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Never have i ever fallen off a trampoline.

Hey @Boo do you think you would consider it differently if you lived in a crowded metropolis? Or were working in a hospital? Or a older? Curious not criticising. I've only had the flu once and I got swine flu when that did it's round but most winters I'll cop a cold or bronchitis. I know as a kid my bronchitis improved when we moved out to the outer suburbs, ya know that suburb where its part built up and part farms just on the edge of country....but the first 13 years we lived less than 5km from the centre of the CBD. We were always catching everything. I do think if I didn't have pre existing health issues I'd be less inclined to get the covid vac until I was older. Also know I never bothered with the flu vax when i was working in a small office and driving to work. But cramming onto public transport twice a day and working with a couple a hundy others i do. Plus my healths in the crapper and the kid has bronchial asthma.

Ok..so just like normal trials the ones here have the usual control group (placebo) and the live group (vaccine or medicine)....one of pur trials has someone who has got sick, not covid. Because trials are blind, no one knows if this subject is on the placebo or the vaccine. Normally. The trial would stop for everyone then they would check to see what she was and start again with all new subjects. Not so this time, because of the rush, they are removing the subject from the trial, bringing in a second team to break the blind and determine which she was on. If it's the placebo the trial continues. This is what is meant by rushing the testing.

So I got the flu vac this year, just like every other year. Southern Hemisphere we are just on the tail end of the flu season here. There were shortages here this year, flu vac normally available from end of March but due to the massive uptake it got priority to aged and vulnerable here. I had mine late April at work. Normally have it June. We have a super flu vac for the elderly too. It has influenza and pneumonia vaccines. It's also available to chronic asmatics and some other conditions. I'm 100% pro vaccination. Yes trials are being rushed...but they are more rushing the ethics protocol stages (ie red tape) than the clinical evidence side...thats not saying the tests are not ethical just that instead of 12 months debate and submitting protacols between each stage they are rubberstamping. They still need to have evidence of no harm. Sure no one wants another thalidomide or some long term side effect but knowing that 2 clinicals have been stopped here because of odd results I feel confident if they make it here then i wont be worried.

Otak-Otak

Fun fact #3...If someone pops in and guess 2 is the lie they will win.....

(We eat the wild roos, you can pick it up at the supermarket (grocery store) or if ya live a bit rural then from the side of the road.🤣

How high would the fences need to be on a roo farm?

Do you think it's bad that we eat our coat of arms? No hunting season on roos it's open slather. Sometimes we herd them all up into a field with really high fences and cull them. Apparently you can get roo meat in the US at marxfoods and jungle Jim's...I think it might be illegal in Cali...which is odd cos there's more of those fruckers than sheep here and there's way more frickin sheep than people.

Have either of you enjoyed a kangaroo steak?

Goodmornin' you mob and welcome to another wonderful day of freedom. Down Under it's "R U OK? Day".... how do we celebrate this day...it's simple really...ask someone if they are OK and be prepared to listen. You never know, asking someone if they are ok and giving them 5 mins (or more) of your day might be the thing t h at changes their life. Oh and remember chooks, its ok to say NOPE when someone asks you if you're ok...because you do matter and a trouble shared is a trouble halved. Am I ok? Yep......will I smoke...

Isn't Angus better because it has less calories?

Did you know in Aus we call Mahi mahi Dolfin Fish? (I only know cos I had to google it cos I had no idea what yous was on about)

Who doesn't like oysters?

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Dunno...Roo and Emu jerky are kinda gamey.... dontcha reckon gaitor would be kinda fishy tasting?

I've had crocodile jerky... do you think it would be similar to gaitor? (The kid makes her own Jerky... she asked Santa for a dehydrator last year.)

So you seriously think the Hemsworths are just actors? (Oh @Mac#23...Google Plasmo...awesome kids show from the 90s...)

And one for the grandad's who stand in when dad's can't...

Some Aussie songs on this Aussie Fathers Day....won't be seeing my dad this father's day due to covid lockdown.

What? On Father's Day....yeah nah that's a NOPE. @Cbdave....happy fathers day mate, hope ya have a good one.

5 years of my childhood...do you think that explains a lot? (Aussie kids tv shows are definately out there...The Aunty Jack show featured a bearded cross dresser...then there was round the twist which featured a magic fish that swam into the end of a boys d1ck with just it's tail hanging out that made him a awesome swimmer....I dunno how we all ended so normal)

Here's one just for @Mac#23

Million Dollar Arm My All American...omg I cried. Impossible