Clockworkmike
Ambassador of STACKS in WV SHACKS
Ill refrain from using the now banned/censored word but you all know what im talking about in the following
Tuesday, my really worthless (and now fired helper) came dragging into work for the 3rd straight day an hour late. We were working in this enormous open factory thats being built and there was roughly 8 of us spread throughout the building. We were pulling large cable for power and he seemed perfectly fine. Our boss slipped up and mentioned that he and I were going to two other jobs the next following days and then my helper asked where he was to report to? The boss had informed him that he most likely was going to lay him off due to his poor performance and tardiness.
Fast forward to about 11am, he starts saying : " oh i feel weak, i dont feel good" i asked what was wrong and he said he felt weak and feverish. I asked him " Why the hell did you show up to work then if you felt ill??? Thats reckless and endangering". So he was then dismissed early at 12pm. Later that evening, i developed a headache.
The next day, he messages me and said " I have a fever and aches, i need to get a test". So i begin freaking out, told the boss what was going on and we decided to get tested as a preventative deal. Later that afternoon, i begin this nasty sinus pressure and drip but no cough, no fever.
Went to a handful of places to get a test but everyone of them were booked full. Ultimately had to drive a few towns over, ordered a Rapid Test kit ( the last one in my county believe it or not) and took it in the parking lot. It was negative.
I felt pretty decent throughout the next day and messaged the helper asking about his results. Nothing. So last night, i began to feel crappy from the sinus stuff, took some medicine, fell asleep. I get woken up by my wife who is blowing gunk out of her nose and coughing at 4am. Now im worried.
So this morning i took the second of the two Rapid tests , which was 36hrs between one another as recommended. After 18 minutes i noticed a barely visible line on the positive indicator. I panicked, showed my wife and now, im an hour into waiting at the nearby Med Express for both a rapid and pcr test because the entire lot is full.
I spent all but the last two months of this " friend of the globe" dodging it in a hospital of all places, 14 months straight before i was able to take a "needle of sorts" back in April. And here i am now possibly a positive case. Im not worried about me or my wife but my kids im mortified for, because we live in a small house and its impossible to seal yourself completely off and they arent able to take that " little needle of sorts"
Tuesday, my really worthless (and now fired helper) came dragging into work for the 3rd straight day an hour late. We were working in this enormous open factory thats being built and there was roughly 8 of us spread throughout the building. We were pulling large cable for power and he seemed perfectly fine. Our boss slipped up and mentioned that he and I were going to two other jobs the next following days and then my helper asked where he was to report to? The boss had informed him that he most likely was going to lay him off due to his poor performance and tardiness.
Fast forward to about 11am, he starts saying : " oh i feel weak, i dont feel good" i asked what was wrong and he said he felt weak and feverish. I asked him " Why the hell did you show up to work then if you felt ill??? Thats reckless and endangering". So he was then dismissed early at 12pm. Later that evening, i developed a headache.
The next day, he messages me and said " I have a fever and aches, i need to get a test". So i begin freaking out, told the boss what was going on and we decided to get tested as a preventative deal. Later that afternoon, i begin this nasty sinus pressure and drip but no cough, no fever.
Went to a handful of places to get a test but everyone of them were booked full. Ultimately had to drive a few towns over, ordered a Rapid Test kit ( the last one in my county believe it or not) and took it in the parking lot. It was negative.
I felt pretty decent throughout the next day and messaged the helper asking about his results. Nothing. So last night, i began to feel crappy from the sinus stuff, took some medicine, fell asleep. I get woken up by my wife who is blowing gunk out of her nose and coughing at 4am. Now im worried.
So this morning i took the second of the two Rapid tests , which was 36hrs between one another as recommended. After 18 minutes i noticed a barely visible line on the positive indicator. I panicked, showed my wife and now, im an hour into waiting at the nearby Med Express for both a rapid and pcr test because the entire lot is full.
I spent all but the last two months of this " friend of the globe" dodging it in a hospital of all places, 14 months straight before i was able to take a "needle of sorts" back in April. And here i am now possibly a positive case. Im not worried about me or my wife but my kids im mortified for, because we live in a small house and its impossible to seal yourself completely off and they arent able to take that " little needle of sorts"
Quite different from the "dry cough" that appears on the Ontario MOH list of symptoms to look for when identifying the unfriendly virus. NO fever whatsoever. NO body / joint aches. Nonetheless, I immediately booked and took a test at a nearby testing centre. Came back negative next day. Was back to normal(ish) a day or two later. Sure enough, it was just a summer cold.