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    Filthy2123ozjunkie
    見習いボスー
    Joined: 21 Jan 2013

    Hey everybody, sorry for my absence. I've been very sick. I got home from a job in West Virginia the week before Thanksgiving and a few days after started having an itchy throat and stuffed up nose. Long story short I tested positive for SARS-cov-2 on Saturday and am going to be in isolation until the 9th just to make sure I am not still contagious.

    I don't think I am going to die or anything. No fever or respiratory issues, thank God. But I feel very weak and tired, and my sense of smell and taste is finally starting to return. Pseudoephedrine helps with the nasal congestion. I am hopeful I didn't give the virus to my Mom or my cats… since it has been 8 days and they still aren't having symptoms. I hope everyone is doing well.

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      sabergirl
      見習いボス
      Joined: 4 Oct 2013

      Dang, Mike. I’m so sorry to hear that you’re having to deal with this. I wish you a speedy recovery.

      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

      last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 18:10 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Appfaff
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 11 Oct 2013

        hoping for a speedy recovery @Filthy

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          Filthy2123ozjunkie
          見習いボスー
          Joined: 21 Jan 2013

          Thanks guys 🥰

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            neph93
            見習いボス
            Joined: 18 Aug 2014

            @Filthy:

            Thanks guys [emoji3059]

            Sorry to hear this, buy pleased you are on the mend. Well done for getting tested asap.

            “Some of those that work forces
            Are the same that burn crosses”

            • Virginia Woolf
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              Filthy2123ozjunkie
              見習いボスー
              Joined: 21 Jan 2013

              I tried to get tested much sooner. But tests were virtually impossible to find pre-Thanksgiving.

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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                Godspeed Mike…

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  Filthy2123ozjunkie
                  見習いボスー
                  Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                  Thanks G.

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                    BD81
                    Iron Heart Deity
                    Joined: 11 Jan 2019

                    Glad to hear that you are getting better !

                    Welcome back 🤘

                    R.I.P. Filthy🤘

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                      Kasi
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 9 Oct 2014

                      Mike
                      Speedy recovery, fight it get better

                      The world's insane
                      While you drink champagne
                      And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

                      last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 19:30 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Filthy2123ozjunkie
                        見習いボスー
                        Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                        Thanks gents 😄

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                          motojobobo
                          啓蒙家
                          Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                          Get well soon Mike!

                          The journey is the objective.

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                            Filthy2123ozjunkie
                            見習いボスー
                            Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                            Thanks 😄

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                              DrPat
                              Iron Heart Deity
                              Joined: 9 Oct 2009

                              I've been thinking about my shopping strategy recently.  The two main options are

                              • Quick trips to the store every few days lasting under 15 minutes.  You come in contact with more people but the viral load is small if someone in the store sick.

                              • Longer trips every week to 10 days lasting about 45 minutes.  You come in contact with less people but the time spent in a potentially infection environment is longer.

                              In both cases, I would go to the store in the evening to minimize time spent in the checkout line.

                              So far, I've opted for strategy (1) because from what I've read viral load is an important factor in determining how sick you become.  However, it seems that many people are choosing strategy (2) and that's what news outlets are recommending as well.

                              Does anyone have any opinions, information, or evidence to support either of these strategies?

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                                Stuart.T
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 21 Sept 2017

                                And there you go, as predicted in June, hard lockdown in tier 4 England. No Christmas visits. A no leaving home order is in place. What Joe public might not fully understand is that in domestic law in England in areas where it applies, you can be prosecuted for leaving your home without a good reason. WOW.

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                                  Kasi
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 9 Oct 2014

                                  I go weekly go visit my mum, the graveyard took it by a storm over 200 deaths due to covid..

                                  A lot people I know in my town.  ::) 😞

                                  Normally it would be 10 to 12 deaths a year.

                                  This is completely madness.. :o ???

                                  [img alt="3B4AD786-EA42-4CA8-A895-0D825447B18D.jpeg"]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ihf-images/14032/9631/ceb35a46-1d59-418d-9d27-30e9d2a287c4.jpeg

                                  The world's insane
                                  While you drink champagne
                                  And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

                                  last edited by 26 Dec 2020, 19:41 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • JDelageJ
                                    JDelage
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                                    This is certainly unusual. A ratio of 10-to-12 deaths a year going to 200 for COVID is unheard of. In the US, as a whole, we're getting to 300k COVID-related deaths, which is about a 10% increase in total annual deaths (very much a back of the envelope calculation).

                                    last edited by 26 Dec 2020, 19:48 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      Kasi
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 9 Oct 2014

                                      @JDelage
                                      My town is a small town, that the Muslims community… others have had cremation

                                      United Kingdom is a small Island..

                                      Here are the figures

                                      More people have die this year than ever..

                                      The world's insane
                                      While you drink champagne
                                      And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

                                      last edited by 26 Dec 2020, 20:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • louisboscoL
                                        louisbosco
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                                        @JDelage:

                                        This is certainly unusual. A ratio of 10-to-12 deaths a year going to 200 for COVID is unheard of. In the US, as a whole, we're getting to 300k COVID-related deaths, which is about a 10% increase in total annual deaths (very much a back of the envelope calculation).

                                        In Perth, Covid is non-existent. 0 cases within the community since May and the freedom to live life as normal. Even in Singapore (another place I'm familiar with and usually frequent), the Covid death rate is less than 30 with cases of over 50k. It is almost impossible for me to understand the figures in other places or relate to what is going on.

                                        "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                                        • Harvey Specter
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                                          sabergirl
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                                          I don’t understand how those of us in the US have become so desensitized to hundreds or thousands of deaths a day. Our response to this has been terrible, and it makes me very sad.

                                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                          last edited by 27 Dec 2020, 18:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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