Re: Sick - so very sick

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
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>>> On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>> On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
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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
> That does look nice - on the bag at least. It would be nice with a mix
> with different flowering periods so there's something going on for a
> good part of the year.
> Also the anti deer mix seems to be packed with poppies. The idea is
> obviously to keep the poor animals stoned all season.
> 
>> My neighbours are spraying for mosquitoes which also kills off the 
>> butterflies and other beneficials.
> The bastards.
> 
100 years from now, researchers are going to discover that we poisoned 
our whole environment over a mosquito and a dandelion...

>>>>>>>>>> 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?
> Private things...
> 
You can't say things like that and provide no closure.

>> You chew with your mouth open?
>> You refuse to trim your jagged, yellow toenails?
> I don't have 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.
> If that is all it takes it hardly qualify as a craving. Depending on
> the size of the square, of course.
> 
See. it works!
The measurement here is my craving or consumption of sweet things before 
I started eating chocolate.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> Or violent...
> 
Probably not.

>> *cough*
>> I mean I don't like-like you.
>> I like you as a friend even though you criticize me.
> When have I ever criticised you? I never criticise - I give helpful
> corrective feedback...
> 

You said I was pretentious for going to a coffee shop. Not sure how that 
is helpful.

>>>>>> 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?
> More or less.
> 

So lots of data verification.