Over the Hump day

Flâneur

Thought I'd help out given I'm in the office and the inbox wasn't as populated as I expected.

Got to go to an induction I may have been missing for the last 5 months. Boss clocked I hadn't been on the HR system when authorising a holiday and suggested I attend the one today. A day wasted but under orders.

Still full of cold. Still haven;t gone and sorted my winter hack. Still a good person

veronese68

Thursday, moist and hungover.

seanoconn

My pants are the only item of clothing that aren't currently drying on the radiators at work after my morning commute. 6 hours of fire and manual handling training to look forward to now. I hope the girls at work don't object to my pants.

homers_double

Veronese68 wrote:

blah blah blah, something about not drinking, blah blah blah

After a second night of nothing alcoholic I managed to get out of bed, as planned at 6am to start a 60+km ride...

After 11km I badly needed a dump so headed in the direction of a toilet (home) and after 16.5km decided that I needed a new tyre so trashed my front one in a pot hole and needed a rescue from MrsHD.

Not a great start but hey-ho.

veronese68

homers double wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

blah blah blah, something about not drinking, blah blah blah

After a second night of nothing alcoholic I managed to get out of bed, as planned at 6am to start a 60+km ride...

After 11km I badly needed a dump so headed in the direction of a toilet (home) and after 16.5km decided that I needed a new tyre so trashed my front one in a pot hole and needed a rescue from MrsHD.

Not a great start but hey-ho.

At least you didn't have a hang over :-)

arran77

seanoconn wrote:

My pants are the only item of clothing that aren't currently drying on the radiators at work after my morning commute. 6 hours of fire and manual handling training to look forward to now. I hope the girls at work don't object to my pants.

What an unpleasant thought, Seano sat there in his y-fronts typing that.


Not too busy today but I need to pop to the bank in the village in a bit to get statements for the mortgage adviser we're seeing tomorrow.

CHRISNOIR

I've got a gym induction later today and am oddly nervous about it - it's been over ten years since I set foot in a gym - and that was at a University gym where, during the induction, both me and the instructor reeked of the previous nights drink.

Stevo_666

I've got a bottle of good gin at home that's going to get a dent in it again when I het home. That's probably all I need to send me off to sleep after waking up at 4am with a cough then having to be in the office for 7.30. Still, not long to go till the weekend...

pinno

seanoconn wrote:

My pants are the only item of clothing that aren't currently drying on the radiators at work after my morning commute. 6 hours of fire and manual handling training to look forward to now. I hope the girls at work don't object to my pants.

That manual handling course is a joke.

Picked up 38 immaculate IBC's free of charge from the place where they make the 'Seriously Strong Cheddar' today. Might even have a buyer by tomorrow - Kerching. Dunno if the security guard has been removed from the wheelie bin yet.

Laters.

Flâneur

Which gin Stevo,

Just went for a spin to try and beat this cold out of me, see how that works

pinno

sa0u823e wrote:

Which gin Stevo,

Just went for a spin to try and beat this cold out of me, see how that works

I tried that on Sunday and ached like a had done the Marmotte backwards.

Stevo_666

sa0u823e wrote:

Which gin Stevo,

This one: http://d1londongin.com/

I know gin is all 40% alcohol but this one feels like it packs a real punch and it tastes spot on with a dose of tonic. Quite a cool bottle as well.

Stevo_666

pinarello001 wrote:

sa0u823e wrote:

Which gin Stevo,

Just went for a spin to try and beat this cold out of me, see how that works

I tried that on Sunday and ached like a had done the Marmotte backwards.

It doesn't work. I tried to do the same thing this week on the basis that riding increases my body temp which is what your body does to kill bugs. Still got a frikkin hacking cough. Will give it one more go tomorrow, though TBH I think the gin may do a better job on my throat

Wheelspinner

Stevo 666 wrote:

pinarello001 wrote:

sa0u823e wrote:

Which gin Stevo,

Just went for a spin to try and beat this cold out of me, see how that works

I tried that on Sunday and ached like a had done the Marmotte backwards.

It doesn't work. I tried to do the same thing this week on the basis that riding increases my body temp which is what your body does to kill bugs. Still got a frikkin hacking cough. Will give it one more go tomorrow, though TBH I think the gin may do a better job on my throat

Only if you gargle with it. Neat.

Flâneur

cointreau for the gargle trick, try it, or swirl in the mouth like mouth wash

Stevo_666

sa0u823e wrote:

cointreau for the gargle trick, try it, or swirl in the mouth like mouth wash

Haven't got any cointreau; might try some Laphroaig as it's not too dissimilar to TCP.

pinno

sa0u823e wrote:

cointreau for the gargle trick, try it, or swirl in the mouth like mouth wash

It tastes just like mouthwash.

veronese68

If the bug is anything like the one I had Stevo you'll be coughing for a month. To say I was thoroughly hacked off with it could be an understatement.

Stevo_666

Veronese68 wrote:

If the bug is anything like the one I had Stevo you'll be coughing for a month. To say I was thoroughly hacked off with it could be an understatement.

If it survives this ****ing Laphroaig it probably will last another month! 'Tis not the usual weedy London lergy which I am usually shot of in 24-48 hours, as I must have immunity to pretty much every disease capable of being spread by snotty commuters/office workers by now.

Flâneur

That it does Pina, also has a real burning feeling after a while, stupid kids drinking game when raiding the parents booze cabinet.

Laphroaig may smell like anti septic but it isn't. I may just open the Macallan to kill mine off. Have taken to looking like a ponce in work by wearing a scarf indoors. Not sure if that advice was good or just to make me look like an idiot but fuck being ill

florerider

Stevo 666 wrote:

sa0u823e wrote:

cointreau for the gargle trick, try it, or swirl in the mouth like mouth wash

Haven't got any cointreau; might try some Laphroaig as it's not too dissimilar to TCP.

All round to Stevo's to appreciate his Laphroig then

homers_double

MrsHD has had the same coughywheezychesty bug for a while now.

I'm increasing the garlic levels in order to smoke the bastard out!

Stevo_666

florerider wrote:

Stevo 666 wrote:

sa0u823e wrote:

cointreau for the gargle trick, try it, or swirl in the mouth like mouth wash

Haven't got any cointreau; might try some Laphroaig as it's not too dissimilar to TCP.

All round to Stevo's to appreciate his Laphroig then

Too late

pinno

Whatever this lurgy is, it is sticky, green, comes out in lumps like chicken pellets and makes your heady dizzy. So far, there hasn't been any government health warnings.
Might go for a sauna tomorrow.

Any possible cure welcome.

team47b

Turmeric
Ginger
Lemon
Are all natural decongestants that will help to break up sticky green lurgy.