ADs crave hotel breakfasts garnished with phallic strawberries

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Oh for the good old days of a breakfast buffet.

Back when you could make plans and reasonably expect them to happen. When you could turn up spontaneously and browse or linger at your leisure. When you could meet whoever you like and give them a hug

But until those days return, here's some more AD chat about life, the universe and phallic fruits...

Northerners. If this goes through today I'm hoping protests will be organised. In which case I'll be heading to Manchester. Let me know if you fancy joining me. Would be good to protest in real life after all our virtual solidarity.

Re 'long covid', I think we need to go back to convalescing after nasty illnesses. It seems these days that as soon as, say, your temp. is normal and you can talk without coughing your guts up (I am not specifically talking about covid here, more like colds and flu) you are expected to be back at work, working at full attentive capacity, with little regard for you feeling out of sorts or generally knackered. I know the way employers/jobs are these days would make it impossible, but there would be a lot to recommend it, perhaps especially if you've had a nasty attack of covid. A week or so of early nights, nourishing food and no stress would go a long way to helping the body heal once it has conquered the original virus. Chance would be a fine thing though!
I had very bad measles as a child and I have had problems with my ears ever since. No one called that 'long measles'. Similarly a kidney problem when I was 10 is now coming back to haunt my ageing body as my innards wear out!
How can you say a disease that (possibly) didn't exist a year ago can leave you with life long effects? Well, you can't, because know one knows.

Not really the same as long Covid, but my DD has psoriasis caused by a virus. She barely knew she’d had. I also know someone who has CFS from having tonsillitis.

Maybe we should start calling shingles long chicken pox

Baking cakes and autumn walks can fuck right off.
Try tempting a teenager out from solitary confinement with an autumn walk.

I've found a few activities during the last six months that have an element of danger to them. At least they make me feel alive!

I have a theory that there's an increase in people taking up more risky activities at the moment as our sense of proportion gets adjusted..

I would really like Drs to start speaking out about post viral issues having always been around. The majority of people seem to think thats its something New that only happens with Covid. Its a disgrace that the media are perpetuating this nonsense to keep up the fear and compliance.

Its time to tell them to stop BS the public and admit that thus isnt going away and we need to get on with it.
Sick of the hysteria over "cases" which means little. Swab anyone in a froup of 50 and chances are several will have a rip roaring colony of strep in thier throat that could infect anyone they encounter and sneeze or cough near but doesn't affect them at all.
Bugs are everywhere. We cant hide forever.

Interesting reading this today as my arthritis is make with a vengeance. Feel like I have the hands of a 80 year old. I was diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis four years ago, consultant said it was an autoimmune response to a virus.
And now because of covid I'm going to find it hard to see a doctor or get any treatment.

@Countrygirl99 funny you should say that...I am still recovering from shingles that developed in mid august, with just prickling and minor nerve pain left now. I had chickenpox when I was 5, shingles at 65. Shingles is really nasty.

I had chickenpox a second time as an adult, and I was very poorly. Took me several months to get over it, and I had two full weeks off work at the time.

@mightbealittlebitmad

Is it really being suggested that pubs stay shut for 6 months?! Even with furlough those pubs will just not stay running! I work for one of the biggest pub chains in the UK and we have been shutting down sites after the curfew, there is no way we can keep all of our sites up and running with no income.

It's really worrying how accepting people are of these restrictions. Do they really lead such a joyless and insulated life that being stuck at home for months and end, not seeing anyone else is a walk in the park?! I just can't see how anyone is ok with that.

BIL is fine with it. Other than WFH and his SAHM wife taking on the home education, life has been pretty normal for him as the allotment was permissible throughout, so he got his nice break out of the house. He never does pubs, never consumed anything more alcoholic than fruit cakes. I'm not aware that he's particularly dementory, he just doesn't need much to keep him content and is satisfied by his family. Lets just say, I think ASD is widespread through the family... The only substantial impact has been missing the usual trip to MiL's, but there's a few other siblings there so she's OK with support. They've had their usual UK holiday.

With the DCs, and particularly DS1 having ASD and being rather sensory, we don't have a particularly active night life, but it's not rocket science to understand their social and economic importance.

@Thanksitsgotpockets

Baking cakes and autumn walks can fuck right off. Try tempting a teenager out from solitary confinement with an autumn walk.

I've found a few activities during the last six months that have an element of danger to them. At least they make me feel alive!

I have a theory that there's an increase in people taking up more risky activities at the moment as our sense of proportion gets adjusted..

I managed to do something different and risky on Saturday... the roof works are done and it was messy up on the soffits. So up the ladders to roof height, sweeping the roof with a broom, clearing out the gutters and wiping down.

My neighbour drove past, stopped the car and wound down the window to ask what I was doing and I called out " Just sweeping the roof!" She thinks I'm batshit in a slightly reverant way and loves the way I crack on and don't give a toss about what people think

I'm not brilliant with heights, so the ladder was a bit hairy. The actual scaffolding was fine with barriers. But it was kind of interesting by 2020 standards

I'm teetotal (don't kick me out, please, I need to stay in a sane place!) I genuinely don't like alcohol, and rarely go to the pub, though sometimes DH and I will go for a pub meal. I'm still absolutely furious that they're talking about closing pubs, because not everyone is like me, and those who want to go to the pub should be able to! (And those who work there should be able to earn money, etc, etc).

My mum had pneumonia a few years ago, her x ray showed scarring well she did spend a year in an isolation hospital when she was 12 for TB.

My DS had glandular fever first year at college For ten years a minor bug knocked him stupid. Even now bugs the family get he is worse.

@flower11

Interesting reading this today as my arthritis is make with a vengeance. Feel like I have the hands of a 80 year old. I was diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis four years ago, consultant said it was an autoimmune response to a virus. And now because of covid I'm going to find it hard to see a doctor or get any treatment.

My right hand keeps clawing has done for a few years, getting worse now, but I just think bugger because I know even if I can be seen by a GP there is squat chance of me being referred.

Wales - government are itching to close the borders again. Seeking legal advice to tell everyone to sod off outside the country. So he is not satisfied with locking us into a county, town. Bangor in lockdown if you live rurally outside, shopping for food is not essential apparently.

@Reedwarbler shingles is horrid

@NothingIsWrong a friend husband caught it for the 2nd time a couple of years ago when their daughter had it. He only had 1 spot and thought it was an insect bite but it got infected, he developed cellulitis and then sepsis and compartment syndrome. He came through but was off work for months. At one stage his wife was warned that even if he survived there was a high risk they would need to amputate his lower leg.

Friend had shingles was on morphine, so bad I went to surgery to get a jab for OH who was 67 nope not on NHS said I would pay said NHS blocked private in Wales. Have to go to Liverpool

Would it be irresponsible to suggest that those with a sniffle in their snuffle DO NOT!!! go and get tested for covid, that would bring the figures down immediately. Just have a duvet day with some lemsip, is that so hard??

@110APiccadilly

I'm teetotal (don't kick me out, please, I need to stay in a sane place!) I genuinely don't like alcohol, and rarely go to the pub, though sometimes DH and I will go for a pub meal. I'm still absolutely furious that they're talking about closing pubs, because not everyone is like me, and those who want to go to the pub should be able to! (And those who work there should be able to earn money, etc, etc).

No kicking out here because you're not trying to prevent others doing anything. That's the difference.

You might have elderflower cordial and I might have wine but neither of us wants to take the other's drink away.

I'd be up for the elderflower cordial. Wine and I don't get on so well, and it can make me very dopey/ sniffy/ headachey from the first glass.

I last longer on gin or cider. I'm still a cheap date though

I've made it halfway through my big panic buy bottle of gin from March. I usually have a pre-mixed can if I have the urge.

I'm just hoping I can do my half-marathon in north Nottinghamshire on Sunday... It's miles away from Beeston Technical College or the Poly.

Dh's local ten mile race has been cancelled, was supposed to be in Nov. It's not the end of the world, obviously, but it gave him something to aim for and got him out running three or four times a week. He's been a bit down since he found out last week, and now he's ill (IBS) and he's stuck indoors working from home generally feeling sorry for himself, with nothing to pull him forward. He's never been one to struggle emotionally but I think this winter will test him.

I can see myself needing to go back onto antidepressants before long. I didn't think I'd need them again.

@justasking111

Would it be irresponsible to suggest that those with a sniffle in their snuffle DO NOT!!! go and get tested for covid, that would bring the figures down immediately. Just have a duvet day with some lemsip, is that so hard??

I've overheard colleagues getting cross at friends and acquaintances for going for tests that could implicate the colleagues in being tracked and traced (and we're on full pay even when self-isolating). I bet feelings among those who would lose pay are far stronger.

I'm trying to do a phonetics seminar with it being hard as hell, while doing the kids' homework and having a real wobble about officially being in the "fucked" band.

If this is my future - I don't want it.

OH was bored this afternoon so has made a caraway seed cake, just out of the oven, it smells amazing. Looking forward to it with a cup of tea. Bought all the Herriott books for kindle £4.95 the lot so am enjoying that, another world in those days.

It's having nothing tangible to look forwards to after so long. I can't even safely look forwards to something less than 6 days away...

I'm not normally negative. I can normally find silver linings and pleasure in little things, but realistically, that's not enough to thrive on for a year.