Re: Sick - so very sick

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> On 05.07.2023 14.14, 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...
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
> 
Do that even happen? There are regulations for everything.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
Is that because it's something that you would have done?
> 
>> 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.
They still harbour resentment towards Americans because of 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.
> 
Soo you say.

>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?
> 
No. I come from the 'stop whining or I'll give you something to whine 
about' generation.