The Good Banter Thread

[koiguy1969]

FEEL BETTER DAVE...

 

[sissy]

get better dave and val and we will be looking for your come back soon

 

[koiguy1969]

 

[j.w]

Dave and Val



Never had one of those flu shots and don't plan on getting any ever. Just don't trust them. Hope you start feeling better soon.

 

[sissy]

feel the same way JW I have seen 4 of my friends die in the last couple of years after getting those shots and never got one in my life .

 

[j.w]

How about those shots to prevent Shingles that they want to give you if you've had chicken pox? We never got those shots either but sure is scary to see people who have Shingles. I don't ever remember having chicken pox but both my kids did.

 

[sissy]

my hubbie had shingles 3 years ago and it was gone in a week with meds .I never had chicken pox and never got shingles when he had it .Doctor told me I would but ,but never did .Maybe being a vegetarian pays off .Both of my kids had chicken pox but so light you could not tell and took them to the doctor because I thought it was poison ivy .The doctor did tell me some people are immune to them and I must be one and may have past it onto my sons a little .Still have my tonsils and my appendix and never broke a bone .60 years old so guessing I have been lucky .

 

[Fishylove]

Some people just have better immune systems I guess. My kids didnt get chicken pocks but the got those shots whens they were babies. It worries me about them now too.

 

[koiguy1969]

GOTTA LOVE IT! they shornuff got it right!!!

 

[CountryEscape]

KG, loved the video above. Gotta share that one!!!
Funny, but I always thought if you DIDN'T have chicken pox when you were a child, you were likely to get shingles. Now it's the other way around. Obviously I remember incorrectly. But, if I can keep from getting that nasty thing, I'll probably take the shot. Yes, some people never have chicken pox as kids. They were likely never exposed to it, some would be immune. But, then they can possibly get it as an adult, right, and if that happens, it's usually far worse than if when they were kids. Also, I think, not positive, that if a child even has 1 or 2 bumps, that's considered having had the pox. Neither of my kids had it bad, but they both had it. I was the same way, according to my baby book. Had it, but not bad, only maybe a dozen spots.
I realize that some people DO get a severe reaction from flu shots, and violently ill, some even die. But the percentage of people that happens to is so minute that it makes it best to get the flu shot. If you stay at home, don't go around the public, then I totally understand not getting a shot and taking the chances. And, even though I don't have a lot of people come to our office, my boss has 3 kids at home in grade and high school. Let me tell you, her kids and her whole family get each and every bug that is going around, and I'm sure she brings sickness with her to work at times. I am a very healthy person, not necessarily because I get the flu shot, but I do whatever possible to stay healthy, including working on my ponds and yards! I don't harass my boss when she doesn't get a flu shot, but it does irritate me when she is sick at least one day a month because of some bug her kids brought home, and her immune system is so low she gets sick easily. She said after last year, she is DEFINITELY going to get the shot again this year. The way I look at it, it can't hurt, and may help keep her healthy. We shall see. :blueflower:

 

[sissy]

The number of places you can pick up the virus increases .When I go to the grocery store before I even touch the cart is to pull out one of there wipes to clean it .Amazing how many people will bring there children grocery shopping when the child is sick also .Shingles I was told by the doctor is usually more for people with a broken immune system ,meaning if you are sick or stressed out that it seems to be worse .Even with my husband sick I would not stress myself out because I know that it all reflects back to him and he can become sicker .Schools are bad for spreading colds as parents work and just don't want to keep there child home .Bad for every one .I always take vitamin C all year round and started using immunity booster about 8 years ago when I first heard about them .I think it really helps .I also have always taken vitamins since I am a vegetarian .

 

[j.w]

If millions of people are getting the flu shots and it is supposed to keep them free of getting the flu then why should I get one cuz it would seem there would be way less chance of me getting it w/ all those virus free peeps out there? I'm not sure it works and if it does I am afraid I don't trust what is in them. Where is the ingredient label on those injections?
Here is some info on what might be in the vaccine and how do we know for sure if this is all of what's in there? Just putting this out there for you to think about. It's each of our owns choice to make till they try to force it on us. They try to tell us what we can and can't eat and how much so why not this?
http://www.decodedscience.com/flu-shot-ingredients/24623?ModPagespeed=noscript

 

[CountryEscape]

Totally agree with you, JW. No one should be forced to take any shot, or told what they can or cannot eat, etc. My brother told me the "FDA is going to ban trans fats". I asked what has trans fat in it that they are going to ban. He said peanut butter, among other things. I told him no way can the FDA ban peanut butter! He seems to think they can, if they say it's not good for you. Rubbish. They said eggs were bad for you many years ago, and that never became anything. If you believe everything they say is bad for you, might as well just quit eating! Geesh .... You can find any answer you WANT on the internet, but how many of them are backed up with research? An extremely small percent, and that is getting smaller and smaller as people post things that "get out there".

 

[mtpond]

I totally agree with you about the flu shots JW. My hubby gets a flu shot every year but I have never gotten one and I haven't gotten sick .

 

[sissy]

very true but I think most of it is just the amount of fats people eat .Every where you go fried foods and more fried foods .Greasy greasy stuff .It is a flavoring to make you want more because it tastes so good they say .