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Post by sheltonsalopian on Apr 9, 2024 11:38:36 GMT 1
Not sure how I haven't had it again - and I say this as a touch wood healthy individual - I would still test if I had symptoms and I was going to visit elderly relatives - think it's really selfish to not spend two minutes testing if it means stopping your relatives from getting covid. Why test? If you've got something whether its Covid or not it's best to avoid passing on whatever it is to them. I dont need a test to be sensible. Because it takes two minutes?
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Post by sheltonsalopian on Apr 9, 2024 11:39:18 GMT 1
Got it once during the Delta variant when the Euros were on. Remember just feeling really lacklustre and groggy, there was a plus side to it though as I ended up losing a bit of weight due to the lack of an appetite. Not sure how I haven't had it again - and I say this as a touch wood healthy individual - I would still test if I had symptoms and I was going to visit elderly relatives - think it's really selfish to not spend two minutes testing if it means stopping your relatives from getting covid. Out of interest, if you had symptoms but the test said you didn't have covid, would you still go and visit your relatives? Yes I would and I have, playing the odds giving them a common cold isn't as bad as covid is it?
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Post by thesensationaljt on Apr 9, 2024 11:41:55 GMT 1
Perhaps if some of you who don't seem worried about covid had been in hospital at the same time as me and seen desperately poor people struggling to breath, covid could have been the last straw for them. On both occasions I came home from hospital, I brought covid home with me. Nobody's fault, it just happened.
If they didn't bother to test or ignored it : coming soon to a shop near you........
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Post by Pilch on Apr 9, 2024 11:46:46 GMT 1
Why test? If you've got something whether its Covid or not it's best to avoid passing on whatever it is to them. I dont need a test to be sensible. I’ve had a cold on/off for over 3 months now, this echo chamber would have me locked up not seeing anybody… it’s interesting as my daily life through work/social does not replicate the tone of this thread in any way, I don’t know anybody who even thinks about covid anymore, let alone tests for it Maybe I have the dreaded long COVID! my photographic memory just rang an alarm bell again, out of my concern for you, your symptoms appear to have gotten worse, you've been here before with your long cold symptoms , as I said i'm not a doctor but I gave you a bit of advice back then , same advice goes now I think. As for the gist of your post, If you don't care about yourself ,its a given that you are unlikely to care about others. Get it checked out In to my 3rd or 4th week of this cold now - certainly better than it was, just a pain in the ass now but some days it whacks you a bit Conversely a close family member tested positive for Covid recently, wouldn’t have known she had it without the lateral flow and subsequent PCR. Zero symptoms It really is time to stop publishing this pointless daily stats. Serve nothing than to maintain the state of fear and nanny state you should get it checked out, its unlikely to be a cold, could be an allergy to something as simple as bedbugs ( dont take that the wrong way, we all have them ) if you have room, cover your pillows and pop them in the freezer for a while, or buy new
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Apr 9, 2024 11:51:52 GMT 1
Why test? If you've got something whether its Covid or not it's best to avoid passing on whatever it is to them. I dont need a test to be sensible. Because it takes two minutes? Yes just 2 minutes To achieve absolutely nothing. Feeling under the weather just keep away from the vulnerable. Simple. Anyway all my testing kits have been binned months ago.
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Post by Pilch on Apr 9, 2024 12:01:02 GMT 1
Because it takes two minutes? Yes just 2 minutes To achieve absolutely nothing. Feeling under the weather just keep away from the vulnerable. Simple. Anyway all my testing kits have been binned months ago. how long ago is months ? and kits plural ? gosh how many did you have ? you must have cared more than you make out you do
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Post by Feedo Gnasher on Apr 9, 2024 12:14:59 GMT 1
Yes just 2 minutes To achieve absolutely nothing. Feeling under the weather just keep away from the vulnerable. Simple. Anyway all my testing kits have been binned months ago. how long ago is months ? and kits plural ? gosh how many did you have ? you must have cared more than you make out you do There was a time when those kits were required to even allow some of our most basic freedoms and as I recall Grizz was popping across to Spain every month so I imagine they were a necessary evil. For me, anyone purchasing tests these days are playing into the hands of those who used the pandemic and peoples fear as an opportunity to print money, the absolute lowest of the low.
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Post by sheltonsalopian on Apr 9, 2024 12:37:38 GMT 1
Because it takes two minutes? Yes just 2 minutes To achieve absolutely nothing. Feeling under the weather just keep away from the vulnerable. Simple. Anyway all my testing kits have been binned months ago. So if you've got a cold you'd stay away from seeing anyone? Give over
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Apr 9, 2024 12:43:53 GMT 1
Yes just 2 minutes To achieve absolutely nothing. Feeling under the weather just keep away from the vulnerable. Simple. Anyway all my testing kits have been binned months ago. how long ago is months ? and kits plural ? gosh how many did you have ? you must have cared more than you make out you do The wife bought into all the hype big time but soon enough saw the crap we were being fed. So we did have quite a number when they were finally available of course. I tested WHEN I HAD TO so probably less than half a dozen times (apart from the very overpriced times I had no choose due to traveling). The remaining ones have all been binned probably 12 months ago or more.
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Post by Feedo Gnasher on Apr 9, 2024 12:44:15 GMT 1
Yes just 2 minutes To achieve absolutely nothing. Feeling under the weather just keep away from the vulnerable. Simple. Anyway all my testing kits have been binned months ago. So if you've got a cold you'd stay away from seeing anyone? Give over So what you’re basically saying is that if you had symptoms you’d do a test, and it was positive you’d stay in and if it wasn’t positive you’d crack on like normal? What about all the other hundreds/thousands of infectious diseases that you haven’t tested for?
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Apr 9, 2024 12:51:44 GMT 1
Yes just 2 minutes To achieve absolutely nothing. Feeling under the weather just keep away from the vulnerable. Simple. Anyway all my testing kits have been binned months ago. So if you've got a cold you'd stay away from seeing anyone? Give over Not quite what I said is it..... I've been lucky with colds in the last few years. Since Covid I've only had 2 very minor sniffles, one before this Christmas just gone and one 2 or 3 weeks ago. Had nothing like a full blown cold since at least 2019. If I did have I would keep away from vulnerable people. I have 2 in my immediate family, an 80 year old mother in law (no underlying health issues) and a brother in law in his 50s who has had a transplant. I also know 2 other transplantees, in 40s and 50s who are getting on with their lives without any (outward at least) fears about what Covid could do to them. Guess it's because they have had Covid without any concerning effects.
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Post by Pilch on Apr 9, 2024 13:20:33 GMT 1
how long ago is months ? and kits plural ? gosh how many did you have ? you must have cared more than you make out you do The wife bought into all the hype big time but soon enough saw the crap we were being fed. So we did have quite a number when they were finally available of course. I tested WHEN I HAD TO so probably less than half a dozen times (apart from the very overpriced times I had no choose due to traveling). The remaining ones have all been binned probably 12 months ago or more. so you stockpiled the kits, ended up throwing them away, and now they have t charge for them, good work
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Apr 9, 2024 13:36:17 GMT 1
The wife bought into all the hype big time but soon enough saw the crap we were being fed. So we did have quite a number when they were finally available of course. I tested WHEN I HAD TO so probably less than half a dozen times (apart from the very overpriced times I had no choose due to traveling). The remaining ones have all been binned probably 12 months ago or more. so you stockpiled the kits, ended up throwing them away, and now they have t charge for them, good work Well those that still think they need to test have to pay for them. Yes. To the vast majority of us they just obsolete stuff taking up room at home.
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Post by sheltonsalopian on Apr 9, 2024 15:06:44 GMT 1
So if you've got a cold you'd stay away from seeing anyone? Give over So what you’re basically saying is that if you had symptoms you’d do a test, and it was positive you’d stay in and if it wasn’t positive you’d crack on like normal? What about all the other hundreds/thousands of infectious diseases that you haven’t tested for? With all due respect, If I have a cold and I'm about to see someone vulnerable, I will test. If it's negative, I'll go, if it positive I'd stay inside. Rather not pass around an infectious disease which has affected everyone differently (as others in this thread will attest to) all because I can't be arsed take two minutes of my time to do a test? Yes I would be fine if I had covid - but that's not the point, the people I'm giving it to might not be so lucky.
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Apr 10, 2024 7:47:24 GMT 1
Yes just 2 minutes To achieve absolutely nothing. Feeling under the weather just keep away from the vulnerable. Simple. Anyway all my testing kits have been binned months ago. So if you've got a cold you'd stay away from seeing anyone? Give over To be fair, he said the vulnerable. Which I think is a fair point. If you are unwell that it is probably best to steer clear of those who are vulnerable as you can't be sure how an illness may impact them. Just to add though if you are going to see someone who is vulnerable these days I can see the point of testing for Covid as you might not be aware you have it. So I disagree that it achieves absolutely nothing.
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Apr 10, 2024 7:50:11 GMT 1
You might not know you have Covid though, right? Pretty sure you can have it without showing or feeling any of the symptoms. So if you are looking to have contact with those who are in the vulnerable category then I can still see the benefits of testing.
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