tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17679499.post5100735034215002611..comments2024-03-23T01:38:00.651+00:00Comments on Vicious Imagery: Who put the cotton wool in my head?DAVID BISHOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342376036664282348noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17679499.post-62957109653221478022007-10-03T14:54:00.000+01:002007-10-03T14:54:00.000+01:00I always thought the cotton wool was in there to a...I always thought the cotton wool was in there to absorb moisture from the air to stop the tablets going manky as it was less toxic than silica gel.MerseyMalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300397194836470621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17679499.post-62585604853618773752007-10-03T12:40:00.000+01:002007-10-03T12:40:00.000+01:00David -Sounds like "convention lurgy" to me - a co...David -<BR/><BR/>Sounds like "convention lurgy" to me - a combination of travelling, late nights, meeting a multitude of people and shaking numerous hands. I've found that the best way to avoid this illness ( which is no help for you now but may come in useful next time) is to go for the prevention - not the cure. A few days before the con start taking the Airborne tablets (these boost up your immune system both for the con and against the numerous small contagions accumulated in the plane) then, whilst at the con, your constant companion should be a small bottle of liquid hand sanitizer. I'm not saying that the people you meet are going to be dirty and diseased - they'll most probably be very pleasant and perfumed - but at a con you get to shake a lot of hands.Just don't use the hand sanitizer in front of the person you've just shaken hands with! (Also - during breakfast for the duration of the convention - take another Airborne tablet). I assure you, I don't have some kind of cleanliness disorder. These approaches always seem to fend off the most virile of "con lurgies" and leave you feeling a lot better than if you hadn't taken the precautions. <BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/><BR/>"Doctor" Perkins<BR/><BR/>www.mikeperkinsart.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com