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| Long time (time's perception is subjective) no Rantburg? | |
| 2005-02-10 | |
Glad you're online again, What 'appened? Hax0rs? Hardware? Sys crash? Your uplink?
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| Posted by:Sobiesky |
| #17 What the heck -- make a gallon and soak your tired feet too. |
| Posted by: Tom 2005-02-10 8:50:44 PM |
| #16 Thanks, 3dc, someone. I've saved it to my PalmPilot for future reference. You'll go with me everywhere ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-02-10 8:40:01 PM |
| #15 3dc: bah, take it cold; it shrinks the sinuses a bit. ;) |
| Posted by: someone 2005-02-10 8:27:17 PM |
| #14 Doc (& others doing a lot of travelling) - have you seen this interactive map site? Kinda cool, but prolly very useful for travellers, too. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-02-10 8:08:31 PM |
| #13 Do not mess around with the cold. Try everything - stop at nothing. I am still recovering from pneumonia that started off with "a little cold". 'course, flying four times a week didn't help at all either. Steroids finally cleared my ears. Thanks Dr! - better living through chemistry. |
| Posted by: Doc8404 2005-02-10 8:05:11 PM |
| #12 trailing wife: A formula for you 1 pint of distilled water 1 teaspoon of Kosher or Canning Salt (no preservative to cause further problems) 1 teaspoon of baking soda 4 mins nuking in a microwave cover with fresh lid and let cool Use to irrigate or mist the nose The solutions kill virus, some bacteria and some fungus.... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-02-10 8:00:32 PM |
| #11 Yah, get well soon Fred. I had that cold recently and kicked it somewhere between day 14 and day 18. Yuck. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-02-10 7:10:05 PM |
| #10 I agree with Dar, although my doctor recommended plain zinc pills. Also warm salt water gargles and -- for a stuffy nose -- saline nose spray. And always, chicken soup. Get well soon, Fred... Hope you feel the many good wishes from all here wafting toward you through the ether! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-02-10 5:22:33 PM |
| #9 Fred--I can't recommend Zicam enough for knocking a cold down and getting over it faster. There's no cure for a cold, but the zinc-based solution Zicam provides keeps the cold virus from replicating so it lessens both the duration and severity of the cold. I've been using it for 2+ years (well before Rush started using it and recommending it) and haven't had a "real" cold since. It comes in several variations (nasal swabs, nasal spray, oral spray, lozenges, and a kind of taffy chewy thing) but they all accomplish the same thing. It's best to start taking it as soon as you feel the cold coming on, but it will still help knock down a full-blown cold somewhat as well. |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-02-10 4:54:04 PM |
| #8 Ugh, sounders like the bottel-fly flu. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-02-10 3:28:19 PM |
| #7 Get Well Fred! Stay away from that ole' pipe for awhile! If your cold is like the one runnin' around the Baltimore/Washington Area, Hold On it's a rough one! |
| Posted by: TomAnon 2005-02-10 3:23:19 PM |
| #6 Speakinmg of bar... |
| Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-02-10 3:04:02 PM |
| #5 I've got one too. We've got to stay out of the bar. |
| Posted by: Tom 2005-02-10 2:58:11 PM |
| #4 gotta cold here too - get well, Fred |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-02-10 2:52:24 PM |
| #3 What ’appened? Hax0rs? Hardware? Sys crash? Your uplink? Too much pr0n. :) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-02-10 2:48:09 PM |
| #2 Don't forget, Fred, ---DRINK YOUR ORANGE JUICE! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-02-10 2:43:19 PM |
| #1 Hey! Take it easy and get well! My convenience or the opposite of it is beside point. :-) I just wondered, that's all. Glad it's sorted out. |
| Posted by: Sobiesky 2005-02-10 1:56:32 PM |