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  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    JennyJ said:
    He swears he gets many more colds than I do because his office has the air-con set too cold. 
    It's probably because his office has air conditioning. Depends how it's designed, but quite a lot of mechanical vent systems are good at ensuring everyone gets a shot at every bug that anyone else in the room has. Some even let you take a chance with what everyone in the whole building has. If he travels on trains (or planes), he'll have an even higher exposure - they let you have a go at anything anyone on the whole train/plane has got
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Ryanair says it filters the air conditioning so well that bugs can't get through. I wonder if they are correct.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I agree about trains - for three years or so I worked in Leeds and commuted by train and I've never had so many colds before or since (that was an open-plan air-conditioned office in a large building as well). And the worst chest infection I ever had I'm sure was picked up on a long-haul flight. Since I've been mostly working from home I haven't had a bad cold (or covid, at least not with symptoms). Fingers crossed, I generally don't catch the lurgies that OH brings home, and if I do it's often just a bit of sniffling for a few days.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Hubby,was motor vehicle tech, freezing workshop, open door, ALWAYS getting colds, me over 40 years nursing,got noravirus just once,a couple of viruses, usually sinuses, haven't had a cold for over 15 years,(not going to mention, never having positive test for you know what!)
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I wouldn't take it personally, some people just aren't popular with bugs😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • KiliKili Posts: 1,104
    Just had my 4th jab Autumn booster and no side effects at all at the moment. Hoping it stays that way.

    'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.

    George Bernard Shaw'

  • RoddersUKRoddersUK Posts: 537
    Busy-Lizzie said:
    Ryanair says it filters the air conditioning so well that bugs can't get through. I wonder if they are correct.
    Heppa filters catch 99.99% of stuff, so if they use those, they will be correct.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I strongly suspect Aer Lingus uses a pair of old tights. 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    RoddersUK said:
    Busy-Lizzie said:
    Ryanair says it filters the air conditioning so well that bugs can't get through. I wonder if they are correct.
    Heppa filters catch 99.99% of stuff, so if they use those, they will be correct.
    Yes but the air still has to go though the filter,  it's probably been round the cabin twice before it does. 😅 
    AB Still learning

  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Exactly, @Allotment Boy.
    When global spread of rare viruses has been mapped, they always follow international air travel, where one victim spreads it to most of a plane load, who then disperse throughout the world.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
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