Brrrrrr! - Page 3

cashman · 28-09-2005, 21:49

my nan swore by a dish of boiled onions with a towel over your head ! it stinks vile but it works.

vorlon24 · 29-09-2005, 09:43

Don't have kids - they seem to be a source of a lot of colds

We had hardly any before we had children. In the winter our son used to get them all the time from nursery - he used to clear up over christmas when he was at home, but as soon as he went back in the new year he picked another one up!

entwisi · 29-09-2005, 10:27

Lemsip with a shot of Gin in it. Tastes liek gin and bitter lemon, teh booze helps you sleep whilst teh drugs help you sweta it out

Or..

Brandy/Whisk(e)y all ins. I prefer Jif Lime Juice to Lemon Juice but it must be honey not sugar.

Bene and hot is also nice if you have a cold or and upset tummy.

Hangovers are treated with Indian Brandy in hot water.

lettie · 29-09-2005, 10:37

My nan swore by ZamBuk... She used it for everything from rubbing on muscles and around joints for rheumatic pains and aches to rubbing on the chest for colds. There was always a smell of ZamBuk in her house. I recently came across some at a shop in Skipton arcade. It made me smile when I saw the tin. They were also selling dog oil which she also used for her arthritis. I do remember her giving me a good dose of syrup of figs as a kid as a cure for my not going to the loo for about 4 days....... needless to say, I didn't get off the loo for about 4 days after that......

accymel · 29-09-2005, 11:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by vorlon24

Don't have kids - they seem to be a source of a lot of colds

We had hardly any before we had children. In the winter our son used to get them all the time from nursery - he used to clear up over christmas when he was at home, but as soon as he went back in the new year he picked another one up!

Pmsl Vorlon so true, ive been nowt but ill since kids went to school im sure they collect them for me so they can take advantage

shiny gem · 29-09-2005, 13:40

well im just getting over my cold...had it since about sunday...dosed myself up with lemsip and paracetamols!!! also plenty of sleep. and if youve got a blocked stuffy nose then rub vick's vapo stuff on your chest..hmm actually im feeling a bit stuffy...any volunteers to give me a hand??

Margaret Pilkington · 29-09-2005, 13:47

My Old Auntie used to swear by a mixture of Dark Rum, Honey.....equal quantities mixed with the juice of two lemons....the concoction was thoroughly mixed and was taken by the spoonful every 4 hours from the onset of a sore throat......I think the equal quantites were a big table spoon.....table spoons DID seem to be bigger than the ones that we use now....I think they held something in the region of 30 mls......she swore by it and colds used to vanish almost overnight......if you did get a bad chest you would be put into a brownpaper vest and your chest would be rubbed with goose grease.....my how that stuff stank.....no-one would sit next to you in class.

entwisi · 29-09-2005, 13:56

well at least it stopped it spreading!. One of my pet hates at work is those people who come in absolutely smothered in a cold/flu/lurgy. We work in a fully air con'd building and all it does is spread the germs around all 1000 employees in this building. I wouln't mind if they would lose money over it but we all get 6 months sick on full pay!

pendy · 29-09-2005, 17:09

Whisky, lemon juice, honey, 4 cloves, top it up with hot water.

Other than that, go to bed with a bottle of gin and a hot brunette.

Acrylic-bob · 29-09-2005, 18:18

I read in the paper the other day that Procter and Gamble (I think) are going to market a new product in the next few months which claims to reduce the effects of the common cold quite drastically and can reduce recovery time by something like a third. Apparently it is a gel that you squirt up your nose. Rhinoviruses prefer an acidic environment and the gel is alkaline. A quick squirt three or four times a day and they soon get the message!

Margaret Pilkington · 29-09-2005, 18:54

Another trick that is supposed to work is to coat the inside of the nostrils with petroleum jelly......apparently this traps the virus in the nose so it doesn't get into your system.....I haven't tried it so I can't vouch for the efficacy of such a remedy.

WillowTheWhisp · 30-09-2005, 12:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

Apparently it is a gel that you squirt up your nose. Rhinoviruses prefer an acidic environment and the gel is alkaline. A quick squirt three or four times a day and they soon get the message!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Another trick that is supposed to work is to coat the inside of the nostrils with petroleum jelly......apparently this traps the virus in the nose so it doesn't get into your system....

Maybe we should combine the two ideas and mix bicarb into vaseline and stick that up yer nose?