Janet Wilder wrote:
> Goomba wrote:
>
>> My mother swore by the restorative nature of hot, sweet tea. I dunno
>> if it was the sugar or the caffeine (probably both!) but to this day I
>> still swear by it.
>
> Hot tea with honey, lemon, whiskey and a raw egg in it. It was called
> something like "guggle muggle" and was supposed to cure things like
> chest colds.

If I had to drink that I'd havelearned to never...ever..complain of a
chest cold to my mother again! Gag!!

Goomba wrote:
> Becca wrote:
>
>>
>> Burned toast will make you hurl.
>>
>> Becca
>>
> nawwwww it won't. Unless you've got that idea in your head and are
> suggestible? There is nothing in (to) burned toast that would cause you
> to vomit. I think I ate burned toast as a kid more often than not-for
> some reason I liked my toast really, really dark.


My grandmother ate her toast that way. She was a diminutive little
French woman who always tried to be a lady. Then I found out she used
snuff when nobody was looking. lol Grandma was full of mystery.

Becca

Janet Wilder wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> bob wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:52:06 -0800 (PST), LindaR
>>> > shouted from the highest rooftop:
>>>
>>>> 8. In about 20 min you will feel soothing effect of about 100mg pure
>>>> codiene.
>>> After an injury a few years ago I was prescribed codeine phosphate. Is
>>> that something similar?
>>
>> For coughs, my dad used swear by - spelling approximate - "tirpenhydrate
>> with codeine". Think eventuall he couldn't get it any more. It was
>> probably something he learned in the 1930s or so.
>>
>>
> I must be old because I remember turpenhydrate. Tasted vile, but worked
> quite well. I think you had to sign a ledger at the pharmacy for it or
> maybe that was codeine cough medicines.

I *think* that was a codeine issue. Not that I know what turpenhydrate
was or is.

--
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Killing all posts from Google Groups -
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In article >,
Goomba > wrote:

> I think I ate burned toast as a kid more often than not-for some
> reason I liked my toast really, really dark.

Sometimes I think Rob's not happy with his toast unless there's smoke
wafting up from the toaster. It happens. Ick.
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On Wed 28 Jan 2009 08:05:53p, Blinky the Shark told us...

> Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>> bob wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:52:06 -0800 (PST), LindaR
>>>> > shouted from the highest rooftop:
>>>>
>>>>> 8. In about 20 min you will feel soothing effect of about 100mg pure
>>>>> codiene.
>>>> After an injury a few years ago I was prescribed codeine phosphate. Is
>>>> that something similar?
>>>
>>> For coughs, my dad used swear by - spelling approximate -
"tirpenhydrate
>>> with codeine". Think eventuall he couldn't get it any more. It was
>>> probably something he learned in the 1930s or so.
>>>
>>>
>> I must be old because I remember turpenhydrate. Tasted vile, but worked
>> quite well. I think you had to sign a ledger at the pharmacy for it or
>> maybe that was codeine cough medicines.
>
> I *think* that was a codeine issue. Not that I know what turpenhydrate
> was or is.
>

It was more commonly found as "Elixer of Turpenhydrate with Codeine", used
primarily for sore throats and upper respiratory problems, chest colds,
etc.

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On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:39:42 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> shouted from the highest rooftop:

>In article >,
> bob > wrote:
>
>> There are two things that never seem to fail me
>(snip)
>> 2. When I got home from a gruelling 24 hour flight from the UK the
>> only thing I could think of to restore my energy was brandy and milk
>> .. and sleep.. It worked, but it took two days, three nights and a
>> bottle of damn good brandy. I've used the same after other traumatic
>> events and recommend it highly.
>
>You could probably shorten the time if you skipped the milk and just
>drank the brandy, Bob.

Only for medicinal purposes of course ...


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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~

In article >,
Janet Wilder > wrote:

> James Silverton wrote:
>
> > As for stomach flu, all I know is to drink innocuous mild fruity drinks
> > and go to bed. Food usually results in vomiting but lying down and doing
> > absolutely *nothing* can help. Doing nothing is about the limits of my
> > "activity" :-)
> >
> Stomach flu was always treated with Coca Cola syrup. You had to get it
> at the pharmacy. It really did settle one's tummy. I don't even know if
> it is still available or if it's any good now that they use HFC instead
> of cane sugar.

Paragoric was always good, but is no longer available!
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Omelet wrote on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:28:04 -0600:

>> James Silverton wrote:
>>
> >> As for stomach flu, all I know is to drink innocuous mild
> >> fruity drinks and go to bed. Food usually results in
> >> vomiting but lying down and doing absolutely *nothing* can
> >> help. Doing nothing is about the limits of my "activity"
> >> :-)
> >>
>> Stomach flu was always treated with Coca Cola syrup. You had
>> to get it at the pharmacy. It really did settle one's tummy.
>> I don't even know if it is still available or if it's any
>> good now that they use HFC instead of cane sugar.

> Paragoric was always good, but is no longer available!

Opiates do help a lot but can be abused and that's probably why you
can't get it.
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

In article >,
"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:28:04 -0600:
>
> >> James Silverton wrote:
> >>
> > >> As for stomach flu, all I know is to drink innocuous mild
> > >> fruity drinks and go to bed. Food usually results in
> > >> vomiting but lying down and doing absolutely *nothing* can
> > >> help. Doing nothing is about the limits of my "activity"
> > >> :-)
> > >>
> >> Stomach flu was always treated with Coca Cola syrup. You had
> >> to get it at the pharmacy. It really did settle one's tummy.
> >> I don't even know if it is still available or if it's any
> >> good now that they use HFC instead of cane sugar.
>
> > Paragoric was always good, but is no longer available!
>
> Opiates do help a lot but can be abused and that's probably why you
> can't get it.

I know that.
It's also why I personally avoid them...
Even when offered.

Opiates are very much a double edged sword.
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

In article >,
bob > wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:39:42 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> > shouted from the highest rooftop:

> >You could probably shorten the time if you skipped the milk and just
> >drank the brandy, Bob.
>
> Only for medicinal purposes of course ...

<g> Mom, Alex rest her soul, used to keep a pint bottle of blackberry
brandy in her closet for when she had a cold. I believe it was stashed
there because Gramps had a problem with alcohol. :-(
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have this much fun!

On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:37:48 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> shouted from the highest rooftop:

>In article >,
> bob > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:39:42 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
>> > shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>> >You could probably shorten the time if you skipped the milk and just
>> >drank the brandy, Bob.
>>
>> Only for medicinal purposes of course ...
>
><g> Mom, Alex rest her soul, used to keep a pint bottle of blackberry
>brandy in her closet for when she had a cold. I believe it was stashed
>there because Gramps had a problem with alcohol. :-(

46 years ago I walked in on my boss pouring himself a good sized shot
of whiskey into a glass on his desk. His door was open and I wanted to
catch him before he left for the day so I didn't knock. He was quite
shaken and, after downing the drink in one go, went into a detailed
explanation that he was "taking it" on doctor's orders because he'd
once had a heart attack and a stiff whiskey before he left work helped
relax him.

Frankly, up till that moment, he always seemed relaxed - especially
after lunch. Hummmm.

Oh ... and I wasn't to mention it to anyone else. Opps ...


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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~

"Tonia" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>>
>> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I have to
>> go
>> back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything else,
>> either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've been
>> flashing
>> back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
>>
>> I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I remember as a
>> weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
>>
>> Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
>> scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to settle a
>> stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset than
>> from feeling urpy.
>>
>> Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not like
>> there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Blinky
>> Killing all posts from Google Groups -
>> The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org
>>
> I remember hot toddys that my Mom used to give me. Had whiskey in them.
> I was less than 10 years old but they did make me sleep. Also, I remember
> hot tea with a little honey and lemon, also a little cider vinegar in it.
> Tasted like crap, but did wonders for a sore throat.
>

These days she gets arrested for child abuse for that.

Giusi wrote:
> "Pandora" ha scritto nel messaggio > The only good thing for fever is
> Tachipirina (I don't know if you know it)it > makes you sweat and decrease
> fever. For atony, the better cure is work a lot
>> and to get tired.
>> Cheers
>> Pandora
>
> It is effervescent paracetamol, and I don't know if a version is available
> in the US. You are warned NOT to consume alcohol, so that's sort of
> Tylenolish.
>>
>
>
I haven't seen it here in Canada either. I prefer ibuprofen myself so
am not familiar with the various forms of acetominophen available; I've
heard of paracetamol, but I'm not sure if it's available here.

Blinky the Shark wrote:
> flitterbit wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I have to
>>> go back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything
>>> else, either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've been
>>> flashing back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
>>>
>>> I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I remember as
>>> a weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
>>>
>>> Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
>>> scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to settle a
>>> stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset
>>> than from feeling urpy.
>>>
>>> Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not like
>>> there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
>>>
>>>
>> Sorry you're feeling poorly; is it some kind of flu? I had a bout of that
>> at Christmas and spent Christmas Day in bed with a fever of 102 -- such
>> fun!
>>
>> When we were little, for nausea, Mom used to give us flat gingerale, and
>> if that stayed put, a half orange to suck on. The flat gingerale may very
>> well be an analogue of your mom's sugar water remedy. For chest colds,
>> Vicks Vaporub on the back and chest.
>
> God, how I hated Vicks. Felt awful, and that tee shirt all gooey with it
> and stuck to my chest and back made it ten times as awful.
>
>
I liked it because it seemed to make it easier to breathe; I wasn't fond
of being stuck to a t-shirt either, but I suspect a lot of what it
offered was simply the feeling of being cared for.

flitterbit wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>> flitterbit wrote:
>>
>>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>>
>>>> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I have to
>>>> go back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything
>>>> else, either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've been
>>>> flashing back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
>>>>
>>>> I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I remember as
>>>> a weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
>>>>
>>>> Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
>>>> scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to settle a
>>>> stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset
>>>> than from feeling urpy.
>>>>
>>>> Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not
>>>> like
>>>> there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Sorry you're feeling poorly; is it some kind of flu? I had a bout of
>>> that
>>> at Christmas and spent Christmas Day in bed with a fever of 102 -- such
>>> fun!
>>>
>>> When we were little, for nausea, Mom used to give us flat gingerale, and
>>> if that stayed put, a half orange to suck on. The flat gingerale may
>>> very
>>> well be an analogue of your mom's sugar water remedy. For chest colds,
>>> Vicks Vaporub on the back and chest.
>>
>>
>> God, how I hated Vicks. Felt awful, and that tee shirt all gooey with it
>> and stuck to my chest and back made it ten times as awful.
>>
>>
> I liked it because it seemed to make it easier to breathe; I wasn't fond
> of being stuck to a t-shirt either, but I suspect a lot of what it
> offered was simply the feeling of being cared for.

The other thing my mother was fond of was potassium iodide for chest
colds. 20 drops in a glass of water. It was supposed to help you cough
up the crud but dear god it was vile. Once I got my psycho cat (2nd
grade, I think), I never actually swallowed a dose of that crap, I just
poured it out carefully into the cat's litter box - it was my
responsibility to keep it clean, sick or well. And I always got well
anyhow.

Good thing, too. My sister had no such recourse or at least it never
occurred to her and her doctor blames her current thyroid issues on our
mother's favorite remedy. I never shared this particular tactic with
her because the first thing she would have done would have been to rat
me out for spite. Being a shit has its consequences...

Kathleen wrote:
> flitterbit wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>
>>> flitterbit wrote:
>>>
>>>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I
>>>>> have to
>>>>> go back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything
>>>>> else, either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've
>>>>> been
>>>>> flashing back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
>>>>>
>>>>> I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I
>>>>> remember as
>>>>> a weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
>>>>>
>>>>> Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
>>>>> scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to
>>>>> settle a
>>>>> stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset
>>>>> than from feeling urpy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not
>>>>> like
>>>>> there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Sorry you're feeling poorly; is it some kind of flu? I had a bout
>>>> of that
>>>> at Christmas and spent Christmas Day in bed with a fever of 102 -- such
>>>> fun!
>>>>
>>>> When we were little, for nausea, Mom used to give us flat gingerale,
>>>> and
>>>> if that stayed put, a half orange to suck on. The flat gingerale
>>>> may very
>>>> well be an analogue of your mom's sugar water remedy. For chest colds,
>>>> Vicks Vaporub on the back and chest.
>>>
>>>
>>> God, how I hated Vicks. Felt awful, and that tee shirt all gooey
>>> with it
>>> and stuck to my chest and back made it ten times as awful.
>>>
>>>
>> I liked it because it seemed to make it easier to breathe; I wasn't
>> fond of being stuck to a t-shirt either, but I suspect a lot of what
>> it offered was simply the feeling of being cared for.
>
> The other thing my mother was fond of was potassium iodide for chest
> colds. 20 drops in a glass of water. It was supposed to help you cough
> up the crud but dear god it was vile. Once I got my psycho cat (2nd
> grade, I think), I never actually swallowed a dose of that crap, I just
> poured it out carefully into the cat's litter box - it was my
> responsibility to keep it clean, sick or well. And I always got well
> anyhow.
>
> Good thing, too. My sister had no such recourse or at least it never
> occurred to her and her doctor blames her current thyroid issues on our
> mother's favorite remedy. I never shared this particular tactic with
> her because the first thing she would have done would have been to rat
> me out for spite. Being a shit has its consequences...
>
>
Indeed; I've never heard of using potassium iodide as a remedy for
anything, but in retrospect and given your sister's current health
issues, that's probably a good thing!

My mom would make a semi paste of butter, sugar and lemon juice for sore
throats. Also would put a cold, wet folded up washcloth on my throat to
releive the soreness.

And vicks of course - with a flannel on top of it.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 15:47:00 -0500, "JonquilJan" >
wrote:

>My mom would make a semi paste of butter, sugar and lemon juice for sore
>throats. Also would put a cold, wet folded up washcloth on my throat to
>releive the soreness.
>
>And vicks of course - with a flannel on top of it.
>
Just got off the phone with SIL. She says a gargle of warm water
laced with salt and *turmeric* helps a sore throat.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

sf > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 15:47:00 -0500, "JonquilJan" >
> wrote:
>
> >My mom would make a semi paste of butter, sugar and lemon juice for sore
> >throats. Also would put a cold, wet folded up washcloth on my throat to
> >releive the soreness.
> >
> >And vicks of course - with a flannel on top of it.
> >
> Just got off the phone with SIL. She says a gargle of warm water
> laced with salt and *turmeric* helps a sore throat.
>
>
> --
Yes, did that as well. Still do it.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

In article >,
Kathleen > wrote:

> Good thing, too. My sister had no such recourse or at least it never
> occurred to her and her doctor blames her current thyroid issues on our
> mother's favorite remedy. I never shared this particular tactic with
> her because the first thing she would have done would have been to rat
> me out for spite. Being a shit has its consequences...

Funny you should mention that! One of dad's favorite cold remedies
while I was growing up was Lugol's solution in Orange juice.

I have hypothyroidism and I blame it on all that Iodine I used to take
while growing up...

Excess Iodine can cause hypothyroid issues. I just wish it was not
permanent. :-( I'll be on Thyroid Armour for the rest of my life.
--
Peace! Om

"Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once." -- Anonymous

Blinky the Shark wrote:
> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I have to go
> back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything else,
> either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've been flashing
> back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
>
> I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I remember as a
> weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
>
> Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
> scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to settle a
> stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset than
> from feeling urpy.
>
> Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not like
> there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
>
>
Hope you're starting to feel better; the bugs going around this year
seem to be especially nasty ones.

In article >,
flitterbit > wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
> > I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I have to go
> > back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything else,
> > either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've been flashing
> > back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
> >
> > I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I remember as a
> > weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
> >
> > Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
> > scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to settle a
> > stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset than
> > from feeling urpy.
> >
> > Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not like
> > there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
> >
> >
> Hope you're starting to feel better; the bugs going around this year
> seem to be especially nasty ones.

Seems Flu' season was really delayed.
We are getting a LOT of positive flu' swabs this week from the ER.

We were not so much earlier in January.
--
Peace! Om

"If the enemy is in range, so are you."
-Infantry Journal

sf wrote:
>
> On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 15:47:00 -0500, "JonquilJan" >
> wrote:
>
> >My mom would make a semi paste of butter, sugar and lemon juice for sore
> >throats. Also would put a cold, wet folded up washcloth on my throat to
> >releive the soreness.
> >
> >And vicks of course - with a flannel on top of it.
> >
> Just got off the phone with SIL. She says a gargle of warm water
> laced with salt and *turmeric* helps a sore throat.
>
>

Turmeric is used as an anti-inflammatory treatment in Indian and Chinese
traditional medical systems. It's being evaluated by all sorts of
medical studies.

In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 15:47:00 -0500, "JonquilJan" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >My mom would make a semi paste of butter, sugar and lemon juice for sore
> > >throats. Also would put a cold, wet folded up washcloth on my throat to
> > >releive the soreness.
> > >
> > >And vicks of course - with a flannel on top of it.
> > >
> > Just got off the phone with SIL. She says a gargle of warm water
> > laced with salt and *turmeric* helps a sore throat.
> >
> >
>
> Turmeric is used as an anti-inflammatory treatment in Indian and Chinese
> traditional medical systems. It's being evaluated by all sorts of
> medical studies.

I've read that it's a major anit-oxidant.
--
Peace! Om

"If the enemy is in range, so are you."
-Infantry Journal

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I have to go
>>> back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything else,
>>> either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've been flashing
>>> back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
>>>
>>> I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I remember as a
>>> weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
>>>
>>> Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
>>> scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to settle a
>>> stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset than
>>> from feeling urpy.
>>>
>>> Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not like
>>> there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
>>>
>>>
>> Hope you're starting to feel better; the bugs going around this year
>> seem to be especially nasty ones.
>
> Seems Flu' season was really delayed.
> We are getting a LOT of positive flu' swabs this week from the ER.
>
> We were not so much earlier in January.
>
>
Strangely, given that I haven't been sick in years, I've had flu twice
this season, the first time starting in the last week of September and
running into early October and again starting a couple of days before
Christmas and running into mid-January. Fortunately my bouts of it
weren't too severe, but I really feel for the folks who've got it
especially bad.

In article >,
flitterbit > wrote:

> Strangely, given that I haven't been sick in years, I've had flu twice
> this season, the first time starting in the last week of September and
> running into early October and again starting a couple of days before
> Christmas and running into mid-January. Fortunately my bouts of it
> weren't too severe, but I really feel for the folks who've got it
> especially bad.

I'm glad you are feeling better.
One thing that's always helped me is hot and sour soup.
--
Peace! Om

"If the enemy is in range, so are you."
-Infantry Journal

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>> Strangely, given that I haven't been sick in years, I've had flu twice
>> this season, the first time starting in the last week of September and
>> running into early October and again starting a couple of days before
>> Christmas and running into mid-January. Fortunately my bouts of it
>> weren't too severe, but I really feel for the folks who've got it
>> especially bad.
>
> I'm glad you are feeling better.
> One thing that's always helped me is hot and sour soup.
>
>
Thank you Lots of liquids, especially hot ones, definitely seem to help.

In article >,
flitterbit > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > flitterbit > wrote:
> >
> >> Strangely, given that I haven't been sick in years, I've had flu twice
> >> this season, the first time starting in the last week of September and
> >> running into early October and again starting a couple of days before
> >> Christmas and running into mid-January. Fortunately my bouts of it
> >> weren't too severe, but I really feel for the folks who've got it
> >> especially bad.
> >
> > I'm glad you are feeling better.
> > One thing that's always helped me is hot and sour soup.
> >
> >
> Thank you Lots of liquids, especially hot ones, definitely seem to help.

Hot buttered Rum toddy's... <G>
--
Peace! Om

"If the enemy is in range, so are you."
-Infantry Journal

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> flitterbit > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> flitterbit > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Strangely, given that I haven't been sick in years, I've had flu twice
>>>> this season, the first time starting in the last week of September and
>>>> running into early October and again starting a couple of days before
>>>> Christmas and running into mid-January. Fortunately my bouts of it
>>>> weren't too severe, but I really feel for the folks who've got it
>>>> especially bad.
>>> I'm glad you are feeling better.
>>> One thing that's always helped me is hot and sour soup.
>> >
>> >
>> Thank you Lots of liquids, especially hot ones, definitely seem to help.
>
> Hot buttered Rum toddy's... <G>
>
>

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> Tonia wrote:
>
>>
>> "LindaR" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Jan 28, 5:09 pm, Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>>> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here, before I have to
>>> go back to bed. Can't sleep, but don't have the energy to do anything
>>> else, either -- not even read. (And that just kills me.) So I've been
>>> flashing back to little home remedies from growing up in the 1950s...
>>>
>>> I think sometimes Mom would give me small amounts of what I remember as
>>> a weak solution of sugar in water. Ever heard of that?
>>>
>>> Burnt Toast: I distinctly remember Mom burning a slice of toast and
>>> scraping the ashes into a glass of water. I guess this was to settle a
>>> stomach (the charcoal or whateveer) -- probably more from acid upset
>>> than from feeling urpy.
>>>
>>> Liquid Jell-O. I guess that was a variant on sugar water; it's not like
>>> there was sugar-free Jell-0 in 1953.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Blinky
>>> Killing all posts from Google Groups - The Usenet Improvement
>>> Project:http://improve-usenet.org
>>
>> Do you have some paracetamol/codeine tablets? If so:
>
> I'm thinking "no", because I'm pretty sure it's a controlled substance.
>
>> 1. Crush 12 tables in a bowl.
>> 2. cover with boiling water.
>> 3. Stir until looks like all substance has been dissolved. 4. Put in
>> freezer for about 30 min.
>> 5. Strain mixture through a hankerchief. 6. Discard stuff in hankerchief
>> down toilet (this is the paracetamol with filler)
>> 7. Drink mixture (it does not taste very good) 8. In about 20 min you
>> will
>> feel soothing effect of about 100mg pure codiene.
>> 9. Enjoy - BUT BE CAREFUL TO EXRACT PARACETAMOL AS TOO MUCH CAN CAUSE
>> LIVER FAILURE AFTER ABOUT 48 HOURS.
>>
>> Also, be careful as codeine is very addictive.
>>
>> Well hell, if I had codeine tablets I wouldn't be worried about posting
>> on
>> here for some
>> home remedies......LMAO! Jeez, let me know who your DR is because I
>
> I don't have a doctor.
>

This is just upsetting.

On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:37:20 -0500, "cybercat" >
wrote:
>
>"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>news
>> Tonia wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "LindaR" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> On Jan 28, 5:09 pm, Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>>>> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here
<snip>
>>>
>>> Well hell, if I had codeine tablets I wouldn't be worried about posting
>>> on
>>> here for some
>>> home remedies......LMAO! Jeez, let me know who your DR is because I
>>
>> I don't have a doctor.
>>
>
>This is just upsetting.

Yes, it is. On more than one level too. Where were his real life
friends or family? He didn't have to die! Emergency rooms are used
as Dr's offices by the uninsured in California. We also have free
clinics scattered around and cities like LA have many - some of which
are affiliated with teaching universities.

Unfortunately, I know just how he felt because I've been there. He
didn't have enough energy to get out of bed and endure sitting in the
ER for whatever time it took to be seen. Getting there would have
been impossible unless he called a cab (with no energy, even that's
too hard) - or someone who insists and assists.

What I don't understand is he was a productive citizen, so what
happened to his health insurance? He could be a poster boy for
national health insurance!


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> What I don't understand is he was a productive citizen, so what
> happened to his health insurance? He could be a poster boy for
> national health insurance!

Indeed...
--
Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

On Sat 21 Feb 2009 11:35:42p, sf told us...

> On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:37:20 -0500, "cybercat" >
> wrote:
>>
>>"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>news
>>> Tonia wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "LindaR" > wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> ... On Jan 28, 5:09 pm, Blinky the Shark >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> I feel like shit. I may have about ten minutes, here
> <snip>
>>>>
>>>> Well hell, if I had codeine tablets I wouldn't be worried about
posting
>>>> on here for some
>>>> home remedies......LMAO! Jeez, let me know who your DR is because I
>>>
>>> I don't have a doctor.
>>>
>>
>>This is just upsetting.
>
> Yes, it is. On more than one level too. Where were his real life
> friends or family? He didn't have to die! Emergency rooms are used
> as Dr's offices by the uninsured in California. We also have free
> clinics scattered around and cities like LA have many - some of which
> are affiliated with teaching universities.
>
> Unfortunately, I know just how he felt because I've been there. He
> didn't have enough energy to get out of bed and endure sitting in the
> ER for whatever time it took to be seen. Getting there would have
> been impossible unless he called a cab (with no energy, even that's
> too hard) - or someone who insists and assists.
>
> What I don't understand is he was a productive citizen, so what
> happened to his health insurance? He could be a poster boy for
> national health insurance!

I've missed a lot of the threads related to Blinky's passing. Was it ever
established exactly what he died from?

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:46:40 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> shouted from the highest rooftop:

>I've missed a lot of the threads related to Blinky's passing. Was it ever
>established exactly what he died from?

From what I've read in other threads it was pneumonia.


--

una cerveza mas por favor ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~

In article >,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> > What I don't understand is he was a productive citizen, so what
> > happened to his health insurance? He could be a poster boy for
> > national health insurance!
>
> I've missed a lot of the threads related to Blinky's passing. Was it ever
> established exactly what he died from?
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright

From what I heard, he died from Pneumonia, starting from a bought of the
'flu.

It can happen... and many men are infamous for not getting help when
they really need it.

If dad was not living with me, he'd be dead now from appendicitis.

Long (and old) story from a couple of years ago.

It's just too bad that our beloved Blinky did not have anyone living
with him that could make sure he was cared for.
--
Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:46:40 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>I've missed a lot of the threads related to Blinky's passing. Was it ever
>established exactly what he died from?

Not that I've seen, but from the post I saw from him talking about
being so "tired"... my guess is that he ended up with pneumonia.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

Omelet wrote:
> From what I heard, he died from Pneumonia, starting from a bought of the
> 'flu.
>
> It can happen... and many men are infamous for not getting help when
> they really need it.
>
> If dad was not living with me, he'd be dead now from appendicitis.
>
> Long (and old) story from a couple of years ago.
>
> It's just too bad that our beloved Blinky did not have anyone living
> with him that could make sure he was cared for.

I think that must be one reason why folks living alone die earlier.

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." > wrote
>> It's just too bad that our beloved Blinky did not have anyone living
>> with him that could make sure he was cared for.
>
> I think that must be one reason why folks living alone die earlier.
>
Yes.

In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > From what I heard, he died from Pneumonia, starting from a bought of the
> > 'flu.
> >
> > It can happen... and many men are infamous for not getting help when
> > they really need it.
> >
> > If dad was not living with me, he'd be dead now from appendicitis.
> >
> > Long (and old) story from a couple of years ago.
> >
> > It's just too bad that our beloved Blinky did not have anyone living
> > with him that could make sure he was cared for.
>
> I think that must be one reason why folks living alone die earlier.

I think that is true. Dad's currently 76. Two years ago, he had
appendicitis and fought me on getting him help. He finally went into
septic shock so he did not have any recourse when I called 911 and had
him taken to the Emergency room.

He'd be dead now if he was not living with me!
--
Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama

Omelet wrote:
> I think that is true. Dad's currently 76. Two years ago, he had
> appendicitis and fought me on getting him help. He finally went into
> septic shock so he did not have any recourse when I called 911 and had
> him taken to the Emergency room.
>
> He'd be dead now if he was not living with me!

Yes, that's a good example.

I think if one is living with another adult, when person A speaks
of symptoms, person B would, if it seem warranted, encourage or
insist that person to get medical attention. It is too easy to
just blow off symptoms if one is cogitating about them alone.

--
Jean B.