Egluntyne Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Nip it in the bud, Martin....stay off and REST for a couple of days. Plenty of fluids, Vit C and Paracetamol etc. Hope you feel better soon. Folk are dropping like flies around here with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 And Ladies - ManFlu is a very serious condition!! A xx not as bad as birdflu though (shouldnt joke should I) Mr A Yobb of Peckham says, "Oi! When my bird gets flu I still expect her to make my dinner and do the washing up an' that. I don't want her getting ideas like that bird in Suffolk and setting up exclusion zones an' that. Know wha' I mean." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 And Ladies - ManFlu is a very serious condition!! A xx not as bad as birdflu though (shouldnt joke should I) Mr A Yobb of Peckham says, "Oi! When my bird gets flu I still expect her to make my dinner and do the washing up an' that. I don't want her getting ideas like that bird in Suffolk and setting up exclusion zones an' that. Know wha' I mean." Have just spattered my keyboard and screen with tea! Hysterical!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Nice one Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 not as bad as birdflu though (shouldnt joke should I) That would put the wind up any complaining neighbours worried they'll catch bird flu from your chickens.....go around to their house with full-on flu symptoms, cough and splutter a bit and tell them you don't know what all the fuss is about....you've been cuddling your chickens and feel just fine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 My friend at work told me today that he had heard (on the radio i think) that on the first monday in February there are more absentees from work then any other day of the year.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 and did you know that a Wednesday is the day least likely for people to take as sick........ Nothing to "gain" from being off midweek for the bounders who just take days off when they feel like it (please be reading this, the lazy oik that I work with!!!) A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Hope you feel better soon Martin. Not long to go till Half Term - my two are clinging desparately to that thought Although my son is nearly always ill during the hols and never ever during term time (not missed a day of senior school since he started and he's now in Year 10 ) he says it's not fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Wow! That's some record! Perhaps he's destined to become a teacher, because that's what we all do too! Save all of our illnesses, dentists, opticians, hospital etc appointments for the holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Its true... I'm a teacher and i'm always ill in the holidays... Its not fair... I think its cos you are so on the go during termtime that when you actually sit back and relax everything seems to hit you at once.... Well, thats my theory anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 I do hope your feeling better soon Martin. We have a very serious case of Man Flu going round the males in this house. Funny though the variety I caught must have been a different one because I was still able to make meals, wash clothes, tidy up etc. Middle son Jonathan is reduced to only being able to spend hours on the computer, poor soul. Seriously he is running a temp of about 103 so I guess he does feel rough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 My boys hate having a nurse for a mother - they reckon they don't get enough sympathy I tell them sympathy is for those who are REALLY ill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 My boys hate having a nurse for a mother - they reckon they don't get enough sympathy I tell them sympathy is for those who are REALLY ill! My children never got any sympathy either - and I'm not a nurse. I used to tell them to see how they felt by lunchtime and if they still felt poorly, then I'd fetch them home. They very rarely came home. They also rarely complained of feeling ill as they became older, and so when they did, I knew that they were ill Hope you feel better today Martin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 My folks were the same Lesley, and I'm like that with Rosie too. There's a chap at work, whose children are always off school with something or other - they get kept off for just a cold too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I'm the same too! My children know if they're too ill to go to school, then they have to stay in bed. So no TV, computer, games or anything. Missing secondary school means missing valuable teaching, so mine don't stay away unless they feel absolutely awful. They don't like trying to catch up afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 My children knew they were wasting their time trying to con me. If they could stand, give cheek, eat their breakfast, then they went to school. The only exceptions were: 1. Raging temperature. 2. Diarrhoea or vomiting. 3. Conjunctivitis. 4. My instinct telling me something was amiss. I always took them to school late in the day if the perked up as soon as they thought they had conned me. The all tried it once only. Non essential absences are so disruptive both to the child's education, and to the teacher who has a difficult enough time as it is without having to go over things again and again unnecessarily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Sounds like my mother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 Still absent from school. I had a 12 hour sleep, but my nose is still streaming and I've got a bad cough, i feel so grotty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 lots of hot lemon and honey and take yourself back to bed for a proper rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Sorry to hear you are no better Martin. Veg out in the warm and sleep as much as you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I had a 12 hour sleep, but my nose is still streaming and I've got a bad cough, i feel so grotty! That makes 2 of us my dear I fell like my brains are made of cotton woll today & my poor nose is all chapped from all the blowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 I'm feeling a bit better now after plenty of rest! Should be able to go back to school tomorrow! Only 2 more days untill Half Term! Get well soon Sarah! Thanks again Everyone for the good wishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Glad to hear you're feeling better Martin Our half term doesn't start until Mon 19th Daughter is very as it means she will have to go to school on her birthday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Can I put the other side to you all? As a teacher, I get so fed up with parents sending their children to school when they know they are coming down with something! I could not possibly begin to list the number of viruses and other disgusting things I have caught off children whose parents have sent them to school over the years. It is so selfish of them: The poor child sits in a hot room, with 30 or so others, incubating and spreading their germs around and feeling terrible. Normally they get sent to school because there is "Ooops, word censored!"ody at home to look after them. Poor little mites. They should be at home tucked up in bed. This week we have sent home 12 children who have got impetigo. 5 of these parents have complained as it "just looks like a cold sore". Yeah, right, ouzing pus? This thing spreads like wildfire. We have had to go round disinfecting every door handle, desk and chair in the whole school. Ill children, or children who look like they might be coming down with something should be kept at home. Oh, and by the way, if they have diahorreah or vomiting, they should NOT return to school until they have had 48 clear hours. Thank you. I feel better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
