I was just telling Trish the other day that I hadn't had a cold for about 10 years and guess what? On Wednesday I came down with a nasty little one. It is not the worst cold I have ever had but it will do. I had totally forgotten how irritating a cold can be. Sore throat, raspy voice, runny nose, runny eyes, no energy.Sniff, sniff, sniff. Blow, blow, blow. Hack, hack, hack. Cough, cough, cough. Sigh, sigh, sigh.
It has been so long since either Jim or I have had a cold that all of our cold pills were well past the "Best Before" date so on Thursday I hustled over to our neighbourhood pharmacy to get something to stop the flow. I had to ask for help from the Pharmacist's assistant because the first thing I chose were allergy pills. Well, they listed all my symptoms!
I finally decided on a box that included daytime pills - non-drowsy - and nighttime pills that wouldn't keep me awake. I had to buy 40 pills! The reason is that 20 pills cost $8.99 and 40 pills cost $9.99. Figure that one out if you can!
When I got them home and took one of the daytime pills, I was very surprised to find that they were mint flavoured. Who had heard of such a thing? Why flavour a pill that is in your mouth for a total of one second at the most? AND I hate mint! Yuck! Some changes are not for the best, in my opinion.
Ah well, as long as I only get a cold once every ten years, I really mustn't complain. I do have more sympathy for those of you who have already had your cold this year. May we all be cold-free for the rest of 2009!
