Re: Sick - so very sick

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>> On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>> On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> With an actual fever, and coughing and runny nose. And
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sleeping a lot. Probably TB or something... any time now
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm likely to start coughing up blood flecked phlegm.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> That sucks :(
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> It sounds like covid to me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Feel better soon.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> So not tuberculosis after all - no blood from the lungs.
>>>>>>>>>>> Dunno if it's covid, and no way to find out short of a trip
>>>>>>>>>>> to bigtown, which didn't seem advisable in the situation.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sounds like the same symptoms I had.
>>>>>>>>>> FYI it took 4 to 6 weeks to recover from it.
>>>>>>>>> I don't have that kind of time... I have things to do.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You can still watch tv or sit outside and drink coffee.
>>>>>>> Eventually I will have to buy some food. And stuff. Also do some
>>>>>>> garden things.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sure.
>>>>>> You mean the garden things that you should have done 2 months
>>>>>> ago? 
>>>>> Those, and the things I should have done in between then and now.
>>>>> And the things I should do regularly. And the things related to
>>>>> the projected pond and stream.
>>>>>
>>>> Oh, right.
>>>> I can hardly wait to see the pictures.
>>> As said, it could take a while - for now there is only horrendously
>>> unkept lawn.
>>>
>> Replace the grass with clovers.
> I have seriously considered that, both for the not mowing and for the
> insects. Also there isn't all that muich grass left what with the
> patch covered in pine needles and the bits where the moss is winning.
> 

I think I'm going to overseed with clover.
They have some nice mixes at WestCoast seeds:
https://www.westcoastseeds.com/products/alternative-lawn-blend

My neighbours are spraying for mosquitoes which also kills off the 
butterflies and other beneficials.

>>>>>>>> I have faith in you.
>>>>>>> Well, that's one, at least...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> YAY! I'm # 1!
>>>>> Always.
>>>>>
>>>> * rankings based on the number of people in the froup.
>>> Those are the people that matter.
>>>
>> I'm surprised you ranked me above yourself.
> I know quite a few unflattering things about me.
> 

Like what?
You chew with your mouth open?
You refuse to trim your jagged, yellow toenails?

>>>>>>>>>> We have free Rapid tests so you can test at home.
>>>>>>>>> We have commercially available rapid test so I can test at
>>>>>>>>> home. The problem is they aren't at my home and I don't care
>>>>>>>>> enough to go find one. I probably need to go to the pharmacy
>>>>>>>>> for it... 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's a handy thing to have around.
>>>>>>> It's not going to make this crap go away any faster, though.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> No but at least you would know if you have covid or the flu.
>>>>> And then I someone asks me whether I've had covid I could answer
>>>>> with some degree of certainty. And then what...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> They probably run away because people are still covid shy.
>>>> If you know for certain that you've had it, you have to delay any 
>>>> planned booster shots for at least 6 months.
>>> I don't think there are any plans for further booster shots. Not for
>>> the general public at least.
>>>
>> 
>> I think here they recommend a booster every 6 months for at-risk
>> people and 1 in the Fall every year for everyone else (like the flu
>> shot). 
> Yebbut your health system probably also doesn't (illegally) postpone a
> whole lot of intestinal cancer operations until it's too late causing
> a great big scandal.
> 

Or no one has found out yet.
I'm sure that some people died during covid as a result of postponed 
surgeries. Now there is a huge nursing shortage here. Some ERs are being 
closed overnights and on weekends.

The news media always finds the one person who is gravely affected by 
<insert policy here>.

>>>>>>>>>>> Fever is gone, and coughing more or less back to normal
>>>>>>>>>>> levels, so just the clogged nose and the fatigue to deal
>>>>>>>>>>> with. Good thing too since I've pretty much run out of
>>>>>>>>>>> life's essentials and absolutely have to go shopping
>>>>>>>>>>> tomorrow (today, actually but after sleep). 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Too bad you dissuaded me from visiting your garden.
>>>>>>>>>> I could have done that.
>>>>>>>>> I did it myself. Twice in two days. But only for the most
>>>>>>>>> pressing needs. And I got tired both times.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *eye roll*
>>>>>>> I can tell you are impressed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I ordered groceries online and had them delivered.
>>>>>>>>> Not really an option around here.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *snickers*
>>>>>>> Candy bars aren't a pressing need by any definition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's energy food.
>>>>> That's what they want you to think. It also has rather a lot of
>>>>> sugar... 
>>>>>
>>>> I can't remember the last time I ate a chocolate bar.
>>> Me either. I think *my* last chocolate bar was a three pack from a
>>> store up the coast when I bonked badly on a ride... Some years back.
>>>
>> I do have a square of 85% chocolate after dinner each night.
> You hedonist, you!
> 
Yep. it stops me from craving sweets.

>>>>>>>>>>> Good thing I didn't throw out those face masks when the
>>>>>>>>>>> mandate was retracted - I wouldn't want to inflict
>>>>>>>>>>> whatever-it-is on anyone else (well, almost anyone).
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> And then I have some surfaces to clean, I guess...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You probably won't reinfect yourself if you don't.
>>>>>>>>>> If you clean you'll be tired and need to nap again.
>>>>>>>>> If I sit in the chair for an hour I'll get tired and need to
>>>>>>>>> nap again. It is getting a bit annoying.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Right. And the more you do, the longer it will take to recover.
>>>>>>> By that metric I should have been back at full strength a week
>>>>>>> ago. 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The time when you're feverish and in bed doesn't count.
>>>>> What about the time I'm feverish and not in bed? Or in bed but not
>>>>> feverish? 
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *smacks you for being annoying*
>>> *feels no pain*
>>> Stop hitting me. It's not nice.
>>>
>> Maybe I like you.
> Thats a funny (and somewhat infantile) way of showing it, if so...
> 

If I were seriously, this is where I would become suicidal.

*cough*
I mean I don't like-like you.
I like you as a friend even though you criticize me.

>>>> Yes and no.
>>> Thought so...
>>>
>> then why ask the question?
> For verification... Always verify your data.
> 

You know what I do for a living, right?