Tissues

[Thebazile78]

I am sick today and am probably going to get sicker before I get any better.

By sick, I mean I've got what is most likely a nasty cold and a possible sinus infection, with the lovely addition of a sore throat caused by post-nasal drip. (Ew, by the way.)

So, what do I do to feel better? I grab my trusty Simply Saline and my box of Puffs tissues.

Problem. Today, I've blown my nose so many times that it's sore, red and irritated.

OUCH!

So, I stopped off at ShopRite this afternoon to pick up the Puffs with lotion.

They had both the Puffs with Lotion AND the "new" Puffs with Lotion AND Vicks menthol.

Best. Decision. Ever.

Mentholated, lotiony, soothing tissues for my poor wittle nose ... ahhhh.

I feel better already.

So... when you're sick and miserable like this, do you opt for the fancy tissues or are you a bargain-bin person no matter how irritated your nose gets?

[jetdog]

gotta get the tissues plus.

such a simple remedy to an infuriating symptom.

[Hottub]

Puffs with lotion and vicks RULE when you are sick.
Just don't accidentally grab them for jacking.:help:

Right, Matty? (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=73537)

[KatPw]

Stay away from Kleenex anti-viral tissues. I got them last year. The tissues are very "weak" and tend to separate into separate layers. If your nose is sore, and you accidentally blow your nose with the middle layer exposed you will be in massive pain in addition to being sick. They use a mild acid (either citric acid or vinegar, it smells like vinegar), so if it touches raw skin it burns like hell.
I use real handkerchiefs in the house, and plain kleenex or puffs when I'm out and about (I keep a box in my car, and some in my bag).

[Snoogans]

I am sick today and am probably going to get sicker before I get any better.

By sick, I mean I've got what is most likely a nasty cold and a possible sinus infection, with the lovely addition of a sore throat caused by post-nasal drip.


So hot

[TheGameHHH]

i'm a man, ill blow my nose on sandpaper. i dont give a shit

[GreatAmericanZero]

im allergic to menthol so i can't join in on your fun

:(

[PapaBear]

Patsopinion isn't going to have sex with you. Sorry to make you feel even worse.:wink:

[LordJezo]

The Message Whore gave the Puffs with Vicks 4 out of 5 cheeses.

http://www.78west.com/wordpress/?p=255

Pretty trustworthy review if you ask me. So um, ask me.

[Thebazile78]

Stay away from Kleenex anti-viral tissues. I got them last year. The tissues are very "weak" and tend to separate into separate layers. If your nose is sore, and you accidentally blow your nose with the middle layer exposed you will be in massive pain in addition to being sick. They use a mild acid (either citric acid or vinegar, it smells like vinegar), so if it touches raw skin it burns like hell.
I use real handkerchiefs in the house, and plain kleenex or puffs when I'm out and about (I keep a box in my car, and some in my bag).

See, I know that hankies are more "green" but I can't get over the "ick" factor ... which is residual from being a small child having a crusty hankie wiped against her already irritated but runny nose. Ewww.

And I've used the Kleenex Anti-Viral tissues before, but they must've changed their formulation. Of course, with the way my nose hurts right now, anything other than puffs with lotion (or the lotion + VapoRub) is gonna HURT.

So hot

This is why I've learned to throw a really good left hook and a mean right cross. Oh, and I have REALLY sharp elbows.

What is it about males and a sick girlfriend/wife that makes them suddenly horny????

Patsopinion isn't going to have sex with you. Sorry to make you feel even worse.:wink:

This made me loff. Loudly. Now my throat hurts more. You stink.

[KatPw]

See, I know that hankies are more "green" but I can't get over the "ick" factor ... which is residual from being a small child having a crusty hankie wiped against her already irritated but runny nose. Ewww.

And I've used the Kleenex Anti-Viral tissues before, but they must've changed their formulation. Of course, with the way my nose hurts right now, anything other than puffs with lotion (or the lotion + VapoRub) is gonna HURT.

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I inherited a box of brand new, never used ones so I have about a hundred of them. Once one gets the tiniest bit used I get another. But I think investing in a stockpile like I have would be a tad expensive for people, I started to use them because I already had a ton of them, might as well use them.

[SatCam]

Kleenex A/V and Puffs w/ Vicks come out every winter :smoke: i just ahve to be mr right dont I

[Tenbatsuzen]

Puffs with lotion and vicks RULE when you are sick.
Just don't accidentally grab them for jacking.:help:

Right, Matty? (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=73537)

Actually, because of my germphobia, Liz getting sick is the best kind of birth control, because I stay at least 10 feet away from her.

I've been having issues with one of my nostrils and the change of seasons, so I put one of these goddamn menthol tissues up my nose to clear a blockage and IT FUCKING BURNS

[Thebazile78]

Actually, because of my germphobia, Liz getting sick is the best kind of birth control, because I stay at least 10 feet away from her.

I've been having issues with one of my nostrils and the change of seasons, so I put one of these goddamn menthol tissues up my nose to clear a blockage and IT FUCKING BURNS

I warned you, but you didn't listen.

[JerseyRich]

Actually, because of my germphobia, Liz getting sick is the best kind of birth control, because I stay at least 10 feet away from her.


Thanks for putting the image in my head of a chance that you two might actually have kids one day,

Now I won't be able to eat.

[Thebazile78]

Thanks for putting the image in my head of a chance that you two might actually have kids one day,

Now I won't be able to eat.

Thanks Rich. We love you, too.

Enjoy your anorexia.

[Jujubees2]

Who needs stinking tissues? I just cover one nostril and blow and then reverse. No fuss, lots of muss!

[Thebazile78]

Who needs stinking tissues? I just cover one nostril and blow and then reverse. No fuss, lots of muss!

I have yelled at Matty REPEATEDLY for this over the past few weeks.

Not only is it gross, but it's also EXTREMELY unsanitary. And for someone who is as much of a germophobe as he professes to be, it's INCREDIBLY hypocritical to do. It doesn't follow appropriate infection control protocols. (Which are to use a tissue, once and ONLY once, and throw it away.)

[Snoogans]

See, I know that hankies are more "green" but I can't get over the "ick" factor ... which is residual from being a small child having a crusty hankie wiped against her already irritated but runny nose. Ewww.

And I've used the Kleenex Anti-Viral tissues before, but they must've changed their formulation. Of course, with the way my nose hurts right now, anything other than puffs with lotion (or the lotion + VapoRub) is gonna HURT.



This is why I've learned to throw a really good left hook and a mean right cross. Oh, and I have REALLY sharp elbows.

What is it about males and a sick girlfriend/wife that makes them suddenly horny????



This made me loff. Loudly. Now my throat hurts more. You stink.

it was a fuckin joke. I hate being around sick people, and I hate people being around me when I'm sick.

[Thebazile78]

it was a fuckin joke. I hate being around sick people, and I hate people being around me when I'm sick.

I gotta work on the sarcasm, 'cause I actually did find it funny.

The threat of bodily harm may have pushed it over the line.

Maybe I should've threatened to sneeze on you instead.

[Snoogans]

I gotta work on the sarcasm, 'cause I actually did find it funny.

The threat of bodily harm may have pushed it over the line.

that was the only actual hot part

[JerseyRich]

I gotta work on the sarcasm, 'cause I actually did find it funny.

The threat of bodily harm may have pushed it over the line.

Maybe I should've threatened to sneeze on you instead.

What about my threat to lose my lunch?

Nothing?

[Thebazile78]

What about my threat to lose my lunch?

Nothing?

Anorexia, Rich, anorexia. (http://community.livejournal.com/proanorexia)

[JerseyRich]

Anorexia, Rich, anorexia. (http://community.livejournal.com/proanorexia)

You have managed to find the one topic that I won't make a joke about. Amazing.

[Jujubees2]

Who needs stinking tissues? I just cover one nostril and blow and then reverse. No fuss, lots of muss!

I have yelled at Matty REPEATEDLY for this over the past few weeks.

Not only is it gross, but it's also EXTREMELY unsanitary. And for someone who is as much of a germophobe as he professes to be, it's INCREDIBLY hypocritical to do. It doesn't follow appropriate infection control protocols. (Which are to use a tissue, once and ONLY once, and throw it away.)

So I guess hawking up a big ol' loogie is out of the question too? So sorry for you Matty.

[Snoogans]

Nothin is wrong with an occasional snot rocket

[SatCam]

when i launch a snot rocket, i almost always make sure it ends up on my pants and not the floor, desk, kitchen table etc. im doing my part

[Contra]

So question to Liz or whoever. If you feel snot in your throat do you swallow, or clear it up into your mouth and spit it out?

I clear and spit myself, even if its over and over.

[Freitag]

So question to Liz or whoever. If you feel snot in your throat do you swallow, or clear it up into your mouth and spit it out?

I clear and spit myself, even if its over and over.

I know you're going for the funny "ha-ha" spit or swallow joke... you fail.

[topless_mike]

So... when you're sick and miserable like this, do you opt for the fancy tissues or are you a bargain-bin person no matter how irritated your nose gets?

i just use my shirt, my towel, or my batch rag.


seriously. want to feel better tomorrow?
pop 2 of these.
http://www.nutribiotic.com/defense-plus-90tabs.html

i wouldnt have ever believed it until i did it. now i live on these fucking things.

[joethebartender]

Nothin is wrong with an occasional snot rocket

I concur.

Love to "bum-blow" my nose right out the car window all the time.

[Foster]

i use toilet-paper, it has many uses

[drusilla]

i have terrible allergies that show up all year long. i go with kleenex ultra soft. i hate how the lotion gets on your finger tips.

stupid kleenex that you see in drs offices or catalogs are like wiping your nose with sandpaper.

[Thebazile78]

i have terrible allergies that show up all year long. i go with kleenex ultra soft. i hate how the lotion gets on your finger tips.

stupid kleenex that you see in drs offices or catalogs are like wiping your nose with sandpaper.

See, the lotion on my fingertips isn't so bad because I've been washing my hands after every use, like you're supposed to according to infection control guidelines. The only thing that pisses me off about the lotion tissues is when I accidentally touch my glasses with them and I get smeary-vision until I can clean them.

Ewww.

Ordinarily, I will use Puffs or Puffs Ultra ... they are fine until my nose gets irritated. Then we break out the Plus.

[Contra]

I was being serious I wanted feedback dick

[Thebazile78]

So I guess hawking up a big ol' loogie is out of the question too? So sorry for you Matty.

As long as it lands in the toilet and not the sink or the bathtub, I don't give a damn. Even out in the yard would be OK.

This goes back to a show I did in high school, where the role required me to be barefoot. And one of my cast-mates had hocked one on the floor. Without my glasses on, and barefoot, I stepped in the loogie. Thank God the girls' locker room was open or else I would've slipped!!!

So question to Liz or whoever. If you feel snot in your throat do you swallow, or clear it up into your mouth and spit it out?

I clear and spit myself, even if its over and over.

Mucus in the throat is the worst. Which is part of why I get expectorants rather than cough suppressants whenever I have the option ... I simply cough the phlegm up into a tissue. Occasionally, I've managed to get the phlegm up and out through my nose. Yeah, it's gross, but you asked.

If I have to spit any phlegm, I try to use either a wastebasket or a toilet.

[Freitag]

I was being serious I wanted feedback dick

Right. You asked a gross question with potential mod quote ramifications totally seriously. I believe you. Because most people, when dealing with a viral infection, would want to keep the materials causing the infection INSIDE THEIR BODIES.

[Thebazile78]

Right. You asked a gross question with potential mod quote ramifications totally seriously. I believe you. Because most people, when dealing with a viral infection, would want to keep the materials causing the infection INSIDE THEIR BODIES.

Yer roonin' my thread with yer fightin'!!!!

[Freitag]

Yer roonin' my thread with yer fightin'!!!!

You got me sick. So I blame you.

[Contra]

I just know most of my friend just swallow it and I can't understand that, and they think I'm strange for always spitting it up. So I was wondering if what I do is uncommon or the other way around.

[topless_mike]

You got me sick. So I blame you.

sick sex is the best. its really a quickie (are you done yet? get it over with already), without having to label it a quickie.

well, my son just started school. he's 3, and already his first job in his life is being a walking petri dish, hence the sudden addiction to grapefruit seed extract.

i'm telling you, try it.

[CofyCrakCocaine]

I've been sick with the exact same thing day after you posted this thread. I personally hate lotion tissues because of the gooey feeling they have. I have so much mucus coming up from overworked goblet cells that it'd be impractical for me to wash my hands every time I blew my nose the past couple days. It'd be like Howard Hughes.

Try having sushi with loads of wasabi... might help your congestion.

As for the horrid burning of nose, I fully sympathize... All else fails, I just roll an ice cube under the nose for a minute. The moisture actually relieves a dry stuffy nose, while the coolness soothes the surface irritation.

Like usual, I have nothing funny to add to this discussion.

[Contra]

Through your nose Liz? I never even thought to try that!

[Thebazile78]

I've been sick with the exact same thing day after you posted this thread.

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Try having sushi with loads of wasabi... might help your congestion.

As for the horrid burning of nose, I fully sympathize... All else fails, I just roll an ice cube under the nose for a minute. The moisture actually relieves a dry stuffy nose, while the coolness soothes the surface irritation.

Like usual, I have nothing funny to add to this discussion.

When I'm congested, I try to eat a lot of spicy foods to keep the nose nice and runny. Add a nasal saline spray and I'm good for a while ... and it's better than a decongestant because it's not drying things out.

Of course, I need a decongestant when it's time to go to sleep.

Through your nose Liz? I never even thought to try that!

It's a similar to hocking a loogie while blowing your nose in many respects, but if you're getting post-nasal drip and can manage it (I've done it a couple of times; it's not pretty and I have to be pretty sick to do it) it works like hocking and spitting.

It's not perfect, but it does work.



well, my son just started school. he's 3, and already his first job in his life is being a walking petri dish, hence the sudden addiction to grapefruit seed extract.

i'm telling you, try it.

Small children are disgusting. But, if they're too clean, they're susceptible to superbugs. Be thankful for the filth he's wallowing in ... it'll keep him healthier in the long run!