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Cold Cure Required

Post by Big Jim » Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:37 am

I have gone down with a dose of the dreaded Lurgi. Coughing, sneezing, shivering, off my grub and I can't face a cup of tea. I have been living on Lemsip and Bovril for the last two days.

This has meant that I have been able to spend a bit of time reading. One of these books is a collection of accounts of the doings of various eccentric Clergy (Yes Teddy Boston is in it). One account about a Cornish Rector mentioned how he had cured a severe cold that had laid low a young choirboy by giving the lad a large glass of gin and then throwing him in the mill pond, apparently it worked.

When I was a nipper, at the first sign of a cold, I was dragged off to the nearest set of roadworks to have a good sniff of the tar boiler, apparently this was supposed to clear out the tubes. I cannot remember if it did or not.

Do any members of the forum have any unusual ideas I might like to try in order to rid myself of this damn cold? I really don't fancy downing a pint of gin and then jumping in the canal.
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Re: Cold Cure Required.

Post by FWLR » Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:01 am

Don’t need a pint of Gin Jim, sorry about that… :roll:

A hot Toddy of Whiskey, lemonade and honey works wonders for me. My Dad sweared by it and he didn’t really get any heavy colds, I never saw him sneeze once after having his Toddies……

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Post by FWLR » Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:02 am

He may have needed two or three mind you…. :lol: :lol:

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Post by tom_tom_go » Tue Nov 06, 2018 10:06 am

Honey and lemon normally sorts me out.

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Re: Cold Cure Required

Post by Big Jim » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:41 pm

I have had the odd hot toddy. I am not sure if it makes you better or just stops you caring.

I am more interested in the slightly unusual and potentially dangerous cures.

A collegue in a neighbouring parish suggested several pounds of figs washed down with Guiness. Apparently afterward you want to sneeze and cough but you daren't.
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Post by Busted Bricks » Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:37 pm

Not even tea? I have NEVER been THAT sick. I'm afraid it might be a new strain of man-flu that has been genetically modified by coffee growers.

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Re: Cold Cure Required

Post by Big Jim » Tue Nov 06, 2018 4:03 pm

Busted Bricks wrote: Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:37 pm Not even tea? I have NEVER been THAT sick. I'm afraid it might be a new strain of man-flu that has been genetically modified by coffee growers.
Oooer, I had not thought of that.

Actually tea is the first thing I go off when poorly.
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Re: Cold Cure Required

Post by FWLR » Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:03 am

Big Jim wrote: Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:41 pm I have had the odd hot toddy. I am not sure if it makes you better or just stops you caring.
:lol: :lol: :lol: It makes me stop caring Jim. But it does work honestly and more enjoyable than Figs… :puke: :puke:

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Re: Cold Cure Required

Post by Lonsdaler » Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:08 am

Not a cure Jim, but something to consider once you're well - we have a burgeoning group of open air swimmers in the Dales, and one of the supposed benefits of a regular cold dip is that you don't fall foul of the dreaded lurgue (apparently :shock: )
Get well soon! :)
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Re: Cold Cure Required

Post by SimonWood » Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:41 am

Lonsdaler wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:08 am Not a cure Jim, but something to consider once you're well - we have a burgeoning group of open air swimmers in the Dales, and one of the supposed benefits of a regular cold dip is that you don't fall foul of the dreaded lurgue (apparently :shock: )
Get well soon! :)
It might be colder further north, but at the moment in West Wales the sea's not that cold (at least it wasn't on Monday). It seems to lag a couple of months behind, and is about as warm now as it was in June!

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Re: Cold Cure Required

Post by Lonsdaler » Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:14 am

SimonWood wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:41 am
Lonsdaler wrote: Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:08 am Not a cure Jim, but something to consider once you're well - we have a burgeoning group of open air swimmers in the Dales, and one of the supposed benefits of a regular cold dip is that you don't fall foul of the dreaded lurgue (apparently :shock: )
Get well soon! :)
It might be colder further north, but at the moment in West Wales the sea's not that cold (at least it wasn't on Monday). It seems to lag a couple of months behind, and is about as warm now as it was in June!
According to the afficionados, fresh water temps are about 4 - 6 degrees at the moment!
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Re: Cold Cure Required

Post by FWLR » Fri Nov 09, 2018 7:25 am

Flipping heck Phil, thats cold……

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Re: Cold Cure Required

Post by Big Jim » Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:16 am

Thanks for the replies gentlemen.
The cold has now gone, I think beating it to death with warm alcoholic beverages was the answer. Mulled cider with a large drop of rum in it helped vastly. I am tempted to keep up with this little concoction as a preventative mesure.
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Re: Cold Cure Required

Post by SimonWood » Fri Nov 09, 2018 3:12 pm

Lonsdaler wrote: Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:14 am According to the afficionados, fresh water temps are about 4 - 6 degrees at the moment!
What Rod said. It's almost 10 degrees warmer than that in the sea here.

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Re: Cold Cure Required

Post by FWLR » Sat Nov 10, 2018 8:23 am

Big Jim wrote: Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:16 am Thanks for the replies gentlemen.
The cold has now gone, I think beating it to death with warm alcoholic beverages was the answer. Mulled cider with a large drop of rum in it helped vastly. I am tempted to keep up with this little concoction as a preventative mesure.
Glad to hear Jim….Works every time…My Dad did know how to keep it at bay. He did work outside for a living all his life until he passed away age 92….

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