#31

Don’t they say that a good way to know if it’s flu or not is if you were told there was £100,000 at the bottom of your garden, if you had flu, you wouldn’t want to go and get it.

1 Like
#32

I hadn’t heard that, but it rings true: shortly after my gf had convinced me that I wasn’t actually a parsnip, a card game that I’d Kickstartered and hadn’t fucking shut up about for six months got delivered. She handed the package to me. I said “…I’ll open it later.” and tossed it aside.

I think that’s when she started to worry.

2 Likes
#33

The one time I had flu, I was like “I need to eat something” at about 3PM. Think I managed to drag my ass downstairs and make some soup at 10PM.

#34

Fucking hell, i thought flu was just a bad cold that hangs about a bit longer than normal. These stories have got me heading to Boots after work.

#35

Yeah, they base the decision on which strains to vaccinate against in on those which are most prevalent in the southern hemisphere flu season - because it’s the latest indicator they have before beginning the manufacture. This is months ahead of time, so it’s always a bit of a punt.

It’s not really ‘Australian flu’ as the press have latched on to.

#36

1803286_2.jpg630×630 31 KB

2 Likes
#37

I was meant to have mine last week but I had a cold. The surgery will give a free one but I think I’m going to have to pay because their hours don’t work with my teaching hours.

Get one every year and have never thought I was a parsnip.

Hashtag learnscience

#38

I should get it. Wife and boy are getting it. Got the flu about…18 months ago. Was at a wedding when I came down with it. Did the honourable thing and left early, after only 4-5 glasses of wine and after the cheese. Then spent 5 days halucinating in bed. Passed it onto my lad and he was hospitalised with it. IV, oxygen, bit of a nightmare. Remember getting annoyed with my wife for calling out an ambulance for him as was just the flu and then when she finally called they were all “yeah,he needs to go to hospital immediately, good thing you called” and I was like “well don’t listen to me I’ve had the fucking flu mate!”

1 Like
#39

I can get mine reimbursed through work but am currently working through a cold now so maybe it’s too late.

#40

Yeah, I’ve heard that and there was 24-48 hours when that was definitely true. I had my phone next to my bed in my room in my scummy house and it took me about… well, I had lost all concept of time… but I reckon around half a day to summon the strength to text my Mum. She was all “Well, sounds bad but what do you want me to do? I live miles away” and I was all “MUM THERE’S A PLANET IN MY ROOM”

2 Likes
#41

The only time I had the flu my CD player got stuck on a loop of playing one track (A rush and a push and the land is ours) and I was too poorly to get out of bed to stop it and now whenever I hear that track (15 years on) I get a bit lighthearted.

1 Like
#42

Um I meant lightheaded and now I can’t find the edit button.

#43

Proper lol.

1 Like
#44

In tears on the bus. Fucking amazing.

1 Like
#45

I had the flu last and February it was quite unpleasant. About five years ago my GP gave me the flu jab while I was there for some other matter (that will remain unmentioned). I didn’t get a cold let alone the flu that winter. My work has offered for all employees to get the jab and put the cost on expenses so I think I will do it this week.

#46

I’d blame the cheese.

#47

Just to be absolutely 100% clear - the influenza vaccine had nothing to do with you not getting a cold. They’re completely different viruses. If it was true we could’ve cured the common cold by now.

1 Like
#48

Pull your finger out laelfy, ffs.

#49

Haven’t worked in vaccines for years. Not my circus, not my monkey.

#51

I can’t because I’m not in an at risk group, it’s £12.99 to get at Boots though.