My resting heart rate hardy ever drops below 90....Probably why I'm so skinny.
Just taken it.....102.

Cheers - Phil.

In my 40's my resting heart rate used to be around 50 bpm, but now around 60 or a tad above. I can't imagine what it would feel like to have 120bpm!

I'm now seeing a lot of "direct" friends and family catching it, whereas before it at "one remove" or higher (friends of friends, friends extended family etc...).

We're worse off than the "peaks" previously, especially as the Ambulance Service is now overwhelmed and the waits for A&E hitting 13+ hours in some cases :/

Said it before but .....

The important thing is the number of paitents in Intensive Care, and those are much lower. Did some testing with the Kids at Prescot High, over the week one +ve test. Two freinds thought they had it - one did but described it as a the same as a bad cold, the other had a bad cold. Higher infection rate is probably due us being more open, the minority wearing masks and far less social distancing. We could go back to lock down, but dont tghink any of us want that. I suggest we all take lateral flow tests as soon as we show any symptoms and get the booster as soon as offered.

We're still seeing a small airliners worth of deaths every week, and our hospitalisations have been engineered to cripple NHS capacity to operate.

On the plus side I just had my booster shot scheduled. Choice of half an hour time or hour and a half. That's... cutting it a bit close

I'm getting mine tomorrow.

Not heard about the booster shot (for either of us) yet.....But got a call yesterday about our flu jabs...9th Nov.

Have to wait and see whether the covid booster is going to be done at the surgery, or at a 'jab centre'.

Cheers - Phil.

I imagine they will be done at a centre Phil (our ones are), as they are the Pfizer vaccine and you have the 10 minute wait afterwards. Our son has his on 13th November, so the vulnerable groups are at least getting their done. Hopefully mine will be before Xmas.

I think you're going to be right, Steve.

I just hope it won't be too much of a trek.
I've heard (anecdotally) people being offered boosters 60+ miles away...though they've been able to change that to somewhere a lot nearer.

Cheers - Phil.

Getting mine at 10:20 on Saturday along with Flu jab, also been asked to marshal the disorderly mob queueing for them !!

Mine was a generic GPs surgery in the middle of Aston. At rush hour. 15mins to get there, fifteen mins for ja + wait, then nearly 60mins to get bsck through the traffic afterwards :/ At least the first two at a similar place in Handsworth took me cross traffic pre-rush hour.

Bit groggy today, can't tell if that's a disturbed nights sleep or I'm about to message work and have to go have a lie down

Had my booster and flu vaccine on Saturday morning at my GP practice's second surgery - 6 miles away.
I can live with that thanks.
They phoned me a couple of weeks ago, and the letter confirming the appointment arrived Saturday lunchtime when I returned from it!
Point for the NHS - nul point for The new look super efficient Royal mail.

Hi

Covid seems suddenly very close to home after hardly being affected, apart from the restrictions, since it all started. Several of my 16 year old son's friends contacted Covid over the last few weeks and he tested positive from a Lateral Flow Test this morning, he has also had a persistent cough for the last couple of days. He has a PCR test booked for later today and we are waiting to hear from his school about what to do school work wise. Fortunately my wife and myself are not showing any symptoms at the moment; we have both had our two jabs (and had our flu jabs a week or so ago) and I am waiting to hear about my booster jab (66 with a heart condition).

On the down side my wife ahs been working from home since March of last year with no likelyhood of going back to the office in the near future, which given the curent situation in the south west is probably no bad thing. However it does mean that the wargames room  spare bedroom is still out of action.  

Watching breakfast TV this morning I'm worried (and not for the first time) that this government (apologies for getting political) will not take the appropriate action at the right time for idealogical reasons and things will get a lot worse before they get better.  

Cheers Paul

Good luck, Paul, for you and all the family.

This has come up a lot with friends whose kids are in school - and we saw it a lot when they forced the kids back face to face. Spreads like wild fire through the whle year group and school, and *whem* all the parents, grand parents and family are at risk

QuoteWatching breakfast TV this morning I'm worried (and not for the first time) that this government (apologies for getting political) will not take the appropriate action at the right time for idealogical reasons and things will get a lot worse before they get better.  Sad

If you saw Kwasi Kwarteng on the news, you can see he's just promised to do exactly what you fear OFC given the past the last minute u-turns, chaos and absentee landlord at the top of the omnishambles atm who knows?

QuoteWatching breakfast TV this morning I'm worried (and not for the first time) that this government (apologies for getting political) will not take the appropriate action at the right time for idealogical reasons and things will get a lot worse before they get better.

It is becoming increasingly obvious that this government is much more motivated by staying in power than taking any appropriate action that will benefit the country. Photoshoots of a clown in a hi-vis jacket/hard-hat will not save lives.

Is that too political?