Scooter

Nice, I often look at these, ISF's and GSF's as possible Supra successors

Australian minister of the northern territories is quite intense!! "Under the mandate, most workers were required to have had at least one jab by November 12, and a second dose before Christmas. Those who fail to adhere to the requirement are not allowed to attend their workplaces."

I've only been looking at this since the forced aspect loss of jobs etc and the growing them or us situation, which you can see right here and at work with friends etc?

This guy doesn't seem like a crack pot and a lot makes sense..........it's all good (i'm still watching) but 22 mins cuts to the main point so far

Interesting website here that predates covid, the link below stating how small pox vaccines in children was compulsory and how that created a protest. https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/vaccination-exemptions Same site, shows how long vaccines can take to develop, the ones for covid are I believe built on certain standard/known/studied (and to a degree tested) bases which were tweaked for covid, but still fast tracked significantly, and we are all part of the trail phases........again needs must vs experimented on to a degree depending on your take? https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/vaccine-development-testing-and-regulation

My thoughts exactly, and it's happening for employees of certain companies in other countries already (I'd like to think en masse here we'd be against this enforcement but I'm not so sure?) Initially yes sure tow the line, I am/wasn't sure of everything about these jabs and we all know things were rushed (hence the Astrazenica clotting issue being found out post not pre jab - not saying it wouldn't have been used but knowing a rare side effect via trials would help and probably saved a few lives of those affected) but also I don't think mass genocide is on the agenda. But I honestly feel this would have to be far far worse to warrant the actions being seen/proposed, so either they know how bad it is/might still get and these draconian measures are necessary or somewhere those in power are getting carried away at least? Money perhaps, or a crusade for being the saviour/securing a place in history sort of thing? For me the way things are going this would have to be much more severe than it appears to be to warrant the actions, almost to the point of me drifting towards the all is not what it seems side of things? I know a number of double jabbed people who've since tested positive and so it's certainly no absolute barrier to contracting it, so it's not like the vaccine is amazing, and that those of us who've had it can claim a huge superiority over those that haven't? They are more a risk unto themselves than us it would seem? How can you fire/socially ostracise a sub 23 year old for not taking a vaccine in a few months time, when their chance of serious illness is miniscule and when you've spent 18 months or so sending them to school/college/university 'unprotected' as it's safe for them. Does any other vaccine take two jabs? was this because of the initial rush so the active ingredients were kept low? Anyway 2nd does in trials found to increase effectiveness so that's what happens. So I'm 99% sure I've had it pre vaccines being available, One jab 24th April another 1st July and now I need a booster? I mean how effective are they exactly, the 90% efficacy mantra is laughable isn't it? if they drop off so much are we just on a vaccine treadmill forever.......if we must we must, but it doesn't feel exactly effective/efficient?

Links to .gov website...............to get this out of the way I'm not saying kids shouldn't get it as these instances are, percentage wise, tiny (more common in the young), but then so are sub 24 year old covid serious effects/deaths. Worth knowing about just to monitor your kids post jab. Some real doctors are concerned that the vaccines on occasion (as we don't aspirate) get straight into the blood stream and this can cause this. NB in normal circumstances it can be a result of viral infections eg Glandular fever. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-booster-dose-resources/covid-19-vaccination-a-guide-to-booster-vaccination Quote "This half dose of Moderna is expected to have low rate of side effects including myocarditis" So a specifically acknowledged side effect that is not necessarily serious but can be... https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-myocarditis-and-pericarditis-information-for-healthcare-professionals/information-for-healthcare-professionals-on-myocarditis-and-pericarditis-following-covid-19-vaccination Quote "Reporting rates were 40.6 cases per million second doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for males aged 12 to 29 years and 2.4 per million second doses for males aged 30 or older. For females their reported rates were 4.2 and 1.0 per million second doses in these age groups and the highest reporting rates were among males aged 12 to 17 and those aged 18 to 24 years. In Israel, 27 of the 148 cases occurred around receipt of the first vaccine dose and 121 occurred within 30 days after the second vaccine, with most cases in men aged 16 to 19 years. Follow up of cases in the US, Israel and UK are ongoing to better understand the natural history and sequelae following the acute episode. To date, in the UK it appears that most individuals respond well to standard treatment. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) further analysed US myocarditis data of in those aged under 30 years – 96% of cases were hospitalised but there were no deaths. However, 5 deaths have been reported in the European Economic Area in individuals of advanced age or with concomitant disease and so it is important that healthcare professionals are aware of this condition." Quote "What is the outcome of patients with myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination? The existing evidence base shows that most patients with myocarditis post vaccination respond well to standard treatment, and the prognosis of the myocarditis is good. However, it may have long-term consequences and studies are in progress to further understand the longer-term consequences with follow up at 3 months and 6 months. In some cases of non-COVID-19 vaccine-related myocarditis, the disease can progress to dilated cardiomyopathy and chronic heart failure, with evidence implicating myocarditis in 12% of sudden deaths in adults aged under 40. Likewise, the long-term prognosis of pericarditis is good, but it can become recurrent and rarely patients may develop constrictive pericarditis." So youngsters could get quite a few jabs before they ever reach an age where covid is a serious risk. They were largely kept in school and told serious covid illness in the young was rare (which proved to be true) and yet now have to have the jabs and boosters, for their benefit? So they were at risk all that time? or are now simply seen as a spreading risk and should have it for the good of us all? My main point is that some side effects are acknowledged and because of the young peoples very low Covid risk the side effect risk is closer/more comparable to it, than us older folk where the covid risks far far outweigh the side effect risk. This Glandular fever case has a very different tone around Myocarditis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7102541/ Quote "Myocarditis is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening disease. Clinical manifestations could range from subclinical disease to sudden death, due to fulminant heart failure and/or malignant ventricular arrhythmias. The most common cause of myocarditis is viral infection, including Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Nevertheless, EBV rarely presents with cardiac involvement in immunocompetent hosts." But then you get this info ie having covid itself giving some myocarditis, so vaccine better for all. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133462-800-myocarditis-is-more-common-after-covid-19-infection-than-vaccination/ I'm trying to find out more about a Dr Robert Maloney and right now I can find for and against websites, he was involved in some early mrna work that much I know, he suggests it might not be ideal for younger people and I'm trying to work out if he's telling the truth/his opinion is valid or those discrediting him are (which is not as easy as most instances, as I know little about immunology/treatments etc) Bottom line I don't panic about medical stuff but I like to find out about things and it's tough, as they say a little knowledge can be dangerous, but also knowledge is power and knowing Myocarditis can occur and what to look out for is hopefully helpful? I don't think it's talked about widely because of SteveR's point/link which was very valid and people don't always process things rationally.

Yes we entrust ourselves to the professionals and I'm not anti establishment, I went in for a ACL reconstruction on my knee and came out with additional microfracture work done that meant I had to be zero weight bearing for 6 weeks. That was unexpected but I trust on balance it needed to be done, got to roll with the punches etc. I had a general anesthetic for a previous knee op and an epidural type for the ACL again 'whatever'. I do remember waiting to get my first vaccine and it was just as the rare clotting news came out, but I knew the risks were low and actually knowing about it I knew what to look out for post jab if I was a one in x hundred thousand case. So sure we trust the professionals and yet we have doctors and nurses still not double vaccinated, how do you square that circle? One set of professionals not taking the others advice?

They kept schools open for the whole time, as youngsters were not at serious risk..................now they should be vaccinated? why. Why not vaccinate just the high risk ones? Check out this link to demographics of covid death...(its New York but I can't see overall it being much different) https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/ I'd bet the 18-44 category had a massive average nearer the 44 than 18 age, so what is the point for nearly all youngsters to get vaccinated? Perhaps understandable if the vaccine +90% stopped you getting it and therefore reduced the risk of transmission but what was initially thought to be this huge reduction is now not so much and so these doses would be best injected in others either here or abroad that are old or with underlying conditions?

I largely conform, masks etc isn't a real hardship, vaccines I don't see there is any conspiracy etc however they aren't always clear that they don't 100% know what they are doing and you can see this from the different reactions in other countries. eg I had x2 Astrazenica doses Denmark banned it, so in the uk no issue, Denmark might say they rushed it, in fact I think we adjusted to not use it on below a certain age. We are doing the high vaccine relatively high freedom route (perhaps no choice with our late travel restrictions in the early days?), Australia have gone draconian and lockdown intensive, no idea what's right but just highlighting the relatively stark difference and how if you agree with your government 100% but took these views to the other country you move from a conforming/supportive member of the populace to an outlier of some type. IMO there is room for various views and questioning when it seems we are moving towards a them and us, black and white stance. Often the most vocal are at either end of the spectrum which doesn't help discussion! I also remember in pre any vaccines times the various vaccines were all promoted as having 80-95% efficacy, which at the time meant/alluded to 'complete' protection..........only later was it that this became a lot lower re potential contraction of the virus, changing to you won't get as bad effects (they said that liked they knew 100% this was the case but again they spouted the high efficacy %'s are that was overegged). When we went for the vaccines it wasn't like you thought you be invincible after but it certainly was expected (by me at least) to be rare for us to get it, not so both anecdotally and now admitted by all? Rarer perhaps but not as rare as promoted/they hoped? So I trust that the vaccines have assisted in the reduction of the level of illness but I don't forget the spiel dished out early on and how that can taint my thoughts on the future promises/indications but I think it's just they hate to admit they are 'educated guessing' and take the confident stance that harmonises/reassures the populace......for the greater good!?

A sort of a victim of their own efficiency! The loss to air resistance, heating the cabin etc is enough to effect the energy left for motion, an ICE is so inefficient naturally that the extra losses aren't really noticed! It would be interesting to see the difference between a summer 55mph run and a zero degrees 85mph winter run. Manufacturers quoting unrealistic MPG's might be annoying but generally expected now and overlooked, a new EV with an 'X' quoted range that often never gets close might wear thin for owners. Also others have stated the EV tech will improve rapidly (ICE has been on diminishing returns for ages now?) which further nudges people towards waiting to switch?

I've thought about a used V60 PHEV, in the future if the range got to a bit more miles I think these would be great for me. I had a 2009 XC and liked the diesel engine, and the V60 has a similar economical diesel and with the electric it seems to solve a lot of practical problems and diesel and electric combine I imagine quite brisk. Downsides I spose are it's got bork potential in 2 systems not just one, but I like the idea of one.

If you've been leasing/PCP'ing a new car in general your motoring life then a switch to a new EV is relatively seamless and not much of an additional cost, add in a number of business owners where this tax break further helps and that accounts for a few more. You have exec Tesla's and then yes the rest are pretty bland, but to be fair are appealing to the masses as much as possible, they are a semi tough sell given the prices I think. The cost saving part of the ownership equation is after the initial purchase, but car sales have focussed for decades on low deposits and monthly payments ie making people not think about the long term cycle costs! I think outright ownership whilst rare anyway these days is also seen as a big risk for EV's, depreciation could be very high on used ones if the advances on the new ones continue at the pace they have (bound to slow a bit as we head towards diminishing returns?)

Someone I work with has a Jaguar SUV thing, all very nice and quick and he loves it (has a XKR and just sold a Maserati Ghibli), but he only really has it as it's leased (I think or pcp etc) via his company so it's a great tax saving.

I made some wood ones out of old scaffold boards, they were heavy but totally solid wood, wide enough for 235 tyres and you could create the exact rise you needed to give the clearance for the front bumper. Jack up the rear on the diff support on the stands that are on something else (perhaps scrape back the gravel to what's underneath before popping a slab etc down?) You could make wooden blocks for the rear tyres but with the amount of suspension drop you'll need to get the rear really high so when it's lowered down on them you still have room.

also a little excel spreadsheet on the attached.......I think the 3.7 will make it a more 'relaxed' especially if, as is often the way, your tyres are a tad bigger, rolling radius wise, compared to stock sizes.

Perhaps your tyres were always very grippy R888's etc? This will make a big difference, the lower grip on the tyres the more an open diff will show itself up! The sportier SZ-R, was spec'd with a LSD as standard when it was an option on the regular manual SZ so Toyota thought it was worth it, but then Lotus generally prefer open diffs in their cars. I'm just saying what I've felt/experienced over time, I have a open diff at present and it's fine, some strong diffs can even give you (undesirable) understeer characteristics but if it's your thing an NA in a car park will do a clutch dump donut with a LSD but not without. Biggest issue will be finding one and as it's likely to be an open one, just go with that, then you can always upgrade later?

A basic difference you should feel at some point is, T-junction/Roundabout wet and an enthusiastic throttle and with the open diff you light up the inside wheel (quite easily), generally it'll just keep turning the same and compared to the LSD you'll lack forward thrust until you ease off (relatively more) to stop the wheel spin. With the LSD and aggressive throttle you'll get both wheels spinning and that'll bring the back round and a (ease off/balance of throttle) the old 'dab of oppo' might be required or a nice powerful 'dig in' exit to the curve will happen ie controlled wheel spin......you just get more drive. In essence the closer you get to driving 10/10ths the more a open diff can frustrate and the LSD excite.

If you are going for the manual conversion I'd personally try and get an NA ratio'd LSD Manual and no lsd is not ideal for making the most of being manual really.

Swampy is right but if you aren't used to it a LSD might cause you more problems ie be more sideways than an open diff

I'd get a stand with "1997 Nurburgring record holder" on it and a cheap tablet with this running on loop!

Not sure, but "Customer Wore a Star Wars T-Shirt!" as an official MOT advisory is funny!!

NA springs?

I'm not that helpful!