BurrStreetX t1_j1vsuav wrote on December 27, 2022 at 7:48 PM

Im in Iowa, so Im "used" to snow.

But this year sucks. Im just ranting here but i got COVID a week ago finally and it made me feel like HELL. Legit the worst I have ever felt. That first day, I went to go through the drivethrough to get some cold medicine and my car wouldnt start because of the cold. Its been a week now, I feel like shit, and my car wont start, and DoorDash isnt running here as its a small town, so theres legit 0 way to get shit delivered. On top of that, now there is like 3 feet of snow all aaround my car in the parking lot. And was without power for 2 days. On the plus side, I havent smoked or drank in 9 days so thats a plus. I just really hate snow and winter. It makes everything else 10x harder to do.

Just, man, this year will go down in my brain is probably the worst winter so far. Im glad im not dead of course, and this story sucks for those affected. I just needed to vent.

rukh999 t1_j1vvbjc wrote on December 27, 2022 at 8:04 PM

I ended up finally getting COVID a few weeks ago. I was working in person in hospitals before any vaccines existed and never got it.

I was either lucky or unlucky it was while I also was sick with the flu. I just woke up one day and besides the flu aches I felt just totally bizarre. I'd describe it as sparkly brained. Then I noticed I couldn't taste the goat cheese I put in a salad. I took a COVID test and it came back positive. So I don't really know what symptoms I had were from the flu and which were from COVID but I basically worked (from home) and slept 14 hours a day for a week and a half. I had congestion for like 2 weeks after and still do a little too. Just crappy all around. And then I'm here in Amherst (N. Buffalo) in Blurricane central.

Pretty crap winter, but it could have been so much worse. People are still dying of COVID. People lost power and some got stuck out of their house. So despite all this, I still feel a bit fortunate.