Gar1eth

I  recently  received the following in an email. To paraphrase Jon Lovitz impersonating Harvey Fierstein, "They Just Want To Be Loved!!"
Gman

I  recently  received the following in an email. To paraphrase Jon Lovitz impersonating Harvey Fierstein, "They Just Want To Be Loved!!"
Gman

I  recently  received the following in an email. To paraphrase Jon Lovitz impersonating Harvey Fierstein, "They Just Want To Be Loved!!"
Gman

That woman is vile and self centered. She knows that regardless of what she does, the health care system will still take care of her. She’s a bubbling cauldron ignorance, arrogance and delusion. 
 
She should be ashamed of herself. 
 

I have a lifetime history of allergies to trees and grass, so I am used to sneezing, runny nose and eyes, congestion and sore throats. Just my luck that some of those things are similar to symptoms of COVID. In late 2020 they seemed so severe that I got tested for COVID, but I was negative. The symptoms continued, and since I never got the frightening problems with breathing or loss of taste and smell, I figured it was just the same old same old, and I have never been tested again. I was vaxxed back in February and March, and boosted in October. But every time I sneeze or cough, I still wonder, "Is this it?" However, I use my spouse as 'the canary in the mine:' if he doesn't develop any symptoms, then it is probably just my allergies.
BTW, one of the reasons I moved to the desert was because I wanted to get away from the green allergy triggers of my lifetime in NY/NJ/PA. Who knew that I would also be allergic to mesquite and palo verde trees?

Yeah, me too! Tons of family and friends have had it, but I just seem to sail through. I’m thankful for a strong immune system, though I’ve been taking Vitamin D and C, super quercitin and zinc picolinate daily. I’m also triple vaxxed. I’m also fortunate to not have any health issues.

@Gar1eth thanks for sharing your experiences. I’m still a COVID virgin and counting my blessings. Take care, man. 

I have had patient's who are on their third round of Cvid.  These few patients have not been vaccinated and there is no convincing them that it is a good idea.  One patient, a woman in her 50's has been hospitalized all three times.  The first time for a month, the second time for 6 weeks and intensive care stay and the third time for two weeks.   It is beyond my comprehension how people such as she are unwilling to be vaccinated.  Her care alone has probably cost more than a million dollars in medical bills and likely several million.   
If ignorance is bliss, this woman must  be unremittingly orgasmic when she is not gasping for breath,,  and having sweats .  Although that does sound orgasmic.  

I didn't know you had Covid back in 2020 and I'm very happy to know you survived despite some medical issues you have shared with us in your many posts! 
 

I had Covid in December 2020. I was sick for about three weeks. This was before the vaccines were available, or looking just now-right around the time the vaccines were being rolled out. As I recall,  I was a bit apprehensive as I'm obese, hypertensive, prediabetic, and probably mildly immune suppressed as I'm on chronic prednisone. 
 
While it started out as more like a cold, what really worried me back then was I'd have fever for about 5 days -get better for 2 or 3-then would redevelop the fever. This happened about three times. The last time was the worst. Unknowingly with the last 5 days of fever I had developed pneumonia. Luckily it was a mild one. The worst part was that every nite for 5 or so days, the fever would spike, and I'd be in bed with shaking chills. After the fever resolved for good, I was a bit short of breath for 1 to weeks, but it gradually resolved. 
 
Since then I've been vaccinated-had my third shot this November. But I've also since  December 2020 been retested for COVID probably 5 or more times due to runny nose and sore throat. I was probably tested around twice in late November because someone I was around almost daily became positive. 
 
Well now we get to December-I was tested a few times because I had a runny nose and sore throat. But I was always negative.  Well  I now have had a runny nose for about 2 weeks. I got tested again last Wednesday. Thursday I was out and about.  My nose was dripping so much I had a wet spot on my mask. And I started sneezing. Considering all my negative tests, I thought there was a good chance it was cedar fever as there's an enormous amount of cedar pollen in the Texas air right now. Of course I'm not usually allergic. But the newspaper said there was so much pollen even people not usually affected were having symptoms. Plus Allegra seemed to help dry me up.
 
But today the test results came back, and I'm positive. This is nothing like the first time. I am a bit tired. But aside from that, the runny nose, and the sneezing. I'm doing fine. I'm going to hope I stay that way. Thank gosh for vaccine immunity, natural immunity, and most likely omicron being less virulent in vaccinated people. 
 
Gman

I had Covid in December 2020. I was sick for about three weeks. This was before the vaccines were available, or looking just now-right around the time the vaccines were being rolled out. As I recall,  I was a bit apprehensive as I'm obese, hypertensive, prediabetic, and probably mildly immune suppressed as I'm on chronic prednisone. 
 
While it started out as more like a cold, what really worried me back then was I'd have fever for about 5 days -get better for 2 or 3-then would redevelop the fever. This happened about three times. The last time was the worst. Unknowingly with the last 5 days of fever I had developed pneumonia. Luckily it was a mild one. The worst part was that every nite for 5 or so days, the fever would spike, and I'd be in bed with shaking chills. After the fever resolved for good, I was a bit short of breath for 1 to weeks, but it gradually resolved. 
 
Since then I've been vaccinated-had my third shot this November. But I've also since  December 2020 been retested for COVID probably 5 or more times due to runny nose and sore throat. I was probably tested around twice in late November because someone I was around almost daily became positive. 
 
Well now we get to December-I was tested a few times because I had a runny nose and sore throat. But I was always negative.  Well  I now have had a runny nose for about 2 weeks. I got tested again last Wednesday. Thursday I was out and about.  My nose was dripping so much I had a wet spot on my mask. And I started sneezing. Considering all my negative tests, I thought there was a good chance it was cedar fever as there's an enormous amount of cedar pollen in the Texas air right now. Of course I'm not usually allergic. But the newspaper said there was so much pollen even people not usually affected were having symptoms. Plus Allegra seemed to help dry me up.
 
But today the test results came back, and I'm positive. This is nothing like the first time. I am a bit tired. But aside from that, the runny nose, and the sneezing. I'm doing fine. I'm going to hope I stay that way. Thank gosh for vaccine immunity, natural immunity, and most likely omicron being less virulent in vaccinated people. 
 
Gman

I had Covid in December 2020. I was sick for about three weeks. This was before the vaccines were available, or looking just now-right around the time the vaccines were being rolled out. As I recall,  I was a bit apprehensive as I'm obese, hypertensive, prediabetic, and probably mildly immune suppressed as I'm on chronic prednisone. 
 
While it started out as more like a cold, what really worried me back then was I'd have fever for about 5 days -get better for 2 or 3-then would redevelop the fever. This happened about three times. The last time was the worst. Unknowingly with the last 5 days of fever I had developed pneumonia. Luckily it was a mild one. The worst part was that every nite for 5 or so days, the fever would spike, and I'd be in bed with shaking chills. After the fever resolved for good, I was a bit short of breath for 1 to weeks, but it gradually resolved. 
 
Since then I've been vaccinated-had my third shot this November. But I've also since  December 2020 been retested for COVID probably 5 or more times due to runny nose and sore throat. I was probably tested around twice in late November because someone I was around almost daily became positive. 
 
Well now we get to December-I was tested a few times because I had a runny nose and sore throat. But I was always negative.  Well  I now have had a runny nose for about 2 weeks. I got tested again last Wednesday. Thursday I was out and about.  My nose was dripping so much I had a wet spot on my mask. And I started sneezing. Considering all my negative tests, I thought there was a good chance it was cedar fever as there's an enormous amount of cedar pollen in the Texas air right now. Of course I'm not usually allergic. But the newspaper said there was so much pollen even people not usually affected were having symptoms. Plus Allegra seemed to help dry me up.
 
But today the test results came back, and I'm positive. This is nothing like the first time. I am a bit tired. But aside from that, the runny nose, and the sneezing. I'm doing fine. I'm going to hope I stay that way. Thank gosh for vaccine immunity, natural immunity, and most likely omicron being less virulent in vaccinated people. 
 
Gman

I had Covid in December 2020. I was sick for about three weeks. This was before the vaccines were available, or looking just now-right around the time the vaccines were being rolled out. As I recall,  I was a bit apprehensive as I'm obese, hypertensive, prediabetic, and probably mildly immune suppressed as I'm on chronic prednisone. 
 
While it started out as more like a cold, what really worried me back then was I'd have fever for about 5 days -get better for 2 or 3-then would redevelop the fever. This happened about three times. The last time was the worst. Unknowingly with the last 5 days of fever I had developed pneumonia. Luckily it was a mild one. The worst part was that every nite for 5 or so days, the fever would spike, and I'd be in bed with shaking chills. After the fever resolved for good, I was a bit short of breath for 1 to weeks, but it gradually resolved. 
 
Since then I've been vaccinated-had my third shot this November. But I've also since  December 2020 been retested for COVID probably 5 or more times due to runny nose and sore throat. I was probably tested around twice in late November because someone I was around almost daily became positive. 
 
Well now we get to December-I was tested a few times because I had a runny nose and sore throat. But I was always negative.  Well  I now have had a runny nose for about 2 weeks. I got tested again last Wednesday. Thursday I was out and about.  My nose was dripping so much I had a wet spot on my mask. And I started sneezing. Considering all my negative tests, I thought there was a good chance it was cedar fever as there's an enormous amount of cedar pollen in the Texas air right now. Of course I'm not usually allergic. But the newspaper said there was so much pollen even people not usually affected were having symptoms. Plus Allegra seemed to help dry me up.
 
But today the test results came back, and I'm positive. This is nothing like the first time. I am a bit tired. But aside from that, the runny nose, and the sneezing. I'm doing fine. I'm going to hope I stay that way. Thank gosh for vaccine immunity, natural immunity, and most likely omicron being less virulent in vaccinated people. 
 
Gman

I had Covid in December 2020. I was sick for about three weeks. This was before the vaccines were available, or looking just now-right around the time the vaccines were being rolled out. As I recall,  I was a bit apprehensive as I'm obese, hypertensive, prediabetic, and probably mildly immune suppressed as I'm on chronic prednisone. 
 
While it started out as more like a cold, what really worried me back then was I'd have fever for about 5 days -get better for 2 or 3-then would redevelop the fever. This happened about three times. The last time was the worst. Unknowingly with the last 5 days of fever I had developed pneumonia. Luckily it was a mild one. The worst part was that every nite for 5 or so days, the fever would spike, and I'd be in bed with shaking chills. After the fever resolved for good, I was a bit short of breath for 1 to weeks, but it gradually resolved. 
 
Since then I've been vaccinated-had my third shot this November. But I've also since  December 2020 been retested for COVID probably 5 or more times due to runny nose and sore throat. I was probably tested around twice in late November because someone I was around almost daily became positive. 
 
Well now we get to December-I was tested a few times because I had a runny nose and sore throat. But I was always negative.  Well  I now have had a runny nose for about 2 weeks. I got tested again last Wednesday. Thursday I was out and about.  My nose was dripping so much I had a wet spot on my mask. And I started sneezing. Considering all my negative tests, I thought there was a good chance it was cedar fever as there's an enormous amount of cedar pollen in the Texas air right now. Of course I'm not usually allergic. But the newspaper said there was so much pollen even people not usually affected were having symptoms. Plus Allegra seemed to help dry me up.
 
But today the test results came back, and I'm positive. This is nothing like the first time. I am a bit tired. But aside from that, the runny nose, and the sneezing. I'm doing fine. I'm going to hope I stay that way. Thank gosh for vaccine immunity, natural immunity, and most likely omicron being less virulent in vaccinated people. 
 
Gman

Years ago in my mid 20's I was at a reception with hors d'oeuvre being served. There was one appetizer wrapped in bacon.  I thought it was filet mignon.
It was liver. 🤢🤢🤢
Gman

I've been mostly off the Forum since before Daddy passed. So I missed this last year. We had some very nice private conversations. And of course we all remember his great posts here in the Forum. I'm sorry I never got to meet him in person. 
 
 
Gman

I've been mostly off the Forum since before Daddy passed. So I missed this last year. We had some very nice private conversations. And of course we all remember his great posts here in the Forum. I'm sorry I never got to meet him in person. 
 
 
Gman

Then he must be drop dead handsome in person as I think he looks incredible in the pictures in his ad. 
 
Gman

my desktop.....easier and quicker.......seems way beyond my phone's capability.....or I'm not willing to try???

I've been mostly off the Forum since before Daddy passed. So I missed this last year. We had some very nice private conversations. And of course we all remember his great posts here in the Forum. I'm sorry I never got to meet him in person. 
 
 
Gman

I've been mostly off the Forum since before Daddy passed. So I missed this last year. We had some very nice private conversations. And of course we all remember his great posts here in the Forum. I'm sorry I never got to meet him in person. 
 
 
Gman

I've been mostly off the Forum since before Daddy passed. So I missed this last year. We had some very nice private conversations. And of course we all remember his great posts here in the Forum. I'm sorry I never got to meet him in person. 
 
 
Gman

Welcome back @Gar1eth. Yay!

OMG you have great taste  
 
I was recently discussing with someone the scarcity of blond muscle studs--and voila  
 
 

To me, what’s so nice about this thread is that everyone is so high-minded.
No-one is interested in salacious gossip anymore. I mean not only the persistent rumours in London (that HC plays for our team) but also the reports in Brazil (when HC, on a movie-marketing tour, was reported as leaving a gay disco very late at night with 2 nice young men).
It’s refreshing that the forum has become so serious 😎