It now seems that every time I fly, I get sick. Back from Toronto Thursday night on Air Chance, and by Saturday morning a roaring head and chest cold. I’m supposed to fly to Toronto again on Thursday but doubt I’ll have recovered. Not a great idea to spread the germs to other passengers, not to mention my clients.
I remember when I was younger I could work through a cold quite easily, but these last few years there’s no such thing as a mild cold; each one just bowls me over and it takes 7-10 days to recover. I’m following my son’s cure: Two aspirin and massive amounts of water chugged…about a liter at a time. He almost never gets a cold and when he does recovers within 24 hours. When he was young we called him Superman; he only got his first cold at 12 years old, and has maybe had a total of 5-6 his whole life. Twenty-six years old and never a cavity either! He must be doing something right.
I was up at 4:30 AM unable to breathe from the nose. I defrosted a coupe liters of home-made chicken stock, and had a couple of cups. It really helped. Later in the morning, I made matzoh balls for the longer term Jewish penicillin cure.
A great way to spend the Canadian Thanksgiving week-end. And tomorrow, we have 12 people coming for the traditional dinner.
dario said:
Get well soon !
Steve , I think the strain of colds going around are stronger then the one’s from our childhood .
Ali said:
try flying wearing a mask.
Steve said:
Unfortunately, wearing a mask only prevents YOU from spreading your germ to to others, not vice-versa. Everyone on the plane would have to wear one. Not a bad idea. Only a hazmat suit would prevent getting someone else’s germs . And unfortunately, Economy seats are already too small to allow for wearing one.
Italo said:
Ernest who flies back and forth to China like you travel to Toronto applies a special oil to his nostrils to stop pollutants. He swears by it .
Steve said:
Do you know what it is?
natacha said:
yes please let me know as I am sitting at Halifax airport feeling like I got hit by a truck and hacking my lungs out…
Steve said:
Funny enough, there was an item on last night’s CTV National News about the rather aggressive start to this year’s cold season. Apparently we are not alone in getting whacked so early! But flying substantially increases the risk, I find.
Steve said:
Natacha: Try the water cure, it really seems to have cut down my recovery time.
dario said:
Water boarding ( the water cure) as a cure for the common cold !
You are loved .