The Common Cold

Don't you just hate feeling under the weather?

UNDER THE WEATHER - a British phrase of course, was used on sailing ships. When a crew member was ill he was confined below deck out of the weather, so it was said he was "under the weather".

How can a simple head cold turn into a raging river.........streaming, dripping, running, watering.....................

................swallowing spoonfuls of bad tasting stuff, sucking on lozenges to combat the throat prickles, dabbing teary eyes, drippy, itchy sore nose, and sneezing nonstop-----------again, again and again!!!!!

Hand me another box of tissues please---------does that make two or three boxes just since yesterday? Make me another hot drink. I'm heading back to bed with a good book and a long afternoon nap.