OT - What are you doing right now?

lousubcap

I am getting close to the "is this a problem for the 3 vax'd that we don't need to know the answer?"  I believe that at some point we will devolve to that space but in the interest of thread preservation I will stop now.
@EzraBrooks-
I hope you quickly and easily weather this and there are no knock-on issues with your or your family.  
All editing was performed to finally remove the lines of blank text on the initial posting.  WTF??

paqman

JohnInCarolina said:

EzraBrooks said:

Just got my positive COVID test back. Triple Vaxed. Scratchy throat and runny nose, no big deal, but isolation awaits.

I know more people with this thing now than at any time prior, during the pandemic.  Almost all the people I know are triple vaxxed, and have had pretty mild cases.  Good luck with it.

Two distant relatives (elder uncles) passed away early in the pandemic during the first wave.  Other than that it was just a few random stories of people getting infected in the neighborhood.  

In the past few weeks:
-My whole brother’s family have tested positive, he cannot taste/smell anything anymore.
-Two of my employees tested positive (one is very sick)
-Multiple friends tested positive, mostly mild symptoms except for one who’s got it pretty hard and also cannot taste/smell.
-Multiple neighbours tested positive 

I can definitely say that this wave is feeling very close to home…

GrateEggspectations

paqman said:

JohnInCarolina said:

EzraBrooks said:

Just got my positive COVID test back. Triple Vaxed. Scratchy throat and runny nose, no big deal, but isolation awaits.

I know more people with this thing now than at any time prior, during the pandemic.  Almost all the people I know are triple vaxxed, and have had pretty mild cases.  Good luck with it.

Two distant relatives (elder uncles) passed away early in the pandemic during the first wave.  Other than that it was just a few random stories of people getting infected in the neighborhood.  

In the past few weeks:
-My whole brother’s family have tested positive, he cannot taste/smell anything anymore.
-Two of my employees tested positive (one is very sick)
-Multiple friends tested positive, mostly mild symptoms except for one who’s got it pretty hard and also cannot taste/smell.
-Multiple neighbours tested positive 

I can definitely say that this wave is feeling very close to home…

On the local front, I’ve seen a lot of cases pop up as well. LOTS of current and former neighbours, friends, family, etc. 

Ozzie_Isaac

GrateEggspectations said:

paqman said:

JohnInCarolina said:

EzraBrooks said:

Just got my positive COVID test back. Triple Vaxed. Scratchy throat and runny nose, no big deal, but isolation awaits.

I know more people with this thing now than at any time prior, during the pandemic.  Almost all the people I know are triple vaxxed, and have had pretty mild cases.  Good luck with it.

Two distant relatives (elder uncles) passed away early in the pandemic during the first wave.  Other than that it was just a few random stories of people getting infected in the neighborhood.  

In the past few weeks:
-My whole brother’s family have tested positive, he cannot taste/smell anything anymore.
-Two of my employees tested positive (one is very sick)
-Multiple friends tested positive, mostly mild symptoms except for one who’s got it pretty hard and also cannot taste/smell.
-Multiple neighbours tested positive 

I can definitely say that this wave is feeling very close to home…

On the local front, I’ve seen a lot of cases pop up as well. LOTS of current and former neighbours, friends, family, etc. 

Pretty much every family I know has had positive individuals.  One had it real bad and wasn't able to sleep for over 120hrs.  All others had very mild symptoms.

TEXASBGE2018

8 year old daughter tested positive today. Our kids aren't vaccinated yet so fingers crossed it's mild. 

Ozzie_Isaac

TEXASBGE2018 said:

8 year old daughter tested positive today. Our kids aren't vaccinated yet so fingers crossed it's mild. 

Hopefully it is mild and passes very quickly for her.  My daughter went through this in early December.  The worst part for her was the 10 day quarantine, I hope you have a similar non-eventful experience.

nolaegghead

TEXASBGE2018 said:

8 year old daughter tested positive today. Our kids aren't vaccinated yet so fingers crossed it's mild. 

I would change pediatricians.

Buckwoody Egger

The plastic tub of cashews gave me until May 18, 2022 but went ahead and finished them. 

JohnInCarolina

Buckwoody Egger said:

The plastic tub of cashews gave me until May 18, 2022 but went ahead and finished them. 

The life you save may be your own…

nolaegghead

I used to be pushed around by a tub of cashews.  It wasn't a bad place to be at the the time, but I didn't know what i was missing until my emancipation from their stifling control over my body.  It's a long story.  Pick up my book when it comes out.

Buckwoody Egger

Will you grant us a teaser regarding the villain’s salt (kosher, sea, popcorn, unsalted)?  It could build up some anticipation. 

nolaegghead

I think the villains are like cousins to this guy

WeberWho

Ozzie_Isaac said:

TEXASBGE2018 said:

8 year old daughter tested positive today. Our kids aren't vaccinated yet so fingers crossed it's mild. 

Hopefully it is mild and passes very quickly for her.  My daughter went through this in early December.  The worst part for her was the 10 day quarantine, I hope you have a similar non-eventful experience.

The CDC in the last couple days have dropped it down to 5 days with a negative test. 

Buckwoody Egger

Well that sumbitch is getting boiled soon enough no matter what his cousins are up to. 

Ozzie_Isaac

WeberWho said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

TEXASBGE2018 said:

8 year old daughter tested positive today. Our kids aren't vaccinated yet so fingers crossed it's mild. 

Hopefully it is mild and passes very quickly for her.  My daughter went through this in early December.  The worst part for her was the 10 day quarantine, I hope you have a similar non-eventful experience.

The CDC in the last couple days have dropped it down to 5 days with a negative test. 

We tested again at 5, that was before any CDC recommendation changes.  She still tested positive even though her symptoms only lasted a few days.

We are very aware of symptoms and test pretty regularly in our household due to jobs and interactions with people so maybe we caught it real early.

Gulfcoastguy

Well my sister has 101 fever, normally closer to 97. We will see when she manages to get tested tomorrow. Generally about a 5 hour waiting list.

Hook_emHornsfan_74

Was talking to a coworker today.  It almost feels like its more "when you are going to get it, rather than if."  I have pretty much been sick since the beginning of December with a sinus infection, upper respiratory infection, as well as bronchitis.  Tested negative 3 times.  Have felt worse with this crud than when I actually had covid last in July of 2020.  Wondering if I actually caught it again and just happened to have false negatives.  Who knows.

Ozzie_Isaac

Gulfcoastguy said:

Well my sister has 101 fever, normally closer to 97. We will see when she manages to get tested tomorrow. Generally about a 5 hour waiting list.

Good luck, hopefully your sister feels better and is able.to.get tested also.

kl8ton

I love the sound of an old diesel firing up on an 8 degree morning. 

EzraBrooks

Thanks to all for well wishes. What is interesting is I feel pretty good during the day, but at night I feel like total crap and have a hard time sleeping. Last night I had an awful sore throat but then when I got out of bed this morning it was mostly gone. This is the second night in a row where I felt awful at night but fine during the day.

Battleborn

EzraBrooks said:

Thanks to all for well wishes. What is interesting is I feel pretty good during the day, but at night I feel like total crap and have a hard time sleeping. Last night I had an awful sore throat but then when I got out of bed this morning it was mostly gone. This is the second night in a row where I felt awful at night but fine during the day.

That is how I felt when I had it over New Years. Days were ok but nights were awful. I really only had symptoms for like three days. 

JohnInCarolina

EzraBrooks said:

Thanks to all for well wishes. What is interesting is I feel pretty good during the day, but at night I feel like total crap and have a hard time sleeping. Last night I had an awful sore throat but then when I got out of bed this morning it was mostly gone. This is the second night in a row where I felt awful at night but fine during the day.

Have you tried taking a mild sedative at night?  When I'm sick with something that might keep me up at night, I'll typically take some NyQuil or say Tylenol PM.  Either of those tend to knock me out pretty well, but not everyone responds the same. 

EzraBrooks

JohnInCarolina said:

EzraBrooks said:

Thanks to all for well wishes. What is interesting is I feel pretty good during the day, but at night I feel like total crap and have a hard time sleeping. Last night I had an awful sore throat but then when I got out of bed this morning it was mostly gone. This is the second night in a row where I felt awful at night but fine during the day.

Have you tried taking a mild sedative at night?  When I'm sick with something that might keep me up at night, I'll typically take some NyQuil or say Tylenol PM.  Either of those tend to knock me out pretty well, but not everyone responds the same. 

Yep, NyQuil last night but woke up several times feeling like my throat was on fire.

alaskanassasin

JohnInCarolina said:

EzraBrooks said:

Thanks to all for well wishes. What is interesting is I feel pretty good during the day, but at night I feel like total crap and have a hard time sleeping. Last night I had an awful sore throat but then when I got out of bed this morning it was mostly gone. This is the second night in a row where I felt awful at night but fine during the day.

Have you tried taking a mild sedative at night?  When I'm sick with something that might keep me up at night, I'll typically take some NyQuil or say Tylenol PM.  Either of those tend to knock me out pretty well, but not everyone responds the same. 

Bourbon?

JohnInCarolina

alaskanassasin said:

JohnInCarolina said:

EzraBrooks said:

Thanks to all for well wishes. What is interesting is I feel pretty good during the day, but at night I feel like total crap and have a hard time sleeping. Last night I had an awful sore throat but then when I got out of bed this morning it was mostly gone. This is the second night in a row where I felt awful at night but fine during the day.

Have you tried taking a mild sedative at night?  When I'm sick with something that might keep me up at night, I'll typically take some NyQuil or say Tylenol PM.  Either of those tend to knock me out pretty well, but not everyone responds the same. 

Bourbon?

NyQuil is like 50 proof, so it's got that kick too. 

fishlessman

i remember back in the 70's teenagers drinking nyquil at bonfires by the bottle. never understood it, a hs freshman could fill a hs book bag at the packey and just pay for real booze

Mark_B_Good

EzraBrooks said:

Just got my positive COVID test back. Triple Vaxed. Scratchy throat and runny nose, no big deal, but isolation awaits.

Welcome to the club. Although I'm "only" double vaxxed.

Mark_B_Good

JohnInCarolina said:

EzraBrooks said:

Thanks to all for well wishes. What is interesting is I feel pretty good during the day, but at night I feel like total crap and have a hard time sleeping. Last night I had an awful sore throat but then when I got out of bed this morning it was mostly gone. This is the second night in a row where I felt awful at night but fine during the day.

Have you tried taking a mild sedative at night?  When I'm sick with something that might keep me up at night, I'll typically take some NyQuil or say Tylenol PM.  Either of those tend to knock me out pretty well, but not everyone responds the same. 

Try ZzzQuil ... it's pure put me to sleep potion. Worked on us wonderfully.

JohnInCarolina

Mark_B_Good said:

EzraBrooks said:

Just got my positive COVID test back. Triple Vaxed. Scratchy throat and runny nose, no big deal, but isolation awaits.

Welcome to the club. Although I'm "only" double vaxxed.

I know lots of people who have not received a "booster" (I am not a fan of the term), and unfortunately the data is indicating that it really does make a difference.  People with a recent booster are faring much better than those who are 5+ months out from their last stab.  

Battleborn

Today is my Saturday. Man, what a month the last week was. Got into a little scuffle at a library that led to a pretty good felony arrest that got a gun out of the hands of someone that can’t legally posses it. Dealt with a suicide in a Walmart parking lot. All of that and more, plus two of our officers were shot yesterday serving a murder warrant. Sounds like the officers will be ok, the suspect not so much.