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brin_bellway[cw: illness]
The 33-year-old sticker next to the furnace (which I've mentioned on several occasions over the years) was in reference to a major ductwork repair, not a furnace replacement. The furnace itself is 24: still very old, but not quite as staggeringly old.
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The choice between citrus-flavoured Life Extension zinc lozenges and peppermint-flavoured Life Extension zinc lozenges is not arbitrary: the differences between the two ingredient lists are substantial, and it's *specifically* the peppermint ones that fit the bill. (iHerb carries those also (at a higher price), though I am not at all convinced they're worth it.)
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The snow did not stick, and I think the leaf mold or something reactivated when temperatures rose again: we soon returned to "masking outdoors to filter out the allergens" season. It has not been a white Christmas, and I would not like my odds trying to go out maskless right now.
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Brother was conspicuously silent on the matter for the first several days that he seemed suspiciously ill, then reported "cold" for a few days, but is now saying that upon reflection his symptoms seem more congruent with an ILI. *He* thinks it's influenza, because he's placing way too much trust in one (1) negative rapid-antigen test that I bet he didn't even swab his throat for, but statistically it's probably COVID. (Especially since he's up-to-date on his flu shots but *not* his COVID shots.)
The 33-year-old sticker next to the furnace (which I've mentioned on several occasions over the years) was in reference to a major ductwork repair, not a furnace replacement. The furnace itself is 24: still very old, but not quite as staggeringly old.
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The choice between citrus-flavoured Life Extension zinc lozenges and peppermint-flavoured Life Extension zinc lozenges is not arbitrary: the differences between the two ingredient lists are substantial, and it's *specifically* the peppermint ones that fit the bill. (iHerb carries those also (at a higher price), though I am not at all convinced they're worth it.)
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The snow did not stick, and I think the leaf mold or something reactivated when temperatures rose again: we soon returned to "masking outdoors to filter out the allergens" season. It has not been a white Christmas, and I would not like my odds trying to go out maskless right now.
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Brother was conspicuously silent on the matter for the first several days that he seemed suspiciously ill, then reported "cold" for a few days, but is now saying that upon reflection his symptoms seem more congruent with an ILI. *He* thinks it's influenza, because he's placing way too much trust in one (1) negative rapid-antigen test that I bet he didn't even swab his throat for, but statistically it's probably COVID. (Especially since he's up-to-date on his flu shots but *not* his COVID shots.)
