The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 2224

trichobezoar · 01-29-2020, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I'm sorry to hear that. Do you want to post here?

Thank you all for your concern. I'll light a candle for my grieving relatives--those who are supportive of me. It'll take a while to process through all the emotions. My mother and I weren't close at all; I was one of her scapegoats. Still, I feel much sadness--I'm grieving, as well.

wodin · 01-29-2020, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dazrin

Out of the blue I just received an email from a project manager in my company stating that <Project WXYZ> is due on February 14th for internal review.
...
ARGH!

Happens to me all the time

, and I'm the PM.

Dazrin · 01-29-2020, 08:43 PM

wodin, I know and understand. I wish this was a new phenomena but it is all too regular, very true.

<Long continuation of my rant deleted.>

It's time to go home.

CRussel · 01-30-2020, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Dazrin

...
You've been working on this for how long (4+ months) and not even bothered informing me about this so I could reserve some time for your project?

Um. That might be a problem.

No, Mr. PM, your project will NOT be complete by February 14th. I don't have time to even look at it by February 14th, let alone get it complete enough for a review. I might be able to find someone in another office who can help. Maybe. We're all pretty busy right now and I know a lot of people are out of the office (on other, well-planned projects) for the next two weeks.

ARGH!

Oh, Dazrin, I feel your pain! It's reminders of things like this that actually make me quite happy to be retired, even if it means things are rather tight by the end of the month.

Rumpelteazer · 02-06-2020, 02:54 PM

I think I found out the reason I'm coughing; hayfever.

Since last Thursday the itchy cough disappeared, I only had to cough when my throat got dry (normal for me after a nasty cold) and that could be prevented or remedied easily.

Yesterday afternoon, however, the itchy cough returned. I've had it a couple of times before, mostly when staying in a wooded area. I did hear reports last week that some types if hayfever could be triggered due to the warm winter.

The reason why it didn't bother me for almost a week: it was rainy and damp. Now that the weather is dry and sunny the itchy cough returns.

I've just taken a pill, and it seems to have started kicking in. Knock on wood. Just to be sure I'll keep my diffuser on during the night, it'll also help with the dry throat. If the cough returns despite the pills I'll give my doctor a call on Monday.

4691mls · 02-06-2020, 03:16 PM

I usually get a break from allergies in the winter but it hasn't been consistently cold enough here to kill off outdoor allergens. We've had a few days here and there of normal winter temperatures but mostly it's been well above normal. Hardly any days where I had to scrape the car windows in the morning.

Deskisamess · 02-06-2020, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4691mls

I usually get a break from allergies in the winter but it hasn't been consistently cold enough here to kill off outdoor allergens. We've had a few days here and there of normal winter temperatures but mostly it's been well above normal. Hardly any days where I had to scrape the car windows in the morning.

Same here...the mold spores from the wet leaves are really bothering me. It's finally cold enough to freeze, but it isn't going to last more than a couple of days. The ground hasn't had a hard freeze yet this winter.

Rumpelteazer · 02-06-2020, 05:18 PM

I think that I got the hayfever when I was on vacation three weeks ago, plus the nasty cold. And since then both must have made the other worse.

Luckily I'm feeling a lot better after just one pill. My throat is still irritated, but with the amount of coughing I did in the past 30 hours that isn't surprising. My eyes and, strangely, my ears are also doing a lot better.

Keeping my fingers crossed that I actually have hayfever and the pills don't stop working after taking it a couple of times, like everything I tried in the past three weeks.

trichobezoar · 02-08-2020, 12:12 AM

I lost another tablet possibly; I left it in someone's car. Who knows if he'll give it back to me.

binaryhermit · 02-08-2020, 12:38 AM

Yeesh, that sounds like something I'd do...

Rumpelteazer · 02-08-2020, 03:09 AM

The pill I took worked for about half a day, I think it must have been the placebo effect because I took another one last night and it didn't do anything. I spent all night coughing, I dozed in between coughing fits. It's annoying because this stuff worked great the last couple of years. I feel like a zombie, I took one of those painkillers (sore throat) which also has caffeine and vitamin C in it. Hopefully that'll give me a boost of energy soon.

When getting lunch later this morning I'll pop by the drugstore and get something else for the hay fever, maybe a couple of things. I might even get some loratadine, which worked in the past, but made my hair fall out. I am planning on making an appointment with the doctor on Monday to get a prescription.

I've never had it this bad, especially not at home (city center). I did a placement once in the woods, when I got there in the morning the cold symptoms started, but went away after I returned home. I can understand that the symptoms were bad when I was on vacation, which was in the woods, but they should have lessened after I went home. Also I never had hay fever this early. If I had it, and I don't have it every year, it's in March, April or May.

I looked at the pollen radar, and the week where I thought I was getting better from my cold the pollen count was low. So it explains a lot. Today pollen level is 3 out of 4 on the radar, in the coming days it will stay that way. It will rain, especially tomorrow, which is good, but it will be very windy, which apparently isn't good.

Keeping my fingers crossed I can find something that work reasonably well against the coughing to tide me over until Monday. I can live with the tingly nose and irritated eyes, but the coughing isn't fun at all.

Deskisamess · 02-08-2020, 11:46 AM

Quote:

I might even get some loratadine, which worked in the past, but made my hair fall out.

Is that a common side effect of loratadine? It's my go-to allergy med in the spring.

The cough med that works for me is Dextromethorphan in liquid cap form.

binaryhermit · 02-08-2020, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deskisamess

Is that a common side effect of loratadine? It's my go-to allergy med in the spring.

According to webmd it's a "rare" side effect https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-7...st-sideeffects

CRussel · 02-08-2020, 01:27 PM

Well, it's certainly one I don't need to worry about.

Rumpelteazer · 02-08-2020, 03:33 PM

It's indeed a rare side effect. But since I've got fine hair and though not exactly thin but certain not full I'd rather avoid anything that causes hair loss.

In the end the drugstore owner recommended a homeopathic pill. I did take it in 2013 when I had bad sun allergy and it worked a lot better than the salve I got from the doctor (so thick it hurt to rub in and it didn't do much).

So far I'm doing okay. I still cough, but not nearly as much and as bad as I did over the last couple of days. It wouldn't surprise me if the current coughing is due to the fact that my throat is irritated from all the previous coughing. It hasn't yet worked for my eyes, though that can also be because I'm tired. My tingly nose got worse before it got better. I'll see how it goes tonight, I just want to be able to sleep without a problem. Even if that happens I'm not going to be too enthusiastic; I've taken so many pills, lozenges and syrups over the past three and half week that worked a couple of times/days and then stopped working that I don't trust anything at the moment. I just hope that at the very least it will tide me over until I can get an appointment with my doctor on Monday.

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01-29-2020, 08:43 PM	#33348
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,733 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	wodin, I know and understand. I wish this was a new phenomena but it is all too regular, very true. <Long continuation of my rant deleted.> It's time to go home.

02-06-2020, 02:54 PM	#33350
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,348 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I think I found out the reason I'm coughing; hayfever. Since last Thursday the itchy cough disappeared, I only had to cough when my throat got dry (normal for me after a nasty cold) and that could be prevented or remedied easily. Yesterday afternoon, however, the itchy cough returned. I've had it a couple of times before, mostly when staying in a wooded area. I did hear reports last week that some types if hayfever could be triggered due to the warm winter. The reason why it didn't bother me for almost a week: it was rainy and damp. Now that the weather is dry and sunny the itchy cough returns. I've just taken a pill, and it seems to have started kicking in. Knock on wood. Just to be sure I'll keep my diffuser on during the night, it'll also help with the dry throat. If the cough returns despite the pills I'll give my doctor a call on Monday.

02-06-2020, 03:16 PM	#33351
4691mls Wizard Posts: 2,776 Karma: 30081762 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US Device: ALL DEVICES ARE STOCK: Kobo Clara, Tolino Shine 2, Sony PRS-T3, T1	I usually get a break from allergies in the winter but it hasn't been consistently cold enough here to kill off outdoor allergens. We've had a few days here and there of normal winter temperatures but mostly it's been well above normal. Hardly any days where I had to scrape the car windows in the morning.

02-06-2020, 05:18 PM	#33353
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,348 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I think that I got the hayfever when I was on vacation three weeks ago, plus the nasty cold. And since then both must have made the other worse. Luckily I'm feeling a lot better after just one pill. My throat is still irritated, but with the amount of coughing I did in the past 30 hours that isn't surprising. My eyes and, strangely, my ears are also doing a lot better. Keeping my fingers crossed that I actually have hayfever and the pills don't stop working after taking it a couple of times, like everything I tried in the past three weeks.

02-08-2020, 12:12 AM	#33354
trichobezoar Riding Against the Wind Posts: 2,932 Karma: 43570696 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Cacti, NM Device: Galaxy Note 10.1 & Kindle Touch	I lost another tablet possibly; I left it in someone's car. Who knows if he'll give it back to me.

02-08-2020, 12:38 AM	#33355
binaryhermit Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,732 Karma: 20469902 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Lockport, IL Device: Kindle PW4, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Yeesh, that sounds like something I'd do...

02-08-2020, 03:09 AM	#33356
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,348 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	The pill I took worked for about half a day, I think it must have been the placebo effect because I took another one last night and it didn't do anything. I spent all night coughing, I dozed in between coughing fits. It's annoying because this stuff worked great the last couple of years. I feel like a zombie, I took one of those painkillers (sore throat) which also has caffeine and vitamin C in it. Hopefully that'll give me a boost of energy soon. When getting lunch later this morning I'll pop by the drugstore and get something else for the hay fever, maybe a couple of things. I might even get some loratadine, which worked in the past, but made my hair fall out. I am planning on making an appointment with the doctor on Monday to get a prescription. I've never had it this bad, especially not at home (city center). I did a placement once in the woods, when I got there in the morning the cold symptoms started, but went away after I returned home. I can understand that the symptoms were bad when I was on vacation, which was in the woods, but they should have lessened after I went home. Also I never had hay fever this early. If I had it, and I don't have it every year, it's in March, April or May. I looked at the pollen radar, and the week where I thought I was getting better from my cold the pollen count was low. So it explains a lot. Today pollen level is 3 out of 4 on the radar, in the coming days it will stay that way. It will rain, especially tomorrow, which is good, but it will be very windy, which apparently isn't good. Keeping my fingers crossed I can find something that work reasonably well against the coughing to tide me over until Monday. I can live with the tingly nose and irritated eyes, but the coughing isn't fun at all.

02-08-2020, 01:27 PM	#33359
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Well, it's certainly one I don't need to worry about.

02-08-2020, 03:33 PM	#33360
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,348 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	It's indeed a rare side effect. But since I've got fine hair and though not exactly thin but certain not full I'd rather avoid anything that causes hair loss. In the end the drugstore owner recommended a homeopathic pill. I did take it in 2013 when I had bad sun allergy and it worked a lot better than the salve I got from the doctor (so thick it hurt to rub in and it didn't do much). So far I'm doing okay. I still cough, but not nearly as much and as bad as I did over the last couple of days. It wouldn't surprise me if the current coughing is due to the fact that my throat is irritated from all the previous coughing. It hasn't yet worked for my eyes, though that can also be because I'm tired. My tingly nose got worse before it got better. I'll see how it goes tonight, I just want to be able to sleep without a problem. Even if that happens I'm not going to be too enthusiastic; I've taken so many pills, lozenges and syrups over the past three and half week that worked a couple of times/days and then stopped working that I don't trust anything at the moment. I just hope that at the very least it will tide me over until I can get an appointment with my doctor on Monday.

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