Well, this hasn’t happened for…..ummm….well…..bloody years!

Yesterday, about 1.30 p.m. I went home.

I felt ill.  I mean, really crappy, shitty and I couldn’t stay any more.

I slept quite a bit, had several Oxo drinks (my own secret solution to any illness) and, later when F came to see me, some Tachiflu (even if it’s not flu, I’m sure) and took my temperature (‘cos Italians like to take temperatures) because he had bought a thermometer, even though I told him it wasn’t necessary.  I did feel he was slightly disapproving of the fact that I didn’t actually have a temperature.  He also bought some orange juice, the Tachiflu, some milk and some beef burgers (he thought I would be off work today which, obviously, I am not!) – very sweet of him though, for sure.

My temperature was normal.  Of course!  I’m afraid I don’t get ‘fever’ which seems his answer to every slight change in how your body feels.  However, I still felt shitty.  The last time I took time off from work because of feeling ill was so long ago that I can’t even remember it.  Perhaps it’s an age thing.  Anyway, half a day off work in, say, 15 years, isn’t so bad, I think.

Oh yes and we had a FB chat thing about Susan Boyle, who appeared at the San Remo festival last night.  He said she looked really good, which surprised me.  He then replied that she had had her hair done and had a good dress on.  I replied that it wouldn’t make that much difference.  He replied that it made her look like Linda Evangelista – which made me laugh a lot.  I then replied saying that Linda may be very unhappy with that comparison but Susan probably wouldn’t be.

2 thoughts on “Well, this hasn’t happened for…..ummm….well…..bloody years!

  1. Aaaah, that’s why you were out yesterday afternoon. Your roommate didn’t tell me you were ill.
    Today I’m in holyday, but I have a kind of flu…So, tell me what oxo drink is, please! see you tomorrow.

  2. Hahahahaha. My ‘roommate’???? What a nice way of putting it. I have no idea why the little toe-rag didn’t tell you that I was ill. It wasn’t really a secret. Anyway, this morning was a little better and now, this afternoon I feel, if not 100 percent, then well on the way to being ‘normal’!

    OK, but don’t laugh! Oxo is the brand name of a cube that is used to flavour gravy and stews. The similar think here is the stock cubes made by Knorr – but, unfortunately (and I have tried them), they are not the same for me. Oxo you can only get in the UK (it’s one of those things on my list when I go back). Anyway, crumble the cube into a mug and pour over boiling water. Drink whilst very hot. They almost certainly do nothing really – but in my head they work great and so, the actually DO work! (If you understand me)

    See you tomorrow. I will save an Oxo cube for you in case you feel bad tomorrow :-)

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