Re: Sick - so very sick

On 05.07.2023 14.14, 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...
>>>>
>>>> ITYM: '30-40 years ago, researchers discovered...'
>>>>
>>> Nothing is done about it, if that's the case.
>>
>> Well, they did eventually get rid of lead in petrol - only after
>> damaging the brain of a whole generation, but still.
>> Also: IT'S CAPITALISM!
>>
> You say that a lot.
It's true a lot. Especially the unfettered kind.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>> Yes I can. The internet isn't ready...
>>>>
>>> *interest waning*
>>> It's not like your the only person on the internet who touches 
>>> themselves...
>> Nice try. "I can neither confirm nor deny..."
> Uh-huh.
>>
>>>>>>> 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.
>>>> So you are merely deluding yourself into thinking the chocolate is
>>>> an adequate substitute for all the sweets you used to eat? Or is
>>>> there some magical property with the chocolate that inhibits the
>>>> craving? 
>>>>
>>> Yes.
>>
>> I knew you would say that...
>>
> No you didn't.
I strongly suspected.

> Anyways, I didn't eat a lot of sweets to begin with.
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>> I said hanging out in coffee shops is an indicator for
>>>> pretentiousness. Not quite the same.
>>>> I'm still not convinced about the wonderfulness of expensive
>>>> beverages with silly names that may of may not contain some coffee
>>>> related liquid. 
>>>>
>>> Italian words? What's silly about 'americano'?
>> I read somewhere that 'americano' in Italy is a (derogatory) term for
>> 'espresso with extra water'.
> 
> *eye roll*
> They need to move on from WWII. 
They did - before it was over even. But I don't think their coffee
preferences have anything to do with WWII.
> 
>> Elsewhere 'american style' may mean filtered coffee... IOW Coffee!
>>> Their coffee is so smooth.
>> But still just coffee - by any other name.
>>
> All coffee is not equal.
> You've apparently never had a really good cup of coffee.
All my coffee is good.

>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>> So you ageee, then. Point for me.
>>>>
>>> No points. We discussed this already.
>>
>> *pout*
>>
> That is so adorable!
Does that mean I get the point?

-- 
BeH

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