Refugee 7 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agirl 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? - usually 2 or 3 times a year. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? - I stay home when it gets so bad that I can't stop coughing. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? - Lots of vitamins and fluids. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? - This year I've been taking vitamins, minerals, flaxseed oil and zinc and so far no colds or flu. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? - lay around the house watching tv or reading. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WildflowerNJ 136 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 Friday Five - 01/30/09 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? Not so often...maybe once or twice a year... 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? Well, if it got bad I would stay home, yes... 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? Chicken soup... 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? I eat well and exercise....get plenty of that ocean fresh air... 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? Reading.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaryJane 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? Way too often. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? No, I have trouble concentrating/waking up when I'm sick. I usually stay in a daze all day. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? I just sleep with a lot of NyQuil. haha 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? I usually just try to wash my hands a lot and stay sanitary. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? Sleeping, watching TV, catching up on my guitar playing, or reading. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
conmae 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? A couple times a year...get a sinus more often. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? My routine doesn't change at all when I get sick. (I don't have a job outside the house) 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? Dayquil 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? wash hands & surfaces constantly...keep my kids friends out of the house if I can help it 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? Watch a movie curled up in a blanket Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WildflowerNJ 136 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 Just wanted to add, I don't work outside my home but meant I would stay in and do things around the house (not go out)... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starfish 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? Rarely 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? If it's bad, like the flu, I'm home - but I'll go out with a cold. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? I use Zicam, either the nose swabs or the quick melt tablets. I think they help, obviously, or I wouldn't use them. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? wash my hands - ironically the same thing I do to keep from getting sick in the summer 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? If I'm sick, I sleep. If it's a snow day, I bake. __________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmyLou 5 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? not often 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? no - I work at home so I can lay around when I want 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? Afrin for the nose, that's about it. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? Try to work out and eat well 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? House Marathon - for sure! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patty Petty 9 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? Not often at all. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? If I am THAT bad, I'm staying home. I can't stand people when they are truly, horrendously sick and still come to work. Yeah, that's smart... spread it around.. idiots. Grrrr! 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? Just good old fashioned chicken soup, Nyquil, LOTS of bedrest, etc.... 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? Nothing.. really. I am just not a sickley person. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? If I am home sick, I will just stay in bed and watch tv or sleep. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magnolia 171 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? Two or three times a year usually. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? If it's bad I stay home. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? Ny-Quil! 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? Working in schools, there's really no way to avoid it. I do take vitamins and try to get plenty of sleep 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? SLEEP! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kira 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? It's been years. I had a case of strep throat about 12 years ago and that was the last time I was really sick. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? No - stay home. We used to have a boss that wanted to see how sick we were and she would come to work and get other people sice. Our VP now doesn't want us there at all. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? Nose spray if I'm stuffed up. I hate it when breathing becomes a labored activity - wears a person out. Other than that, maybe cough suppresent at night but I hate the feeling over the counter medicines give me. Feels as if only trading one bad feeling for another. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? Keep away from ill people. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? write Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieB 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? Cold, once or twice a year. Flu, never. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? If I had something serious, I'd stay home. I never get anything more than a cold, so I keep working. I work from home if I can. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? Zicam. I LOVE the stuff. If you catch it early enough, the symptoms are almost non-existent. If I have symptoms, I use DayQuil and NyQuil. I learned the hard way not to take NyQuil at work!! That was a great day that I still talk about, lol. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? Wash my hands often, exercise, eat plently of fruits and vegetables, take vitamins. Same thing I do all year long. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? It's been so long since I've missed work, I have no idea. It would be something truly mindless - probably watch TV. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pettyjunkie 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu?-Maybe a 4 times a year. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad?-I'm a person who will stay at school with a fever just so I can do my speech. If I'm really bad in the morning, I won't go. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why?-Drinking lots of fluids, vitamin C, and some cold/flu meds. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? -Try to stay warm? 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school?-SLEEP! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beamish 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? *** Maybe once or twice a year at the most. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? *** I go if I can still perform my duties, but if I'm not up to running after (or away from) my client, I stay home. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? *** I don't often get colds, so I'm not sure what to do for one besides popping a Sudafed. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? *** Nothing in particular. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? *** Sleep or read... come to think of it, those are my favorite things to do anyway :095::095::095: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echosoftom 3 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? - About 1 to 2 times a year. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? - Usually, I try to stay home, especially if it's something contagious. But I have gone to work sick a few times. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? - I generally take OTC stuff. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? - This year I took a flu shot. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? - Lay around and watch my favorite TV shows. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wild1forever 152 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? - Once or twice a year. I don't think I've ever had the flu. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? - I work at home now, so that's not an issue. I do remember times in the past when I had to go to work no matter how crappy I felt. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? - When I first feel it coming on, I eat a couple of cloves of raw chopped garlic (mixed up with some other food). I swear it has warded off several colds over the years. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? - When I think of it, I take Emergen-C immune defense blend. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? - Read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weird monkey 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu?Depends. I went years without so much as a sniffle, then caught something every year around Xmas time for awhile. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad?I am the only one in my office, so it doesn't matter, I just discourage visitors. If I have the strength to drag myself off my sickbed I go - I usually have deadlines to meet. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why?Vitamin C and zinc. warm drinks and sleep/rest. Can't get effective antihistamine anymore, so that's out. Obviously antibiotics are a waste of money, even though that's the first thing the doctor wants to do (Got shares in Snottzatrol doc?), when what I really need is something that's effective for controlling the coughing spasms (my lungs are really scarred up), and that something is codeine syrup. Since he has to jump through flaming hoops when he prescribes it, the doc simply won't anymore and gives me useless inhalers instead. Then I'm back 2 weeks later with infected lungs, and he gives me the antibiotics. I hate doctors. I hate getting colds. I also agree with Kira about over the counter meds these days, ironically, what's left is only good for doping yourself up and I hate that feeling. Just try getting anything with pseudophedrine in it, even if you ask the pharmacist. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? First and foremost - stay away from the snot machines. Anytime I frequent places were there are kids - church, friends' homes on 'grandkid weekends', etc, I catch something without fail. And it's virulent beyond belief, particularly if it came from the LA area. Apart from that, I wash my hands anytime I've come in contact with things other people have touched, and if there's a bug going around, I drink at least one glass of EmergenC and take some zinc every day. Keep my hands away from my mouth and nose, which really interferes with my usually slumpy attitude. (resting chin on hand, etc) 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? Since I have to be awfully sick to stay home, sleep it off. And stress about all the work piling up at the office. I gotta get me a new gig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emmie 2 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? Rarely 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? I have very strong work ethics, it takes a great deal for me to be off of work. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? I take tylenol's, drink hot water with lemon and ginger. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? Nothing, just hope for the best. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? Sleep or watch daytime television. __________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Refugee 7 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? - Colds - a few times a year. Flu - every couple of years, knock on wood! 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? - I go to work when I'm sick, I know I shouldn't, but where I work at, you have no choice. If I am really sick, like have to see a doctor sick, I have NO problem calling in and telling them, do without me. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? - If I feel one coming on, I reach for Zicam immediately, it really helps. Drink lots of fluids, eat up a lot of Vitamin C and eat chicken soup. I have no idea why I do what I do, lol. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? - I try very hard to stay away from people who are already sick and I use a lot of Germ-X. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? - Be a useless bum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desert*Rose 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? Cold a couple times a year...flu maybe every two or three years... 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? When I get sick, no matter how little it is, I feel miserable. So I do absolutely nothing when I'm sick. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? I drink lots of tea with honey... 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? Drink lots of warm drinks, dress really warm... 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? Lay in bed and do nothing! I usually read and watch movies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marzirose 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? A few times a year. I'm home sick right now actually. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? I'll go to school until I start feeling like total crud, then I'll stay home. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? Dayquil and Nyquil, noodle soup, and sleep. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? Nothing really. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? Sleep in til noon and watch TV/videos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Square One 0 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? for some odd reason I get bronchitis every winter, other than that, just colds here and there 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? stay home if it's bad 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? I usually live with it and then realize I should take something when it's almost run it's course 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? I do get sick in winter - but I am pretty consistent in hand washing - I have two germy kids who come home from school every day... 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? lay on the couch and watch movies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
surfnburn 5 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? once or twice a year. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? Unless I'm really knocked out by something and feel contagious, I tend to go to work when I'm not feeling well; I save my sick days for when my daughter is ill. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? Lots of vitamin C and fluids. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? I take lots of vitamin C. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? If I'm sick, I stay in bed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KansasPettyFan 1 Report post Posted January 30, 2009 (edited) 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? 1-2 times per year on a cold. I haven't had a full on flu for years. Knocking wood right now. lol 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? I stay home so I don't spread germs to others. It's rude to do that. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? Zinc lozenges from GNC to fend one off if I can't afford to get one (like when a trip is coming up). Mostly, I let them run their course. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? An extra packet of Emergen C if I feel like I need it and the zinc lozenges. 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? If I am not feeling good, I like to chill on the couch with the TV and a blanket....and two dogs. Edited January 30, 2009 by KansasPettyFan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pettyfreak94 1 Report post Posted January 31, 2009 1. How often do you get sick with a cold or flu? Umm 5 times a year at the most. 2. Are you the sort of person who goes to work or school no matter how sick you are or are you willing to stay at home when it gets bad? I stay home when it gets back, but 99.9% of the time, I go to school or my parents force me to. 3. How do you like to treat a cold? What remedies do you like and why? Tylenol? Hahah. My mom does this thing where she puts oils from plants on my back and she.. I don't know how to describe this.. I guess it's scratching in a pattern? hahah. Yeah, with a quarter or something. It's said to release whatever you have. It works. 4. What do you do to keep from getting sick in the winter? Scarves, scarves, keep that neck warm! 5. What is your favorite thing to do when you stay home from work or school? Movies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
