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Kari said:

Today I'm suffering, party yesterday was really nice. I am not going to drink alcohol ever again.

Joan, how nice to hear you got the heat again on. Hopefully your hub is going to be OK.

Kari

That's the reason I drink only beer.

Joan Archer said:

Thanks everyone for the good wishes, you don't know how good it feels to start feeling warm again. Hubby is still bad, it's gone onto his chest so he's got a bad cough, trouble is last time he had a bad one everytime he coughed he would pass out and just collapse so it's a bit worrying.

We'll get there and it's our 34th Wedding Anniversary on Friday but I don't think there will be much celebrating done.

Joan,
When I was a kid my Mom boiled some water, put Vicks Vapo Rub in the hot water, stirred it and then put a towel over my head like a tent. I sat in a chair with the hood over my head and breathed in the vapor from the hot mixture.
Sure cleared my head and lungs up. Might want to give this a try.

I don't think he'd be able to do that Dennis, he can't even use a Vick's Inhaler because of the medications he's on plus he can't breathe through his nose, thanks for the suggestion though.

The Howling Wolves said:

When I was a kid my Mom boiled some water, put Vicks Vapo Rub in the hot water, ...

Who had believed they already had Vicks then, late 19th century?

I thought Vicks Vaporub is available only in India.
Its good to know its a global product.

Vicks VapoRub

History
In 1890, pharmacist Lunsford Richardson took over the retail drug business of his brother-in-law Dr. Joshua Vick, of Selma, Greensboro, North Carolina.[1] After Dr. Joshua Vick saw an ad for Vick's Seeds, Lunsford Richardson began marketing Vick’s Family Remedies.[1] The basic ingredients of the range included Castor oil, liniment, 'dead shot' vermifuge.[1] The most popular remedy was Croup and Pneumonia Salve, which was first compounded in 1891, in Greensboro. It was introduced in 1905 with the name Vick's Magic Croup Salve and rebranded as VapoRub in 1912 at the instigation of Smith Richardson, Lunsford's oldest son[1] ; Smith had gained valuable sales and marketing experience while working for a period in New York and Massachusetts after attending college. Smith Richardson assumed the presidency of the company in 1919 upon his father's death.


source Vicks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Joan Archer said:

Thanks everyone for the good wishes, you don't know how good it feels to start feeling warm again. Hubby is still bad, it's gone onto his chest so he's got a bad cough, trouble is last time he had a bad one everytime he coughed he would pass out and just collapse so it's a bit worrying.

We'll get there and it's our 34th Wedding Anniversary on Friday but I don't think there will be much celebrating done.

Joan so glad you have heat again.. sorry hubby isn't doing well.. hopefully his cough won't last long.. that's so hard on one.. try to keep you both warm , You don't need to get sick also.
It's been really cold here in the southern USA.. deep south.. was a crisp 19º at 6 am today..still isn't very warm.. we're promised snow tonite and early tomorrow.. burrrr
Hope you can at least celebrate your anniversary by being warm and toasty inside.

Kari said:

The Howling Wolves said:

When I was a kid my Mom boiled some water, put Vicks Vapo Rub in the hot water, ...

Who had believed they already had Vicks then, late 19th century?

If you bend over I will show you this procedure works on the internal parts of your brain.

DocBrown said:

Vicks VapoRub

History
In 1890, pharmacist Lunsford Richardson took over the retail drug business of his brother-in-law Dr. Joshua Vick, of Selma, Greensboro, North Carolina.[1] After Dr. Joshua Vick saw an ad for Vick's Seeds, Lunsford Richardson began marketing Vick’s Family Remedies.[1] The basic ingredients of the range included Castor oil, liniment, 'dead shot' vermifuge.[1] The most popular remedy was Croup and Pneumonia Salve, which was first compounded in 1891, in Greensboro. It was introduced in 1905 with the name Vick's Magic Croup Salve and rebranded as VapoRub in 1912 at the instigation of Smith Richardson, Lunsford's oldest son[1] ; Smith had gained valuable sales and marketing experience while working for a period in New York and Massachusetts after attending college. Smith Richardson assumed the presidency of the company in 1919 upon his father's death.


source Vicks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Doc did you know Vicks will clear up a chest cold if you rub it on the bottom of your feet.. put on sox to keep your feet warm ?
YES it's true !!!.. been there done it...

The Howling Wolves said:

Kari said:

The Howling Wolves said:

When I was a kid my Mom boiled some water, put Vicks Vapo Rub in the hot water, ...

Who had believed they already had Vicks then, late 19th century?

If you bend over I will show you this procedure works on the internal parts of your brain.

Oh my...