It took me about 2 weeks after I was Covid free to feel OK and roughly back to normal. The lack of energy thing was a real pain, but at least I did sleep like a log, which was nice.

First time for MONTHS...I wore a mask in Tesco's this morning...I certainly don't want to catch the frigging bug..Best wishes from me, as well...But you already know that !

I manage a team of 8. In the last month 3 of them have tested positive.

Something of a resurgence, I feel.

If I didn't get Covid in M&S this morning I guess never will!

All the queues in Morrisons combined would just about match a single queue, of over a dozen, in M&S and that doesn't count the conga waiting for a free self-service till.

I thought we were all supposed to be broke?

Did give me a chance to have a nice chat with a the lady around my own age, behind me, and the Mum and her 10 year old son, in front of me,

Lidl at 7.00am this morning was dead quiet, with myself and another shopper only. Compare this to ASDA which they were queueing to get in at at 6.00am (I rocked up at 7.30am). The car park was half full but not too bad shopping. Dropped some presents off at friends and on the way back around 11.00am and the traffic was pretty bad due to the volume of shoppers.

So hardly any masks being worn and certainly no sign of a spending squeeze.

Our local ASDA was ok, only difficulties were staff restocking and a small spill. Normal number of customers, short queues at the Check Outs. Friday at Woodchurch was busier, but not excessive.

I think I am on a different planet to you lot. Was at ASDA twice this morning, once for petrol and second for a parcel to post. No queues anywhere and the car park was emptier than usual. Did a food shop a couple of days ago, again no queues.

Health-wise I haven't seen covid, had all my jags and boosters. Been to a couple of crowded shows recently, a sunshine holiday, crowded airport, grandkids Nativity play, school playground you name it I've been there. No masks.

I have had all the problems otherwise associated with old age, arthritis, skin allergies, blood pressure but I take all my tablets so get by OK.

Now that I've said it I must go and lie down.

Not been in that many shops, but went to Aldi yesterday afternoon, probably busy for a Wed at 3pm, but hardly heaving and no real queues. 

I've been going into Manchester at least weekly recently - often on very busy trains, and around the town as well as work. Barely see anyone in a mask. All seems very much back to normal around and about. Within work the office is still very quiet most times I have been in. Most of us find WFH much more productive. 

Of my team of 35 only know of 1 with Covid recently, and that was linked to trans-continental travel. And he was only ill for a couple of days. 

Same here.  In Sainsbury's today; like a normal week-day.  Haven't given up masks - every little helps - although I'm starting to feel a bit self conscious.   

NHS24 reckon that one of the things that ails me at the moment is long Covid which suggests I've had Covid and not noticed.

I'm beginning to feel like Robert Graves' Claudius of whom Graves wrote that his longevity was down to the various ailments he suffered from being unable to agree who should have the honour of carrying him off.

Tesco's was fairly well rammed at 8:15, yesterday. Could have been worse, though.
Got called to a 'self-service' till..which was manned, so I didn't have to scan everything, myself.
I just did the packing. "How tall are you ?" I asked the operative..."6-8 ?....6-9 ?"
"Good guess", he replied.... "6 foot 8"

He was trying to make himself look shorter, by scrunching down...it didn't work !

Quote"How tall are you ?" I asked the operative..."6-8 ?....6-9 ?"
"Good guess", he replied.... "6 foot 8"

He was trying to make himself look shorter, by scrunching down...it didn't work !

So, he had a larger vocabulary than just "Yarp" then?

Quote from: Steve J on 21 December 2022, 01:41:32 PMIt took me about 2 weeks after I was Covid free to feel OK and roughly back to normal. The lack of energy thing was a real pain, but at least I did sleep like a log, which was nice.

We all had it again, took two and a bit weeks to chug round the family. Partner was very rough, I was just a bit snotted up and chesty and was the last to come down (I've not long had my booster, seems to be the difference!), but still knackered - just drained.

Finally negative today, so joining the missus and eldest in the 'Covid-free' club now.  Still no energy at all and not much of an appetite either.  My sense of taste has gone walkabout for some things and weirdly anything with vinegar in it is now too strong for my nose. 

All in all, thoroughly cheesed off with this whole experience now.  I've lost a week of work that'll need to be made up before the new year and we're going to start 2023 on the back foot.

Quote from: Techno 3 on 23 December 2022, 07:38:06 AM"Good guess", he replied.... "6 foot 8"

While I was doing my Masters, I was friends with a lass who married Sir Matthew Pincent's training partner, he was of similar height...
In the Vic in Beeston, another friend who is on the short side of 5'4" walked in, walked up to him, shook hands and uttered the immortal line:
"Hi, nice nostrils!"