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On 1/20/2022 at 11:38 AM, Kargokings said:

the outstanding question, except perhaps for a youngster (teen) , why anyone would want it? 

Birth control?

It's possible to continue testing positive for several months after the virus has cleared. The problem now is it's all but impossible to get a PCR test unless you're considered at risk or a health care worker. So without that positive test result, you cannot show said proof at the border. So with the feds continuing to require a molecular test result within 72 hours of returning to Canada, there will inevitably be people who will receive their first positive test on the way home and well after their virus has cleared and they're no longer contagious. But they'll still be barred from returning for 10 days.

That cat was out long before Rich said anything about it. Exploiting technology is kinda their thing now. Did you see the story about the drone attack near Abu Dhabi airport? 

Drone attack in Abu Dhabi kills 3, wounds 6 | CBC News

4 hours ago, Specs said:

I don't see how that could ever be done in Canada with the drivers we have on our roads. 

Oh it could be done, just not “successfully”. Two observations - I recall seeing a while back that the Veyron / Chiron require special tires to do speed runs in excess of 300 km/hr but those tires aren’t road certified. The other thing I noticed was when he “backed off” from 408 km/hr to about 390 when a slight rise in the road reduces his forward visibility, as if that reduction was going to make a meaningful difference in his braking distance.

The least they could do is get the calls right.

That's a good question. I think Omicron has changed the game because more people are asymptomatic with that variant. I know a guy who paid to get tested to travel to Europe and it came back positive. He paid for a second one just to be sure because the trip was very important - it too was positive. He still has no symptoms, but if he'd have travelled and only got tested on return, he likely would have been stuck there for 14 days.

Edited to add that I doubt any of this was in the minds of the rule makers. The further this goes, the more they seem to be grasping at the wrong straws.

I used to be a fan of WestJet, partially because I remember a day when they were outdoing their main rival in the area of customer service. It's both sad and amazing how losing the influence of their founding members has affected this area of their business.

3 hours ago, rudder said:

AC should have used the opportunity to upgrade the flight deck the same way that FedEx does on the converted B757 freighters.

Fleet differences, simulator set-up and training costs may be a factor, especially if not all of the 767s are being converted.

There aren't many times when I am truly jealous of another aviator, but this is definitely one of them. Very cool.

The airspace through this area has been busy with helos all day, both civil and military. Their support is greatly appreciated.

It sure is, Greg. Unfortunately, in spite of the NTSB identifying poor checklist discipline as a significant causal factor in many business aircraft accidents, that sector of the industry continues to struggle with the issue.

Imagine if the terms “pandemicist” or “anti-vaxxer” were replaced by the “n” word or some other widely despised epithet. Most rational people would rail at that and address it immediately. Yet these words are becoming commonplace in social discourse as zealots on both sides attempt to marginalize those who disagree. It doesn’t matter which side does it, it’s wrong and it needs to stop. We should be better than this.

12 hours ago, Critical thinker said:

I don’t believe my opinions were bombs and as far as insults, I never cower from anyone who would try to bully me or anyone else. That’s why I fired back. I didn’t ask to be insulted and as far as my Anonymity, I will certainly change that now. 

I admit that I haven’t always been clean on this either but I have been working hard to stay above the fray and be respectful, reaping what I have sown so to speak. Like all things in life, I’m a work in progress.

I acknowledge that perception belongs to perceiver, but really? You don’t see these as even a little condescending?

“Some also jump before making sure the water is deep enough too”

”Ignorance is bliss, eh? Wow! ”

“I wonder what you’ll say when they insist your child get a fourth fifth sixth and seventh vaccination shot. No parent control then, eh? But maybe you’re one of those that are OK with that lol!!!!!”

8 hours ago, Seeker said:

This is a good point/post.  When I see long time members posting insulting, dismissive and simply mean comments it's clear that something has changed.  It's not just here in our little place on the internet either - I see the same thing in other forums I visit.  I see it in myself too, unfortunately, I've posted some things I regret.

The unvaxxed are being told, and believe, by those they read that their rights to free choice and body autonomy are being stripped away.  The vaccinated are being told that they are being negatively affected by the unvaxxed.

I don't know how to turn it around or if it's even possible.  I do know of many families and relationships that have suffered severe damage.  The fallout will be with us for many years.

I wanted to like this post but it seems that option isn’t available for your comments. 

That said, I’m not a fan of people who appear on a forum anonymously and immediately start tossing hand grenades and calling people who’ve chosen to be vaccinated “naive idiots”. If you (Mr. C. T.) truly had the courage of your convictions, you would put your name to what you say. This IMHO is why you’re getting the blowback, and you’ve earned it.

I also want to be clear that while I believe in the vaccine program, I am dead set against the mandate. I’m having a hard time seeing past the hypocrisy of a government that spent months telling us their political opponents didn’t truly believe in a woman’s right to make choices for her own body, then turning around and telling all of us that we don’t have the right to determine what is injected into our bodies, all in in exchange for a paycheque or the right to get on an airplane. I also hate what this is doing to the mental health of a lot of good people. I’m lucky to work for a company that treats every team member as family. We’re struggling to reconcile what’s been forced on us by the mandate with the damage its doing to our culture. It’s a small sample of what’s being done to our country, and I’m sick of it.

The maintenance program for a 30+ year old airliner is a lot to take on for any GA operation, even the “managed” ones. When it’s just someone’s vanity project, the outlook is often less than good.

6 hours ago, boestar said:

also read.... All people visiting Air Canada facilities ie. Terminal buildings.  See how this may affect the public?

If you want to enter a Termial where AC flies out of then you must be fully vaccinated.

 

True, but that requirement is already embodied in the federal vaccine mandate which covers 85 Canadian airports including virtually all of the AC domestic network save for a few northern airports.

16 minutes ago, boestar said:

it may seem like a long time but if the maintenance requirements for shor / long term storage and return to service were followed there should be no issues.

That’s a pretty big “if” …

All of the MD-80 family has LE slats.

16 hours ago, Kargokings said:

the tip was the camo pants, the almost beard and of course the backward hat. for those who interested 

Really? Some of the biggest dolts on the planet wear a suit and tie to work every day. I could name names but I won't.

1 hour ago, Seeker said:

Most people against the Covid vaccination are very well researched, intelligent and informed.

This is the part I struggle to agree with. In fact, I’d say no, they’re not. 

There was a day when expertise was earned through decades of study, research and dedication to the craft. When experts spoke, the vast majority listened because faith in our fellow humans was engrained. Today by contrast, there are far too many experts who are anything but; who’ve put in nowhere near enough time and skin in the game to have developed expertise. They pronounce themselves as such and are crafty enough with their words to draw in the easily swayed. In truth, they are no better than a Jim Jones or a Jimmy Swaggart, and people are dying unnecessarily because of it. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-severe-outcomes-covid-vaccination-1.6178449
 

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Recent rates of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death among unvaccinated Albertans have been at least eight times higher — and as much as 60 times higher — compared to the fully vaccinated population, depending on which age range you look at.

That's according to a new CBC News analysis of data published by the provincial government.

Data experts with Alberta Health reviewed the analysis and confirmed the methodology as an effective way to compare severe outcomes relative to both vaccination status and age — while also accounting for the population sizes of each group.

 

These types of comparisons can be tricky, because the risk of severe outcomes increases with age, but so too does the rate of vaccination. As such, population-wide comparisons don't tell the full story.

Every conspiracy theorist who contributed to this mess should face charges of criminal negligence causing death.

The Phil Valentine story is filed under "be careful what you wish for". If people would leave science and medicine to the experts, we'd be much better off. I'm pretty sure no one on this forum would hop in the back of an airplane flown by a circus clown, or hire their favourite barista to defend them in a lawsuit.

It certainly has. I wonder if we'll ever get to a point where we can focus on what we have in common rather than what makes us different.