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There’s a suggestion that raising the temperature of your food deep freeze by 3 degrees C could save a huge amount (the article suggests 17 megatons) of CO2 annually. Setting the thermostat from -18C to -15C, it’s suggested, will help the climate crisis. And look – that is NOT the main point of the research … Read more
“Gastro.” It’s a bit of a joke – right? Oh all those people with the runs! Ehehehe… Unless it’s you. And in this case, it is. Well, me, at any rate. On one of the worst weeks for it to happen, for us. Wife had two surgeries booked for the week, (which we got her … Read more
Long COVID. Here are some findings on COVID19 / Long COVID. (LC) Accoring to this Guardian article on Long COVID there are some common symptoms reported by people who’ve caught COVID and which are symptoms now associated with the condition they call Long COVID. Long COVID Figures Firstly, The Guardian have collated figures that suggest … Read more
Continuing my experiences and reading about COVID and surrounding conditions, antivirals, recovery, etc. Right off the bat, let me say that I believe that Long COVID is definitely a thing. Others (including the medical profession) are divided about that. But I extend that to include not just COVID, but all viruses. Most viruses leave effing … Read more
And you probably should, too. COVID Don’t catch it. Avoid it. Wear a mask. Punch anyone that isn’t wearing a mask. (Okay okay – maybe don’t be physically violent but do not let such callous disregard for one’s fellow humans go unchallenged. People are infantilised enough already, don’t let them regress to the puerile toddler … Read more
I’m just writing these as I go but will post after I finish the course. Day 3 So third day, I’ve found myself to still be irascible and irritable and a bit moody. Perhaps that’s just natural for my situation (wife 200km away also with COVID, unable to leave home to go out for groceries … Read more
Reflections in the middle of a recuperation. There are a few things that have struck me as I sat around waiting to expire or revive. Some of them reflect what an anticommunal society we’ve become, some are just reflections that ACAC, All CopsErrCapitalists Are Counts. (Extra “o” in there, oops…) I’ve had spontaneous pneumothorax (collapsed … Read more
Antivirals and you – what you were too afraid to ask so I experience it for you. Wife and I got the dread purple line within days of one another. We’d both had Influenza A for five weeks at that stage, just been feeling well enough to go shopping before the weekend and that must … Read more
… don’t grieve when it’s gone, The band played Boogie and the people danced on…— CCS “The Band Played The Boogie” We’re good at supporting good initiatives. Until we’re no longer. In this case, the initiative for food-sharing makes sense because people can save some food costs, and prevent food from going into the waste stream while it’s still … Read more