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A HAPPY COVID-FREE NEW YEAR?  

spunkycumfun 63M/69F
29519 posts
12/31/2021 5:50 am
A HAPPY COVID-FREE NEW YEAR?



I do not normally make resolutions for the New Year; they have always ended in failure! I should resolve give smoking, but I have given giving ! I should resolve do more exercise but that takes effort! I should resolve reduce my intake of coffee, but I would not be able start the day so brightly without coffee!

This coming year, hopefully next month, will be all about moving into and refurbishing a new house on the edge of the city. This move has proven to be the most stressful move I have ever experienced. My solicitor seems intent on keeping in the dark about progress selling my apartment and buying the house. The weeks just before Christmas I tried<b> phone </font></b>the solicitor almost every day without getting to speak to her.

Do you have a resolution for the New Year?
What do you most wish for this coming year?


Though I do not make resolutions for the New Year, I do have wishes for the coming year. Most of all, I wish governments worldwide will get to grips with covid. Covid, a bit like influenza, looks as if it is going to be here for a long time. The only choice is that we must learn to live with it hopefully without resorting to social distancing, travel restrictions and lockdowns.

Though no scientist, there seems only two ways that covid will be tamed. The first way involves the virus itself and how it mutates into new variants. Hopefully, the virus will mutate into a relatively harmless virus but there is no certainty that this will happen. The Omicron variant seems less potent in terms of symptoms, hospital admissions and deaths than previous variants but it is far more transmissible.

The second way to control covid is through vaccinations, plus other medicines. Given that immunity of the human body after getting covid appears to be limited, it looks as if regular vaccinations, like annual flu jabs for older people, are going to be the answer.

But the problem is that only the rich countries are getting most of its people vaccinated regularly. Poor countries are struggling to get and administer the vaccines, which means that covid and its endless variants will flourish in these countries and spread to richer countries with the risk that one covid variant, resistant to vaccination, will run riot across the world.

For this reason alone, we will only be safe from covid if everyone in the world is vaccinated. The United Nations has launched a COVAX scheme to get vaccines to poorer countries. But rich countries need to do far more in giving stockpiled vaccines to this scheme. And pharmaceutical companies, which have made massive profits from covid, need to relax their patents to allow poorer countries to manufacture vaccines or at least charge poorer countries only a cost price for vaccines. Unfortunately, I do not hold out much hope that all this will happen.

I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year.



spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
12/31/2021 5:51 am

I wonder whether I’ll get a stupid ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ comment with this post. I don't get it as my name isn't Brandon!


staci_19702 53T
3767 posts
12/31/2021 6:28 am

Lol@brandon.
Will keep my political views out. 🤪
I will try to quit smoking or at least cut back to “casual” status. It’s sooo good with that first cup of coffee.
Past that, just make the best of the year with my family.
We pack today and travel tomorrow. Have a happy new year!

Have a great day! 💋
Staci


desiBitchSonia 39T
17 posts
12/31/2021 6:36 am

Happy new year


scoupe42 60M

12/31/2021 7:09 am

Hopefully Covid case might not be as bad in 22. Hope your 22 is a Deuce! Basically a good thing.


pal334 69M  
45821 posts
12/31/2021 7:41 am

I am wishing for the virus deal to start to be resolved. Fewer Policticians involved and more Medical folks

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CleavageFan4U 67M
69374 posts
12/31/2021 9:12 am

YUP, you and I have the same view on the science and politics of this whole Covid mess.

Do you have a resolution for the New Year? - Several years ago I decided if I got any more perfect no one would be able to stand me, so - no.

What do you most wish for this coming year? - Like you, some resolution to how to live with Covid.

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Tmptrzz 61F  
107039 posts
12/31/2021 9:26 am

Happy Covid Free New Year to you too my friend. May it be a Happy and Healthy and Prosperous one. I hope you will be very happy in your new home once you get in there..

Do you have a resolution for the New Year? No I don't believe in them.

What do you most wish for this coming year? I wish that everyone with Cancer, and Covid and any other diseases are cured once and for all. And I just want everyone to have a very Happy and Healthy, and Prosperous New Year..

I can't wait for 2021 to be over with..

Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on..


smartasswoman 66F  
35813 posts
12/31/2021 12:42 pm

I'll be posting about a few goals that I have for 2022. ("goals" somehow seem much more attainable than resolutions).

My one wish with Covid is that people would cut the scientists a bit of slack and realize that they're learning about this virus as we go. The initial vaccine news was SO amazing! 95% protection! And the first few months were fantastic. Then Delta came and scientists figured out that our antibodies started dropping pretty rapidly after a few months. Probably it was a mistake to trumpet 95% effectiveness early on. Also a mistake to tell people "it's OK, you vaccinated people can throw away your masks now".

I'm pretty sure I will continue to be more cautious than most people. That just seems to be the way I'm built, something that I've learned about myself over the past couple years.

Happy New Year spunky!


lok4fun500 M
51906 posts
12/31/2021 1:34 pm

, spunky! I don't make resolutions! I do wish for a better, happier 2022!
I quit smoking just over 6 years ago after smoking for 50 years...(cold turkey)


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
12/31/2021 2:02 pm

I don't make any New Years resolutions but yes, let's hope the Covid pandemic burns itself out...eventually. There's already a new pill that should soon be approved.


Paulxx001 67M
22642 posts
12/31/2021 2:06 pm

We all deserve a better year ahead. Enjoy your evening. 🍸🍸😎❗


sweet_VM 65F
81699 posts
12/31/2021 5:21 pm

Hoping for the virus to die out. Happy New Year hugs V

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PonyGirl1965 58F
22090 posts
12/31/2021 11:18 pm

Happy New Year!!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 11:57 am

    Quoting staci_19702:
    Lol@brandon.
    Will keep my political views out. 🤪
    I will try to quit smoking or at least cut back to “casual” status. It’s sooo good with that first cup of coffee.
    Past that, just make the best of the year with my family.
    We pack today and travel tomorrow. Have a happy new year!
Cigarettes and coffee are a brilliant combination, just like cigarettes and beer!
I've given up trying to quit smoking but I do try to reduce how much I smoke.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 11:58 am

And a very Happy New Year to you.
Thanks for stopping by.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 12:04 pm

    Quoting  :

If 'Let's Go Brandon' is the best the Trumpians can offer, then so be it. At least it's a little more articulate than their normal insults. Even Brits who don't vote in American elections aren't spared their puerile attention!
I'd be interested to know whether you saw last year's storming of Congress as an attempted coup or whether it was an initially legitimate protest that got out of hand.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 12:05 pm

    Quoting scoupe42:
    Hopefully Covid case might not be as bad in 22. Hope your 22 is a Deuce! Basically a good thing.
And I very much hope ths year is a good year for you.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 12:11 pm

    Quoting pal334:
    I am wishing for the virus deal to start to be resolved. Fewer Policticians involved and more Medical folks
Medical, not political, advice is always best to follow when dealing with pandemics.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 12:20 pm

    Quoting  :

Even the countries like Australia that have strictly closed its borders struggle to keep covid out. The world is too interconnected in terms of travel, whether tourism, business or family visits, for countries to go it alone.
I hope you get to see your family very soon.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 1:01 pm

    Quoting CleavageFan4U:
    YUP, you and I have the same view on the science and politics of this whole Covid mess.

    Do you have a resolution for the New Year? - Several years ago I decided if I got any more perfect no one would be able to stand me, so - no.

    What do you most wish for this coming year? - Like you, some resolution to how to live with Covid.

    The Sexual Reassignment Surgery Bowl
    Doing My Own Thing, on HNW
    Signs of the Times
    [post 3312759] My Private Post - Tell Me ALL Your Secrets – Anything you write here is just between us
Like you, I've found that being perfect really annoys people!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 1:07 pm

    Quoting Tmptrzz:
    Happy Covid Free New Year to you too my friend. May it be a Happy and Healthy and Prosperous one. I hope you will be very happy in your new home once you get in there..

    Do you have a resolution for the New Year? No I don't believe in them.

    What do you most wish for this coming year? I wish that everyone with Cancer, and Covid and any other diseases are cured once and for all. And I just want everyone to have a very Happy and Healthy, and Prosperous New Year..

    I can't wait for 2021 to be over with..
A disease-free world would be a beautiful world.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 1:23 pm

    Quoting smartasswoman:
    I'll be posting about a few goals that I have for 2022. ("goals" somehow seem much more attainable than resolutions).

    My one wish with Covid is that people would cut the scientists a bit of slack and realize that they're learning about this virus as we go. The initial vaccine news was SO amazing! 95% protection! And the first few months were fantastic. Then Delta came and scientists figured out that our antibodies started dropping pretty rapidly after a few months. Probably it was a mistake to trumpet 95% effectiveness early on. Also a mistake to tell people "it's OK, you vaccinated people can throw away your masks now".

    I'm pretty sure I will continue to be more cautious than most people. That just seems to be the way I'm built, something that I've learned about myself over the past couple years.

    Happy New Year spunky!
Whether 95, 90 or even 80 per cent effective is an amazing scientific achievement in developing a vaccine to counter covid in quite a short period of time.
Here politicians always like to say they're following the science as if there's only one science and way to interpret and act on scientific research. Here in the UK, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are already doing quite different things in response to the same scientific advice.
Science, like politics, is also a disputed field. But with covid, like climate change, there is a massive consensus of scientific opinion. It's up to politicians to decide what to do in terms of laws and regulations. And it's up to individuals what they do or don't do in terms of their behaviour.
Sorry, I'm rambling!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 1:25 pm

    Quoting lok4fun500:
    , spunky! I don't make resolutions! I do wish for a better, happier 2022!
    I quit smoking just over 6 years ago after smoking for 50 years...(cold turkey)
Cold turkey? I've tried and failed. I prefer roast turkey!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 1:27 pm

    Quoting citizen4722:
    I don't make any New Years resolutions but yes, let's hope the Covid pandemic burns itself out...eventually. There's already a new pill that should soon be approved.
That new pill sounds very promising. The anti-vaxxers, who no doubt take pills for a headache, should then be a bit more accepting.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 1:33 pm

    Quoting Paulxx001:
    We all deserve a better year ahead. Enjoy your evening. 🍸🍸😎❗
Let's hope 2022 is a better, but still a metaphorical, year!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 1:34 pm

    Quoting sweet_VM:
    Hoping for the virus to die out. Happy New Year hugs V
Wishing you a very Happy New Year.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/1/2022 1:35 pm

Let's hope this year is a blast!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/2/2022 3:32 am

    Quoting  :

Thanks for your thoughts. A combination makes sense. I was just staggered at the event.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/2/2022 4:53 am

    Quoting  :

I understand that vaccinations aren't for you if you had a bad reaction.
Wishing you a Happy New Year.


JasonFromAtlanta 53M
21 posts
1/2/2022 7:19 am

Happy New Year, and Covid...please go away lol.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/2/2022 7:55 am

Let's hope covid gets blown away this year.
Thanks for stopping by.


missthee 58F  
4511 posts
1/6/2022 2:15 am

Happy New Year to all! With health and strength as we say here.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
1/6/2022 3:39 am

    Quoting missthee:
    Happy New Year to all! With health and strength as we say here.
And a very happy New Year to you. Surely it's got to be a better one!


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