3 down 2 to go It gets WORSE

[oracle]

My eldest son got up on New Years Eve and said he felt dreaful. He did not look to good either. However he had a gig on the night and could not drop 150 people in - so he went and did his Disco. He has been ill ever since high temp, aching, sore throat and now hacking cough. I more or less started the countdown on New Years Eve and sure enough David started feeling unwell last night and is now running a high temp and feeling terrible. Matthew woke up this morning said he felt ill and he is also starting with a temperature.

 

That leaves the gruesome twosome left standing at the moment and I have the start of a sore throat. I really wish that eldest would change his job. He's a manager in a Call Centre and he catches everything going and then kindly gives it to us!!!!

Edited January 5, 2006 by carole

[smiley]

<'> Carole

 

Sounds like us lot over crimbo.

 

I caught gastric flu - passed it on to little monkey - who then gave it back to mummy -who then handed it over to hubby

 

We like to share

 

I work with little germs ... opps, i mean beautiful children! Catch everything going

[Suze]

Sorry Carole <'> , all my 3 had this over the christmas period.The only up side is you do lose your appetite ,I was hoping it might be the start of my diet , but after passing it on to both sets of grandparents me and hubby missed it .But never fear New Years eve we had a chinese takeaway, after consuming vast quantities of pea nuts and chinese I came down with an allergic reaction of sorts.Spent 2 days in bed covered in an itchy red rash and throwing up.Did lose half a stone though ...........sadly I fear it made a comeback when I had 2 helpings of lasagne tonight. Hope you all get better soon <'> Suzex.

[loulou]

Hi,

 

I always drink loads of orange (vit C) and eat loads of garlic when i feel like i'm coming down with something. Works for me.

 

Hope you don't catch it.

 

Loulou x

[nikrix]

Yes All had it here, me the latest one and feeling really sorry for myself . But...........Not as much as a man would

[oracle]

Yes well I have three males all down with it in one go.

 

Added to which our Loo decided to pack up two hours ago and just would not flush - now as a plumbers daughter i have quite a good knowledge base about these things myself. Nothing my Dad would have done worked so I called the council - who informed me that I had no chance of getting anyone out today as the Loo was not an emergency. I tried real hard to keep my cool and said maybe you don't quite understand I have three people in this house with a gastric flu and two of those people are autistic. Same response not an emergency. The 'lady' in question said that they would issue a ticket and try and get someone out tomorrow.

 

I thanked the 'lady' for her time and said that as soon as I put down the phone I would be contacting our local paper. I then put down the phone - within second I got a return call to say that someone was on their way. We needed a whole new cistern fitting. But now we are back in action which is just as well as Matthew is really quite poorly and vomiting like a whale.

 

Not a good day to mess with Carole - no sleep and none likely. How can a Loo not be an emergency?

 

Carole

[annie]

<'> <'>

 

It's amazing the effect 'I shall be contacting the local paper' has .

[phasmid]

When our heating went off the other day we phoned and they came out with the...'We'll try and get someone out to you tomorrow' routine. Like hell said Mrs P and pulled the multiple disablities in the house card and said TODAY! They did. I phoned them the following day (1st guy hadn't got a pump with him - fair enough) to ask 'When are they comming out?' to get 'They're busy with emergencies' routine....'Yup, I am one, let me know when' and put the phone down. Called back in 5 mins and he was here within the hour! Sometimes you just have to get tough with them!!!

 

Well done Carole