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Its getting pretty hairy out there with the new mutant flu + covid + norovirus. Stay safe comrades.

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[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] bigpharmasutra@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My fellow god's waiting room occupant.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

hahaha I've been on hold with customer service forever.

[–] bigpharmasutra@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

A customer service agent will be with you shortly. If you prefer to hold your place in line and have a customer service agent call back, please press 1 now. If you prefer to continue to hold, press 3 now.

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Still here, still masking, still avoiding crowds, still uninfected.

[–] mendiCAN@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago

unironically proud of your achievement. keep up the good work

[–] bigpharmasutra@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

Keep fighting the good fight.

[–] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Multiple people are sick at my job, one was confirmed to be covid but dont worry! He's back in office wearing a surgical mask except for when he eats lunch at his desk.

And the people sitting around him keep saying theyre worried about getting it but won't mask...

[–] bigpharmasutra@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Might be time to take extra precautions at work. Can't be too careful these days.

[–] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mask and dont sit anywhere near them so I'll hopefully be fine stress

[–] bigpharmasutra@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago
[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

There have been people over the last six years who showed attraction to me, hoping I would give up masking for them alone. They have all underestimated how demi I am - I don't care how pretty your exposed mouth and nose are, it is principled behaviour that would have made me swoon. kitty-birthday-sad

[–] bigpharmasutra@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd run through a brick wall like I was the Kool-Aid man just to find someone with even half this resolve and integrity. An exceptionally attractive quality. Don't let your guard down for these miserable bums out here.

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] bigpharmasutra@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

A-fucking-men.

[–] penitentkulak@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ugh, had to have emergency dental surgery on Wednesday. Dentist's website showed their separate rooms, HEPA system with lots of ACH, and staff in N95's.

Got there and they were wearing surgicals, didn't have N95's when I asked if they could switch, kept leaving the door open to the busy hallway, and the denstist and hygienist kept whining to eachother about coworkers that kept calling in sick and how it was messing with their staffing.

Currently isolating from my partner in the basement and hoping the RATs stay negative.

[–] bigpharmasutra@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

God speed. I hope you make it out unscathed. Keep us updated.

I'm going to be in this same boat shortly. I found an office that says they wear N95's. Of course, the receptionist says the "office" staff don't mask. This is the best I've come up with after literally calling 40+ offices in the area.

[–] mononoke 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Barely alive, hardly living.

[–] bigpharmasutra@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

I often wonder what what a life without joy, happiness, pleasure, intimacy, togetherness, and all the other feelings that I've had to sideline while I hunker down in my vault, actually amounts to. Every day is just another set of repetitive motions.

[–] presoak@lazysoci.al 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How do you distinguish between "just plain flu" and "mutant covid noro"?

[–] dat_math@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

nucleic acid amplification

[–] bigpharmasutra@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago

Feeling like death vs. full on exorcist re-enactment?

[–] bigpharmasutra@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

We need something like a chat thread like they have on the main page. Something pinned to the top where we can just drop in, bitch or talk, and then go on with our day.