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Hello DGT info.

Self Storage units available now. Located directly behind Blair's Proper Food Store in lower Valencia on Jose Romero Road. Good access for cars and trucks.

Open spaces for cars, motorbikes etc. Short term month to month accepted, price breaks for 6 month contracts.

New warehouse finished in November. No leaks from Typhoon Odette. Dry, clean and secure storage.

We can also provide charging and startup services for long-term vehicles as required.

Various sizes of lock-ups being added over the coming months.

Please call 0927 811 1526 (Globe) for further info or to schedule an inspection.

 

Hey everyone. The name's Brian (another one) here on the FAR side of Siaton. We (the wife and me) come from Ft. Worth Texas, which is the polite side of Dallas for those noy familiar with the area.
Arrived Oct 2018 and ain't mad about being linda stuck. I do miss Wal Mart Home Depot (the real one) QT, Raceteack, and Whataburger.
I've been a fan of the sight since some guy mentioned it over coffee. It is good to onoe oyher's have the same thoughts I do.
I look forward to contributing my unsolicited advise but may be a bit late. Out here in the boondocks NOBODY offers Wi-fi so it is based on phone data connection.
That said, howdy ya'll

 

Fellow forum members, I was vaccinated Tuesday with the Jannsen (Johnson & Johnson) jab. It was a very small needle, nothing former military members would even notice. It burned when they injected, but I had no ill effects until later. Having received the dose at 1000, 12 hours later I woke up feeling feverish. As many explain, you don't actually get sick, but your body treats it as a real infection, thereby building your defense. Two days later, my arm is still sore, but I feel like I'm almost 100% already.

The Jannsen jab is a 1 dose shot. I got it via the Kuwait government donating it to the US military here, but it doesn't sound like it is available in the Philippines yet. I like that it was one dose and resulted in the issuance of a COVID vaccine card. Apparently the efficacy isn't as high as the two dose jobs, but I have the card, so I'm happy.

 

I start by agreeing that what we know about this virus, the cause of Covid-19, is minimal to what we don't know. But I have summarised a very interesting [IMO] article from a reliable source and put some crucial parts in bold [So much of the article is pertinent that I ended up repeating most of it]:

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54648684

"A simple virus has brought life as we know it to a screeching halt:

We have faced viral threats before, including pandemics, yet the world does not shut down for every new infection or flu season. So what is it about this coronavirus? What are the quirks of its biology that pose a unique threat to our bodies and our lives?

Master of deception:

In the early stages of an infection the virus is able to deceive the body. Coronavirus can be running rampant in our lungs and airways and yet our immune system thinks everything is a-ok. "This virus is brilliant, it allows you to have a viral factory in your nose and feel completely well," says Prof Paul Lehner from the University of Cambridge.

It behaves like a 'hit and run' killer:

The amount of virus in our body begins to peak the day before we begin to get sick. But it takes at least a week before Covid progresses to the point where people need hospital treatment. "This is a really brilliant evolutionary tactic - you don't go to bed, you go out and have a good time," says Prof Lehner.

.... the virus has moved on to the next victim long before we either recover or die. In stark terms, "the virus doesn't care" if you die, says Prof Lehner, "this is a hit and run virus". This is a massive contrast with the original Sars-coronavirus, back in 2002. It was most infectious days after people became ill, so they were easy to isolate.

It's new, so our bodies are unprepared:

In 2009 there were huge fears about H1N1, aka swine flu. However, it turned out to be no way near as deadly as anticipated because older people already had some protection. The new strain was similar enough to some that had been encountered in the past.

There are four other human coronaviruses, which cause common cold symptoms. Prof Tracy Hussell from the University of Manchester, said: "This is a new one, so we don't think there's much prior immunity there."

This lack of prior-protection is comparable to when Europeans took smallpox with them to the New World, with deadly consequences.

Building an immune defence from scratch is a real problem for older people, as their immune system is slow off the mark. Learning to fight a new infection involves a lot of trial and error from the immune system. But in older age we produce a less diverse pool of T-cells - a core component of the immune system - so it is harder to find ones that can defend against Coronavirus.

It does peculiar and unexpected things to the body:

Covid starts off as a lung disease (even there it does strange and unusual things) and can affect the whole body.

Prof Mauro Giacca, from King's College London, says many aspects of Covid are "unique" to the disease, indeed "it is different from any other common viral disease".

He says the virus does more than simply kill lung cells, it corrupts them too. Cells have been seen fusing together into massive and malfunctioning cells - called syncytia - that seem to stick around.

And Prof Giacca says you can have "complete regeneration" of the lungs after severe flu, but "this does not happen" with Covid. "It is quite a peculiar infection," he said.

Blood clotting also goes strangely awry in Covid, with stories of doctors unable to get a line into a patient because it is immediately blocked with clotted blood.

Clotting chemicals in the blood are "200%, 300%, 400% higher" than normal in some Covid patients, says Prof Beverly Hunt from King's College London. She told Inside Health: "Quite honestly, in a very long career, I've never seen any group of patients with such sticky blood."

The virus can cause runaway inflammation in some patients, making the immune system go into overdrive, with damaging consequences for the rest of the body. [I recall @tuba-coma pointing this out here on the Forum in March/April]

And we're fatter than we should be:

Covid is worse if you are obese, as a generous waistline increases the risk of needing intensive care, or death. This is unusual. "Its very strong association with obesity is something we haven't seen with other viral infections. With other lung injuries, obese people often do better rather than worse," said Prof Sir Stephen O'Rahilly, from the University of Cambridge. Obese patients are more likely to have higher levels of inflammation in the body and proteins that can lead to clotting.

[I think this learned article is a massive condemnation of those who early on declared this illness "no worse than seasonal flu"].

 

“On this night, 19 years ago, 246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights. 2,606 people went to sleep in preparation for work in the morning tomorrow. 343 firefighters went to sleep in preparation for their morning shift. 60 police officers went to sleep in preparation for morning patrol. 8 paramedics went to sleep in preparation for the morning shift of saving lives. None of them saw past 10:00 am Sept 11th, 2001.
In one single moment life may never be the same. As you live and enjoy the breaths you take today and tonight before you go to sleep in preparation for your life tomorrow, kiss the ones you love, hug a little tighter, and never take one second of your life for granted.”
Never forget.

 

This is my experience of my latest hospitalization.
Spent six hours in SUMC ER then moved to a "Privet Room". I could not believe the condition of this room. Reminded my of a 1966 Vietnamese hospital or a 1880 USA hospital. Paint pealing, door looked like it had been kicked in a couple of times. The CR VENTED into the room, no paper or even a roller to hang it on, no toilet seat and the IV bag hooks are a length of string hanging from the ceiling with a "S" shaped wire hook at the bottom end and it was not long enough to reach the sink with out taking the IV bag in hand. NO emergency call button to get help if needed. The food was COLD like it was just removed from the refrigerator. The TV had the volume restricted so low I could not understand it. After three hours of staring at the walls, I checked myself out and the wife took me to ACE Doctor's. This was not the first time at SUMC and not the first time I had a bad experience with them either. ACE Doctor's will be my choice for a hospital from here on in. That learning experience at SUMC cost me more than 60,000.oo pesos for nine hours of training on which hospital NOT to go to. "Lesson learned." Almost forgot; the window was open and the screen was ripped open to the out side. One foot the other side of the glass was a cement wall. A different wall to stare at.

 

I am going to celebrate OLM today. No protest, no rioting, no looting. I will sit in the sun in my garden for 30 min. around 4:30 to activate the production of Vitamin D without getting sunburn. Then go in and text a couple of old friends here. Then have a few refreshments of my choice, then dinner with my family. Life is good.

 

In the beginning.



Finished


I had to junk the sh!t sawdust board (made in China) desk. Was sagging so much in the middle, the middle drawer was really hard to open. I made sure that nothing in the construction of this desk was made in China. The handles are made in Italy. The 3/4 in. plywood is made here in the PI. This desk was made right here in my shop.