variations on plague tests

heya

and so the invisible war rages still, look you see, against this new plague. one cannot escape the sense that everyone but those infected with any version of this "covid" or "coronavirus" have gotten all frightfully bored of it now, and no one else is fighting any more. yet, somehow, i kind of am. 

my verk, along with other types, involves being in situations where one might unavoidably come in to contact with people what have got "it". no, my work is not, alas, as a male stripper, but yes i do apply for similar positions as and when they become available. so, in order to check that we have not been infected or are going around infecting others, i, we, are "encouraged" to do these lateral flow tests twice a week, at the very least. 

the reason, or impetus, for writing of this is that i had to order another set of these kits what have the lateral flow test in them. it was so that when it landed, or arrived, i observed that it is yet another different type, with different fancy packaging and made off of different people. 

it is with some interest i note, or observe if you will, that we are now at a stage when branding is the norm for these tests. as you might be able to see, in the greater good and glory of Commodore 64 mode, this new one is not only called 'FlowFlex', but they gone done a trademark on this name. i guess this was done on the basis of the war not ending any time soon. 

which is a bit of a shame, as the much loved (ahem) government here is considering bringing an end to dishing out these free lateral flow tests. apparently they have noticed that it costs quite a lot to get them and send them to people, go figure. there is also a school of thought that many, many people here have been jabbed, as they say, twice over with this vaccination, and surely the idea of that is to mend it all so we no longer need live in fear of it. but when i say "free", actually we are all f*****g paying for them via f*****g taxes, especially me with the f*****g stupid high tax they put on f*****g fags. 

for my side, or for me, i am frankly not that @rsed. happy to do the tests if that gives them stats and info, and of course i would prefer to know if i gone done got plague. but do i like shoving these swabs down my throat and / or up my nose twice a week? not in particular. 

something that surprises me is the lack of actual, in your face conspiracy theories around these tests. i mean, for years and years now we have been reducing the use of plastic, and yet all these test kits are all plastic. undoubtedly such makes Greta quite cross, for we are not allowed to send used ones off to recycling, they must be destroyed as medical waste. 

of course, or also, there's questions about if these tests are any good at all. from what i gather, they are to be treated as entirely reliable and correct if they give you a positive test, but if they say you do not have plague they are not to be trusted alone. can't really win, then. so far all of my tests have come up as failed to get plague. long may it stay so. 

right, if these tests do continue to be a thing, and they come up with yet another manufacturer with yet another design change, then of course i will do what i can to showcase it here. 

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!