Time travel - by coach!

[Karlos]

Yes folks, you read that right.

So, the story. I decided to take a couple of days off next week to visit my folks. For some insane reason I figured I'd get the coach.

As it happens I only managed to get to the station to book the ticket yesterday (9th) after work, around 6:15pm and booked a tikect for today at 1.05pm.

This morning whilst packing a bag, I looked over the ticket. Only to discover the outward journey was for Friday 9th March, 1.05.

I'm not entirely sure how I am supposed to catch that one. Any chance National Express have been upgrading their fleet to run on flux capacitors :-?

[Karlos]

Well, that has to rank as the most abortive visit home ever.

Despite getting my ticket screwed up (twice!) I finally got back. Only to spend 3 days at the crib in the grip of a particularly nasty flu type bug. Today was the first day I could actually get out of bed without having the shakes and got on the first thing back I could find. I'm much better (insofar as I am actually able to write this) but I fear my lungs have been plagued by some bizzare alien life form that resembles an oyster. They've been gestating and coming out regularly for the last 24 hours...

:quarantined:

[X-ray]

Noooooooooo the attack of the lung oysters!

Dammit, I had that one, with the body pains and sore head recently. It was a right bugger, I tell you.
I don't know what you can do to sort that. The only thing that helped me was a bottle of Irish Mist and some codeine syrup. The problem with that, is that you will be dopey and will have to compensate by drinking V.

[adz]

I think this sign is quite appropriate ;-)



:lol:

Hope you're feeling better mate :-)

[X-ray]

@ Karlos

I just spoke to our top respiratory physician at the hospital, and he has given me some information to give to you.
What you have there is a bacterial infection caused by a strain of broccococcus. Basically it is from eating too much broccoli.
But don't worry, there is a cure: you must eat 50 Brussels sprouts, one after the other, very quickly. That kills the infection.

[CannonFodder]

you must eat 50 Brussels sprouts, one after the other, very quickly. That kills the infection.

And anyone else unfortunate enough to be within the immediate vicinity. ;-)

[metalman]

X-ray wrote:
@ Karlos

I just spoke to our top respiratory physician at the hospital, and he has given me some information to give to you.
What you have there is a bacterial infection caused by a strain of broccococcus. Basically it is from eating too much broccoli.
But don't worry, there is a cure: you must eat 50 Brussels sprouts, one after the other, very quickly. That kills the infection.

 :roflmao:

[bloodline]

I had that one last week... I'm still coughing nasty lumps of green lung.

[PMC]

Karlos wrote:

I'm not entirely sure how I am supposed to catch that one. Any chance National Express have been upgrading their fleet to run on flux capacitors :-?

You may be right Karlos, National Express might have installed a "Mr Fusion" in the back of their coaches to throw you back in time and arrive before you started the journey.

The only problem is that I believe this system required a velocity of approximately 88mph in order to work.  However, coaches are limited to only 56mph.  You might try freewheeling the coach down a steep hill to reach the necessary velocity, however you might be thwarted by a Gatso on the way.  

Unless National Express are offering a deal on a De Lorean?

[Karlos]

@X-Ray

To be honest, eating sprouts wouldn't be a problem at the moment. I cant smell or taste anything at all. I just had an espresso and it just tasted like water.

[motorollin]

How you feeling today?

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moto

[Karlos]

Thanks for asking :-)

In truth, like sh*t, but less so than yesterday.

[X-ray]

That lurgy is a bad one, my friends. Break out the Irish Mist, it is your only hope. It is the modern day Medicinal Compound(TM)

[PMC]

Get well soon Karlos...  It's a shame that you're a teetotaller, I often find that a half litre of finest Scotch helps ease the passage of the lurgy from my system.

[motorollin]

Alcohol is not the answer. I eat large quantities of fruit and high-protein/complex carb-laden food, and get loads of exercise. I can't remember the last time I had a cold. And I'm someone who was constantly ill with colds and infections as a child.

Hope you get better soon mate :-(

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moto