Happy New Year and Belated Christmas Greetings!

[JohnW2]

My uncharacteristic and conspicuous absence from here for a good few weeks will probably not have escaped some of you. This was initially due to unusually high demands of work, but then transitioned in to the inevitable pre-Christmas and Christmas Chaos!

Anyway, I still exist and hope to be able to return to at least some participation in the forum!

In the meantime, I hope that everyone had a great Christmas,, and would take this opportunity to wish everyone a healthy, happy and successful 2023!

Ki9ndest Regards, John

 

[EFLImpudence]

Thank you, John.

You should be retired. Is your name Biden?

The same to you and everyone else.

 

[mikeey84]

Happy New Year John.

 

[bernardgreen]

Glad to hear you are OK,

Relax and enjoy a New Year that brings everything you desire.

Best regards

Bernard

 

[JohnW2]

Thank you, John. You should be retired. Is your name Biden?

Yes, I should be, whatever my name may be - but, as they say, "chance would be a fine thing"

The same to you and everyone else.

Thank you!

Kindest Regards, John

 

[JohnW2]

Glad to hear you are OK, Relax and enjoy a New Year that brings everything you desire.

Thanks, and the same to you!

Kindest Regards, John

 

[ericmark]

Hope you had a good Christmas and wish you a good new year.

I have been the reverse to you, collapsed at work, so told not to return, seems they felt if children saw some one looking like father Christmas dying it may upset them, even if I could not play him, as I do not speak Welsh, so only did car park duties, told kids he was my dad, and other guy with long beard said he was his cousin, so 4 days less volunteering than planned.

I am OK, but likely was taking on too much, return to volunteering on the 4th, but no punters until Easter, so if I am ill it will not upset the general public. Keeps me active, looking forward to seeing the biggest narrow gauge diesel locomotive arriving in Wales, on loan from Taiwan

Should pull the punters.

 

[JohnW2]

Hope you had a good Christmas and wish you a good new year.

Hi eric. Yes, I had a great Christmas, and thanks for your good wishes, which I certainly reciprocate.

I have been the reverse to you, collapsed at work, so told not to return, seems they felt if children saw some one looking like father Christmas dying it may upset them, even if I could not play him, as I do not speak Welsh, so only did car park duties, told kids he was my dad, and other guy with long beard said he was his cousin, so 4 days less volunteering than planned. ... I am OK, but likely was taking on too much, return to volunteering on the 4th, but no punters until Easter, so if I am ill it will not upset the general public. Keeps me active, looking forward to seeing the biggest narrow gauge diesel locomotive arriving in Wales, on loan from Taiwan Should pull the punters.

I'm sorry to hear of your collapse, but very pleased to hear tat you are now OK. As I presume we are both discovering, one of the frustrations of increasing age is that one is forced to accept (even if reluctantly) that one simply can't do a lot of the things, or so many of them, as one could in the past. However, as I always say, there's no point in moaning about 'getting old', since the only alternative ('never getting old') is even less desirable

Happy New Year!

Kindest Regards, John

 

[EFLImpudence]

Likewise.

Best wishes, Eric.

 

[SUNRAY]

Welcome back and glad to hear most are in reasonable health.
My Christmas was shot away from me after completely avoiding COVID until testing positive on Christmas eve so Mrs Sunray went off to daughters with the turkey I smelt roasting all morning to leave me home alone with a ham sandwich. slept through most of 25th, 26th & 27th but never mind, there are still presents under the tree for when i'm clear.

 

[JohnW2]

Welcome back and glad to hear most are in reasonable health.
My Christmas was shot away from me after completely avoiding COVID until testing positive on Christmas eve so Mrs Sunray went off to daughters with the turkey I smelt roasting all morning to leave me home alone with a ham sandwich. slept through most of 25th, 26th & 27th but never mind, there are still presents under the tree for when i'm clear.

Sorry to hear that, but hope that you are now on the mend. There's clearly a lot of Covid around (including in my family/friends) but, fortunately, it seems now to only rarely be causing 'serious illness' in the vaccinated.

Very best wishes for a rapid recovery and a good 2023.

Kindest Regards, John

 

[SUNRAY]

Sorry to hear that, but hope that you are now on the mend. There's clearly a lot of Covid around (including in my family/friends) but, fortunately, it seems now to only rarely be causing 'serious illness' in the vaccinated.

Very best wishes for a rapid recovery and a good 2023.

Kindest Regards, John

Thank you, I havn't felt really ill with it, other than bit of a sore throat & a bit of coughing i've just been really tired.

Anyway happy new year to all and hopefully not too many difficulties.

 

[JohnW2]

Thank you, I havn't felt really ill with it, other than bit of a sore throat & a bit of coughing i've just been really tired.

That's not 'too bad', the. However, Covid apart, there seem to be some very odd viruses about. For about 6 weeks, I've had intermittent cough, sniffing/runny nose, occasional sore throat and elevated temp, and a lot more tiredness/fatigue than usual (but repeated negative Covid tests) - and my daughter and her husband have had much the same over the same period.

However, it clearly could be far worse!

Kind Regards, John

 

[SUNRAY]

That's not 'too bad', the. However, Covid apart, there seem to be some very odd viruses about. For about 6 weeks, I've had intermittent cough, sniffing/runny nose, occasional sore throat and elevated temp, and a lot more tiredness/fatigue than usual (but repeated negative Covid tests) - and my daughter and her husband have had much the same over the same period.

However, it clearly could be far worse!

Kind Regards, John

One of my neighbours has had similar symptoms as yourself and to a much lessor extent (just a tickle/throat clear) so have I but Generally I expect a cold of some sort around late autumn so it went virtually unnoticed by me.

I do ocassional tests for visiting relatives in homes, roughly 2-3 per month and right up to 18th Dec no problem. I think my most likely pick up point was 17th at a carol/song evening or 18th at a family meal in a restaurant.

 

[scousespark]

Happy New Year to all and hope everybody has a healthy 2023.