Originally Posted by monet View Post
Originally Posted by tableplay View Post
Your point is well taken Monet. I don't feel I am conflicted regarding my disposition of not wearing a mask except when forced to (shopping/casinos) and vaccinations for other issues as I have not been outspoken in regards to vaccinations for these other ailments (Polio,standard flu,hepatitis C, shingles,tetanus etc.) here on VCT or anywhere else. Like your in-laws, I think I caught Covid the 1st half of this last March and it wasn't a big deal. I did not pursue the shingles shot, but when I was getting a renewal on a migraine medicine prescription, I was offered the shot and said sure.
Anyhow, just as you write, we don't live forever so no point in stressing out about it too much. So people who have trained their minds to block out pain and discomfort have done themselves a huge service - it is not the dying that is disconcerting to me, but rather the pain that often accompanies it which I'm not a big fan of (hope I go in my sleep when the time comes - wishful thinking most likely).

I was actually thinking about this the other day. People of yesteryear just got on with it. I don't think Cholesterol screening even started until the early 80's right ? And triglyceride/lipid screening is even more recent. I could just have a Coke and Tylenol combo for headaches/migraines rather than migraine medicine (as I am untrained for blocking out pain) if I didn't have basic health insurance and leave the rest to mother nature. So determining when it is better to go the home remedy route versus medical establishment treatment is definitely a good skill to master since the medical establishment causes a lot of deaths.
No Worries tableplay.
My comment was directed at MC and others more so than yourself.
MC throws me for a loop on occassion.
Sometimes it seems like he is doing a complete 180 on certain topics.
I have no beef with him or what he does or believes.
He just makes me do a double take on occasion from his stance on Harvey Milk, Gay Activism, eating fast food after a major heart operation/problem and some movie choices.
I don't expect that from the information he shares about how violent he is in certain situations since the way he talks reminds me of how my Father used to talk.
You feel Froggy???
Jump!
I didn't expect him to be so Gung Ho about the Chink Vaccine.
My wife will be taking it eventually but I refuse.
I shook hands with a basic stranger the other day... that felt really good as I haven't done it in months.
Not very easy to actually find someone who will shake hands with you these days.
Good Movie that Gung Ho (1986).

We all have to do what we think is best for ourselves.
The individual should have the power to choose.
I'm against the current overreach of power from our government.

I had some vaccines when I was a baby.
I never had the Chickenpox.
Shingles could be a problem for me down the road.
I don't like anyone injecting me as I really don't know what is in that syringe.
I haven't had a Tetanus Shot in 30 years.
I rarely go to the doctor.
I personally hate what their profession has become in the States.
I still believe my 45 automatic is the best medicine and insurance for my own self.
From what I understand (I don't remember having the chicken pox), a shingles vaccination will protect the vaccinated person against chicken pox if they come into contact with a person who has shingles, but that it is unknown if it will afford this same protection against someone who has chicken pox itself. I will not get the covid vaccine either. I don't know if fist-bumping counts, but it seems to offer the same old-school relief as a hand shake.