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bill_qaz wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:06 pm If you catch the Brazilian variant do your pubes start falling out until you're left with a thin strip :?:


yes ..


the brazil variant also affect your nuts
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Greetings,

You can't beat the air con system of a Dakota or Varsity, lucky to keep a large dog from being filtered out but at least the engines didn't spread across the neighbourhood :lol:

TTFN

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Dark Knight wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:12 pm Would be really surprised if those filters could block the virus, just think of the pressure required to push the air through the filter, more pressure equals big pump, equals more power consumed, equals more cost to run, most airlines are running at the lowest possible cost.
Have you not noticed the size of the pumps hanging from the wings? :lol:
When at altitude I should think the pressure is pretty high but it does beg the question of how efficient the filtration is when sat on the apron loading. I guess there's a rush to be last on these days.
The filtration system is supposed to be hospital grade and I guess it only has to stop the aerosol carrying the virus not the virus itself, there is also the fact that the airflow is down draught and drawn through the floor so any aerosol will drop quicker than normal. There are still surfaces to be considered and i think that's the biggest risk.

All the same I'm not intending on flying this year or may be next.
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Snaf MKII wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:53 am
Dark Knight wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:12 pm Would be really surprised if those filters could block the virus, just think of the pressure required to push the air through the filter, more pressure equals big pump, equals more power consumed, equals more cost to run, most airlines are running at the lowest possible cost.
Have you not noticed the size of the pumps hanging from the wings? :lol:
When at altitude I should think the pressure is pretty high but it does beg the question of how efficient the filtration is when sat on the apron loading. I guess there's a rush to be last on these days.
The filtration system is supposed to be hospital grade and I guess it only has to stop the aerosol carrying the virus not the virus itself, there is also the fact that the airflow is down draught and drawn through the floor so any aerosol will drop quicker than normal. There are still surfaces to be considered and i think that's the biggest risk.

All the same I'm not intending on flying this year or may be next.
Yeah, I'm no supporter of the international aviation industry. It's an environmental disaster and it's been great to have so many flights grounded during covid, although not for the right reason. However the science on virus filtration inside planes is well established. The filtration systems work to the extent that the virus can spread in a house 6 times more effectively than in a civil airliner. Read that study I linked to above. It may seem counter-intuitive given the close proximities and tight space within a fuselage, but the research has been done and it's conclusive. As I said above, it's all the other parts of the travel process that bring you into contact with a lot of people in an uncontrolled way. Departure and Arrivals lounges are full of people from every corner of the earth, some with much better records of managing covid than others. Personally a long wait at Gate 94 sat next to people from the U.S., Brazil, and the UK would be a pretty bad scenario right now, as those are the countries with the worst performance on CV19 cases.
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bill_qaz wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:06 pm If you catch the Brazilian variant do your pubes start falling out until you're left with a thin strip :?:
I was shocked to discover at the weekend via a thread on Twitter that there are women out there who still grow pubic hair...
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AlanHolt wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:40 am I was shocked to discover at the weekend via a thread on Twitter that there are women out there who still grow pubic hair...
Write to your MP, Alan. :D

Getting that Brazilian landing strip just right is a tough nut to crack. Perhaps there's a guide you can buy on Amazon...
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daveuprite wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:51 am
AlanHolt wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:40 am I was shocked to discover at the weekend via a thread on Twitter that there are women out there who still grow pubic hair...
Write to your MP, Alan. :D

Getting that Brazilian landing strip just right is a tough nut to crack. Perhaps there's a guide you can buy on Amazon...
Look up Amazon customer reviews on Veet hair removal cream :lol:
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OK ... I admit it ... I only looked on here for any photos !
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AlanHolt wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 11:40 am I was shocked to discover at the weekend via a thread on Twitter that there are women out there who still grow pubic hair...
It is a strange thing that it all came about due to the Porn industry and the fact that it gives a better view of the goings on.

When I was a lad shaving was something your girlfriend did for a bit of fun with you and then grew it back complaining of itching, but it seems most women are regular hair removers these days.

Seems to be catching on for guys too, maybe things look longer.....
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Does this mean crab lice are on the WWF red list...their habitat has been destroyed by the porn industry!
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