Stupid Cold

I haven't had the cold or flu for ages, mostly due to always working in jobs where I was exposed to the great unwashed and my immunity was stronger. I now have the cold, properly, I hate it. I'm reluctant to call it the flu, but it's pretty bad.

I just caned half a pack of throat drops in 5mins :)

Flu is not a bad cold.

If you had flu you would be in bed, unable to move, feverish, liquid coming out of both ends (at the same time) and aching. Sorry to jump in there two-footed, but it does annoy me when people moan about having flu and it's just a bit of a bunged up head cold.

I had flu at the start of this year - I was shivering when the heating was on full, and I was wearing all the bedclothes I could find but was still cold. I also lost over a stone and was in bed for a week.

^ what he said. Flu is f*cking gnarly, cold is a walk in the park. I never, ever want flu again.

it's called man-flu much worse than any other kind of influenza, no doubt
people say that when you have it the pain experienced knows no bounds
sniffly / runny nose, tickly throat ? oh the suffering

That's exactly why I said I'm reluctant to call it that.

Thinking about it, I've only ever had flu proper once. I was about 13 or 14 I think, couldn't move and was hard to breathe. Thankfully my sister is asthmatic and there was a nebuliser kicking about, that helped.

This is a baad cold. Went into work but could only hack an hour (would have only been painting skirting boards today and the idea of having my head lower than my arse for 7 hours didn't really appeal), the lung butter is pretty solid and my sinuses are wicked sore. The silver lining though is that if I remember rightly, the coughing up of rendered horse carcass is a sign of it dissipating.

moan, bitch, bitch, moan, woe is me, etc, etc.

man (flu) the fuck up

three 5ml teaspoons of HTFU every 6 hours

Super Saver Express were all out, only had blackcurrant halls soothers.

That's exactly why I said I'm reluctant to call it that.

Thinking about it, I've only ever had flu proper once. I was about 13 or 14 I think, couldn't move and was hard to breathe. Thankfully my sister is asthmatic and there was a nebuliser kicking about, that helped.

This is a baad cold. Went into work but could only hack an hour (would have only been painting skirting boards today and the idea of having my head lower than my arse for 7 hours didn't really appeal), the lung butter is pretty solid and my sinuses are wicked sore. The silver lining though is that if I remember rightly, the coughing up of rendered horse carcass is a sign of it dissipating.

moan, bitch, bitch, moan, woe is me, etc, etc.

Fair do...

Don't mind me - I do this every fucking time someone says anything that puts 'cold' and 'flu' in the same sentence.

I was driving to work the last time I came down with flu - I actually drove back to the other side of London from Dagenham, after spending half the day trying to have one to ones with my staff. When I got in the car once I was (almost) fully recovered, I couldn't work out why it was getting so hot, because when I got out of the car last time I was freezing cold - turns out the thermostat was up to 30 degrees.

The missus said she knew I was getting better when I started moaning. I thought it would be the other way round, but apparently I was dead to the world for the best part of 3 days as I couldn't eat, sleep, talk or move.

Good times...

if you can get out of bed further than the loo, then its not a flu. It is not nice
Rule of thumb : infection, imunity and recovery is roughly 3 days each

I'm on public transport because of a man cold and I shit you not, the whole tube carriage is ill too. Freaky.

magic tea ftw.

equal parts of dried (organic preferably) thyme, rosemary and sage. make it strong, and make half a cup at a time. add whatever you need to make it palatable and then drink as many half cups as you can through the day. 5 in one day is my record. its fucking genius though and really does make a difference.

Wednesday last week, evil cold starting taking hold.. I'm three days into a new job
commuting on bike was grim but far better than sharing germs on the underground..
By Friday night I felt so bad I could hardly turn my pedals and my lungs were on fire..
However, I was rescued with this Colombian remedy all boiled in a saucepan:-

Cup of water
One lemon halved squeezed, then quartered add everything into pan
Teaspoon of butter
Teaspoon of honey
Teaspoon of sugar
A shot of Bacardi Rum

Cycled this evening after two days rest I feel much better,
more Colombian brew nightcap just made..

Also gargle with very hot very salty water ;)

Not the kind of 'Colombian remedy' I was expecting for a "cold". :P

Lemsip and a line?

Line of Lemsip?

I've had worse

pourslarge scotch

fishing in the rivers of life

I've updated the Colombian cold remedy..

Juice, pulp, pips from 3 lemons, cut in half and grind out with a fork.
Half a lime sliced include peel which is important part
Tablespoon of honey
Tablespoon of butter
Grated fresh ginger inch worth
Two large cups of water

Slow boil for 10mins
Then add a shot of ...

this,

kills all known germs, dead..

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Had a cold now for over four weeks. I say cold but I am no doctor (I am a doctor). I have been coughing for four weeks, often till I am sick. I thought the cough was getting better a week ago but the sinus-headache ache feel of a cold kicked in again and made the cough worse. Total cunt. Anyone else virally challenged for weeks this year? I blame the Kremlin.

Ct scan your head fam