Re: Sick - so very sick

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> On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
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>>> 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 16.06.2023 17.54, 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...
> 
> ITYM: '30-40 years ago, researchers discovered...'
> 
Nothing is done about it, if that's the case.

>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...

>>>> 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.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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'?
Their coffee is so smooth.

>>>>>>>> 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.