‘We feel just as heavy as lead …’

On Monday afternoon Sue and I had our annual ‘flu jabs and COVID booster jabs … and on Tuesday we both felt under the weather. Neither of us seemed to have any energy or motivation to do anything, and Sue summed it as feeling as if our bodies just felt heavy.

Judging by what I’ve read on the Internet, the current ‘flu jab seems to have this as a common side effect and this feeling should pass in a couple of days. In the meantime, I’m trying to motivate myself to do my daily exercises and do some sorting out in my toy/wargameroom.

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The title of this post comes from the chorus of the song ‘Oh! What a Lovely War’.

Oh! Oh! Oh! it's a lovely war,
Who wouldn't be a soldier eh?
Oh! It's a shame to take the pay.
As soon as reveille is gone
We feel just as heavy as lead,
But we never get up till the sergeant brings
Our breakfast up to bed
Oh! Oh! Oh! it's a lovely war,
What do we want with eggs and ham
When we've got plum and apple jam?
Form fours! Right turn!
How shall we spend the money we earn?
Oh! Oh! Oh! it's a lovely war.