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#31,936
Mariapia said:
Lots of Covid cases in France at the moment..:sad:
I hope your colleague didn’t contaminate anyone.
Anyway, do a home test when you can, Ludmilla.:hugs:
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We were four at the canteen. Just got the message that number two is feeling unwell. :smile:
Might do a test this evening. Does not change much if it is positive or negative. Will not leave the house anyway.

Our cases are very high, too.

Fimpagebag said:
I’m sorry you’re not feeling well, Ludmilla. :console:

Unfortunately Covid is here to stay, right alongside the flu and the common cold. :crybaby:

But the only good thing is that with the availability of at home Covid tests you‘ll know if you have it or not. :thinking:

Even so, being sick just in time for the weekend sucks. :pout:



I’m sorry to hear that there are still quite a lot of Covid cases in France, Mariapia. :hugs:

Cases here in our isolated rural County are presently at the lowest they’ve ever been. Only fifteen cases out of a population of forty thousand speaks probably less to conventional wisdom and more towards our stubborn insularity.

Particularly now. After a two year hiatus, our wildly popular County Fair will once again be held next month.

And with that in mind, even the most bull headed among us experiencing the slightest symptoms of any respiratory complaint is voluntarily masking up and/or staying home* until their symptoms subside.

(* invariably with a keg of beer and a barbecue grill in their front yard.)
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Yes. Covid will stay. :shrugs:
I just hope that we are going to be a bit more careful regarding respiratory infects. here, it was good common sense to carry all those infects to the office and spread them.
 
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#31,937
Ludmilla said:
We were four at the canteen. Just got the message that number two is feeling unwell. :smile:
Might do a test this evening. Does not change much if it is positive or negative. Will not leave the house anyway.

Our cases are very high, too.


Yes. Covid will stay. :shrugs:
I just hope that we are going to be a bit more careful regarding respiratory infects. here, it was good common sense to carry all those infects to the office and spread them.
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Here it‘s just the opposite, Ludmilla.

Anyone with respiratory symptoms is told to stay home from work on sick leave unless they can show documentation that their symptoms are due to diagnosed allergies, hay fever etc. :rtr:

Which possibly might be why our numbers are the lowest they’ve been in two years. :thinking:
 
#31,938
Fimpagebag said:
Here it‘s just the opposite, Ludmilla.

Anyone with respiratory symptoms is told to stay home from work on sick leave unless they can show documentation that their symptoms are due to diagnosed allergies, hay fever etc. :rtr:

Which possibly might be why our numbers are the lowest they’ve been in two years. :thinking:
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Oh - I meant pre-Covid everyone came to work sick. Now they are more careful. Not sure, if this carries on, though. :)
 
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Happy Saturday, fellow Islanders! :wave:

If I had any sense I’d still be asleep at this hour of the morning. :sleeping:

Instead I’m awake, counting down the minutes before I can prove to myself that I can resist accepting an expiring offer for a bag I know would prove to be a mistake. :facepalm:

Even my Evil Twin at her diabolical worst agrees. :rolleyes:

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The bag in question isn’t just big. It’s gigantic. :faint:
And truthfully, really isn’t my style. :no:

And though it purports to be a Gerard Darel, there’s still that niggling doubt in the back of my mind.. :thinking:

So it’s time to let it haunt someone else’s dreams. :rolleyes:

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Fimpagebag said:
Happy Saturday, fellow Islanders! :wave:

If I had any sense I’d still be asleep at this hour of the morning. :sleeping:

Instead I’m awake, counting down the minutes before I can prove to myself that I can resist accepting an expiring offer for a bag I know would prove to be a mistake. :facepalm:

Even my Evil Twin at her diabolical worst agrees. :rolleyes:

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The bag in question isn’t just big. It’s gigantic. :faint:
And truthfully, really isn’t my style. :no:

And though it purports to be a Gerard Darel, there’s still that niggling doubt in the back of my mind.. :thinking:

So it’s time to let it haunt someone else’s dreams. :rolleyes:

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Big bags are coming back, Fim..
Yet, I don’t think this is a Gérard Darel …I have never seen this design anywhere..
 
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Mariapia said:
Big bags are coming back, Fim..
Yet, I don’t think this is a Gérard Darel …I have never seen this design anywhere..
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I thought the same thing, Mariapia. :yes:

Apparently there’s a “Design Sportswear” Gerard Darel subsidiary in the US offering “bargain basement” bags supposedly “Made in Morocco.”

And while that is possible, they are not the Gerard Darels for me. :yucky:
 
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Fimpagebag said:
I thought the same thing, Mariapia. :yes:

Apparently there’s a “Design Sportswear” Gerard Darel subsidiary in the US offering “bargain basement” bags supposedly “Made in Morocco.”

And while that is possible, they are not the Gerard Darels for me. :yucky:
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I googled Gerard Darel and Pablo ( Pablo belongs to GD)
Looked at dozens of bag pictures, couldn’t find your bag, Fim.
As for Design Sportswear it’s just a business address, not a brand..
The whole thing is very fishy….:sad:
 
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Happy Sunday, fellow Islanders! :beach:

Every so often I stop and think about the sheer number of bags I own and the money I’ve spent… :thinking:

And I’m actually pretty pleased with myself. :wlae:

Because while they say “you can’t buy happiness” you can buy things that make you happy. :presents:
 
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Fimpagebag said:
Happy Sunday, fellow Islanders! :beach:

Every so often I stop and think about the sheer number of bags I own and the money I’ve spent… :thinking:

And I’m actually pretty pleased with myself. :wlae:

Because while they say “you can’t buy happiness” you can buy things that make you happy. :presents:
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Fimpagebag said:
As happy a bag as a dog with a biscuit! :happydance:

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Happy Sunday,
I love your bag musings. :) And I agree on buying things that make you happy.
Pretty dog pic, too!
 
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