I made a big pot of bean soup yesterday and it didn’t sit well at all. Up till 3:30 throwing up, woke at 7 and started throwing up again. Still don’t know if it’s bad food or if I brought a dose of flu back from town. Really hoping for that first one but that’s not how it’s acting. Have to get dressed for morning chores now but I’m having trouble getting out of bed.
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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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Joel – Terripod noted rat droppings in the well-house. If you don’t get well quickly, a trip to get checked for Hantavirus might be prudent.
Luck to you Joel. If you do seriously suspect the food, don’t be an ass and toss it. What Judy wrote about getting checked for Hantavirus isn’t a bad idea too. It’s better to be safe than sorry.
Yep, toss the eats, get electrolytes into yourself, and agreed with the Hantavirus possibility.
You really, REALLY need a refrigerator, Joel. I suspect you got spoiled food there, not Hantavirus.
Hantavirus?
https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/hps/symptoms.html
Signs & Symptoms
Due to the small number of HPS cases, the “incubation time” is not positively known. However, on the basis of limited information, it appears that symptoms may develop between 1 and 8 weeks after exposure to fresh urine, droppings, or saliva of infected rodents.
Early symptoms include fatigue, fever and muscle aches, especially in the large muscle groups—thighs, hips, back, and sometimes shoulders. These symptoms are universal.
There may also be headaches, dizziness, chills, and abdominal problems, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. About half of all HPS patients experience these symptoms.
You know after some thought, what is the incubation period for Hantavirus, the flu and the stomach variety?
Google says, Hantavirus is 7-39 days with the average being 14-19 days. Influenza (flu) one to four days with two being average, same with the stomach variety (rhinovirus) and food poisoning being two to five days.
Anyway, get to feeling better.
Sending healing thoughts and positive energy!
Did you get bottled premixed electrolytes or electrolyte powder on your last trip to town? It would be useful no matter what you have. Ah yes, the rat droppings. There are so many viral and other diseases carried by rats you could have gotten many interesting things because I betcha you were not wearing a mask or gloves. Do you have a thermometer so you can keep track of temperature spikes? Hope this is just food spoilage or maybe bacterial contamination of your water? but don’t ignore your symptoms and hope they will go away. If you do have to visit a doctor you might take a quart of water and have it checked for contamination although by this time your water should be flushed.
Get well, Christmas is coming 🙂