Fuck you Heathrow, fuck you very much.

My flight home to Dublin has been cancelled, and so has G's home to Boston.

Merry Sodding Christmas.

Oh, Jars - that's terrible. I'm sorry to hear you've been caught up in the results of snow chaos. Hope you can have a nice Christmas just the two of you.

We're going to see my sister and nieces this afternoon (I'm feeling better enough to go, although not enough to do too much moving around generally). The snow has affected deliveries across the country so much that our presents for them haven't arrived - ordered from Amazon three weeks ago. The Girl's gone to Toys R Us for new gifts.

Steph, pleurisy sounds extremely interesting, but also not fun. I hope the antibiotics help.

Health~ma to the Zmayhem house. This flu is not fun at all.

I blame Al Gore. If he hadn't made that movie about climate change, none of this would have ever happened! Humbug!

(Not to make light of your situation, Jars. But if we can't laugh at life, it will surely drive us mad).

I'm so sorry for all the holiday sickies! It's difficult to be or enjoy the merry and bright when you're all phlegmy and difficult of breath.

Teppy, you want I should bring you some salt? Might it help? I will say Tyco is the absolute bomb for pain for me. Never mind the other, more arcane pain stuff--just gimme the good codiene and tylenol.

I'm sorry, Jars. That sucks. Are trains and ferries or whatnot running in this weather, or would that make a doable holiday trip take longer than the holiday?

What a shame your travel plans are in such disarray, Jars. I don't know what to wish for you, other than some way to find some holiday cheer.

Seska, I'm glad you are feeling better.

I don't know that I can take much more snow, myself. We've had three significant snow storms in the space of ten days. I hope we don't get any more snow until I finish the antibiotics from the throat infection I got from the first snow storm. I'm already getting panicky just from the thought of snow.

As you can tell from my crazy beep me post, I feel some of your pain, jars! I am v glad for wifi and friends. (apparently my brother has wifi on the bus. Who knew?) flight should be boarding now but isn't so we shall see...

Hope you get on your plane, meara!

My plans are still kind of up in the air. May still be able to get a flight on Christmas Eve, but if not I've rebooked for after Christmas. All the trains and ferries are booked up until after Christmas. The soonest BA would offer G another flight would get him in to Boston at 11pm on Christmas day, so that's not a particularly nice option.

Jars, that bites. Stupid weather.

We are keeping a (jaundiced) eye on the weather here, too; we've got a freezing rain forecast wavering in and out, and after the Driving Through DeathStorm 201o last year, I flatly told D if the weather was bad, we were staying home.

I hope the forecast changes for the better.

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Teppy, you want I should bring you some salt? Might it help?

Hee! We'll always have Cleveland, Bev!

Since I am Instant Gratification Girl, I woke up today thinking that SURELY I would feel all better and BURSTING with good health. I mean, I've already had 2 whole doses of antibiotics!

Seriously, I do always think that when I start a course of meds for an illness. Sadly, the meds don't work that way. Although I have a surge of speed-freaky energy going on from the steroid shot, which is good, since I have a LOT of work to do.

And the codeine is my new best friend, because I am down to almost no coughing. Woo!