Posted on 12/30/2004 12:32:37 PM PST by Earl B.
Okay, so I call in sick yesterday because I woke up feeling awful. Stuffy/runny nose. Muscle aches, fever, chills, headache. I took a couple of Advil, but still don't feel well enough to drive an hour to the office.
Later, in the afternoon, I feel well enough to go to the drugstore to get some cold medicine. Pop into Rite-Aid and grab a box of Drixoral (which works very well for my congestion/sinus issues). I also grab a couple of boxes of Triaminic Soft-Chews, because my son is very congested too and they work well for him.
When I get to the register, the computer flags my purchase somehow, and the cashier informs me that I can't buy all three items. Huh? It really wasn't registering with me. In my weakened state, I thought that I didn't have enough cash, or my card was being rejected. But I hadn't tendered any cash or attempted to use my card, so how could the cashier know what I could afford? I asked for a clarification.
The cashier told me that I could by any two of the items I wanted, but not all three. Why? Federal Law. Federal Law dictates how mcuh cold medicine I can buy for me and my family? I ask to speak to a manager.
Manager confirms - they can't sell me all three items. Apparently the active ingredient in my chosen medicines (Pseudoephedrine HCL) can be used to manufacture methamphetamine or some such. So Federal law limits how much I can buy.
Flabbergasted and defeated, I buy the Drixoral and ONE box of Triaminic. I took my purchases to my car, then walked into the grocery store next to Rite-Aid and bought another Triaminic.
Another glorious battle in the nation's War on Drugs.
I started my asthma-like cough the other night and jumped up and down a few minutes, cough gone. The jumping jars the bad stuff loose. Don't know if that will work with all kinds of coughs but I'd certainly try it.
My dad swears by blackberry. I say who cares the flavor.
--what made it even funnier was a very senior, dignified employee of mine who saw me standing there crying and came over to offer help---
Most meth fatalities are among meth makers and/or users, so I would rather they just let them go at it.
That makes sense, breaking it up. Of course with my bad knees I may buy more problems jumping ;) .I haven't been sick in years, knock on wood, but would be happy to try anything when I am.
In my opinion, huffing black pepper should work wonders for emphysema patients - sneeze therapy.
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Buckley's Mixture
It taste awful and it works
Created in Toronto in 1919, the largest size bottle of Buckley's Mixture is currently the top-selling cough syrup by volume in Canada. Now Buckley's products are being sold around the world! Buckley's Mixture is sugar-free, alcohol-free and based on herbal ingredients like Pine Needle Oil, Canada Balsam, Camphor & Menthol. No wonder it tastes the way it does...
Indications: Effective, non-drowsy relief of coughs, congestion due to colds, minor bronchial irritations, laryngitis, hoarseness, croupy cough and minor irritations due to smoking, dust or air pollution.
Why does it taste so bad?
Because Buckley's Mixture has a herbal base, ingredients such as Canada balsam, menthol, camphor and pine needle oil give Buckley's a taste which most people describe as awful.
Why don't you make it taste better?
Put simply, we can't. We believe the very ingredients that make it taste so bad are the very ingredients that make it work so well. Let's face it though, the sacrifice is well worth the relief it brings, isn't it?
Thats the reason I agree it should not be sold to a particular age group. Me, I'm Well Over 21, able to buy any booze I might want, but Ny-Quil..Hmmmm.
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I think it's very possible that their decision was based more on protecting themselves from other people.
Clouded or not, I believe people should be allowed to live their lives free from immoral activities. I don't understand why a community must be forced to open its doors to strip clubs, prostitution, gambling, pornography and drugs if they choose not to.
Yes it is, because this is FEDERAL. You don't have the option of driving to the next county. You also don't have the option of going to a Board of Supervisors meeting and lobbying to have the law changed.
Oh, that's great! Yeah, if you had shown up ++ on the ecstasy and meth tests too, it might have been harder to explain. LOL.
One could also jump on the bed. Kids will love this therapy.
Yes, I do believe it's the law of the land now.
How much vitamin C? I should take vitamins, but don't stick with it, but will make it one of my resolutions. My sister even found a doctor AND a pharmacist to make up an herbal remedy for menopause. She swears by it, no hot flashes or anything.
Many years ago, I had rheumatoid arthritis. The doctor's treatment was only causing more harm than good. I turned to Adele Davis' therapy of Vitamin C, Vitamin E and pantothenic acid. It worked. I took Vitamin C until the pain went away.
Google, Vitamin C and Pain.
By the way, I'm past menopause age. I never had a hot flash and never took HRT. I took vitamins, including Vitamin E.
I know doctors wouldn't like the fact they weren't able to pump me with drugs but I've never needed them.
I'm plenty motivated to take the Vit C because when my shoulder hurts, I know it's time to take it and I know that if I forget to take calcium for a couple of nights, I'll get leg cramps. Your body tells you.
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