Don’t
you just love cold and flu season? I know I do… NOT. I absolutely hate this
time of year, when everyone is getting sick and passing germs to each other. It’s
gross, and disgusting, and I hate it.
Being
a volunteer at St. Luke’s Emergency Dept, I see it all. I’ve seen some pretty
nasty things in my day, but nothing is more disturbing than when a mother
brings in her child with a little tiny cough and is freaking out about it. Your
child has a cold. You can go buy some cough drops and deal with it. There’s not
a whole lot else we can do for you here, ma’am.
I
also hate the sound of people sniffling and blowing their nose. If I’m in the
middle of taking a test, I should be able to concentrate. But no. Instead I am
sitting there, completely irritated, because I can’t finish reading one
question without someone in the background *sniff* *cough, cough*. By the way,
if you really need to blow your nose, please do it in a respectful and quiet
manner. For example: If you are incapable of blowing your nose quietly, take
yourself and the box of tissues, and make your way into the hallway- as far
away from me as possible. If you are so sick that you must start trumpeting
like an elephant to get rid of all your snot, than you probably shouldn’t even
be at school in the first place.
Last
but not least: If you are sick, do NOT make out with your boyfriend. The whole point
of “not spreading germs” is to, I don’t know, NOT spread germs. Shoving your
tongue down someone else’s throat is just going to make the whole situation
worse. P.S. to whoever the couple is that loves to slurp each other in front of
my locker: I don’t like you.
I
would like to point out that I am currently sick right now. Thanks to whoever
it was that gave me this excellent cold- really you gave me a good one. The
whole stuffy nose, cough thing- priceless. Oh and then you even managed to
sneak in the whole “losing your voice after a week of sickness” thing. Really
appreciated that one. I guess the only good thing about being sick is that I have
an excuse to read those Halls cough drop motivational wrappers; they make me think
like I’ve got my life together, even when I feel like crap because of you sick
people.
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