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blooiejagwa wrote:
Amity wrote:
jimmy m wrote:
There are several old fashion cures for the common cold and some of these have been used to combat the coronavirus. One of these is called the Hot Toddy. A hot toddy, also known as hot whiskey in Ireland, is typically a mixed drink made of liquor and water with honey (or, in some recipes, sugar), herbs (such as tea) and spices, and served hot. Hot toddy recipes vary and are traditionally drunk before retiring for the night, in wet or cold weather or to relieve the symptoms of the cold and flu. A hot toddy is a mixture of a spirit (usually whisky), hot water, and honey (or, in some recipes, sugar). In Canada, maple syrup may be used. Additional ingredients such as cloves, a lemon slice or cinnamon (in stick or ground form) are often also added. The word toddy comes from the toddy drink in India, produced by fermenting the sap of palm trees. Its earliest known use to mean "a beverage made of alcoholic liquor with hot water, sugar, and spices" is from 1786. However, a few other sources credit Robert Bentley Todd for his prescription of a hot drink of brandy, canella (white cinnamon), sugar syrup, and water. January 11 in the U.S. is known as national Hot Toddy day.
During the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919, whiskey was used as one of the old fashion cures for the virus. According to one 106 year old New York man who survived the Spanish Flu pandemic, Ed Palkot, his mother use to say “Those who drank whiskey escaped the flu, those who did not, succumbed.” Source: Reporter's notebook: How my dad, 106, survived the 'other' pandemic - the Spanish flu
So in the spirit of the Spanish Flu pandemic, my wife and I have incorporated the Hot Toddy tradition into our daily lives. Whenever we return home after we journey out into the world outside, it is part of our routine [put clothes in washer, take bath, Hot Toddy, essential oil blend on wrist.]
So why am I mentioning this today. Well guess who is trying to restrict our ability to follow this age old custom. Who? You guessed it WHO, the world health organization. The World Health Organization is asking European government officials to restrict citizens’ access to alcohol during the coronavirus pandemic. Source: WHO suggests access to alcohol 'should be restricted' in Europe during coronavirus lockdown
They have been wrong on so many things concerning this pandemic, they might as well add this to the list. So if you live in one of the European countries, it might be time to buy a few bottles of whiskey, just in case.
During the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919, whiskey was used as one of the old fashion cures for the virus. According to one 106 year old New York man who survived the Spanish Flu pandemic, Ed Palkot, his mother use to say “Those who drank whiskey escaped the flu, those who did not, succumbed.” Source: Reporter's notebook: How my dad, 106, survived the 'other' pandemic - the Spanish flu
So in the spirit of the Spanish Flu pandemic, my wife and I have incorporated the Hot Toddy tradition into our daily lives. Whenever we return home after we journey out into the world outside, it is part of our routine [put clothes in washer, take bath, Hot Toddy, essential oil blend on wrist.]
So why am I mentioning this today. Well guess who is trying to restrict our ability to follow this age old custom. Who? You guessed it WHO, the world health organization. The World Health Organization is asking European government officials to restrict citizens’ access to alcohol during the coronavirus pandemic. Source: WHO suggests access to alcohol 'should be restricted' in Europe during coronavirus lockdown
They have been wrong on so many things concerning this pandemic, they might as well add this to the list. So if you live in one of the European countries, it might be time to buy a few bottles of whiskey, just in case.
This made me laugh, there would be nationwide non consent if the government tried that here... >adds more Tullamore Dew to online grocery order. I was caught snoozing on the masks and gloves situation, not happening with the alcohol.
Also some lemon juice with honey is nice in the 'hot ones'.
It's funny but even in Islam you're allowed to have it if you need it because of sickness, and I'd ready about alcohol like brandy, being used for sickness in many of the classic novels which I was fond of reading, so as a young'un I used to ask for it every time I got a mild cold, hoping I'd get an idea of what being drunk is like. Of course my parents saw right through me. They said, you have to be so sick you won't enjoy it
Lol, that would be quite ill so! My aunt swears by a half measure of brandy and whiskey, with the lemon and honey for her medicinal hot one.
Though many raw honeys will loose their medicinal properties when exposed to high temperatures, manuka generally doesnt though. I find local raw honey excellent for reducing my hayfever symptoms.
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jimmy m wrote:
Much of the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic relied on the accuracy of coronavirus models. Many of these models were generated by the IHME. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent global health research center at the University of Washington. The projection of the number of U.S. deaths from the coronavirus has shifted downward rather dramatically very quickly.
Organisations/governments tend to exaggerate to get people's attention, to motivate them and to make it easier to implement reform.
"Climate Change", is a case in point.
jimmy m wrote:
ImagineDragons wrote:
The WHO are today saying that there is no evidence to suggest that you are immune once you’ve had the flamin virus ! !
This is bad ! !
This is bad ! !
If that was the case, then one would expect Wuhan to become reinfected and pushed back into lockdown. That has not happened to the best of my knowledge. WHO is not a reliable source.
"Ya think?!"
18 Apr 2020, 9:22 pm
18 Apr 2020, 10:44 pm
Welcome aboard BOB. 
Man is only passenger on U.S. Southwest Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale to St. Louis.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/welcome-aboa ... 00394.html
