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Well, I had my WuFlu antibody test this morning, and the results are No, but Possibly, Maybe.

Well, that was helpful.

My test was negative, but had a couple of side indicators that said kind of yes. The problems are apparently several.

The length of time since I was sick, almost two months in my case, and which of the 8-10 different strains I had. Different strains leave different levels of antibodies, which also explains why there have been reports of some people catching the WuFlu more than once.

Plus the other possibility is that the tests are actually defective.

UK government admits Covid-19 antibody tests don’t work.

And even when they’re not ‘defective’ there are a lot of questions.

The Hard Truth About Antibody Tests

I have been corresponding via email with several readers concerning my blog posts on the WuFlu. We’ve been going back and forth about the models, and listening to the experts.

From the start I have been questioning the models, and their ‘underlying assumptions.’

But do they understand the ‘underlying assumptions’ or they just making it up as they go? 

I’m sure you know the term GIGO. If I had ever given the DOD or NASA a predictive model with that kind of variation, I would have been looking for a new job.

That’s not predicting, that’s throwing something at the wall to see what sticks. And we’re basing the economic health of our country on this.

They’re not ‘predicting’ anything, just plugging in the daily changes, and saying, “Look how smart we are.”

And it’s not just me. Here’s a link to a Medical Statistics site that also trashes these models.

And on ‘listening to the experts.

Again, which ‘experts’ should we believe?

Dr. Fauci, who last week said we should stay shut down until there are no more cases and no more deaths (and then had to walk it back), or Dr. Zeke Emmanuel, known as the father of ObamaCare, and who served as Special Advisor for Health Policy in the Obama administration, and said we should stay shut down until we have a vaccine . . . in 12 to 18 months,  of course.

Or the ‘expert’, David Nabarro, professor of global health at Imperial College, London, and an envoy for the World Health Organisation on Covid-19, who said we may never have a vaccine for the WuFlu and we may just have to learn to live with it. This is because of the many different strains as I mentioned above. If they’ve mutated far enough apart so that the antibody test won’t work, then it will be hard to have a vaccine that stops all of them also.

Or the ‘experts’ who rushed the Swine Flu vaccine into production/use and gave a number of people Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Or the experts that say we’ve got to do more WuFlu testing before we can open things up. But even Dr. Fauci has said that just because you test negative today doesn’t mean that you won’t catch it tomorrow.

Or what about ‘dueling’ experts.

The W.H.O. still recommends the public only wear masks/gloves under the following:

• If you are healthy, you only need to wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with COVID-19.
  

• Wear a mask if you are coughing or sneezing.
  

• Masks are effective only when used in combination with frequent hand-cleaning with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
  

• If you wear a mask, then you must know how to use it and dispose of it properly.

But then the CDC recommends we do all wear masks.

I guess you pick your expert and you take your chances.

As far as the masks here in Texas, we see less and less in use, especially as the weather warms up. When we were in WalMart a couple of weeks ago Jan had to remove her mask and sit down because she was getting light-headed and dizzy.

The problem is that you’re re-breathing your own hot, CO₂-laden breath right back in, and running short of oxygen.

Talk about shortness of breath!

Thought For The Day:

Patience is the ability to let your light shine after your fuse has blown out.

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I was back on the phone with our friend/travel agent Chantelle Nugent this afternoon, talking about changing our September 2020 Holland America 12 day Alaskan Cruise to May 2021. And as they say, ‘the large print giveth, the small print taketh away.’

We had been told that we would receive a 125% credit from our cancelled cruise to apply toward a new one. So we were looking at about a $1500 surplus to apply to upgrades, excursions, the gift shop, etc. But in the fine print you find out the 125% only applies to  the amount you’ve already paid.

Which was the $600 deposit we made back last October, with remaining $5600 due this coming June. So we got an additional $125.00 rather than $1500.

But we did come out about another $600 ahead because our new May 2021 cruise is that much cheaper than our September 2020 one. So we decided to take that total $725, add another $675, and bump our room up from an Inside one,

to a Verandah room like this one.

Of course, if we really wanted to splurge, for $3600 extra, we could have bumped up to a Pinnacle Suite.

“It includes a living room, dining room, pantry with microwave and refrigerator, and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a private verandah with whirlpool. The bedroom features a king-size bed, plus a separate dressing room and the bath includes an oversize whirlpool bath and shower as well as an additional shower stall. There’s also a sofa bed, suitable for two people, and a guest toilet. Amenities include a private stereo system, use of the exclusive Neptune Lounge, a private concierge and an array of complimentary services.”

So it has two bathrooms, one with a whirlpool tub/shower AND a separate shower. And another whirlpool on a private verandah.

And at 1134 sq. ft., it’s the size of some small homes.

For dinner this evening I did an online Curbside Pickup order at Whataburger, and as before, we ate it in our car in the WalMart parking lot. Just as delicious as always.

I’ve been thinking recently about some of the societal changes brought about by the WuFlu, and how many will be temporary and how many will hang around.

Here’s the list I’ve come up with so far.

Working Remotely/Working From Home
Online Food Ordering Pickup/Delivery
Online Grocery Pickup/Delivery
Telehealth Appointments
Doctors Able to Work Across State Lines
Online Education/Homeschooling
TV Remote Productions from Home
Live Streaming of New Movies
  and most importantly
Alcoholic Drinks to Go

What are your additions?

Tomorrow morning on my way to work, I’m going by my doctor’s office to get the WuFlu Antibody Test, and the results should only take 15-20 minutes so I should know before I leave. If I have had it, then we’ll get Jan tested too.

Thought For The Day: