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Hello, Cerasus!
Thank you for the info.
Let's hope we all miss out on the 'flu!

Hi, Rusty!
The plot thickens......!
I did not know about there being "trivalent" and "quadrivalent" flu vaccines, until you told me!
I have no idea what the GPs around here offer........
I wonder if the choice is left to the individual GP?
Or maybe the local Area Health Authorities make the decision?
As far as I can gather, this year's vaccine was produced back in March, and although it does contain some protection against the Aussie flu bug, H3N2, it is not expected to be very effective - especially in the elderly - due to subsequent mutations.
If you google, "trivalent" and "quadrivalent" flu vaccines , there is quite a bit of info.
(once one has learnt of their existence and know what to look for, that is! )
On a happier and cheerier note...as it's Thursday.....is your son coming to visit?


Hi, Cerasus!
"Your Lives in Their Hands" , eh?
Whom to trust......?

Let's hope we all miss the 'flu.
We are all prepared here, just in case we should fall victim !

Hello, Elle!
I have put it to the back of my mind.
I read somewhere that Vitamin C helps to keep it away, but the dear Lord knows if that is accurate or not!
Us old ones (I am speaking for myself, here!) will just have to get on with it!
Wonder if "trivalent" will turn up in a puzzle soon?
Yes, it is heavy rain here, but hopefully my son will visit.

Hi, Rusty!
I am wondering whether your son will still be with you.....?
Anyway, I shall write now, whilst I am still awake!
I came very near to dropping my book at one point!
Yes, let us forget all about flu jabs.........
( I haven't had one anyway!)
We shall worry ourselves into an early grave if we persist!
I have just realised that I never looked at the crosswords today.... !
Did you do yours?
Any interesting clues?
No more rain here...we have a dry evening now.

Good evening, Elle!
My son has gone home now.
Yes, today's puzzle was less difficult than yesterday's, for me, anyway.
Several new words for me.
Antepenultimate, encomia, and tabla.
A good puzzle though.
Been heavy rain here most of the evening.

Hi, Rusty!
You will have had a nice chat with your son!
I knew "antepenultimate", but not the other two words!
I had to look them up.
It is perhaps as well I did not attempt the crossword today!
I have just been having trouble with my computer - it announced that it was performing updates......right in the middle of what I was doing....
I have never had this happen before...I was powerless to stop it.
I wasn't even "allowed" to switch off the tower!
And pulling out the plug had no effect...it just started again at the same spot!!!
Grrrh!
Anyway, I appear to be back in business for now......
Pouring with rain again here!

Hello, Elle!
Had a good blether with my son!
The "unknown" words were quite gettable with the given clues.
My mobile 'phone has been doing updates lately, but I have it set to do any, at 2 o'clock in the morning, when I am asleep.
Had quite a bit of rain tonight, too.
Hope it does not freeze overnight.
I am driving in the morning!

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, the computer used to do its updates in the small hours........
I don't know what has happened to change this......
But it was adamant that I could not interfere!
It was like being taken over by aliens!
My Hudl is not working, either...it tells me I am not connected to the Internet?
Modern technology, huh?
So where are you driving to, in the morning?

Hello, Elle!
Switch Hudl off for a minute, then on again?
If it is still the same, go into Settings and make sure it is set to connect to Internet.
Can you set your computer to update at a certain time?
That would be the thing to do.
I just have a couple of things to do tomorrow morning, and hope for unslippy roads!