Re: Sick - so very sick

On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
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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 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.

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!

>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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..."

>>>>> 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...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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'.
Elsewhere 'american style' may mean filtered coffee... IOW Coffee!
> Their coffee is so smooth.
But still just coffee - by any other name.

>>>>>>>>> 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*

-- 
BeH

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