Thread: What you need to know about the coming flu season

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Its true they tended to hop between coastal ports rather than head straight out to sea, but they still covered long distances, I believe.

Yes, but not long hops. Makes the supply situation a lot easier - especially for naval ships with large crews. There are, as far as I know, no records of Chinese ships crossing either the Pacific or Atlantic oceans. Certainly they crossed the Indian Ocean, but with a number of stops.

I've seen claims about Chinese ships reaching South America but I assume they probably stayed close to the coast.

I reckon I've ducked a bullet this year... the advancing of 'flu-like symptoms has paused, some of the voice is returning... Here's hoping I've nipped it in the bud. - Can't take flu shots 'cos the last one made me very sick, and since then I get a serious then a mild dose every season ! My GP can't explain, but he believes in adequate sleep, isolation, hygiene and luck.
Besides, he's nursing a dwindling stock for folk who REALLY need it / Demand it.

I'm a card-carrying needle-phobic and risking "bowel tolerance" with handfuls of Vitamin C & capsicums.. is preferable to being stabbed with a blunt water pipe. !

I had a real bad chest cold a few weeks back - cough and brathing issues, mild sore throat, sneezing, runny nose, felt lousy. But distinguished from flu by no temperature, no aches and pains.

Still got a mild cough, which the doctor says will hang on for a while.

I'm going camping for three nights this week with 95 snotty year rights, including a night in a tent, so hoping my flu shot has bullet proofed me.
The only good thing is I'm doing first aid, so I get priority access to the first aid kit!