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8:44am on Saturday, 28th September, 2024:
Anecdote
Ugh, I have a cold.
It's not COVID-19 (I did a test), but my colds are usually very bad and this one is not an exception. I noticed it coming on when I was in London on Friday evening, so I bought some tissues. The Sainsbury's opposite Harrod's had them quite cheap: £1.25 for a pack of ten, or £1.30 for a pack of two with a balsam infusion. I didn't really want the balsam version, but I bought them anyway because I'd have had to have binned eight of the ten packets, not having enough room in my pockets and not wanting to walk around with them in my hands.
I'm currently in Bristol, where we're visiting our daughter and her spouse-to-be. Normally, when my nose starts to run and I need a new tissue every ten or fifteen minutes, I take an Actifed to stop it. Unfortunately, as I was driving for four hours, I couldn't take one (they can cause drowsiness, as can the M4). As a consequence, I have a sore nose and upper lip — a classic combinaation for me when I have a cold and no Actifed. I look as if I've been hit with a brick.
Other than the respiratory problems that come with a cold, I have none of the other effects that are normally associated with them. This is always the case for me. No tiredness, no aches and pains, no headaches: just a nose that seems able to produce more liquid than I drink.
I'm low on tissues, though. I'm beginning to wish I had bought the ten-pack on Thursday.
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