Another Type Of Delayed Gratification

[anotherbob]

I got the Covid a second time. Very different. Sucked in a totally different way this time. Hit me more in my digestion then my respiratory system. Which it hit that but not too badly. I have been on a diet of toast and light soup.
I haven't smoked a pipe in over a week and man I look forward to the next pipe I smoke. Any day now .
Isn't that first pipe when you waited longer just extra great?

 

[Grangerous]

Hope you feel better real soon. Yes, it is and having something to look forward to is great! Simple pleasures.

 

[STP]

Sorry to hear this…

 

[anotherbob]

Well the most annoying part of it is how slowly it gets better. With a flu if I felt as much better as I did on the third day, I'd be all better now. But the last three days (today included) have been this I feel on the verge of being well again.
But isn't that first pipe after something forces you to either stop or makes it not worth while, just an amazing smoke. It's the kind of smoke that makes you think of just sitting on a log and smoke one pipe right after the other.

 

[SBC]

Sorry to hear this.

I'm supposed to avoid tobacco for medical reasons too, for a season, but I caved and had a bowl of Capstan Blue last week (after a few weeks without tobacco) and it tasted only about 27x better than usual ;-)

Get better. You'll be back to it in no time. Relish that first bowl!

 

[anotherbob]

Sorry to hear this.

I'm supposed to avoid tobacco for medical reasons too, for a season, but I caved and had a bowl of Capstan Blue last week (after a few weeks without tobacco) and it tasted only about 27x better than usual ;-)

Get better. You'll be back to it in no time. Relish that first bowl!

I will do both. Get better and enjoy my next pipe.

 

[OzPiper]

I got the Covid a second time. Very different. Sucked in a totally different way this time. Hit me more in my digestion then my respiratory system. Which it hit that but not too badly. I have been on a diet of toast and light soup.
I haven't smoked a pipe in over a week and man I look forward to the next pipe I smoke. Any day now .
Isn't that first pipe when you waited longer just extra great?

Sorry to hear.
Hope you get well soon.
And recovered enough to have a great Christmas. ☃

I know that feeling well, as I don't smoke at all if I'm unwell

 

[mso489]

People think it's over so it keeps getting passed around. Folks are just so tired of worrying about it. I hope this case wraps up and leaves you alone. You'd think immunity would lock in at some point, but people who've been vaccinated and boosted still get it, and get it again. As long as they get over it.

I think you're smart not to smoke. You need those capillaries to remain open; supposedly nicotine restricts those.

 

[anotherbob]

People think it's over so it keeps getting passed around. Folks are just so tired of worrying about it. I hope this case wraps up and leaves you alone. You'd think immunity would lock in at some point, but people who've been vaccinated and boosted still get it, and get it again. As long as they get over it.

I think you're smart not to smoke. You need those capillaries to remain open; supposedly nicotine restricts those.

as weird as it sounds this time more painful but even at the start I could feel how passing it is. How non lingering it will be.
I don't smoke if I can't enjoy it. And right now is the first time pipes are sounding like a nice thing to enjoy. Though haven't lost any sense of taste but today I am actually eating without massive discomfort. So on the mend.

 

[FurCoat]

I hope you get to feeling better soon.
Getting sick just plain sucks.

 

[WVOldFart]

I hope you are better soon. COVID is the nasty little virus that keeps on giving. I hope your taste buds will enjoy the first pipe. Do you feel tired and wore out with this second batch of COVID? My best wishes for a full and quick recovery.

 

[bullet08]

Get better soon. There are tobacco to sample and sunset to watch!

 

[augiebd]

Feel better soon. I had some of the digestive issues when I had COVID. I hope yours are resolved quickly. Glad you didn’t lose your sense of taste or smell this time. Enjoy the first bowl when you are able to return to the pipe.

 

[anotherbob]

Yes I feel human today. Much much better. Actually shocked by the degree of improvement. I feel like the way you do a day or two before getting the flu. That slightly off hint of feeling sick.

 

[OzPiper]

Yes I feel human today. Much much better. Actually shocked by the degree of improvement. I feel like the way you do a day or two before getting the flu. That slightly off hint of feeling sick.

Pleased to hear you’re on the mend
Best wishes for Christmas

 

[ThermionicScott]

Glad to see you're feeling better, @anotherbob. Framing it in the context of having something to look forward to is/was a great way to look at it.

 

[anotherbob]

not only am I on the mend. I jumped from how sick to not how not sick much more then I thought was possible.

 

[Staggerlee]

Get well soon and enjoy that first pipe!

 

[anotherbob]

feeling better. I was actually shocked to get my energy back. Though my digestion is still waking up. Not really eating for over a week will shrink your stomach. Though still haven't gotten that pipe in. It's just too cold to go out without it being necessary.

 

[anotherbob]

oh that was some good Yorktown. It was such an extra treat. Even if outside sucks. Well not too bad when the wind wasn't blowing and when there wasn't a patch of ice. Though some random persons seemed really happy to see someone smoking a pipe got two big smiles that said that's awesome. Some random lady and a guy in a work truck (had the company logo on the side). Though would have gone right back in if I didn't have the pipe. But it was that kind of smoke that ended way too soon (I smoked a bit faster then usual, no bite but flavor did go down once or twice.) But it smoked almost like candy sweet to me and had moments of reminding me of great raisin bread.