Nohea
Trad climber
Living Outside the Statist Quo
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Nov 14, 2012 - 07:57pm PT
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No I dont but I have always said I am a walking antibody. Also I give a pint of blood every 8 weeks or so and I remember the literature saying you have to wait for some period if you get a vaccince. Since many get the flu but only 2% donate blood, I'll stick with being a 2%er!
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Nov 14, 2012 - 08:11pm PT
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It's free at Kaiser and I'm a member, so I do get one each year. Notice some upper respiratory symptoms 3 to 5 days later. Stopped having colds a few years ago. Guess I got out of the habit? Never had flu after getting a shot though.
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john hansen
climber
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Nov 14, 2012 - 08:16pm PT
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No hair,,, oops,, I mean Nohea. I have only had the flu once since moving to the Big Island 24 years ago. Good air we get out here...
I called the emergency room when my temp hit 103 and asked if I should come in. That was after a hard day at work . i think I still had a couple beers that night.
Aloha
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 14, 2012 - 08:19pm PT
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As a prime opportunity awaits
----please let me remind those of your not getting
Flu Shots!
Yer'e gonna Die!
I have suffered a flu shot (free with my Blue Cross Obama-Care Insurance,) every year for the last 10 or so, and I am:
obviously and obnoxiously
Alive!
On the other hand! Donald Thompson! Please continue to boycot those evil Obama-care Flu Shots!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Nov 14, 2012 - 08:20pm PT
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I stopped getting the flu when i started drinking bong water...RJ
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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Nov 14, 2012 - 10:14pm PT
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no
1) evolution is a lie propagated by the liberal media, and i've had the flu once...
2) i prefer to be a silent carrier, and help weed out the meek...
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locker
Social climber
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Nov 14, 2012 - 10:26pm PT
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This year I did because last year I got so fuking sick I was down for the count for 16 days, lost a large amount of weight, almost got 911'd by,
Dr Mary Fists Mealot...
EDITED:
So I guess my answer is NO...
Not every year...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 14, 2012 - 10:38pm PT
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I always knew that most climbers were paranoid schizos without the ability
to do a simple cost/benefit analysis:
Downside: yer out $10 and an hour
Upside: You are almost completely assured of not getting the flu.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Nov 14, 2012 - 10:59pm PT
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yes
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Nov 14, 2012 - 11:06pm PT
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No cause I'm lazy and cheap and don't think about it.
Hmm those add up to Idiot ..
Well not the first time I've been guilty of that I suppose.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Nov 14, 2012 - 11:11pm PT
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It's odd to hear how many folks think they are somehow 'acquiring' or developing specific flu antibodies by some process other than a vaccine or actually getting a given flu. As bewildering is the implication that being 'healthy' means your immune system has more than a nominal defense against a novel flu strain. If a novel strain of flu comes along a real 'healthy' immune system is the last thing on the planet you want.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 14, 2012 - 11:31pm PT
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Naw, I love a good flu now and then. It really puts things into perspective.
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Nov 14, 2012 - 11:58pm PT
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never had never will
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new world order2
climber
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Nov 15, 2012 - 03:21am PT
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Fck no! That shite is poison.
What is with the recent push by government and health officials to vaccinate us....against everything? A child today, by age 13, has received some 25 vaccinations. Freakin' nonsense. No wonder autism is going thru the roof. Our children are being poisoned.
As bewildering is the implication that being 'healthy' means your immune system has more than a nominal defense against a novel flu strain. If a novel strain of flu comes along a real 'healthy' immune system is the last thing on the planet you want.
^^^ Huh? WTF? So, wanting a healthy immune system is the last thing I would want to fight a novel strain of flu?
Not at all surprising healyje and Ed are big advocates of vaccinations. They are, The Man. They would love nothing more than to see all vaccinations mandatory, GMO food pushed down our throats, fluoride in our drinking water, and every one of us implanted with RFIDs.
healyje, Ed, where will you your RFID implant? Please answer.
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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Nov 15, 2012 - 05:06am PT
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I have had some strain of flu or a influenza-like illness, that I picked up as a teacher, from kids in the classroom. 2 times; oddly right before Christmas. I would miss the last week of school prior to the holidays and not really gain all of my strength back until a few days prior to the end of the holidays. The little body snatchers made me a real grinch.
I was a good target for the invasion due to a weakened immune system from stress and lack of sleep.
However an internal debate goes on whether or not to change my policy. I have developed asthma; seemingly overnight. Asthma greatly increases the risk of the flu; but I have also reduced my chances by removing myself from the schoolhouse. About the biggest crowd I face now is at a traffic light.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Nov 15, 2012 - 06:13am PT
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Yep, every year. And every year, it seems, I talk with some very sick people who wish they'd gotten one too.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Nov 15, 2012 - 06:20am PT
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Yes, every year. It's cheap and there is little downside.
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locker
Social climber
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Nov 15, 2012 - 07:52am PT
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"Elderberry is an excellent flu treatment with the exception of strains that are unresponsive to cytokine effects. With those strains elderberry is contraindicative."...
and for a brain tumor???...
An ENEMA will usually cure it???...
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