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Warpy

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6. ugh. I hate it when that happens. You can always hope it's an allergy, I guess.

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 06:00 PM

Dec 2016

Fortunately, I'm so damned old that I'm immune to a lot of the rhinoviruses out there and I've never caught anything on a plane, knock on my wooden head.

Still, the sneezer is contaminating anything he's touching plus the back of your seat, few droplets are coming your way. Most of the transmission on a plane is hand to mucus membrane, everything you touch is very likely contaminated. That's when training yourself to scratch your itches with the back of your wrist comes in handy. You'll get used to the stares.

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Best cold season tip for all [View all] malaise Dec 2016 OP

Better tips Warpy Dec 2016 #1

Excellent points malaise Dec 2016 #4

ugh. I hate it when that happens. You can always hope it's an allergy, I guess. Warpy Dec 2016 #6

I am allergic to nothing malaise Dec 2016 #11

The best is to stay away from people, especially children FarCenter Dec 2016 #2

Honey lemon and whiskey works like a champ as well. leftofcool Dec 2016 #3

I don't know anything that clears the nasal passage malaise Dec 2016 #5

My own tips... pipi_k Dec 2016 #7

I agree with you re hands malaise Dec 2016 #8

I've started adding a drop of iodine to my drinking water forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #9

Never heard of that one malaise Dec 2016 #10

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