Drew Brophy - in ICU w/ COVID fighting for his life

[Sharky]

The weirdest thing about COVID is what happened to surfing. Just bizarre. When it hit, I figured surfboard sales would plummet. People would be trying to survive. The last thing a guy with 10 surfboards needs is 15 surfboards. Adult learners will probably go away as they cower in fear inside their dooplexes. I was looking at what we had in the bank and figuring we could limp along for a couple of years just cutting a few boards to keep the lights on.

And then all that government COVID relief money started pouring in. 30 boards a day wasn't enough. Not even close. Demand was insane. Off the hook. Nobody was working. Joe Biden has bought more surfboards than anybody in the history of surfboards. I'd go surfing in my hometown and there was no one in the water I knew. Everyplace was Porto. Manhattan beach north. And it will never be the same here. I'm sure other places experienced this differently, but this place is not the same, nor will it ever be the same. Because Chinese wet markets. And proximity to Los Angeles. We're all southers now...

whodathunkit?

 

[StuAzole]

-Vaccine would prevent infection
-Vaccine would prevent transmission
-Efficacy will not decline in 4-6 months

Shall we go on

The very first FDA approval said there was no evidence the vaccine stopped you from gettin/spreading the virus. It also said the vaccine was effective in reducing symptoms and severity, which was correct.

 

[kidfury]

What kind of scientist?

there's only one kind

 

[Sharky]

there's only one kind

 

[casa_mugrienta]

there's only one kind

What do you study?

 

[kidfury]

What do you study?

everything

 

[Bob Dobbalina]

The weirdest thing about COVID is what happened to surfing. Just bizarre. When it hit, I figured surfboard sales would plummet. People would be trying to survive. The last thing a guy with 10 surfboards needs is 15 surfboards. Adult learners will probably go away as they cower in fear inside their dooplexes. I was looking at what we had in the bank and figuring we could limp along for a couple of years just cutting a few boards to keep the lights on.

And then all that government COVID relief money started pouring in. 30 boards a day wasn't enough. Not even close. Demand was insane. Off the hook. Nobody was working. Joe Biden has bought more surfboards than anybody in the history of surfboards. I'd go surfing in my hometown and there was no one in the water I knew. Everyplace was Porto. Manhattan beach north. And it will never be the same here. I'm sure other places experienced this differently, but this place is not the same, nor will it ever be the same. Because Chinese wet markets. And proximity to Los Angeles. We're all southers now...

whodathunkit?

Funny how stimulus money given to the working class finds a way to circulate...

 

[grapedrink]

The very first FDA approval said there was no evidence the vaccine stopped you from gettin/spreading the virus.

The verbal messaging from politicians and the media was quite different.

 

[estreet]

The weirdest thing about COVID is what happened to surfing. Just bizarre. When it hit, I figured surfboard sales would plummet. People would be trying to survive. The last thing a guy with 10 surfboards needs is 15 surfboards. Adult learners will probably go away as they cower in fear inside their dooplexes. I was looking at what we had in the bank and figuring we could limp along for a couple of years just cutting a few boards to keep the lights on.

And then all that government COVID relief money started pouring in. 30 boards a day wasn't enough. Not even close. Demand was insane. Off the hook. Nobody was working. Joe Biden has bought more surfboards than anybody in the history of surfboards. I'd go surfing in my hometown and there was no one in the water I knew. Everyplace was Porto. Manhattan beach north. And it will never be the same here. I'm sure other places experienced this differently, but this place is not the same, nor will it ever be the same. Because Chinese wet markets. And proximity to Los Angeles. We're all southers now...

whodathunkit?

Actually Trump bought the first round. He even made them put his name on the checks.

 

[grapedrink]

Funny how stimulus money given to the working class finds a way to circulate...

It does. Then it bites us in the ass because the increased money supply makes everything else more expensive

 

[grapedrink]

Who told you those things?

This was the media and government messaging. There are plenty of videos of this that have been posted here over and over again. Those who pointed out that these things were not true were ostracized and kicked off of social media.

 

[Sharky]

Actually Trump bought the first round. He even made them put his name on the checks.

I wonder how much of the "relief" money bought surfboards and drugs?

 

[Sharky]

Funny how stimulus money given to the working class finds a way to circulate...

It was nuts. I stopped answering the phone. The glass shops wouldn't accept any new boards because they had no more room to stack them up as they waited for glass jobs. I don't think any of us saw that one coming.

 

[Bob Dobbalina]

Actually Trump WE bought the first round. He even made them put his name on the checks.

Fixed.

I wonder how much of the "relief" money bought surfboards and drugs?

Nothing wrong with that.

It does. Then it bites us in the ass because the increased money supply makes everything else more expensive

This is where thoughts diverge.

 

[estreet]

I wonder how much of the "relief" money bought surfboards and drugs?

I bought boards both times.

It’s funny that you of all people wouldn’t consider it relief, being that it supported your livelihood.

 

[grapedrink]

This is where thoughts diverge.

wut? If you don’t understand the fundamental impacts of artificially adding money to the money supply on pricing, then I’m not sure we even have a starting point for an honest discussion.

 

[estreet]

This was the media and government messaging. There are plenty of videos of this that have been posted here over and over again. Those who pointed out that these things were not true were ostracized and kicked off of social media.

I just tried to find something and couldn’t find anything to support your claims.

 

[Matilija]

I just tried to find something and couldn’t find anything to support your claims.

Because Google suppresses searches that don’t fit the narrative, try an i dependent search engine…

 

[grapedrink]

I just tried to find something and couldn’t find anything to support your claims.

They’ve been posted many times over. You’re just playing dumb. We were specifically told by Biden that if you get the jab, you don’t have to worry about getting infected or infecting others.

AP FACT CHECK: Biden goes too far in assurances on vaccines

President Joe Biden is offering what sounds like an absolute guarantee: If you're vaccinated, you won't get COVID-19. You won't end up in the hospital or die from it.

apnews.com

 

[estreet]

They’ve been posted many times over. You’re just playing dumb. We were specifically told by Biden that if you get the jab, you don’t have to worry about getting infected or infecting others.

AP FACT CHECK: Biden goes too far in assurances on vaccines

President Joe Biden is offering what sounds like an absolute guarantee: If you're vaccinated, you won't get COVID-19. You won't end up in the hospital or die from it.

apnews.com

It doesn't say what Biden actually said and it's not a habit of mine to trust the news. It's also a bad habit to trust what politicians say, by the way, and perhaps needless to say.

President Joe Biden offered an absolute guarantee Wednesday that people who get their COVID-19 vaccines are completely protected from infection, sickness and death from the coronavirus.

Incidentally, people have been getting flu shots for quite some time and are familiar with the notion that vaccines don't prevent infection or illness and that they have a limited timeframe of effectiveness for respiratory viruses. You make it sound like people are stupider than they may actually be.