Personal impact of the Wuhan Virus

[K Frame]

" I'm smart and I want respect!"

You've come to the wrong place for that, princess...

[RoadKingLarry]

"Staying Home" from the beginning didn't mean lock yourself in your house and have food & sundries dropped off on your front porch. It meant don't participate in events where there is large groups of people and one is unable to social distance. Such as concerts, sporting events, crowded restaurants/bars, big weddings, etc.

Except that's not how it has been mandated in many areas. Remember the guy in Kalifornia that got busted for being out on the ocean on a paddle board...all by himself, with the only people that he got close to were the cops that arrested him. That was the norm in far too much of the country and it is what they are trying to push even now with some places trying to mandate people wear mask even in their own home.

[Perd Hapley]

" I'm smart and I want respect!"

You've come to the wrong place for that, princess...

I only come here for the occasional updates on whether you're in or out of the HOA. 

[Perd Hapley]

"Staying Home" from the beginning didn't mean lock yourself in your house and have food & sundries dropped off on your front porch. It meant don't participate in events where there is large groups of people and one is unable to social distance. Such as concerts, sporting events, crowded restaurants/bars, big weddings, etc.

Some glaring omissions in your list, man. Staying home from work, school, church, race riots, fascist marches, etc. Sure, those fit the description of large groupings, but let's not downplay what people have given up.  

[charby]

Except that's not how it has been mandated in many areas. Remember the guy in Kalifornia that got busted for being out on the ocean on a paddle board...all by himself, with the only people that he got close to were the cops that arrested him. That was the norm in far too much of the country and it is what they are trying to push even now with some places trying to mandate people wear mask even in their own home.

I don't live in those areas (or plan too) and the majority there elected their own  leaders.

[K Frame]

I only come here for the occasional updates on whether you're in or out of the HOA. 

"You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!"

Oliver Cromwell, president of his HOA.

[K Frame]

Hey Ben, how are you feeling this morning?

Do we have to send in a special team to get Steve out of the hot zone?

[Ben]

Hey Ben, how are you feeling this morning?

Do we have to send in a special team to get Steve out of the hot zone?

Thanks for asking. Feeling about the same as yesterday except the chills seem to have subsided. Low energy today though. I tire out walking from one room to the next. 

Still waiting for the test results. I think Steve is okay. He might be a little mad at me as I'm keeping him outside a lot during the day and if I wake up at night and find him on the bed, I'm making him go back to his own bed. As much for me getting some rest as for him not getting the China virus. :)

[K Frame]

He's on the bed with you to make sure you're safe and secure and watched over.

You're interfering with his primary duty, you heartless bastard! 

[Ben]

He's on the bed with you to make sure you're safe and secure and watched over.

You're interfering with his primary duty, you heartless bastard! 

I think he actually is. Usually when he decides to jump on the bed, I find him curled up next to me, usually in the leg area. The last two nights I woke up and his head was on my chest.

[K Frame]

I think he actually is. Usually when he decides to jump on the bed, I find him curled up next to me, usually in the leg area. The last two nights I woke up and his head was on my chest.

He definitely is.

Last time I was good and sick Seren stayed on the bed with me, with her head on my chest or leg, for most of the day. Other dogs in my life have also done that, as well. They're protecting/defending/comforting a sick member of the pack; in this case, the pack leader. Let him do his job.

[Ben]

Let him do his job.

I will. As long as he doesn't charge me overtime. 

[K Frame]

Dogs have actually been shown to suffer undue amounts of stress when they are unable to care for their sick human.


In other words, screw your comfort, Pink Monkey, stop interfering with your dog's job!

[charby]

I will. As long as he doesn't charge me overtime. 

You ahole capitalist overload. I hope he bites your nads. 

[Ben]

You ahole capitalist overload. I hope he bites your nads. 

A$$hole Capitalist Overload is a band name.

[MillCreek]

A$$hole Capitalist Overload is a band name.

I, for one, hail our new ahole Capitalist Overloads.

[Ben]

Great news guys! I tested positive!

[Ron]

How are you feeling?

Last night I had a conversation with a coworker who was out with the wuflu recently.

If it wasn't for contact tracing and then getting tested she would have never guessed she had it, her symptoms were incredibly mild. Her boyfriend picked it up in a bar.

In a normal year she said she would have just come to work as she didn't feel sick enough to justify calling in sick.

Hopefully your infection mirrors her experience!

[Ben]

How are you feeling?

Still pretty similar to having a moderate case of the flu. Body aches, headache, super tired, etc. I will say that I woke up last night with shortness of breath and was unable to breathe well laying in bed. I moved to my recliner and spent the rest of the night there with my upper body slightly elevated, and that relieved the symptoms.

[Ron]

Still pretty similar to having a moderate case of the flu. Body aches, headache, super tired, etc. I will say that I woke up last night with shortness of breath and was unable to breathe well laying in bed. I moved to my recliner and spent the rest of the night there with my upper body slightly elevated, and that relieved the symptoms.

She is in her 20's, they seem to fare better symptom wise than those who are more seasoned  

Received another email from work last night, another teammate tested positive.

[K Frame]

Rescue team 1, stand by to extract Steve from the hot zone!

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[Ben]

Rescue team 1, stand by to extract Steve from the hot zone!

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He'll be fine. He's already locked me out of the house. I just peeked in the window and saw he was sitting in my recliner, drinking my beer, and watching Dog TV.

[MillCreek]

^^^It is good that Ben is reminded of his place on the food chain.

[Perd Hapley]

He definitely is.

Last time I was good and sick Seren stayed on the bed with me, with her head on my chest or leg, for most of the day. Other dogs in my life have also done that, as well. They're protecting/defending/comforting a sick member of the pack; in this case, the pack leader. Let him do his job.

My Lab mix was so excited about me coming home just now, she kept following me around with her big, excited mouth hanging open, and that look in her eyes. I felt like a prey animal. 

[Nick1911]

Hope you kick this one with ease, Ben.  We're all rooting for you. 

My covid test came back negative.  Still feels like I have a very mild head cold, which is probably what I have.  However, the fact that I caught it tells me that I'm really not being careful enough in covid world.    Time to reflect on recent decisions.