tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post6636612411414381014..comments2024-02-28T22:43:49.960+00:00Comments on Asia Vu: Life In The UK: Things MsCaroline is Grateful for in January in EnglandMsCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-85856805397879400892016-01-25T18:14:19.522+00:002016-01-25T18:14:19.522+00:00The toastie sleeves can also be purchased at Lakel...The toastie sleeves can also be purchased at Lakeland. At least they can be in our Lakeland in Dubai, and we don't have everything they stock in the UK or so I've been told. <br /><br />I'm really sorry you've been ill but it does make for humorous reading and so part of me is not sorry, not sorry. Sorry! I have a Scottish friend whose father used to dose even his small children with a finger or two or whisky. She said that he would make her climb into bed and down it, then tuck her in for the night. I guess so she didn't have to walk about drunk? <br /><br />Like Sally, I've been an evangelist too, but for our US version of Night Nurse, Nyquil so I'm interested to hear that your son thought Night Nurse was superior. I've hauled Nyquil in my suitcase more places than I'd like to admit. Which has gotten even easier since it started coming in gel caps. But the upside of the gel caps, beyond their light weight and portability, is they are a lot less conducive to accidental overdosing than liquid Nyquil. Or I presume Night Nurse. Leave that bottle on the bedside and it's all too easy to take a swig whenever the coughing starts again, when surely a lung is coming up too if you don't take a swig, when you are still rather drugged up from previous doses and half asleep to boot and can't really remember when you took the last dose. Not that I've ever done that. And I've HEARD that excessive consumption will give you nightmares. And what seems to be a hangover. Good times. <br /><br />I so appreciate your effort to be positive! We are four days on from your post, so this should be day 18. Hope you've seen the back of that cough! Updates, please. Stacy Rushtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008030206240908911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-5387649254607296132016-01-25T12:32:30.747+00:002016-01-25T12:32:30.747+00:00Sallyr168 - Thanks for commenting! Actually, I wa...Sallyr168 - Thanks for commenting! Actually, I wasn't aware that there were 2 spellings, so I've learned(learnt) something new today. I Googled it, and 'whiskey' is the spelling if it's distilled in the US or Ireland, 'whisky' if it comes from anywhere else, but I think the spelling in the US defaults to 'whiskey.' I double-checked, and the stuff MrL has been composing my toddies from is, indeed, 'whisky' distilled in Scotland- something called 'Monkey Shoulder.' <br /><br />As far as Night Nurse goes - your regime is very similar to the one that I have evolved over the past few weeks: honey&lemon + guafenesin + NN. I actually bought the NN for #2 last year when he became ill shortly after we moved to the UK (he said it was far superior to Nyquil) but had never needed it myself. Almost a year to the day that we moved here, I finally tried it and am now a convert. Just wish I'd thought of it a few days earlier. <br /><br />Soup - we are big fans of Glorious (I think they're the ones, chilled in the plastic tubs - make fabulous Thai and Moroccan stuff that we love as well as a lentil that is delicious) but I always keep a few tins in the cupboard for backup (i.e, when I can't be bothered to drag myself to the shop) and the vegetable is the one that I like the best. It's probably not the best soup I've ever had, but I found it to be far superior to the tinned vegetable soup in the US - which I would never recommend to anyone. MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-51910733794337662512016-01-25T11:59:54.554+00:002016-01-25T11:59:54.554+00:00Nance: give me a stuffed nose any day. I hate to...Nance: give me a stuffed nose any day. I hate to resort to the vernacular, but I am So Over This Cough. Thanks for your sympathies, though. I am rarely unwell, and absolutely loathe it when I am, so you know it has to be bad if I'm commenting on it.<br /><br />Toastie pockets - I feel sure they must have them, if nowhere else, on the shopping channel. Actually, the place I found them (and have never seen them anywhere else, so maybe this is the problem) is called 'Poundland' and is essentially the British version of the Dollar Store (Dollar Tree, All A Dollar, you get the idea). If this really is the only place one can buy them in the UK, I am starting to think all (most?) of my British friends just have higher standards in their choice of retail establishments. The Nutella and bananas idea (I'm more of a PB person myself, but same idea) is a great one. I will try it today and let you know how it works out. Maybe this is a blog post in the making...MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-41470736402140887622016-01-25T11:52:41.999+00:002016-01-25T11:52:41.999+00:00I can't believe that nobody has yet initiated ...I can't believe that nobody has yet initiated the time-honoured discussion of whisky vs whiskey......<br /><br />I have been an evangelistic near-pusher of Night Nurse for decades - it makes me feel a bit twitchy if we're nearing the end of a bottle at this time of year and haven't another waiting in the wings. If I ever get any kind of a cold it always turns into an horrendous cough and this is a lifesaver - my recommended formula is NN + hot honey and lemon + a blocked nose relief (phenylephrine hydrochloride) capsule about 10-15 minutes before bed. Whilst not a cure as such, a good night's sleep is almost guaranteed.<br /><br />Without being too precious - please step away from the Heinz tinned soups (apart from the cream of tomato which gets a pass, just because!) and go for the chilled ones such as by Glorious or Yorkshire Provender. They are leaps ahead and are often on sale at half price at this time of the year so don't work out too much more expensive. If tinned is the only option, then choose Baxters - enormously better than Heinz (sits back and waits for the outcry....).sallyr168https://www.blogger.com/profile/05102703351471267840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-11627865221686538302016-01-24T19:35:53.311+00:002016-01-24T19:35:53.311+00:00Hate coughing! After a stuffed nose, it is the wor...Hate coughing! After a stuffed nose, it is the worst thing to suffer through, so you have my Sympathies. <br /><br />The toaster-bag sandwich thingies are Genius! Had those been around when my boys were living at home, they would have had a major workout. Why are they not here in the States? You could make a tidy sum importing them, and I would be your first customer--a gift for my sons who, despite being much older now, still opt for convenience and speed over decent nutrition.<br /><br />(I have to admit--I'm imagining wheat toast and Nutella with some bananas myself...!)<br /><br />Feel better! No matter where you are, being sick is awful.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-81606231344253199272016-01-22T16:11:46.347+00:002016-01-22T16:11:46.347+00:00NVG - I think the truth is, few (or none) of my re...NVG - I think the truth is, few (or none) of my readers shop at Poundland, which is the only place I've ever seen them! ; ) I've done quite a bit of honey and lemon in the last few weeks....liberally laced with whiskey, if we're being strictly honest (but it's OK, the lady at the pharmacist told me it was an excellent cure...) To be honest, the Beechams was OK, but I finally switched to guafenesin and Benalyn taken together. After I got over the first few days, it was the cough that was bothering me more than any aches or pains! Frozen ground was lovely - for 2 whole days. We're right back to mud again today. *sigh*MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-28745103657633386912016-01-22T15:20:36.368+00:002016-01-22T15:20:36.368+00:00I've never seen those toasties either!
Hot Le...I've never seen those toasties either!<br /><br />Hot Lemon and honey is the remedy my mother always used to make for colds. Which is basically what Beechams is. So, if you want to do it homemade, just make hot lemon and honey and take a paracetamol. But those things are quite convenient aren't they. I gave one to a builder the other day and he looked so pleased....<br /><br />Agree about the mud and frozen ground - our garden is a mud field, as is the local park. I don't think I ever came across mud in the US. It is a peculiarly British phenomenon. nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-84982560213026485212016-01-21T22:11:14.681+00:002016-01-21T22:11:14.681+00:00Emma - I do believe you about the rain in Germany ...Emma - I do believe you about the rain in Germany - my pervasive memories of living in Frankfurt mostly include rain! I have to say, I don't mind the warmish temperatures, and I probably wouldn't be fussed in the least about the mud if I didn't find myself tramping through it three times a day - although, if I stopped in the pub after every walk, the mud would probably bother me much less! I've only seen the bags in Poundland, but I'm sure they have them at other places like Lakeland or Asda. I think they really are such a nifty idea - can't imagine why they aren't better known!MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-4502352666688742402016-01-21T20:00:05.977+00:002016-01-21T20:00:05.977+00:00Oh no, sorry you've been ill... Your post ac...Oh no, sorry you've been ill... Your post actually made me quite homesick, rain and all (did you know that officially it rains more here? It really does :D). I even miss our winters, drizzly muddy walks and all - especially if it involves a nice warm pub afterwards! Love the sound of the toaster bags, will have to seek some out! :)xBavarianSojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701272367912860549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-13020971270581105622016-01-21T19:42:01.020+00:002016-01-21T19:42:01.020+00:00EM- It's a huge headache. I'm just glad i...EM- It's a huge headache. I'm just glad it's a 10-kg Boston Terrier I'm dealing with and not a thumping great labrador. <br /><br />Trish - You can buy a pack of 2 at Poundland. I think they're fabulous - brought one to everyone last summer when we went home. Nice for Uni students too, if they've got a toaster. Re: exercises: you've hit the nail on the head in a frightening way. Let's just say I've drastically limited my social appearances lately! <br /><br />Elizabeth - Thanks, I do think I'm at the tail end of it at last, but I won't be surprised if it does, indeed, take every bit of the 18 or more. That sunshine truly did me a world of good - there were so many of us in the park that day, just standing about with our faces to the sky!! MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-18828654676758769412016-01-21T19:10:31.930+00:002016-01-21T19:10:31.930+00:00Sorry to hear you have been ill. I hope you don...Sorry to hear you have been ill. I hope you don't need all the eighteen days to see the back of it. I do so agree about the mud! The last couple of months up here have been full of mud and muck. A couple of days of freezing weather and sunshine have been such a welcome change. Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-76909221416540597902016-01-21T19:09:40.634+00:002016-01-21T19:09:40.634+00:00I've not heard of that toastie thing before - ...I've not heard of that toastie thing before - must get one and give it a try!<br />I do hope you are keeping up with pelvic floor exercises- if I have a cough that's the first thing to go!! Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4551977354338403876.post-79920887741432236352016-01-21T17:57:44.093+00:002016-01-21T17:57:44.093+00:00I hate it when the dog comes in with wet feet and ...I hate it when the dog comes in with wet feet and often wonder how I would react if we were in England, trudging around muddy fields. Probably not very well at all. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.com