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Re: Woo Hoo! My rep point count is within 1.5 orders of magnitude from Original Griff!

20-Mar-23 9:12

Have a few more to get you even closer! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

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Mike Hankey20-Mar-23 10:38

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20-Mar-23 10:38

Congrats...Keys to the executive lounge forthcoming.

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Re: Woo Hoo! My rep point count is within 1.5 orders of magnitude from Original Griff!

RickZeeland20-Mar-23 10:59

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20-Mar-23 10:59

Prepare for Glory!
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Oh bugger.

OriginalGriff20-Mar-23 7:27

20-Mar-23 7:27

Herself successfully managed to infect me - I just tested +ve for Covid. Again.

At least now it's only 5 day isolation rather than a couple of weeks.
And while I'm not as mentally sharp as I normally think I am, I'm currently not too bad - a slightly runny nose, loads of sneezing, impaired sense of taste, and my shoulders and back hurt like crazy.

Interestingly, my left arm hurts as well - specifically about where I had my vaccinations ...

So you should probably try not to read my posts without PPE in case I do give you a virus as well! I have fitted my computer with a mask in preparation. Big Grin | :-D

Slacker00720-Mar-23 8:00

Slacker007

20-Mar-23 8:00

My friend almost died from COVID when it first hit the United States (14 days in hospital). Since then he has tested positive 4 times. All subsequent times he tested positive, he had little to no symptoms to report.

He never leaves the house really, even to this day, and wears a mask everywhere he goes if he has to leave the house. He is 61 years old.

I am 51 years old, leave the house all the time, even during the Pandemic and never wear a mask. I have never tested positive for COVID, ever. Will I get it someday? I am sure I will. I have had all vaccinations available up to this point.

I have been sick with the flu 3 times in the last 2 months. lol

Best wishes to you and your wife. Unless things take a bad turn, I am sure you will both be fine.

Cheers.

modified 20-Mar-23 14:10pm.

Jeremy Falcon20-Mar-23 8:19

Jeremy Falcon

20-Mar-23 8:19

Slacker007 wrote:
My friend almost died from COVID when it first hit the United States (14 days in hospital). Since then he has tested positive 4 times. All subsequent times he tested positive, he had little to no symptoms to report.

Sorry to hear that. I know for me, when I got it, it suuuuccked. But I'm fat and out of shape and never go outside these days. Still, I suspect the same will happen for most people, that subsequent infections will be easier to deal with. Like for me, I stopped worrying about all of it after I got it. Stress weakens your immune system anyway. Putting myself in the same exact situations.... nada.

Slacker007 wrote:
I am 51 years old, leave the house all the time, even during the Pandemic and never wear a mask. I have never tested positive for COVID, ever. Will I get it someday? I am sure I will. I have had all vaccinations available up to this point.

Being active with a healthy dose of daily real vitamin D from the sun does make a difference. Not over stressing out makes a difference. Glad to hear you're unscathed so far.

Slacker007 wrote:
I have been sick with the flu 3 times in the last 2 months. lol

Never mind about the unscathed part. lol

Jeremy Falcon

fgs196320-Mar-23 11:11

fgs1963

20-Mar-23 11:11

Sorry to hear about your friend... but it sounds like he may need a therapist more than an MD. Life is for living, not cowering in fear of the unknown.

I'm not a COVID denier in the least - I had a relatively healthy cousin die from it. I'm vaccinated with 1 booster yet got COVID (a few minor symptoms) last fall.

But guess what? I've had other family members and friends die of cancer, heart disease, accident, suicide and even the flu.

There is one and only one guarantee in life and that is death. Every damn one of us will die. PERIOD.

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Nelek20-Mar-23 12:04

Nelek

20-Mar-23 12:04

Slacker007 wrote:
I am 51 years old, leave the house all the time, even during the Pandemic and never wear a mask.

So did my brother (51 too) and he got to increase the stats

M.D.V.

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Jeremy Falcon20-Mar-23 8:11

Jeremy Falcon

20-Mar-23 8:11

Sorry to hear that man. Hopefully the second time around will at least go smoother.

Jeremy Falcon

Daniel Pfeffer20-Mar-23 8:48

Daniel Pfeffer

20-Mar-23 8:48

My hopes for a speedy and complete recovery for both of you.

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CPallini20-Mar-23 10:56

CPallini

20-Mar-23 10:56

Hope you (and Herself) a very quick recovery.
Should be just like a flu.

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theoldfool20-Mar-23 15:18

theoldfool

20-Mar-23 15:18

Wishing you both a speedy recovery.

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jschell21-Mar-23 6:01

jschell

21-Mar-23 6:01

OriginalGriff wrote:
Interestingly, my left arm hurts as well - specifically about where I had my vaccinations ...

There are other possible medical causes for that which presumably are not relevant.

OriginalGriff21-Mar-23 6:17

21-Mar-23 6:17

The evidence says it's probably relevant: it started just before I took the Covid test and it's still there ... if it goes away when my immune system finishes debugging the body, Occam's Razor will be applied. Big Grin | :-D

jschell23-Mar-23 5:42

jschell

23-Mar-23 5:42

Actually I was referring to that being a precursor to heart problems.

QOTD

Mike Hankey20-Mar-23 5:40

Mike Hankey

20-Mar-23 5:40

Structural engineering is the art and science of molding materials we do not fully understand into shapes we cannot precisely analyze to resist forces we cannot accurately predict, all in such a way that the society at large is given no reason to suspect the extent of our ignorance. – Unknown.

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Marc Clifton20-Mar-23 6:22

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20-Mar-23 6:22

Programming is the art and science of using crazy architectures and the latest whizzbang frameworks that we do not fully understand how to use to create code we cannot precisely analyze to meet customer requirements that we cannot accurately predict, all in such a way that the users are given no reason to suspect the extent of our ignorance. – Marc

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Mike Hankey20-Mar-23 6:31

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20-Mar-23 6:31

I like yours better. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

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OriginalGriff20-Mar-23 7:04

20-Mar-23 7:04

You've been spending way too much time in QA ... Big Grin | :-D

Slow Eddie21-Mar-23 4:14

Slow Eddie

21-Mar-23 4:14

I could not possible agree more with this one. I think it was meant in jest but, I feel like it is dead on.

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Amarnath S20-Mar-23 7:30

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20-Mar-23 7:30

Life is the art of living with persons whose behaviour we cannot clearly predict, through circumstances which we cannot fully control, in such a way that society at large is given no reason to suspect that we are not fully happy. - Me.