Flu / virus, did you get one this year ?

[Dave7]

Indeed...but a sniffle and sore throat is not generally caused by the flu virus (but rather the common cold or indeed an allergy). If you have the influenza virus, as you say you will be feverish and achy (as a result of the fever/virus). The criticism I think is more of people saying they have flu as a catch all for a (usually winter) snot causing virus

Absolutely....agree 100% .
(But dont forget....I'm from up north so am well 'ard and wont be affected like you Suvverners )

 

[vickster]

Absolutely....agree 100% .
(But dont forget....I'm from up north so am well 'ard and wont be affected like you Suvverners )

Hmmm, but I believe you're a bloke which automatically makes you a whinging wuss regardless of geography

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Started with a cough and snotty lungs on Christmas Eve, getting out of breath climbing stairs etc. I was in Cyprus and was told the whole island had it, everyone on the plane had it, and when I got back nearly everyone I spoke to had it. Still got it now but coughing fits not as bad and can climb stairs without feeling like it's the north face of the Eiger again.

 

[Dave7]

Hmmm, but I believe you're a bloke which automatically makes you a whinging wuss regardless of geography

Have to say......can't really argue with that.

 

[Dave7]

Hmmm, but I believe you're a bloke which automatically makes you a whinging wuss regardless of geography

Just told MrsDave what you said. You now have a new friend

 

[midlife]

Lots more people off work this year than I remember from previous years. Rumour has it that the Trust next door chose the wrong vaccine whilst our Trust chose a different one which appears to have worked!

 

[MikeG]

Just told MrsDave what you said. You now have a new friend

Ordinarily, my wife would have joined this cabal. However, we got exactly the same bug at exactly the same time, and she took a week longer than me to get over it...........so she's gone a bit quiet on the man-flu thing.

 

[User16390]

I have been lucky so far this winter, not even a sniffle, and no flu jab, although whenever I travel on public transport I do rub Sterizar onto my hands.

 

[vickster]

Ordinarily, my wife would have joined this cabal. However, we got exactly the same bug at exactly the same time, and she took a week longer than me to get over it...........so she's gone a bit quiet on the man-flu thing.

Bet she's whinged less about it though

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It's been so bad I have had days of non cycling. Yes, that bad.

 

[MikeG]

Bet she's whinged less about it though

Whinge? Us? You must be thinking of someone else....

 

[hopless500]

Started a couple of weeks before Christmas. Still having coughing fits

 

[hopless500]

It's been so bad I have had days of non cycling. Yes, that bad.

I had days of not drinking
So has @Hill Wimp

 

[vickster]

I had days of not drinking
So has @Hill Wimp

Is that why Sipsmith's and others are in severe financial peril??

 

[keithmac]

Only thing I've been bedridden with in my 41 years was glandular fever, everything thing else you just get on with it!.

Lost count the amount of days I've turned up to work feeling like death warmed up..