Picked up a virus in the gym.

[Raynine]

I got sick and it sucks.

The gym is a petri dish of everything you can imagine, but you can’t just barricade yourself in a bunker, so you must swim with the fish and hope for the best. I last went to the gym about a week ago. That would have been Monday, Feb 9. I woke up on Tuesday with a very dry throat. Over the course of the day, the virus I picked up turned into a razor blade sore throat, and I could not sleep that night. The next day, the virus migrated into the bronchial area, and I got one of the worst coughs I have ever had. I did not sleep that night either. Then pasted congestion coated my upper chest, and I had difficulty getting things clear. I did not have myself checked for Covid. Anyone with an ounce of brains knows where that came from, so I will not elaborate on it here.

I have to keep doing what I am doing and because I stopped doing many bad things long ago at 80 I have an advantage I do not want to waste. Cardiologists in the the city watch as locals line up for bad food at drive-up windows too lazy to exit their vehicles to walk to a door and open it. They are like cattle directed through chutes. The heart specialists have given up trying to tell people what is killing them early so they just load everyone up with statins and blood thinners while they hope for the best. It is not working because people are dying from heart attacks and strokes as fast as ever, younger and younger.

Big Pharma is doing great. It makes the thousands of tons of worthless meds that people take and still die like dogs. Some people figure this out, others just keep drinking booze, smoking weed, dropping laced meth, and swallowing lethal processed food. You know what they say about leading a horse to water—no need to beat that dead horse. It's good to know Big Pharma is making billions I guess.

Anyway, my chest is clearing and I am feeling much better.

 

[Rambunctious]

I got sick and it sucks.

The gym is a petri dish of everything you can imagine, but you can’t just barricade yourself in a bunker, so you must swim with the fish and hope for the best. I last went to the gym about a week ago. That would have been Monday, Feb 9. I woke up on Tuesday with a very dry throat. Over the course of the day, the virus I picked up turned into a razor blade sore throat, and I could not sleep that night. The next day, the virus migrated into the bronchial area, and I got one of the worst coughs I have ever had. I did not sleep that night either. Then pasted congestion coated my upper chest, and I had difficulty getting things clear. I did not have myself checked for Covid. Anyone with an ounce of brains knows where that came from, so I will not elaborate on it here.

I have to keep doing what I am doing and because I stopped doing many bad things long ago at 80 I have an advantage I do not want to waste. Cardiologists in the the city watch as locals line up for bad food at drive-up windows too lazy to exit their vehicles to walk to a door and open it. They are like cattle directed through chutes. The heart specialists have given up trying to tell people what is killing them early so they just load everyone up with statins and blood thinners while they hope for the best. It is not working because people are dying from heart attacks and strokes as fast as ever, younger and younger.

Big Pharma is doing great. It makes the thousands of tons of worthless meds that people take and still die like dogs. Some people figure this out, others just keep drinking booze, smoking weed, dropping laced meth, and swallowing lethal processed food. You know what they say about leading a horse to water—no need to beat that dead horse. It's good to know Big Pharma is making billions I guess.

Anyway, my chest is clearing and I am feeling much better.

Glad you feel better...

 

[DGS49]

While you seem certain that you picked up this bug at "the gym," but surely it could have originated elsewhere.

Regardless, I am a virtual outlaw at Planet Fitness. That fine institution has EXACTLY what I want in a workout place: a room with ten machines that are geared to give us members a full-body workout in half an hour. I love it.

But Planet Fitness has a policy that people using these machines must wipe them off after use, so that the next person or persons will not catch Cooties, or any variation of same.

I don't do it. I don't believe it. I have been going to gyms for more than 50 years, promiscuously going from one machine to another without taking any precautions other than to turn my face away from the machine when I sneeze. I'm fine.

One of these days, someone is going to call me on it...tell the flunky out at the front desk. I don't know what I'll do, other than apologize and promise to sin no more.

But I won't wipe. It's stupid.

 

[airplanemechanic]

I got sick and it sucks.

The gym is a petri dish of everything you can imagine, but you can’t just barricade yourself in a bunker, so you must swim with the fish and hope for the best. I last went to the gym about a week ago. That would have been Monday, Feb 9. I woke up on Tuesday with a very dry throat. Over the course of the day, the virus I picked up turned into a razor blade sore throat, and I could not sleep that night. The next day, the virus migrated into the bronchial area, and I got one of the worst coughs I have ever had. I did not sleep that night either. Then pasted congestion coated my upper chest, and I had difficulty getting things clear. I did not have myself checked for Covid. Anyone with an ounce of brains knows where that came from, so I will not elaborate on it here.

I have to keep doing what I am doing and because I stopped doing many bad things long ago at 80 I have an advantage I do not want to waste. Cardiologists in the the city watch as locals line up for bad food at drive-up windows too lazy to exit their vehicles to walk to a door and open it. They are like cattle directed through chutes. The heart specialists have given up trying to tell people what is killing them early so they just load everyone up with statins and blood thinners while they hope for the best. It is not working because people are dying from heart attacks and strokes as fast as ever, younger and younger.

Big Pharma is doing great. It makes the thousands of tons of worthless meds that people take and still die like dogs. Some people figure this out, others just keep drinking booze, smoking weed, dropping laced meth, and swallowing lethal processed food. You know what they say about leading a horse to water—no need to beat that dead horse. It's good to know Big Pharma is making billions I guess.

Anyway, my chest is clearing and I am feeling much better.

You have no idea where you got sick.

Correlation does not equal causation.

Glad you're feeling better. I am just getting over a sickness that kinda did the same thing except the symptoms were milder, perhaps because I eat well, exercise a lot and am always in public, so my immune system is exposed to all kinds of bacteria. But I have no clue where I picked it up.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I got sick and it sucks.

The gym is a petri dish of everything you can imagine, but you can’t just barricade yourself in a bunker, so you must swim with the fish and hope for the best. I last went to the gym about a week ago. That would have been Monday, Feb 9. I woke up on Tuesday with a very dry throat. Over the course of the day, the virus I picked up turned into a razor blade sore throat, and I could not sleep that night. The next day, the virus migrated into the bronchial area, and I got one of the worst coughs I have ever had. I did not sleep that night either. Then pasted congestion coated my upper chest, and I had difficulty getting things clear. I did not have myself checked for Covid. Anyone with an ounce of brains knows where that came from, so I will not elaborate on it here.

I have to keep doing what I am doing and because I stopped doing many bad things long ago at 80 I have an advantage I do not want to waste. Cardiologists in the the city watch as locals line up for bad food at drive-up windows too lazy to exit their vehicles to walk to a door and open it. They are like cattle directed through chutes. The heart specialists have given up trying to tell people what is killing them early so they just load everyone up with statins and blood thinners while they hope for the best. It is not working because people are dying from heart attacks and strokes as fast as ever, younger and younger.

Big Pharma is doing great. It makes the thousands of tons of worthless meds that people take and still die like dogs. Some people figure this out, others just keep drinking booze, smoking weed, dropping laced meth, and swallowing lethal processed food. You know what they say about leading a horse to water—no need to beat that dead horse. It's good to know Big Pharma is making billions I guess.

Anyway, my chest is clearing and I am feeling much better.

Why not walk to your front porch and scream, "Get off my lawn!" to the people who are not there?

My God man, have you been screened for Alzheimer's or Mad Cow disease recently?

I'm glad you are feeling better!

 

[Raynine]

I've stayed away because I do not want to spread this to others.

 

[bdtex]

I'm 67 and I work out at home. I have cast iron dumbbells and an exercise mat. I do free weight and body weight exercises, core exercises without weights and walk in my neighborhood. Works for me and costs nothing but a new pair of good walking shoes every 2-3 years. I walk a lot.

 

[braalian]

Cardiologists in the the city watch as locals line up for bad food at drive-up windows too lazy to exit their vehicles to walk to a door and open it. They are like cattle directed through chutes. The heart specialists have given up trying to tell people what is killing them early so they just load everyone up with statins and blood thinners while they hope for the best. It is not working because people are dying from heart attacks and strokes as fast as ever, younger and younger.

Ok, wow

They line up and watch fast food drive thru? What does that even mean? What are they supposed to do? Try to stop the cars? Make a barricade?

And when people with CAD are prescribed blood thinners and anti-lipid meds, they are always also advised to lose weight and exercise as well.

 

[Clipper]

While you seem certain that you picked up this bug at "the gym," but surely it could have originated elsewhere.

Regardless, I am a virtual outlaw at Planet Fitness. That fine institution has EXACTLY what I want in a workout place: a room with ten machines that are geared to give us members a full-body workout in half an hour. I love it.

But Planet Fitness has a policy that people using these machines must wipe them off after use, so that the next person or persons will not catch Cooties, or any variation of same.

I don't do it. I don't believe it. I have been going to gyms for more than 50 years, promiscuously going from one machine to another without taking any precautions other than to turn my face away from the machine when I sneeze. I'm fine.

One of these days, someone is going to call me on it...tell the flunky out at the front desk. I don't know what I'll do, other than apologize and promise to sin no more.

But I won't wipe. It's stupid.

Well, I go to PF & I wipe off the machine when I'm done with it & I have yet to see anyone else who doesn't. It's common courtesy.

If I ran the place, I'd throw your ass out.

 

[BothWings]

I hate the "public gym" environment both socially and physically. I would never join one. Id definitely make investments so I could work out at home though.

 

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A "razor blade" sore throat is a hallmark symptom of recent COVID-19 variants (such as the NB.1.8.1/Nimbus strain), causing severe, sharp pain when swallowing
. This symptom is more prevalent with newer Omicron subvariants compared to earlier strains. Manage this painful symptom with hydration, OTC pain relief, and sore throat remedies.
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• Variant-Specific: This symptom is strongly linked to newer subvariants (like Nimbus/NB.1.8.1) that have circulated, causing intense, sharp throat pain.
• Symptoms: Patients describe the sensation as feeling like they are swallowing razor blades.
• Duration & Treatment:
  Similar to other COVID-19 symptoms, it usually lasts for a few days, and it can be managed with hydration, lozenges, and over-the-counter pain relievers
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If you are experiencing severe throat pain, it is recommended to get tested for COVID-19 and consult a healthcare provider.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Thats what you get for walking around with your balls hanging out in the locker room!

 

[EdwinAMartin]

I'm retired, so I have a flexible schedule I can follow. I eat breakfast at 5-6 am, inside, at the same place every morning, do my grocery shopping at 6 am, when there aren't any people in the store, and I'm back at the house by 7 am, so my contact with crowds is minimal. I haven't caught anything in a long long time. Gyms are giant germ factories, not a lot different than the high school gym classes and conditions. I take long bike rides, and do volunteer yard work and light construction for exercise. Neither require a lot of contact. My wife avoids crowds as well.

 

[braalian]

Unless you have some condition that’s suppressing your immune system, most of you guys on this thread are going way overboard with the germophobia

 

[Woodznutz]

I'm 67 and I work out at home. I have cast iron dumbbells and an exercise mat. I do free weight and body weight exercises, core exercises without weights and walk in my neighborhood. Works for me and costs nothing but a new pair of good walking shoes every 2-3 years. I walk a lot.

Ditto.

 

[braalian]

I’ve never understood the desire to create a home gym. It’s prohibitively expensive if you want to lift heavy at all and the social aspects are one of the best parts of going to the gym

 

[Woodznutz]

Well, I go to PF & I wipe off the machine when I'm done with it & I have yet to see anyone else who doesn't. It's common courtesy.

If I ran the place, I'd throw your ass out.

Wiping off machines is like removing lint from a public dryer. Best if you do it yourself then you're sure it's been done.

 

[Woodznutz]

I'm retired, so I have a flexible schedule I can follow. I eat breakfast at 5-6 am, inside, at the same place every morning, do my grocery shopping at 6 am, when there aren't any people in the store, and I'm back at the house by 7 am, so my contact with crowds is minimal. I haven't caught anything in a long long time. Gyms are giant germ factories, not a lot different than the high school gym classes and conditions. I take long bike rides, and do volunteer yard work and light construction for exercise. Neither require a lot of contact. My wife avoids crowds as well.

Other people, they're the worst.

 

[braalian]

You have to find the right time to go to the gym

If you go at 2am (if it’s 24/7) it’s just empty and creepy

If you go at 6 or 7pm it’s so busy you have to wait for machines

I’ve found from noon to about 3pm to be the sweet spot

 

[MarathonMike]

I got sick and it sucks.

The gym is a petri dish of everything you can imagine, but you can’t just barricade yourself in a bunker, so you must swim with the fish and hope for the best. I last went to the gym about a week ago. That would have been Monday, Feb 9. I woke up on Tuesday with a very dry throat. Over the course of the day, the virus I picked up turned into a razor blade sore throat, and I could not sleep that night. The next day, the virus migrated into the bronchial area, and I got one of the worst coughs I have ever had. I did not sleep that night either. Then pasted congestion coated my upper chest, and I had difficulty getting things clear. I did not have myself checked for Covid. Anyone with an ounce of brains knows where that came from, so I will not elaborate on it here.

I have to keep doing what I am doing and because I stopped doing many bad things long ago at 80 I have an advantage I do not want to waste. Cardiologists in the the city watch as locals line up for bad food at drive-up windows too lazy to exit their vehicles to walk to a door and open it. They are like cattle directed through chutes. The heart specialists have given up trying to tell people what is killing them early so they just load everyone up with statins and blood thinners while they hope for the best. It is not working because people are dying from heart attacks and strokes as fast as ever, younger and younger.

Big Pharma is doing great. It makes the thousands of tons of worthless meds that people take and still die like dogs. Some people figure this out, others just keep drinking booze, smoking weed, dropping laced meth, and swallowing lethal processed food. You know what they say about leading a horse to water—no need to beat that dead horse. It's good to know Big Pharma is making billions I guess.

Anyway, my chest is clearing and I am feeling much better.

I stopped going to public gyms decades ago. After my locker got broken into and my college ring stolen, getting sick and the sweaty seats on the equipment I was done. I have all I need for workouts in my house.