That test!!
Someone I want to see is coming to town and has advised that I cannot be in on the seeing excitement unless I get a negative result on the Covid-19 test and then quarantined from the time I had the test until I actually see the person.
I took an hour of personal time and drove downtown to my usual hospital for a drive-through test. Long story made short, they took a swab and shoved it up my nose to where the nose and the throat meet (as a former ENT of mine said, "The nose bone is connected to the throat bone.") and then rolled it around up there 10 times. This was not a surprise as the nurse said, "I am going to put this up your nose and roll it around 10 times," and then proceeded to do so. She put the swab in a vial and sealed it and then had me look at it to make sure my name and date of birth were correct and she said if it's positive, they will let me know within 24 hours. I then drove home and sealed myself into my home.
The next day I called my doc who advised, "Negative!" I can go nowhere. I am inside. No driving to the grocery store to get contactless pickup. No driving to the library to toss a book in the bin. The visiting party still awaits results and then once I see her, which I know will be a single time, I can go outside, maybe have a walk, get contactless groceries at the supermarket, and ditch the book I have due at the library.
I am due to have a hair appointment on Tuesday. I will either still be quarantining or visiting my loved ones that night so the next opp for non-skank hair will be at the end of August. I like the visitor more than I like looking blonde.
I took an hour of personal time and drove downtown to my usual hospital for a drive-through test. Long story made short, they took a swab and shoved it up my nose to where the nose and the throat meet (as a former ENT of mine said, "The nose bone is connected to the throat bone.") and then rolled it around up there 10 times. This was not a surprise as the nurse said, "I am going to put this up your nose and roll it around 10 times," and then proceeded to do so. She put the swab in a vial and sealed it and then had me look at it to make sure my name and date of birth were correct and she said if it's positive, they will let me know within 24 hours. I then drove home and sealed myself into my home.
The next day I called my doc who advised, "Negative!" I can go nowhere. I am inside. No driving to the grocery store to get contactless pickup. No driving to the library to toss a book in the bin. The visiting party still awaits results and then once I see her, which I know will be a single time, I can go outside, maybe have a walk, get contactless groceries at the supermarket, and ditch the book I have due at the library.
I am due to have a hair appointment on Tuesday. I will either still be quarantining or visiting my loved ones that night so the next opp for non-skank hair will be at the end of August. I like the visitor more than I like looking blonde.
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