How are we getting through it?

[Ithoriel]

A couple I know were only aware they had Covid because they had to take tests. A week at home, feeling fine, mandated by both work and the government ... Yay! Free weeks holiday.

Two people I knew died of Covid back before vaccines were available.

A relative had a mild dose of Covid, slight breathing difficulties but didn't need to go to hospital. Apparently it has damaged their lungs and they will be affected for life.

Welcome to Covid roulette!

[Last Hussar]

I tested positive Monday. Thought I had a head cold Sunday night, didn't feel bad, just like a cold. But I've tested positive all week. Bored. Couldn't paint, run out of undercoat spray.

[paulr]

... Couldn't paint, run out of undercoat spray.

   

[Steve J]

My wife is still testing twice a week due to her work in school with kids.  Every time we get a bit of a cold there is that nagging worry as to whether it is Covid or not. So far we've been lucky...

[Last Hussar]

Day 7
Still positive
Bugger.
Bored

[Steve J]

Sorry to hear that LH .

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Persistant bu**er there.

[Last Hussar]

I feel fine. Just stuck inside alone.

[Orcs]

Well its got me!!!

Not sure if I got it from Ukranian refugees, The various Polish people who helped us, or the complete F*&^ing idiot I had to share the cab of the lorry with last week.

(Sufficient to say he managed to totally p*ss off 4 of the other 7 Drivers in 3 days to the point that, 3 of them nearly punched his lights out. He will not be considered for any further trips.)

I tested positive for Covid on Tuesday morning. So far just a sore throat, a few aches and feeling tired. So Hopefully that will be all.

I have planned to see my new granddaughter this weekend, but that will have to wait.
   

[Steve J]

Sorry to hear that Orcs. Cases here jumped 64% this last week .

[paulr]

That's a bit of a b*gg%r Orcs

[Heedless Horseman]

Thank You on others behalf.

On drivers... when I was at work...
Several Guys would try to 'wriggle' out of anything...
Another would sing Horst Wessel in loading bay... (good acoustics!)... but good at job and I think he was OK... just would not have wanted to cross! Was into Milltaria. and had a bit from Wittman's Tiger!
Another really nice lad 'broke rules' to help customer.. and got sacked... because 'expedient' to management.
All sorts around.

[T13A]

Hi

and had a bit from Wittman's Tiger!

Came across this purely by chance when visiting La Camb (German Milatary cemetery) in Normandy a few years ago:



Cheers Paul

[Big Insect]

Daughter, son-in-law and 2 small grandsons (2.5 & 0.5) are currently trapped in a pitiful cycle of infection and re-infection - it's been going on for the last 3 weeks - once one of them gets over it one of the others gets it. It's probably because the smalls haven't been vaccinated ... but it is so debilitating and they are all trapped in a small house.
Thankfully the baby just has a terrible cough but his older brother is very much under the weather 

I'm avoiding going out again (for the moment) - I'm not risking getting it.

[Steve J]

Children are being sent into the school my wife works at, even though they, or their family members, have Covid. No wonder cases are rising rather fast there .

[jimduncanuk]

Children are being sent into the school my wife works at, even though they, or their family members, have Covid. No wonder cases are rising rather fast there .

Looks like a push for herd immunity.

[Poggle]

A friend in the know told us another surge is coming here in Ohio. So far we've dodged the bullet - thankfully, because my wife's in the vulnerable group. She lost a friend to it in January. We wear masks in public, and it seems most other people are still doing so.   

[Big Insect]

A friend in the know told us another surge is coming here in Ohio. So far we've dodged the bullet - thankfully, because my wife's in the vulnerable group. She lost a friend to it in January. We wear masks in public, and it seems most other people are still doing so.   

We are the same about mask wearing - I've lost a number of clients to the disease, a couple of them young and seemingly very fit. I also have a number of colleagues who have now got Long-Covid (or Post Viral Fatigue - which is what I have been managing for the last 5 years) and a couple of those colleagues will probably never return to work. It is frightening what the long-term effects of this pandemic will be.

[jimduncanuk]

Was out shopping this morning.

With mask on the first three shoppers I passed were maskless, all young and not in company with each other.

[Steve J]

On a recent ASDA shop, probably only 5% of people were wearing masks, even older folks weren't .