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[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I dunno what kind of cold is going around, but I was properly knocked out for ~4 days last week. Still not right now...

It wasn't proper flu as I could still walk around, etc. And it wasn't Covid (as far as I could tell) as that feels different.

Maybe all the stress of doing 12 hour days for the last 2 years caught up with me?

Anyway, back to work this week with all of last week's backlog to catch up on... yay...

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I've been hit with another cold after being wiped out by one before Christmas. It's not as bad but I haven't been able to breathe through my nose for a couple of weeks!

[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 1 points 5 days ago

On the plus side, if you can't use your nose, you can't smell, which means food tastes bland, which means (in my case), I lose a little weight...

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Your name on the web UI is "SayCyberOnceMore" so I was curious what would happen if I did!

[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 2 points 5 days ago

Ahhh 🙂

It's from my job, every goddam thing has to have "cyber" in the name.

So I came up with this: