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[Dave D 1,672]

I had it over Christmas and completely lost sense of smell/taste- anyone else had that and how long was it until it returned? 

[Anubis 21,414]

Just now, Dave D said:

I had it over Christmas and completely lost sense of smell/taste- anyone else had that and how long was it until it returned? 

I think Stig is your man. I'm sure he said he lost his smell and taste.

[Section_31 24,596]

Can confirm Stig lost all sense of taste, he still listens to Oasis. 

[Harry's Lad 2,905]

1 hour ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

I can't help thinking I'm largely to blame for this. I got a PCR kit through the post, but the plastic vial of fluid was missing. I phoned up and got a second kit, which I completed and returned. Two days later, I found the vial from the first kit; I'd dropped it and it had rolled under the couch.

 

That's where your £37 billion went; under my couch.

When we got ours delivered before Christmas one of them had the swab missing.

Each kit should have more than one in case you fuck it up and contaminate one by touching your tongue with it or something. 

 

[Bjornebye 33,257]

13 minutes ago, Dave D said:

I had it over Christmas and completely lost sense of smell/taste- anyone else had that and how long was it until it returned? 

Nope wasn’t me but my missus lost it when we both first had it October 2020. It’s still not fully back, her taste is pretty much back but she says not as strong but her smell is still nowhere near back. 

[Pureblood 7,453]

2 hours ago, Spy Bee said:

I don't dounbt any of these quotes from clinicians, but it's been like this every winter for years. The capacity has been so tight to the demand, and a bad winter saw hospitals announcing emergency measures regularly. With the staff absences things are no doubt even harder. 

 

It does seem that the numbers in London are starting to fall quite rapidly, and hopefully this pattern is repeated across the country and the pressures are reduced quite quickly.

I tried to PM you yesterday but it wasn't working.

 

I would like to apologise to you for how I spoke to you earlier in the pandemic.

 

It was out of order, and I'm sorry.

 

We had different views but I shouldn't have spoken to you that way. 

 

 

[Bjornebye 33,257]

1 minute ago, Section_31 said:

Can confirm Stig lost all sense of taste, he still listens to Oasis. 

Hahahaha wahhheeyyyyy 

[Dave D 1,672]

33 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Nope wasn’t me but my missus lost it when we both first had it October 2020. It’s still not fully back, her taste is pretty much back but she says not as strong but her smell is still nowhere near back. 

Tremendous

[TD_LFC 689]

1 hour ago, Dave D said:

I had it over Christmas and completely lost sense of smell/taste- anyone else had that and how long was it until it returned? 

lost mine about 4 or 5 days in from the positive test, came back within 2-3 weeks.

 

The one thing I did notice was that even though the taste and smell came back some stuff smelt and tasted different for a while longer, I had problems with anything strongly acidic like vinegar tasting/smelling horrible while other things were more muted.

 

[littletedwest 3,275]

Keir Starmer has it, he's done more solitary than the Yorkshire ripper 

[Nelly-Matip 8,367]

Go 'ed Macron, lad. 

 

https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/frances-macron-rules-out-new-covid-19-curbs-ahead-wednesday-meeting-2022-01-04/

 

On another note, all these critical incidents in hospitals, bins not getting collected, trains getting cancelled etc etc go to show that many people were correct in predicting that just letting the virus rip through society from the outset would've also brought the country to a massive standstill, probably with more deaths. The implication that people who worked in the NHS, transport and public services etc wouldn't get ill and services could've just operated as normal was one of the zaniest trains of thought ever. 

[stringvest 14,081]

5 minutes ago, Nelly-Torres said:

Go 'ed Macron, lad. 

 

https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/frances-macron-rules-out-new-covid-19-curbs-ahead-wednesday-meeting-2022-01-04/

 

On another note, all these critical incidents in hospitals, bins not getting collected, trains getting cancelled etc etc go to show that many people were correct in predicting that just letting the virus rip through society from the outset would've also brought the country to a massive standstill, probably with more deaths. The implication that people who worked in the NHS, transport and public services etc wouldn't get ill and services could've just operated as normal was one of the zaniest trains of thought ever. 

especially when they wouldn't provide the NHS workers with any means of protecting themselves. 

[Rico1304 8,773]

1 hour ago, stringvest said:

especially when they wouldn't provide the NHS workers with any means of protecting themselves. 

I always thought the Great Barrington Declaration sounded like something written by a womble. 

[AngryOfTuebrook 24,160]

 

[Dave D 1,672]

3 hours ago, TD_LFC said:

lost mine about 4 or 5 days in from the positive test, came back within 2-3 weeks.

 

The one thing I did notice was that even though the taste and smell came back some stuff smelt and tasted different for a while longer, I had problems with anything strongly acidic like vinegar tasting/smelling horrible while other things were more muted.

 

Lost mine about 4 days in also. Its so strange, I even miss bad smells!  

[dockers_strike 4,083]

Well Im like a fucking pin cushion now. Old girl badgered me into getting the flu jab else no kippers for tea! That's 2 covid jabs plus booster and a flu jab. Havent had so many since 2nd year at Secondary school!

[A Red 3,855]

1 minute ago, dockers_strike said:

Well Im like a fucking pin cushion now. Old girl badgered me into getting the flu jab else no kippers for tea! That's 2 covid jabs plus booster and a flu jab. Havent had so many since 2nd year at Secondary school!

I bet you've had a few pricks in your time

[Mudface 5,209]

12 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

Well Im like a fucking pin cushion now. Old girl badgered me into getting the flu jab else no kippers for tea! That's 2 covid jabs plus booster and a flu jab. Havent had so many since 2nd year at Secondary school!

Is that a euphemism?

[Nelly-Matip 8,367]

We're now at 20 NHS trusts that have declared critical incidents. 

[dockers_strike 4,083]

 

15 minutes ago, Mudface said:

Is that a euphemism?

Nah, fucking love kippers, me. Old girl cant stand the smell though!

[Bobby Hundreds 10,359]

On 02/01/2022 at 16:02, Sugar Ape said:

He’s a contender for best name of the pandemic but Dr Lance Turtle is still number one for me. 
 

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/experts-verdict-omicron-vaccines-amid-22369840.amp

 

 

Who the fuck gets called Lance these days, I mean fair enough in medieval times i know people were called Lance a lot!

[Curly 2,453]

5 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

 

Nah, fucking love kippers, me. Old girl cant stand the smell though!

And @Dave D can't smell them, even though he wants to!

[TheBitch 3,866]

1 hour ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Who the fuck gets called Lance these days, I mean fair enough in medieval times i know people were called Lance a lot!

@Unrighteous

[Carradona 785]

33 minutes ago, TheBitch said:

@Unrighteous

Thou shants not lie.

[Carradona 785]

Filthy Djokovic banned from Australia. Excellent!