The Covid Thread

[JonnyB]

Thanks Man. the reason it was given to me was exactly that.  I've already performed an ABS-Ecomy on it and not not the first. My K1200 went the same way.
It breaks my heart to a big bike crippled my manufacture stupidity

[flatfour]

Jonny, I think that disablement of the system is the popular fix (and one that is apparently accepted by most insurers after notification and does not cause an MOT fail either).

Before my present K1300GT, I owned a K1200RS with the servo brakes. Mine were still going strong at over 30,000 miles, although brake fluids in all circuits were changed at least annually.

[JonnyB]

Thanks @flatfour. Yes. the iABS  of that period either lasts forever or dies cataclysmicly

I've got a good local mechanic who checks them out for me, and my insurance company has been notified and that's another tail for another day

[Primus]

Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain. Oh the scars....

Virgins In Bed Give You Odd Reactions - this was what was beaten into me during my Merchant Navy Cadetship.

Sorry, just enjoying reading through some older posts.

Paul

[JonnyB]

I'm battling with Hermes at the moment a couple of bits I've sold on eBay were waiting all week for collection, given up and re shipped with ParcelForce, thing is you go on their website and it  states that Covid is NOT affecting their services, and yet here were are 5 days later no collection.

[royhall]

Battling with Hermes, can't you get a cream for that?

[Bryanj]

Nah-----its a supository (boom boom)

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

This Covid 19 virus is getting a bit too close to home for my liking.
Wendy is a part time Receptionist at a GP's - there are two surgeries within the group a so called "clean one" and a potentially "dirty one" where  patients now attend. One is essentially a call centre with Nurses working out of it - my wife was transferred last week to the dirty surgery.

Three co-workers at the "clean one" have now tested positive one on Saturday plus two today.  I drove Wendy to the Covid testing station this evening as she had visited the "clean one" on Thursday. She has no classic symptoms of Covid but has been feeling generally unwell over the weekend.

This week she is on holiday so will not return to work until her next scheduled shift on Wednesday 25 th November the Practice Manager has said she does not need to self isolate for 14 days only 7 days. I just hope Wendy's result is negative and she just has a normal winter bug otherwise that will scupper my planed hospital admission earlier the same day I guess. My pre-admission Civid test is next Sunday.
Fingers crossed at this end.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

One more staff member has tested positive that 4 out of 8.

[Rozabikes Tim]

One more staff member has tested positive that 4 out of 8.

Not far from us. Where abouts in Derby?? Tim

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

One more staff member has tested positive that 4 out of 8.

Not far from us. Where abouts in Derby?? Tim

Count has just gone up to 5 out of 8. Its The Lanes Medical Practice - not for general publication please.

[MrDavo]

I don't know if it makes me a bad person, but if it was me getting the first Covid shot in the World at 6.30am , with Matt Hancock and all the world's media made to get out of bed at stupid O'Clock to witness it, I'd have been sorely tempted to writhe around on the floor, foaming at the mouth from a hidden Alker Seltzer.

Or gone full zombie, chasing Hancock around the room in search of his brains....

[Moorey]

 As she is 91 shortly I hope it goes well for her and her family.  Unfortunately should she die anytime soon which must be a distinct possibility at that age the anti vaxers  on faceache will have a field day.

[Nurse Julie]

I hope all goes well for her and all those that follow in the near future that are really vulnerable for whatever reason. Luckily I'm young (well, youngish as not 60 until next summer 😊😊😊) relatively fit and healthy with no underlying conditions that I'm aware of. I think I will be offered the vaccine as an afterthought right at the end of the programme. I've never even had a flu vaccination as I feel it's not necessary for me at the moment, I have only ever had flu once and that was back in 1978.

[K2-K6]

Did anyone see the second person to be vaccinated was one William Shakespeare?

Someone has missed a promotional opportunity on that one,  and inadvertently made a long in the future question for who wants to be a millionaire