What is a mocking cold? It is a cold virus people catch who claim not to be able to catch a cold. Usually caught right after making such a claim. Myself for example – I don’t remember the last time I had a cold. I credit that to a good immune system and to the fact I’m not an overly public guy. In other words I’m not usually in a position to catch the cold bug. But lately I’ve been spending a lot of time at the doctors office and really what better place to catch a virus.
The first sure sign for me that a cold is oncoming is a small un-scratchable itch right between my shoulder blades. Most times if I start fighting the cold when the itch starts I can bypass the major symptoms and kill it before it gets started. But other times it is more persistent than my ex-wife and is determined to make life rough for a little bit.
A few days ago I woke up with the itch and started taking cold medicine right away. Like I said though sometimes I can avoid the full blown cold if I treat the symptoms soon enough – sometimes. This time I’m not going to be so lucky. The rest of the symptoms accompanied the itch yesterday – cough, sinus problems, crappy feeling – the whole nine yards.
Today I have a full blown cold. I’m the guy that doesn’t catch a cold. I’m usually the guy that doesn’t get sick period when a bug is on the prowl. Well – I have caught a mocking cold. A cold that is a slap to the face and tells me in no uncertain terms that I am definitely not immune to the cold virus regardless of how much I like to think I am. But on the other hand – a cold about once every five years or so – I can deal with it.
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Mocking cold is not some kind of slang found in the mountains. I made it up last night and it began with a couple of letters in mocking different. I’ll leave the rest to your imagination.
When one tugs at a single thing in nature; he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
The virus going around this year is bad. I got my cold 2 weeks ago and am still coughing.
Hope it doesn’t drag out for you.
Hope you get to feeling better soon…I’ve been lucky so far. Hang in there my friend.
I’m sorry to hear you’re ill, and hope you feel better soon. I’ve been battling chronic brochitis since December, so I know how much it stinks.
Thanks all – I think I’m going to baby a cold for the next couple days and catch up on some book reading.
This has been THE WORST year for the sickies! I swear, someone has been sick in my house from November until just this week! Not one person continuously, thank God, but at least someone in my family of 6 has been sick at any point during that time.
I’ve been able to keep from catching most of it by taking Airborne when I first start feeling like I might be getting sick. Unfortunately, my kids and husband never seem to realize when they’re getting sick until they’re too sick to do much about it. Anyway, I buy Airborne for all my teacher friends each year, and we’re all hooked. You might want to try it unless you’ve already been sick for a while. (In which case, you can always get some for the next time!)
Let me guess, it wasn’t “rocking” cold..
Denny, I put a link to an article about mountaintop removal from a Toronto paper (where the reporter traveled to Kayford Mountain no less) on Appalachian Greens today. Thought you’d want to see it too. –BB
Thanks Rebecca – I will get some of that and try it but I think for this time it is probably too late – it’s going to have to run it’s course now. It would be cool to have an effective weapon for the future because I know a cold is coming in plenty of time – usually.
Buzzardbilly – nope not rocking cold
I’m going right now to check out the article. Thanks