Re: [at-l] Ruck disease...

[Paula <paulers@ix.netcom.com>]

well,

I can vouch for the fact that Mara wasn't weezing and making major cold
sounds, i'd probably have noticed while we were looking thru her Nepal
photos, browsing other scrapbooks, digging thru her pack...  but, today
i'm starting to come down with the dreaded Ruck Disease...  and I DID
sleep in the bunks next to Mara... ;^)  maybe she's an asymptomatic
carrier??  

but, I think it must have been someone who came down with it either on
sunday or within a couple days right afterwards, the incubation period
would have probably been right.  

Sooooo..... who started sniffling, coughing, dripping on sunday or
Monday or Tuesday???  who is starting to recover while the rest of us
are going downhill faster than molasses running uphill on a cold day in
january?

Paula  ( frantically wipeing the nose, maddly downing Vit C's in a vain
attempt to foil the nasties )

Mara Factor wrote:
> 
> Now, now.  When I get a cold, I sniffle, I sneeze, I cough, and I'm
> miserable.  In that state, I would not put myself where others are
> likely to catch it, nor would I want to.  I'm usually too miserable and
> busy wallowing in my own pity to enjoy others company.  :-P
> 
> Granted, I had no voice at the Ruck, but I felt fine all weekend.  I was
> not spewing whatever...
> 
> That being said, I AM very sorry that there is something going around.
> I hope you all get better very soon.  I know how much I hate being sick.
> 
> BUT, I did NOT have a cold.
> 
> Now, can we back back to topic and discuss the various merits and
> dismerits of white blazing, blue blazing, yellow blazing, trail blazing,
> and chevy blazing.  %-)
> 
> 41 days and counting...
> 
> Mara
> GAME99
> 
> >To: at-l@backcountry.net
> >Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 08:35:07 -0500
> >Subject: [at-l] Ruck disease...
> >From: Richard K Mann <slackpacker@juno.com>
> >
> >
> >one person, who shall remain nameless [ MARA ], came to the Ruck with a
> >cold.  seems that this cold has blossomed into the RUCK DISEASE.  This
> >nameless person [ MARA ] was there early on Friday, and was one of the
> >last to go on Sunday.  This person [ MARA ] spoke with everyone using
> >many b's, p's and s's [ SPITTLE ].  This person also spent much time
> >ogling all of the food in the kitchen [ GERMS ].  Next year I will be
> >selling Germ Filters [ SMOKE SHIFTERS ], Germ Blankets [ UMBRELLAS ],
> and
> >Germ Sentinels [ CELL PHONES ] to help combat any potential problems...
> >
> >pittsburgh
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