Penny
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Migratory LurgyHas now swooped across country from deepest West Wales, to the Shires 
*cough* *cough*
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mochyn
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Have you put that pud in the freezer yet?
Hope you feel better soon. It's all M-J's fault.
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Penny
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Yes mum 
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mochyn
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| Penny wrote: | | Yes mum |
 That's what Branden calls me when he forgets!
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sally_in_wales
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poor you, from what I hear its a bug thats doing the whole country so you may as well get it over and done with
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judith
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It doesn't start with a sore throat by any chance?
Just asking.
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Chez
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The one I've got did. You probably got it from E - she's been vomiting snot since Friday .
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judith
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| Chez wrote: | | You probably got it from E - she's been vomiting snot since Friday . |
I got off quite lightly then?
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sally_in_wales
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| judith wrote: | It doesn't start with a sore throat by any chance?
Just asking. |
thats the one, welcome to the club 
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vegplot
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Unclean, unclean. 
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judith
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Oh joy. Time to check the Lemsip and paracetamol stocks.
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Chez
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| judith wrote: | | I got off quite lightly then? |
Yes, you did  . I need to change her sheets and our sheets and pyjamas all round this morning. Yack .
Blackbeak has settled back in - her husband is VERY happy
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Penny
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| judith wrote: | It doesn't start with a sore throat by any chance?
Just asking. |
I just keep coughing pathetically
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Cathryn
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Ruby's thrown up. However she has just started to flick her fingers and ask for food so I am not too concerned. Too cold here for any bug to get a grip. There is still a hard frost and icicles everywhere and we are right on the beach.
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mochyn
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I heard the old chap coughin in the night so I fed him some cough mixture.
Some time later I realised it wasn't him I could hear, it was the cider fermenting.
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Cathryn
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Marionb
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| mochyn wrote: | I heard the old chap coughin in the night so I fed him some cough mixture.
Some time later I realised it wasn't him I could hear, it was the cider fermenting.
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Penny
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mochyn
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Fortunately was his reaction too when I e-mailed him my confession...
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Barefoot Andrew
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| Cathryn wrote: | | Ruby's thrown up. |
Don't forget to stash it behind the sofa for four years.
A.
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Fee
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Woe is me...
*cough* *sniff* *sneeze* *ouch*
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Mary-Jane
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| mochyn wrote: | | It's all M-J's fault. |
Sorry, sorry, sorry... (baggage)
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Penny
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Did you find my glasses?
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Mary-Jane
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| Penny wrote: |
Did you find my glasses? |
Haven't you checked your text messages? 
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Penny
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | Penny wrote: |
Did you find my glasses? |
Haven't you checked your text messages? |
*cough* no sorry
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mochyn
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | mochyn wrote: | | It's all M-J's fault. |
Sorry, sorry, sorry... (baggage) |
Who, me? (Or, for the pretentious amongst us "Baggage? Moi?")
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Mary-Jane
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| Penny wrote: | | *cough* no sorry |
Yes, I found your speccies. I s'pose you'll be wanting them posted to you now won't you?
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Penny
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | Penny wrote: | | *cough* no sorry |
Yes, I found your speccies. I s'pose you'll be wanting them posted to you now won't you? |
Yeth pleethe mith
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Ginkotree
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Get well message to you all, theres plenty of bugs flying around the shopping centre today, people sneezing and coughing all over the place....wanted to run home as it seems to be very contageous even if we had had frost perminantly for four days now.....
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wellington womble
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Right that's it, I'm taking a gas mask next time I see you lot!
Seeing as Sean has cursed me into having it (and we've got that Novo-virus thingy going around locally anyway) I'm going to make something with lots of garlic and chilli and ginger in to smoke the so-and-so's out!
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Helen M
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| Ginkotree wrote: | | Get well message to you all, theres plenty of bugs flying around the shopping centre today, people sneezing and coughing all over the place....wanted to run home as it seems to be very contageous even if we had had frost perminantly for four days now..... |
you went to the shopping centre?
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Sherbs
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We definitely have it down our way.
I've already been off work for about a week and the Sherbling has been off school most of last week.
The best thing we've tried so far was a fabulous curried Cajun stew that Rich made. I felt much better after that, I think it kind of numbed everything, much better than lemsip!
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Frewen
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There are times when I'm glad I don't live near you lot
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Barefoot Andrew
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| Frewen wrote: | | There are times when I'm glad I don't live near you lot |
Id have had been willing to get the lurgy if it meant being at the party. I think... 
A.
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Penny
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You get a better class of lurgy from Wales  I'm going to bed *sniff*
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Fee
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Pesky lurgy, decided to get up and do a bit of work instead of lying in bed coughing and sniffing, and not sleeping
I want to go to sleep and wake up better.
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sally_in_wales
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ugh, I thought I'd had this and it had all gone away, but I feel terrible this morning, the coughing is enough to make the world feel like its stopped until it passes. So wish I didnt have to go to work, but we're short staffed today and I really need to go in
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Fee
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Bloomin' horrible, isn't it!
Judging by how contagious it is, you might be better staying at home!
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Mary-Jane
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I've given in this morning and decided to stay at home for a day. I've brought home a pile of work with me, so once the boys have gone to work/school I shall curl up and get on with all of that.
Sorry again everyone...
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Jamanda
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I'm a bit worried Ben has got it too
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Mary-Jane
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| Jamanda wrote: | | I'm a bit worried Ben has got it too |
Oh dear...
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marigold
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| sally_in_wales wrote: | | ugh, I thought I'd had this and it had all gone away, but I feel terrible this morning, the coughing is enough to make the world feel like its stopped until it passes. So wish I didnt have to go to work, but we're short staffed today and I really need to go in |
And give it to everyone you meet like M-J has?
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sean
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| Jamanda wrote: | | I'm a bit worried Ben has got it too |
He'll be fine. He hasn't even asked if he can miss school.
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Northern_Lad
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Wusses.
I had all this weeks ago - I think I slowed down for a day or two and slept for longer. People said I looked like the living death, but I couldn't see anything different.
Go for a job in this nice, cold, crisp air; it'll do you all the world of good.
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Mary-Jane
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| Northern_Lad wrote: | | Go for a job in this nice, cold, crisp air; it'll do you all the world of good. |
I don't want a new job thanks...I'm quite happy with the one I've got...
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marigold
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | Northern_Lad wrote: | | Go for a job in this nice, cold, crisp air; it'll do you all the world of good. |
I don't want a new job thanks...I'm quite happy with the one I've got... |
When I was a child a job = no 2s and took me a moment to realise he wasn't recommending outdoor elimination as a cure for the common cold .
Get well soon all you snufflers (and keep your germs to yourselves please!) .
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Northern_Lad
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Odd, but I think a jog would have been better advice.
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mochyn
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May I upset everyone by saying we're all fine here?
That's probably the kiss of death, though, so I won't say it.
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Mary-Jane
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| mochyn wrote: | May I upset everyone by saying we're all fine here?
That's probably the kiss of death, though, so I won't say it. |
Baggage.
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Cathryn
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Jack's gone off to the University to do some work carrying the bug with him. He is working on the principle that MJ has already liberally spread it around there ahead of him.
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Penny
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Steve has it too now
I hope Ben's OK Mandy
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happytechie
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| sally_in_wales wrote: | | ugh, I thought I'd had this and it had all gone away, but I feel terrible this morning, the coughing is enough to make the world feel like its stopped until it passes. So wish I didnt have to go to work, but we're short staffed today and I really need to go in |
you'll be really short staffed when the rest of the workers have it in two days time Sally, stay at home. The rest of my office have the I cab struggle into work despite a cold attitude and it really winds me up. Just stay at home in bed for a day or to and come back in when you feel better.
I'm at home sick practising what I preach now as well, luckliy I can work form home in between coughing and sneezing. Fee has now gone back to bed and fallen asleep so hopefully she'll be a bit better when she wakes up.
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Penny
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Apart from Mochyn, has anyone not got it 
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Mary-Jane
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| Cathryn wrote: | | He is working on the principle that MJ has already liberally spread it around there ahead of him. |
Ummmm...
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judith
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I'm mostly resisting - just a bit snotty today. I've been trying NL's "get out into the cold and do some exercise" cure, so even if I eventually do succumb, at least I can feel virtuous!
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Chez
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Arvo only has the Man Version.  .
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vegplot
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I cycle or swim when I get a cold then a good hot chilli or curry. Seems to keep them at bay. Swimming maybe anti social.
Got one now but it's only a little sniffle.
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Mary-Jane
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| Chez wrote: | | Arvo only has the Man Version. . |
Just like Gervase then...
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happytechie
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| Chez wrote: | | Arvo only has the Man Version. . |
Oddly enough this bug seems to be a woman version, Fee's in bed and feeverish unable to move or do anything and I'm sniffing and sneezing but otherwise mostly OK
More curry for lunch and I might go outside and dig the garden or something
Get well soon everyone
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Chez
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We're going in to Welshpool en masse, to spread it about. I am hoping that Eleanor doesn't actively throw up on the bank manager
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Fee
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I'm up again, still feel rubbish, and he's making me drink those nasty lemsips again 
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lettucewoman
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....can I just say that you shouldn't be blaming MJ...a virus has to incubate and a couple of days isn't long enough!! You all prolly caught it before you went to Wales....
MJ it's not your fault!!
I had it last week...so did Teddy...he's better now but I'm still coughing my guts up and have a throat and nose full of glue
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lettucewoman
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| Fee wrote: | | I'm up again, still feel rubbish, and he's making me drink those nasty lemsips again |
REST, YOU!!!!
seriously not worth doing anything...not even sitting down work...I found my brain just wound't work properly so I mostly gawped at silly films on the telly and slept....
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Fee
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Hmmm...I would usually agree with you, LW, but as I don't go out very much my opportunity to pick things up is fairly limited. A coincidence that Mary-Jane had it and most of us who were there came down with the same thing fairly promptly? I don't think so, really, I think it's just a very aggressive bug.
I'm also sure that I got it so quickly because I've been feeling very run down lately, and still hadn't got over the last blasted lurgy!
Yeah, good advice, I'm off to have a wash then curl up on the sofa under a duvet and put a DVD on
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Penny
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| lettucewoman wrote: | ....can I just say that you shouldn't be blaming MJ...a virus has to incubate and a couple of days isn't long enough!! You all prolly caught it before you went to Wales....
MJ it's not your fault!! |
No really it is We arrived Friday night, and symptoms started Monday morning...... on balance though, I'd much rather have been and enjoyed M-J and Gervase's wonderful hospitality and everyone else's company, and come home with a lurgy, rather than not and be lurgy-less!
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Fee
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| Penny wrote: | | lettucewoman wrote: | ....can I just say that you shouldn't be blaming MJ...a virus has to incubate and a couple of days isn't long enough!! You all prolly caught it before you went to Wales....
MJ it's not your fault!! |
No really it is We arrived Friday night, and symptoms started Monday morning...... on balance though, I'd much rather have been and enjoyed M-J and Gervase's wonderful hospitality and everyone else's company, and come home with a lurgy, rather than not and be lurgy-less! |
Oh, same here, but at Cathryn & Jack's, obviously
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Cathryn
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Oh me also, well you know what I mean. My own fault for being all self righteous about not having been ill like this for years. I am not too bad actually and if I didn't have so much work on currently would also do the get out there into the cold wind and get it blown away approach. I decided not to go near my Mum however so my brother has had to take her in for her knee op. Hope I get over this quickly as I want to be able to visit her in hospital. She hadn't been in herself since giving birth so it's a bit scary for her.
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sally_in_wales
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I've come home, took me two hours to get here what with the slow stagger up the hill and all that, agree wholeheartedly with the not overexerting, I really didnt rush getting up the hill but it was enough to make me throw up when I got in Feel very sorry for myself. Am checking emails as a distraction whilst I get my breath back then I'm off to bed
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Sherbs
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I made that mistake last week Sal, thought I'd had a cold and got over it, didn't feel great Thursday morning but went into work anyway, gave up and came home by 10:30. This bug is a really nasty one, I wouldn't plan on doing anything at all in the next few days. I've just spent several days watching childrens tv and that was about my intellectual level.
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lettucewoman
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I feel pants as well...thought I'd got over it mostly apart from the cough but feel feverish and achey too now
FED UP!!
Ive got so much to do......
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Fee
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It's def. a narrrsty one! I hope it's gone by the weekend, we're supposed to be having friends' Christmas here on Saturday and I have nowt sorted yet!
I'm going to try and get the Christmas cake marzipanned at least, and try and get the living room tidied up reaqdy for the Christmas tree to go up, in the hope that we'll be feeling better by then.
If not, we'll be cancelling, seen as one couple coming are bringing their newborn baby! *sniff*
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gil
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and i've got it too 
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Fee
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Mary-Jane
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I'm going to find a stone to crawl under...
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Fee
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At least you're not going through it alone
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colour it green
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hope everyone feels better soon. certainly sounds nasty. best to have it now then over thingymas? thats what i dread - my son always gets things really bad..
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
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Right since there is all these sicky people about (may I deputise for you M-J I promise not to use the clip-board)
Please plonk yourself on the DS Sofa of Snot under the duvet and I'll be round to take your orders for Lemsip/hot toddies/tissues/ tea/weird poultices - please apply them yourselves though/ and ancient herbal remedies.
Nobody is to Do Anything.. I'll just chuck all your snotty washing in to boil, together shall I?
Now, mummy kisses all round mwah, mwah - from a safe distance obviously.. and try to get some sleep.
Mrs F has spoken...
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Fee
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Good advice, I just marzipanned the Christmas cake, nothing too much I thought, now I'm all hot again and need to sit down
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yummersetter
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Fee - if you marzipan the cake without robing up like a surgeon you'll kill half of Surrey - it'll be real-life Survivors, we'll be playing football on a deserted M3
My chap's got it too, and he was in Northwest Norway last week, so it's travelled a long way from Wales (or maybe a long way from Norway, it was an Arctic wind last week, wasn't it? )
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yummersetter
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Ooops too late, maybe a liberal application of brandy - for both marzipanner and marzipanned
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Penny
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | I'm going to find a stone to crawl under... |
Friends share everything
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gil
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How long does this thing last ?
Anyone over it yet ?
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Fee
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Well, I'm feeling better than I did yesterday, so it's promising.
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wellington womble
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | I'm going to find a stone to crawl under... |
You're doing them a favour, getting it all over with at once. People used to have these parties on purpose.
I've got a headache - does that feature in the symptom list anywhere?
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Fee
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| wellington womble wrote: |
I've got a headache - does that feature in the symptom list anywhere? |
Yep, does with me, not with HT though.
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Mary-Jane
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| yummersetter wrote: | | My chap's got it too, and he was in Northwest Norway last week, so it's travelled a long way from Wales... |
I'm being blamed for this too?
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yummersetter
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let's see if Mihto's feeling OK, shall we, before we pass judgement
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mihto
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Mihto have had her flu vaccination three weeks ago and feels great. A spoonful of cod liver oil on the side helps as well. Seems half of our Downsizer membership is really under the weather! I feel terribly sorry for you all and wish you a speedy recovery.
Of all things NOT helping against a bad cold cognac is certainly the best!
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lettucewoman
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| gil wrote: | How long does this thing last ?
Anyone over it yet ? |
see my previous post...it goes and comes back...Sally can verify that too
So far it's been about 9 days.... 
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Fee
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I had something different before, started with that nasty cough then the sniffles and sneezes lasted for about 6 weeks on and off.
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Mary-Jane
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| gil wrote: | How long does this thing last ?
Anyone over it yet ? |
Mine started last Thursday and has now migrated to my chest.
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sean
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[idle wondering]How much would the blokes on downsizer get the urine extracted from them if they started a competitive illness thread?[/idle wondering]
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Mary-Jane
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| sean wrote: | | [idle wondering]How much would the blokes on downsizer get the urine extracted from them if they started a competitive illness thread?[/idle wondering] |
*Starts to excitedly rub hands together and twitch clipboard with list of female DS members on it*
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Barefoot Andrew
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I feel faint.. my glass is empty.. somebody help me...
A.
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Mary-Jane
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| Barefoot Andrew wrote: | I feel faint.. my glass is empty.. somebody help me...
A. |
Look, pull yourself together - do you want a sharp clip aruond the ear with a clipboard?
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Gervase
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | [ a sharp clip aruond the ear |
Grief, she must be ill!
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | Barefoot Andrew wrote: | I feel faint.. my glass is empty.. somebody help me...
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Look, pull yourself together - do you want a sharp clip aruond the ear with a clipboard? |
well quite! Can't he make himself useful, there are teas and lemsips to be made here.. He needs to be given Duties!
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lettucewoman
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...any aspirins? My foot hurts too....
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wellington womble
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| lettucewoman wrote: | | gil wrote: | How long does this thing last ?
Anyone over it yet ? |
see my previous post...it goes and comes back...Sally can verify that too
So far it's been about 9 days.... |
A number of people at work have had the 'here and back again' illness. I'm eating preventative curry!
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vegplot
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| wellington womble wrote: | | lettucewoman wrote: | | gil wrote: | How long does this thing last ?
Anyone over it yet ? |
see my previous post...it goes and comes back...Sally can verify that too
So far it's been about 9 days.... |
A number of people at work have had the 'here and back again' illness. I'm eating preventative curry! |
Alcohol and Indian food. No wonder blokes wander around town in the middle of winter in short sleeved shirts.
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