mackfatsoe Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 It's my first winter on the east coast, it's cold as fuck and I'm already sick. What are people's tricks for beating the cold weather? I've been drinking hot toddy's for the last two days. The dangerous thing about them is that they feel like a breakfast drink, so I feel no guilt making myself one as soon as I wake up. Sorry Grandma, but fuck your brandy. Whiskey or nothing. TITS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 east coast all my life. had a cold since september. get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood fart Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Just take vitamin c and Echinacea. Wash your hands/use anti-bacterial wash frequently. Catching a cold is more about germs than just being in a cold climate. I don't know if it is colder where you are at than it is in Germany, but I didn't get sick last year and probably won't this year either. Actually, I have never had a flu shot and haven't had the flu since elementary school...and haven't had a cold in probably 10 years. I chalk it up to drinking lots of water and taking a multi-vitamin or chomping on some vitamin c every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 a cure for everything but death = death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suca Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 ok. i gotta ask. what is a hot toddys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ape Shit Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 a tablespoon of this mixed in a glass of water a few times a day should do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@ndomH3ro Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Cures what ails ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 ok. i gotta ask. what is a hot toddys? hot water lemon zest cloves honey whiskey I boil the water w lemon zest and cloves, then add whiskey lemon juice and honey in the cup. It's a medicinal drink invented by the Irish I think. not my picture EDIT PS: cloves are like 9 dollars at the supermarket? It's fucking crazy, they're tiny. Take that shit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 FUCK, I NEED THAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 blood fart you're actually in Germany? I thought that was a joke. w/ windchill it's like 20's/30's here, only getting colder though. I was talking to the crossing guard the other day while waiting for the bus, she said in the morning it was 9 degrees w/ the windchill. And unfortunately, I ride a bike. But it's getting to the point I might buy a bus pass and put the bike up for a couple months. I just downloaded a lot of garage/surf rock yesterday because I am seriously missing California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I seem to have beat a cold recently by just sleeping it off. I felt like shit Monday, then slept all day Tuesday and by Wednesday morning I felt about 80% better. I like the garlic/ginger/lemon juice cure. It stinks but it seems to work. Astragalus tincture helps, too. You can get it at any health food store. Echinacea is better before the fact, and kind of a waste when you're already sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suca Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 sleep only works if youre not studying for finals and working all weekend :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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blood fart Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Yeah, I am really in Germany. I don't really pay attention to the temp., I just deal with it. I still ride my bike to work in the morning, even when it rains. There has been ice on the cars, but not the street so far. One of the ladies I work with said it was 0-1degrees out, so that is 32-33...but as long as the wind isn't blowing, it doesn't seem all that cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Tea and Cognac with a bit o' honey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSK Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 east coast all my life. had a cold since september. get used to it. this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Port-A-John Enthusiest Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Traditional Medicinals, they're teas..they work. Its what people used before synthetic medicine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sneak Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 in my experince you get ill when you dont look after yourself. can be in the summer or winter, it doesnt matter... example: working lots of hours combined with lots of stress with a pinch of not eating well and a touch of excessive drinking / smoking left me with a cuntingly (new word?) bad cold a few weeks ago. knocked me for 6... i spent 2 days on the sofa wrapped up in blankets, sweating the fucker out with plenty of oj and water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.hopeless. Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 i just ride colds out..shit aint nothing to a G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 ^hmmmm, helpful, thanks. perhaps I'm overdoing it with these toddy's, the fifth I bought last night is going going gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyard Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Rub Vicks on the bottom of your feet before you go to bed; i swear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ink face Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 i always take a ridiculous amounts of vitamin c and lay low for a couple days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 monster zero up there, that's the right idea. sometimes if you are very lucky you can almost wash the damn cold out of your sinuses other times it just cleans it out a bit but it feels good i don't have a kit like that, i just warm up water and dissolve salt in it and while i'm in a very hot shower, pour it into my nose. it's gross but worth it to minimize illness to damn near never, i wash my hands before i eat, and never rub my eyes with unwashed hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.hopeless. Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 ^hmmmm, helpful, thanks. perhaps I'm overdoing it with these toddy's, the fifth I bought last night is going going gone. yeah your not sposed to over do it.seriously tho if you want to get rid of them quicker just get some zicam or something.i really dont know what to tell you tho becuase i could care less about a cold.i mean its not like its debilitating or anything.just let it come and go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poop stache Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 masterbating it out of you like 10 times a day usually works. lots of emergen-c too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complex Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 sweating is the best thing to rid a fever if you got one, go to sleep for the night slam a few glasses of water and wrap up in 4 blankets, and have more water for when you wake up in the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastedyouthkid Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 emergen c 8 glasses of water good rest and a sweat room if you have access. even when you are not sick the emergen c will bump your immune system up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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