Hot toddy - cold remedies

[Hobbit]

Came off the course yesterday feeling a bit raggy. Not a great night, and this morning saw me either outside trying to cool down or cuddling a radiator trying to warm up.... but there is salvation!

A hot toddy made with the water of life, honey and Lemsip. Can't have another one for a few hours but the water of life is helping fill the gap till I can have the next Lemsip.

 

[ColchesterFC]

At Uni my cure for a bad cold was half a bottle of whisky and a couple a paracetamol. I would then put on as many clothes as I could, turn the heating up full and get into bed in a sleeping bag with two duvets over the top. Sweated like a pig all night and had to wring out the sleeping bag the next day but it seemed to work.

 

[Hacker Khan]

I use that Cold Defence stuff at the first sign. I expect it's mostly psychosomatic, but it does seem to work and manages to prevent them developing.

 

[Craigg]

At Uni my cure for a bad cold was half a bottle of whisky and a couple a paracetamol. I would then put on as many clothes as I could, turn the heating up full and get into bed in a sleeping bag with two duvets over the top. Sweated like a pig all night and had to wring out the sleeping bag the next day but it seemed to work.

Just a normal night at uni then :whoo:

 

[Break90]

I use that Cold Defence stuff at the first sign. I expect it's mostly psychosomatic, but it does seem to work and manages to prevent them developing.

First Defence........I'll let you know in the morning

 

[The Green Fairy]

Came off the course yesterday feeling a bit raggy. Not a great night, and this morning saw me either outside trying to cool down or cuddling a radiator trying to warm up.... but there is salvation!

A hot toddy made with the water of life, honey and Lemsip. Can't have another one for a few hours but the water of life is helping fill the gap till I can have the next Lemsip.

Genius - in our family it is the perfect cold remedy. I sleep like a log after taking this - and a few days later fine!

Mind you, I have gone a complete year without a cold.
Had my first flu jab last October and was sniffle free till this years flu jab two days ago.

It may also be that I don't do winter. Haven't had a winter for five years.

 

[c1973]

It may or may not work, but it does make you feel better when you've come down with man flu (I trust you are claiming man flu and not a cold? ).

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Was once told by a Doctor that he truly believed it was the way to treat a cold, but with honey instead of lemsip.

 

[Old Skier]

Was once told by a Doctor that he truly believed it was the way to treat a cold, but with honey instead of lemsip.

With a large shot of whiskey.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

With a large shot of whiskey.

First ingredient😃

 

[williamalex1]

Back in my day , if I said I had the cold and said I couldn't go to School = being force fed a cocktail of Banana Rum with heaps of sugar and hot water Yuk, and kept in for the full day. Only tried that excuse twice.

 

[c1973]

With a large shot of whiskey.

Nah, always better with whisky.

 

[ColchesterFC]

Just a normal night at uni then :whoo:

Not at all.

A normal night at Uni would have included 15 pints first and hopefully sleeping in no clothes in a gullible Fresher's bed. Ahh the good old days.

 

[bluewolf]

I don't get colds... But I do drink a lot of Whiskey.. Coincidence?

 

[Hobbit]

It may or may not work, but it does make you feel better when you've come down with man flu (I trust you are claiming man flu and not a cold? ).

Its at least man flu, if not something even more serious!

HID is only just getting over it after 2 weeks and antibiotics

 

[c1973]

Its at least man flu, if not something even more serious!

HID is only just getting over it after 2 weeks and antibiotics

Hopefully nothing a wee dram can't sort out. :thup:

 

[williamalex1]

With no E.

 

[ColchesterFC]

Its at least man flu, if not something even more serious!

HID is only just getting over it after 2 weeks and antibiotics

Well if it's definitely man flu then I have found these for you......

 

[c1973]

With no E.

Ok.

Hopfully nothing a w dram can't sort out.

 

[Farneyman]

Don't forget to add some cloves to it with some lemon slice.

:thup: