banning all my social media and losing access to the gym and pubs that was such an extreme punishment, 2020-2024 were the WORST years of my life!

[unit]

this whole topic is so 2020 man. let it go.

[Jason00S2000]

this whole topic is so 2020 man. let it go.

I'm still feeling the effects of losing my two jobs, one as a health and safety guy in construction, and the other, caregiving for disabled seniors.

Also, since I was banned from the gym and pubs, I turned into a massive alcoholic.

This era was the most fucked up time of my life. Still hard to believe they forced Canadians to take an American product, for an American-made illness, for American profits... and if you, as a Canadian, boycotted America before it was cool to do so... Canada punished you SO hard!

The mass manipulation of people was so incredible, and now with the "trade war", the same mass manipulation and propaganda is back... and soooooo many people are falling for the fakery, again:

https://i.ibb.co/3mWgH02L/fake.png

[mikemhg]

I'm still feeling the effects of losing my two jobs, one as a health and safety guy in construction, and the other, caregiving for disabled seniors.

Also, since I was banned from the gym and pubs, I turned into a massive alcoholic.

This era was the most fucked up time of my life. Still hard to believe they forced Canadians to take an American product, for an American-made illness, for American profits... and if you, as a Canadian, boycotted America before it was cool to do so... Canada punished you SO hard!

The mass manipulation of people was so incredible, and now with the "trade war", the same mass manipulation and propaganda is back... and soooooo many people are falling for the fakery, again:

https://i.ibb.co/3mWgH02L/fake.png

You gotta be trolling :lol

[Jason00S2000]

You gotta be trolling :lol

I even won an award for being the team lead on getting the company I worked for COR certified...

https://i.ibb.co/YF0Ynx8B/award.jpg

[mikemhg]

Your IG is lit :lol

https://www.instagram.com/shitkickca/

[Jason00S2000]

Your IG is lit :lol


Haha, I made that IG to promote my 2nd book, it was banned sooooooooo fast.

I was just permanently banned on Facebook for posting a video I made that got me banned off X during the B.C. election. Artists like myself are completely shunned by society because we highlight things that are politically incorrect. Most Canadians have no idea how restricted our speech actually is these days. Make sure to watch the video with sound on, and at the end there is the most crazy fucking thing captured on camera. Make sure you're not eating when you watch this video. EleGiggle

For the record, I didn't record the video, I just edited it together with clips, with permission, and chose the song. I had 100's of thousands of views before my account was banned and I lost nearly 1000 followers, again, because people like myself are not allowed a voice.

It is what it is!

https://i.ibb.co/FLTbh5PZ/bannnnnnnnnned.png

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkoj9NgXVpU

[68style]

I like how being banned from gyms and bars is to blame for becoming an alcoholic lol

[Jason00S2000]

I like how being banned from gyms and bars is to blame for becoming an alcoholic lol

In the first 4 weeks of COVID lockdowns, 2 people out of 100 in the company I worked for overdosed / killed themselves because they had nothing else to do.

When you take away people's routines, some people react in bad ways.

At least 90 year olds were able to live for another 1 year of shitting into diapers... my God, imagine if they had died from COVID instead of shutting everything down! (median age of death from COVID according to the BC dashboard was 83, average life expectancy was 82.)

So much better to give 17 year olld boys heart inflammation that to have 90 year olds die. :woot2::woot2::woot2:

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety"

[68style]

So how do you explain all the literally billions of people who did get vaccinated who aren't dead?

[Jason00S2000]

So how do you explain all the literally billions of people who did get vaccinated who aren't dead?

Did you see this?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aVdsKO0Ubh4

Also, don't forget, the world's billionaires saw their wealth exponentially grow. Someone should post the net worth of the world's richest 100 people pre-COVID and post-COVID, it would open so many eyes.

[BIC_BAWS]

Jason, what are you doing? I thought you would be all over this haha. This is the perfect place for you to discuss the jab.. and not in any other places.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/21/health/fda-covid-vaccine-warning-heart-inflammation

[Jason00S2000]

Jason, what are you doing? I thought you would be all over this haha. This is the perfect place for you to discuss the jab.. and not in any other places.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/21/health/fda-covid-vaccine-warning-heart-inflammation

I legit have PTSD from the COVID era and, seriously, have flashbacks and anxiety sometimes when I remember going from 9-5 family man that I had worked so hard to get to after working in adult for so long, to being jobless, banned everywhere, unable to work out to lower stress, in-laws hating me originally when they believed in the vaccine. (early during the release) I was unable to go to the pub and have friendly chats and be my gregarious self, unable to even be myself at all anymore. All of the things I did with a smile on my face were gone. This was even more difficult time than when my mother killed herself, because that was a personal struggle and I could use my spiritual faith and other things to cope, but with COVID, what could I even tap into to keep myself going? Hard alcohol.

Now in 2025 my personality is finally recovering and I can be my friendly, outgoing self, mostly, again. Still have mega lingering rage issues and serious alcoholism that I'm recovering from, but things are getting better.

Give it enough time and the COVID "vaccine" will be seen as a massive crime against humanity, eventually... just enough times needs to pass for all the information to leak out.

Remember... sooooooooooooo many rich people's wealth fucking SKYROCKETED during this time, let alone people in government who had knowledge of where to invest... there were so, so, SO many reasons for the system to want to exaggerate COVID as much as possible to ram through their agenda... and they did! :okay:

I mean, does anyone ever notice that our BILLION+ dollar CBC has never done any shows or documentaries following up with COVID and the "vaccine" and interviewed doctors and medical professionals to see what they think in 2025 as opposed to in 2020-2021?

They don't talk about it because there is a massive, coordinated coverup to make sure nobody ever comes up with a way of telling all of the hidden stories of people's lives taken and wrecked by the "vaccine", they'll never let the general public know the scope of the deception and injuries. VAERs is the tip of the iceberg.

[BIC_BAWS]

Well either way.. you seem to be doing much better now. Your posts at least are a bit less.. er ... nuts. (I hope and I'm) glad to see that you're in a much better mental state than a couple months ago.

[Jason00S2000]

Well either way.. you seem to be doing much better now. Your posts at least are a bit less.. er ... nuts. (I hope and I'm) glad to see that you're in a much better mental state than a couple months ago.

Nah I'm the same damaged person, it's just that wherever I show up, I'm comin' in hot!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXn_J-Os0Iw

:woot2:

[68style]

Tell us again what you went through? We didn’t get it the first 238 posts about it.

[CivicBlues]

You need to let go man, just let it go...the vaccine isn't hiding under your mattress waiting to stab you in the nuts. Everyone else has forgotten about it, it's high time you do too in order for you to truly "move on"

[underscore]

There's no such thing as "the vaccine" either. There's like 5 completely different ones. Even when they first came out there was 2-3 different technologies.

[Jason00S2000]

https://i.ibb.co/nqBw0gWp/poordude.png

My former co-worker's neighbour...

SooooooooOOOOOooooooooooOOOOOOOOOoooooooOOOOOOOOOo oooooooo glad my kid, baby momma, and I never took any of those fucking "vaccines"!!!

[Badhobz]

Well my dog’s friend’s twice removed cousins owner also didn’t get the jab and now he spews insane shit online and blames all his problem on this singular thing when in reality the problems really lies with him and his poor life choices :okay:

[Jason00S2000]

Well my dog’s friend’s twice removed cousins owner also didn’t get the jab and now he spews insane shit online and blames all his problem on this singular thing when in reality the problems really lies with him and his poor life choices :okay:

Maybe you are judging them too harshly without actually sitting down and hearing their side of the story.