I hate calling in sick...

So just a day or so after our family Christmas celebration I began to notice a catching in my throat, which proceeded to become a dry cough.  I have visited this exhibit before!  Sure enough by Monday night the 19th I was getting a full on attack of Bronchitis, the viral kind (and I have had it before!).

An interesting side note:  my daughter had sent an e-mail that said that if you want to stop coughing at night while you sleep you rub Vick's VapoRub on the soles of your feet (wear socks to keep the stuff off your sheets).  When I read this I scoffed!  What would rubbing it on your feet accomplish when it is your chest and throat that are hurting?  On Monday evening as I was entering the sickness freeway my wife decided I was going to try this.  Already in bed (and hacking away) I wasn't going to argue.  SURPRISE!  I felt calmed almost immediately... in fact before my wife could remove the latex glove, wash in the bathroom and return to our room.... I was asleep!  Didn't cough all night either and that was a blessed relief - though it didn't stop the bronchitis.

So I picked up the phone at 0700 hrs and called the on-duty BC to call in sick.  When he answered I literally croaked "This is Dan... I won't be in to work today."  His reply was to thank me for identifying myself since he would have never recognized my 'deeper than Darth Vader' impression. (Luke.... I am your father!)  I have over 2,000 hours of sick leave on the books!  I hate calling in sick!  I had to use 48 hours of sick leave and it was my debit cycle to boot!  My debit was scheduled for Christmas Eve.  No way am I going to call in sick on Christmas Eve unless I am hocking up a lung or something.  I hoped for a quiet day... no such luck.

Well.... it has been an interesting year.  I have enjoyed this blogging experience even though I don't do it much more than once a week or so.  Maybe my 'New Year's resolution' will be to blog more regularly and also figure out how to incorporate pictures into the ruddy thing!  You might actually appreciate that - my reader (s?)

Have a great 2012.