Cigars for the common cold

[mhortsch]

I wish they made cigars you could smoke that would cure the common cold.

 

[Allofus123]

If there's one way to get me to not smoke a cigar its the common cold. Thank god I haven't been sick in a few years.

 

[Rod]

After 3 months of oral surgeries I can finally smoke again! I had all four wisdom teeth pulled back in July (all at once). Swelled up quite a bit, and then noticed this bump in my check about about 3 weeks later that wasn't going away. So, tried curing it with antibiotics and didn't go away. So the Dr. numbed it up and poked around in there to try and get fluid out. Nothing would come out. So I just went in again recently for surgery, and he opened my cheek up and scraped out the infection. He used this electrical device as well (could see and smell the flesh burning). In any case, I'm almost fully healed now, and can finally smoke cigars again.

I never smoke when I get sick. I don't know how people smoke cigarettes when they're sick.

Hope ya feel better. Drinks lots of green tea, it helps.

 

[mhortsch]

Sounds like dry-sockets... I had mine pulled and was instructed to use a waterpick to make sure nothing gets trapped back in the empty sockets...

Being sick sucks donkey. It has giving me some good stay at home time though!!! Sometimes it's nice to not have to get prepped to go out for a couple days.

 

[ggiese]

Yeah... I'm just got over a pretty nasty cold I picked up from those bastids at the LOL herf!!! :angry: I couldn't smoke for almost 2 weeks... Sucked BIG TIME... I did push it, and felt like crap afterwards - kinda sucks because I tried to smoke some of my favorites hoping the taste would get past the cold nasties - my favorites just tasted like crap, though...

Oh well, I'm on the mend. The last cigar I smoked tasted better...

 

[mhortsch]

It's pretty unbelievable how this stuff spreads these days... especially in the work place.

 

[Neuromancer]

Use Purell...when you go grocery shopping the cart handles are contaminated...when you eat in a restaurant the menus are contaminated...when you handle money it's loaded with bacteria...if you use Purell after handling a menu and before eating, after paying for fast food before eating, and after shopping it helps tremendously...that and washing your hands with hot water and soap as hands are your biggest source of contamination...we started using Purell a few years ago and cut down on the colds drastically...I used to be good for two or three every winter and now I haven't had a cold in three years and that's with a teenager in the house...we all carry the tiny pocket size bottles and use it at appropriate times and the kid does too and it has worked wonders...just my 2¢...

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PS - Also use it after using keyboards of computers in the work place when other people use the same computer...I know it sounds like a pain, however, it sure beats having a cold for 7-10 days...

 

[natejustice]

I totally agree with you, as I do the same thing, and it drastically cuts back on your odds of getting sick, I have been doing this for awhile myself and have not gotten sick in quite some time.. knock on wood....

Use Purell...when you go grocery shopping the cart handles are contaminated...when you eat in a restaurant the menus are contaminated...when you handle money it's loaded with bacteria...if you use Purell after handling a menu and before eating, after paying for fast food before eating, and after shopping it helps tremendously...that and washing your hands with hot water and soap as hands are your biggest source of contamination...we started using Purell a few years ago and cut down on the colds drastically...I used to be good for two or three every winter and now I haven't had a cold in three years and that's with a teenager in the house...we all carry the tiny pocket size bottles and use it at appropriate times and the kid does too and it has worked wonders...just my 2¢...

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PS - Also use it after using keyboards of computers in the work place when other people use the same computer...I know it sounds like a pain, however, it sure beats having a cold for 7-10 days...

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[golfgar]

There was a discussion on the radio yesterday about using those antibactirial washes and soaps. The bottom line was for the common cold and viruses, washing with soap was better because of the morphing bacteria thing. Bacteria become resistant and they recommended using soap and water. That washes what needs to be washed and the remaining is not resistant to anti-bacterial agents. I dunno but that's what they were saying.....doctors of course.

edit:Of course this post is after some anti-bacterial bourbon so........

 

[fetterjohn]

As well as you...Neuromancer...my wife is a germ-o-phobe. She teaches Germ Buster classes for the local children's hospital and is now insane. She puts Purell on her hands and wipes down the handles of everything with it...and now that we have a baby, it's even worse. Bit I gotta tell you, it's been quite a while since we've been sick.

-Fetter

 

[Lumberg]

...when you handle money it's loaded with bacteria...

I remember either reading or being told once that money is the single dirtiest thing you handle on a daily basis.

As far as the hand sanitizing lotion, I agree with the stance that says you should be judidcious in using antibacterial agents of all kinds because you're just accelerating natural selection and soon only the REALLY nasty germs will be around.

 

[viper139]

I wish they made cigars you could smoke that would cure the common cold.

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I wish they could make a cigar that tasted good while you have the common cold. :love:

 

[gandolf565]

Maybe you could take this approach (found in the Strange Cigar Stories thread)

I handed one of the four coffin boxes to the guy whose house we were at and he thanked me, took the box, and then left the room. I thought nothing of it really, but then he returned to the room...the box discarded, the cigar in hand, rubbing something "shiny" all up and down (and around) the cigar. WTF? He walked over and, as he did, the smell quickly revealed just what he was rubbing on to every inch of the 7X52 beauty. What you ask? Get this...Vick's Vapo-Rub. You got it.

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edit: to get the quote stuff right.

 

[WRXpilot]

There was a discussion on the radio yesterday about using those antibactirial washes and soaps. The bottom line was for the common cold and viruses, washing with soap was better because of the morphing bacteria thing. Bacteria become resistant and they recommended using soap and water.

For bacteria these waterless handwashes are probably fine. Their active ingredient is generally an alcohol of some sort, and bacteria don't get resistant to that.

If the stuff has alcohol, ctiric acid, and malic acid, it'll be pretty good at destroying the viruses that cause common cold too.

Washing your hands for real is nice too, but I'd suspect the sinks in public restrooms might make your hand more dirty than they began with if that's what you're using to wash your hands...

 

[celt]

when you handle money it's loaded with bacteria...

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that's why you should launder your money :whistling:

 

[Maggs44]

I wish they made cigars you could smoke that would cure the common cold.

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I wish they could make chocolate that burned fat too!

 

[hudsonvalley]

Washing your hands for real is nice too, but I'd suspect the sinks in public restrooms might make your hand more dirty than they began with if that's what you're using to wash your hands...

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I get a little phobic about this and always wash my hands but use the towel to open the door afterwards. If they only have the forced air dryers I use my sleeve.

I never use handrails on escalators. I think of McD and Chucky Cheese Playlands as communicable disease centers. Now I have to think about shopping carts. Although they usually sit long enough to kill the germs.

I always thought being a toll collector would suck. Think about all those germs.