*sigh* this may take a while

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enthusiasticsaver said:

I assume that the reason people do not generally feel that ill if they get Covid now is because they have been vaccinated. We keep getting told that people who are not vaccinated are the ones in hospital and sometimes still dying.  The only side effect we had from the jabs and the booster are sore arms. 

Yes, I agree, I think the vaccine does stop you getting too ill with it.

crunchy_time said:

I felt worse after having the booster than when I had actual Covid too. 

Bonkers they made you take it as annual leave! 

Xx

It's weird isn't it that a vaccine can make you more ill than the actual virus.

It was very cheeky!  Worked though as I booked all my other jabs away from work time, can't afford to waste annual leave on that.

mark55man said:

not just bonkers - probably illegal as well - but you can pay it back by taking a sickie when you fancy one

Probably.  I was very unimpressed... she later said she was just protecting my 'immaculate' sick record rather than spoiling it for 1 day.  I don't really get that as our pay isn't linked to our sick record and they don't even question sickness unless you have 3 periods of sickness in 12 months.  I think she was just trying to sound like less of a moo.

EssexHebridean said:

enthusiasticsaver said:

I assume that the reason people do not generally feel that ill if they get Covid now is because they have been vaccinated. We keep getting told that people who are not vaccinated are the ones in hospital and sometimes still dying.  The only side effect we had from the jabs and the booster are sore arms. 

Yes - this is exactly it. 

I was pretty much fine after jab 1 - mildly tender arm but realised afterwards it was actually more likely that I’d slightly pulled a muscle in the gym the night before. Arm was pretty sore after number two but that was because I was silly enough to go straight to the gym after having it and do an upper-body focused session. 😆 Booster - back to just a mildly sore arm again, nothing more. What I have had is the massive disruption to menstrual cycle that a lot of people have reported - having fibroids, TOTM is never much fun, but on each occasion the month after the jab has been….how can I phrase this…..spectacularly grotty! 

If health trusts are making staff take time off for being poorly after the jab as holiday, then that actually explains to me why some previously rational folk might be resistant to being expected to have it. It’s completely  ridiculous. 

I've heard of that, although haven't personally been affected.  Doesn't sound fun!

I think the annual leave thing is unusual, but they're definitely very firm about having to have covid jabs when you're not working the next day.  One set of jabs (I think the second one), they made the slots over the Easter bank holiday weekend, so we were having to go in to work on our banks holidays off.  They are cheeky  

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savingholmes said:

That is ridiculous. You were unfit to work.

I was really quite ill, like the worst dose of flu ever.  But it only lasted 24 hours, the following day I felt completely back to normal, it was very strange!

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Happy weekend all  
No news here, just dobbing along through the month.... bathroom now finished and looking lovely.  Fab plumber did all project management etc as planned and on budget.
Have been firm with work and have only done my normal hours for the last 2 weeks and feel much more human for it.
So all in all, a good couple of weeks  

savingholmes

Glad you are feeling more rested. The new bathroom sounds great. Must be a relief to finally have the ensuite just to yourselves.

lucielle

Can’t believe how quickly you’ve got your bathroom done. It’s taken me nearly 12 months but the end is in sight. 

L

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Thanks SH and Lucielle

Lovely plumber was fab... whole thing took 10 days.  No faffing, no messing... he organised all the other trades etc.  Seamless.  Very pleased and it looks fab.
It is great to have en suite to ourselves, although it looks a bit poo compared to bathroom  

EssexHebridean

I wish we were close enough to use your plumber! Glad it all looks amazing and that you've got your ensuite back! 

ohdearhowdidthathappen

EssexHebridean said:

I wish we were close enough to use your plumber! Glad it all looks amazing and that you've got your ensuite back! 

Thanks EH

ohdearhowdidthathappen

That was a bit of a gap between posts.
Not much happening, taking our budget day by day and trying to make good decisions

mark55man

sometimes its managing the day to day spends down rather than up that makes the big difference.  dull but worthwhile