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BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
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> On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:u6l2id$1bbas$2@dont-email.me: 
>> 
>>> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>> news:u6fpog$gmtf$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>
>>>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>> news:u6ag02$3milb$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>> news:u62rfc$2e5jn$2@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>> news:u5qvru$18e3i$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>> news:u5ia9t$a3l$1@dont-email.me: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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

My neighbours are spraying for mosquitoes which also kills off the 
butterflies and other beneficials.

>>>>>>>> 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?
You chew with your mouth open?
You refuse to trim your 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.

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

*cough*
I mean I don't like-like you.
I like you as a friend even though you criticize me.

>>>> 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?

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Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-04 17:23 +0200
  Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-04 22:58 +0000
    Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-08 00:20 +0200
      Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-09 12:58 +0000
        Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-10 23:54 +0200
          Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-12 20:15 +0000
            Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-13 21:28 +0200
              Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-14 15:01 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-15 21:45 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-16 15:54 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-17 21:46 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-19 12:40 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-22 21:40 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-23 16:06 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-25 00:55 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-06-28 11:31 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-06-30 12:23 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-02 14:29 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-04 14:13 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-05 12:14 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-07 23:56 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-08 15:01 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-10 20:19 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-12 11:22 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-14 14:00 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-18 11:24 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-20 16:15 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-22 15:21 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-25 13:32 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-07-27 13:32 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-07-29 17:18 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-01 11:32 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-06 11:11 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-09 12:19 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-11 00:12 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-13 21:28 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-16 14:49 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-18 12:51 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-20 21:09 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-24 14:55 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-08-29 16:37 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-08-30 12:42 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-05 08:53 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-06 12:22 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-08 21:05 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-09 20:51 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-16 15:45 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-17 17:50 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-22 16:57 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-23 21:14 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-09-25 21:07 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-09-26 12:11 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-10-02 23:53 +0200
                Re: Sick - so very sick Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> - 2023-10-04 14:13 +0000
                Re: Sick - so very sick BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> - 2023-10-12 16:32 +0200

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